Phantom Hitchhiker

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Definition

A widespread legend type in which a driver picks up a mysterious passenger, often a young woman, who behaves strangely or vanishes. It is often linked to roadsides, bridges and cemeteries.

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Your True Halloween Stories IV Part 3

Astonishing LegendsOct 25, 2026

Paranormal investigator and author Michelle Belanger joins the hosts to explore whether a recurring type of eerie encounter has a name. Three listeners share true stories of meeting pairs of unsettling young women, at a Southern California mall, during a Los Angeles rideshare pickup near a freeway overpass, and near a Chicago-area cemetery in 1988. This final installment of the show's annual true Halloween stories series asks what links these strangely similar encounters.

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