The story of a woman whose murder was hidden by her husband, but her ghost allegedly came back to right the wrongs.
Show Notes:
Zona Heaster Shue met an unfortunate end, and the truth wasn’t unearthed until her ghost visited her mom to reveal that she was actually *gasp* murdered! Leave it to mom to save the trial and convict the true murderer! But there’s so much more to it than that. Join us as we dissect the truths within the Greenbrier Ghost, and what actually went down.
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Researched and written by Kim Douthit
Edited and produced by Gabi Fiore
Music by Dan Moretti
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