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December 13, 1950
The Daily Express
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
What is this article about?
In Goldsboro, NC, 66-year-old John Edminson hallucinated his deceased wife and staring faces, fired shotgun shots at them, was arrested, and died of a heart attack in jail as transfer to a mental hospital was planned.
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Believes He Sees Dead Wife, Dies Of Heart Attack
GOLDSBORO, N. C. (ANP)—A man who believed that he had seen a vision of his dead wife died last week in a city jail cell.
The dead man is John Edminson, 66, who lived alone in a little house. He had been arrested a week before his death for taking numerous shotgun shots at "faces" he saw staring at him when his wife "returned" to him.
He told police that his wife returned to him from the dead, then went to bed where he was. At this time, he said, he saw a number of faces staring into his room.
Because he could not stop seeing the faces, he said, he began to shoot at them.
His shooting stopped on this magical night several hours after it began when county officials arrested him. At the time of his death arrangements were being made to have him moved to the State hospital for the insane.
GOLDSBORO, N. C. (ANP)—A man who believed that he had seen a vision of his dead wife died last week in a city jail cell.
The dead man is John Edminson, 66, who lived alone in a little house. He had been arrested a week before his death for taking numerous shotgun shots at "faces" he saw staring at him when his wife "returned" to him.
He told police that his wife returned to him from the dead, then went to bed where he was. At this time, he said, he saw a number of faces staring into his room.
Because he could not stop seeing the faces, he said, he began to shoot at them.
His shooting stopped on this magical night several hours after it began when county officials arrested him. At the time of his death arrangements were being made to have him moved to the State hospital for the insane.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Madness
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Vision Of Dead Wife
Heart Attack Death
Shotgun Shooting
Mental Hallucination
Jail Arrest
What entities or persons were involved?
John Edminson
Where did it happen?
Goldsboro, N. C.
Story Details
Key Persons
John Edminson
Location
Goldsboro, N. C.
Event Date
Last Week
Story Details
John Edminson believed he saw a vision of his dead wife, shot at staring faces with a shotgun, was arrested, and died of a heart attack in jail while arrangements were made to transfer him to a state hospital for the insane.