The tracking data showed the flock flying in a formation that spelled out a word, Butcher, and two weeks later the fisherman who first reported them, Jonathan Butcher, was dead at his wife's hand.

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SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Canada Geese of Lake Pleasant” by A.S. Lowe: https://www.creepypasta.com/the-canada-geese-of-lake-pleasant/

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Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: September 05, 2026

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