The Legend It was then that they began referring to the second escapee, Douglas J. Grifon, as the “Bunnyman.”. Even though these fictional tales of spectacular crimes are easy to dismiss as fiction, the question of the story's origin is not. Fairfax Herald, Nov. 29, 1918, P.3, 26Hall Acquitted. It was later confirmed in Fairfax Police records that the man was wearing a bunny suit with ears instead, not Ku Klux Klan robes. Brian A. Conley, Historian-Archivist Coordinates. As mentioned earlier 14 of her tales mention a couple in a parked car being attacked, but nine of these specifically mention a hatchet being thrown into the car. For years after the “Bunny Man’s” death, in the time approaching Halloween carcasses are said to be found hanging from the overpass and surrounding areas.
Surely it couldn’t be real.
A figure is reportedly seen by passersby making their way through the one lane bridge tunnel. He had recently been released from an insane asylum, but was found that he was nowhere near the scene of Eva's murder.17, The next suspect to emerge was a soldier who deserted from Camp A. Richard was baker/acted into the Waverly Hills Sanatorium WHGC way back in 1967. Investigator Johnson was following leads generated by school-yard rumors less than two weeks after the first appearance of the Bunny Man, and by the time Patricia Johnson began her work two-and-a-half years later, the story had mutated in location, frequency, and severity. On March 14, 1971 Johnson wrote the following summary: "After a very extensive investigation into this and all other cases of this same nature,40 it is still unsubstantiated as to whether or not there really is a white rabbit. There is video evidence from the police body camera of an unnatural occurrence, the strange BUNNY MAN standing at the edge of the forest and strange shadows swirling around Sargent Anderson before his collapse.
Oct. 22, 1970, B2. Both mother and daughter were found in a shallow grave next to the lodge and less than 200 yards from where Charles Holober's car had been stuck. William L. Johnson, Fairfax County Police Department (Retired) He then stole money from the home and fled. Others were rumored to have disappeared, and there was talk of animals found horribly mutilated. Bunnyman!" They both remembered seeing his face clearly, but in the darkness they could not determine his race. Fairfax Herald, Jan. 19, 1951, P.1, 12Makes Admission. :), lol im sooo going to that bridge...with plenty of guns, I been to the bunny man bridge yesterday actually the roads getting there is spooky the bridge is narrow and short but when entering it put all ur windows down close all lights and you will feel a cold chill rush into your car. An investigator sent by the Commonwealth of Virginia to interview Ruben concluded that he was not responsible for the crime, but extradition papers were filed anyway.21 On September 26 Ruben was escorted to the scene of the crime by Sheriff Allison, Commonwealth Attorney C. Vernon Ford, Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Wilson M. Farr, Dr. Swetnam, and acting counsel for the defense F. D. Richardson.22 After being unable to locate the scene of the attack or the tree where the body was left, Ruben denied killing Eva. 4The Historical Newspaper Index can be accessed at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library_newsindex/.
Now, it is considered a ghost town inhabited by two spirits sharing the same nickname, Mary and Sarah. The BUNNY MAN is said to emerge from the BUNNY MAN BRIDGE every Halloween, or if his name is said ten times near the bridge. 39Johnson, William L. Investigation Report 858-748. I guess the one I heard was wrong. the bunny man gives me the chills but the bunny man was never found so i think the legend is fake there has to be an explanation to all of this but that does not explain the hanged people and rabbit carcasses... Ive read tons of stuff about it and seen tons of videos is sounds scary but my sister just got a camera and its October 20 so I'm definetly going there on Howlloween so I'm gonna put the video on you tube if we live.
The careful work of these two, combined with the searching capabilities of a computer database, allowed us to extract every murder and killing reported by the local press from 1872 through 1973. Fairfax Herald, June 16, 1950, P.1, 10Holober Sent to State Hospital. A version naming a suspect and specific location was posted to a web site in the late 1990s by a “Timothy C. Forbes”. In 1973, University of Maryland student Patricia Johnson submitted a research paper that chronicled precisely 54 variations on those two events.
NOTE: FCPS Secondary Schools accommodate grades 7 through 12. Maryland Folklore Archive, Box 32. Johnson's informants told 54 variations of the story.
The police set up a stake out, but the "Axe Man" never materialized. Boersig was arrested at his home and transferred to the jail in Winchester for his safety.12, Louis Boersig was executed for the murders of Loretta and Catherine Ridgeway on July 7, 1927, just three months after his horrific crime.13.
This place is bad; everyone says so. One of these escapees, Douglas J. Grifon, murdered fellow escapee Marcus Wallster and eventually became the Bunny Man. 17 reviews of Bunny Man Bridge "If you live in Clifton, or in one of the surrounding hoods, you may have heard about this urban legend. 2001. James W. Robinson Secondary45School opened the next year with nearly 3,900 students. The legend takes a strange turn as the Bunnyman made more appearances. I came home from school. d. Nine claim he attacked a couple parked in a car Martha Robertson, Assistant County Archivist, Fairfax County, Virginia This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. But then, why is your heart racing in time with hers? his main haunt has been the area surrounding a railroad overpass near Fairfax Station, Virginia frequented by party goers, the now infamous "Bunny Man Bridge."
