This week's distraction covers the alleged life of Hazel Farris. In 1906, Hazel's short-lived life came to an end after supposedly revealing a dark secret about her past to a new lover. After no one claimed her remains, a local furniture store (and funeral parlour) owner realized Hazel's remains may be a ticket for financial success. Need a distraction? I got you.

Information pulled from the following sources

Wikipedia - Hazel Farris -⁠ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_Farris⁠

That’s Spooky podcast - Episode 240 – Mystery Meat Machine - April 19th, 2023 - by Tyler Hyde & Johnny Cann -⁠ http://thatsspooky.com/2023/04/19/episode-240-mystery-meat-machine/⁠

⁠www.newspapers.com⁠

Birmingham Post-Herald - History Lives in Bessemer Museum - by Jeff Hardy 0 February 3rd, 1983 -⁠ https://www.newspapers.com/image/794842894/?clipping_id=134806609&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjc5NDg0Mjg5NCwiaWF0IjoxNzAzMzcwMjUxLCJleHAiOjE3MDM0NTY2NTF9.QX1AHpZp69w-aLOgFjuRC8Zwn5hoTn9oWkwW8ekRSVE⁠

Newsbreak website - The Tragic Tale of the Mummy of Hazel Farris: Alabama's Macabre Sleeping Beauty - by April Killian - November 12th, 2023 -⁠ https://original.newsbreak.com/@april-killian-1599867/3226703188173-the-tragic-tale-of-the-mummy-of-hazel-farris-alabama-s-macabre-sleeping-beauty⁠

Mummipedia Wiki - Hazel Farris -⁠ https://mummipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Hazel_Farris⁠

Mummy Stories website - Hazel Farris: The Mummy of Bessemer, Alabama - by Madeline Burkhardt - December 31st, 2018 -⁠ https://www.mummystories.com/single-post/madelineburkhardt⁠

⁠https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1906?amount=500⁠

Wayback Machine website - HAZEL FARRIS SIDESHOW MUMMY -⁠ https://web.archive.org/web/20090629071159/http://www.sideshowworld.com/blowoffHarrisFarris.html⁠

The Atlanta Journal - See Hazel the Mummy: She’s Well Preserved - October 27, 1976 - by Ron Taylor -⁠ https://www.newspapers.com/image/972591541/?terms=Hazel%20the%20mummy&match=2⁠

Nashville Banner - Nobody’s Ever Proved Hazel’s No Real Mummy - by Red O’Donnell - August 23rd, 1957 -⁠ https://www.newspapers.com/image/603575296/?terms=Hazel%20the%20mummy&match=1⁠

The Tennessean article - Killed 5 Men - April 27th, 1970 -⁠ https://www.newspapers.com/image/113461371/?clipping_id=122636562⁠

The Ghost Doctor website - BESSEMER’S HAUNTED HALL OF HISTORY⁠ Alabama⁠ - by Alan Brown -⁠ https://theghostdoctor.com/bessemers-haunted-hall-of-history/⁠

YouTube - “The Mysterious Tale of Hazel the Mummy: Fact or Fiction” - uploaded by Exploring History - 17 Oct 2023.

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