In 1892, a family in Rhode Island was dying one by one. Locals believed something—or someone—was feeding from the grave.
When the coffin of 19-year-old Mercy Brown was opened, what they found sparked one of the most chilling vampire legends in U.S. history.
Host Robert Barber uncovers the real story behind New England’s vampire panic, tuberculosis, and the ritual that made Mercy a legend.
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