WEBVTT 1 00:00:14.919 --> 00:00:19.920 Ladies and gentlemen, and of course theyse and them's welcome 2 00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:26.719 to Halloween Week with Wicked and Grim. My name is 3 00:00:26.879 --> 00:00:31.120 Jacko and I will be your master of ceremonies for 4 00:00:31.239 --> 00:00:38.640 the next seven days through the exploration of paranormal, the weird, 5 00:00:39.000 --> 00:00:47.399 the murderous, the wicked and Grim. Now to introduce your hosts, 6 00:00:48.320 --> 00:00:50.119 Ben and Nicole. 7 00:00:54.520 --> 00:00:56.200 Well, well, well. 8 00:00:56.200 --> 00:00:59.280 What's up, guys think thank you for that intro, Jacko. 9 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:03.600 Welcome Jacko. That was quite the introduction. Now I feel 10 00:01:03.679 --> 00:01:06.920 like I'm little because like I can't do that ship. 11 00:01:07.120 --> 00:01:08.760 You can't give it a try, give it a try. 12 00:01:08.879 --> 00:01:14.000 Oh goodness, we're not going there. Maybe on another episode. Practice. 13 00:01:14.239 --> 00:01:17.200 No, Jacko, you're the ship MANI the bomb. 14 00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:18.439 We should just leave it to Jacko. 15 00:01:18.719 --> 00:01:21.400 No ship, he should just he should be Wicked and Grim. 16 00:01:21.400 --> 00:01:23.359 I don't know if you guys can hear it, but 17 00:01:23.439 --> 00:01:25.959 it's raining, it's pooring, and we got like a little 18 00:01:25.959 --> 00:01:28.040 tin roof in our little studio here, so it's uh, 19 00:01:28.120 --> 00:01:30.040 you might be picking that up, but it just adds 20 00:01:30.079 --> 00:01:33.599 to the vibe of Halloween Week. You guys, welcome. 21 00:01:33.920 --> 00:01:36.400 Yes, this is epic, this is exciting. 22 00:01:36.680 --> 00:01:37.959 We got so much lined up for you. 23 00:01:37.959 --> 00:01:40.000 Guys in days of awesomeness. 24 00:01:39.439 --> 00:01:42.519 Seven days of epic, Wicked and Grim. 25 00:01:42.400 --> 00:01:44.599 To celebrate the best of holidays. 26 00:01:44.920 --> 00:01:47.519 Yes, is it a holiday. It fucking should be. It 27 00:01:47.519 --> 00:01:51.439 should be like three yeah, for sure. But we got 28 00:01:51.439 --> 00:01:52.799 to start with thanking our patrens. 29 00:01:52.840 --> 00:01:54.040 We have so much. 30 00:01:54.319 --> 00:01:57.480 You guys are absolutely freaking incredible. As of this moment, 31 00:01:57.519 --> 00:02:00.120 we are at forty two patrons. 32 00:01:59.519 --> 00:02:01.439 Like, who are we? That is amazing? 33 00:02:01.560 --> 00:02:03.040 No kidding. I think a lot of them signed up 34 00:02:03.079 --> 00:02:05.079 as soon as we announced the Drunk, Wicked and Grim. Yeah, 35 00:02:05.280 --> 00:02:06.159 like we want to see that shit. 36 00:02:06.319 --> 00:02:08.759 We recorded Drunk, Wicked and Grim last night. Yeah, it 37 00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:09.639 was a wild ride. 38 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:11.000 Yeah, for sure, there will be. 39 00:02:11.599 --> 00:02:14.439 We didn't hold back. We actually were like drunk. 40 00:02:14.879 --> 00:02:17.240 Yes, so we are sorry to our patrons who are 41 00:02:17.240 --> 00:02:20.439 going to watch that. It is video. It is video, 42 00:02:20.520 --> 00:02:22.360 but we will also put it up an audio form 43 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:24.680 on our patron our Patreon platforms. If we want to 44 00:02:24.680 --> 00:02:26.719 go check it out, sign up. It'll be up there 45 00:02:26.719 --> 00:02:27.800 in the next few days. 46 00:02:27.919 --> 00:02:30.120 Yeah, so it's definitely worth check it out. 47 00:02:30.199 --> 00:02:31.439 Okay, let's shot up those patrons. 48 00:02:31.479 --> 00:02:34.159 Oh my goodness. Okay, so I'm gonna fly at this here, 49 00:02:34.319 --> 00:02:36.159 you got this. I'm not wearing my glasses, So this 50 00:02:36.240 --> 00:02:36.800 is kind of fun. 51 00:02:37.240 --> 00:02:38.439 I got you back to some kids. 52 00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:44.960 We have Riley, mal Whitney, Roman, Lisa M. Snyder. Pretty 53 00:02:44.960 --> 00:02:45.960 sure that's how you'd say her. 54 00:02:45.919 --> 00:02:46.800 Name, Schneider. 