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EPISODE · May 23, 2026 · 31 MIN

AFTER DARK | The Voice Called L’enfant | Strange True Stories

from Obscurata | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost, Supernatural & Mysterious Stories

In the 1970s, Bashir Kouchacji survived being kidnapped and tortured in Beirut after his captors accused him of being a CIA agent. Years later, after rebuilding his life in America, the phone began to ring. At first there was only silence, then laughter, then a childlike voice that seemed to know where he was, who he knew, and how afraid he had become. The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-19-vw-5724-story.htmlhttps://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Bashir_Kouchacjihttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2002/07/11/the-reliable-source/b457913c-d84c-4b3d-8926-15fb01be78e6/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/10/07/2aeb8a60-88bf-4906-82d8-09409b432d8c/Sarah xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SURVEY https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/mDi5IVFf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In the 1970s, Bashir Kouchacji survived being kidnapped and tortured in Beirut after his captors accused him of being a CIA agent. Years later, after rebuilding his life in America, the phone began to ring. At first there was only silence, then laughter, then a childlike voice that seemed to know where he was, who he knew, and how afraid he had become. The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-19-vw-5724-story.htmlhttps://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Bashir_Kouchacjihttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2002/07/11/the-reliable-source/b457913c-d84c-4b3d-8926-15fb01be78e6/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/10/07/2aeb8a60-88bf-4906-82d8-09409b432d8c/Sarah xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SURVEY https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/mDi5IVFf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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