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Patreon Exclusive 26 - Ularius Johnson AKA East Side Rapist, Calhoun County, AL
If you need help please dial 988. If you are looking for crisis resources after surviving an assault, please contact RAINN at 800.656.HOPE or text HOPE to 64673 .
Ularius Johnson is serving a life sentence after a string of serial rapes and robberies, most of which took place on the "East Side" of Anniston, Alabama. At the time the unknown assailant was known as the East Side Rapist. I covered this topic because it was a serious issue in my hometown. It is a sensitive topic I made every attempt to address with proper deference to survivors.
This episode may be extremely triggering for some. I avoided graphic descriptions of this man's crimes but the subject matter is dark. Please use caution when listening. I had to say certain words more quietly than others during the recording because I was not alone. In the second half of the episode I had to talk quietly close to the mic for a portion of the recording. Please be patient with me.
In the first part of this episode (about 20 mins) I read articles from The Anniston Star. The second part is my fully researched episode about Ularius Johnson, his crimes, the survivors, and the trial. So don't worry, I didn't spend the whole episode reading to you from articles. I used The Anniston Star as my primary source since they were the paper that reported on it the most but I also found articles on WBRC and some other sites.
11 Aug 2025
Patreon Exclusive 25 - Lee's Save The Baby Medicine
I don't even know where to start with this episode. This episode is about a medication that no longer exists but is similar to Vick's topical analgesic.
https://www.fadingad.com/fadingadblog/2015/03/12/lees-save-the-baby-more-misbranded-nostrums-from-our-not-so-distant-past/ (https://www.fadingad.com/fadingadblog/2015/03/12/lees-save-the-baby-more-misbranded-nostrums-from-our-not-so-distant-past/)
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/look-back-old-time-medicines (https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/look-back-old-time-medicines)
https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/savethebaby-har (https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/savethebaby-har)
4 Aug 2025
Patreon Exclusive 24 - The Mystery of the Wizard Clip
I was so unsatisfied by other re-tellings and explanations of this legend that I did an intense deep dive into it. I ended up obsessing over Father Gallitzin and did a cradle to grave biography about him and his episode is on this feed as well.
The Mystery of the Wizard Clip is a supernatural event that took place in the 1790’s in Middleway, West Virginia which was investigated by the Catholic church. Was the Wizard Clip a ghost or a demon? Could it have simply been a human prankster? Listen to this Patreon exclusive and decide for yourself!
Apologies for my breathing being so prominent in this episode. I was still struggling with some asthma issues during this recording, it was also very late at night when I found time to record so I was sighing and yawning also. I try to hold myself to a higher standard and will try to do better in the future, but unfortunately at the moment I have to steal recording time when I can. Thank you so much for understanding!
SOURCES
Hillbilly Horror Stories episode titled Midweek 4 Demon of Wizard Clip & Serial Spirits
Monsteropolis episode 77 titled to the woods where someone who writes in to the show believes that the wizard clip is related to the bell witch haunting.
Wizard Clip by Granny Sue
https://www.miraclesofthechurch.com/2011/11/wizard-clip-adam-livingstons-miraculous.html (https://www.miraclesofthechurch.com/2011/11/wizard-clip-adam-livingstons-miraculous.html)
https://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2014/02/the-wizard-clip-mystic-voice-newspaper.html (https://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2014/02/the-wizard-clip-mystic-voice-newspaper.html) blog post that transcribed a newspaper article from 1926
THE KINGSTON DAILY FREEMAN NEWSPAPER
Monday November 1, 1926
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wizard-clip-west-virginia-priest-field (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wizard-clip-west-virginia-priest-field)
The Ghost Story Behind a Bucolic Catholic Retreat Center
A brief, true history of West Virginia’s Priest Field and “The Legend of the Wizard Clip.”
BY ERIC GRUNDHAUSER (https://www.atlasobscura.com/users/ericgrundhauser?view=articles) NOVEMBER 7, 2017
The Big Book of West Virginia Ghost Stories
By Visionary Living, Inc.
Wikipedia
The mystery of the wizard clip a monograph by joseph m finotti in 1879
https://www.loc.gov/resource/dcmsiabooks.mysteryofwizardc00fino/?sp=13&r=-0.547,0.277,2.093,1.329,0 (https://www.loc.gov/resource/dcmsiabooks.mysteryofwizardc00fino/?sp=13&r=-0.547,0.277,2.093,1.329,0)
https://archive.org/details/mysteryofwizardc00fino (https://archive.org/details/mysteryofwizardc00fino)
https://www.loc.gov/collections/selected-digitized-books/?fa=segmentof:dcmsiabooks.mysteryofwizardc00fino/%7Csubject:west+virginia&sb=shelf-id&st=gallery (https://www.loc.gov/collections/selected-digitized-books/?fa=segmentof:dcmsiabooks.mysteryofwizardc00fino/%7Csubject:west+virginia&sb=shelf-id&st=gallery)
http://middlewayconservancy.org/Wizard_Clip_Legend.html (http://middlewayconservancy.org/Wizard_Clip_Legend.html)
wizzard clip by w s laidley from west virginia magazine quarterly in 1904
I also watched some videos by Jim Surkamp who apparently was the Jefferson County Commissoner at one point. I couldn’t find out much about him but I guess he’s a historian and writer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvnikVyxhzY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvnikVyxhzY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOPCk2O9c5Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOPCk2O9c5Y)
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