The Island of the Dolls — Xochimilco — The Sinister Past

<p>Mexico City. A man finds the body of a drowned girl in the canal near his island. Haunted by her presence, he begins hanging dolls from the trees — hundreds of them, over fifty years. He tells visitors the dolls are alive, that they whisper at night, that they move their heads.</p><p>In this episode, we trace the fifty-year story of Julián Santana Barrera, the hermit of Xochimilco's Isla de las Muñecas, the disputed origin of the girl he claimed to mourn, and the strange 2001 death that closed the loop on his life in almost exactly the place it began.</p><p>Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a story.</p><p>🔔 New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 PM EDT.</p><p>#IslandOfTheDolls #Xochimilco #DarkHistory #TheSinisterPast #CreepyPlaces #Mexico #UnsolvedMystery #TrueStory</p>