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5 Audio Recordings That Will Haunt You Forever



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00:00On the morning of January 2nd, 1978, a woman in California received a call asking for someone
00:06named Ray. She didn't know anyone by that name, so she simply told the caller they had the wrong
00:10number and hung up. Back then, callers had to manually enter each digit of the number they
00:15wanted to call in a rotary phone, and accidentally entering the wrong number was a common mistake.
00:20So, she didn't think much of this and moved on with her day. However, things took a horrifying
00:25turn that evening when she received another call from the same person, and what she heard
00:30on the other end of this audio call was extremely disturbing.
00:33Hello? Hello?
00:39I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you.
01:01The man, who was politely asking to speak with someone named Ray earlier, was now threatening
01:14to end her life. What's worse is that this audio call wasn't a baseless threat or a troll.
01:19The person calling was later found out to be the Golden State Killer, one of the most infamous
01:24serial killers in US history. He terrorized California for over a decade, from 1974 to
01:301986, and operated across multiple counties, including Sacramento, Ventura, Santa Barbara,
01:36and Orange County. What made him more terrifying than most other serial killers was just how
01:41precise and thorough he was. Instead of committing the crime whenever he got the chance, he would
01:45often plan months in advance. He would stalk his victims, learning everything about their daily
01:50lives and routines to find the right opportunity. This also included surveying the area around their
01:55home to plan escape routes. Sometimes, he would break into his victims' homes beforehand,
01:59to unlock windows, unload guns, and plant the gear he was later going to use for the crime.
02:05He would also call his future victims many times leading up to the crime and threaten them,
02:09similar to the call you heard earlier. This was all a part of his act, with these calls serving as a
02:14way for him to mentally torment his victims ahead of time. When he eventually broke into their home for
02:19the last time, he would often tie them up and make himself at home, even cooking in their kitchen on
02:23occasion. Put simply, he was extremely confident in his planning, and unfortunately, it worked. By the
02:29end of 1986, he had broken into different homes over 120 times, and in more than 64 victims, three of
02:36which were children. However, despite the authorities having tons of evidence against him, like
02:41fingerprints, footprints, masks, multiple rings, and many different sketches from witnesses, nothing led to a
02:48name. He would even call and taunt the police and families of his victims, daring them to catch him.
02:53But, despite all this, the case remained cold for over 40 years. That is, until the late 2010s,
02:59when a new kind of detective work changed everything. You see, investigators already had plenty of DNA
03:05evidence from the killer. However, his DNA didn't match the limited samples they had in their database.
03:10But, in 2016, a very distant relative of the Golden State Killer took a DNA ancestry test through one of
03:16the companies like 23andMe. The DNA data from this company was aggregated by a company called GED Match,
03:23and the FBI then used this extensive database to see if any of the samples matched with the DNA
03:28evidence they had. While they didn't find the killer, they did find a match with one of his very
03:32distant relatives. This allowed them to go through the whole family tree with over a thousand members
03:37and eventually find the person they were looking for. After 40 long years, the identity of the man
03:42behind this creepy call was finally made public. On April 24, 2018, authorities arrested then 73-year-old
03:49Joseph James D'Angelo, the Golden State Killer. He was a Vietnam War veteran and an ex-police officer
03:55from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office. Investigation of his past also revealed a chilling
04:00instance from July 1979 when he was arrested for shoplifting a hammer and dog repellent. In hindsight,
04:07it's obvious that he was going to use both of these items for one of his crimes, and the reason he
04:11tried to steal them instead of paying was because he didn't want the sale tied back to his name in
04:15any way. In July of 2020, Joseph pled guilty to 13 counts of murder and 13 counts of kidnapping and
04:22a plea bargain to avoid the death penalty. He was given 13 consecutive life sentences without the
04:27possibility of parole and is now serving his time at a California state prison. The recorded audio calls
04:33he made to his soon-to-be-victims have gone down as some of the most disturbing pieces of audio ever
04:39recorded. On the 1st of December 2017, Reddit user drudagon17 made a Reddit post hoping to find an
04:49explanation for the terrifying screams he heard while on vacation. What's causing these screams?
04:55So, I'm not really sure what this is. I've had a lot of people tell me different things, but no one
05:00really knows for sure. Maybe someone here could help me shed some light. Alongside this, he linked
05:05to a recording of what sounded like a person screaming at the top of their lungs.
