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title: "The Curse of Hex Hollow: The True Story Behind the York Hex Slayers"
description: "In 1928, three men murdered Nelson Rehmeyer, a Pennsylvania pow wow doctor, believing it would lift a deadly hex. Discover the bizarre true story of the York Hex Slayers and the folk magic that led to murder."
url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/curse-of-hex-hollow-york-hex-slayers.md
canonical: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/curse-of-hex-hollow-york-hex-slayers
datePublished: 2026-06-28
dateModified: 2026-06-28
author:
  - name: Simon Whistler
    url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/author/simon-whistler
publisher: Decoding the Unknown
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type: Article
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summaryUrl: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/curse-of-hex-hollow-york-hex-slayers.md.summary.md
---

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In 1928, three men murdered Nelson Rehmeyer, a Pennsylvania pow wow doctor, believing it would lift a deadly hex. Discover the bizarre true story of the York Hex Slayers and the folk magic that led to murder.
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