Italy Dig Unearths Female 'vampire' In Venice

Italy dig unearths female 'vampire' in Venice

AP - An archaeological dig near Venice has unearthed the 16th-century remains of a woman with a brick stuck between her jaws — evidence, experts say, that she was believed to be a vampire.

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