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Dark Cast Network. Welcome to the dark side of podcasts
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and lead They would that requite the animals? Dark world?
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A ritualistic child abuse? Is there a well organized plot,
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an insidious design to program the minds of our children?
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Forwards to the occult and witchcraft? Does it make you
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want to hate murder? Or does it make you want
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to do murder? Let's explore the darkness of mankind one
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crime at a time. Welcome back to Rogue Darkness, the
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podcast that uncovers how the misinterpretations and misinformation surrounding witchcraft,
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the occult, and other beliefs have led many to do
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unthinkable crimes. From ritualistic killings and the demons that live
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in all of us, to exploration of the macabre and
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delving deep into the unknown, Let's explore the darkness of
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mankind one at a time. I'm your host of the
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Grim and Gruesome Raven. Let's go rogue and get right
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in to today's chilling crime, The case of the Twisted Killer,
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The Wicked Witch of Monroe, Hannah Krana. In the small
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town of Monroe, tucked away in the heart of Connecticut,
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lived a dark figure whose terrifying powers made the lives
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of those in Monroe a living hell. In fact, so
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powerful were her dark forces that locals who pass her
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graves leave crystals, coins, charms, and other trinkets by her
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tombstone so that her spirit does not follow them home
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and haunt them. Interestingly, although Hannah's grave is over one
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hundred and fifty years old, it still looks as if
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it were new, the writings so clear and readable, although
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other graves that lie next to her have worn away,
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leaving their identities a mystery. Perhaps Hannah Till wants the
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newer generation of Monroe to know exactly who she is.
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Although her dark deeds are so legendary they can hardly
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be forgotten. Hannah's story is well embedded in Connecticut culture,
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with whispers of her powers being told on Halloween night
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in books specifically related to Connecticut folklore, and tales exchanged
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amongst the locals of Monroe. Despite her death being over
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a century and a half ago, the legend of Hannah
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Crana lives on. Hannah's story did not truly begin until
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the mysterious death of her husband, Captain Joseph Hovey. Until
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that point, she led a truly reserved life, never fully
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mingling or making lifelong friendships in her small town. One day,
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her husband, a well respected figure in the local community,
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went out for a walk. Did he know on that
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fateful day it would be his last day on earth?
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For that day, Captain Joseph Hovey took a walk straight
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off of a cliff. His body was found crippled at
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the bottom of the cliff face, and soon the locals
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began to whisper that Hannah was a witch, one who
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had been plotting the death of her husband, and she
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bewitched him to walk off the cliff and fall to
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his doom, making it look like a suicide to clear
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her name. After all, Captain Hovey was a pillar of
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the community, an intelligent and respected captain. He knew the
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local area like the back of his hand. Why on
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earth would he walk off of a cliff unless he
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wasn't in his own right frame of mind. After the
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mysterious death of her husband, Hannah lived alone on top
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of a high hilltop in the middle of the woods.
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The only creature to keep her company was her large
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and imposing rooster named Old Borealis, named after the Greek
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god of winter. Old Borealis had cheplet glossy feathers and
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a scarlet red plume atop his head. The devoutly Christian
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locals were not fond of pets who were named after
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pagan gods, and they rumored that Old Burialis was Hannah's familiar.
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To those who are unfamiliar with what a familiar is,
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it is merely an animal that connects the witch with
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the other side, but many presume it to be much
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darker than that, claiming a witch is familiar to be
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an animal possessed by dark forces and presumed demonic energies.
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People often stereotyped cats, particularly black ones, as familiars of witches,
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but familiars can take on the shape of any animal
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that is bonded with a suspected witch, be it a cat,
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a toad, a rat, or even a rooster. The rumors
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spread that the midnight black plumage of Old Borealis signaled
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demonic energies and that hearing his piercing crow in the
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night meant that death was was coming to your door.
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In fact, Old Borealis was not like the other roosters.
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He only crowed during the witching hour at night, whereas
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normal roosters would crow at dawn when the morning comes.
