Ghost: Specter of Newby Church

In 1963 Reverend Kenneth F. Lord would be taking pictures of the Church of Christ the Consoler on the grounds of Newby Hall in North Yorkshire, England. When the pictures were processed a strange figure would show up standing next to the altar.

The being was semi-transparent and was standing on the first step to the altar. It still towered over it however as it stood 9ft high. The figure was wearing a black robe that covered where its feet supposedly were and the hood was over the head. The hands are unseen and the face is covered in a white sheet with two depressions where the eyes are. The figure seems to look right at the camera. It's believed that this figure could have been a 16th-century monk wearing a white shroud over the face to mask leprosy or disfigurement.

Reverend Lord was confused by this figure as the church had no history of the paranormal. It was said the he was not the type of man who would pull a hoax at the time. 

Reverend Lord would then release the photo. It's believed that the photo was a hoax or possible double exposure. It's said that professionals at the time looked over the photograph and came to the conclusion that it wasn't so.

So was this a hoax or is there a harmless Specter at Newby Church?

SOURCES:

Burials and Beyond

Wikipedia

Ghosts Wiki

Urban Legendpedia

October 4, 1867 Fannin County, Texas Stranger

 

On October 4, 1867, a man was found wandering the yard of J.S. Donaldson in Fannin County, Texas. The man was very sick and incoherent and was unable to give his name before he died.

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Find a Grave

URBAN LEGENDS: The Stare

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This tale is of an almost empty subway and a woman unsettled by a deep stare. This Urban Legend goes back to 1947, but it's said that it went around for a long time before that. Similar stories have been said for years.

A young woman would get onto a subway. There were 5 rows of empty seats but the last row had 3 people sitting there. Uncomfortable with sitting completely by herself she sat across from the group. Two men sat on either side of a woman really close. She would begin to read her book. However, the woman between the two men would stare at her with unblinking eyes.

This would make her extremely uncomfortable. She had no clue why the woman was staring at her so much. At the next stop, a man would come onto the subway and sit next to the woman. Trying to ignore the stare the woman tried to read her book. The man would then nudge her and whisper in her ear, "If you know what's good for you, you'll get off at the next station with me".  Terrified she agreed because she knew people would be at the next stop. If he had any plans with her, she could get help.

When they got off the man breathed an air of relief. This confused the woman who thought she was going to be in trouble. "Thank God, I didn't mean to scare you, but I had to get you off." She stared at him confused. "The woman in the middle was dead and the two next to her were propping her up."

They would inform authorities of the three. At the next station, the two men were arrested.

SOURCES:

Gridlove

Snopes

WANTED: Zahidul Islam

Zahidul Islam is wanted for the alleged sexual assault of a female patient at a major hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event allegedly happened on October 3, 1996, while he was practicing medicine at the hospital. He had given the victim patient some medication that made her groggy and then forcibly raped her. At the time the victim was recovering from surgery when the assault happened. 

After state charges were filed a federal warrant was issued for his arrest in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in July of 1997. 

Zahidul Islam is a (white) Central Asian male born on October 1, 1955. He's 5'5" and 160 lbs. He has black hair, brown eyes, and a medium complexion. He may wear glasses Islam has ties to New York State and Montreal, Canada. He may be traveling with his wife, who is also a physician.

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FBI

Paranormal Games: Baby Blue

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Poor Baby Blue had no chance as his mother was crazy. She would kill the baby with a piece of mirror glass.  This was how Baby Blue became a legend. They similar to Bloody Mart can be called through a mirror. 

There are two different ways of calling baby blue.

In this one to start the ritual or game you should enter a bathroom and fog up the mirror with a friend. You can do this by breathing on it or using hot water. Once the mirror is fogged write "Baby Blue" on the mirror. Next, you turn the light off and wait around a minute. Then you should hold your arms like you would be carrying a baby. Your arms should feel the sensation of a baby in your arms. Hold them as if they are alive and there.

If you are doing this with a friend please hand the baby over carefully. If Baby Blue is dropped they will leave a scratch and if you intentionally drop them several times it won't end well. The mirror glass will explode killing you.

A second version of this legend has a slightly different ritual:

Enter the bathroom with the light already off. You will stand in front of the mirror and repeat "Baby Blue" or "Bloody Mary I killed your baby" 13 times. While doing this you should rock your arms back and forth like you are rocking a baby. After the 13th chant baby blue should appear in your arms and give you a scratch. 

Then you are supposed to do the opposite of the first way. You are to drop or flush it down the toilet the baby and turn on the lights and leave. If you keep the baby the mother would come back screaming "Give me my baby!" and attempt to kill you with a piece of glass. 

