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TIL in 1660, a man disappeared and his items were found cut and sprinkled in blood. It was claimed that his brother and mother had killed him and dumped his body in a pond. No body was found but they were found guilty and hanged. The man reappeared in 1662, claiming to have been abducted by pirates

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