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FtV - Rockland’s Ghostly Severed Head

2025/2/3
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Jeff Belanger和Ray Auger:我们讲述了1940年万圣节发生在缅因州洛克兰的一起真实凶杀案。这起案件中,John Phelps杀害了他的16岁继女Alzada Pauline Young,并将她的尸体肢解后藏匿。虽然Phelps最终自首并承认罪行,但Alzada的头部至今未被找到,这使得这起案件成为一个持续困扰小镇的传说。这起案件的特殊之处在于其发生在万圣节,这使得它更加引人注目,也与万圣节的恐怖氛围相呼应。我们探讨了这起案件背后的动机,以及它对小镇居民的影响,以及万圣节这一节日本身所带来的文化和心理影响。我们还讨论了人们对这起案件的各种猜测和传说,以及人们对受害者Alzada的纪念和尊重。这起案件提醒我们,即使在现代社会,家庭暴力和凶杀案仍然存在,我们应该关注并预防此类事件的发生。 Jeff Belanger和Ray Auger:我们分析了这起案件中一些值得关注的细节,例如Phelps在犯罪后的一系列行为,以及他最终自首的原因。我们还探讨了万圣节这一节日与这起案件之间的联系,以及它如何影响了人们对这起案件的解读和记忆。我们还讨论了这起案件对洛克兰小镇的影响,以及它如何成为小镇传说的一部分。此外,我们还谈到了人们对受害者Alzada的纪念方式,以及如何尊重受害者的生命和尊严。最后,我们也反思了这起案件所带来的警示意义,提醒我们关注家庭暴力和凶杀案,并努力预防此类事件的发生。我们还探讨了人们对死亡和来世的不同看法,以及如何以尊重的方式对待逝者。

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This chapter recounts the true crime story of Alzada Pauline Young's murder in Rockland, Maine on Halloween night, 1940. It details the events leading up to the murder, the murder itself, and the subsequent discovery of the crime and the perpetrator, John Phelps. The mystery surrounding the missing head adds a layer of haunting legend to the story.
  • Alzada Pauline Young's murder by her stepfather, John Phelps on Halloween 1940
  • The gruesome details of the murder and dismemberment of the victim
  • The missing head of the victim, which remains a mystery to this day
  • John Phelps's confession and subsequent sentencing to life in prison

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Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 100 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger travel back to October of 1940 in Rockland, Maine, to explore the gruesome Halloween murder of Alzada Pauline Young by her stepfather, John Phelps. This true crime has haunted this small town for generations and left residents with a mystery and the ghost of a severed head. A warning to parents listening with their kids, this episode is a little more graphic than our usual offerings. You may want to preview first. This episode first aired October 1, 2020

 

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