Resurrection Mary Part 4

Astonishing Legends

Scott Philbrook

History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 9.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2018

⏱️ 122 minutes

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Summary

If Resurrection Mary is just an Urban Legend, merely another variation of the "Vanishing Hitchhiker" then her story is a common one, with similar descriptions found in folklore all over the world. If she is a spirit, then she's also not alone, because it seems people of every country have come forward with testimony of meeting a real "Lady in White." If these ladies are a myth, or if they're real, or some combination of both, why are they so universally elemental? Why is she so primal? Do we see her because of the folklore, or is there folklore because we've seen her? But whether spirits or an archetypal legend, what these women are eternally searching for is something lost, like a child or a future taken away too soon. What they want is to return to a happier time when all was right with their world, to return home, wherever and whatever that home may be, so they may finally rest in peace.

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0:38.5	Resurrection Mary has shown us that she is so much more than just Chicago's most famous ghost.
0:44.3	She is an icon of folklore. Her story evolving almost moment to moment.
0:50.1	We've taken great pleasure in getting to know her and diving in to all the tales of her
0:55.2	dancing and wandering along Archer Road in search of a ride home.
1:00.5	Like all great stories, however, our version of this one must draw to a close.
1:05.1	So tonight, in the final part of our series on her,
1:08.6	we're going to take an in-depth look at her connections to so many ghostly women,
1:12.8	just like her, from all over the world.
1:15.6	And along the way, we'll look for parallels between her and those other apparitions
1:20.8	that seem to have so much in common with her.
1:23.0	We're also going to hear a story from a friend that turns the idea of the vanishing hitchhiker
1:29.4	on its head.
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