05:30The OP then went into detail describing the circumstances surrounding these disturbing
05:37noises, reading,
05:39Earlier in the year, I went on a long road trip across the states, mainly visiting the national
05:43parks and a few cities along the way. Towards the end of the trip, we found ourselves staying
05:48in the small town of West Yellowstone. This appeared to be an ideal base whilst we explored
05:52Yellowstone National Park. We booked into a pretty creepy but cheap motel just off the main street for
05:58a couple of nights. Me and my fiancé had one room, my parents another. On the first morning there,
06:04we planned to get up early, catch the sunrise, and hopefully spot some of the local wildlife.
06:08So, our alarms were set for 5am. At about 4.45am, I was woken by loud banging on the door,
06:15followed by crying and shouting. I instantly jumped out of my bed thinking the worst had happened.
06:20I opened the door to my mom in a state of panic, saying,
06:23There's someone screaming, a woman screaming. There, clear as day, I could hear a woman screaming.
06:29It sounded as though it was within 100 feet of us. Mom claimed it had been happening for the last
06:3430 minutes. We wanted to call the police but had no phone signal, no phones in the rooms,
06:39and we were the only people about. This, on its own, is pretty terrifying. But what made this encounter
06:44even more unnerving was what happened next, with the OP and his family having a very bizarre
06:49interaction with local law enforcement, stating,
06:52Then, after I'd been hearing the scream for about half an hour, so roughly an hour since it started,
06:57a police officer seemed to appear out of nowhere. He started to ask questions about what we were doing
07:02and why we were up. We thought he'd come about the scream, so we quickly told him everything.
07:07He then heard the scream and sped off towards town. The screaming got less frequent and eventually
07:12stopped, so we decided to go about our day. We saw all the lovely sights of Yellowstone and even
07:17showed several park rangers the video to see if it's an animal. They all said they've not heard
07:21anything like it before. So, when we got back into town that evening, we stopped into the sheriff's
07:26office to try and get some information. This was met with a lot of hostility, from both the lady at
07:32reception, who eventually closed the shutter in her face, and the same officer we had seen that
07:36morning. They both said exactly the same thing. It almost sounded like a script. Sorry ma'am,
07:42but that was an intoxicated woman yelling for her boyfriend. I don't quite understand how they can put
07:47that down to someone shouting at their boyfriend. I get people get really wasted, but not to the
07:52point where you just scream and never say any words. So, what was the source of the disturbing
07:57screaming Dredagon heard that night? The most prevalent theory I've come across is that these
08:02noises were coming from an animal, more specifically a mountain lion. This makes a lot of sense since
08:07mountain lions are native to the Yellowstone wilderness. More importantly, their screams are
08:11eerily similar to what the Opie heard during his stay in that area.
08:14That said, it's still possible that the police officers were telling the truth, and that these
08:42screams were coming from an intoxicated woman. The pitch of the second scream in the Opie's
08:47recording in particular is a lot more human-like than something coming from an animal.
08:57One person on YouTube even tried to explain this uncanny difference, stating that the first round
09:02of screaming sounds like it's coming from a mountain lion, and the second time sounds like a person
09:07screaming back at the animal. Maybe they were just annoyed and were trying to scare away the animal,
09:11get it to shut up. While this could have been the case, most of the screaming noises Opie heard were
09:16likely coming from a mountain lion, since according to his post, he didn't hear any cries for help or
09:21other words in these noises. Even if it were coming from a highly intoxicated woman, it's safe to assume
09:27that she would say something aside from just yelling at the top of her lungs. But if that's true,
09:32why did two different police officers tell the same lie? Some people speculated that they did so
09:37just to avoid scaring off tourists, or that they were just pulling a prank. But from what I've seen,
09:42Druddigon was most likely lying about this part of his story. It's entirely possible that after
09:47learning about the surprisingly normal origin of these creepy noises, the Opie used this encounter
09:52to craft a disturbing story they could post on Reddit. Especially since at one point during his
09:57original post, he mentions showing the recording to multiple park rangers. Now, even if these rangers
10:02weren't 100% positive, they would still make the obvious connection with the similar animal noise
10:07that's common in that region. Druddigon also mentioned looking it up on YouTube and not finding
10:12any videos that could explain the disturbing screams. Even though, when searching screaming
10:17in Yellowstone on YouTube, one of the first results is a nine-year-old video showcasing a mountain
10:21lion scream. That being said, it's been over seven years since the original post, and Druddigon
10:34hasn't posted any updates since. So, whether this was a mountain lion or something else more disturbing,
10:40we'll likely never know the truth with 100% certainty.
