Underworld (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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What happened in the farmhouse in December 2001?
Hey, Prime members, you can binge eight new episodes of the Mr. Ballin podcast one month early and all episodes ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music app today. On a Monday afternoon in December of 2001, a pair of police officers walked in the side door of a big old farmhouse in the woods in Loudoun County, Virginia. They had just received a frantic 911 call from a man who said he had found his neighbor horrifically injured on the kitchen floor. The police officers crept through the house, peering cautiously around corners in case the attacker was still in the house. But other than the sound of their footsteps creaking on the hardwood, the home was totally silent. When they made it to the kitchen, they stopped.
There, lying on his stomach, was the body of an older man, covered in blood. One of the officers stepped forward and knelt down to check the man's pulse, but it was obvious to both of them that he was dead. The officer was about to stand back up when something strange on the back of the man's neck caught his eye. Slowly, the officer reached out a hand and pulled down the collar of the man's shirt. When he saw what was there, he looked back at his partner with an expression of fear, because what he had just discovered could be a sign that there were devil-worshiping occultists prowling their rural community. But before we get into that story, if you're a fan of the Strange, Dark, and Mysterious delivered in story format, then you've come to the right podcast because that's all we do and we upload twice a week, once on Monday and once on Thursday.
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On the evening of December 8, 2001, 57-year-old Dr. Robert Schwartz stood in the kitchen of his farmhouse outside of Leesburg, Virginia, stirring strips of pork and vegetables in his frying pan. Robert could hear the rain beating against the windows, and the sound made him feel at peace. He had the heat cranked up, and he was wearing his most comfortable sweatpants. There was nowhere he would rather be on a rainy winter night than inside this home, which had been in his wife's family for generations. He checked the pork, which was almost done, and he reached for a single plate out of the cabinet. Robert used to love cooking, and until just a few years ago, he always made big portions to feed his family of five.
But his wife had died four years earlier from cancer, and her death had sent all three of their kids spiraling, especially their youngest, Clara, who was only 15 at the time. Clara was the one who actually found her mom on the morning she died, and she had fallen into a deep depression afterwards. robert had been worried he might never pull her out but recently clara seemed to have gotten into a really good groove she was 19 now and she had found a tight-knit group of friends who all loved renaissance fairs where people dress up like they're from medieval times clara had created a fantasy game called underworld and the kids all spent a lot of time playing it robert didn't really understand the game but he was thrilled that clara had finally discovered something to be passionate about
These days, Clara was away at college, along with her older sister, Michelle, and her older brother, Jesse. And Robert was proud of how he had pulled the kids through their mother's death. He felt like he had sent them out into the world as basically happy and capable people, which was a goal that had seemed very far away in the early period of their grief. He did miss them, though.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the farmhouse in December 2001?
0:00–4:51
2
Who was Dr. Robert Schwartz and what happened to him?
4:51–9:47
3
What unusual findings did the police discover at the crime scene?
9:47–14:08
4
Was there any evidence of a ritualistic murder?
14:08–17:50
5
What role did the teenagers play in the investigation?
17:50–23:08
6
How did the police respond to the murder investigation?
23:08–27:55
7
What were the implications of the murder on the community?
27:55–33:03
8
What other stories does Mr. Ballin cover in his podcast?
33:03–37:41