THE BOURNE IDENTITY: The Strange True Story Hollywood Took the Name From | #COTU
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The episode explores the strange true story of Ansel Bourne, a preacher who disappeared and reappeared with no memory of how he got there, which inspired the name used in Hollywood.
Robert Ludlum didn’t make the name up. In 1887, a Rhode Island preacher named Ansel Bourne disappeared and woke up two months later in a Pennsylvania candy store, with no idea how he got there. EPISODE PAGE (includes sources and transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-bourneidentity/ LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here for Weird Darkness: https://pod.link/1078714736 . For Church of the Undead episodes specifically, you can find a list of apps here: https://pod.link/1651062114 . *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: May 24, 2026 Find us online at WeirdDarkness.com/Church
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