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The 1897 Ghost Who Solved Her Own Murder
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In January 1897, a young woman named Elva Zona Heaster Shue was found dead inside her home in rural Greenbrier County. Her death was quickly ruled natural, despite troubling questions surrounding her husband, Erasmus Stribbling Trout Shue. The case seemed destined to fade into obscurity.
Then Zona's mother began having dreams.
In this episode of History Shorts, we explore one of the strangest murder cases in American history—the legend of the Greenbrier Ghost. According to her mother, Zona appeared night after night, describing how she had really died and identifying her killer. Driven by those visions, she persuaded authorities to take another look at the case. What followed was an investigation, an exhumation, and a courtroom drama unlike any other.
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