MA BARKER: The Lake Weir Shootout Of 1935 And The Ghost Said To Haunt It

On January 16th, 1935, federal agents poured more than 1,500 rounds into a two-story house on Lake Weir in Ocklawaha, Florida, and when the shooting stopped, Fred Barker and his mother, Ma Barker, were dead inside, and visitors to the empty house say an old woman's cries still come from behind its bullet-riddled walls. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/MaBarker READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/jtk393c3 FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: The Lingering Ghost of “Ma” Barker haunts the shores of Lake Weir in Florida. *** Sex with ghosts… is it erotic or horrific? *** An axe-wielding maniac stalked the streets of the Big Easy, and the only way to avoid slaughter was to play jazz.  CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:01:11.112 = Show Open 00:02:21.878 = The Axman of New Orleans 00:11:56.246 = Ghost Sex: Erotic or Horrific *** 00:21:34.894 = The Lingering Ghost of Ma Barker *** 01:17:33.555 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “Ghost Sex: Erotic or Horrific” written by G. Michael Vasey: http://amzn.to/2FQGHTV “The Lingering Ghost of ‘Ma Barker”: https://tinyurl.com/y5pdb6rd “The Axman of New Orleans”: https://tinyurl.com/y46okmow(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.) WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: January 24, 2021 More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.