55 00:02:46.840 --> 00:02:54.719 I think Snyder anyway, Awesome, Emily Leech, Michelle Bachman. 56 00:02:54.479 --> 00:02:57.639 Bachman, Buchanon, you can't canon. 57 00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:01.240 Okay, this is just wicked and I'm so sorry. We 58 00:03:01.240 --> 00:03:10.360 should have practiced. Stephanie Harris, Ramel Sales, Hayley Edwards, Marley Harper, 59 00:03:11.560 --> 00:03:24.120 Michelle Bischard, Heather Shroop, Ashley Melissa Sargent. Sorry there's a 60 00:03:24.120 --> 00:03:28.199 little bit of emphasis because she's actually our friend. Riley 61 00:03:28.479 --> 00:03:39.439 cross White, Raquel low Zano, Crystal Lamb, Tiffany Martin, Celia 62 00:03:39.960 --> 00:03:47.560 Meglia Oh I think I actually really and Cassie Stanley. 63 00:03:47.719 --> 00:03:49.159 You guys are incredible, thank you. 64 00:03:49.280 --> 00:03:52.439 Oh my goodness. Sorry for butchering names, but you're all awesome, 65 00:03:52.560 --> 00:03:55.599 and we just we honestly, we're going to showed out 66 00:03:55.639 --> 00:03:58.639 our patreons this episode, but we're not going to show 67 00:03:58.759 --> 00:04:01.560 any new ones until well, like we go back to 68 00:04:01.560 --> 00:04:04.800 our normal programming or maybe maybe on Sunday or something. 69 00:04:04.919 --> 00:04:06.400 Yeah, but we're not going to do it. Every day, 70 00:04:06.479 --> 00:04:08.479 not every day this Halloween week. Once we're back to 71 00:04:08.479 --> 00:04:11.120 a regular schedule or something like that, we'll do it. 72 00:04:11.080 --> 00:04:13.360 Again, but you will be recognized. It just might not 73 00:04:13.479 --> 00:04:14.120 be every. 74 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:16.079 Day, might not be immediately this week. 75 00:04:17.160 --> 00:04:19.600 Something else is super duper fun. As we did our 76 00:04:19.959 --> 00:04:21.839 pumpkin head photo shoot. 77 00:04:21.920 --> 00:04:25.879 Ye, that was epic. It was super cool, and we're 78 00:04:25.879 --> 00:04:27.600 going to be putting some some of those photos up 79 00:04:27.600 --> 00:04:29.839 on Instagram and Facebook to come in the next few 80 00:04:29.920 --> 00:04:32.399 days as well, So watch out for that shit. 81 00:04:32.560 --> 00:04:34.560 Yeah, we have so much cool stuff going on. I'm 82 00:04:34.560 --> 00:04:35.120 really pumped. 83 00:04:35.160 --> 00:04:38.199 It's going to be epic. Yes, speaking of epic, what 84 00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:41.399 are we doing? I get to talk about an epic case, 85 00:04:41.480 --> 00:04:44.600 not even a case, but a story that I said 86 00:04:44.600 --> 00:04:46.000 that I was going to be doing for like a 87 00:04:46.040 --> 00:04:49.040 month now and since the creation of Wicked and Graham, 88 00:04:49.079 --> 00:04:52.720 I wanted to talk about this. This is Robert the Doll. 89 00:04:53.079 --> 00:04:55.480 Oh yeah, you've mentioned this so many times. 90 00:04:55.639 --> 00:05:00.480 Robert the Doll is who. It's a crazy story. There's 91 00:05:00.560 --> 00:05:04.279 there's not like there's anything one big thing about it. 92 00:05:04.279 --> 00:05:06.680 It's just like a lot of like holy shit, little things. 