SOURCES:

Scary for Kids

Urban Ledgendpedia Wiki

Amy's Crypt

Urban Legends and Horror

Disappearance of Ashley Michelle Rodia

On October 2, 2008, 17-year-old Ashley Rodia was last seen in Seatle, Washington. There is little information in this case.

Ashely was a white female and was 17-years-old at the time. She has brown hair and multicolored eyes. She's 5'5" and 160 lbs. 


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NamUs

Murder of Rosetta Witt

On October 2, 1961, 74-year-old Rosetta Witt was in her small grocery store that was attached to her house on 5050 Carr St. in Arvada, Colorado. At about 10:44 am Rosetta was found dead in the grocery store. Money was also missing from the register. 

A man was last seen in the store. The man is a white male between 30 to 35-years-old old. He was between 5'8" and 5'10" and around 165 to 175 lbs. He has dark hair and was sporting it in a pompadour style. He appeared to have needed a shave. He was wearing a windbreaker-style jacket, dark pants, and brown, heavy work boots. He would leave in a two-tone blue or blueish green 1950 to 1954 Oldsmobile-like car. There was a white woman in her late 20s in the car. She had short dark hair.

On October 2, 1961, 74-year-old Rosetta Witt was shot in her small grocery store attached to her home at 5050 Carr St. at about 10:44 a.m. Money was missing from the cash register. Shortly before the shooting, a white male (depicted in the composite drawing), about 30 to 35 years of age was seen in the store.
The man, described as being between 5 foot 8 to 5 foot 10 inches tall and 165 to 175 pounds, had dark hair in a pompadour style and appeared to need a shave. He was wearing a windbreaker-style jacket, dark pants and brown, heavy work boots. The man got into a two-tone blue or bluish-green 1950 to '54 Oldsmobile-type car. A white female about 25 to 30 with short dark hair was in the car.

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Jefferson County

Colorado Bureau of Investigation

October 1, 1981 Brazoria County, Texas Doe

On October 1, 1981, partial remains with soft tissues were found in Brazoria County, Texas.

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NamUs

WITCHES: The Salt Witch

 

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In the Nebraska plains, there was a tribe that was quartered and resided near where the Saline flows into the Platte. There was one chief that had met a witch. The chief was a fierce man and was a man of blood and muscle who his people gloried. However, his dear wife was his only companion and the only one to keep him in check. He loved her deeply and was heartbroken when she died. The once active chief was now becoming a recluse never leaving his home. His mourning was lasting too long for his people and they began to talk of replacing him. They needed someone who would do their duties. 

One morning the Chief left his home wearing his wardress. Without speaking a word to anyone he strode across the plain to the west. No one hears from him for a month. He was brandishing a belt of either fresh pelts or scalps. He also came with a lump of salt and a story of how it was found. 

He told them that after traveling far over the prairie he had gone to sleep on the ground. He was awoken by wailing nearby. (some retellings he's in a canoe) In the New Moon's light, he would go and look for the cause of the sound. He would find a hideous old woman with a tomahawk about to strike a kneeling, crying, younger woman. This was a surprising sight as he was 40 miles from the village. The old woman would hold the younger one by the throat and the younger would fail to break free. He would soon run over to the women.

 The old woman was then holding the younger's hair and was raising the tomahawk to strike her by the time the chief came. The chief would then see the face of the younger woman and would be filled with rage. The younger woman looked just like his dead wife. He would then protect the younger woman by burying his own tomahawk into the old woman's head. The earth would open and both women would disappear. In their place, a pillar of salt stood where the witch was. 

For years afterward, tribes would maintain that the column was under the custody of the Salt Witch. When they went and gathered salt they would pound the ground with clubs. They believed if they did this it would keep the Salt Witch from doing Evil. 

I could not find a specific tribe this was based on. There were two different tribes referenced The Otoe and the Omaha tribes. I also could not find what year or let alone century that this had happened also. 

SOURCES:

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete by Charles M. Skinner
Legends of America

American Folklore

Ancient Pages

Disappearance of Nellie Margaret Tibbitts

On October 1, 1959, 26-year-old Nellie Tibbitts was last seen in Watsonville, California. She was driving her green and white four-door 1952 Plymouth that had black wall tires and simple Chrom hubcaps. Her vehicle would be found a few weeks after and there was no sign of her.

Nellie was from Illinois but moved to California as a child. 

Nellie is a white woman and was 24-years-old at the time. She's 5'4" and 135 lbs. She had brown hair and eyes. She has twisted fingernails on two fingers (hand unstated/unknown).

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NamUs
Charley Project

September 30, 1973 Fairfax County, Virginia John Doe

 On September 30, 1973 in a natural park area in Fairfax County, Virginia the lower limbs of a man were found. He had died sometime that year.

John Doe was a white male between 25 to 40-years-old. He was 5'8" to 5'11".

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NamUs