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The Headstone in My Backyard: What Were They Hiding?
The Headstone in My Backyard: What Were They Hiding?
A retired postal clerk photographed a full-sized granite headstone rising from a side yard in May 2019, and the name on it belonged to someone no current resident recognized. The stone read Eleanor Jean Marshall, born August 14, 1919, died March 3, 1962 - buried under a backyard that changed hands for exactly one dollar in 1961; what secret tied that grave to the family who lived there for decades?
In this episode, we follow how a photograph posted to a naturalist forum reached a thirty-nine-year-old compliance auditor who grew up in the…
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