Mercy Brown
This goo was worth a point in February 2024.
publication date: Monday, February 5, 2024 (part of February 2024)
category: 
Paranormal
clue: Over a century ago, this victim of consumption was risen from the grave to investigate allegations that she was rising from the grave to consume victims.
explanation: Brown was a 19-year-old woman who died in Rhode Island in 1892 from tuberculosis, then called consumption. Amid a vampire panic by superstitious locals, her body was subsequently exhumed and subjected to ritual destruction. The incident has become a part of local folklore. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Erik Bates
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