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Pope Joan
legendary female pope

Merit-Ptah
Merit-Ptah ("Beloved of Ptah") was thought to be a female chief physician of the king's court during the Second Dynasty of Egypt, . She was purportedly referred as such on an inscription left on her grave at Saqqara by her son.
Phantom of Heilbronn
nonexistent female serial killer hypothesized due to DNA contamination
Ronald Opus
fictional gunshot victim used to illustrate law of death inquiry

Luther Blissett
collective pseudonym used by cultural activists
Pope Donus II
papal numbering anomaly
Croydon serial cat killer
supposed animal killer in the United Kingdom
Bridey Murphy
purported example of a recalled past life (1923-1995)