Uploaded October 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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For our first ever Halloween episode, we're going to hear the story of Mercy Lena Brown; the Last American Vampire.

You'll learn why Mercy was thought to be a vampire, how a disease known as Consumption led to the accusation, and the disgusting cure that the townspeople of Exeter, Rhode Island thought would work to save Mercy's brother from the illness.

Read more about Mercy Lena Brown:
smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878
smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-the-real-life-vampires-of-new-england-and-abroad-42639093
atlasobscura.com/places/grave-mercy-brown
history.com/news/the-last-american-vampire

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