Here's a novel way you can become an attention seeker. Dress up like the 'Grim Reaper' and roam a cemetery, while praying (or preying) for the dead among shocked mourners.
I received the following account in 2017:
"Hi, Lon. A local cemetery in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has become the haunting grounds for a mysterious man dressed like the Grim Reaper. The man first showed up at the San Jose del El Rosario Cemetery last month wearing a black cloak over a white dress. His face was covered and he occasionally carried a bouquet of flowers that looked as if they'd been plucked from a nearby field.
The strange figure disappeared, only to show up again this weekend and consent to an interview with a reporter. The mysterious man says his name is the "Light Wanderer" and that he comes to the cemetery to pray.
“There is a place where sleepers sleep and dreamers dream and patiently await,” he told the station, adding that people shouldn't fear him. There’s nothing to be afraid of except those who seek to cause harm, pain, destruction,” he said." T
NOTE: Well, it appears that the Grim Reaper is back, be it the same person or someone else. I received a telephone call last night from a witness who was at the San Jose del El Rosario Cemetery on Saturday and said that they witnessed someone dressed in black carrying a long scythe. If anyone else has heard of a recent sighting, please contact me. Lon
Below is an account that was reported by UPI at the time of the earlier sightings:
Mourners are terrified of the mystery grim reaper figure who has been standing over cemeteries in the United States.
Witnesses have seen the man, who calls himself the 'Light Wanderer', walking alongside the tombstones and monuments in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
However, the man in the ominous cloak insists that they have nothing to be scared of - unless they wish harm upon him.
After refusing to reveal his true identity, the man says that he appears at the cemetery to pray for the dead and to spread a message.
“The weight of time weighs heavy on our souls,” he said to KRQE News 13.
“There is a place where sleepers sleep and dreamers dream and patiently await."
Cars have pulled over in shock at seeing the reaper on top of the hills in Gibson, Albuquerque.
Residents believe that the man is just seeking attention. “There’s cars all over, and it’s just causing chaos,” said local woman Priscilla Valdez. - UPI
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