Aliens: The Metal Man

On October 17, 1973 in Falkville, Alabama Police Chief, Jeff Greenhaw, would receive a call from a frantic anonymous caller. They stated that a UFO was in a field just outside of town. The police chief believed that they were simply dealing with an idiot initially and went to the call.

When he arrived he was staring at a figure that was slightly taller than 6ft. The figure was wearing reflective metal like aluminum foil. It looked like his head and neck were kind of made together, and was bright, something like rubbing mercury or Nickle, and was smooth as glass. He stated different angel were giving different lightening. When the figure moved it was not natural or human-like. He described it as moving like the robot in Lost in Space. It was like it had springs on its feet, but was able to run away quickly. 

After taking four polaroid's of the strange being he tried to talk to it. He said something along the lines of "Howdy Stranger". He then turned the top lights of the patrol car to get a better look. When he looked back the thing was quickly running away. He got into the patrol car and chased the figure. It exceeded 35mph and he could not catch up to it in the field. 

He would lose sight of the being and soon crashed his vehicle. The figure would then disappear in the darkness leaving the police chief stunned. If it wasn't for the four polaroids that he took he would have not believed what he saw that night.  His time as a police chief for Falkville was short as he was hired in January and left a few weeks after this event. He felt that he was never the same ever since that night and his sanity was shaken.

He would then keep the four photos in a safe place before they, his service revolver and a shotgun were stolen in 1983 during a break-in.

SOURCES:

Cryptid Wiki

Montgomery Advertiser October 19, 1973

Cullman Tribune July 10, 2021

October 17, 1581 London, England Unknown Poor Woman

On October 17, 1581, a poor woman was found dead in the streets of London, England. She had died from the plague and it was unknown who she was. She was buried in the Bedlam Burial Ground.

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Ghosts: Gelin

In Turkey Gelin (Turkish for Bride) is a type of female ghost associated with the local legend of the tragedy. These young women or girls usually died violently usually by suicide because they were jilted by a lover or an unmarried pregnant woman. After death, they become a harbinger of death much like a banshee. She is typically seen in slum areas. 

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Definitions

Murder of Kerrie Ann Brown

On the night of October 15, 1986, 15-year-old Kerrie Brown went to a house party in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada. She had gone with her close friend Nicole. At the party, Kerrie became upset after seeing an ex-boyfriend talking with another girl. The two girls would decide to leave together, but when they went outside Nicole realized she forgot her purse. 

Nicole went back inside to get it leaving Kerrie outside on her own. Nicole would then get into an argument with her boyfriend just before she was to leave. When Nicole returned Kerrie was nowhere in sight. She assumed Kerrie may have left without her as she was taking too long and got a ride with someone. She saw single footsteps going down the driveway in the snow and car tracks where they left.

Nicole worried about Kerrie searched for her. The two were supposed to be staying the night at Nicole's house that night. She even returned to the party twice just in case, but no one would see Kerrie alive again.

Two days later on the outskirts of the city, Kerrie's body was found by horseback riders. She was laying on a jacket and her face was unrecognizable. She had been raped and her face bludgeoned with a nearby tree branch.

The truck of the person who killed her likely got stuck. A red and blue air mattress and a black rubber car mat were found at the scene. Used to help get them unstuck.

SOURCES: 

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Winnipeg Sun

CBC October 16, 2018

Thompson Citizen June 14, 2021

Thompson Citizen October 16, 2021

Murder of Pamela Lynn Conyers

On October 16, 1970, 16-year-old Pamela Conyer went to a homecoming bonfire/pep rally at the Glen Burnie High School in Glen Burnie, Maryland. At 8:30p.m. she wanted to put some finishing touches on her outfit and some shoe polish for the dance the next night. She would ask her mom for $5 and took the family's 1967 Dodge Monaco to the Harundale Mall. Pamela would make it to the mall but never made it back home.

On the 19th a man walking through the woods would find the car Pamela was driving. Inside was the shoe polish. When the car was found searches were dispatched for Pamela.  At 10:20 a.m. on October 20th discovered in a wooded area between the eastbound and westbound lanes of Maryland Route 177 that extended into Millersville, Maryland, Which was not far from the car.

Pamela was found lying on her side. She was clothed but her pullover sweater was inside out and her underwear missing. She had been sexually assualted and strangled to death.

SOURCES:
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
The Baltimore Sun October 21, 1970

The Evening Sun October 23, 1970

The Baltimore Sun October 24, 1970

The Baltimore Sun November 11, 1970

Washington Examiner April 18, 2011

GHOSTS: La Vidua

 

Photo by Benjamin Lehman

La Vidua or The Widow or The Window in Black in Englis is a spirit that roams the lonely mines and path within Chile. In life, La Vidua went mad with grief and anger when her husband died and those feeling followed her in death. After death, she roams waiting for unsuspecting men. 

She is not noticeable to travelers on the road at first. The closer they get the more details they get. Dressed in a black dress that covers her entirely, the person she picks cannot see her face till they are close to her. Once close enough it is revealed that La Viuda is a very beautiful woman. She will then demand sex from the man and if he refuses she will kill him and go on looking for the next one. 