93 00:05:06.959 --> 00:05:08.519 So what a good way to kick it off? 94 00:05:09.000 --> 00:05:09.240 Yes? 95 00:05:09.560 --> 00:05:10.079 I like it? 96 00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:12.439 So if you are ready, let's dive in. 97 00:05:12.680 --> 00:05:14.519 I'm freaking ready to Robert the Doll. 98 00:05:15.519 --> 00:05:19.399 All right. So Robert the Doll is literally world renown, 99 00:05:19.639 --> 00:05:23.360 just so you know, he is known as the world's 100 00:05:23.639 --> 00:05:25.759 most haunted doll. 101 00:05:26.680 --> 00:05:29.199 That's quite the title, right, wow. 102 00:05:29.040 --> 00:05:32.639 Like good luck, good luck that no shit? 103 00:05:34.439 --> 00:05:34.720 Okay. 104 00:05:34.759 --> 00:05:37.639 So he's like he's like this childlike figure. He stands 105 00:05:37.639 --> 00:05:39.839 about forty inches tall, and he's dressed in like an 106 00:05:39.879 --> 00:05:42.519 old timey sailor's outfit, like you know, the ones with 107 00:05:42.600 --> 00:05:44.680 like a little like it's all white and the little 108 00:05:44.680 --> 00:05:47.240 sailor hat, like little blue lines and everything. Yeah, totally 109 00:05:47.279 --> 00:05:52.240 wearing that the sailor's outfit, which was totally not supplied 110 00:05:52.279 --> 00:05:55.879 by the company that made him. Actually it was probably 111 00:05:55.879 --> 00:05:58.560 an outfit that was actually worn by his child's owner. 112 00:05:59.439 --> 00:06:01.759 Oh, by his child owners. There we go. 113 00:06:02.839 --> 00:06:06.639 So, yeah, he's actually he's stuffed with wool and wood chips, 114 00:06:07.120 --> 00:06:10.480 and his eyes are small, beady and black, and they 115 00:06:10.519 --> 00:06:15.000 stare blankly into the direction of whichever way he ends 116 00:06:15.040 --> 00:06:15.839 up happened to be facing. 117 00:06:15.959 --> 00:06:17.839 That's creepy. I don't know why, just how you said 118 00:06:17.839 --> 00:06:18.959 that kind of grewped me out. 119 00:06:19.879 --> 00:06:23.839 Well, I mean, he's fucking creepy. So in his hands 120 00:06:24.240 --> 00:06:26.839 is a small toy of his own, a toy dog 121 00:06:27.519 --> 00:06:31.120 that seems really happy to be in his owner's lap, 122 00:06:31.160 --> 00:06:33.040 with its oversized tongue hanging out. 123 00:06:33.319 --> 00:06:33.720 Aw. 124 00:06:34.199 --> 00:06:37.120 Robert's face is covered with nicks and scars that show 125 00:06:37.199 --> 00:06:40.600 the age of the fabric skin on his face, and 126 00:06:40.680 --> 00:06:44.319 the time that Robert has seen gaining all these scars 127 00:06:45.279 --> 00:06:48.199 has been one hundred and seventeen years. 128 00:06:48.480 --> 00:06:50.519 Ooh the things he has seen. 129 00:06:51.000 --> 00:06:53.480 Robert is one hundred and seventeen years old. 130 00:06:53.800 --> 00:06:56.879 Wow. Yes, that's actually a pretty long life for it, 131 00:06:56.959 --> 00:06:59.639 all right, Like really, yes, So. 132 00:06:59.600 --> 00:07:03.040 We're going all the way back to nineteen o six here, Okay, 133 00:07:04.040 --> 00:07:06.319 So Robert was the property of a young boy by 134 00:07:06.319 --> 00:07:10.360 the name of Robert Eugene Auto, an eccentric artist later 135 00:07:10.720 --> 00:07:14.079 in his life and a member of a prominent Key 136 00:07:14.079 --> 00:07:18.240 West family. So yes, Robert, the doll and his owner 137 00:07:18.319 --> 00:07:22.439 shared the name Robert. However, the young boy whose name 138 00:07:22.519 --> 00:07:26.519 was Robert, he decided to give his name to his 139 00:07:26.680 --> 00:07:30.079 new found friend and decided he would go by his 140 00:07:30.240 --> 00:07:34.000 middle name instead, Eugene, So he began to go by 141 00:07:34.040 --> 00:07:38.439 the name Gene. Wow. His doll took his first name 142 00:07:38.600 --> 00:07:43.120 and became Robert. Interesting that in its own is kind 143 00:07:43.120 --> 00:07:43.920 of fucking creepy. 144 00:07:45.560 --> 00:07:47.000 So how old was this kid? 145 00:07:47.800 --> 00:07:52.360 I don't know how old he was when he got Robert, 146 00:07:53.120 --> 00:07:54.360 but he would have been fairly. 147 00:07:54.120 --> 00:07:57.879 Young, because it's interesting that he would just change his 148 00:07:58.000 --> 00:08:01.439 name like that, Yes, as a kid, Yes, okay, because 149 00:08:01.439 --> 00:08:02.720 I find that very interesting. 