Jersey Devil. Part man. Part devil. All Jersey. All cryptid.

Show Notes

In 1735, legend says that Mother Leeds gave birth to a monster that has haunted the state of New Jersey ever since.  But where is the truth behind the monster? Was there a Jersey Devil or was it all superstition and trickery?

References

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Regal, Brian. “The Jersey Devil: The Real Story,” (Nov/Dec 2013). Skeptical Inquirer Vol. 37 No. 6, Center for Inquiry: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2013/11/the-jersey-devil-the-real-story/

Dunning, Brian. “The Jersey Devil,” (1 Nov 2011). Skeptoid with Brian Dunning, Podcast, Ep. 282, Skeptoid Media: https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4282

No author. “Lenape/Delaware Indian Legends and Stories,” (2015). Native Languages of the Americas: http://www.native-languages.org/lenape-legends.htm

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Mullane, JD. “MULLANE: Confusing the Jersey Devil with Bigfoot,” (14 March 2018). Burlington County Times, Gannett Co.: https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20180314/mullane-confusing-jersey-devil-with-bigfoot

Regal, Brian and Frank J. Esposito. “The Secret History of the Jersey Devil,” John Hopkins University Press, 2018.

No author. “Think Leeds Devil Runs Over New Jersey,” (21 Jan 1909). York Dispatch.

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No author. “The Jersey Devil,” (18 Jan 1733). The Pennsylvania Gazette.

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Researched & written by Kim Douthit 

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