Question

Find a media based hoax, or urban legend, and develop a list of analytic questions to determine what is fact and what is fiction, and perhaps how it came about. Next, answer those questions by conducting research.

Below, write a brief summary of the hoax and a list of your analytic questions. Type your answers to those questions in a paragraph format.

Answer 1

The story of Slaughterhouse Canyon takes place during the Gold Rush. During the 1800s, there was a family who lived down in the canyon. They were very poor, so the father would venture out into the canyon for food for his family. As you might have guessed, one day the father did not return, so his family slowly starved and descended into madness. The mother, unable to bear listening to her children's cries anymore, put on her wedding dress, murdered her children, and then threw them into a nearby river. The next day she succumbed to starvation herself.

The legend states that if you go down to Slaughterhouse Canyon at night, even now, you will hear the loud, anguished cries of the mother who lost her mind.Hope this helps.