The case was not to be easily solved, however, as other suspects were soon identified and eventually eliminated. Story variations include the origin of the Bunny Man, names, motives, weapons, victims, description of the bunny suit, and the possible death of the Bunny Man. Fairfax Herald, Aug. 30, 1918, P.3, 19Confesses to Crime. He has located two incidents of a man in a rabbit costume threatening people with an axe. His infrequent and widespread appearances tended to occur in secluded locations and usually tell of a figure clad in a white bunny suit armed with an ax threatening children or vandalizing property. The available newspapers record many murders, but few shocked Fairfax like the ferocious and senseless attack on Mrs. Minnie Ridgeway and her two young daughters. Upon finding that he was not at home, Boersig attacked and beat Minnie Ridgeway into unconsciousness and then likewise bludgeoned her daughters Loretta, 7, and Catherine, 5.
The prosecution was handled by State's Attorney C. Vernon Ford, assisted by Wilson M. Farr. Around their feet lay the tattered remains of several rabbits. And he ran in front of the car. 42Man in Bunny Suit Sought in Fairfax. By Officials name the last missing inmate, Douglas J. Grifon, as their suspect and call him “the bunny man”. October 29, 1970. But do know that even if he doesn't, you will still be watched upon entering the bridge. "37 The officers found no rabbit and the case was turned over to Investigator W. L. Johnson of the Criminal Investigation Bureau. I was even further surprised to find a second appearance recorded two weeks later: It seemed to be the end of the Bunnyman. 14, 1997 & Orange Peal, Hayfield Secondary School, Oct. 17, 1997. 11, 2000, B4. When I began this project the aspect that puzzled me most was the bunny suit. The Bunnyman Bridge. Alexandria Gazette, Sept. 20, 1918, P.1, 20To Undergo Grueling. 38The name was blacked out of the report. Fairfax County Police Department. First, although the tale is told in jurisdictions all around the Washington, D. C. area, the bulk of them take place in Fairfax County. Less than two weeks ago a man wearing what was described as a rabbit suit accused two persons in a parked car of trespassing and heaved a hatchet through a closed window of the car at 5400 Guinea Rd. Many variations occur around “Bunny Man Bridge”, the concrete tunnel of a Southern Railway overpass on Colchester Road in Clifton. Fairfax County Police Department. To this day, it’s said that if you are at Bunny Man Bridge at midnight on Halloween night, you too will meet the fate of those teens and rabbits.
And all of a sudden, they looked up and there was this bunny. The build-up of Federal employment in the region fueled intensive residential development in the closer suburbs of Arlington and Fairfax Counties. And there you have one interpretation of the story. Upon interviewing every one in this case that may have had any knowledge of any incidents concerning a white rabbit, that has been no significant information uncovered that would lead to the identity of the person or persons that were posing as a white rabbit. Second, Lorton Prison didn't come into existence until 1910, and even then it was an arm of the District of Columbia Corrections system, not Virginia's. "16 Hall, a 33-year-old woodcutter, lived about 1/2 mile from the scene of the crime and was seen in the woods near the time of the girl's disappearance. Washington Post, Feb. 28, 1949, A1, 7Fifty Years Behind the Badge, Fairfax County Police Department, 1990. In 1973, University of Maryland student Patricia Johnson submitted a paper titled "The Bunny Man. On Thursday February 24, 1949 Mrs. Holober and her daughter drove to Fairfax County in the company of her estranged husband Charles. The cadet was in the area to attend last weekend's Air Force-Navy football game. During this time, locals allegedly began to find hundreds of cleanly skinned, half-eaten carcasses of rabbits hanging from the trees in the surrounding areas. There are many variations to the legend, but most involve a man wearing a rabbit costume (“bunny suit”) who attacks people with an axe. After scrutinizing the three preceding events I concluded that none are likely candidates for the Bunny Man.
Investigation Report 858-748.
2http://www.castleofspirits.com/ghoststories/classic/clifton.html. When the police asked for a description of the man, Bob insisted he was wearing a white suit with long bunny ears, but Dusty remembered something white and pointed like a Ku Klux Klan hood. Was the Bunny Man real? After re-reading Johnson's paper several times I finally noted that she heard the tale for the first time around Halloween 1970. 29Johnson, Patricia C. The Bunny Man (May 12, 1973).
The tool that has proved the most valuable was the Fairfax County Public Library Historical Newspaper Index. It has recently been discovered by me and my frind,Jack.We thought it was a stupid joke,and now we wish we could take our words back. The only people who have seen this so-called white rabbit have been children of rather young ages, and the complainant in this case. This version states that in 1904, an asylum prison in Clifton, Virginia was shut down by successful petition of the growing population of residents in Fairfax County. Discuss article. Bennett and his fiancee were not injured. Could be the dates are wrong and maybe a bus load of inmates crashed? Others say that he always dressed up as a rabbit when he killed his victims always with an axe and left them hanging near the bridge. A search party finds all but one of them.
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