The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

VANISHING HITCHHIKER

I WAS LISTENING TO A NEWSCAST BY PAUL HARVEY ORIGINATING
FROM CHICAGO. HE OPENED HIS PROGRAM WITH THE FOLLOWING
STORY: A DRIVER PICKED UP A HITCHHIKER AT NIGHT ON
A WEST VIRGINIA FREEWAY. AFTER TRAVELING SOME DISTANCE,
THE HITCHHIKER SAYS, "JESUS IS COMING." HE THEN
DISAPPEARS, EVEN WITH SEAT BELT FASTENED, AND DOOR
LOCKED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST
FEW WEEKS, AT THE SAME AREA.

Submitter comment: PAUL HARVEY NEWS CAST TELLS THAT VANISHING HITCHHIKER ON WEST
VIRGINIA FREEWAY SAYS "JESUS IS COMING" AND DISAPPEARS EVEN WITH SEAT
BELT FASTENED.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 08-14-1971