10. The Greenbrier Ghost
On a grey, morbid day in January 1987, Mary Jane Heaster watched her young daughter, Zona, as she was lowered into the ground. The coroner reported complications with child birth; however, during the time of her death she wasn’t even pregnant. In the coming weeks, Zona visited her mother from beyond the grave, telling her why, how and who murdered her. Mary Jane went on to testify in court, which led to the exhumation of Zona’s body. The autopsy revealed bruises on her neck — which was also dislocated between the first and second vertebrae — and a crushed windpipe, confirming evidence of brutal strength. Zona’s husband, Shue, was later arrested and charged with murder. The Greenbrier Ghost story has gone on to have two stage adaptations; however, it has yet to be made into a movie.
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