Top 10 People Who Were Buried Alive
Everyone has nightmares about being buried alive, and the following people had these nightmares come true when they were pronounced dead before they could be buried.
Top 10 People That Were Buried Alive In The World
- Virginia Macdonald
- Madame Blunden
- Collins
- Unknown individual
- Unknown person
- Unknown woman
- Miss Hockwalt
- Mary Norah
- Unknown Man
- Madame Bobin
1. Virginia Macdonald
Virginia Macdonald succumbed to her illness and passed away in 1851. Her mother was certain that Virginia was not dead after she was buried. Sadly, when the coffin was opened, the girl's hands were bitten, and other signs that she had been buried alive were found on her body.
2. Madame Blunden
In 1896, Madame Blunden was pronounced dead and buried beneath a school. After children complained about noises, the coffin was opened, and those present were able to witness her passing away.
3. Collins
In 1886, Collins, a young girl, was the subject of an article in the New York Times about her sudden death and burial.
It was discovered as her body was being moved that her knees had been pulled all the way up to her chin, that her arm had been turned out of place, and that her face had been twisted in such a way that it was obvious that she had been subjected to terrible torture.
4. Unknown individual
READ ALSO » 10 Animals That Were Rediscovered After They Were Believed To Be Extinct
In 1889, an article about a man who was buried in Grenoble appeared in the Daily Telegraph. It was assumed that he had passed away due to his 20-hour period of intoxication.
However, as the sexton was putting the heavy coffin in the grave, he heard frantic knocks and loud moans. The man had passed away by the time he opened it, and his head was badly mutilated.
5. Unknown person
In 1838, an article about a man who was buried alive in Tonneins appeared in the Sunday Times.
The gravedigger heard loud noises as the coffin was being lowered into the earth, and it turned out that the man had died too soon.
6. Unknown woman
In 1877, a story about a woman who was buried because she was thought to be dead when she was actually alive appeared in the British Medical Journal. She seemed to be in some kind of trance.
The woman's mutilated body was discovered when the grave was opened a few days later to insert another body.
7. Miss Hockwalt
In the year 1884, Miss Hockwalt belonged to the upper echelons of Dayton society. After being discovered lying motionless and dead on a chair, it was assumed that she had passed away.
READ ALSO » Top 10 Famous People Who Were Assassinated In History
The burial followed. Later, when the grave was opened, the lady's hair was cut off and her skin was bitten.
8. Mary Norah
Best Mary Norah Best passed away in 1871 at the age of seventeen. She was buried because it was believed that many people would have benefited from her death.
The undertaker realized that Mary had woken up and managed to open the casket when it was discovered that her skeleton was sitting up in 1881.
9. Unknown Man
A man from Asheville who had been ill for several months was the subject of an article in the New York Times.
He was later deemed dead. The man's relatives were horrified when his hair was taken out of the coffin as it was being moved.
10. Madame Bobin
Supposedly pregnant at the time, Madame Bobin contracted yellow fever in 1901.
A nurse said that the body was warm and the muscles weren't rigid after she was buried.
When the coffin was opened, it was discovered that she had also suffocated to death while giving birth to her baby inside.
READ ALSO » Top 10 People Who Were Killed By Their Own Inventions
