Holiday Re-Release: The Freeze

12/27/22 • 24 min

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One Strange Thing: Paranormal & True-Weird Mysteries

On one frigid December night in 1980, a stranded Minnesotan named Jean Hilliard earned a title no one would ever want: the Frozen Girl.

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John Enger, “Frozen. Thawed. Not Dead. . .” MPR News, 2018.

Ryan Bakken, “She Froze at 22. . .” Wichita Morning Eage, 1980

N/A, AP, “Dakota Teenager Recovers. . . “ New York Times, 1980.

N/A, AP, “Physicians Say Frozen. . “ Herald-Journal, 1980.

N/A, AP, “Follow Up,” Akron Beacon Journal, 1981.

N/A, AP, “Human Ice Cube,” St. Cloud Times, 1995.

Phyllis Battelle, “Cold Facts About. . . “ Tyler Morning Telegraph, 1982

Joyce Walker Jones, “She Was Frozen. . .” Detroit Free Press, 1980.

The American Legion

On one frigid December night in 1980, a stranded Minnesotan named Jean Hilliard earned a title no one would ever want: the Frozen Girl.

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RECEIVE 65% OFF YOUR FIRST MONTH OF MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND CARE COUNSELING AT CEREBRAL.COM/STRANGE

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Engineered, Edited, Scored, and Produced by Maura Currie

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John Enger, “Frozen. Thawed. Not Dead. . .” MPR News, 2018.

Ryan Bakken, “She Froze at 22. . .” Wichita Morning Eage, 1980

N/A, AP, “Dakota Teenager Recovers. . . “ New York Times, 1980.

N/A, AP, “Physicians Say Frozen. . “ Herald-Journal, 1980.

N/A, AP, “Follow Up,” Akron Beacon Journal, 1981.

N/A, AP, “Human Ice Cube,” St. Cloud Times, 1995.

Phyllis Battelle, “Cold Facts About. . . “ Tyler Morning Telegraph, 1982

Joyce Walker Jones, “She Was Frozen. . .” Detroit Free Press, 1980.

The American Legion

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Special: The Elves

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As a little holiday treat, we wanted to share one of our favorite episodes with you again — ad free — to enjoy this weekend.

Arizona might not seem like the typical setting for holiday magic, but for decades, some mysterious local “elves” have turned a spherical, scrubby-looking desert juniper out on I-17 into what has to have been one of America’s more unlikely Christmas spectacles; but who are they, and why are they so determined to light up the lonely landscape?

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Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton

Researched by Bryan Worters and Laurah Norton

Engineered, Scored, Script-Edited, and Produced by Maura Currie

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N/A, “Mystery Surrounds Tree. . .” ADOT, 2011.

AZ FAMILY NEWS STAFF, “Santa’s Helpers Decorate. . .” AZ FAMILY, 2018.

KNPX STAFF, “The Mystery of the. . .” 12 News, 2016.

“Cordes Junction, Arizona: Mystery Christmas Tree.” Roadside America.

Audrey Jensen, “Famous Tree on I-17. . .” The Arizona Republic, 2020.

N/A, AP, “Decorated Juniper a Mystery,” The Tucson Press, 1995.

Leolinda Bowers, “Northern Arizona Highway. . .” Active Rain, 2009.

Dennis Wagner, “The Humble Tree. . .” The Arizona Republic, 2011.

The Prescott Times, Facebook, 2020.

Rebecca Thomas, “Decorator of I-17. . .” CBS-5, 2013.

Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez, “Did You Know: The I-17. . . “ KJZZ, 2013.

Laurie Merrill, “VIDEO: Arizona’s Official Balladeer. . .” ADOT, 2019.

Andrew Oxford, “Famous Tree on I-17 Hurt. . .” The Arizona Republic, 2019.

Dollan Ellis, “What History Has Taught Us,” Trust West Magazine, 2019.

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The Artifacts

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Throughout the history of conventional archeology, artifacts have been found that seem to defy what we know about what we know. Did the Maine Penny, the Shroud of Turin, and the Antikythera Mechanism simply evade our previous understandings of what ancient societies were doing, and where, and when — or is there a case to be made for otherworldly intervention?

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Hosted by Laurah Norton

Researched by Michaela Morrill and Maura Currie

Written and Produced by Maura Currie

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