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Haunted Salem #1 - Sherry's Cache Traditional Cache

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ThunderEggs: Regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no word from the owner in the four or more weeks since the last reviewer note was posted. If the owner wants to re-activate the cache, please contact a volunteer geocaching.com reviewer to see if that's possible.

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Hidden : 2/25/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

I have decided to start a series of caches placed near supposedly haunted locations in Salem, Oregon.  This is one of that series.  Whether or not you believe in ghosts, hopefully you will enjoy my cache series!

Sherry Eyerly

On July 4th, 1982 18 year old Sherry Eyerly was at work delivering pizza; and got a call to a fictitious address near Brown Island Road. Her car was found still running with the parking break on; three pizzas were scattered on the ground, and Sherry was never seen alive again.



Sherry was considered a missing person for many years, until William Scott Smith confessed to her murder in 2007, and said that he dumped her body in the Pudding River. However, her body has never been found!

Legend has it around Salem, that Sherry's ghost haunts Minto Brown Park, specifically "the shack," a cement building that is closed off. The reason that locals believe the shack is haunted is because some believe that Sherry's killer actually either murdered her here, or buried her body here. If you go across the cement trail and a little ways down the trail from this cache, you will see the shack.

Is it haunted? You be the judge!

Not into Ghosts or Murder Stories? That's Okay!

The great part about this cache is that it's in beautiful Minto Brown Island Park, which is a lovely place to walk, and there are a lot of awesome caches in this park.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)