150 00:08:02.879 --> 00:08:05.480 I find it really fucking weird. Yeah, creepy, like super 151 00:08:05.480 --> 00:08:09.160 creepy to me. That's one of the creepiest things about 152 00:08:09.160 --> 00:08:13.120 this case, as if best child willingly gave up his 153 00:08:13.240 --> 00:08:16.160 first name for his doll for his doll and went 154 00:08:16.199 --> 00:08:17.319 by his middle name instead. 155 00:08:17.519 --> 00:08:19.800 Pretty creepy, Pretty creepy. 156 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:24.040 So Robert was purchased by Jean's grandfather while he was 157 00:08:24.040 --> 00:08:27.319 on a trip to Germany in nineteen oh four, and 158 00:08:27.360 --> 00:08:29.839 he was given to young Jean as a birthday gift. 159 00:08:30.519 --> 00:08:34.399 The doll was reportedly manufactured by the Stef Company of Germany. 160 00:08:34.919 --> 00:08:36.200 Now we're going to go back into a little bit 161 00:08:36.240 --> 00:08:39.320 of history here. The Stef Company is a German based 162 00:08:39.399 --> 00:08:43.679 plush toy company which was founded in eighteen eighty by 163 00:08:43.720 --> 00:08:49.360 Marguerite step a steamstress. And then hold on what I 164 00:08:49.399 --> 00:08:54.360 have here. That sentence doesn't make sense, Okay, the seamstress. 165 00:08:54.399 --> 00:08:56.480 There we go, that's what I just said. The seamstress 166 00:08:56.480 --> 00:08:59.480 and her newfound company became the oldest and most famous 167 00:08:59.519 --> 00:09:04.039 Teddy Bear soft toy manufacturer in the fucking world. 168 00:09:04.639 --> 00:09:07.840 Interesting, Just an fy i there, that's cool. 169 00:09:08.279 --> 00:09:11.840 When Marguerite step was just eighteen months old, she contracted 170 00:09:11.879 --> 00:09:14.120 polio and would spend the rest of her life in 171 00:09:14.159 --> 00:09:19.519 a wheelchair, you know, sewing and clearly building toys. 172 00:09:19.679 --> 00:09:22.679 But that's that's really cool though, that she still like 173 00:09:23.320 --> 00:09:26.279 went and built this like empire, right. 174 00:09:26.639 --> 00:09:29.399 And I'm sure there's a whole quack load of stuff 175 00:09:29.440 --> 00:09:32.799 on her story, but that's a whole other story. So 176 00:09:33.000 --> 00:09:36.279 Robert was most likely never intended to be sold as 177 00:09:36.320 --> 00:09:40.399 a toy at all. In fact, according to a Stiff historian, 178 00:09:41.559 --> 00:09:44.519 they told a museum that now holds Robert that he 179 00:09:44.600 --> 00:09:49.519 was probably part of a set fabricated for window displays 180 00:09:49.559 --> 00:09:55.240 for like clowns or gestures, which is perfect because Robert 181 00:09:55.440 --> 00:10:00.879 has a personality that is something quite similar and all 182 00:10:00.919 --> 00:10:01.480 on its own. 183 00:10:02.279 --> 00:10:04.399 Huh. Give me the shivers. 184 00:10:05.240 --> 00:10:07.960 Yeah, this whole fucking case gives me the shivers. Like 185 00:10:07.960 --> 00:10:10.600 I say, there's nothing like grandiose about it, but it's 186 00:10:10.679 --> 00:10:12.360 just all this little fucking shit. 187 00:10:12.919 --> 00:10:13.600 That adds up. 188 00:10:13.840 --> 00:10:18.360 Yes. Yeah, So Gene always treated Robert special, in fact, 189 00:10:18.399 --> 00:10:22.720 so much so that Gen Robert wasn't a doll to Gene. 190 00:10:24.039 --> 00:10:26.480 Gene always talked about Robert as if you were a person, 191 00:10:26.759 --> 00:10:29.639 as if you were alive. The story goes that Gene 192 00:10:29.679 --> 00:10:33.399 would frequently blame things and mishaps on Robert quote unquote, 193 00:10:33.840 --> 00:10:39.320 Robert did it. It's Robert's fault. Huh. He would say 194 00:10:40.159 --> 00:10:42.279 all this to the adults, and they would just kind 195 00:10:42.279 --> 00:10:44.159 of laugh and brush it off as if it were 196 00:10:44.240 --> 00:10:45.120 just child's play. 197 00:10:47.200 --> 00:10:53.159 Oh my goodness. Okay, that's so interesting. Yeah, okay, I'm 198 00:10:53.159 --> 00:10:56.960 just really thinking that through. And okay, I mean, okay, 199 00:10:57.320 --> 00:10:59.159 it's a kid. I can kind of see it. I 200 00:10:59.200 --> 00:11:02.679 can kind of see it. That's not terrible. You can 201 00:11:02.759 --> 00:11:03.080 keep going. 