SHE JUST WANTED FRIENDS, THEY KILLED HER INSTEAD: The Betrayal, Murder and Injustice of Mary Collins

She trusted the wrong people — and after her brutal murder, the justice system betrayed her all over again. MARY’S VOICE Website: https://justiceformarysantina.com MARY’S VOICE Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2718704181695998 Join the Darkness Syndicate: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. IN THIS EPISODE: A pale-faced figure in a cape has haunted a quiet Wisconsin town for decades — vanishing without a trace, but never from memory. We’ll look at the legend of the Mineral Point Vampire. *** Navy radar specialists witness four mysterious craft emerge from the ocean depths and vanish at impossible speeds, adding weight to a startling theory: what if intelligent beings from Venus colonized Earth’s oceans long ago without our knowledge? It’s an interesting if not far-out theory. *** They’re meant to be places of privacy, but in these haunted rooms, something unseen is always watching… and it never leaves. And that idea is even more disconcerting when you find out that you’re being watched by a ghostly entity… while you’re using the bathroom. *** An innocent young woman placed her trust in the wrong hands — what happened next would horrify even the most hardened investigators. It’s the tragic and horrifying true story of Mary Collins. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:02:00.023 = Show Open 00:03:56.591 = She Just Wanted Friends: The Mary Collins Story 00:21:44.683 = From Mines To Monsters To Mineral Point: One-Stop Shopping For Vampires, Ghosts & Goblins 00:35:44.216 = Ancient Guardians of the Deep: The Venusian Ocean Civilization Theory 00:46:47.347 = Porcelain Portals of the Paranormal: Haunted Bathrooms 00:56:02.303 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: “The W-Files” by Jay Rath: https://amzn.to/458kQVZ “SHE JUST WANTED FRIENDS: The Mary Collins Story”: https://medium.com/@TheCrimeChronicles./how-mary-collins-was-stabbed-133-times-6cc490d885ac , https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article276120786.html , https://medium.com/@crimedesk/betrayed-by-trust-the-tragic-murder-of-mary-collins-174207ec4792 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZJXiOeZa-o , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiTSDt7-X9E , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mckGn-yHnWo , https://lostsoulsofamerica.wordpress.com/2022/03/23/murdered-in-north-carolina-the-case-of-mary-collins%EF%BF%BC/ , https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/she-just-wanted-friends-the-tragic-murder-of-mary-collins “ANCIENT GUARDIANS OF THE DEEP: The Venusian Ocean Civilization Theory”: https://anomalien.com/new-theory-ufos-belong-to-aliens-from-venus-who-live-in-the-oceans/ , https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/navy-sailor-recounts-ufo-sighting-off-california-coast/ , https://anomalien.com/new-us-military-video-released-of-group-of-ufos-taking-off-from-ocean/ , https://anomalien.com/uss-jackson-radar-specialist-uap-emerged-from-the-ocean/ “FROM MINES, TO MONSTERS, TO MINERAL POINT: One-Stop Shopping for Vampires, Ghosts, and Goblins”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB5u8OfSS_Y , https://www.ranker.com/list/mineral-point-vampire/april-a-taylor , https://www.wisconsinology.com/the-weird/the-mineral-point-vampire , https://authorlyngibson.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/the-vampire-of-mineral-point/ , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpsG8lJRpJE , https://driftlesstimesmedia.com/2024/05/05/mineral-point-vampire-wisconsin-folklore/ “PORCELAIN PORTALS TO THE PARANORMAL: Haunted Bathrooms”: https://www.ranker.com/list/most-haunted-bathrooms/patrick-thornton ===== ( Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases. ) = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. ===== Originally aired: May 13, 2025 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/MaryCollins