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Post by madeline on Apr 30, 2024 15:03:08 GMT -5
Don't forget! Tonight is Walpurgisnacht!
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Post by madeline on Apr 30, 2024 15:00:59 GMT -5
Congratulations! I read Della's Web years ago. She was a tiny little woman, and people said that she was very immature. I remember she said she had an affair, or maybe it was just a one-night stand, with Jerry Springer. She said he had chicken legs.
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Post by madeline on Apr 26, 2024 3:11:55 GMT -5
This is Callaway Hall, Mississippi University for Women, 1100 College Street, Columbus, Mississippi. Built in 1860, during the War of Northern Aggression (1861-65), it served as a military hospital. After the War, it was again turned into a dormitory, known as Main Dormitory. In 1885, the grandiose clock tower was added. The building was later named in honor of Mary J.S. Callaway, who taught mathematics at the school from 1885-1900.
The building is haunted by a ghost the students call “Mary.” It is said that she served as a nurse when the Hall was a hospital and fell in love with a Confederate soldier who was killed when he returned to duty. Students believe she walks the halls at night in search of her lost love.
The University is usually referred to as the “W,” which was the nickname of George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States.
Before it became Columbus, the settlement was known as “Possum Town,” and a possum (or opossum) is a marsupial.
Tennessee Williams was born in Columbus.
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Post by madeline on Apr 26, 2024 3:02:28 GMT -5
Happy Confederate Memorial Day from Alabama!
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Post by madeline on Apr 21, 2024 1:12:43 GMT -5
Yes, it's the same place. If you lived in a place covered in council estates and dog crap, you'd probably contemplate suicide, too. One of the things I find strange about the British is that they never seen to go anywhere. I've encountered some of them online and there'll be a fantastic old castle or other historic site within walking distance of where they live, but they've never been there. I know a lot of it has to do with people today never looking up from their cellphones or beyond their dog's ass, but most Brits today just don't seem to have any sense of adventure. According to the Business Insider, the UK is now the second most miserable country in the world. The only place more miserable is Uzbekistan. The UK's misery is the direct result of multiculturalism and diversity, and if we don't get Old Wack Joe out of the White House, the same thing is going to happen to us.
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Post by madeline on Apr 18, 2024 14:01:14 GMT -5
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Post by madeline on Apr 13, 2024 5:18:22 GMT -5
I think I know this one: Hodroyd Hall, High Well Hill Lane, South Hiendley, Barnsley, West Yorkshire. During the English Civil War, the Elizabethan manor house was owned by Dr. Richard Berrie, and the Puritan leader, Oliver Cromwell, stayed at the Hall while he was being treated by the doctor. Mary, Queen of Scots, is also said to have rested at the Hall on her journey to Fotheringay Castle.
Hodroyd Hall is in Yorkshire, which is where the historical drama Downton Abbey was set, however, the show was filmed at Highclere Castle in Berkshire. Highclere was the home of Lord Carnarvon, who financed the excavation of the tomb of King Tut, the Boy King. Downton Abbey began with the sinking of the Titanic, a maritime disaster.
Hodroyd is located in West Yorkshire, the home of the Brontë sisters.
Hodroyd Hall, which has now been divided into three modernized units, is said to be haunted by dark shadows, phantom footsteps, a faceless man, a hunchback monk, a servant girl who was burned alive when someone pushed her into a fireplace, and a tall man called Dr. Bell, who walks up and down the stairs.
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Post by madeline on Apr 12, 2024 11:47:03 GMT -5
Assuming souls are reborn in other bodies, I'm not sure people are free even after death.
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Post by madeline on Apr 12, 2024 11:42:40 GMT -5
People who think they can contact the dead or believe there are others who can contact the dead should read this. One of the things that's always bothered me about those who believe in spiritualism is that the dead don't have anything better to do than wait around for someone to summon them. Also, if you believe in reincarnation, as soon as souls are reborn in another body, they couldn't be summoned.
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Post by madeline on Apr 12, 2024 11:30:25 GMT -5
Serving a murder victim at a barbecue would get rid of the flesh, but what about the bones? It would be easier if you let the bones dry out first, which would make them easier to crack and pulverize. Then you could dump the pulverized bones at several different remote locations, such as deep in a huge forest, or in the ocean.
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Post by madeline on Apr 7, 2024 1:56:06 GMT -5
I just read this article and there's no way a woman who was 8 months pregnant would have been engaging in erotic asphyxiation unless it was with her husband. He probably accidentally killed her, then claimed she was asleep when he left the house. I read somewhere that a woman is 35% more likely to be murdered by her husband or boyfriend when she's pregnant or immediately after giving birth than at any other time. They probably had an argument about something that morning and he accidentally strangled her to death, then tried to cover it up by putting the bra around her neck and leaving the guns out.
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Post by madeline on Mar 26, 2024 6:27:03 GMT -5
I think we've discussed this before but I don't know in which thread. Anyway, I was wondering why there are so many phantom trains, railroad ghost lights and haunted depots all over the country, but there are very few ghost cars, highway ghost lights or haunted bus stations and parking garages. What is about trains and railroads that create so many ghosts? There are also a lot of phantom carriages. Maybe there are more railroad ghosts because there's something romantic about trains, but there's really nothing romantic about cars and trucks.
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Post by madeline on Mar 24, 2024 9:33:37 GMT -5
I've been hearing about these murders all my life, and I read a book about them a long time ago but I don't remember all of the particulars and I think the book was published before everything about them became known. I really wish Graveyardbride would do an article about the Moors Murders because she always includes all the gory details that a lot of writers omit. It's not that I like gory details, it's just that I'd like to know what these weirdos did.
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Post by madeline on Mar 21, 2024 8:20:34 GMT -5
I saw something recently about these murders. It's been 78 years and people are still speculating as to who did it. Most people think it was Youell Swinney but I think the Doodie kid is the most likely suspect.
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Post by madeline on Mar 3, 2024 23:02:51 GMT -5
Yesterday, I met some people from Birmingham who knew Karan Shahan and I asked why there was so little in the local news about what happened. They said because it embarrassed too many people in the church. I mentioned this set of articles and they asked if I would send them the link by email. I sent it and they are sharing it with other people who knew Mrs. Shahan. Thank you, Graveyardbride, for taking the time to find out and report the facts of this case. This is the only site I've found that has really delved into this case and kept up with that SOB's whereabouts. I know Southern Baptists are a powerful force in Alabama but it's hard to believe the church was able to suppress such a brutal murder. I think if Shahan hadn't been gay, it would have been publicized more.
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