The Mad Man Who Hangs Dead Bunnies from Bridges

Even if you weren’t a resident of Virginia in the 1970s when this urban legend became a favorite tale among children and teens, it’s likely that you’re at least familiar with some aspects of the story. As the legend goes, an escaped mental institution patient had taken to roaming around the countryside of Virginia, killing rabbits and hanging their dead bodies from bridges in the area. And, though this exact story may not fully check out, there are very real reports of a raving mad man in the area, who was seen by numerous people in October 1970. According to the witnesses, he was dressed in a white suit and bunny ears, sometimes even launching a hatchet at cars full of people.