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The Yde Girl
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Creepy DiscoveriesJun 26, 2026

The Yde Girl

The Yde Girl May 1897. Two peat cutters in Yde, Netherlands. They pulled a body from the bog. They ran. The corpse looked fresh. It was a 16-year-old girl. She died around 54 BCE. Strangled with a woolen band. Half her head was shaved before death. Her red hair survived 2,000 years.

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