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I Want to Believe the Podcast – S4 Halloween Special | The Legend of the Screaming Bridge Music at the top of the episode: “Going Inside” by John Frusciante Welcome to this special Halloween bonus episode of the I Want to Believe podcast, I’m Nomar Slevik. Halloween month is finally upon us… and besides my new book coming out and being able to pet kitties on a daily basis, this is probably my favorite part of 2020 so far. This year has been a bear… but we’re not here for that… this is escapism, and I am fully embracing it. Before we get to info about the episode, I'd like to share that my brand-new book, Granite Skies: A Disconcerted Journey Through the Unknown is NOW AVAILABLE for purchase at The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine (and online). You can also get it on Amazon, Kindle or a personalized signed copy can be obtained from my online store. Everything can be found at allmylinks.com/slevik. Alright… enough of all that… let’s get into the town of Millinocket, Maine, a young couple, and the Leg

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 Bonus Episode 6 | Granite Skies Sources: Granite Skies: A Disconcerted Journey Through the Unknown Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast, I’m Nomar Slevik. Something a little different with this episode. I'll be featuring an excerpt from one of the interviews that I conducted with Mike Stevens, who is the subject of my new book 'Granite Skies'. He tells the story of his earliest memory about an encounter with a UFO in South Hampton, New Hampshire. At one point during his recollection, he has a blank in his memory as to what happened next. Over twenty years later, he had a hypno-regression therapy session where more information was revealed. This episode also contains a portion of that original regression. At some points, it is hard to listen to. If you stick with it, we thank you. Experiencer reports can be emotional, sad, and ugly.  The rest of Mike's story can be read in my upcoming book.  To financially support the publishing of the book you can go to the link belo

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 Bonus Episode 4 | The 1884 UFO Crash at Dundy County Sources: Only In Your State | Nebraska.gov  Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast, I’m Nomar Slevik. June 6, 1884… something otherworldly happened in Nebraska… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are in the show notes. You can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. ALSO I have a new book that we are trying to get funded for self publishing. It is called Granite Skies: A Disconcerted Journey Through the Unknown. A GoFundMe link for that book and everything else is below. Alright… it’s time to talk about the 1884 Dundy County UFO Crash. A lot of interesting things happened in the year 1884. For example, On May 1st 1884 the dreaded 8-hour work day was first proclaimed by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions. It was then known as May-Day, we now call it Labor Day (and moved to the beginning of September.) O

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 Bonus Episode 3 – The Piedmont Sightings Sources: MUFON Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast, I’m Nomar Slevik! Piedmont, Missouri… what in the hell happened there in 1973? I’ll tell ya in a sec… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are in the show notes. You can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. ALSO I have a new book that we are trying to get funded for self publishing. It is called Granite Skies: A Disconcerted Journey Through the Unknown. A GoFundMe link for that book and everything else is in the show notes. Alright, let’s talk about the Piedmont UFO sightings. In a heavily-forested section of Wayne County between two giant man-made lakes in the eastern Ozarks lies Piedmont, with a population of approximately 1500. The region is rich in both natural beauty and lead deposits but is not known for much else. Certainly, its friendly but skeptical inhabitants were

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E-Bonus 2 – It Landed at Cherry Creek Sources: UFO Insight Website | WIVB TV   Welcome to another bonus episode of the I Want to Believe podcast! Something strange happened in Cherry Creek, New York in 1965… I’ll tell ya all about it in a sec… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are in the show notes. You can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. ALSO I have a new book that we are trying to get funded for self publishing. It is called Granite Skies: A Disconcerted Journey Through the Unknown. ALL Links are below :) From the UFO Insight Website, “At 8:20 pm on the evening of the August 19, 1965, 16-year-old Harold Butcher was at the family’s dairy farm. As he worked, a portable radio broadcast the news. Suddenly, the radio was overcome by a prolonged burst of static interference. Seconds later, the milking machine shut down as if it had suddenly lost all of its power. Whe

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E-Bonus 1 – The Beverly Hills Curse Source | Mysterious Universe  Welcome to the first of four bonus episodes of the I Want to Believe podcast! So... what the fuuuuuuck, everybody?? A pandemic, stay at home orders maybe coming to an end, maybe not, protesters, the president rallying every night, disinfectant injections… and that’s just the tip of the iceberg… You don’t really need my comments; just want everyone to stay safe and healthy. If you’re an essential worker or in the medical industry in any way… be safe and know that you’re loved. Alright, let’s move on…  Sitting between the cities of Los Angeles and West Hollywood is Beverly Hills. Starting as a humble Spanish lima bean ranch back in the early 1900s, the city has gone on to blossom and be glamorized, held up as a shimmering place of movie stars, models, and the image of wealth and opulence. It is a place of palm trees, sun, and stars, but it also holds some rather eerie pieces of lore, and one of those is a p

