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Hometown Horror Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/17/2019
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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**Cache is not at the posted coordinates!**

The coordinates will lead you to the entrance of Haaswood Cemetery, where the Legend of Onion Head originated. You will need to use clues from various headstones to find the final location. Not recommended at night. 

The Legend of Onion Head

The legend of Onion Head begins sixty years ago in the small town of Slidell, Louisiana. There was a giant of a man with a grotesque face who roamed the woods. He lived there in a shack with his mother and seldom left his home. He was disfigured by a childhood disease that distorted his head. The locals cruelly nickname him Onionhead. To escape their taunts, he stayed out in the woods with his mother and never ventured into town. One day, a young girl was found murdered out in the woods. The local people decided that Onion Head must have killed her. Before the police had a chance to investigate, the townsfolk formed a mob and went out in the woods to capture Onion Head in his shack. When he saw the angry mob approaching, Onion Head fled from the shack. His mother tried to reason with the townsfolk, but it was no use. They were baying for her son's blood. She told them she would put a curse on anyone who harmed her disfigured son. The mob hunted Onion Head down and found him hiding in a ditch. Filled with rage, they killed him and dismembered his corpse. They cut him into thirteen pieces and buried him in the graveyard. The next morning, the police captured the real murderer. It was a drifter who was passing through town. The townsfolk realized that Onion Head had been innocent. As time went on, there were a series of grisly murders in the town. The victims all had something in common. Every one of them had been part of the mob that killed Onion Head. At every crime scene, the unidentified killer had scrawled a message on the wall in blood. It read: "If you were there, I'm coming to kill you too" The message was signed "Onion Head". Now he lies in wait for anyone who is foolish enough to enter the cemetery.

 

To find the final coordinates you will need to clues from a few of the headstones. 

Final Coordinates 
N30 19.ABC
W89 44.DEF

Cleveland Joseph Neucere
March 20, 1928 - July 2A, 2003

Caroline Williams
August B9, 1853 - December 15, 1913

Michael Schmolke
Death year minus birth year = 5C

Standing near Ira & Mary Evans you will need to look to your left to find how many metal pieces are nailed to this one. 
Row 1 + Row 2 = 1D

Herman Luther
August 18, 18E8 - August 18, 1953

Mike Powe
F/21/1957 - 06/11/1957

Once you have the final coordinates you will be looking for a small camo container with some items Onion lead left from his previous cemetery visitors. FTF Coin for the FTF. Good luck and watch out for onion head!!

 

Additional Hints ()

Znxr fher lbh fgneg lbhe frnepu va gur EVTUG fcbg.

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)

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