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Episode 253: Buried Alive

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The Tragic Death of Octavia Hatcher

A portable alarm system for coffins enables a person who has been mistakenly interred to transmit a signal that indicates that he or she is alive. A lamp or light source provides illumination for the tomb or coffin to allay the effect of panic for the entombed person. After a predetermined period, the system can be easily removed from the coffin for reviews. In Pineville, Kentucky, 1891, a 20 year old woman named Octavia Hatcher fell into a deep depression and eventually sunk into a coma from illness on May 2nd of that year. She's probably one of the best known, especially in Kentucky. You know who I'm talking about because there's a statue of her

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