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The Southend Werewolf
Sep 9, 2025
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What do you do when someone you love
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tells you that they're possessed by a
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werewolf? If you said, "Google it," then
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you'd be correct. Odd. But what if your
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significant other was a part of the
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infamous Southoun werewolf case that the
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Warren investigated? Then you'd probably
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say, "Run away." Let me introduce you to
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the terrifying tale of the Southoun
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Werewolf. Hi, I'm Malcolm Walker on Wild
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True. And in this episode of Top Five
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Scary, we're counting down the top five
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most monstrous possessions.
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Starting with no five, the year 1980s
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and the location, Essex, England. That's
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where our story begins with a man named
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Bill Ramsay who, after a life of petty
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crime, turned his life around for the
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love of his life. They were approached
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by two men and a fight ensued. When
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Bill's wife tried to break up the fight,
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she was bitten on the hand. But soon
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after, her wounds began to look like
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they were caused by an animal bite,
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which led her to believe that the men
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had sent an animal to attack her. She
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told her husband about the incident and
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showed him the bite marks. And the next
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night, they heard scratching noises and
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howls coming from outside their bedroom
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window. They went to investigate and
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found that their dog was missing. When
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Bill went to tell his wife that he found
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the dog, the dog bit him. And then he
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remembered the fight with those two men
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from earlier in the week. When he looked
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at his hand, he saw that the skin had
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ripped apart and exposed the bone
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underneath. At that moment, he knew that
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something inside him had changed. As
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time went on, he experienced violent
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outbursts, uncontrollable strength, and
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even grew hair in places that he didn't
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before. Lorraine believed that these
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changes were due to a werewolf spirit
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possessing Bill, and she reached out to
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Ed and Lorraine Warren for help. The
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couple traveled to England and arranged
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for a local bishop, Robert McKenna, to
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perform an exorcism. And though they did
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not make it to the actual exorcism,
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Lraine claimed that the ritual was
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successful in banishing the werewolf
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spirit. But others have claimed that
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Bill was suffering from a rare
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psychological illness called lyanthropy,
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which can cause one to feel as though
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they are possessed by an animal, in this
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case, a wolf. But I think there's enough
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evidence here to suggest otherwise. Bill
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was well known in his community for his
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violent mood swings and anim animalistic
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rage. He was even labeled the beast of
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Britain by the media. After hearing his
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story, the Warren brought the case back
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to the United States and documented it
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in their lectures and writings. Though
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it may seem a bit far-fetched. And
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though many skeptics may scoff at the
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idea of werewolves and other cryptids
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existing, the fact remains that there
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have been cases throughout history where
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animals have exhibited humanlike
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behavior, including dogs biting their
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owners without provocation.
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So, who's to say that the opposite can't
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happen? In any case, the Southoun
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Werewolf is one of the most famous
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crypted cases ever investigated by the
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Warren. And because of its fame, it has
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inspired countless other stories in
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books, TV shows, and movies. And now you
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know why.
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What's your take on the South End
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werewolf? Do you believe that Bill was
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genuinely possessed by a werewolf spirit
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or that he was just a man who was
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mentally unwell? Let us know in the
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comments below.