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There is a solitary outpost in Afghanistan known as "The Rock", short for Observation Point Rock (OP Rock). It's situated southeast of Patrol Base Hassan Abad, and developed a reputation for being haunted.
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In 1875, Chicago's county hospital was located in the South Side. Even then it was considered old and rickety. The morgue was an out-house attached to the hospital. It was located apart from the main building because of the bad odor coming from it. Bodies would be stretched out on slabs awaiting burial. Only during winter months did the place not smell like a charnel house. ![]()
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Almost a year to the date before the infamous Villisca Axe murders in Iowa, a family of four were killed in Ardenwald, Oregon in a similar manner, and like that crime this one remains unsolved until this day. ![]()
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Along Old Sheldon Church Road stands the ruin of what was once known as Prince William’s Parish Church in Yemassee, South Carolina. Now it goes by the name of the Old Sheldon Church Ruins. Built between 1745 and 1753 it witnessed mundane family celebrations as well as history making events, so it is not surprising that it has a reputation for being haunted. ![]()
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In June 1934 in Brighton, England a steamer trunk was found in King's Cross railway station. It contained a woman's torso and legs. The arms and head were missing. Scotland Yard reached out to the public in trying to identify the victim. In the United States, Agnes C. Tufverson, 43, had married a former Czech officer six months before. She disappeared, and the last heard from her was when she visited London. Her family wondered if it was her body that had been found. ![]()
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Reports are received worldwide that in the aftermath of disasters those that perished appear to be ignorant that they are no longer among the living. Calls are received at emergency centers, taxis are hailed, and these lost souls try to reach homes that are demolished or connect with loved ones who are dead as well. ![]()
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A man is induced by his wife to strangle her sister, and is in turn put to death in a horrible manner, or so it was rumored. ![]() by M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories In North Carolina, on UNC campus east of Chapel Hill there is a monument to a mysterious student love triangle where a blood-stained rock is the only clue to the unknown fate of Peter Dromgoole. ![]()
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Macario Timon, a 58-year-old goat-raiser was found with his throat cut inside his home which was left in shambles. Originally it was believed the crime was tied to the whereabouts of a mysterious old mine that Timon was seeking. ![]()
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Delia McGrath married Victor Eloi a man almost 20 years older than her on December 6, 1881 at St. Mary's Church at 1116 Chartres Street which was part of the Old Ursuline Convent. The couple married contrary to the wishes of his family and the bride’s widowed mother. |
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