Everyone’s heard about alligators living in New York City’s sewage system. But have you heard the story about the little girl who sent her doll away to be repaired, and got a macabre surprise? We tell each of these stories on episode 5 of The Myth Next Door. Sources for this episode include: “The Vanishing Hitchhiker” by Jan Harold Brunvand; “Can Alligators Live in Sewers?” by David Mikkelson, Snopes.com; “The Truth About Alligators in the Sewers of New York” by Corey Kilgannon, NYTimes.com; “Meet Eleonore, the crocodile found in the Paris sewers in 1984” by Oliver Gee, TheEarfulTower.com; “Yes, they really have found alligators in the New York sewer system” by Barbara Speed, CityMetric.com; “The Mexican Pet” by Brunvand; AmericanGirl.com; “Cabbage Patch Kids” on Wikipedia; “There’s a Psychological Reason Dolls Are So Spooky” by Shayla Love, Vice.com