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The accounts were largely made up before the sale.

The accounts were largely made up before the sale.

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Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • The family's accounts change with the audience; neighbours and the previous owners' family heard nothing of the kind before June 1996.

What would rule it out

  • Evidence that the family described the same events to neighbours, a vet or the sheriff before going public.

Evidence 1 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe core of the accounts was reported in good faith, but the story grew as researchers, the press and the…

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The accounts were largely made up before the sale. [Answer ANS0D014RSE5JFG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D014RSE5JFG
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