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This episode features two chilling true accounts involving mysterious, seemingly sentient vehicles and supernatural occurrences. In the first story, a server working at an open-air tiki bar in St. Thomas witnesses a parked, empty sedan suddenly burst into flames, start its own engine, and drive autonomously through the plaza as if possessed by an island spirit known as a jumbi. In the second story, a young boy visiting relatives in Maui encounters the silent, ghostly apparition of a local girl who was struck and killed by a car, only to discover later that his adopted mother had traveled there to perform an exorcism on the uncle who drove the fatal vehicle.
The host opens the episode with a brief introduction and a teaser of the spooky stories to come.
The host recounts a dangerous bend on a Michigan road where his car repeatedly veered into oncoming traffic.
The host describes his 23rd birthday trip to St. Thomas and the initial excitement of island life.
A mysterious car on fire drives around the bar, causing chaos and supernatural speculation among staff and patrons.
Firefighters arrive, confront a self‑igniting car, and ultimately destroy its engine to stop the haunting.
The host reflects on the surreal events, the aftermath, and the lingering sense of a possessed vehicle.
The host invites listeners to share their own miracle stories and wraps up the episode with final remarks.
While working at an open-air tiki bar in St. Thomas, the guest notices smoke coming from an older parked sedan, which soon erupts into visible flames.
An Empty Car Starts Itselfinsight
After firefighters and staff open the burning, empty car and verify there are no keys in the ignition, the engine suddenly turns itself back on and revs loudly.
Island Spirit Identified as Jumbistory
When the car mysteriously reignites in front of the fire department, the local firefighters panic and identify the supernatural phenomenon as a jumbi.
Encounter with the Ghost Girlstory
A nine-year-old boy visiting Maui strikes up a conversation with a strange girl sitting on an old truck hood, who tells him she is stuck there because the vehicle killed her.
The Fatal Accident Revealeddata
On the plane ride home, the boy's adopted mother explains that the house visit was centered on an uncle who had hit and killed a local girl with his car.
Performing a Spiritual Exorcisminsight
The mother reveals she spent a week at the house performing an exorcism because the deceased girl's spirit was haunting the uncle by sitting on his shoulders.
“I get my driver's licence, right? And immediately, jump into my rust bucket Mustang, hit the gas, freedom, joy.”
“That car was alive. That car had intention, if only for an hour or so. That car was possessed.”
“Have you ever experienced a miracle? An honest, no doubt, absolute, ironclad miracle?”
There’s a jumbie in a jalopy and the spirits are flowing during happy hour on St. Thomas. Plus, young Lopaka meets a mysterious girl hanging by an abandoned pickup in Maui.
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