202 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:05.360 It's not terrible. But again, once you add up. 203 00:11:05.240 --> 00:11:07.639 All those little things, it's just like another tick. That's 204 00:11:07.679 --> 00:11:09.720 a little odd. Yeah. 205 00:11:09.759 --> 00:11:12.519 So Jane eventually went on to become a prominent artist 206 00:11:12.519 --> 00:11:15.559 in his adult years. As I said earlier, he often 207 00:11:15.679 --> 00:11:18.279 escaped to the turret suite in his house, where the 208 00:11:18.360 --> 00:11:22.519 light was much better for painting. Okay, Ever, present was 209 00:11:22.559 --> 00:11:26.759 his doll and best friend, Robert. Robert spent his days 210 00:11:26.759 --> 00:11:30.000 propped up against the southwest window in the turret suite 211 00:11:30.120 --> 00:11:31.000 while Jane painted. 212 00:11:32.039 --> 00:11:33.679 And sorry, is he still a child or not? 213 00:11:33.879 --> 00:11:34.840 No, he's an adult now. 214 00:11:34.960 --> 00:11:37.200 He's an Okay, I thought you said he was an adult, 215 00:11:37.200 --> 00:11:38.240 but no, he's. 216 00:11:38.120 --> 00:11:42.279 All grown up. But Robert's still by his side. Another 217 00:11:42.320 --> 00:11:42.879 little tape. 218 00:11:42.960 --> 00:11:45.399 Yeah, oh my gosh. Okay, it's not super weird because, like, 219 00:11:45.440 --> 00:11:47.399 I still have toys from when I was a kid, 220 00:11:47.639 --> 00:11:50.480 but they're literally tucked away in like a keepsake bin. 221 00:11:50.559 --> 00:11:51.440 I don't have them. 222 00:11:52.000 --> 00:11:54.679 There's nothing weird of an adult having a toy or 223 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:57.120 a keepsake. I've got some action figures, I've got some 224 00:11:57.159 --> 00:11:57.960 collectibles and stuff. 225 00:11:58.919 --> 00:12:01.480 I guess at that age to keep carrying it around 226 00:12:01.480 --> 00:12:02.440 with you. 227 00:12:02.480 --> 00:12:05.720 Maybe I don't know, even to each their own. But 228 00:12:05.799 --> 00:12:08.919 it's just on its own, it's not weird, but maybe 229 00:12:08.919 --> 00:12:12.200 compiled with all these other little things, it's kind of 230 00:12:12.240 --> 00:12:15.559 fucking weird. Yeah, it's just odd. It's creepy. I went 231 00:12:15.639 --> 00:12:16.600 compiled with everything. 232 00:12:16.679 --> 00:12:18.720 If they were dating, I'm not sure if the person 233 00:12:18.720 --> 00:12:20.799 they were dating would think that's super cool. Well, he 234 00:12:20.919 --> 00:12:26.200 was married, oh, and still had this little doll yes, Okay. 235 00:12:26.320 --> 00:12:28.240 So if I had this little doll and you were 236 00:12:28.240 --> 00:12:30.480 like wanting to marry me or like inter would you 237 00:12:30.519 --> 00:12:32.200 not think that was a bit odd If I was like, okay, 238 00:12:32.240 --> 00:12:34.639 like I have to bring this, Yes, I feel like 239 00:12:34.679 --> 00:12:35.360 I even did that. 240 00:12:35.399 --> 00:12:42.000 Maybe probably, I don't know. Anyways, Jane actually designed the 241 00:12:42.000 --> 00:12:46.480 gallery at forest Fort East Martello Museum and had plans 242 00:12:46.519 --> 00:12:49.759 to make it his own home museum through what never 243 00:12:49.799 --> 00:12:54.039 did happen, though, his home went on to become known 244 00:12:54.120 --> 00:12:57.320 as the Artist's House, and stories of the doll's strange 245 00:12:57.360 --> 00:13:03.799 behavior became popular and spread. Of the strange events surrounding Robert, So, 246 00:13:04.080 --> 00:13:07.440 stories do go that school children would be walking by 247 00:13:07.639 --> 00:13:10.240 as Robert was up painting and the turret suite and 248 00:13:11.919 --> 00:13:16.919 sorry Gene was painting, and er Robert was in the 249 00:13:16.960 --> 00:13:20.480 window was painting, and as they walk by, they were 250 00:13:20.519 --> 00:13:23.360 report seeing Robert move from one side of the window 251 00:13:23.639 --> 00:13:24.240 to the other. 