On this day in 1970, a Robert Bennett and his fiancé were talking quietly in their car, parked along Guinea Road in Fairfax County, Virginia. Suddenly, their conversation was joined by a hatchet wielding man in a a bunny suit, who accused them of trespassing, before smashing their window with his axe. This bizarre encounter was the first in a twisted series of events that would eventually grow into the legend of the Bunny Man.

 

 

Jason Roberts is a Seattle-based author noted for his acclaimed Western Horror series The Dead Wind Trilogy and other works of cosmic horror infused with historical fiction. His web-based series, Dark Distractions, examines paranormal mysteries, unexplained phenomena, and all things strange.