The Why Files: Operation Podcast 623: Witnesses of: Black Eyed Kids, Phone Calls from the Dead, The Cursed Heart
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Jan 12, 2026 Dive into spine-tingling tales of the unexplained! A deceased man's phone calls guide rescuers to his body, despite no phone found. Discover how a heart transplant patient inherits bizarre traits from his donor, culminating in a tragic reenactment of the donor's suicide. And then, there are the Black Eyed Kids, mysterious children with solid black eyes who must be invited inside. Three eerie accounts leave witnesses baffled and searching for answers, proving that some stories might be better left untold.
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Phone Calls Guiding A Recovery
- AJ recounts Charles Peck's phone calling loved ones 35 times after a fatal train crash, guiding rescuers to his seat.
- Firefighters traced pings to the lead car but never found the phone, and Peck was already dead when calls began.
Phones As Possible Spirit Bridges
- Historical interest in phones as spirit bridges is longstanding, with Edison and Tesla exploring the idea.
- A 1979 study found most "calls from the dead" occur within 24 hours and include heavy static, suggesting a reproducible pattern.
A Fiction Author Warned By A Call
- AJ shares Dean Koontz's experience: a static-filled call sounding like his dead mother warning, "Be careful."
- Two days later the warning arguably saved Koontz from being stabbed by his father in a dementia episode.