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Premature burial, also known as live burial, burial alive, or vivisepulture, means to be buried while still alive. Animals or humans may be buried alive accidentally on the mistaken assumption that they are dead, or intentionally as a form of torture, murder, or execution. It may also occur with the consent of the victim as a part of a stunt ...
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- The Shoemaker. In 1822, a 40-year-old German shoemaker was laid to rest, but there were questions about his death from the start. Although the shoemaker’s family confirmed his passing—he looked dead, they said—no one could detect any stench or rigidity in the cadaver.
- Essie Dunbar. In 1915, a 30-year-old South Carolinian named Essie Dunbar suffered a fatal attack of epilepsy—or so everyone thought. After declaring her dead, doctors placed Dunbar’s body in a coffin and scheduled her funeral for the next day so that her sister, who lived out of town, would still be able to pay respects.
- Philomèle Jonetre. In 1867, a 24-year-old French woman named Philomèle Jonetre contracted cholera. Not long after, she was presumed dead. As was custom, a priest arrived to administer the last sacraments, and Jonetre’s body was placed in a coffin.
- Angelo Hays. Bondeson calls the case of 19-year-old Frenchman Angelo Hays “probably the most remarkable twentieth-century instance of alleged premature burial.”
May 9, 1990 · A husband survives a poisoning attempt by his wife and her lover and seeks revenge in this TV movie directed by Frank Darabont. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes and more.
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- Frank Darabont
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- True Stories Of People Buried Alive: Angelo Hays. In 1937, a 19-year-old from France named Angelo Hays went for a motorcycle ride. Perhaps he had minimal knowledge of how to operate such a vehicle because he ended up crashing it and slamming headfirst into a brick wall.
- Octavia Smith Hatcher. In 1889, Octavia Smith married a wealthy Kentuckian named James Hatcher. The newlyweds had a son whom they named Jacob. However, infant mortality rates being what they were in the late 1800s, Jacob died in infancy.
- Stephen Small. One night in 1987, a 39-year-old Illinois businessman named Stephen Small received a phone call that one of his renovation projects was being broken into.
- Jessica Lunsford. In March of 2005, sex-offender John Evander Couey kidnapped and raped 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford. Murder was also among the charges as Couey buried the girl – bound in speaker wire – in a trash bag near her home in Homosassa, Florida.
Sep 19, 2015 · Harry Houdini famously tried to escape from being buried alive — and famously failed. Recently, escape artist Antony Britton tried to do what Houdini couldn't. He describes the view from down under.
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Apr 25, 2024 · Evidence of torture as nearly 400 bodies found in Gaza mass graves. Some victims found at two hospitals were ‘buried alive’ while others were ‘executed’ by the Israeli military.
Oct 31, 2013 · Learn how air, oxygen, and carbon dioxide affect your chances of surviving if you were buried alive. Find out how big your coffin should be and what would happen if you tried to escape.
