The photograph above is of Sir Forrester, Lord of Smithills Hall. This is the last known photograph of Sir Forrester, taken on September 20 1891.

    Sir Forrester stabbed this girl, Ophelia, in the heart seven times.  He buried her beneath an oak tree in the woods to get rid of her remains. She was buried beneath an oak tree because he believed it symbolized ever-lasting life.  

    Some say they remember the day 30 years ago when Sir Forrester ran from the woods and rushed back to his home. One man who wishes to remain anonymous said, "Sir Forrester came running out of the woods and it looked as if his foot was bleeding. I offered to give him some assistance but he ignored me and kept running."

    A man named Charles Wilson, one who also remembers that same day 30 years ago, said he remembers seeing Sir Forrester around town after the orphan disappeared. Wilson also stated that everywhere Sir Forrester went, he left red footprints behind him.

    Police began to question Sir Forrester about the missing orphan after word went out that he was seen running from the same woods where the orphan girl was later found dead.


    On October 15, 1891, police came to Sir Forrester's house with a warrant to search his house. Police found instruments, machinery, and equipment for experiments in his house. They also found a journal explaining in detail his experiment for prolonging life.

    The journal had a girl's name written in it. The name was Ophelia. This clue led the police to believe that Sir Forrester was connected to the murder.

    The police also noticed another startling piece of evidence. Written right beside her name was the phrase "human sacrifice." The journal also stated how and where Ophelia was going to be killed.

   
  

    After police had the evidence they needed to convict Sir Forrester for the death of Ophelia, he vanished from St. Hallo on October 29, 1981. His servants were the last ones to see him alive.
 
    One of Sir Forrester's servants, David Relmes, reported that on October 28, 1891, the morning before police arrived, Sir Forrester returned home to finish his experiment. Relmes said he also remembered Sir Forrester walking up the stairs to his laboratory and hearing a blood curdling scream from up stairs.   

    When Relmes went to check on Sir Forrester, no one was there. The only thing that Relmes saw were bloody footsteps that led to a women's dress lying on the floor.

    Some believe since Sir Forrester's body has never been found that the ghost of Ophelia got her revenge on Sir Forester by spiriting his body away.

    To this day the disappearance of Sir Forrester remains a mystery. No one knows for sure where he went. One thing we do know is that he is not alive but still haunting the town of St. Hallo looking for another person to sacrifice.

    Every year on the anniversary of Sir Forrester's disappearance, people still see bloody footsteps around town and along the path to his house. So if you are walking around town, be careful where you step!