Fisher's ghost

Although George initially denied the charge, he later confessed to the crime and was subsequently hanged.

It's important to note that the story of Fisher's ghost didn't play a part in the conviction, as such evidence is inadmissible in court.

Did Farley really see Fisher's ghost? Some suggest that Farley invented the ghost tale to conceal the actual source of his knowledge about the whereabouts of Fisher's body.

Perhaps Farley witnessed the murder and saw the body being buried.

He wanted to inform the authorities without implicating himself, so he invented the ghost story.

Another theory is that the actual witness of the murder, to protect himself, disguised himself as the ghost and sat on the bridge waiting for a traveler.

When Farley passed by, he pretended to be Fisher's ghost, moaned, and pointed to the burial site in the swamp.

Yet another likely theory is that the ghost story was a hoax, a journalist invention by the Sydney-based magazine.

I gotta be honest, they were not very good at naming things.

But the article told the Australian legend of Fisher's Ghost, in which a ghost helped expose a murder.

It's tempting to wonder whether Mary Jane read it, realized this ghostly accusation might force authorities to investigate, but of course there's no evidence that she ever saw it.

Then there's the explanation that Mary Jane gave.