In 1897, Elva Zona Heaster Shue was buried and alleged to have died of natural causes without an autopsy in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.<\/p>\n
Her mother, Mary Jane Heaster, saw Elva in a dream, and Elva told her that Elva’s husband, Erasmus Stribbling Trout Shue had murdered her.<\/p>\n
Mary Jane visited the local prosecutor, John Alfred Preston and told him about the dream.<\/p>\n
Maybe because Preston had suspicions Erasmus had murdered a deceased ex-wife, whether or not he believed Mary, he ordered an autopsy of Elva\u2019s body.<\/p>\n
The autopsy revealed Elva had been strangled to death, her neck broken, her windpipe crushed and bruising around her neck.<\/p>\n
A trial ensued, and Erasmus was found guilty of the murder of Elva Zona Heaster Shue, and she became known as the Greenbrier Ghost.<\/p>\n
Bob Boyd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In 1897, Elva Zona Heaster Shue was buried and alleged to have died of natural causes without an autopsy in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Her mother, Mary Jane Heaster, saw Elva in a dream, and Elva told her that Elva’s husband, Erasmus Stribbling Trout Shue had murdered her. Mary Jane visited the local prosecutor, John… Continue reading