MURDERED: Mary Ashford and Barbara Forrest
Mary Ashford and Barbara Forrest were two 20-year-old women killed in the same town, on the same night, after an evening of dancing… 157 years apart from each other. The eerie similarities have some wondering if supernatural forces are at play.
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Barbara Forrest
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