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Wednesday, April 6 • 8:00-9:00pmTracking ghosTs and chupacabras

with Benjamin RadfordJoin us as Brian Parsons hosts this show with Ben Rad-ford who is managing editor of Skeptical Inquirer science magazine and a Research Fellow with the non-profit educa-tional organization the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He has written hundreds of articles and six books on a wide variety of topics, including urban legends, the paranormal, critical thinking, and science literacy. He has also appeared on many documentaries. Join us as we see how to solve unexplained mysteries with a paranormal investigator from the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.

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April 20Should We Worry About 2012? with John Ventre.

April 13The Mayan Book of the People and the Native American-Paranormal Connection with Ron Slusher.

April 27Science was Wrong with Stanton Friedman.

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April 13The Mayan book of The people and The naTive aMerican-para-norMal connecTion wiTh ron slusherRon Slusher will discuss some of his research on the Mayan Popol Vuh or “Book of the People,” as well as the Native Americans of the southwest and their tales related to the paranormal and the Hollow Earth hypothesis.

April 20should we worry abouT 2012? wiTh John venTre.John Ventre will discuss the 2012 end times prophecy. As we get closer to the year many say is our last, we will take a look at many different aspects of it like various cultures and new age thoughts along with scientific facts. We will also discuss the fear aspect of the 2012 belief. John is the author of 12/21/2012 A Prophecy and MUFON’S State Director for Pennsylvania. He has covered many amazing cases over the years.

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April 27science was wrong wiTh sTanTon friedManParaNexus Consultant, author, and veteran ufologist Stanton Friedman returns to discuss his latest book, Science was Wrong, as well as an up-date on his trips to the UFO Congress and a recent conference in Saudi Arabia.

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parapedia feaTured arTicle: chupacabra Translated from Spanish to English as “goatsucker”, the Chupacabra is an animal first sighted in Hispanic America. This livestock-slaughtering crea-ture is said to be a combination features of a kangaroo, gargoyle, and the gray alien of abduction lore. It leaves its animal victims bloodless with punc-ture wounds similar to vampire marks.

Most cases describe the creature as 3-5 feet tall with a pronounced lower jaw, large red eyes, small nostrils, large round head, and a thin mouth with curved fangs. It has a rough black coat, with a row of spikes down its back, and, ac-cording to some witnesses, it can change its skin color at will. The creature

can run very fast and jump far as well as high. It hisses and screeches when startled, and is said to leave behind a sulfur smell. [1]

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Sightings

Hispanic cryptozoologist, Scott Corrales, claims that the first modern sightings began in 1974, how-ever, they even date back further to the Taino Indian tales of the Maboya. [2]

The first authoritative recorded sightings occurred in small villages in Puerto Rico. In September of 1995, small livestock were found devoid of blood in the villages of Morovis and Orocovis. A young college student saw it tear a part the family goat, and two fishermen claimed to have been chased by the creature. [3] Hundreds of sightings and over a thousand slain animals continued to be reported in Puerto Rico throughout the next year.

In 1996, Miami, Florida, two ranchers lost sixty-nine animals to such a creature, as witnessed by an elderly woman. In the same year, in Tucson, Arizona, authorities received two reports of a Chupac-abra in entering homes. [4]

From 2000 through 2007, Chupacabras were reported throughout Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, as far north as Maine, in St.John and the Dominican Republic, in Nicaragua and Columbia, and as far as the Philippines and Russia. In Texas, DNA tests later revealed that they were actually coyotes with a severe case of mange. [5]

Even though there is no historical proof of attacks on humans by this creature, in both Puerto Rico and Mexico today, local governments take them seriously. They worry about children in poorer areas being attacked. [6]

Theories

The International Society of Cryptozoology claims that Chupacabras folklore comprises mixed tradi-tions about several creatures. [7]

Some crypotozoologists believe that its origins can be related to UFO sightings. UFO researcher, Tito Armstrong and cryptozoologist, Scott Corales suggested that the Chupacabra is a wild alien pet left on Earth. [8]

Professor Juan Riviero of Puerto Rico claims that Rhesus monkeys, brought near the coast for experi-mental purposes, are responsible for the numerous livestock deaths, as they kill for sport. [9]

In Nicaragua, an alleged Chupacabras was killed when it attacked a herd. After close investigation by veterinarians, the creature looked like a combination of several species, leading to the theory of a NASA genetic experiment that went awry. Similar beliefs led Chilean cryptozoologists to claim that NASA was conducting genetic tests in the Chilean desert on mandrills, an animal similar to the ba-boon. [10]

references 1. Genzmer, Herbert and Ulrich Helenbrand. Mysteries of the World.UK: Paragon, 2007 2. Clark, Jerome and Loren Coleman. Cryptozoology A to Z. NY: Fireside, 1999 3. Budd, Deena West. The Weiser Field Guide to Cryptozoology. San Francisco: Weiser Books, 2010 4. Budd 5. Carey, Bjorn. “Oh, and that blood-sucking El Chupacabra? Not Real”, 3/22/2011, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42215060/ns/technology_and_science-science/ 6. Budd 7. Clark 8. Genzmer 9. Genzmer 10. Herman, Marc. “The History of El Chupacabra”, http://animal.discovery.com/tv/lost-tapes/chupa-cabra/history/index-05.html

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