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Unresolved: The Green Children Of Woolpit & The Question Of Folklore Vs. Fact

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Previously: Who Was The Poe Toaster? What would you do if, one day, you were suddenly approached by two seemingly lost children? Would you try to find out from them information that might help Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Green Children Of Woolpit & The Question Of Folklore Vs. Fact

The Man From Taured, Solved: John Zegrus And How A Real-Life Event Became An Urban Legend

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Previously: Who Was The Man From Taured — And Did He Even Exist At All? Way back in 2015, when The Ghost In My Machine was still in its early years, I took a relatively brief look at a story that Continue Reading > about The Man From Taured, Solved: John Zegrus And How A Real-Life Event Became An Urban Legend

Unresolved: Who Was The Poe Toaster? (And Other Mysteries Of Edgar Allan Poe)

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Previously: Doveland, Wisconsin. They called him the “Poe Toaster,” because, well… that was what he did: Annually, on the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday, he would quietly yet publicly Continue Reading > about Unresolved: Who Was The Poe Toaster? (And Other Mysteries Of Edgar Allan Poe)

Unresolved: What Happened To Doveland, Wisconsin — And Did It Ever Exist At All?

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Previously: The Atlanta Blood House. Do you know about Doveland, Wisconsin? It’s a town — well, no. That’s not quite correct. It was a town. A small one, more rural than suburban, although no one Continue Reading > about Unresolved: What Happened To Doveland, Wisconsin — And Did It Ever Exist At All?

Unresolved: Masha, The Missing Girl In The Odessa Catacombs

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Previously: The I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree. There’s a photograph that’s been passed around online for well over a decade now: A photograph of a bunch of young men — boys, really — in an Continue Reading > about Unresolved: Masha, The Missing Girl In The Odessa Catacombs

Unresolved: The I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree Of Arizona & The Anonymous Elves Who Decorate It Every Year

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Previously: The Mystery Soda Machine Of Capital Hill, Seattle. The stretch of I-17 in Arizona between Sunset Point and Cordes Junction is rather barren; there’s not much lining the highway but Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree Of Arizona & The Anonymous Elves Who Decorate It Every Year

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