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We have songs and legends about similar occurances.

There is a popular country and western song about a guy buying a car that had belonged to a soldier who had gone off to Vietnam and was killed.

Someone has to help me with this one. Private xyz.

I am sure folks just wrote them to make a buck. But the idea had to come from somewhere.

There is a book called haunted heartland. It covers all manner of mystery in the middle of the US. One story and this is off the top of my head. Which means it may be from either end. But Traveler may be familiar with the story. The location is Missouri and the time is before the mid 20th century. A youn girl began to speak in the manner of a woman at the time of the civil war. I am messing it up. Will get the book back from Briall and relate the story then.

Some really bad stuff happened in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas.