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Welcome to Damned Connecticut, home for everything weird, odd or unexplained here in Connecticut, from haunted places and strange spots and curious legends and offbeat news. READ MORE
We’ve written about the cemetery and the Green Lady.
[July 28, 2010] The headstone belonging to Elizabeth Palmiter, who many believe is the identity of a ghost known as the Green Lady, was stolen from Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery in Burlington …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American
Funny now to see cemetery associations embracing investigations from paranormal research groups in the hopes of being “haunted” to drive up interest.
[July 24, 2010] Preservationists from across the state are trying to draw more visitors to Connecticut’s historic cemeteries through a variety of methods …
Source: Hartford Courant
Beginning to think that tornadoes in Connecticut aren’t all that unusual any more.
[July 23, 2010] A tornado touched down in Bristol, Litchfield, Thomaston and Terryville earlier this week according to the national weather service, felling trees and causing extensive damage …
Source: Hartford Courant
Nothing says, “I’m angry!” like a flying frozen treat.
[July 22, 2010] A Portland woman was ticketed and fined after she threw a strawberry milkshake at another driver during a case of road rage …
Source: Hartford Courant
Who you gonna call? Maybe start with 911.
[July 21, 2010] Three teens who apparently investigating the supposedly haunted Undercliff Institution in Meriden’s Hubbard Park were injured falling from a cliff after being chased by police for trespassing …
Source: WTNH 8
Wish it was the legendary goatsucker, but it appears to be a coyote with mange.
[July 21, 2010] A Southport resident took pictures of a strange animal in his yard that he speculates may be a chupacabra …
Source: Fairfield Patch
After all the cases of colony collapse disorder, nice to see enough bees to make up a swarm.
[July 19, 2010] A swarm of honey bees that descended upon the center of West Hartford were gathered and moved to a local farm without incident …
Source: WFSB 3
More info on this sad incident.
[July 18, 2010] A Waterbury teen was arrested for murdering his girlfriend at the base of the giant cross at Holy Land USA in Waterbury …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American
An unfortunate incident that will only add to stories about the place.
[July 18, 2010] The body of a missing 16-year-old girl was discovered at Holy Land USA in Waterbury on Saturday, and police suspect foul play was involved …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American
Oh, bother.
[July 15, 2010] Middlebury police have determined that an object they discovered in the dumpster at the transfer station, which had to be shut down, was not a human hand as originally thought, but merely a stuffed bear paw …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American
If he’s doing to get attention . . . well, he’s doing a good job of it.
[July 15, 2010] A Middlebury man is still not saying why he is painting and placing claw-foot bathtubs around his property, only indicating that all will be revealed soon …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American
Weird Places
Austin House, Hartford
From the front, it looks like any grand home in Hartford, but from the side, well, The Austin House is not quite what it seems.
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Psyche Out
Your pet octopus might know what this article is about even before you read it — especially if his name is Paul.
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Mojo Rising
The discovery of a new species of dinosaur by a Yale researcher is making its name in the paleo world.
Hauntings
Deep River Public Library, Deep River
The Deep River Library is your typical small-town New England public library, housed in a charming older building and home to books, research materials and … otherworldly spirits?
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Holy Land USA, Waterbury
We’ve all seen it while driving along either Route 8 or I-84 through Waterbury: the huge crucifix high atop Pine Hill. Many already know about it, but the 50-foot high cross marks the spot that was once Holy Land USA. UPDATE: We make the pilgrimage to Holy Land and return bearing numerous photos.
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An Orgone Conclusion?
Orgone was a controversial concept in the mid 1930s when it was first proposed, and summarily dismissed by mainstream science. Then again, the idea that meteors fells from space was also thought to be ridiculous when it was initially suggested, too.
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Eyes to the Skies
Is there anyone else out there in the universe? Or have they been trying to get our attention and we’ve just been looking in the wrong place? We’re still trying to find out.
Interviews
Damned Interview: James Myers
As a sergeant with the Bridgeport Police Department and the founder of 826 Paranormal, James Myers has seen a lot of weird things in his time. Recently, he chatted with us about some of them.
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Bring ‘da Noise
Well, at least those annoying horns at the World Cup are good for something — sparking some thoughts about the power of sound!
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Pieces of Who?
Fingers, pieces of brains, the clothes someone was buried in — taking a memento or two from the dead apparently a lot more common than it should be.
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Norwich State Hospital, Preston
Although abandoned for almost 15 years, Norwich State Hospital in Preston allegedly continues to be plagued by the ghosts of its former troubles and tragedies.
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Finding The Lost Symbol
More summer reading fun — this time, Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol in its Masonic and noetic science glory.
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A Hole in the Sky?
Okay, our universe seems to be an almost-infinite space, but even then, how can you not be impressed by a possible black hole that could be as big as 1 billion light years across?
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An Island of Conspiracy
Plum Island never hosted Jack, Locke or Hurley, and although it’s never been “lost,” it is shrouded in a bit of mystery and conspiracy theory.
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Heads Up
From Easter Island to Waterbury, it seems as though everyone is fascinated with a big head. Where’s Al Snow when you need him?
