A single bone found on Albuquerque’s West Mesa led investigators to a discovery no one was prepared for. Over the following days, the desert revealed the remains of eleven women and one unborn child. This episode traces the years before that moment, the women whose lives were taken, and the long search for clarity that has yet to bring closure. It is a story shaped by vulnerability, systemic failure, and a landscape that held its silence for far too long.

This is the Case of the West Mesa Bone Collector

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Life has a way of throwing curveballs, and this week it definitely did. Between health, schedules, and the general chaos of being human, we weren’t able to finish our regular episode in time.

But we didn’t want to leave your feed empty, so today we’re sharing a sister‑podcast crossover from Canadian Creepies: the strange little tale of Jacko the Ape. It’s weird, it’s folkloric, and it’s exactly the kind of odd Canadian mystery we love.

Thank you for your patience, your messages, and your support while we catch our breath. We’ll be back next week with a full, brand‑new Down the Crooked Path episode.

Until then… enjoy this curious detour into Canadian lore.

In this episode, we dive into one of the most controversial modern possession cases ever documented: the story of Julia, the woman psychiatrist Dr. Richard Gallagher publicly claimed was genuinely possessed by a demonic entity. Gallagher, a trained medical professional and skeptic by nature, became convinced that Julia’s case defied every psychiatric explanation he knew.

We explore:

• Who Dr. Richard Gallagher is and why his opinion carries weight
• The background of Julia and how she came under Gallagher’s care
• The disturbing phenomena reported during her evaluation
• Why Gallagher believed this case crossed the line from psychological to supernatural
• The ongoing debate between medical science, religious interpretation, and the unexplained

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