Episode 114: The Francis Leavy Handprint

**SKIP TO 6:39 TO GET TO THE STORY** 100 years ago, a Chicago firefighter named Francis Leavy leaned against a window and declared, “Today is the day I am going to die.” That same evening Francis was killed when a burning building collapsed on him; However, his ghostly handprint remained on the window, unable to be removed by any means for decades. How did Francis know he was going to die that day? Why did the handprint remain? One thing we know for sure is that Francis died a hero, but remains a legend. Listen as Nat tells Aly the story of the Francis Leavy Handprint and all the theories that attempt to explain what happened! Other Important Stuff: Buy Our Merch: www.letsgethaunted.com Donate to our stupid show: ko-fi.com/dogmomusa Buy Venterra Farms CBD Products: www.venterrafarms.com & use code “HAUNTED15” at checkout for 15% off Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: [email protected] — Theme song by: Steven Suptic Creepy Doll Song by: Michael Byrnes Dark Piano Song by: Michael Byrnes _ SOURCES: https://paranorms.com/francis-leavy/?amp=1 https://mysteriouschicago.com/the-handprint-of-frank-leavy-fact-or-fiction-part-1/ https://www.fsi.illinois.edu/content/library/IFLODD/search/firefighter_detail.cfm?ff_id=124 https://myhauntedsalem.tumblr.com/post/190303725522/firefighters-ghostly-handprint-francis-leavy-a https://www.wbez.org/stories/a-halloween-story-the-mystery-of-the-ghostly-handprint/c56632a7-ce89-46ae-a4ae-f61c019aa97c https://hauntedwalk.com/podcasts/episode-55-the-handprint/ https://mysteriesrunsolved.com/2020/08/francis-leavy-handprint.html https://chicagohistorytoday.wordpress.com/2014/04/18/chicago-ghostly-handprint-1924/ https://kisselpaso.com/8-good-friday-superstitions/ https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/good-friday-superstition-easter-explained-b2058749.html https://www.fbi.gov/history/brief-history/the-fbi-and-the-american-gangster https://www.fireengineering.com/leadership/around-the-fire-service-1920-1929/#gref https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/museum-holy-souls-purgatory

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