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Mercy Brown

American woman whose body was exhumed as part of the New England vampire panic

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Lived 1872–1892, aged 20United States
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    1872–1892
    Aged 20
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Updated 2026-08-13

The Mercy Brown vampire incident occurred in Rhode Island in January 1892. It is one of the best documented cases of the exhumation of a corpse in order to perform rituals to banish an undead manifestation. The incident was part of the wider New England vampire panic.

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