198. MYSTERY: What Happened to Octavia?

In 1891, Octavia Hatcher fell ill in Pikeville, Kentucky. After a few months, she went into a coma, and was declared dead. What happened next is the stuff of nightmares—but is this Kentucky legend true?

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Sources:

https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/blog/episode-65-octavia-hatcher-buried-alive

https://viralnova.com/octavia-smith-hatcher/

https://www.wymt.com/content/news/Octavia-Hatcher-the-legend-that-never-dies--499195001.html

https://www.ranker.com/list/octavia-hatcher/ada-hart

https://www.pbs.org/fmc/timeline/dmortality.htm

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hatcher-1982

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102501966/james-hatcher

https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2012/04/the-story-of-octavia-hatcher.html

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