By Tim Binnall
Animal reincarnation, suspicions surrounding the death of Elvis Presley, and the UFO phenomenon were among the fascinating topics discussed this past week on Coast to Coast AM. And, here at the C2C website, we told you about a chick that miraculously survived being swallowed by a man who wasn't quite so lucky, a possible Bigfoot photo from Navajo Nation, and a highway phantom menacing motorists in Nebraska. Check out our round-up of highlights from the past week ... In Coast You Missed It.
UFOs were a hot topic of conversation this past week on Coast to Coast AM with several guests talking about the mysterious phenomenon. First, on Saturday night's program, Illinois State Director for MUFON (The Mutual UFO Network) Sam Maranto discussed his investigation into a 2004 mass sighting that occurred in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park. Then, on Sunday night's show, reporter Keith Thompson reflected on the government's response to UFO events, the complexities of the phenomenon, and the famed 1994 Ariel School incident in Zimbabwe. On Monday evening, ufologist Anthony Sanchez shared his thoughts on the recent Congressional hearings on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.
A particularly creepy story unfolded in Nebraska this past week as multiple motorists reported being offered help by the same mysterious man moments after they were in weird car accidents. Two separate couples, who happen to be friends, made the connection after they both encountered the proverbial highway phantom following mishaps involving a sizeable object that had been left in the middle of the road. Believing that the man may be behind the accidents, they alerted the police and local media. Chillingly, the TV station that reported on their story subsequently received an eerie phone call from the phantom wherein he pretended to be one of the people featured on the segment and asked that they stop covering the case.
Rather than dying from an overdose, could Elvis Presley have been murdered? Historian Steve Ubaney made the case for this intriguing scenario on Wednesday night's program noting that the beloved musician had two physicals before his passing wherein doctors found no significant issues with his health. As such, he argued that Presley died as a result of a murder plot that came about due to his manager, Colonel Parker, amassing an enormous gambling debt, which caused the pair to run afoul of the mob. Ubaney pointed to a conflicting pair of autopsy reports as evidence that the musician's death was far more nefarious than what is told in the rock history books.
This past week saw a fantastic photo of what some suspect is a Sasquatch clambering up a rocky cliff on the Navajo Nation. The intriguing image circulated on social media for several days before an individual claiming to be the nephew of the witness came forward with their account of the sighting. According to them, the woman spotted the Sasquatch after hearing a peculiar noise coming from a nearby canyon. Stunned and shaken by what she was seeing, the witness quickly snapped a photo and fled the scene. While some believe the anomaly in the picture is a genuine Bigfoot, others argue that the 'creature' may simply be a case of pareidolia at work.
The thin veil between the realm of the living and the other side was explored from a pair of unique perspectives this past week on Coast to Coast AM. On Tuesday night's program, beloved C2C fixture Dannion Brinkley revisited his incredible near-death experiences and the profound personal transformation that they spawned. Then, on Thursday evening, celebrated psychic Amelia Kinkade talked about animal reincarnation. Detailing how pets often return to their owners after crossing the proverbial rainbow bridge, she shared remarkable accounts of creatures communicating with their human companions from the hereafter.
By far the strangest story of the week came by way of India, where a man died after swallowing a live chick that miraculously managed to survive the unsettling ordeal. The curious case was uncovered when doctors were performing an autopsy on Anand Yadav, who had passed away from asphyxiation. Upon cutting into his neck, they were stunned to find the baby bird, which was no worse for wear from the experience. It was later learned that Yadav had swallowed the chick as part of a fertility ritual that had clearly gone wildly awry. As for the bird, it is uncertain what became of the animal, though one hopes it was reunited with its family having quite the tale to tell.
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