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The Ghost Who Spoke

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About this episode

The Greenbrier Ghost, West Virginia, 1897. Protagonist: Mary Jane Heaster.

Research sources for this film

  1. The Greenbrier Ghost - Appalachian History
  2. Greenbrier Ghost
  3. e-WV - Greenbrier Ghost
  4. The Greenbrier Ghost Court Case | Field Report Archive
  5. Zona Heaster Shue: The Greenbrier Ghost Case in the Court Record
  6. The Greenbrier Ghost: What the Records Really Show - Appalachianhistorian.org
  7. Greenbrier Ghost: How Zona Shue's 1897 murder became a West Virginia legend | WV News | wvnews.com

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