Trick or Treat Cult Babes. This week is a list episode where we’re discussing a few real-life instances of a decades old Halloween urban legend we all heard about as kids, from razor blades in apples to drug-filled chocolate bars. 

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/224529457/?terms=James%20Joseph%20Smith%20needles%20halloween&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/703006440/?terms=William%20shyne&match=1

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12914/brief-history-sick-people-tampering-halloween-candy

https://www.history.com/news/how-americans-became-convinced-their-halloween-candy-was-poisoned

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-equation/201510/the-men-who-murdered-halloween

https://www.salon.com/2013/10/29/trick_or_treating_nightmares_are_urban_legends/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/332022401/?terms=William%20Shyne%20Fremont&match=1

https://www.vice.com/en/article/8ge87v/halloween-killer-ronald-clark-o-bryan-candy-man

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