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E1 – The Monster and the Sniper Welcome to the first episode of Season 3 for the I Want to Believe podcast! In this episode, we've got a wild story about a police sniper who witnessed something quite monstrous while on duty... But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Alright, let’s get into the story of the monster and the sniper. While on site for a drug raid, the situation turned strange quickly for a police sniper. Phantoms and Monsters reported, “He had been there for a while when he started to hear heavy breathing and snorting coming from an area behind the house. His first reaction was that the suspect was out in the yard, so he looked through his scope and noticed a huge hairy being digging through something." Listen to the episode for the rest of the story. Minerva Monster Small Town Monsters Documentary So

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E2 – Kurt Russell’s UFO Encounter Russell on the BBC | Russell on Jimmy Kimmel  Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! On this episode, we’re going OVERBOARD, we’re ESCAPING FROM NEW YORK, we’re going to talk about THE THING… that Kurt Russell reported… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Alright, let’s get into Mr. Russell’s UFO Sighting. UFOs were observed in the skies over the states of Arizona, Nevada, and the Mexican state of Sonora on March 13, 1997. It all started when a civilian pilot reported seeing lights in the sky on his approach to the airport. USA Today wrote-quote, “Lights of varying descriptions were seen by thousands of people between 7:30 and 10:30pm MST, in a space of about 300 miles from the Nevada line, through Phoenix, to the edge of Tucson. There were two distinct events involved in th

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E3 – The Ghost Ape of Dorset Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! Well, this is a weird one… I really don’t even know what to say… you’ll just have to hear it for yourselves… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Alright, let’s discuss the Ghost Ape of Dorset Athelhampton Hall is a castle-like estate in the English country of Dorset, near Dorchester. It is a popular destination for weddings and receptions but it is also known for being haunted. The current owner, Andrea Cooke and her family have lived in the estate for over 20 years and have reported numerous paranormal encounters. In an interview with The Sun (an English tabloid) she stated, “The most recent was a dark, hooded figure which rushed past one of our cleaners. On the first sighting, she assumed she had imagined it but ten minutes later it came t

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E4 – The Berwyn Mountains Incident   Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! We’ve all heard about the Roswell Incident… but do you know what happened in the mountains of Wales back in 1974? We’ll fill you in… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Alright, let’s get hiking to the Berwyn Mountains. On January 23, 1974 at around 8:30pm-quote, “the ground around the Berwyn Mountains shook. It sounded very much like an explosion. The orange glow on the mountainside would suggest that was exactly what it was. The “official” explanation would state that an earthquake, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, had hit the area. The epicenter – as stated by the British Geological Survey – was likely to be Bala Lake. This was incidentally, the same spot where local residents would report seeing the aftermath of an explosion.

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E5 – The Bat Beast of Kent Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! What do you get when it’s the early 1960s, you have 4 British teens and a UFO sighting? Well, it has nothing to do with the Beatles… we’ll let ya know in a sec… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Ok... let's find out more about the Bat Beast of Kent... On the evening of November 16, 1963, 17-year old John Flaxton, 18-year old Mervyn Hutchinson and two other younger friends were walking on Sandling Road in the county of Kent — Kent is a county in South East England, it borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west. The county also shares borders with Essex along the estuary of the River Thamesa. It has also been said that the region is-quote, “apparently rife with cryptozoological and paranormal

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E6 – The Lanky Night Walker Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! What lurks in the dark may be taller than you think… I think…. But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Alright, the Night Walker’s coming… let’s go take a look. This episode’s story is courtesy of Adam Benedict from the Pine Barrens Institute website. The setting, Wisconsin. The year, 1962. Two men decide to embark on a journey that will take them around their beloved state to write a book containing folklore, ghost stories and legends. As Benedict puts it, these men want to-quote, “…collect folklore stories and homespun wisdom from almost anyone who would talk to them. They were compelled to collect and preserve these stories for future generations and to not lose those rare tales that only existed in out of the way communities to the ever-tickin

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E7 – The Mysterious Disappearance of Rhianna Barreau Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! We have a mystery to discuss on this episode… let’s cue the Unsolved Mysteries theme… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Alright, lets get into the Mysterious Disappearance of Rhianna Barreau. Paula Barreau woke up on October 7, 1992 like any other morning. While getting ready for work, she could hear her 12-year old daughter Rhianna eating breakfast and watching TV. When Paula was in the kitchen drinking coffee Rhianna asked her if she could walk to the newsstand to pick up a Christmas card for her pen pal. Paula agreed to this as she trusted her daughter and knew the neighborhood to be safe. When Paula returned home from work, Rhianna was gone. Listen to the episode to hear the full story. Sources: Mysterious Univ

