She wanted to know how she could find information on a murder that was supposed to have taken place near her home. One day around 1992 a very well-spoken young lady came into the Virginia Room with a question. After graduating from college, I accepted a position with the Fairfax County Public Library, eventually becoming an Information Specialist in the Virginia Room. Most childhood ghost stories are forgotten as one gets older. I never saw the Bunny Man myself, but then I never strayed into the woods at night, especially not near the Bridge. Others were rumored to have disappeared, and there was talk of animals found horribly mutilated. The Bunny Man was said to be responsible for the deaths of two disobedient children in the Clifton area.

It was at one such gathering in 1976 that the author first heard it told. Over the years the story has evolved into a ghost story suitable for parties, camp outs, and any occasion that such tales are exchanged.

his main haunt has been the area surrounding a railroad overpass near Fairfax Station, Virginia frequented by party goers, the now infamous 'Bunny Man Bridge.' The Legendįor more than 25 years stories of the Bunny Man have been kept alive primarily amongst our teenage population. Although he has been reported as far south as Culpepper, Virginia. By the 1980s the Bunny Man had become an even more sinister figure with several gruesome murders to his credit. His infrequent and widespread appearances tended to occur in secluded locations and usually tell of a figure clad in a white bunny suit armed with an ax threatening children or vandalizing property. By 1973 the so-called 'Bunny Man' had been reported in Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Silly as this may sound at first, the Bunny Man has been a fixture of local legend for at least 30 years. There is a story that a man dressed as a bunny haunts the residential neighborhoods around our nation's capital. Fairfax County Public Library Introduction

Strange Behaviors by S.C. Burke