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  • Ghastly News: Thursday 5/22/2025

    Ghastly News for Thursday 5/22/2025: “A Body Probably Identified” (Source: The Evening Star (Washington D.C.), May 22, 1889, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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  • Ghastly News: Tuesday 5/6/2025

    Ghastly News for Tuesday 5/6/2025: “Just Why a Fat Man Puffs” (Source: Woodland Daily Democrat (Woodland, CA), May 6, 1891, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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  • Ghastly News: Friday 10/11/2024

    Ghastly News for Friday 10/11/2024: “Irish Girl Done to Death” (Source: Western Daily Press (Bristol, Avon, England), March 31, 1923, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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  • Ghastly News: Monday 8/19/2024

    Ghastly News for Monday 8/19/2024: “Dead Man Found” (Source: The Austin Weekly Statesman (Austin, TX), February 18, 1897, Newspapers.com)

    body, dead man, deceased, ghastlynews, mysterious disappearance, newspapers, texas
  • Ghastly News: Wednesday 7/3/2024

    Ghastly News for Wednesday 7/3/2024: “Unknown Suicide” (Source: The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD), January 10, 1896, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Monday 4/1/2024

    Ghastly News for Monday 4/1/2024: “Novel Lawsuit” (Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), March 8, 1841, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Wednesday 2/21/2024

    Ghastly News for Wednesday 2/21/2024: “Woman’s Mummy Kept in Home for 33 Years” (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA), April 20, 1945, Newspapers.com)

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