Are stories of Halloween poisoned candy just propaganda from dentists and concerned parents—or is it real? Well, the Post suggests that the 1964 incident of a Long Island woman who handed out arsenic pellets was the one that launched a million fears.
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Halloween Legend: Long Island Lady Who Gave Trick-Or-Treater Arsenic
The Legend of the Sewer Gator
In 1935, the NY Times published an article titled, “Alligator Found in Uptown Sewer,” tracing the actions of 16-year-old Salvatore Condoluci and his comrades, who trapped and killed an 8-foot-long alligator found under 123rd Street. Today, at 92, Condoluci still remembers some of the tale, and the Times looks back at the urban legend.
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