Two Plagues And A Haunting

"This week Chelsea tells us of the island of Poveglia off the coast of Italy. You could say the wine is to die for. For sure on our list of haunted places to visit. Cristina Brings us info on the Oakville Jelly incident. Whatever the true case may be we are for sure in for a Jamming good time."

Presented by: Chelsea
Category: Ghost

Povelgia is an island off the coast of Italy. Over the years, it's had a varied group of inhabitants in it's long history, including an order of monks, supported by a noble called a doge, as well as military forts and later a customs station for imports.

In the late 1700s, it became a quarantine island for people suffering from the bubonic plague. In many cases, the people who were sent there didn't have the plague, but that's ok, because they always contracted the disease shortly after arrival. In served in this capacity until 1814.

In 1922, it was converted into a mental facility and would remain that way until 1968. In the 1930s, a doctor was rumored to perform lobotomies on patient and conduct "experiments" on them. He eventually fell from the old bell tower built by the monks. In some stories this was suicide, in others he was pushed by patients.

The island stands abandoned today and it's illegal to go there unless you go through channels. Fisherman avoid fishing too close to Povelgia for fear of ghosts, although the fact that they sometimes fish up human remains probably has more to do with it. Locals say they can hear the bell ringing at night and believe that it's the ghost of the doctor.

Takeaway: Don't torture people on me.

Presented by: Cristina
Category: Conspiracy

Oakville is a city in Washington. One night in August in 1994, it started raining. This is not a terribly unusual occurrence in Washington, except it was raining a clear, jellylike substance. It was linked to several illness over the following days, including the deaths of several pets. It was claimed they everyone in town came down with a flu that lasted for months.

Samples were taken and sent for testing. One test concluded that it was human white blood cells. Another concluded that it contained bacteria found in human digestive tracts. The "official" study reported that it was eukaryotic cells.

Several theories exist as to it's origin:


 * Jelly fish
 * Algae
 * Waste from a plane (such waste is required to be died blue)

The most popular theory is that it was some sort of biological weapon. Citizens of Oaksville reported seeing military craft in the area near-constantly at the time of the rain. There were bomb tests in the area at that time, but the military denies knowledge of the jelly. People who support this theory are undecided whether it was a deliberate test on U.S. citizens or if was a covered up accident.

Takeaway: Take more samples.

Trivia

 * Patreon Skit: Stagecoach robbery.