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150. Terrifying True Urban Legends: Cropsey and The Missing Children

06.11.2025
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Today, I want to tell you about a horrifying urban legend that haunted a community nearby the ruins of the abandoned Willowbrook State School in Staten Island for decades. Eventually, children started really disappearing from this community, so let's explore the real story behind the urban legend....

TW: Child Abuse, Child Death

Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/willowbrookstateschool

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