The Importance of the Graveyard

Midnight Mary, the new Haven corset maker who fell into a coma at the age of 47, was buried on October 16, 1872. Her aunt had a horrible nightmare that she saw Mary still alive in her coffin and trying to claw her way out. She convinced authorities to exhum Mary's grave; what they found inside would haunt them for the rest of their lives. The reason was clear after examining the coffin's lid: The cloth lining had been shredded. Apparently, Mary had finally awoken from her coma. And in her panic, she had tried to claw herway out.