MILDRED BURT - MOTHER

ISABELLA BURT - WEREWOLF

Isabella Burt

The Georgia Werewolf

Woodland, Georgia

The Ghost Trackers arrived early on the appointed date to meet with writers from the Columbus Georgia newspaper.  Having previously investigated reports of the Georgia Werewolf with a consultant with The Learning Channel we once again found ourselves with the opportunity to investigate this incredible legend.  Local

reports were recently surfacing from area farmers that something is attacking and killing there animals. This makes one think…MMMM Could it Really Be!!

After introductions, conversation and shared information. We found ourselves

traveling deep into the foothills of rural Georgia. After seemingly leaving civilization  we turned off  the black top road unto the rich red Georgia clay then parked cars and walked deep into the seemingly unknown to get to the final or perhaps not so final resting place of Isabella Burt.

The Burt family was a prominent Talbot County family in the 1830’s.  Mildred Owen Burt was a young middle aged woman with children when her husband passed away.  Being industrious and thrifty she was able to send her children to school as well as a European trip when her two daughters had become young ladies.

The Burt daughters consisted of Sarah who was the friendly an out going of the two and Isabella who was said to be introverted and a loner. After returning from Europe Isabella begins to suffer from insomnia and took to roaming the country side at night. It has been said she begin to let her hair grow shaggy and wild and her eye brows bushy. Her teeth became unkempt and pointed from no doubt a dental

disease.  Soon after these transformations seem to over take Isabella there were reports of a strange cries  in the night and farmers sheep, pigs and cows were being killed an uneaten with all the animals blood drained from their bodies. 

One night as Isabella creped out of the house her mother Mildred decided to follow her.  The farmers had formed a posse to find and kill the werewolf that was killing their livestock with this news Mildred had become quiet worried about Isabella. As the moon rose in the dark Georgia sky Mildred spotted Isabella with her hand held high holding a large knife coming down toward an innocent newborn calf. Mildred called out and Isabella turned toward her in anger just as two shots rang out, Mildred fainted as she heard the blood curling scream coming from Isabella as one bullet struck her left hand.  A doctor attended Isabella and Mildred recovered from the shock.

Isabella was carted off to Europe where a doctor whose specialty was in treating people with a psychiatric disease called Lycanthrope. This disease can cause mentally disturbed people to believe they have become werewolves.

Several months later Isabella returned to Talbot County and lived in the family home until she died a lonely old maid at the age of 70 in 1911. 

THE END OF THE STORY…..

Maybe not…..As BBGT took a series of photos at this long neglected desolate cemetery the feeling of creepiness surrounded us. As we wandered and

took in the ambience of this weed riddled spot an ominous feeling seem to over take us.  After a lengthy day light pre investigation we would leave to prepare ourselves for the coming nights events.

As night fall begin we once again set out toward the Burt Family Cemetery. Following the careful directions of the GPS we arrived at this desolate God forsaken spot.  As Mike and Lisa begin unloading the equipment the unmistaken sound of a wild dogs howl blasted into the quietness of the night. With the full moon glowing if there ever was a night for a werewolf to be out this would be the night!!

Again trampling through the woods and the red clay the cemetery was upon us. As

tri pods were set up and audio equipment in place the sounds of muffled mumbling voices seem to be engulfing us…Sounds from disembodied voices.  As Ghost Hunters we are often ask if we ever get scared? YES we do from time to time and this night is one of those TIMES. 

After  shooting  several  minutes of video ,  collecting audio tape data  , and night photos with EMF meters going off  and gloom and doom surrounding us it was  more then enough time for us to leave this place and call it a night!!

Does Isabella still haunt the rural Georgia farmlands of Talbot County? Or did she ever haunt them? These questions will most likely never be truly answered.  What can be truly answered: Is the site where Isabella’s earthly remains lay haunted?

That would be a big YES!! By who or what….this answer needs to be left to the ages!!

Who Was There? The BBGT Team

                       A special thanks to Mr. Rollins and Sandra.