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  • Face of 19th-Century 'Connecticut Vampire' Reconstructed

    01/08/2023 5:07:05 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 23 replies
    Heritage Daily ^ | January 3, 2023 | Markus Milligan
    Researchers have revealed the face of the 'Connecticut vampire' using forensic facial reconstruction.In 1990, archaeologists excavating a 19th century grave in the town of Giswold, located in Connecticut, United States, found that the human remains were arranged to form skull and crossbones, a practice performed during The New England Vampire Panic to prevent a suspected vampire from rising from the grave.The New England Vampire Panic was a period of terror and mass hysteria during the 19th century, caused by an outbreak of consumption that was blamed on vampires.Consumption, known today as tuberculosis (TB), is an infectious disease caused by the...