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Licked hand, Vigo County, Indiana

Description: Jean Ann Coles typewritten variant of The Licked Hand urban legend as collected by Barbara Betchley. In this variant, a girl staying with her grandparents hears a noise during the night and reaches down to pet her dog for comfort. In the morning, she finds her grandparents and dog dead and discovers a note from the murderer.
Origin: 1970-05-09
Source: http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/1721
Collection: Indiana State University Folklore Archives
Subjects: Homicides
Dogs
Sounds
Folklore

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