A possible big cat filmed creeping through a German forest, a dead body discovered during a ghost hunt, and the theft of a town's beloved mannequin mascot were among the weird and wondrous stories to cross our desk this past week.
A pair of unsettling stories involving human remains made headlines this past week, beginning with a creepy case out of Mexico where a ghost hunter found a dead body while exploring a haunted house. Hoping to capture some paranormal activity for his YouTube channel, the unnamed content creator visiting an infamous abandoned home stumbled upon something far more frightening than a wandering spirit when he followed a powerful, unpleasant scent that led him to the macabre discovery that was promptly reported to police. Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, a community was understandably up in arms after some twisted miscreants stole a pair of bodies from a mausoleum that has been abandoned for nearly 20 years.
Photo: Google Earth
This past week featured a pair of odd stories out of Germany. First, an anomaly hunter using Google Earth to look for oddities discovered what appears to be a rather sizeable stone cube inexplicably hovering over a German city. Some suggested that the curious object was a clandestine craft of the alien variety. Skeptics, on the other hand, argued that the curious cube was simply a Google Earth glitch. Later in the week, a hunter perched in a tree captured footage of a suspected big cat creeping around a German forest. The rather remarkable video prompted a police search of the area, but the mysterious feline has yet to be found.
Photo: Nieu-Bethesda Tourism
By far the strangest story of the week came from South Africa, where a community mourned the loss of their beloved mascot: a mannequin named Beverly. Installed in a dam on the outskirts of town by a local artist a few years ago, the doll was a popular stopping point for visitors to Nieu-Bethesda and a welcoming sight to those returning home. However, residents were heartbroken when some sticky-fingered ne'er-do-wells managed to somehow extract the mannequin from the pool of water where she lived despite being held in place by a heavy concrete base. Authorities are now on the hunt for Beverly in the hopes that whoever snatched the doll will do the right thing and return her to the community.
For more strange and unusual stories from the past week, check out the Coast to Coast AM website.