MONSTERS: Mbwiri

 The Mbwiri is a Central African demon that possesses people. The person who is possessed is usually the only one who knows that they are possessed. It's said that they target those who aren't living well. People who are possessed by the Mbwiri are usually diagnosed with epilepsy by a doctor.

In order to get rid of the Mbwiri a shaman is called. A hut is built and the afflicted, the shaman, and their assistants will live here till they are cured. For ten days or a fortnight, these people will eat, drink, and dance to the music of flute and drum at the expense of the patient's family. The patient would then dance until the epileptic fits come on. It's said the Mbwiri would hate the good living their victim was having and flee the body. When cured they would then build a fetish house and then avoids certain foods and performs certain duties. Sometimes they don't get cured and are engulfed in madness or runs away to the bush.

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Monster Wiki

UNIDENTIFIED: Jan. 12, 1888 Monroe, Nebraska

 On Jan. 12, 1888, a man died due to a blizzard in Monroe, Nebraska. He would be buried at the New Hope Cemetary. 

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UNIDENTIFIED: Jan. 11, 1900 Alexandria, Virginia Doe

 

On January 11, 1919, someone (gender unstated) died from the Spanish Influenza during the epidemic. There is little information in this case. They were buried at Home of Peace Cemetary in Alexandria, Virginia between Beckie Huss and Beatrice Rosenburg. 

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Unidentified Wiki

MISSING: Louis C. Lakin

 

37-year-old Louis Lakin was last known to be somewhere between the logging camps outside of Gresham, Oregon, and Missoula, Montana on Jan. 6, 1928. His family members in Oregon would report him missing that same year. There were several searches for him over the years, but he was never found. 

Louis is a white male and was 37-years-old at the time. He was 5'7" to 5'9" and 145lbs to 155lbs. He has brown hair and blue eyes. 

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MONSTERS: Camacrusa

 

A Camacrusa is a french bogey that habitats Aire-sur-L’Adour in the Landes. The creature is a disembodied leg and is a terrifying appearance as sometimes it's flayed. It is very rapid in movement and is capable of hiding behind haybales, jumping over ditches and hedges, and easily running after prey. It typically goes after children and eats them. It's unspecified how it eats the children.

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Myths and Folklore

UNIDENTIFIED: Jan. 3, 1901 Welsh, Louisiana John Doe

 At 2 p.m. on Jan. 3, 1901, four miles out of Welsh, Louisiana the crew of a freight train saw bloodied clothes hanging from the cards. Upon inspection, the body of a mangled teenage boy was found. It's believed that the boy was a stowaway on the train and lost his hold causing him to fall beneath and be mangled by the train. He had broken both legs, and crushed his skull, one arm was severed and the other only held on by skin.

 A trainman came forward stating he believed he saw the boy in Houston, Texas. The boy told him he had returned from the Philippines and was heading to New Orleans to see his brothers. He stated one brother worked at a slaughterhouse and the other worked at a mill.

John Doe was a white male was between 14 and 16-years-old. He seemed to be wearing a new suit with overalls over it to help protect it. He had no identifying papers on him when he was found. He did have a tattoo of an anchor with the initials G.T.

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Unidentified Wiki

INFANTICIDE: January 2, 1923 Bristol, England

On January 2, 1923, the body of a newborn was found in some bushes on the west side of Stoke Park Colony in the Stapleton area of Bristol, England. It was impossible to determine if the child was born alive or not. 

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Unsolved Murders UK