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Between 1971 and 1973 three young girls were taken, raped and killed. It was theorized the murderer specifically chose them based on their names so that their first name and surname started with the same letter, and the girls' bodies were dumped in parks that started with the same letter as their name.
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Adam Wenger Oberlin moved to Miami from Ohio in 1919. He invested in real estate and things went well, that is until 1921. ![]()
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It all started when George Pereira was directed by a Tibetan shepherd to the cave of a holy man. Pereira had left in March, 1920 on a marathon walk from Shanghai across Tibet, China and then to the Caspian Sea. He was traversing where none had gone before, and by himself. Several months passed until he arrived at the Tibetan holy man's cave. ![]()
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Is there any truth to the unwritten law that any business built on consecrated grounds is bound to fail? There was one establishment that violated this belief more than any other which were theaters. These are stories where misfortune haunted these places. ![]()
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Skeletons discovered in long-forgotten graveyards provide proof of not only gruesome deaths but the poor quality of life they led. ![]()
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Earl Wiseman, 25, and George Shanks, 44, were serving prison terms at the Missouri State Penitentiary. They were convicted of killing Arthur Robinson in 1934. The only thing left of Arthur was a small pile of human bones and teeth found in the ashes of a huge log fire on the banks of Mingo Ditch, about eight miles southwest of Puxico, just outside his cabin. ![]() by M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories It was the winter of 1894, and in Waltham, Massachusetts many men were unemployed and eager to accept any job, however if the work was to be performed on the Walker estate there were no volunteers. One man said, "I would not undertake it again if they would give me the Walker Estate." ![]()
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A life-size hooded statue walks with a bent head, towards an unknown destination. Some call it a guardian, others the Grim Reaper, however there is a cautionary tale about looking at the shadowed face. ![]()
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The vampire feeds on blood, the Raven Mocker (Kâ'lanû Ahkyeli'sk) feeds on life. The Cherokee feared these witches greatly. ![]() by M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories March 2009, Harold Crowder, died at age 83. He was the last one left alive of the foursome and fearsome Los Angeles Police Department’s "Hat Squad", assigned to the Robbery Detail during the late 1940s into the 60s. They were distinguished by the trademark white fedoras, and tailored suits they all wore. The only exemption was changing the hats to straw ones for the summer months. ![]()
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October 10, 1857, a baby girl was born to a farming family in Ontario, Canada. Her name was Elizabeth Lydia "Betsy" Bigley. She was the fifth of what would be eight siblings. In childhood, she lost hearing in one ear and she spoke with a lisp. Because of this she was a quiet child, and like all silent introverts considered peculiar by those around her. ![]()
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Vere St. Leger Goold was born October 2, 1853 into a wealthy, Irish family. When he was 26 years old he became the first Irish tennis champion. His early success in sports faded, and by 1883 he turned to alcohol and opium. However it took a turn for the worse when he met Marie Giraudin, a French, twice-widowed dressmaker. ![]()
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In 1977, an article was written about a strange light and ghostly sightings occurring at a 150-year-old Virginia church. Even after 40 years no satisfactory explanation has ever been supplied as to what really transpired there. ![]()
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Portlock is a ghost town located on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Established as a salmon cannery early in the 20th century, it was populated by largely Russian-Alutiiq. After flourishing for many years, it was suddenly abandoned for mysterious reasons. ![]()
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Over 35 years ago on November 17, 1988, a heavily pregnant woman named Jackie Hernandez moved with her 2-year-old son to an old bungalow in San Pedro, California. The reason for the move was a troubled marriage, but soon enough this was the least of her worries, when she realized the house was badly haunted. ![]()
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In 1897, on the corner of a building at the southeast corner of Geary Street and Grant Avenue, San Francisco the ghost of a missing man stalked the halls. ![]()
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After the California Gold Rush in 1849, strangers from across the world came to find their fortunes. Instead many found an ignominious death, and it's no wonder they don't lay quiet in their secret graves. ![]()
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In urban myths she is known as the Poinciana Woman. This story originated in Darwin (Australia) in the first half of the 20th century. In one version she is a spirit who meets the ghosts of mothers and their newborn who died in childbirth, under the branches of a Poinciana tree. In another, she is a vampiric entity that seeks revenge. ![]()
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Johann Schmidt was born in 1855 in Holzweiler, Germany. Born to a minister, ironically he had trained for this profession considering his later exploits. He immigrated to the United States in the last years of the 19th century. He changed his surname, and became known as Johann Otto Hoch after the murder of one of his first victims. ![]()
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In 1890, a long time employee of the Louisville, St. Louis and Texas Railroad Company in Henderson, Kentucky, resigned from his position which he held for many years because of fear of encountering the ghosts haunting the yards at night. ![]()
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Many times the reason for a haunting remains unknown, and even the identity of the ghost is a mystery. Such is the ghost story reported in 1890 by an unwilling witness. ![]()
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To all appearances Dolly and Fred Oesterreich were a dull, average couple who owned a factory. Little did anyone expect the scandal that would soon break loose that included allegations of murder and illicit sex. ![]()
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Captain Meriwether Lewis was born into fortunate circumstances in 1774. He is best known for his expedition to the Pacific along with his friend William Clark. He was a diplomat, explorer, friend of the President and the governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory. The man who only three years before had survived a dangerous trek over the wilds of the Rocky Mountains, died of gunshot wounds at the age of 35. Many thought it was suicide, but from the beginning there have been whispers of murder. ![]()
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On August 26, 1979, a family hunting for arrowheads inside the Civil Defense Caves in Dubois, Idaho found a torso stuffed inside a burlap bag. It was clothed in a white shirt with blue stripes and a red sweater, and remained unidentified until January 2020. ![]()
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Pon Pon Chapel of Ease situated on Parker's Ferry Road has been witness to war and bloodshed for hundreds of years. Prior to the Revolutionary War, ten parishes were established in this coastal area of South Carolina that linked the important towns such as Savannah and Charleston. |
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