Ep 318: The Mysterious Moving Coffins of Barbados

 
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“It is not generally known that in Barbados there is a mysterious vault, in which no one after death can rest in peace.”
— Captain J. E. Alexander (1833 edition of The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Volume 22, page 51)
 

Description:

In the cemetery of Christ Church Parish Church in Barbados stands a half-buried stone crypt infamous for its early 19th-century mystery. Between 1807 and 1812, several heavy, lead-lined coffins were placed inside, but each time the vault was reopened, the coffins were found disturbed — despite the massive stone door being sealed tight with no sign of entry. Governor Lord Combermere investigated in 1819, sealing the vault with wet cement, pressing his signet ring into it, then spreading fine sand on the floor to catch footprints. But when it was opened again, the coffins had once more been thrown into chaos with the seals unbroken and the sand untouched. The bodies were finally buried soon after, and while the empty vault was sealed again, its mystery remains open.

 
 

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Episode 318: The Mysterious Moving Coffins of Barbados. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess. Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2025 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

 
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