Strange Shapes: The Abduction of Lee Parrish- Our Weird Kentucky Home #4

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious abduction of Lee Parrish in Kentucky by sentient shapes in 1977.

"Forty-nine years ago this morning there was ‘quite a bit of snow on the ground’ but the roads and skies were clear near Prospect, Kentucky, as Lee Parrish started home from his girlfriend Kathy Johnson’s house. A trip that usually took him no longer than a cigarette and couple songs on the radio of his 1970 Jeepster, would this time cost Lee forty-five terrifying minutes, and a detour into somewhere wholly beyond all of our known understanding. Though visitations from the otherworldly could be considered commonplace in the Commonwealth, the taking of Lee Parish in the early hours of January 27th, 1977, by a trio of sentient ‘shapes,’ stands out as something altogether stranger than many of the myriad of reported ethereal encounters around the state." Audio support for this episode was provided by Truckstop Dave. Shownotes: -1977, January 26: Slabs and Blocks - Abduction by Machine Like Beings -Truckstop Dave on Jamendo -Ransom Letter Publishing Substack -Ransom Letter Publishing Youtube Channel

Topics covered

• abduction
• otherworldly encounters
• Kentucky folklore
• sentient shapes
• 1977 incident

Keywords

• abduction
• Lee Parrish
• Kentucky
• otherworldly
• sentient shapes
• 1977
• folklore

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Truckstop Dave, Ransom Letter Publishing

Places: Prospect, Kentucky

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