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It's not Mary's body at all. It's the decomposing body of a man. Three coffins, three corpses. None of them Mary Grimes Wallace. Sheriff Bradley knows he can't continue digging up bodies based on a rumor. He finds himself at an impasse.

It's not Mary's body at all. It's the decomposing body of a man. Three coffins, three corpses. None of them Mary Grimes Wallace. Sheriff Bradley knows he can't continue digging up bodies based on a rumor. He finds himself at an impasse.

He can't explain why Mary's body is not in the plot marked Grimes, nor is she in the spot where her siblings believe she was laid to rest, or even how it now seems like her body has up and vanished. He's now arriving at the same realization the previous sheriff did, that the case of Mary Grimes just might drive him mad until the day he dies.

He can't explain why Mary's body is not in the plot marked Grimes, nor is she in the spot where her siblings believe she was laid to rest, or even how it now seems like her body has up and vanished. He's now arriving at the same realization the previous sheriff did, that the case of Mary Grimes just might drive him mad until the day he dies.

The mystery of Mary Grimes is one of the deepest rabbit holes that I have ever been down. It's so haunting, so baffling, that people still talk about it to this day. What separates it from your typical mystery is that this isn't a case of too little evidence. It's rather a case of conflicting evidence. There are multiple answers to the question of what happened that make perfect sense.

The mystery of Mary Grimes is one of the deepest rabbit holes that I have ever been down. It's so haunting, so baffling, that people still talk about it to this day. What separates it from your typical mystery is that this isn't a case of too little evidence. It's rather a case of conflicting evidence. There are multiple answers to the question of what happened that make perfect sense.

It makes sense that her boyfriend killed her. He had a bad temper and a gun. And there's that mysterious man seen walking away from the train tracks when the body was found. It also makes sense that Mary took her own life. Life had dealt her a bad hand. And besides, is it even possible to kill someone against their own will on train tracks without tying them down?

It makes sense that her boyfriend killed her. He had a bad temper and a gun. And there's that mysterious man seen walking away from the train tracks when the body was found. It also makes sense that Mary took her own life. Life had dealt her a bad hand. And besides, is it even possible to kill someone against their own will on train tracks without tying them down?

It makes sense that she was killed due to her proximity to the Lone Pine Tavern, where multiple murders took place around that time period. And like Mary, those victims were also African American. And it makes sense that she went into hiding. She witnessed a murder only nine days prior. But on the other hand, the rebuttal to any and all of these answers feels just as obviously true.

It makes sense that she was killed due to her proximity to the Lone Pine Tavern, where multiple murders took place around that time period. And like Mary, those victims were also African American. And it makes sense that she went into hiding. She witnessed a murder only nine days prior. But on the other hand, the rebuttal to any and all of these answers feels just as obviously true.

If Mary was alive in Cincinnati, then who was the woman on the train tracks? And why did no one come looking for her? And what about the timing here? If Mary Grimes actually did escape Xenia with her life, it means a laundry list of happy accidents would have had to occur at the exact right time.

If Mary was alive in Cincinnati, then who was the woman on the train tracks? And why did no one come looking for her? And what about the timing here? If Mary Grimes actually did escape Xenia with her life, it means a laundry list of happy accidents would have had to occur at the exact right time.

First, a woman matching Mary's description just so happened to die the exact night Mary left town forever. Even if we allow ourselves to believe that it's no coincidence at all and that Mary somehow knew about the woman's death and used it as a cover for her own disappearance,

First, a woman matching Mary's description just so happened to die the exact night Mary left town forever. Even if we allow ourselves to believe that it's no coincidence at all and that Mary somehow knew about the woman's death and used it as a cover for her own disappearance,

Even then, we still have to believe that Mary got extraordinarily lucky again when the burial records for this unidentified woman turned out to be shoddy and the location of her grave couldn't be found. When approached from this direction, the situation begins to take the form of an unbelievable conspiracy. And yet, we still can't rule out that Mary might have fled to Cincinnati.

Even then, we still have to believe that Mary got extraordinarily lucky again when the burial records for this unidentified woman turned out to be shoddy and the location of her grave couldn't be found. When approached from this direction, the situation begins to take the form of an unbelievable conspiracy. And yet, we still can't rule out that Mary might have fled to Cincinnati.

A person who knew her personally not only saw Mary alive, but spoke with her. And the questions don't end there, either. Why did Sheriff Stewart claim to be so confident that a submerged Plymouth would link her case to another murder? Was he simply trying to save face? Or had he really developed a theory that hinged on something hidden inside that car?

A person who knew her personally not only saw Mary alive, but spoke with her. And the questions don't end there, either. Why did Sheriff Stewart claim to be so confident that a submerged Plymouth would link her case to another murder? Was he simply trying to save face? Or had he really developed a theory that hinged on something hidden inside that car?

And why was he so certain that a car existed when it was never actually found, neither in the quarry or anywhere else? If Mary did commit suicide, why wasn't there a note left behind? Why didn't that man at the train tracks hang around to talk to the police like the innocent bystander he supposedly was? And if Mary actually is dead, then where in the world is her body?

And why was he so certain that a car existed when it was never actually found, neither in the quarry or anywhere else? If Mary did commit suicide, why wasn't there a note left behind? Why didn't that man at the train tracks hang around to talk to the police like the innocent bystander he supposedly was? And if Mary actually is dead, then where in the world is her body?