The infamous Annabelle doll moving to Salem, a possible goblin video from Colombia, and a troublemaker in a pink panther costume being sought by police in Virginia were among the weird and wondrous stories to cross our desk this past week.
This past week featured two rather curious videos from Colombia that caught our attention. First, a family gathering in the city of Antioquia came to a sudden stop when they spotted a strange UFO hovering in the sky outside the restaurant where they were eating. The peculiar metallic-looking object appeared to be spherical or saucer-shaped and elicited an exhortation to heaven from one of the awestruck witnesses who thought it was "divinely guided." Later in the week, the disappearance of a little girl in the city of Cali took a wondrous turn when, after she was found safe and sound, strange footage emerged of a small figure that some thought was a folkloric goblin-like entity, seemingly moving through a field with the lost youngster.
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A pair of stories centered around haunted objects and attractions made headlines this past week, beginning with news that the infamous Annabelle doll will soon be moving to Salem, Massachusetts. Now under the care of YouTuber Elton Castee and comedian Matt Rife, the purportedly possessed Raggedy Ann will serve as the centerpiece of a new museum showcasing the collection of legendary demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren. Meanwhile, the notoriously haunted Pennhurst State Hospital in Pennsylvania received something of a reprieve from being transformed into an AI data center after local officials rejected the proposal put forward by the property owners, who promised to fight the decision in court.
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Easily the strangest story of the week came from Virginia, where police were on the lookout for a mysterious individual seen roaming around a city wearing a pink panther costume. Becoming something of a viral sensation after a local realtor filmed the colorful character and shared the footage on social media, the odd stranger quickly went from weird to worrisome when authorities issued a bulletin warning that they had received reports about the miscreant menacing children. Fortunately, since putting a scare into the community, the ne'er-do-well has seemingly stopped with his shenanigans, which was probably a wise move now that the hard-to-miss pink panther is on the radar of cops and angry residents alike.
For more strange and unusual stories from the past week, check out the Coast to Coast AM website.