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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

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