yoursonsandyourhusbands: The Colchester Overpass, a location allegedly haunted by an axe wielding&nb

yoursonsandyourhusbands: The Colchester Overpass, a location allegedly haunted by an axe wielding ‘bunny man’ The myth of the bunnyman is so well permeated that the Colchester Overpass is known locally as “The Bunny Man Bridge”. The origin of the legend is believed to have come from two incidents in October 1970. USAF Cadet Robert Bennett was with his fiancee near Colchester Overpass in their car when they noticed something moving just outside the rear window. Within minutes, the front passenger window shattered and a figure dressed all in white was stood beside the vehicle. Their assailant yelled at the couple about their “tresspassing” before disappearing. A hatchet was found on the ground near the car and is believed to have been what the man used to break the car window. When interviewed by police, Bennett swore that the man was in “a white suit with long bunny ears”. The second incident happened within days of the first when security guard Paul Phillips approached a shadowy figure two days before Halloween in 1970. Phillips stated when he approached the man it became clear he was in a “bunny costume” and armed with a long-handled axe. Phillips stated the bunny man began swinging his axe and yelled at him that he was “tresspassing” and to “get out of here”. The Fairfax county police investigated both incidents but were unable to find any suspects. Within the following weeks, police received over 50 reports of bunny man encounters but all remain unconfirmed. The local legend alleges that the bunny man was a former resident of an insane asylum which once existed in Clifton, Virginia. It is said that the asylum was shut down and one prisoner managed to escape as he was transferred to another institution. This prisoner was supposedly Douglas J. Grifon, incarcerated for murdering his wife and children on Easter Sunday. The legend continues that locals began to find skinned carcasses of rabbits hanging in and around Colchester Overpass. A police search ensued until Grifon was caught at the overpass at which point he threw himself in front of an oncoming train. Local historian Brian Conley (who has extensively researched the bunny man) disputes this myth however, stating: “there has never been an asylum for the insane in Fairfax County”. Conley believes the only two authentic encounters were by Bennett and Phillips. Despite this, the bunny man remains a popular local legend, so much so that since 2003 authorities have had to begin controlling access to the area around Halloween as hundreds of visitors head to the active train line in hopes of seeing the bunny man. -- source link

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