Most of us know Jack Frost as a playful trickster. However, did you know that he is linked to a modern true-crime case?

Join us today as we explore the legend that is Jack Frost.

SOURCES & REFERENCES 

• Grimm, Jacob. Teutonic Mythology. (1883). 

• Briggs, Katharine. A Dictionary of Fairies. (1976). 

• Rydberg, Viktor. Teutonic Mythology: Gods & Goddesses. (1907). 

• Anglo-Saxon Chronicle references to winter spirits (translated editions). 

• Afanasyev, Alexander. Russian Fairy Tales — Morozko story variants. 

• Minnesota Cold Case Review (1973 declassified notes; regional historical society archives). 

• Newspaper archives from 1838 (London), 1855 (Massachusetts), and 1799 (Scotland) documenting winter deaths. 

• “Myth-Assisted Homicide: Seasonal Patterns in Rural Crime” — Journal of Criminal Psychology (1998). 

• Society for Psychical Research — Winter phenomenon case files. 

• Northwoods Folklore Archive — Frost pattern reports.