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In Miami,
Florida on July 2, 1951, the apartment of Mrs Mary Hardy Reeser
located at 1200 Cherry Street, Northeast, burned. Reeser was
burned completely except for her left foot. Her entire body
was cremated, burning the left leg completely in to about
four inches above her ankle, leaving the foot. The chair in
which she was sitting burned completely away, leaving the
springs. A small end table next to the chair was completely
burned except for two legs. The carpet was burned in an area
of approximately three feet. The ceiling and walls showed
signs of extreme heat approximately four feet from the floor.
The wall switches were melted, but the floor plug-ins were
not harmed. She was wearing a black nylon acetate nightgown
and robe, and hardly any traces were found of them. They located
a skull shrunk to the size of a teacup. Reeser was described
as a white female, 67 years of age, five feet seven inches
tall, and weighing approximately 170 pounds. The laboratory
examination showed no signs of oxidizing chemicals, petroleum
hydrocarbons, or other substances used to initiate or accelerate
combustion. Part of a cigarette lighter was found in the rubble.
The FBI Laboratory was contacted by the police department
to examine evidence. The FBI was also contacted numerous times
by people writing in and giving the Bureau their opinions
of what had happed to Reeser.
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