• RTH E136: The Laotian Nightmare Deaths (True Story Behind "A Nightmare on Elm Street"

  • Jan 7 2025
  • Length: 39 mins
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RTH E136: The Laotian Nightmare Deaths (True Story Behind "A Nightmare on Elm Street"

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  • THE RED TREEHOUSE IS ON PATREON! Join The Red Treehouse community for as little as $3/month and receive exclusive member benefits including a personal shoutout, early episode access, bonus episodes, and more! To join, go to: https://patreon.com/redtreehouse The Red Treehouse is dedicated to my Dad. I love you, Pop. _________________________________________________________________ Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore a horrifying and tragic case--The Laotian Nightmare Deaths. After relocating to the United States from Laos after the Vietnam War, over 100 Hmong men suddenly--and inexplicably--died in their sleep. Medical professionals were stunned as these deaths occurred across the nation to seemingly healthy young men--most between the ages of 28 and 44 years old. And, did you know: the horror movie classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street was inspired by these terrifying cases. What caused the sudden deaths of over 100 Laotian refugees in the 1980’s? Were the deaths the result of natural causes or was something far more sinister at play? Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out! Follow The Red Treehouse: TikTok/Instagram/YouTube/X/Threads/Facebook: @redtreehousepod Email: redtreehousepod@gmail.com Music: Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine Sources: https://www.hmongofwa.org/our-history.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hmong https://www.hmongamericancenter.org/hmong-history/ https://hmongamerican.org/unexplained-deaths-inspired-a-nightmare-on-elm-street/ https://www.history.com/news/nightmare-on-elm-street-real-inspiration-hmong-death https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/10/us/nightmares-suspected-in-bed-deaths-of-18-laotians.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt46nwn8.17?seq=2 https://documents.latimes.com/mysterious-fatal-malady-striking-hmong-men/ https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/agent-orange-in-vietnam-program/what-is-agent-orange/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21878-ventricular-fibrillation#symptoms-and-causes https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_hag https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.007837 Behind the Horror: True Stories that Inspired Horror Movies (Dr. Lee Mellor) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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