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Jack Frost- Legend and Killer?!

Jack Frost- Legend and Killer?!

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Most of us know Jack Frost as a playful trickster. However, did you know that he is linked to a modern true-crime case?

Join us today as we explore the legend that is Jack Frost.


SOURCES & REFERENCES

  • Grimm, Jacob. Teutonic Mythology. (1883).
  • Briggs, Katharine. A Dictionary of Fairies. (1976).
  • Rydberg, Viktor. Teutonic Mythology: Gods & Goddesses. (1907).
  • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle references to winter spirits (translated editions).
  • Afanasyev, Alexander. Russian Fairy Tales — Morozko story variants.

  • Minnesota Cold Case Review (1973 declassified notes; regional historical society archives).
  • Newspaper archives from 1838 (London), 1855 (Massachusetts), and 1799 (Scotland) documenting winter deaths.

  • “Myth-Assisted Homicide: Seasonal Patterns in Rural Crime” — Journal of Criminal Psychology (1998).

  • Society for Psychical Research — Winter phenomenon case files.
  • Northwoods Folklore Archive — Frost pattern reports.



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