Did the ghost of Zona Shue help convict her murderer in 1897?
by Futility Closet from on (#401Y6)
In 1897, shortly after Zona Shue was found dead in her West Virginia home, her mother went to the county prosecutor with a bizarre story. She said that her daughter had been murdered -- and that her ghost had revealed the killer's identity. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll tell the story of the Greenbriar Ghost, one of the strangest courtroom dramas of the 19th century.
We'll also consider whether cats are controlling us and puzzle over a delightful oblivion.