Case file · Haunting
The Black Angel of Iowa City
In 1913 a bronze angel was set up over the family grave of Teresa Dolezal Feldevert in Iowa City's Oakland Cemetery; as it weathered dark, students told stories that it had turned black because of sin.
1913 CE · 41.67, -91.53 · status: legend
The account
Tales say touching or kissing at the statue brings death or bad luck.
The sceptical view
Bronze darkens naturally as it oxidizes.