252 00:13:26.120 --> 00:13:26.399 Okay. 253 00:13:26.960 --> 00:13:30.480 Other visitors to the house would describe how Robert's face 254 00:13:31.519 --> 00:13:35.159 and his expression would change according to the conversation in 255 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:35.600 the room. 256 00:13:36.200 --> 00:13:36.559 Okay. 257 00:13:37.840 --> 00:13:40.720 Reports of Robert have been said to have moved from 258 00:13:40.759 --> 00:13:44.440 one side of the room to another when people's backs 259 00:13:44.440 --> 00:13:44.879 were turned. 260 00:13:45.080 --> 00:13:47.039 Oh, gosh, that's some creepy ship. 261 00:13:47.039 --> 00:13:49.679 And the sound of giggling in the room have been 262 00:13:49.720 --> 00:13:57.200 made year after year when Robert is present. You good, Yeah, 263 00:13:57.240 --> 00:13:57.679 I'm good. 264 00:13:58.039 --> 00:14:01.360 It's like toy story ish, but like not not as fun, 265 00:14:01.759 --> 00:14:02.679 not near as fun. 266 00:14:04.159 --> 00:14:08.000 So after Jean's death in nineteen seventy four, a woman 267 00:14:08.039 --> 00:14:10.799 by the name of Myrtle Ruder. I really hope I 268 00:14:10.840 --> 00:14:13.679 said that, right, really hope. Wake it a gram. We 269 00:14:13.799 --> 00:14:15.600 fucked it up all the time. What am I gonna do? 270 00:14:16.519 --> 00:14:19.000 He would just own it nineteen seventy four. Would he 271 00:14:19.360 --> 00:14:23.559 have been like older? Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay, because he 272 00:14:23.600 --> 00:14:26.000 was born like the early nineteen hundreds. 273 00:14:25.720 --> 00:14:28.039 Yes, okay, I'm assuming he probably would have been around 274 00:14:28.039 --> 00:14:29.480 the age of like four or five or six when 275 00:14:29.519 --> 00:14:31.799 he got Robert. He got Robert somewhere in the vicinity 276 00:14:31.840 --> 00:14:32.840 of like nineteen oh five. 277 00:14:33.159 --> 00:14:34.320 Yeah, okay, okay. 278 00:14:36.440 --> 00:14:39.039 So in the death of Jane in nineteen seventy four, 279 00:14:39.120 --> 00:14:41.440 a woman by the name of Myrtle Ruder purchased There 280 00:14:41.440 --> 00:14:44.759 we Go, purchased Eugene's home, and she became Robert's new 281 00:14:44.799 --> 00:14:47.399 companion as she inherited Robert with the home. 282 00:14:47.720 --> 00:14:50.559 Oh lord, that is not something she would have probably wanted. 283 00:14:50.679 --> 00:14:52.919 Well, she ended up keeping him as she moved out 284 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:56.919 of that house into on Fister Street six years later. Okay, 285 00:14:57.000 --> 00:15:00.879 and she kept him in fact into nineteen nineties. In 286 00:15:00.960 --> 00:15:03.840 nineteen ninety four, she ended up donating Robert to the 287 00:15:03.919 --> 00:15:09.120 Fort East Martello Museum, claiming quote unquote that he moved 288 00:15:09.159 --> 00:15:12.240 around her house on his own and was haunted. 289 00:15:12.480 --> 00:15:15.039 Oh my gosh, that's so creepy. 290 00:15:16.120 --> 00:15:18.639 To point, just to put this into perspective. Robert though, too, 291 00:15:19.080 --> 00:15:24.320 He's not a small doll forty inches tall, like he's 292 00:15:24.879 --> 00:15:26.279 child he's child size. 293 00:15:26.480 --> 00:15:27.519 Yeah that's pretty tall. 294 00:15:28.600 --> 00:15:30.960 Well I don't know sick child size, but he's like 295 00:15:31.039 --> 00:15:31.840 prety inches. 296 00:15:31.879 --> 00:15:34.159 Are you kidding me? Because a ruler is like twelve 297 00:15:34.200 --> 00:15:38.960 inches right? Yeah, holy shit, that's a huge doll. 298 00:15:39.320 --> 00:15:40.960 Yeah, Robert, Robert's large. 299 00:15:41.159 --> 00:15:46.240 Oh my gosh. That makes it even more creepy. 300 00:15:46.600 --> 00:15:51.240 So after though Myrtle donated Robert to the museum, she 301 00:15:51.360 --> 00:15:54.960 ended up dying only a few months later. Whether that's 302 00:15:55.039 --> 00:15:57.559 part of this, I don't know. It could just be coincidence, 303 00:15:57.679 --> 00:15:59.360 but that's what happened. 