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The Witch's Daughter

The Obsession

In June 1999, I received an email from Justin Petit, a high school senior from Washington D.C., asking for my help. He needed information regarding a person named Lee (formerly Louise Irwin), born in Maryland in 1926. It seems Justin found an article tacked to a bulletin board at the Eldersburg Public Library about my misson to solve the mystery of my cousin Heather's disappearance—and the entire Blair Witch legend.

Little did I know that Justin's inquiry about Louise Irwin would lead me directly into the heart of the Blair Witch story—and into a case I call THE WITCH'S DAUGHTER.

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View the Evidence

The evidence I gathered during my investigation into the case of The Witch's Daughter is contained in the following three sections:




Folder icon Part of my research into this case led to a further examination into Blood Lore as part of the Blair Witch Legend. Here are my notes on it.


In the course of this investigation, and in my general research of the Blair Witch, I found it necessary to delve deeper into the ancient Futhark alphabet. Here's what I found.