10:42In February 2016, the residents of Forest Grove, Oregon began hearing a strange high-pitched noise
10:52in the area. This eerie noise was limited to the city of Forest Grove and the wilderness surrounding
11:16it. It could only be heard for a few minutes at a time. It would begin blaring randomly throughout the
11:21day, and often late into the night, before going away for a few hours. One of the most disturbing
11:25aspects of this noise was how quickly it spread to the entire city. Its tone was deeply uncomfortable,
11:32resulting in a lot of people calling the police in distress.
11:34Throughout that February, emergency services received over 200 calls from concerned citizens,
11:52some even reporting physical symptoms from hearing the noise. But one question was on everyone's mind,
11:58where was this screeching noise coming from? One of the first theories that came up was that the noise
12:02was coming from a gas leak, something that could possibly be that loud.
12:15However, the Northwest Natural Gas Company quickly shut down this idea, stating that if there was a
12:20gas leak, they would have become aware of it already. Also, a gas leak sounds more like a jet taking off
12:25rather than the screeching sound reported. On top of that, they pointed out that if there was a gas leak
12:30big enough to cause this much noise, the smell of the leaking gas would spread throughout the city as
12:34well. Another theory that came up was that this was the result of trapped air and sewer lines escaping
12:39through a manhole. However, a major flaw in this theory was that if it were true, why did the noise
12:49only begin in February of 2016? The fire marshal, on the other hand, suggested the idea that it might be
12:55coming from someone's faulty air conditioning system. This is because many dysfunctional systems
13:00emit a very high-frequency sound, similar to what the residents of Forest Grove were hearing.
13:12The truth is, this noise could have been coming from any number of sources,
13:16including construction equipment or a broken emergency siren. Unfortunately, the sound appeared
13:21to be coming from all directions, making it pretty much impossible to find its origin and verify any
13:25of these theories. While everyone was desperately trying to figure things out, the daily noise was
13:30becoming more and more unsettling with each passing day. But the eerie noise then suddenly disappeared
13:35just as quickly as it had begun. Over nine years later, and this strange noise is still an unsolved
13:41mystery. That said, I believe the most likely theory is also the most boring one, that this whole thing
13:47was a prank or hoax by someone with a horn of some kind. You see, after getting overwhelmed by the
13:52number of calls from Forest Grove residents, the local police station began investigating the
13:56phenomenon more seriously. Amid their search, they put out a statement warning any potential
14:01pranksters, reading,
14:02While some might find it comical, interesting, and mysterious, it's unlawful if it's being done on
14:08purpose. If this is the case, the individual caught will face possible repercussions.
14:12A couple days after this statement came out, the noise vanished and hasn't returned since.
14:17It's almost as if whoever was behind this realized that the prank was not worth the trouble and
14:21stopped. Of course, all this is just a theory on its own. But unless someone comes forward with a
14:27confession, I doubt we'll ever learn the truth about the origin of this disturbing noise.
14:35On March 2nd, 2013, an anonymous user made an entry on 4chan talking about a creepy radio hijacking
14:41they experienced as a kid. The post read,
14:44A creepy, I think, audio file which I've always been curious about.
14:49Back in 1994-1995 when I recorded this off the radio, I told myself I'd never make a copy of the
14:55tape, having freaked myself out. But it's been sitting in the back of a desk drawer and in the
15:00back of my mind for 16 years now, and now I'm just curious. The weird stuff starts about 16 seconds in.
15:06Around 1995, I was about 15. I used to stay up late in my room listening to the radio on a boombox with
15:13an integrated tape recorder. I'd dial through the stations, and when I heard something interesting,
15:17I'd hit record for a while and then move on. One night, I came across this. I don't think this was
15:23the beginning of the broadcast, but I caught a lot of it. Right at the end, an announcer says that
15:28the station I was tuned to was WKCR 89.9 New York. There are a bunch of names and dates in there,
15:34but I've never run into anything else like this. Alongside this was a link to an audio file that
15:40starts off quite normal with a section from a 1993 song by Billy Cobham. It then abruptly
15:46transitions into a violin section from a song called Golden Sonata by Henry Purcell.
15:51The audio then morphs into a bone-chilling, high-pitched scream of sorts.
15:56This alone is extremely creepy, but the audio doesn't stop there. Soon after this high-pitched
16:07scream, it morphs into the sound of a woman taking deep breaths.
16:11This breathing pattern repeats a few times, ultimately leading into the sound of a woman
16:23reading seemingly random names and dates in an almost whisper.
16:26This voice keeps repeating the same nine names and dates over and over again.
16:40A little investigation shows that the names and dates are taken from their obituaries.
