In 1977 Chris Haynes, a set decorator for The Six Million Dollar Man was setting up a scene to be filmed on location in the spookhouse ride of a Long Beach, CA amusement park called The Pike. While moving the various interior props around, Haynes discovered that the paper mache "mummy" hanging in the corner of the ride
was in fact a homicide victim, a fact that had gone unnoticed by years of amusement park visitors.
The story of how Elmer McCurdy's body was shot to death in 1911, only to be re-discovered &
buried over six decades later, makes for an interesting read.
posted by jonson
on Mar 29, 2007 -
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