10 Unsolved Christmastime Mysteries
Christmas is supposed to be a season of joy and peace. It can be the happiest time of the year for many people. However, that doesn’t mean bad things do not happen at Christmas or that the holiday season is devoid of dark, mysterious events.
10 The Spontaneous Combustion Of Matilda Rooney
A farmhand named John Larson spent Christmas 1885 with his employers, Patrick and Matilda Rooney, an elderly couple who lived just outside of Seneca, Illinois. They shared several drinks before Larson retired for the evening and went upstairs to bed. Sometime during the night, he underwent a coughing fit and had trouble breathing, but soon drifted back to sleep.