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The Only Case Where the Testimony of a Ghost Was Used to Convict a Murderer

A graphic history of an unsettling 1897 murder case in West Virginia.

by Jamison Odone November 29, 2016
The Only Case Where the Testimony of a Ghost Was Used to Convict a Murderer
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