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The Wandering Corpse
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Creepy DiscoveriesJun 21, 2026

The Wandering Corpse

The Wandering Corpse Eva Perón died in 1952. Her embalmed body became a political weapon. In 1955, the military stole it. For 16 years it sat in a Milan grave under a fake name. Marked 'Maria Maggi.' Her husband finally got it back in 1971. She had traveled the world dead.

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