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194: URBAN LEGEND ORIGINS | 22 True Scary Stories | EP 182

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The Death of Juan Francisco Ladesma

Each victim supposedly had a playing card placed next to their body, with each card having the name Alice written on it. Despite the creepy pasta itself being so detailed, a quick google search reveals that none of the murders actually took place. There are no records of any of the victims, nor are there any legitimate news articles which mention the name of the supposed killer. Yet the fictitious urban legend might well be based on a very real murderer. Only the killing didn't take place in Japan. They took place in Spain. On February 5th of 2003, 18-year-old Juan Francisco Ladesma was waiting for a bus at an isolated bus station on the outskirts of a place called Bar

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