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The Carnival Mummy
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Creepy DiscoveriesMay 19, 2026

The Carnival Mummy

The Carnival Mummy In 1976, a TV crew filmed at a Long Beach funhouse. A crewman moved a hanging dummy. Its arm fell off. Inside was real bone. The 'prop' was Elmer McCurdy. An outlaw shot dead in 1911. His embalmed body had toured carnivals for 65 years.

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