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by M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories
Roswell is famous in UFOlogy for the alien spaceship crash that occurred in July, 1947. While the mystery of what really occurred that summer day in Roswell has consumed all the attention, there are other mysteries that have gone under the radar. What could be more mysterious than an extraterrestrial you may ask, how about its ghost?
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By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories
Early in the 19th century, the railroad was the only way to travel throughout the United States and where goods were shipped to different destination points. Many times the depots were on the outskirts of town, which became the seedier area known as the tenderloin. Saloons and brothels were close by and the poor often lived in the area since it was the only place they could afford. Such was the story of a poor woman who lived in a shanty in Harper's Ferry in West Virginia. Her name was Jenny. Is there any truth to the story of the unfortunate Jenny? ![]()
by M.P Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories
In July 1945, the battle of Okinawa took place, leaving over 200,000 dead, among them over one-third of civilians who lived on the island. Okinawans had been forced to commit suicide by the Japanese military or be executed. Lawlessness was rampant on the island and refugees lived in the hills. A month later atomic bombs would fall on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and amid this turmoil the disappearance of three young Marines was barely noticed. ![]()
by M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories
There are two ghosts that are well known to haunt Hampton Court. They were both English Queens and wives of Henry VIII. One is Jane Seymour who died shortly after giving birth to Prince Edward, and the other is the shrieking ghost of Catherine Howard executed for adultery. However there is another who finds no peace, and her only downfall was loyalty to the royal family. ![]()
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In August, 2024, the Salinas Valley State Prison denied a man convicted of a crime committed in 1973, his fifteenth request for parole. In of itself this is not unusual, however the nature of the relationship that developed between him and one of his victims engendered a book and movie during the 1980s. The story also details how a deeply disturbed and dangerous individual can masquerade and manipulate members of society that have no idea they are staring evil in the face. ![]()
By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories
Notre-Dame Cathedral has several ghost stories associated with it which is no surprise since no doubt skulduggery has been afoot within this ancient building for over 800 years. ![]()
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The writer Gaston Leroux appears to have been inspired by several events that occurred during his lifetime when he wrote the dark, gothic story The Phantom of the Opera which appeared in 1910. |
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