Have you ever thought about what might be the strangest way to die? Have you considered the bizarre, incendiary possibility of impromptu immolation as your last moments on earth? How can something so seemingly impossible like Spontaneous Human Combustion be an actual way to meet your maker? What’s actually behind this strange phenomenon, and is it really, truly spontaneous?
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The curious case of Mary Reeser - Gabrielle Calise - St. Petersburg Times - Oct. 17, 2019
Fatal Fire Still Eludes Officials - The Orlando Sentinel - Jul 5, 1951
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Mayo-born Pensioner Died after Accidentally... - Sam Blewett - Irish TImes - May 22 2018
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