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Hitchhiker Ghost
This image is believed to depict Eva Roy, a 14-year-old girl whose unsolved murder in 1918 became one of Northern Virginia's most well-known ghost stories. The image accompanies an article exploring the tragic circumstances of her death and the…
Gravestone of Eva Roy at Lee Chapel Cemetery
This image shows the gravestone of Eva Roy, a 14-year-old girl tragically murdered in Burke, Virginia, on August 6, 1918. Her unsolved death became one of Northern Virginia's most well-known ghost stories. The gravestone, marked “Aunt Eva Roy,” is…
Burns Sure Eva Roy Was Not Killed by Stranger
This historic newspaper clipping features famed detective William J. Burns, who investigated the 1918 murder of 14-year-old Eva Roy in Burke, Virginia. Burns concluded that the murder was not committed by a stranger, but by someone familiar with…
Early Student Publication
An early George Mason Newletter by the student publication.