Ep 197: Mrs. Hingley and the Mince Pie Aliens plus Listener Stories
Christmas tree element in the main image composition courtesy of Elekes Andor
"We come from the sky."
– 3 purported aliens to Mrs. Jean Hingley on January 4th, 1979, shortly before they attacked her artificial Christmas Tree and left with her mincemeat pies
Description:
Tonight's episode starts with the coverage of a strange and funny case involving aliens and holiday pies. On January 4, 1979, Mrs. Jean Hingley of the town of Rowley Regis in the West Midlands region of England was visited by three fishbowl-helmeted and friendly aliens with wings. After some spiritually uplifting exchanges, her holiday visitors thrashed her Christmas tree and nicked three of her mincemeat pies. The second part of our episode features heartwarming personal stories of hope from some of our listeners. These stories may not be proof of an afterlife for some, but for others, they may bolster the belief that our existence doesn't end with our physical death and that somewhere there is a world where everything we cherish is waiting for us, and proof that love is eternal and boundless.
Location:
The 12th-century village of Rowley Regis in the West Midlands region of England, where Jean Hingley was visited on January 4, 1979, by three, winged & benevolent aliens who trashed her Christmas tree and made off with three of her mincemeat pies.
The letter that Sarah received from a neighbor, which helped to assuage her grief and anger. Some listeners have pointed out that unsolicited letters from members of local religious communities to their neighbors are a common means of outreach. This may simply be the case with Sarah’s letter, but its uncanny arrival was no less effective and profoundly inspirational.
Mrs. Jean Hingley in 1979
A sketch of Mrs. Hingley’s alien visitors based on her description
James Koppert from the Fortean News Podcast gives us a little overview on the history of “The ‘Astonishing Legend’ of the Christmas Mince Pie”
Suggested Viewing:
The Mark of the Bell Witch is the latest investigative docudrama from our good friend Seth Breedlove and his Small Town Monsters team. The film is a dramatized retelling and analysis of the legend of a spirit that started out as scratchings and a disembodied voice at the Bell family homestead in Adams, Tennessee in 1817, but by 1821 had grown so powerful and omniscient the “Bell Witch” could appear as multiple malicious entities and was believed to have mercilessly caused the death of the family patriarch, John Bell, Sr. , the only case believed by many where a spirit murdered someone. The events were so bold and shocking the case remains one of the most frightening poltergeist hauntings in American history.
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Credits:
Episode 197: Mrs. Hingely and the Mince Pie Aliens plus Listener Stories. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel. Sound Design by Ryan McCullough; Tess Pfeifle, Producer, and Lead Researcher; Research Support from the astonishing League of Astonishing Researchers, a.k.a. The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2020 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.