Most of us know Jack Frost as a playful trickster. However, did you know that he is linked to a modern true-crime case?

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SOURCES & REFERENCES

• Grimm, Jacob. Teutonic Mythology. (1883).

• Briggs, Katharine. A Dictionary of Fairies. (1976).

• Rydberg, Viktor. Teutonic Mythology: Gods & Goddesses. (1907).

• Anglo-Saxon Chronicle references to winter spirits (translated editions).

• Afanasyev, Alexander. Russian Fairy Tales — Morozko story variants.

• Minnesota Cold Case Review (1973 declassified notes; regional historical society archives).

• Newspaper archives from 1838 (London), 1855 (Massachusetts), and 1799 (Scotland) documenting winter deaths.

• “Myth-Assisted Homicide: Seasonal Patterns in Rural Crime” — Journal of Criminal Psychology (1998).

• Society for Psychical Research — Winter phenomenon case files.

• Northwoods Folklore Archive — Frost pattern reports.

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The Pagan Origins of Christmas: Saturnalia, Yule, and Other Pre-Christian Traditions | History Cooperative

Hidden History Of Christmas: Pagan Origins of Babylon - HubPages

3 Christmas traditions that may have pagan roots, and 4 that (probably) don't | Live Science

Saturnalia: Meaning, Festival & Christmas | HISTORY

9 Christmas Traditions With Pagan Roots

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His name is Krampus, the Christmas demon. Half-goat, half-man — a remnant of something far older than Christmas itself.