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EPISODE · May 25, 2026 · 39 MIN

THE BOURNE IDENTITY: The Strange True Story Hollywood Took the Name From | #COTU

from Church of the Undead · host Darren Marlar

Robert Ludlum didn’t make the name up. In 1887, a Rhode Island preacher named Ansel Bourne disappeared and woke up two months later in a Pennsylvania candy store, with no idea how he got there.EPISODE PAGE (includes sources and transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-bourneidentity/LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here for Weird Darkness: https://pod.link/1078714736. For Church of the Undead episodes specifically, you can find a list of apps here: https://pod.link/1651062114.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: May 24, 2026Find us online at WeirdDarkness.com/Church

Robert Ludlum didn’t make the name up. In 1887, a Rhode Island preacher named Ansel Bourne disappeared and woke up two months later in a Pennsylvania candy store, with no idea how he got there.EPISODE PAGE (includes sources and transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-bourneidentity/LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here for Weird Darkness: https://pod.link/1078714736. For Church of the Undead episodes specifically, you can find a list of apps here: https://pod.link/1651062114.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: May 24, 2026Find us online at WeirdDarkness.com/Church

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