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The Witching hour occurs every night between the hours of
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midnight and three am, and is said to be the
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time of night where paranormal activity is at its peak.
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The witch hunters of Connecticut began to whisper that Hannah
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Krana was performing satanic rituals during the Witching Hour, causing
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her familiar old Borealis to call loudly to summon the
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demonic forces, as if old Borealis was not enough to
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persuade the locals of some superstitious happenings. Hannah was rumored
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to be a vile and ill tempered old lady. The
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locals were said to dread running into her, for she
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would always ask for something, be it food, firewood, water,
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or supplies, and if a local dared to refuse for
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fear of associating with a witch, she would shake her
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cane and place a curse upon them, ruining their lives
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without a care in the world. Once Hannah was at
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home and the smell of a delicious, freshly baked pie
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drifted into her home and captivated her, so Hannah left
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her house, falling the delicious smell of fresh pastry until
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she came across a little quaint farmhouse where a farmer's
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wife was indeed baking fresh blueberry pie. The farmer's wife
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was hesitant, but also scared of Hannah's demonic powers, looking
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around her to make sure that nobody was watching. The
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farmer's wife then quickly shoved her tiniest, most meager pie
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into the hands of Hannah and quickly asked her to leave.
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Hannah was furious at this ill treatment and then cursed
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her for this selfish act. May you never bake a
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good pie again, thrusting her cane towards the farmer's wife.
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From that day on, any ingredients in the pies of
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the farmer's wife seemed to curdle and rot inside the pastry,
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making all of her customers feel ill. The farmer's wife
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had lost her joy and passion thanks to the presumed
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curse of Hannah Krana. Some locals attest that Hannah was
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not cruel all of the time. Legend recalls that during
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a long drought, another farmer went to Hannah's house and
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dropped to his knees in front of her, begging her
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to do something to bring the rain back to Monroe.
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Without the rain, his crops would not grow and he
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would not be able to feed his family, and the
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supplies of Monroe would suffer in the process. Hannah then
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stamped her cane on the floor and said, by sundown,
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rain will be granted. The farmer then went away from
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the house, grateful to still be alive, but unsure if
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his wish would actually be granted. Sure enough, though, as
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the sun set, thunderclouds gathered, bringing with it a tumultuous
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and violent storm. As the thunder and lightning shook the
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little houses of Monroe, the people did not feel scared,
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for thick sheets of rain was drenching the crops, watering them,
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bringing them back to life. The farmers had their wish,
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and Hannah had used her powers for good for a change. Eventually,
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on a dark night in December, it was time for
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her last living companion, Old Borealis, to leave the earthly plane.
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The locals witnessed a devastated Hannah, adorned and black, performing
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an elaborate funeral service to send her familiar to his
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resting place in the underworld. She buried him during the
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witching hour under the full moon. Wrapping her rooster in
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a black cloth, she laid an offering of flowers and
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placed candles around his burial site. The people in the
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town witnessed her walking through the streets in anguish, repeating,
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I will soon depart this life to join you, old Borealis,
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not her late husband, though Captain Hovey. The people of
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Monroe took this as a sign that their town would
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soon be freed from the ethereal powers of Hannah. The
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Monroe Historical Society stated that one day shortly after Christmas,
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a neighbor noticed that Hannah had not completed her daily
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stroll through the town. Wailing of her demise, she apprehensively
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approached Hannah's property, and, noticing that the door was wide open,
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took cautious steps inside. He then saw a shriveled, pale,
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weak body curled up in the living room, looking significantly
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different to the powerful physique that Hannah Crana used to inhabit.
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Groaning and moaning, the afflicted Hannah told the neighbor that
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the spirits were calling her to her grave and that
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she must leave soon. Hannah managed to whisper strict instructions
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to her burial to her neighbor, making the neighbors swear
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a solemn oath to follow the instructions or else be
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forever haunted. Her exact words were, I must not be
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buried until after the sun sets, and there must be
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multiple coffin bearers to carry me to my grave site.
