Rapture or prank? Clothing with burn marks found at Olin-Turville Park
State Journal, Capital Times
May 26, 2011
Did the Rapture happen in Madison after all?
Do we finally have evidence of alien abduction?
Or was it the work of a clever band of artistic pranksters?
Clothing with apparent burn marks along with such personal effects as wallets, watches and keys was found Sunday on the largest hill of Olin-Turville Park, according to a Madison police report that quickly gained attention Thursday, circulating on Facebook, Twitter and media websites.
But a simple Google search revealed that people across the world undertook similar actions in response to the declaration by a fringe California preacher that last Saturday certain Christians would be transported to heaven.
Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain played along, writing an uncharacteristically long and descriptive report that he posted to the Internet on Thursday afternoon. Continue reading “Madison Police Play Along with Rapture Prank”