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The Mysterious Disappearance and Death of Carrie Selvage

This was a case that I only discovered a few years ago and it is one of those cases where you are left with more questions than answers. I do not do a lot of these types of cases because I like to see conclusions, but I also like to see the facts presented as they were, in as many places as possible rather than allow rumor and false narratives linger. That is something that in the day of the Internet is so easy to do. Once again I am touching on an old case, but much older than the two previous cases. This one began in 1900. It was said to be “solved” in 1902 but that was not true. It continued in 1920 and to be fair may never end officially. If you go to the website findagrave.com and look up Carrie Selvage you will see a story. The story presented there ends in 1902 when the story of her disappearance was allegedly solved. There is an attached photo with a newspaper article from 1920 that does tell a bit more of the story but the memorial itself is, I do not want to say f...