Headless Naked Corpse Found Near Castle Frankenstein

Bo Raxo

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Jun 18, 2003, 5:48:16 PM6/18/03

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This has got to be the all time, best headline I have ever posted. I swear,
the subject line above is the exact headline by Reuters.

Bo Raxo

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Headless Naked Corpse Found by Castle Frankenstein

Wed Jun 18, 8:22 AM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police were investigating the discovery of a
headless body near castle Frankenstein in Germany, a ruin many see as the
inspiration for the novel about the mad scientist who made a monster from
body parts.

Police said on Tuesday the naked male corpse was found by a couple in a car
park in the southwestern town of Darmstadt some two miles from the castle,
but added it had probably been moved.

The medieval castle was the birthplace in 1673 of Johann Konrad Dippel von
Frankenstein, a controversial alchemist famous for his avid interest in the
creation of artificial life. He was also rumored to have experimented with
human body parts.

Many say he inspired the character of Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's
1818 novel, itself later the source of countless spin-offs and horror films.
Dippel died mysteriously in 1734.

Local police dismissed suggestions of any link between the castle, a popular
tourist attraction among gothic thrill-seekers, and the decapitated man as
"absurd."

Andy MacAskill

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Jun 18, 2003, 6:39:53 PM6/18/03

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Yes, I saw this. And I've known about Konrad Dippel for some time, as
being the inspiration for the Shelley novel, but I don't recall him ever
referred to as "von Frankenstein."

Robert St. James (el corazon del demonio)

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Jun 18, 2003, 6:58:55 PM6/18/03

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"Andy MacAskill" <Mac...@optonline.net> wrote in message
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Why not? He had to be disguished from all the other Johann Konrad Dippels
around back then.

Anybody think to...you know...have a look inside the castle?

RstJ

IBegg2Differ

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Jun 18, 2003, 7:39:46 PM6/18/03

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>Police said on Tuesday the naked male corpse was found by a couple in a car
>park in the southwestern town of Darmstadt some two miles from the castle,
>but added it had probably been moved.
>

<snip>

>Dippel died mysteriously in 1734.

Well, was this body "fresh"?

Just kidd'n' ;)

Dog3

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Jun 18, 2003, 9:50:48 PM6/18/03

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"Bo Raxo" <cheneys...@nospam.deathsdoor.com> wrote in message
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>
> This has got to be the all time, best headline I have ever posted. I
swear,
> the subject line above is the exact headline by Reuters.
>
> Bo Raxo

I love it. Keep us updated if you can find anything, will you? This story
has great potential ;-)

Michael

Bo Raxo

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Jun 20, 2003, 12:56:01 AM6/20/03

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"Dog3" <fur...@claquedot.net> wrote in message
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> "Bo Raxo" <cheneys...@nospam.deathsdoor.com> wrote in message
> news:bcqmq9$faj$1...@slb6.atl.mindspring.net...
> >
> > This has got to be the all time, best headline I have ever posted. I
> swear,
> > the subject line above is the exact headline by Reuters.
> >
> > Bo Raxo
>
> I love it. Keep us updated if you can find anything, will you? This
story
> has great potential ;-)
>
> Michael
>

I set up a news alert on yahoo to email me whenever a story with the name
"Frankenstein" comes up.

I'll let ya know!

BR