On St. Patrick's Day of 1934, a 23-year-old taxi driver named Albert Shinsky murdered a woman near Ringtown, in Schuylkill County. But this was not a cold-blooded killing; according  to Shinsky, the reason he put a lead ball through the heart of Susan Mummey was because a Pennsylvania Dutch witch doctor had told him that  it was the only way to remove the evil spell that Mrs. Mummey had placed on him. This is the tragic tale of Albert Shinsky and Susan Mummey-- a  tale of murder, superstition, ghosts, and modern-era witchcraft in the  Mahantango Mountains.

On St. Patrick's Day of 1934, a 23-year-old taxi driver named Albert Shinsky murdered a woman near Ringtown, in Schuylkill County. But this was not a cold-blooded killing; according  to Shinsky, the reason he put a lead ball through the heart of Susan Mummey was because a Pennsylvania Dutch witch doctor had told him that  it was the only way to remove the evil spell that Mrs. Mummey had placed on him. This is the tragic tale of Albert Shinsky and Susan Mummey-- a  tale of murder, superstition, ghosts, and modern-era witchcraft in the  Mahantango Mountains.

In the spring of 1856 one of the saddest chapters in the history of Bedford County was written, after the two young sons of Samuel and  Susanna Cox wandered away from home and into the mountains. The search for the two boys lasted for two weeks and culminated in a gruesome discovery beneath a large tree on the shady  banks of Gypsy Creek. And had it not been for a prophetic dream, the whereabouts of George and Joseph Cox might still remain a mystery.

In the spring of 1856 one of the saddest chapters in the history of Bedford County was written, after the two young sons of Samuel and  Susanna Cox wandered away from home and into the mountains. The search for the two boys lasted for two weeks and culminated in a gruesome discovery beneath a large tree on the shady  banks of Gypsy Creek. And had it not been for a prophetic dream, the whereabouts of George and Joseph Cox might still remain a mystery.

Virtually everyone who lives in Huntingdon County is familiar with the legend of John Armstrong, who is more  commonly remembered as Captain Jack-- arguably Pennsylvania's most iconic hero of the  frontier.

Virtually everyone who lives in Huntingdon County is familiar with the legend of John Armstrong, who is more  commonly remembered as Captain Jack-- arguably Pennsylvania's most iconic hero of the  frontier.

In the 19th century, Philadelphia lost  one of its most curious and morbid historical landmarks-- an obscure  graveyard hidden in the center of an urban jungle, where the bones of forgotten Philadelphians slumbered for generations-- until their remains  were mysteriously and unceremoniously disinterred.

Be sure to visit the Pennsylvania Oddities blog for hundreds of strange but true stories from every county in the Keystone State!

In the 19th century, Philadelphia lost  one of its most curious and morbid historical landmarks-- an obscure  graveyard hidden in the center of an urban jungle, where the bones of forgotten Philadelphians slumbered for generations-- until their remains  were mysteriously and unceremoniously disinterred.

Be sure to visit the Pennsylvania Oddities blog for hundreds of strange but true stories from every county in the Keystone State!

In the summer of 1947, Dr. Vernon Haber, a well-liked Penn State University professor, went missing. Despite a massive month-long search involving  hundreds of students, law enforcement officials and State College residents, the fate of the vanishing professor remained unknown... until his body was found hanging from a tree, in a place that had been searched thoroughly just days before. Was it a suicide or murder? The mystery remains unsolved.

In the summer of 1947, Dr. Vernon Haber, a well-liked Penn State University professor, went missing. Despite a massive month-long search involving  hundreds of students, law enforcement officials and State College residents, the fate of the vanishing professor remained unknown... until his body was found hanging from a tree, in a place that had been searched thoroughly just days before. Was it a suicide or murder? The mystery remains unsolved.