Tripping on Legends Episode 60…Curses and Kids in Arcadia

What do pennies, a gypsy curse, and an innocent man serving life in prison have to do with one of the most haunted towns in Florida?

It’s a tale of two families, two cemeteries, and two legends in Arcadia. Christopher Balzano revisits one of the original legend trips to Oak Ridge Cemetery to explore the legend of the Richardson children said to play among the headstones and run back and forth to nearby Goat Hill. He then connects them to another legend across town where the babies of Coker Cemetery are said to turn the luck of those who visit their abandoned and neglected places of rest.

Watch our recent discovery of the cemetery…

And see Deanna read to the children there…

…and listen to full episode of what happened when we got there

Listen to Episode 64…Mr. Coker Isn’t Here

Listen to our episode on Oak Ridge Cemetery to get warmed up and up to date on some of the oddness in the area:

And if you are the kind of person who loves paranormal evidence, the episode where we released the raw audio of Mary:

Check out Christopher Balzano’s books, including the newly released Haunted Ocala National Forest

Feel free to call our new phone number during our live shows to get involved, share a legend you’ve heard, or to just ask a question at (813) 418-6822.

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Twitter: @SpookyBalzano
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You can contact us with questions, comments, and your favorite legend or tidbit of folklore at spookytripping@gmail.com.

6 responses to “Tripping on Legends Episode 60…Curses and Kids in Arcadia”

  1. […] official records, no past, but a story that has been told the last fifty years in a town steeped in oddness and rich in haunted history…and sometimes the children can’t help but speak […]

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  2. […] detached from the world around it, but there is one thing that bonds them all together.  In Arcadia, Florida, even the slightest mystery can give birth to a story about a […]

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  3. […] legend of the Richardson children is too rich to ignore though.  In 1967, all seven of the Richardson children died a mysterious […]

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  4. […] Tripping on Legends Episode 60…Curses and Kids in Arcadia […]

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  5. […] Arcadia and walk back into Oak Ridge Cemetery with the Trippers.  This time, they focus on the Richardson Children, murdered in the 1960s and the games they play.  It’s a case of dark history, murder, and racial […]

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  6. […] Listen to Balzano discuss the details of the case. […]

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Explore the darker side of Fort Myers with Christopher Balzano during the dark on a hauntingly unforgettable walking tour with True Tours.

Check out Christopher Balzano’s books, including the newly released Haunted Southwest Florida.

Feel free to call our new phone number during our live shows to get involved, share a legend you’ve heard, or to just ask a question at (813) 418-6822.

Follow us at: 

www.facebook.com/trippingonlegends
Instagram: @SpookyTripping

You can contact us with questions, comments, and your favorite legend or tidbit of folklore at spookytripping@gmail.com.

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