On this day: May 13

1987 Mob Storms Police Station Demanding Arrest of a 'Ghost'

On May 13, 1987, a crowd besieged a local police station insisting authorities arrest a supposed spirit blamed for recent disturbances. The incident highlighted local beliefs, communal tensions, and challenges for law enforcement in distinguishing rumor from criminality.

Man Pronounced Dead Awakens During His Autopsy in UK Hospital

In May 2004 a British man legally declared dead was discovered to be alive during his own autopsy at a hospital morgue, prompting inquiries into the death certification and postmortem procedures.