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Bunny Man Bridge
A man in a rabbit costume attacked people with an axe near Washington D.C. in 1970. Two real incidents were documented. Now legends say a ghost bunny man haunts an underpass. Bodies appear on Halloween. Truth spawned terror.
1970 - Present
Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
50+ witnesses
The Bunny Man began with real events and grew into legend.
The Real Incidents
1970 events:
- Man in rabbit suit
- Attacked with axe
- Two documented cases
- Fairfax County
- Police reports exist
First Attack
October 19, 1970:
- Air Force cadet
- Parked with girlfriend
- Hatchet thrown at car
- Man in white bunny suit
- “You’re on private property”
Second Attack
October 29, 1970:
- Construction site
- Security guard confronted
- Man chopping at porch
- Rabbit costume
- Fled when seen
The Legend Grew
What people say now:
- Escaped asylum patient
- Killed people
- Bodies hung at bridge
- Returns on Halloween
- Ghost haunts location
Bunny Man Bridge
The location:
- Colchester Overpass
- Clifton, Virginia
- Pilgrimage site
- Halloween gatherings
- Urban legend focal point
The Truth
What’s known:
- Two real attacks
- Never caught
- No deaths documented
- Legend embellished
- Fear remains real