In the modern retelling of the story, she has been seen climbing onto cars of men who are alone and may have alcohol in their blood. 

SOURCES

Villians Wiki

Unidentified Victims of Li Zhangou

 Xiaoqi John Doe is the first victim of Chinese Serial Killer Li Zhanguo. Li Zhangou was known as the "The Henan Gay Murderer". He would kill, mutilate, and rape 11 mentally disabled teenagers and young men between 1991 and 1995.  Li Zhangou was a suspect early in the murders. There was no evidence to arrest him, but he was caught by officers with a potential victim on August 4, 1995. He would admit to being the killer. He would be prosecuted and executed in 1995.

Going by the type of person Li Zhangou targeted it's likely that the victims were mentally disabled.

1st Victim: Xiaoqi John Doe

On March 18, 1991 there was a fire burning in a field in the Xiaoqi Township, China. Someone had set fire to a set of wheat straws. When the fire was extinguished the charred body of a young man was found. He was lying on his back his head and genitals were removed. His head would be found in a well 24 meters away to the west and his genitals were found in a ditch southwest of his body. It was found that from his stomach contents he had died recently and had been strangled to death with a cord. 

3rd Victim: 1992 Yangzhuang Township John Doe

On July 26, 1992, a neatly dressed young man (Li Zhangou) was seen with a young man (John Doe). They were seen walking from the Yangzhuan railway and even seen sleeping in a wheat field together that night. On their journey, it was seen that the well-dressed young man was hitting the other young man with a stick. On July 27th the well-dressed man was now seen leading the naked man to an abandoned explosives warehouse. It was later seen the well-dressed young man was sitting on the steps alone.

On July 29th John Doe's body was found in the warehouse. He had died due to blunt force trauma due to an unknown weapon. On the walls"I am the killer" and "Sacrifice" was written in the victim's blood.

7th Victim: 1993 Xiaoqi John Doe

There is little information on this victim. On October 15, 1993, he was found dead in a canal in Xiaoqi Township. He may have been a mental patient as he had screws inserted in his hands.

8th Victim: 1994 Xiaoqi John Doe

On February 20, 1994, John Doe's lower body (below the waist) was found in a canal with burn marks on his legs. The next day the upper half without his head with identical burn marks was found. he was cut in half and set on fire before being tossed in the canal.

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Unidentified Wiki (1991 Xiaoqi John Doe)

Unidentified Wiki (1992 Yangzhuang Township John Doe)

Unidentified Wiki (1993 Xiaoqi John Doe)

Unidentified Wiki (1994 Xiaoqi John Doe)

August 14, 2016 Flagstaff Arizona Sexual Assualt

On August 14, 2016, a woman and her friend were parked in Flagstaff Arizona after leaving a bar and drinking. They had been at the area for a short time waiting for a friend, before falling asleep in the car. They were sitting reclined and the vehicle was off. The woman was awoken to a knock on the driver's door window.

The man was claiming to be a police officer and was wearing a "police" hat and had a Mag-light flashlight. He asked for her registration and insurance. He then directed her to get out of the vehicle and brought her to the rear of the car. He then began frisking her on the inside of her legs and breast. He would tell her that since the keys were in the ignition she could face a DUI charge. She then began questioning him with his badge number and name, but her told her to stop asking or she would be handcuffed and arrested. 

He then told her to follow him to his patrol vehicle to submit to a portable breath test. He would then bring her to a nearby alley and pushed her against a telephone pole and sexually assaulted her. The woman would cry out and her friend heard and called out to her. This scared the suspect and he ran off on foot.

The suspect is a white male between 26 to 34-years-old. He is 5'10" to 5'11"

SOURCES:

FBI

MONSTERS: Mbwiri

The Mbwiri is a Central African demon that possesses people. The person who is possessed is usually the only one who knows that they are possessed. It's said that they target those who aren't living well. People who are possessed by the Mbwiri are usually diagnosed with epilepsy by a doctor.

In order to get rid of the Mbwiri a shaman is called. A hut is built and the afflicted, the shaman, and their assistants will live here till they are cured. For ten days or a fortnight, these people will eat, drink, and dance to the music of flute and drum at the expense of the patient's family. The patient would then dance until the epileptic fits come on. It's said the Mbwiri would hate the good living their victim was having and flee the body. When cured they would then build a fetish house and then avoids certain foods and performs certain duties. Sometimes they don't get cured and are engulfed in madness or runs away to the bush.

SOURCES: 

Wikipedia

Monster Wiki

Murder of Gordon Pitcher

 On June 27, 1959, 21-year-old Gordon Pitcher got into an argument in a downtown hotel washroom in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This resulted in him being stabbed in the stomach. The weapon was either an icepick (more likely) or a knitting needle.

SOURCES:

Toronto Police Service

The Sault Star July 2, 1959

The North Bay Nugget July 4, 1959

Monsters: Nasnas

This folio from Walters manuscript W.659 

In Arab folklore a Nasnas is a monstrous creature believed to have been born between a jinn called a Shiqq and a human. These creatures is basically and literally half a human being. They have half a head, half a body, one arm, and one leg. It hops with much agility. 

SOURCES:

Myths and Folklore

Wikipedia