Ep 58: Dog Boy
On episode 58 of Legend Samm and Amy discuss two different urban legends referred to as Dog Boy. The first is based off of a true crime case located in the small town of Quitman, Arkansas. Jarrell (A.K.A. Gerald) Bettis was a monstrous animal abuser whose horrible habit of collecting cats and dogs got him the moniker “Dog Boy.” He moved on from torturing and murdering animals to abusing his parents, locking them up in the attic for long periods of time. Eventually he died in jail from a drug over dose but his spirit it said to linger in the quaint house located on 65 Mulberry Lane. In the second story we discuss the more cryptid based urban legend from Shenango Valley, Pennsylvania. Listen in as we discuss Margie Lytles’ harrowing close encounter with the half man half dog creature who may or may have not been summoned by witches.
65 Mulberry Lane, Quitman, Arkansas
Floyd and Alline Bettis
Jarrell Bettis as a kid
Sketch of the Shenango Valley, PA Dog-Boy
Sources:
https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/dog-boy-2b3f2b85c1d9 Dog Boy
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2007/oct/28/legend-dog-boy-20071028-0/ The Legend of ‘Dog Boy’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCo9SQnhAAg Urban Legends (Episode 4) ARKANSAS: The Dog Boy
https://thefreakgeek.home.blog/2019/10/22/gerald-bettis-the-dog-boy/ Gerald Bettis, The Dog Boy
https://itsmth.fandom.com/wiki/Dog_Boy Dog Boy
https://www.alliednews.com/news/the-legend-of-dog-boy/article_5f814454-3499-11e4-9b3c-001a4bcf887a.html The legend of Dog-Boy
https://www.sharonherald.com/news/local_news/tune-in-saturday-for-stories-of-local-dog-boy-encounters/article_351d21f9-ecd2-554b-b6f4-ada3df4f82d0.html Tune in Saturday for stories of local ‘Dog-Boy’ encounters
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Monsters_and_Mysteries_in_America Monsters and Mysteries in America