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My wishes must be obeyed, or trouble, strife, and vexation
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shall fall upon you. The neighbors scurried away to gather strong,
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sturdy coffin bearers as he left. Hannah then died alone
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on the floor of her house upon the hill. Finding
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coffin bearers was not easy, though it was a small
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town and most feared the wrath of Hannah even from
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beyond the grave. The prospect of accidentally dropping the coffin
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was said to attract evil spirits to the coffin bears.
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The journey involved a five mile walk up and down
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hills and through Hannah's forest. Despite this, coffin bearers were assembled,
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and as they lifted Hannah's coffin, they carried her feet
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first out of the house, for they believed that if
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her body was removed head first, Hannah's spirit would be
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which the coffin bearers to follow her into the grave.
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As her funeral was in the deep dark Connecticut winter,
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the ground was laden with frost and ice. As the
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coffin bears slipped and trudged through the icy sludge with
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the weight of Hannah's coffin bearing upon their shoulders. About
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halfway through their journey, many became too treacherous to navigate,
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and a sled was fetched to place the coffin onto
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as the coffin bearers pulled the sled. The coffin was
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then placed on the sled and the coffin bearers resumed
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their journey to Hannah's resting place. As they took their
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first steps, the coffin began to tremble in shape, and
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then it slid off the sled, sliding backwards hundreds of
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feet towards Hannah's house, the opposite direction to where they
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were walking. Frustrated, the coffin bears ran after the escaping coffin.
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They two tripping and falling over the hazardous icy roads.
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Eventually they retreat leave the coffin, once again trudging back
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towards the sled and placing Hannah's coffin upon it. Desperate
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to resume their journey and to get out of the
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freezing cold, some people passing by even offered to sit
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on the coffin to prevent it from sliding off, which
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the coffin bears gladly accepted. As the journey resumed, the
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coffin bears attempted to pull the sled forward with Monroe
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locals perched atop the coffin to stop it from sliding backwards.
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This tactic seemed to work for a while. They managed
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to drag the coffin a few hundred feet, pleased with
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their progress, until just before they reached Hannah's final resting place,
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the coffin began to shake and rock, an almighty demonic
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roar emitting from inside the coffin. The coffin shook so
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violently that the locals were thrown onto the snowy road,
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and once again Hannah's coffin slid backwards. Terrified by Hannah's
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warning of the hecks that would befall them should her
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last wish be ignored, the terrified coffin bearers and townspeople
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decided finally they would all respect Hannah's wishes and carry
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her coffin by hand, no matter how heavy the coffin was,
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And therefore Hannah Crana Hovey was delivered to her final
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resting place after the sun had set. Her wishes were
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ultimately respected. As Hannah's coffin was lowered into the ground,
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a terrifying crack of thunder boomed across the sky, and
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a white hot thunderbolt illuminated the darkness with an almighty boom.
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Hannah's house had been struck by lightning, setting it on fire.
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Hannah's house was said to be engulfed in flames for
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several days, with a fire service of Monroe unable to
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put out such a rampant, raging fire. The firemen reported
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that the deepest depths of the fire glowed an eerie,
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bright green. But that was not the last that Hannah
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Krana stalk the streets of Monroe. Residents worn against driving
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past Hannah's grave at midnight, as a mysterious force possesses
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the wheel and will cause you to crash. Legend has
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it that you can still see a mysterious gray haired
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figure slowly sweeping through the Monroe forest. The ghost walks
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with her hands out begging. You can imagine what happens
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to those who say no to Hannah's ghost. So if
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you're passing by the sleepy town of Monroe, Connecticut. You
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should check out her gravestone yourself, but don't forget to
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leave something behind a little trinket or offering unless you
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want an uninvited visitor to follow you home. So that
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was the eerie tail of the infamous Witch of Monroe,
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Hannah Krana. Let me know what you think of this
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other cases I've previously covered, feel free to contact me
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can do so to let other listeners know you enjoy
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the show. And I do currently have the sticker giveaway
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going on for anyone who leaves a five star review
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on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and all you have to