Margaret Schilling

Deaf and mute patient Margaret Schilling disappeared from the asylum. Margaret was missing for six weeks. The hospital staff reported her disappearance on December 1, 1978. She was finally found in a barely used room on January 12, 1979. Strangely enough, Schilling’s clothes were neatly folded beside her. Doctors claim she died from heart failure due to exposure to frigid temperatures.

What is even more frightening about Schilling’s story is the permanent body stain left behind. No standard cleaning product could erase it. Some say sunlight on Schilling’s body created the stain. Others concluded toxic cleaning chemicals had a role with it.