THE

GREENBRIER GHOST

 

 

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Tabler, Dave  “The Greenbrier Ghost”. 23 Jan 2018 Appalachian History.net. Accessed 6 Aug 2022. https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2018/01/greenbrier-ghost.html

 

“The Greenbrier Ghost” West Virginia Archives & History. Accessed 6 Aug 2022. https://archive.wvculture.org/history/crime/shuearticles.html

 

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Dunning, Brian “The Greenbrier Ghost”  Skeptoid Podcast Transcript Podcast #679 June 11, 2019. Accessed 6 Aug 2022. https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4679

 

Sibray, David Editor- In-Chief.  “The Full tale of West Virginia’s remarkable Greenbrier Ghost” West Virginia Explorer 25 July 2022.Accessed 5 August 2022.  https://wvexplorer.com/2022/07/25/greenbrier-ghost-zona-heaster-shue-west-virginia-wv/

 

Brockell, Gillian “A Halloween Ghost Story: The time an apparition helped convict a murderer”. The Washington Post 31 Oct 2019. Accessed 7 Aug 2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/10/31/halloween-ghost-story-time-an-apparition-helped-convict-murderer/

 

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