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Podcast: Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Episode: The Werewolf Case Referenced in 'The Exorcist' Novel | The Trial of Peter Stumpp
Description: Peter Stumpp was arrested accused of being an "insatiable bloodsuckerā - which, in 1589, meant he was being accused of being a werewolf. Even strangerā¦ Peter readily admitted to being one.IN THIS EPISODE: For years the doctors couldnāt figure out why Wally was coughing so much, why his skin cracked and bled, turning the bedsheets red. They prescribed ointments, antibiotics, decongestants, pain killers. His guts ached for years, too, and even morphine didnāt help the pain. He died a wraith, 73 years old. The government says it has no idea what happened to him, but then thatās because...