{"podcast":{"title":"AFTER DARK | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost, Supernatural & Mysterious Stories","slug":"after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219","podcast_index_feed_id":7209219,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/67a4a3c39c6f7f7f2876d90f","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/after-dark","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67a4a3c39c6f7f7f2876d90f/1778179373911-7d0ed19f-b6ae-4033-9101-d2f6491763a8.jpeg","author":"Sarah Powell","episode_count":123,"summary":"The Whispering Woods: After Dark was formerly known as Obscurata . It is still the place for the darker stories. The unsolved cases, strange disappearances, true crime, occult history, paranormal reports and unexplained events that don’t quite fit anywhere else. Each episode looks at the stories that linger after the lights go out. Some are rooted in crime. Some in folklore. Some in witness accounts, old reports, rumours, fear and the things people have never been able to fully explain. Different name. Same dark corners. Brought to you by the creators of The Whispering Woods . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T22:20:31.752420+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219"},"episode":{"title":"Dead Woman’s Ditch: Somerset’s Ancient Mystery, Murdered Women and Dark Folklore","slug":"dead-woman-s-ditch-somerset-s-ancient-mystery-murdered-women-and-dark-folklore","published_at":"2026-07-18T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219/dead-woman-s-ditch-somerset-s-ancient-mystery-murdered-women-and-dark-folklore","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219","url":"https://bio.link/twwp","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67a4a3c39c6f7f7f2876d90f/e/6a43e0656a72c54c8d035989/media.mp3","summary":"High on the Quantock Hills, Dead Woman’s Ditch carries a name older than the murders later tied to it. This episode follows the ancient earthwork, the story of Jane Walford, the 1988 discovery of Shirley Banks, and the shadow of John Cannan and Suzy Lamplugh. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Woman%27s_Ditch https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1008254 https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?resourceID=19191&uid=189513 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cannan https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2024-11-07/bristol-murderer-and-sex-offender-dies-in-jail-aged-70 https://www.suzylamplugh.org/suzys-story https://www.suzylamplugh.org/news/statement-on-john-cannans-death Daily Mirror, “At Last They’ve Found Shirley,” Tuesday 5 April 1988 Somerset County Herald, “The Land of Quantock,” Saturday 12 March 1938 Sarah xx \"Spacial Winds,\" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SURVEY https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/mDi5IVFf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"High on the Quantock Hills, Dead Woman’s Ditch carries a name older than the murders later tied to it. This episode follows the ancient earthwork, the sto…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1671,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219/episodes/dead-woman-s-ditch-somerset-s-ancient-mystery-murdered-women-and-dark-folklore/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219/dead-woman-s-ditch-somerset-s-ancient-mystery-murdered-women-and-dark-folklore.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}