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Podcast: Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Episode: PLAGUE WEDDINGS: Why They Forced Strangers to Marry in Graveyards to Stop a Pandemic
Description: During the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, desperate communities forced their poorest and most vulnerable members to marry each other, often complete strangers, in cemeteries, believing these morbid ceremonies would convince God to end the plague.Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE:Â https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateTake the WEIRD DARKNESS LISTENER SURVEY and help mold the future of the podcast: https://weirddarkness.com/surveyIN THIS EPISODE: Imagine a young mother coming home late one night after a trip to the ER for a minor illness. The next day she is missing. That is just the beginning o...