
Six Impossible Episodes: Ghost Stories
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The Identity of Resurrection Mary
Exploring the possible identities of Resurrection Mary, a famous ghost associated with Archer Avenue and Resurrection Cemetery in Chicago, including Marie Brigovey and Anna Norcus, but with limited evidence to support the claims.
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October seemed like a good time for an installment of Six Impossible Episodes all about ghosts and hauntings. A lot of these are very well-known in the places where they originated, but maybe not outside of those places.
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- Dictionary of Sydney staff writer, Fishers Ghost Creek, Dictionary of Sydney, 2008, http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/fishers_ghost_creek, viewed 04 Oct 2023
- TBS News. “The ghost of little girls in Japanese schools.” https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/ghost-little-girls-japanese-schools-58747
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