Overview
- Homeowners Kaija and Bryan Bretzius in Schuylkill County found hidden items during insulation work, starting with old bottles and adult magazines.
- Further searching revealed at least 20 chicken carcasses and other small-animal remains, some wrapped in newspapers from the 1920s and 1930s.
- Dust from the desiccated remains coincided with fevers and several days of acute illness, according to the couple.
- Recovered artifacts were transferred to a local museum, which may keep them off display due to contamination concerns.
- The couple suspect a link to regional folk-magic practices, and local reporting notes descendants of a 1920s occupant still live nearby.