{"id":2561,"slug":"griswold-vampire-burials-griswold-connecticut","story":[{"heading":null,"paragraphs":["Griswold is the rearranged — the 'skull crossbones' that's the pose's form, the 'femurs crossed' that's the bones' layout. The 'JB55' is the nailed — the 'brass tacks' that's the coffin's mark, the '55' that's the dead's age. The 'consumption killed' is the feared — the 'TB' that's the disease's kind, the 'come back' that's the family's fear.","The 'DNA named' is the solved — the 'Barber' that's the surname's match, the 'Y-chromosome' that's the test's kind. The 'son beside' is the proved — the 'NB13' that's the child's tag, the 'Nathan 1826' that's the record's match. Griswold is the faced — the 'reconstruction' that's the '22's reveal, the 'farmer' that's the man's job.","The file keeps Griswold: the rearranged bones, the nailed initials, the feared return, and the named vampire.","Griswold is the archive's Connecticut file — the vampire DNA gave back his name."]},{"heading":"Why this file matters","paragraphs":["Griswold vampire burials is the archive's Connecticut file — the panic's proof in a gravel pit.","A grave keeps its tacks — the file's suggestion being that Griswold's hold is the feared: the 'crossbones' that's the pose's form, the 'TB' that's the disease's cause, and the 'Barber' that's the name's return."]}],"name":"Griswold vampire burials","aliases":[],"type":"CEMETERY","type_label":"Cemetery","cats":["DARK_HISTORY","HISTORIC_CEMETERY","VAMPIRE"],"groups":["cemeteries","dark-history"],"desc":"The 1990-discovered \"JB 55\" vampire burial—archaeology’s proof.","full_desc":"A cemetery in Griswold, Connecticut, Griswold vampire burials is filed here for what the record attaches to it. The 1990-discovered \"JB 55\" vampire burial—archaeology’s proof. HauntHunt files it with vampire lore, historic cemeteries and dark history. The dossier holds 1 reported claim and 1 documented fact, with the verified spine filed separately from the lore. The grounds are open to visitors.","address":null,"city":"Griswold","county":null,"state":"Connecticut","postal":null,"region":"Northeast","lat":null,"lon":null,"coord_kind":null,"status":"ACTIVE","access":"PUBLIC","access_notes":null,"ownership":null,"website":null,"phone":null,"year_built":null,"year_opened":null,"year_closed":null,"year_demolished":null,"designation":null,"current_use":null,"research_notes":"New England dark batch; VERIFY task auto-queued.","stage":"SOURCE_RESEARCH","quality":{"level":"MEDIUM","score":59.4,"dims":{"location_confidence":0.75,"identity_confidence":0.65,"historical_confidence":0.8,"source_quality":0.3999999999999999,"paranormal_claim_provenance":0.8,"coordinate_confidence":0,"current_access_confidence":0.7,"freshness":0.65}},"claims":[{"id":2053,"type":"HISTORICAL_LEGEND","description":"The burial is documented archaeology. The burial ground at Griswold is exactly the setting the account needs — old graves, older grief, and a story that won't settle. Coverage gave the claim its audience; proof remains another matter. Legends accrue where records go silent; this one filled the gap and stayed.","evidence":"MEDIA_REPORTED","evidence_label":"Media reported","entity":null,"where":null,"first_report":null,"approx_date":null,"confidence":0.8,"conflict_notes":null,"source":{"name":"Griswold vampire burials","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griswold,_Connecticut","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4},"conflicting_source":null,"variants":[]}],"history":[{"description":"The 1990 excavation is documented; JB 55 is the signature find. A cemetery in Griswold, Connecticut with this much on record gives the file real ground to stand on. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. Sources including 'Griswold vampire burials' carry the record. Documented ground is what separates this file from pure legend — this is part of it.","evidence":"HISTORICALLY_VERIFIED","date_start":null,"date_end":"1990","confidence":null,"source":{"name":"Griswold vampire burials","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griswold,_Connecticut","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}}],"legends":[],"entities":[],"events":[],"investigations":[],"encounters":[],"media":[],"persons":[],"visitor":{"tour_availability":"Verify before visiting","notes":"Public cemetery; generally open during daylight hours. Be respectful of active burials.","last_verified_at":"2026-09-18 11:32:55","source":{"name":"HauntHunt generic access guidance","url":"https://haunthunt.com/about#access-guidance","publisher":"HauntHunt editorial","type":"DIRECTORY","authority":2}},"sources":[{"name":"Griswold vampire burials","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griswold,_Connecticut","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}],"conflicts":[],"wiki":null,"counts":{"claims":1,"history":1,"legends":0,"entities":0,"sources":1}}