THE UNSOLVED MURDER AND HAUNTING OF THELMA TODD: Who Killed the Ice Cream Blonde?

A glamorous Hollywood starlet, a gangster’s threat, and a mysterious death in a garage — was Thelma Todd’s end an accident, or a murder buried by old Hollywood?

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IN THIS EPISODE: She was sexy, she was flirtatious… then she was dead. Who killed actress Thelma Todd, and why does her ghost still linger in Hollywood? (Death Of The Ice Cream Blonde) *** A woman has been haunted by a dark, cloaked and hooded entity for the past eighteen years. And it’s real – because her husband has seen it too. (Followed By A Hooded Entity) *** Gary Heidnik didn't just kidnap, torture, and murder women in the basement of his house of horrors — he got one of his victims to help. (Gary Heidnik: The Inspiration for Buffalo Bill)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:01:08.935 = Show Open
00:02:30.791 = Death Of The Ice Cream Blonde
00:31:10.669 = Followed By A Hooded Entity
00:35:56.453 = Gary Heidnik: The Inspiration For Buffalo Bill
00:46:44.872 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Death Of The Ice Cream Blonde” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2XkqRZA
“Followed By A Hooded Entity” by Chaos 92 at YourGhostStories.com: http://bit.ly/2UIJcme
“Gary Heidnik: The Inspiration for Buffalo Bill” by Mark Oliver for All That’s Interesting: http://bit.ly/2UIO2Qw
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Originally aired: June 2021

EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/ThelmaTodd