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The Girl in the Blue Slippers – The Mystery of I-80 Jane Doe
ByAlison Dimitrijevic September 9, 2024July 11, 2025

Her remains were found in Black Creek Township, about 30 miles southwest of Wilkes-Barre, in 1973. Local lore has it her spirit haunts the stretch of highway where she was found. It’s August 9, 1973, and a tourist decides to pull off Interstate 80 near Sugarloaf in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, for a walk in the…

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Body found in river near Kirby Park: Still no news
ByAlison Dimitrijevic March 27, 2024March 29, 2024

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania On March 12, 2024, authorities retrieved a body from the Susquehanna River near the Kirby Park side of the Market Street Bridge. Since then, there have been no updates regarding the identity of the individual or the circumstances surrounding their death. The body was found floating face-down in the swiftly flowing river, which…

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