Prince Yogi Ram, a Hindu astrologer from Lakewood, NJ, was killed in Cincinnati Ohio when a train hit his car on April 9, 1959. Strewn around the tracks were copies of his book Astrological Forecast, which said April 9 was an “unlucky day.” The astrologer’s fellow mystics had warned him that 5 was a deadly number for him. After the fatal accident, some noted that he was killed by train number 25 on US Route 5 at 5:05. The dead astrologer had 55 cents in his pocket and his wreck was coroner’s case number 5500. (from Horror in the Heartland: Strange and Gothic Tales From the Midwest, by Kevin McQueen)
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