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  • Ghastly News: Thursday 5/9/2024

    Ghastly News for Thursday 5/9/2024: “Mysterious Murder” (Source: Bangor Daily Whig and Courier (Bangor, ME), August 2, 1871, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Thursday 4/11/2024

    Ghastly News for Thursday 4/11/2024: “Scared Man Seeks Divorce” (Source: San Bernardino News (San Bernardino, CA), January 25, 1917, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Thursday 2/29/2024

    Ghastly News for Thursday 2/29/2024: “Discovery of Eerie Attic Ghost Solves Strange Denver Murder” (Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, FL), August 1, 1942, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Tuesday 2/27/2024

    Ghastly News for Tuesday 2/27/2024: “Eerie ‘Gurdon Light’ is 50-year mystery” (Source: The Daily Journal (Franklin, IN), October 30, 1981, Newspapers.com)

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  • Weekly Ghastly Image: 2/24/2024

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  • 1/9/2024: Spectral Evidence

    SPECTRAL EVIDENCE Between the 17th  and 19th centuries, spectral evidence was frequently given as witness testimony in court proceedings. Spectral evidence was usually comprised of two corresponding ideas. The first is that the spectral shape/spirit of the accused would leave their physical living body, through witchcraft, to interact with the living to complete a nefarious…

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  • Ghastly News: Friday 12/21/2023

    Ghastly News for Friday 12/22/2023: “Birmingham Doctor Sees Dick Hawes’ Ghost“ (Source: The Decatur Daily (Decatur, AL), May 30, 1912, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Tuesday 12/19/2023

    Ghastly News for Tuesday 12/19/2023: “Somnambulist with an Ax Attempts to Slay Three” (Source: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), September 10, 1908, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Wednesday 12/13/2023

    Ghastly News for Wednesday 12/13/2023: “Death Warrant for His Gift” (Source: Altoona Tribune (Altoona, PA), December 25, 1905, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Wednesday 12/6/2023

    Ghastly News for Wednesday 12/6/2023: “Jack The Ripper.” (Source: The Junction City Sentinel (Junction City, KS), September 14, 1886, Newspapers.com)

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