304 00:16:00.000 --> 00:16:03.600 Oh gosh, like she's cursed or maybe the. 305 00:16:03.679 --> 00:16:06.559 Museum staff at Robert's new home quickly noticed a shift 306 00:16:06.600 --> 00:16:10.080 in quote unquote energies at the Fort East Martella Museum. 307 00:16:10.399 --> 00:16:14.240 Robert wasn't initially on display there, but even still, word 308 00:16:14.279 --> 00:16:17.799 began to spread about him, and he started receiving visitors 309 00:16:17.960 --> 00:16:21.240 to his new residence. Once he was put on an exhibit, 310 00:16:21.639 --> 00:16:25.559 electronics and cameras began to act strange would malfunction in 311 00:16:25.559 --> 00:16:30.480 his presence. Oh and soon to follow, letters began arriving 312 00:16:30.639 --> 00:16:35.679 addressed directly to Robert, offering apologies for disrespectful behavior and 313 00:16:35.759 --> 00:16:37.039 asking for forgiveness. 314 00:16:38.840 --> 00:16:46.559 Huh oh goodness, okay visitors from visitors, yes, wow, so 315 00:16:46.600 --> 00:16:49.600 they're thinking that they got cursed from seeing him or something. 316 00:16:49.639 --> 00:16:54.000 Pretty much, Robert's lore kept growing and growing. He's been 317 00:16:54.039 --> 00:16:58.039 visited by ghost hunters, mediums, and he's inspired TV shows 318 00:16:58.039 --> 00:17:00.799 and movies, and he was even the inspiration behind the 319 00:17:00.840 --> 00:17:05.920 infamous Chucky doll in the Child's Play movies and series. 320 00:17:06.279 --> 00:17:08.759 So Chucky is literally based off Robert the doll. 321 00:17:08.839 --> 00:17:11.200 Okay, that's really cool. So through the. 322 00:17:11.240 --> 00:17:13.680 Years, visitors come to see Robert and have experience a 323 00:17:13.759 --> 00:17:17.079 variety of things, most of which have been misfortune, bad luck, 324 00:17:17.240 --> 00:17:20.880 you know, after leaving, in particular, after taking pictures of 325 00:17:20.960 --> 00:17:25.160 Robert without asking permission, because you see, Robert doesn't like 326 00:17:25.200 --> 00:17:27.119 his photo taken without permission. 327 00:17:27.480 --> 00:17:28.920 Well, how the hell do you get permission? 328 00:17:29.160 --> 00:17:30.079 You ask him permission? 329 00:17:30.400 --> 00:17:33.279 But then how do you know he says yes, You 330 00:17:33.440 --> 00:17:36.200 just assume, I guess. So what if you asked but 331 00:17:36.240 --> 00:17:37.640 he said no and then he took it? 332 00:17:38.359 --> 00:17:41.079 Well, you're you're gonna get some fucking bad luck. 333 00:17:41.160 --> 00:17:42.920 Okay, I don't even think. I don't want to risk that. 334 00:17:44.480 --> 00:17:46.400 I want to go see him, and I want to risk. 335 00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:51.759 It taking his picture. Yes, Oh gosh, there such daredevil. 336 00:17:52.279 --> 00:17:56.279 So there's been like thousands of letters come into Robert. 337 00:17:56.960 --> 00:17:59.920 Many of the letters that have flooded in asking forgiveness 338 00:18:00.160 --> 00:18:02.920 are from these visitors that have just done that, taking 339 00:18:02.920 --> 00:18:06.599 photos without permission. They believe that the bad luck is 340 00:18:06.599 --> 00:18:10.920 from some sort of hex somehow from Robert, and forgiveness 341 00:18:11.000 --> 00:18:13.119 is the only way to reverse it. 342 00:18:13.720 --> 00:18:14.440 Interesting. 343 00:18:15.079 --> 00:18:17.759 Every year, the curator of the museum removes Robert from 344 00:18:17.799 --> 00:18:21.039 his glass case as he sits in the museum to 345 00:18:21.279 --> 00:18:24.799 assess his condition and keep them in tiptop shape. It's 346 00:18:24.839 --> 00:18:27.559 reported that Robert isn't the only spirit inhabiting the Key 347 00:18:27.599 --> 00:18:31.559 West Museum, though in total It's reported there are over 348 00:18:31.839 --> 00:18:36.079 forty spirits that dwell there, from soldiers to slaves and 349 00:18:36.160 --> 00:18:40.440 yellow fever victims. Between them all, the museum reports large 350 00:18:40.440 --> 00:18:45.079 amounts of paranormal activity moving furniture for example, and of course, 351 00:18:45.920 --> 00:18:48.799 Robert the Doll's trademark giggling. 