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A Haunting in Owensboro Traditional Cache

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Place UR Betz: The area around where the cache is has become a dumping ground. So sad. I should probably organize a CITO here when the weather gets warmer. Until then, it's probably not a good spot for a cache.

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Hidden : 6/27/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The cache you seek is located in Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery, which is said to be the most haunted cemetery in Kentucky. One of the most commonly seen ghosts here is the ghost of Rainey Bethea.

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This is the monument at “Potter’s Field” where Bethea is buried in an unmarked grave. A ghost has been spotted on many occasions, sometimes carrying his head and many are physically touched or grabbed by the ghost as they walk past graves. Many also say his ghost has been seen kneeling in prayer and weeping loudly.

Bethea was the last person to be publically executed in the United States. He confessed to the rape and murder of a 70 year old woman and was publically hanged in Owensboro after being convicted. Mistakes in execution and the surrounding media circus contributed to the end of public executions in the United States.

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This is a picture of the cemetery. Is that a ghost on the left of the picture? You decide!

You are hunting a green medium sized screw top Tupperware container big enough for swag and trackables. Happy Hunting!

Shout out to jasonmac72 and hnhcswky for the First to Find!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va gur raq bs n snyyra gerr.

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)