Saturday, 11 June 2016

When an urban legend is true

There was a legend in Pennsylvania of The Green Man aka Charlie no face.  He was said to be some kind of terrifying green glowing thing that would prowl around at night on country roads with no face.

Unlike many urban legends this one was in fact true.  Almost.

Raymond Robinson had the misfortune to suffer an electrical accident when he was young which cost him his eyes, nose, an ear and an arm.  It left him looking rather strange and with a green hue to his skin.  For this reason he would go out for his walk in the fresh air at night.  He couldn't see anyway so the dark didn't matter to him and it would save him from hearing people's horrid comments on his appearance and even gasps or screams.  However there were still the odd few people that got a glimpse of him and thus the legend of Charlie no face was born.

The real Charlie no face, Raymond Robinson.

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