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Exhumed: Famous and Unsettling Exhumations
Upon occasion a body must be exhumed or done so by accident. Some exhumations can reveal unusual finds and many famous people who were exhumed are documented by curious witnesses. Let's have a look at some unusual exhumations.
Xin Zhui
Here (below) is an eerie exhumation of a woman who died at 18. Almost 30 years later they were digging her up to accommodate her father's burial. - -
There is quite a list of famous people who were exhumed for one reason or another. Some of them include -
Daniel Boone - He was buried in Missouri but when moved to Kentucky, they thought they might have the wrong body.
John Wilkes Booth - His body was warehoused until his family finally put him to rest in their area.
Al Capone - His body was moved.
Karen Carpenter - In Karen's case, they wanted to move her to a new location.
Christopher Columbus - His body had been moved around and so there was some question about whether the remains were his or possibly mixed with another person.
Marie Curie - Her body was exhumed and moved to be put in a place of honor.
Sammy Davis Jr. – Sadly, Sammy died almost bankrupt so his wife actually had him exhumed to get the 70,000 dollars worth of jewelry he was buried with.
Adolf Hitler - In 1970, remains believed to be his were turned over for cremation.
Benny Hill - Sadly, this beloved comedian was the victim of grave robbery.
Abraham Lincoln - Several people thought to try and steal his body. Eventually, they encased him in concrete.
Lee Harvey Oswald - His widow had him dug up to prove that he was actually dead to conspiracy theorists.
Elvis Presley - Buried in Memphis, he was moved because someone tried to steal his body. He was placed at Graceland
**Tomorrow on GHT “Point Pleasant: More Than Just Mothman?”**
Source: http://www.ghosthuntingtheories.com/2017/03/exhumed-famous-and-unsettling.html
