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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Newspaper Clipping of the Day

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Via Newspapers.com This odd case of a man and his apparent doppelganger appeared in the “Vancouver World,” July 21, 1894: "There is a m...
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Monday, August 10, 2026

In Which Mary Grimes Wallace Makes Life Difficult For Everyone

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"Dayton Daily News," October 6, 1966, via Newspapers.com Investigating a violent death can be difficult enough if it is uncertain ...
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Friday, August 7, 2026

Weekend Link Dump

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  Welcome to "Weekend Link Dump:  The Musical!" The bombing of LaGuardia Airport. When dead bodies were asked to pick out their mu...
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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Newspaper Clipping of the Day

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Via Newspapers.com This eerie little tale appeared in the “Shamokin News Dispatch,” November 26, 1929: To have been haunted day and night by...
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Monday, August 3, 2026

Mr. Earp and the Boggart

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In 1981, the journal of the Northern Earth Mysteries Group (now known simply as “Northern Earth,”) published an article by Frank E. Earp whe...
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Friday, July 31, 2026

Weekend Link Dump

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  Welcome to this week's Link Dump! Just watch out for the Strange Company HQ bouncer.  He doesn't play games. Disaster hits HMS Que...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Newspaper Clipping of the Day

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Via Newspapers.com This account of a particularly lively poltergeist appeared in the “Edmonton Journal,” August 15, 1939: The Germans have a...
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