In this episode, we walk the line between tragic reality and bone-deep folklore. The Boy in the Box remains one of the most haunting cases in American criminal history—a child lost, nameless, and silent for decades. And from the winter-stricken North comes the legend of the Wendigo, a spirit of famine, greed, and insatiable hunger. Light a candle, pour your drink, and settle into the dark with us.
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Wikipedia — “Wendigo” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo
Britannica — “Wendigo” https://www.britannica.com/topic/wendigo
PMC / PubMed Central — Scholarly review of Wendigo psychosis https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10685673/
Brian Dillon — “Windigo” PDF (Algonquian literature) https://web.pdx.edu/~dillong/Windigo%20%28Dillon%29.pdf
Facing History — “More Than Monsters: The Deeper Significance of Wendigo Stories” https://www.facinghistory.org/ideas-week/more-monsters-deeper-significance-wendigo-stories