Buenos Aires, April 2006

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Buried alive?

The legend of Rufina Cambaceres is that she was found dead by her mother at age 19. Her death was verified by two doctors. However, workers discovered that her casket had moved. When they opened it, they found that Rufina has tried to scratch her way out. She had been buried alive. Her mother placed a glass wall on the tomb, in the event that her daughter needed to emerge a second time.

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