Legends May Live

The Night the Island Stopped Sleeping: Popobawa Unleashed

Late one night on Pemba Island a terrifying encounter sparks island-wide panic as residents report a winged, sulfur‑scented creature called the Popobawa attacking homes and leaving claw marks and torn roofs.Families sleep in the streets, witnesses describe paralysis and shared visions, and authorities struggle to explain whether the outbreak is mass hysteria, folklore come to life, or something far older.

The Voice on the Line: The Disappearance of Dorothy Jane Scott

In 1980 Anaheim, single mother Dorothy Jane Scott began receiving threatening, obsessive phone calls from a man who claimed to love her and said he would cut her up if he couldn’t have her. Despite changing routines and seeking help, Dorothy vanished after leaving work one night; her car was later found burned with no sign of her.For years the same voice tormented Dorothy’s parents with brief, taunting calls every Wednesday. Investigators searched and questioned suspects, but the caller remained elusive and the case went cold.In 1984 skeletal remains and personal items were found and identified as Dorothy’s, but the killer was never caught. The case left a lasting sense of terror and unanswered questions for her family and community.

Shadows Over Oro Verde: The Vanishing in the Amazon

In 1923, the small Brazilian settlement of Oro Verde is found abandoned with meals still warm and livestock missing. Investigators discover a chilling message on a school blackboard: "There is no salvation." Over decades, conflicting reports, ruined archives, and eerie local accounts fuel theories ranging from political violence and mass flight to supernatural forces. Despite occasional leads and whispered legends, the village’s fate remains one of the Amazon’s most haunting unsolved mysteries.

Night of Hoofprints: The Jersey Devil Returns

In this episode of Legends May Live, Drew explores the chilling legend of the Jersey Devil, tracing its origins to Mother Leeds and the wild Pine Barrens.From the panicked winter of 1909—mysterious hoofprints, terrifying screams, and hunting mobs—to decades of eerie sightings and skeptical explanations, the story examines how folklore and fear shaped a monstrous legend that still haunts New Jersey.

The Wild Man of Wannucci: Blood in the Cedars

In this episode we follow the chilling story of John Tornow, a reclusive woodsman whose reputation grew from strange sightings to deadly violence after two teenagers were found shot in the forest.As posses, bounty hunters, and lawmen scoured the Wannucci Valley, rumors turned Tornow into a larger-than-life figure—until a final, violent confrontation ended his reign and left the town torn between relief and lingering questions.The episode examines how fear, myth, and tragedy blurred the lines between man and monster, and asks whether the legend matched the man they buried.

Hex Hollow: The House That Wouldn’t Burn

In 1928 rural Pennsylvania, three men convinced a reclusive powwow healer was cursing their lives. What began as a midnight plan to steal a spellbook ends in a brutal killing and an attempted arson — but the fire mysteriously won’t finish the job. The subsequent trial, headlines, and rumors turn the site into the infamous Hex Hollow, blurring the line between folklore and reality.
This episode explores the folk-magic tradition of powwow, the desperation that drove ordinary men to violence, and the haunting legacy left behind when superstition and tragedy collide.

The Monster with 21 Faces: Japan’s Candy Terror

In 1984–85 Japan, a group calling itself the "Monster with 21 Faces" sent taunting letters and staged threats that led to nationwide candy recalls, arson, kidnappings, and confirmed cyanide-laced packages. Authorities mobilized hundreds of thousands of officers, yet suspects—like the grainy videotaped man and the fox‑eyed watcher—remained elusive.The campaign of fear culminated in tragedy and ended as suddenly as it began, leaving corporate collapse, a devastated investigation, and unanswered questions about how spectacle and menace can control a country.

The Man in Room 1046 — Blood, Lies, and a Locked Door

January 1935, Kansas City: a badly wounded man is found in Hotel Presidential room 1046 and, when asked who attacked him, whispers, "nobody." He dies hours later, and the room holds more questions than answers.Detectives uncover missing belongings, strange typed letters, anonymous payments for a funeral, eyewitness sightings, and possible aliases — but no clear suspect. The victim is later identified by his mother, who receives puzzling letters and calls after his death.The case never yields a definitive solution: the timeline is confusing, witnesses disagree, and a final clue may still sit in an old box of clippings. Room 1046 remains a cold mystery of vanished people and lingering secrets.

Creatures in the Dark

When the sun sets and the roads empty, some places hold more than silence. In tonight’s episode of Legends May Live, we dive into four chilling encounters drawn from real witness accounts—stories that blur the line between folklore and nightmare.
From Ohio’s strange Frogman by the river, to the three-legged horror scratching at doors in Illinois… from the pale-eyed demon haunting the stone walls of Massachusetts, to the reptilian Greenclaw Beast stalking South Carolina swamps—these are the creatures people swear they’ve seen when no one was supposed to be watching.
Told with immersive detail and sound, this is not just one story—it’s four journeys into the shadows where myths breathe and the night feels alive.
Keep your lights on. Keep your doors locked. Because out there in the dark… something might be watching you.

🎷 The Axeman of New Orleans: Jazz, Fear, and Murder

In the spring of 1919, New Orleans was already a city of shadows — its streets humming with jazz, its corners whispered about in hushed tones. But when a chilling letter appeared in the local paper, promising death to anyone not playing music on a certain night, the city’s heartbeat quickened.
This is the story of the Axeman of New Orleans — a figure who slipped through locked doors, used his victims’ own axes against them, and vanished without taking a dime. Was he a ruthless killer targeting Italian grocers? A pawn of the Black Hand? Or something far stranger… a self-proclaimed demon with a taste for jazz?
Join Drew on Legends May Live for a suspense-filled dive into one of the most bizarre and terrifying murder sprees in American history — where true crime meets urban legend, and the line between man and myth blurs in the warm night air of the Crescent City.