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Busby's Stoop Chair
Thomas Busby was hanged for murder in 1702. He cursed his favorite chair: anyone who sits in it will die. Over the centuries, dozens have. RAF pilots in WWII. Deliverymen. Tourists. The chair now hangs from a museum ceiling. No one can sit in it again.
1702 - Present
Thirsk, England
50+ witnesses
Busby’s Stoop Chair has allegedly killed dozens of people.
The Curse
1702:
- Thomas Busby convicted
- Murder of father-in-law
- Requested last drink
- At favorite chair
- Cursed it
The Victims
Who died after sitting:
- WWII airmen (multiple)
- Delivery drivers
- Construction workers
- Tourists
- Always “accidents”
The Deaths
How they died:
- Car crashes
- Falls
- Heart attacks
- Sudden illness
- All after sitting
The Investigation
Local record:
- Thirsk Museum tracked
- 63+ deaths linked
- Over centuries
- Pattern clear
- Warning posted
The Solution
Current status:
- Hung from ceiling
- Thirsk Museum
- 5 feet up
- No one can sit
- Curse contained
The Question
Real or coincidence:
- Statistical analysis
- Confirmation bias
- Or genuine curse
- 300+ years
- People believe