Ocean Vampire

This is a lost news report from December 13th, 1935. This article was originally removed from the final publication of the December 13th newspaper from The Wall Street Journal. 

December 13th, 1935

A nice quiet evening was quickly interrupted for some tourists in New York City. On a dock, waiting for a boat to see the Statue of Liberty, tourists spotted a body in a lone canoe tied to a rock on shore. After police arrived, it took 12 hours for them to discover who the body was, as there was no identification and the body was disturbed from the ocean for what seemed to be 19 hours. Final police report says the 21 year old was killed off shore around 5 in the morning on December 13th. The body was killed by a break in the neck, a cut was also found on the left achilles, as well as teeth marks. Interviews from friends say they were on a walk when they heard something in the water. One person was grabbed into the ocean while the others made a run to safety, meaning there is no real identification of the killer. 

Friends also say there was a familiar presence of the killer, from a quick glance it looked as if it was Joseph Greybriar. Joseph is the son of Hiram Greybriar, who died in 1867 due to his constant thought of him being a ghost. Past news reports say he would break into people’s homes to see if there were any of his “spirit friends” anywhere in sight. Police are unsure if the suspect is Joseph Greybriar because he disappeared long before his father’s death, and today he would be 92 years old. Rumors of Hiram say while Joseph was “gone” Hiram would bring women to Joseph who all come from backgrounds of mental hospitals and institutions. This could have borne Joseph children of his own. “Something about this sighting is off to me, but I can’t put my finger on it just yet. It just looks like a ocean vampire, and the easiest way of attack was through the achilles. And the blood dripping from that cut might’ve stuck something in this guy’s brain,” says Officer Johnson. 

Feature Image from: 28 things to do in New York City in the summer (globetrottergirls.com)