Welcome, fellow Wyrdo’s, to the Wyrd Wessex blog. We're diving into a truly dark and disturbing story today, one that challenges the typical narrative of alien abductions. This is the case of Gabriella Versace, a very fancy lady from Somerset, whose encounter with the unknown has a truly horrific ending.
A Strange Light in the Countryside
The story begins at 2 a.m. on October 16th, 1973, as Gabriella was driving near the English village of Langford Budwell in Somerset. She noticed a stationary light in the distance that grew in size as she approached it. Suddenly, her car's headlights went out and the engine stalled, forcing her to roll to a stop.
As she got out of the car, she heard a faint humming sound that grew louder. While distracted by the noise, she was struck on the shoulder and pushed to the ground by a figure. She looked up and saw a tall, dark, metallic figure. The last thing she remembered before losing consciousness were multicolored lights flickering nearby.
Tied to a Table
Gabriella regained consciousness to find herself in a field with a "robot-like" figure and a large, silver-colored spaceship on the ground. She described the craft as being seven meters high and twelve meters wide, with oblong windows and yellow lights. She passed out again, only to awaken tied to a table in a cold, circular room. Her clothes were gone, replaced by a blue blanket, and her hands and feet were bound by some kind of "rubber band."
Three slender, fair-skinned humanoid figures, around five-foot-five, then entered the room. They wore hats and masks that covered their faces, with only their eyes visible. The beings examined her in silence, taking a nail slice from her index finger and a blood sample. They then removed the blanket, examined her groin with a pencil-like instrument, and left the room.
A Horrific End
After a short while, the humanoids returned. They walked to the far end of the table, lifted the blanket, and stared at Gabriella's body. Feeling deeply uncomfortable, she struggled with her bonds. She then felt a sharp injection and, according to her account, the being sexually assaulted her. She blacked out during the assault.
The next thing Gabriella knew, she woke up in her car, fully dressed. That is where her story ends. The lack of any known police report or follow-up leaves us with a truly chilling and dark conclusion to an already bizarre tale.
What are your thoughts on this disturbing story? Do you think it was a literal abduction, or, as we discussed on the podcast, could it have been a coping mechanism for a different kind of real-world horror?
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