Grandfather's ghost story leads to mysterious mass grave

Grandfather's ghost story leads to mysterious mass grave
By Meghan Rafferty, CNN
August 24, 2010 12:26 p.m. EDT


STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Former railroad worker told ghost story every Thanksgiving
He left a box of documents to one of his grandsons
Brothers followed clues, discovered mass grave in Philadelphia suburb
Experts are checking remains for signs of foul play
Malvern, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- "This is a mass grave," Bill Watson said as he led the way through the thick Pennsylvania woods in a suburb about 30 miles from Philadelphia.

"Duffy's Cut," as it's now called, is a short walk from a suburban cul-de-sac in Malvern, an affluent town off the fabled Main Line. Twin brothers Bill and Frank Watson believe 57 Irish immigrants met violent deaths there after a cholera epidemic struck in 1832.

They suspect foul play.

"This is a murder mystery from 178 years ago, and it's finally coming to the light of day," Frank Watson said.
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Grandfather ghost story leads to mysterious mass grave