352 00:18:49.880 --> 00:18:52.680 Okay, this museum sounds like crazy. 353 00:18:53.240 --> 00:18:56.200 Yeah, I want to fucking go there. Robert the Doll's 354 00:18:56.279 --> 00:18:57.160 bucket listening for me? 355 00:18:57.400 --> 00:18:59.200 Is it? Okay? So sorry? I should not? 356 00:18:59.240 --> 00:19:02.240 Where the heck is a uh at Key West, Florida. 357 00:19:02.440 --> 00:19:05.960 Oh okay, okay, dang were we near that? 358 00:19:06.720 --> 00:19:07.720 No? We were not. 359 00:19:07.880 --> 00:19:11.160 Okay, well, I mean we were closer when we were 360 00:19:11.160 --> 00:19:12.200 in Florida than we are now. 361 00:19:12.400 --> 00:19:13.480 Yes, okay. 362 00:19:13.480 --> 00:19:16.000 And I also feel like if you felt that you 363 00:19:16.039 --> 00:19:18.160 had gotten somewhat. 364 00:19:17.880 --> 00:19:21.519 Cursed from this doll, yes, Robert, I. 365 00:19:21.440 --> 00:19:23.920 Think you gotta freaking go back and ask for forgiveness 366 00:19:24.319 --> 00:19:26.680 in person. And you think not be a letter? 367 00:19:27.039 --> 00:19:29.279 What one thing that is really cool? Though they don't 368 00:19:29.319 --> 00:19:31.279 have them all on display, they do have all of 369 00:19:31.319 --> 00:19:34.039 them that they have received, but they do have many 370 00:19:34.039 --> 00:19:37.079 of the many letters displayed in the museum surrounding Robert. 371 00:19:37.400 --> 00:19:39.279 So even if you just google a picture of Robert 372 00:19:39.279 --> 00:19:42.119 the Doll. You will find him sitting there on his 373 00:19:42.160 --> 00:19:45.240 little pedestal in his glass case, surrounded by letters. 374 00:19:46.279 --> 00:19:46.799 Wow. 375 00:19:48.680 --> 00:19:51.279 Okay, that's really really, really really wild. 376 00:19:51.720 --> 00:19:54.119 Yeah, that is a story of Robert the Doll. 377 00:19:54.359 --> 00:19:57.440 Oh. I mean, I guess if you're like, they're on vacation, 378 00:19:57.920 --> 00:19:59.960 it's not easy to get back there, so you're think 379 00:20:00.160 --> 00:20:02.000 and no letters. Okay, but go in person. 380 00:20:02.240 --> 00:20:03.640 There is one more thing. Actually, do you want to 381 00:20:03.640 --> 00:20:07.720 add there is a photograph out there. I didn't research it, 382 00:20:07.759 --> 00:20:09.680 I didn't look into it. Feel free to if you 383 00:20:09.680 --> 00:20:11.240 guys want to on your own, let us know what 384 00:20:11.240 --> 00:20:16.440 you find. But Robert's aura has actually been photographed. Oh wow, 385 00:20:16.599 --> 00:20:19.519 there is a photograph of Robert with an aura surrounding him. 386 00:20:19.720 --> 00:20:20.160 Holy. 387 00:20:20.440 --> 00:20:23.000 I don't know who or how or what, but that 388 00:20:23.200 --> 00:20:24.279 is a thing. 389 00:20:24.880 --> 00:20:26.440 Oh my gosh. Okay, I think we do need to 390 00:20:26.440 --> 00:20:29.440 go and visit this Smithie. Fuck y'all, fuck y'all, let's 391 00:20:29.440 --> 00:20:29.920 do it. 392 00:20:29.880 --> 00:20:32.640 All right, I need I need a reciss peanut butter cup. 393 00:20:32.519 --> 00:20:34.640 Of my own. I know. Oh well, I don't even 394 00:20:34.680 --> 00:20:36.480 know if they know this. Right before we were recording, 395 00:20:36.559 --> 00:20:39.519 I like shoved too in my mouth. They're pretty delicious. 396 00:20:39.559 --> 00:20:41.880 Yeah, and I'm looking at the Halloween candy bowl over there, 397 00:20:41.880 --> 00:20:43.200 and I'm just like, we need to. 398 00:20:43.119 --> 00:20:45.039 Not have our Halloween candy up here. 399 00:20:45.119 --> 00:20:46.480 We need more Halloween candy. 400 00:20:46.839 --> 00:20:49.200 Right, Yeah, it's going to be a week long of 401 00:20:49.240 --> 00:20:51.480