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The Vampires of Exeter
From 1799 through 1892, Exeter was the scene of three claims of vampirism. In all, three young women had their graves dug up by concerned relatives and their hearts cut out and burned. In each case, the girls most likely died of Tuberculosis and vampirism was the excuse given for why other relatives were falling sick and dying.
Sarah Tillinghast
The first of Exeter's "vampires". Sarah's Father, Stuckley, had a disturbing dream of his orchard dying. In 1799, when the Tillighast children fell ill and began dying off beginning with young Sarah, the family began to suspect supernatural involvement in the misfortune. Sarah's siblings made claims that Sarah was coming to them at night and sitting on their chests. When Stuckley dug up the bodies of his deceased children, Sarah's body was reportedly found fresh looking and with a cruel smile on its lips. Stuckley Tillinghast removed her heart with a knife and burned it, as per New England vampire tradition.
Ruth Ellen Rose
In 1874, this young lady was likewise unearthed, her heart removed and burned by her Father, William Rose.
Mercy Brown
The most famous of New England's "vampires". In 1892, she likewise had her corpse unearthed, her heart removed and burned by her Father, Edwin. Mercy was the last corpse to be disturbed by the vampire hysteria in New England. Her story inspired both H.P. Lovecraft and Bram Stoker. |
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O.T.I.S.(Odd Things I've Seen) Mercy Brown's Gra - From: O.T.I.S. (03/15/09, 05:53 PM UTC)
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