Case file · Haunting
The 'blinking' mummy of Palermo
Rosalia Lombardo, a two-year-old who died in 1920, lies remarkably preserved in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo; viral claims say she opens and closes her eyes.
2009 CE · 38.11, 13.34 · status: explained
The sceptical view
Anthropologist Dario Piombino-Mascali showed the eyes are never fully closed and the light from side windows creates the effect.