John Barber

John Barber
Reconstruction
Name	John Barber
Sex	Male
Age	55
Discovered	1990
Location	Griswold, Connecticut
Identified	November 2022
Span	32 years
Cause of death	Natural

John Barber was a man who passed away from tuberculosis in 1843. In 1990, his remains were accidentally unearthed in Griswold, Connecticut.

In November 2022, it was announced that the remains had been identified as being his, with Parabon NanoLabs providing a reconstruction of what he looked like. Before his identification, he was referred to as "The Connecticut Vampire" due to how his remains were mutilated during the New England Vampire Panic.

Sources

• John Barber at Find a Grave ^{POSTMORTEM WARNING}
• Metro
• New York Post ^{POSTMORTEM WARNING}
• Smithsonian Magazine ^{POSTMORTEM WARNING}