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Illinois

Verdict: Mixture
Disappearances

Wallace Fard Muhammad

Chicago, Illinois c. 1934

Verdict: Unproven
Paranormal Unexplained

The Watseka Wonder

Watseka, Illinois July 11, 1877 to May 21, 1878

Verdict: True
Unexplained

The Secret: A Treasure Hunt

Boston, Massachusetts 1982 to October 2019

Verdict: False
Conspiracies Urban Legends

Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow

Chicago, Illinois October 8–10, 1871

Verdict: Legend
Hauntings

Mineral Springs Hotel

Alton, Illinois 1914 to 1971

Verdict: Legend
Hauntings

Manteno State Hospital

Manteno, Illinois December 1930 to December 31, 1985

Verdict: Misattributed
Paranormal Unexplained

The Mandela Effect

Chicago, Illinois c. 2009

Verdict: Mixture
Unexplained

The Lipstick Killer

Chicago, Illinois June 5, 1945 to January 7, 1946

Verdict: Mixture
Hauntings

Lincoln Park Cemetery

Chicago, Illinois 1843 to 1886

Verdict: Legend
Hauntings Urban Legends

Hull House

Chicago, Illinois c. October 1913

Verdict: Mixture
Hauntings Urban Legends

Holy Name Cathedral Bullet Holes

Chicago, Illinois October 11, 1926

Verdict: Mixture
Unexplained Urban Legends

H. H. Holmes and the Murder Castle

Chicago, Illinois 1893 to May 7, 1896

Verdict: Legend
Hauntings

Congress Plaza Hotel

Chicago, Illinois 1893

Verdict: Legend
Hauntings

Camp Douglas

Chicago, Illinois February 1862 to 1865

Verdict: Mostly False
Conspiracies Hauntings

Biograph Theater Alley

Chicago, Illinois July 22, 1934

Verdict: True
Unexplained

The Max Headroom Signal Hijacking

Chicago, Illinois November 22, 1987

Verdict: Mixture
Unexplained Urban Legends

The Mad Gasser of Mattoon

Botetourt County, Virginia August 31 – September 13, 1944

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