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E8 – The Lizard Man of Honey Grove Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! Back in 1984, a woman witnessed something that no one else saw... We’ll tell you about it in a moment… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Enough of all that, lets get into the Honey Grove Lizardman, shall we? We have covered a couple of Lizardman stories on this podcast before. The Scape Ore Swamp Lizardman (S2 E6) and the Crosswick Monster (S2 E12). This story, however, was covered extensively by the National Cryptid Society and will serve as our source for this episode. The Society exclusively took a witness statement in full and we will read her fascinating experience verbatim. Listen to the episode for the whole story. Sources: National Cryptid Society Social Media & Email I Want to Believe Instagram I Want to Believe Patre

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E9 – Beware the Radiant Boy Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! What’s male, radiates light, and scares the fuck out of people? We’ll tell you in a sec… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Ok, let’s get into the ghostly phenomena of The Radiant Boys We got creepy one here, and one not really discussed very much. There are a few stories of what are called the, “Radiant Boys.” And we’re going to share a few of those on this episode. Here’s a little background, “The phenomenon mostly has its origins in the lore of Northern England and in Germany, where they are called the “kindermorderinn.” The origins of these restless spirits are that of great tragedy, as they are said to be the ghosts of children who were murdered by their own mothers, something which has doomed them to walk the earth not only as ghosts, b

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E10 – Interview with an Empath: Valerie Lofaso Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! On this episode, we have a special guest with us… we’ll get them in just a bit… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Ok, let’s get into all things EMPATH with Valerie Lofaso During our time in New Hampshire for Nomar's documentary premiere, we sat down with Valerie Lofaso. The following is our interview with her. Hi Val! Ok, we’ll start off really easy. Tell us about yourself, your work here at KRI, investigations, your books, everything!  Listen to the episode for the full interview! Valerie's Books - Tangled Web of Friends Summer Camp (Book 1) | The Witches of Fishkill Pond (Book 2) Sources: In Person Interview w/Valerie Lofaso | Psychology Today Social Media & Email I Want to Believe Instagram I Want to Believe

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E11 – Return of the Black-Eyed Kids Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! Those creepy little buggers are back… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Alright, let’s share some more black-eyed kids stories, shall we? Last year, S2 E4 we shared their origins and some stories on the ole BEKs, this season, we’re just jumping in. This first story I thought was interesting because it takes place in the morning, as opposed to all of the nighttime stories that we hear. This is a first hand account from a witness, so it reads as first person, here we go: "The incident took place about 13 years ago. I had just moved to a new city with my wife. We were small town newlyweds from the Midwest. We moved cross country to one of the biggest cities in the Southwest so I could attend graduate school. Being naive and new to city

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E12 – The Reincarnation of Princess Diana Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! is reincarnation real? Well… it depends on who you ask… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Alright, let’s get into the story about a child who thinks he may be the reincarnation of Princess Diana.  Diana, Princess of Wales was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, and the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry. Wikipedia wrote that, “Diana's activism and glamour made her an international icon and earned her an enduring popularity.” Her life, as many know, came to a tragic end on August 31 1997. She died in the hospital as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash in a road tunnel in Paris, France. An entire episode could be done just on the conspiracy of her passing. Bu

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E13 – The Bigfoot 911 Call Original Call Recording | North Carolina Calls | Dog Killed Call (right at beginning) Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! Calling 911 is typically due to some sort of an emergency… not Bigfoot. We’ll tell ya more in a sec… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Ok… let’s get into the story of when a man called 911 due to a Bigfoot encounter. Bigfoot sightings are reported from around the world and have been for a long time. In different regions and cultures of the world, the Bigfoot is known by many different names; Sasquatch, Yeti, Yowie and many more. Also, the phenomenon is more popular than ever. There have been numerous television shows covering the topic throughout recent years. And there are two acclaimed museums on both coasts of the United States. Of course, there’s the In

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E14 – The Haunting of Wood Island Lighthouse SEASON FINALE!! Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! What lurks on the shores and structures of Wood Island? We’ll let ya know… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Alright, enough of all that... let’s talk about the the Haunting of Wood Island Lighthouse. Wood Island Light is an active lighthouse on the eastern edge of Wood Island in Saco Bay, on the southern coast of Maine. The light is just outside the entrance to Biddeford Pool and the end of the Saco River. The lighthouse was built in 1807 and is a 47-foot white tower of granite rubble. The light itself sits 71 feet above high water. Its automated beacon alternates between green and white every 10 seconds. Wood Island Light is Maine's second-oldest lighthouse (after Portland Head Light) and the nation's elev