If you ever thought about the worst ways of dying, it is unlikely that the opportunity to be buried alive was at the top of the "rating". However, relatively recently it was one of the main fears of mankind. At one time, coffins with bells were even produced so that a person who woke up underground could call for help. Fortunately, medicine has advanced so much that there is practically no doubt about the death of a person. But no matter how far we go, we cannot stop people from killing each other. Whatever it is: genocide, murder or mistake, before you are 25 frightening stories about those buried alive.
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Death fields
This is the name of the burial place of millions of Cambodians killed during the Khmer Rouge. According to preliminary estimates, from 5 to 3 million people were executed in 5 years. In order not to waste ammunition, punishers often killed people with axes and hammers, and in many cases they simply buried their victims alive.
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Octavia Hatcher
After the death of her child in 1891, Octavia Hatcher fell ill with a strange disease, from which she also soon died. Over time, other residents of the small town in which Octavia lived also fell ill with this ailment, which introduced them into the so-called coma. When they “resurrected” Octavia’s husband panicked and went to the cemetery to unearth it, however, it was too late. The woman was dead, but everything indicated that she woke up in a coffin (there were a lot of scratches inside). Her husband was devastated, and erected in her memory a statue in full growth, which still stands today in the American town of Pikeville.
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Crushed by fear
A resident of Vologda convinced his comrade that the best way to get rid of the fear of death is to bury him alive. No sooner said than done, however, the next day a man was found dead. He was crushed by the ground under which he was buried. Indeed, thoughts materialize.
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Nameless child
In May 2015, an unnamed Chinese child survived after spending 8 days in a cemetery buried alive. The baby was found by a woman who heard children's crying. Apparently, his parents refused him in this way. Although it is hard to find an explanation for the atrocious act, it is believed that a congenital cleft lip could be the reason for the refusal.
For even more amazing stories about people who survived an abortion, read thebiggest.ru in this article.
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Matthew Wall
At the end of the 6th century, when Matthew's body was carried in a grave in a cemetery, near the English city of Browning, one of the undertakers stumbled, as a result of which the coffin fell on the road. Imagine the surprise of others when Matthew woke up. The man was so pleased with the wonderful “resurrection” that he celebrated it every year as his second birthday. Whether the stumble undertaker has become a healer, history is silent.
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Nacy perez
Nacy was buried in Honduras in 2015. Her family later claimed to have heard screams coming from Neisy's tomb. When they finally got to him and hacked, the woman was dead. Nevertheless, the body of the deceased was still warm. According to the doctors who examined the corpse, Nacy was mistakenly declared dead and buried alive.
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Sifo William Mdletcher
In 1993, Sifo and his bride had a car accident. While the girl was fighting for her life, while in intensive care, he was declared dead. Imagine the surprise of the morgue workers when the “dead man” started screaming. Indeed, miraculous salvation.
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Virginia mcdonald
In 1851, Virginia, who lived with her father in New York, became seriously ill and died. Her body was buried in a Brooklyn cemetery, but immediately after the funeral, the girl’s mother told her neighbors that she did not consider Virginia dead. The mother's allegations were so convincing that it was decided to dig up the coffin. Unfortunately, Virginia was dead, but investigators found that she was buried alive. The proof was scratches on the inner lining of the coffin.
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Angelo Hayes
After a motorcycle accident near the French town of Saint-Quentin, AngeloHays was declared dead. After a magnificent funeral, insurance agents became interested in the death circumstances, who decided to achieve exhumation for additional research. A lively and healthy Angelo was waiting for them in the burial, having built a coffin model with a radio transmitter and even a latrine!
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Essy dunbar
Essy Dunbar, who lived in South Carolina, was declared dead in 1915. Since the girl’s sister was late for the requiem, she asked her parents for permission for the last time to see her beloved Essy. Incredibly, the fact, as soon as the coffin was opened, Essy stood up as if nothing had happened! After her "death" she lived another half a century.
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Mina Al Huari
A French citizen 25-year-old Mina met in social networks with an attractive Moroccan, and went to meet him in his hometown of Fes. During the first date, the girl lost consciousness, which is not surprising, since she had diabetes. Thinking that Mina was dead, the guy buried her in his backyard. When the police discovered the girl’s body, and an autopsy revealed that she was buried alive, the woe-groom was arrested for manslaughter.
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Chiara Paes
In 2015, 14-year-old Chiara Paes went missing. The girl lived in the Argentinean province of Santa Fe and was in the eighth week of pregnancy. A few days later, police discovered the body of a girl who was buried in the backyard of her boyfriend. He buried her alive as soon as he found out about the pregnancy of his former lover.
There is also an interesting article about the mystical cases of mass disappearance of people on thebiggest.ru.
