July 1st 1951, 67 yr old widow, Mary Reeser (1881-1951) (‘The Cinder Lady’) from St Petersburg, Florida apparently spontaneously human combusted (SHC). The last time Mary had been seen alive was at 9pm on the night of the fire. Her…
Although spontaneous human combustion is not recognized as a medical condition, there’s no denying that the phenomenon itself is very real, even if we don’t understand what it is or why it happens. The most mainstream theory is called the…
The strange case of Michael Faherty Michael Faherty (also known as Micheál Ó Fátharta; 1934–2010) was a 76-year-old man who was found burned to death in the living room of his home at Clareview Park, Ballybane, Galway, on 22 December…
The very strange case of Helen Conway – Spontaneous Human Combustion On November 8th, 1964 an elderly and infirm woman, Helen Conway from Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania was believed by volunteer fireman Robert Meslin and other colleagues to have met…
