CT_Cryptids

CT_Cryptids t1_j56qjdc wrote

The Downs Road Monster and the Charles Sanford murders are somewhat related because the murders happened near the southern end of Downs Road. There’s not a direct line, but Sanford may be how stories of the Downs Road Monster began.

The whole thing is a bizarre tale. Sanford definitely had a mental illness but he likely snapped because his uncle — no joke — was murdered by a cult in New Haven.

http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2013/03/murdered-by-maniac-guest-post-by-james.html?m=1

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CT_Cryptids t1_ivw9yvv wrote

We came across this story while researching the book. It’s not clear how they originally came here, though they may have been released purposely or accidentally from captivity. In either case, their nests and social structures have allowed them to adapt to the cold weather.

https://www.ctinsider.com/living/article/Did-you-know-about-Connecticut-s-Monk-Parakeets-16352275.php

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CT_Cryptids t1_it0469j wrote

1.) DO NOT go to Dudleytown. It is private property and patrolled even more vigilantly than usual this time of year. If you go there, you risk being arrested for trespass.

2.) The Dudleytown myth is just that — a myth. The story was made up by a would-be historian in 1926 and has been accepted as “fact” ever since.

The Cornwall Historical Society has an excellent write up HERE.

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