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Sue Howard Hardy
In June, 1888, Gaston Hardy and his pregnant wife, Sue Howard were parishioners at St. Philip’s Church. Tragically, on June 10, their child was stillborn. Then, six days later, Sue Howard also died. Gravediggers dug the grave back up and put Sue's body in the grave with her stillborn child. It’s was unclear for years what caused her death, but many speculated that it was from complications from childbirth. Hope however has talked to Sue and knows the truth. Regardless, that’s not the real story here.
The real story is what happened 99 years later.
On June 10, 1987, (the 99th anniversary of the child's death) local amateur photographer, Harry Reynolds, was snapping pictures around the cemetery at St. Philip’s Church. Harry is a native Charlestonian who grew up just down the street from St. Philip’s Church Cemetery. So, even though the main gate to the cemetery was locked, he knew that he could still get a shot of most of the cemetery by poking his camera through the bars on the rear gate. Harry took several photos and sent them for development. He noticed nothing unusual about any of them…until he got to one in particular. The flash had lit the graveyard for a brilliant millisecond. When had the picture developed, he was astonished at what he saw. The picture clearly showed a translucent woman, dressed in a flowing robe, kneeling in front of one of the headstones. He later learned that her name was Sue Howard Hardy and the grave she was kneeling over belonged to her infant child.
The photo has been scrutinized over and over. Reynolds personally sent the photo and the negatives to Kodak. Kodak examined and tested the photo, but could find nothing to explain or disprove what is seen: a shawled figure that appears to be bent over the infant’s grave.
Many people who have been in the graveyard near Sue's grave or even on the street outside have complained of ill-health. There have been numerous reports of pregnant women having problems after handling copies of the photograph. Some have felt as though they were choking, others felt sick to their stomachs.

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