All entries by Ray

Baby Born on the Nines

By Ray Bendici  | Category: Weird News

If this child had been born on June 6, 2006 … well, some would look at her a little differently, wouldn’t they?
[September 10, 2009] A New Fairfield couple welcomed their daughter at 9:09 a.m. on September 9, 2009 …
Source: Danbury News-Times


Criminal Steals Shoe, Leaves Gum and “Stuff”

By Ray Bendici  | Category: Weird News

The really weird part is that according to police, this has happened before.
[September 9, 2009] Someone stole a single croc from a Bridgeport home, leaving in its a place a sneaker, a pack of gum and some “unidentified liquid” believed to be either saliva or semen …
Source: Connecticut Post


Things That Go Smash in the Night

By Ray Bendici  | Category: Weird News

Normally, this type of vandalism wouldn’t rate here, but it involves paranormal investigators checking out Naugatuck’s Gunntown Cemetery.
[September 8, 2009] A team of paranormal investigators had the windows of their vehicle smashed while they were checking out Naugatuck’s Gunntown Cemetery …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American


Phelps Mansion, Stratford

By Ray Bendici  | Category: Hauntings

A classic haunting in Connecticut history — featuring one of the first and best-documented cases of poltergeist activity — Phelps Mansion was an alleged epicenter of paranormal activity.


Season of the Witch

By Ray Bendici  | Category: The Damned Blog

Connecticut is the world’s leading manufacturer of witch hazel — not the misunderstood Wiccan, but the plant from which hundreds of medicinal products are made.


Man Allegedly Made Wife Eat Dirt

By Ray Bendici  | Category: Weird News

Then did he make her try to wash her mouth out with soap?
[September 4, 2009] A Morris man has been arrested for allegedly having tried to make his wife eat dirt during a dispute …
Source: Register-Citizen


Man Fleeing Cops in Underwear Gets Hung Up

By Ray Bendici  | Category: Weird News

Now, I know I’ve seen this one on TV!
[September 4, 2009] A Bridgeport man trying to escape police while in his underwear had to be rescued when he was found hanging by his fingertips outside of a third-story window …
Source: Connecticut Post


“The Devil” Attacks Cop

By Ray Bendici  | Category: Weird News

Somewhere, Flip Wilson is smiling.
[September 4, 2009] After slamming into a Southington hospital, a man claiming to be “the devil” started attacking a police officer …
Source: NBC 30


Lucky Dog Survives Arrow

By Ray Bendici  | Category: Weird News

Seriously, who shoots a dog with an arrow? Who shoots a dog?
[September 4, 2009] A Stafford Springs dog discovered with an arrow in its side by its owner will survive, according to its vet …
Source: WFSB 3


Gonna Be Eating Something

By Ray Bendici  | Category: Weird News

Are these doughnuts really that good? Seriously, we want to know!
[September 3, 2009] Ricotta doughnuts from Stamford’s Market Restaurant were sent special order to the family of Michael Jackson for his memorial service on Thursday …
Source: NBC 30