Why the legend of the Jersey Devil won't die

For more than three hundred years, the tale of the Jersey Devil has fascinated people. According to the legend, in 1735 mom of twelve, Mary Leeds was giving birth to her 13th child at her home in the Pine Barrens in south Jersey when, out of frustration with the birth, she cursed the baby. What happened next? The child was born with wings, hooves, a tail, and a thirst for the blood of animals.

Flash forward, and now while the Jersey Devil is more associated as a hockey team mascot than an urban legend, there was a time not long ago when New Jerseyans were truly frightening of possibly running into this beast. 

Comedians, Caitlin and Clay Palmer tell us more about this mythic beast. 

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