Meanwhile, a video has emerged which purportedly shows a man being buried alive by security forces, allegedly for sending material to TV stations.

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Boston, MA: A bewitching past hangings at Boston Common, Civil War dungeon prisons, pirate executions, the Boston Strangler, tales of being buried alive has fostered a spirited present, say many ghost-hunting pros.

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Accusations of treachery were common on the border, and perpetrators faced a grisly end: hanging, being skewered and burnt, or buried alive.

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