16:45The two most notable names among these belong to Frank Oppenheimer, the brother of the creator of
16:50the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Barry Joseph Valentino Jr., one of the victims of the
16:56Pan Am Flight 103 bombing in 1988. However, from what I've seen, there's no correlation between
17:02any of the names besides the fact that they're all dead. After repeating these names for a few
17:06minutes, the broadcast goes back to normal with a seemingly routine callsign announcement.
17:11You're tuned to WKCR-FM New York, 89.9 on your dial. Colombian music is running a little late.
17:17It will be starting in a few minutes.
17:20Now, when the anonymous user originally posted this on 4chan, it received mixed reactions.
17:24Some people were deeply creeped out by it, while others were skeptical and believed the OP made
17:29this whole thing up. So, what's the truth? Well, there's evidence supporting both sides of the
17:35argument. The thing is, after receiving a few requests, the OP posted the full audio clip on
17:40YouTube with a channel named Ravenmouth. Searching it on Google shows that the OP has a Reddit account
17:45by the same name. With this, we can see that a couple of weeks after his 4chan post, Ravenmouth posted
17:51the same radio hijacking story on the NoSleep subreddit, which is mainly about believable but
17:56not always true disturbing stories. Near the end of this post, Ravenmouth also added a new section
18:02that wasn't present in his 4chan post, reading,
18:04Unfortunately, and for this I sincerely apologize, it never ever stops. I told you this was just
18:11something I'd found, and I swear to you that that's true. It really did happen that way.
18:16It's more than that though. I don't really know how long it takes. A few weeks or months from now
18:21when you're alone, and suddenly you hear the keening, quavering sound rise up, like it's crawling out of
18:26your spine and into your skull. You'll understand. When that night comes, if you listen closely to what
18:31comes after the horrible sound, you'll realize that the woman will be reading your name. New names.
18:37You'll play it for your friends, your family, add their names. I hope, desperately, that if I can
18:42make the list long enough, add enough names, then they'll take mine off and leave me alone. I'm sorry.
18:48This is plenty of evidence to show that this story is fictional, and Ravenmouth made it all up.
18:53However, he remains adamant that while he did embellish the story a bit for the Reddit post,
18:57he still did record the audio from the radio when he was a teenager. So, could the WKCR station have
19:03actually been hijacked by someone? It's entirely possible. Radio hijackings are not a new phenomenon,
19:09and were certainly a thing back when this would have happened. But, WKCR is owned by a college,
19:14and ran almost entirely by college students. When asked about it, the WKCR team stated,
19:19As far as we know, this did take place on WKCR airwaves. In terms of the claim that it was a
19:25hijacking, that is very unlikely. WKCR is a weird place with weird programmers, probably just some
19:32late night new music programmer having fun on the mic. Put simply, Ravenmouth was likely telling the
19:37truth. But, what he thought was a creepy hijacking was just the artsy experiment of a college student.
19:43Although, this, of course, cannot be 100% confirmed.
19:49On March 1st, 1999, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recorded an ominous
19:57sound coming from the ocean. This is what it sounds like at 16 times speed.
20:12This sound, named Julia, lasted for a whole 2 minutes and 43 seconds, and was powerful enough
20:18to be detected across the entire Equatorial Pacific Ocean hydrophone network. Hydrophones,
20:24for those who don't know, are basically underwater microphones. They were originally installed to
20:28detect submarines during the Cold War, and were later converted to be used for general ocean research.
20:33This network became popular in 1997, when it captured multiple strange sounds coming from
20:39within the ocean, including the now iconic Bloop.
20:52According to the official explanation, the sound heard in this recording was caused by icequakes and
20:57large icebergs, or by icebergs scraping the ocean floor. Julia was recorded nearly two years after
21:03this one. However, unlike Bloop, it doesn't have an explanation. Due to the high loudness of Julia,
21:10scientists weren't able to pinpoint its exact location. One potential solution that's been
21:14floating on the internet for a while now is that Julia originated from underwater volcanic activity.
21:20Sadly, this theory falls apart quickly upon inspection. This is mainly because there was also
21:25recorded audio coming from an underwater volcano called Upsweep, and it sounds nothing like Julia.
21:30A somewhat more interesting theory that tries to explain Julia is that the sound originates from
21:46an unknown sea creature. And while this does sound like science fiction at best, it feels a lot more
21:51feasible when you consider the fact that we're yet to explore over 80% of the ocean in detail.
21:56However, the very idea of an ocean creature big enough to produce a sound audible from a
22:00from thousands of kilometers away is terrifying, and honestly quite out there. The sound dubbed
22:06Julia is one of many underwater sounds recorded that have yet to be identified.

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