A bunch of unknown graves were discovered in 1990 that were the result of a vampire scare 100 years earlier!

A bunch of unknown graves were discovered in 1990 that were the result of a vampire scare 100 years earlier!

In 1990, some children playing in the town of Griswold, Connecticut accidentally unearthed a grave site. Local authorities worried that the grave was the work of serial killer Michael Ross.

However, once the bones were studied, they were found to be over 100 years old. Archaeologists could have dismissed the site as an old family grave - like many unmarked graves across New England - but for one unique attribute.

One of the bodies, that of a young man, had been tampered with. His bones were rearranged and broken so they no longer resembled a human skeleton. And this rearrangement had been performed nearly 5 years after the man died. Why?

The town was suffering from a vampire panic. During the late 1800s, a disease known as consumption was ravaging New England towns.

The disease, which had no cure, would slowly kill people. The symptoms included weight loss, and a hacking, bloody cough. It appeared as if the victim's life (and blood) was draining out of them.

As such, townspeople started blaming vampires (often family members who had died recently) for the deaths of others. In order to stop the undead family members, they dug them up and burned their hearts.

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