Article: Italy dig unearths female 'vampire'

Article: long Before 'Dracula,' undead 'shroud-eaters' fed vampire ...
The Virginian Pilot;  March 14, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... said Matteo Borrini, a forensic archaeologist ... inexplicable holes in the shrouds used to cover the ... decomposition of bodies," Borrini said. "But they ... with a hole in the shroud, so they would ... decomposing organs, Borrini said. The shroud would have been ...

Article: Italy dig unearths female "vampire" in Venice
AP Worldstream;  March 13, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... inexplicable hole in the shroud used to cover their face ... decomposition of bodies, Borrini said. But they saw a ... and with a hole in the shroud, so they would say ... decomposing organs, Borrini said. The shroud would have been consumed ...

Article: Italy dig unearths female 'vampire' in Venice
AP Online;  March 13, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... inexplicable hole in the shroud used to cover their face ... decomposition of bodies, Borrini said. But they saw a ... and with a hole in the shroud, so they would say ... decomposing organs, Borrini said. The shroud would have been consumed ...

Article: Scientists sink their teeth into vampire myth
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  March 14, 2009 ;     500 words ... ... drinking blood and eating his shroud,'" Borrini said. The bloating was caused by a buildup of gases. The shroud would have been consumed by bacteria found in the mouth area. Borrini said "shroud-eaters" were seen as vampires ...

Article: THE READ: ; 'Undead' unearthed in Venetian dig; Skull of woman ...
Charleston Gazette;  March 14, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... inexplicable hole in the shroud used to cover their face ... decomposition of bodies," Borrini said. "But they saw ... and with a hole in the shroud, so they would say ... decomposing organs, Borrini said. The shroud would have been consumed ...

Article: "Vampire" from Middle Ages discovered in Venice.
Asian News International;  March 7, 2009 ;     462 words ... ... Scientist, Matteo Borrini of the University of ... by chewing on their shrouds after dying. "Grave ... them doing this," Borrini said. The belief in ... dead, causing the shroud to sink inwards and tear. Borrini, who presented his ...

Article: Shroud of Turin goes on public display this ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 17, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... cathedral of bone-colored columns, the Shroud of Turin, hailed by some as the burial ... Christianity. The 14-foot, 3-inch-long shroud _ encased in bulletproof glass and suspended ... ravaged by nails, thorns and scourges. The shroud has transfixed scientists and theologians ...