About this episode
The episode explores the mysterious case of The Phantom Barber who terrorized Pascagoula, Mississippi in 1942 by cutting the hair of sleeping children.
Today's True Weird Stuff - The Phantom Barber In the summer of 1942, paranoia gripped the town of Pascagoula, Mississippi. An unknown intruder began sneaking into homes at night, not to steal valuables, but to cut the hair of sleeping children. As the attacks escalated into violence, mass hysteria took hold. A shadowy figure called “The Phantom Barber” terrorized families, then suddenly vanished without a trace.
Topics covered
- paranoia
- urban legend
- crime
- mass hysteria
- history
Keywords
- Phantom Barber
- Pascagoula
- 1942
- mass hysteria
- urban legend
- crime
- hair cutting
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Pascagoula, Mississippi
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