U.S. social media asks: Who is that woman in black?

U.S. social media asks: Who is that woman in black? ^ | 29th July 2014 | Brendan O'Brien

[the scotsman]

'A quiet woman wearing a flowing, black dress and mysteriously strolling along busy highways in parts of the U.S. Southeast and Midwest has the curious wondering who she is and spurred a social media site to document her trek.

She has been dubbed the "Woman in Black," by TV stations, police and followers on the Web, including those on a Facebook page where she has been tracked on a nearly 500-mile journey with a black bag and walking stick in hand that has taken her from Ranger, Georgia, to Athens, Ohio, since July 18.

"If you meet this woman, please, offer her a drink, a meal, whatever it may be you feel she needs. Be hospitable. Be kind," said a post on the Facebook page, which has 19,000 followers.

Several television stations have covered the "Woman in Black" when she has passed through, reporting that some believe the woman, who rarely speaks, is on a religious mission.

An NBC affiliate in Sullivan County, Tennessee, reported she told deputies there that she is from an Islamic nation and worked at the Pentagon. Deputies later said neither was true.

Raymond Poles told Reuters he is the woman's brother, identifying her as Elizabeth Poles, 56, a U.S. Army veteran, mother of two children and a widow from Motts, Alabama.

Elizabeth Poles had been receiving treatment at Veterans Affairs hospitals to deal with the deaths of her husband in 2008 and her father in 2009, he said.'

[liberalh8ter]

Sounds like a bit of emotional/mental illness. Poor thing - hope she’s not harmed.

I wish her well and hope she stays safe but as far as the emotional/mental illness part, she may be perfectly fine. She stopped for water and after receiving it, thanked them and said, "God Bless". She's doing better than a lot of people in this Country :-)

[JudyinCanada]

True - she has manners. That’s not the part that makes me think there may be some illness. It the dressing in black and walking miles. It sounds like she’s snapped, poor thing.

I hope someone can rescue her and give her some comfort before she falls in harms way.

[knittnmom]

That’s the one!

[freedomlover]

I remember the Goat Man. He came to Roswell GA several times and we would come across him other places as well, sometimes in the north GA mountains, sometimes down in south GA. He got around.

You knew you were coming up behind him when you could hear clanging pots handing off the wagon, but not before you got a whiff of the SMELL. He was an interesting guy, but hygiene wasn’t a big concern. I lived on a farm so I wasn’t a stranger to smells, but whoa he smelled bad.

[PghBaldy]

The woman has walked from Georgia to Ohio Americans who spot her share her picture on social media Police identify her as Elizabeth Poles, 56, of Motts, Alabama

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2706891/Who-mysterious-woman-black-barely-speaks-walking-America.html

[PghBaldy]

WATE reported Poles told Sullivan County Sheriff's investigators she was from an Islamic nation and worked at the Pentagon, but they determined that wasn't true.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2706891/Who-mysterious-woman-black-barely-speaks-walking-America.html#ixzz38rvkPcsW

[huldah1776]

Like “Red Friday” showing support for the deployed military we should have a “Black Monday” to mourn the immorality of our nation. Ripping our cloaks and throwing dust on our heads is also appropriate.