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Shamiso Kanyama
The following case is also dated 2015: Shamiso Kanyama, a self-proclaimed prophet from Zimbabwe, claimed to be endowed with the ability to heal people. When several people turned to him for help, the "prophet" did not find anything better than offering to bury him alive. Thus, Chamisso was going to gain strength from Mother Earth herself. People who asked for help buried the healer with their own hands, not even putting it in a coffin. After a certain period of time, Kanyama was dug up, of course, the man was dead. Despite the voluntary burial, the people who buried Shamiso were convicted of murder.
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Marjorie Elphinstone
Soon after the burial that took place near a Scottish village in the 17th century, the grave of Marjoribyl was excavated by robbers who wanted to profit from jewelry, which at that time was customary to bury together with the bodies of the dead. Instead of jewelry, the "tomb raiders" discovered a living woman. The robbers ran away in horror, and Marjorie got up and went home, having survived her husband who had buried her for several years.
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Latori Barman
And again the “record holder” for live burials in 2015! After going to the fair with his wife, Latori sent his wife to her parents, and he went home to his native village. On the way, he wrapped up a liquor store. Fairly typed, Barman walked across the road on which repairs were carried out. Since it was night, the man did not see warning signs and fell into a construction hole, falling asleep with a sound sleep. In the morning the workers, not noticing Latori, poured bitumen into the pit and rammed the asphalt with the man. An alarm was raised by local residents who saw a hand sticking out of the road. Road workers were immediately arrested with murder charges due to negligence.
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Mr. Cornish
Mr. Cornish was the mayor of the English city of Bath, located in the southwestern part of the country. He died due to a fever, and was buried in a local cemetery. After completing the work, the undertaker stopped to chat with his friends. At one point, he heard groans coming from the grave of the former mayor. When Cornish was taken out of the coffin, he was "repeatedly" dead. The sister of the deceased was so struck by this incident that she bequeathed to behead herself after death.
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Stephen Small
In the late 80s, the heir to the media empire Stephen Small was abducted by intruders with the aim of obtaining a ransom. In order not to fool around with finding a place to keep Stephen, the criminals decided to bury him alive, leaving water inside the coffin and passing pipes for oxygen there. At the same time, the kidnappers did not even bother to drive away the victim’s car from the burial place. When the police broke up the grave, the guy was already dead. Criminals who did not receive their ransom were soon arrested and sentenced to long prison terms.
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Burial for good luck
Unfortunately, these burials were not so successful. Recently, it has become popular in our country to bury oneself alive, believing that this will bring good luck in the future. A man from Blagoveshchensk asked a friend to bury him in a coffin, from which a pipe was held for breathing. And he also took water and a mobile phone with him. After the funeral, the friends phoned, the buried man assured that everything was fine with him. But the next morning, a friend dug up a dead body. Unfortunately, it rained heavily at night, and the man simply drowned.
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Simon Magus
Also known as Simon Magus, he is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, which refers to his meetings with Peter. There are later accounts of Simon's life that describe his attempts to ascend like Jesus. He allegedly ordered to bury himself alive and dig in three days. As you know, Simon was not Christ, therefore, only a lifeless body was found in the excavated tomb.
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James Wrigley
A rich resident of New York, James Wrigley, before his death, insured his life by acquiring policies at once in several companies. This, of course, aroused suspicion among insurers, as a result of which the body was exhumed. Pathologists determined that the man was buried alive. However, it remains a mystery why he acquired those policies.
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Lucky girl
About 5 years ago, the parents of a young Indian girl asked their friends to take their daughter to a neighboring village. For unknown reasons, they buried the girl alive on the way to the village. By happy coincidence, the incident was noticed by local residents who dug up a girl who was still alive. She not only escaped, but also identified people trying to kill her.
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Oran
Oran was a monk of St. Columbus, who built a church on the Scottish island of Iona in the VI century. According to legend, he was excavated the day after the burial, being alive. When Oran began to talk about what he saw heaven and hell, he was considered a heretic, and again buried. As they say, silence is gold.
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Shakereh Haleeli
Shakereh came from an aristocratic Indian Muslim family, so the disappearance of a woman caused a huge resonance. After three years of unsuccessful searches, her remains were found in her own house. She was found guilty of her second husband, who allegedly pumped Shakerekh with drugs and buried between two mattresses.
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Julia Lehar
After diphtheria suffered in the zero years of the 19th century, young Julia Lehar died and was buried in a crypt to prevent the spread of the disease. After the Civil War in the United States, the crypt was opened for the burial of soldiers who died in battle. A tiny skeleton was discovered right behind the stone door of the crypt. Apparently, Julia tried to push the door as she was buried alive.
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Unnamed grave
Perhaps there are many more cases of people buried alive that we simply don’t know about. Before the advent of modern medicine, methods for determining death caused heated debate in society. The result was the manufacture of coffins with “telephones”, enriching many undertakers. Of course, over the centuries, thousands (if not millions) of people were buried alive, the existence of which we will never know.
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