This photo has become known as the “The Ghost of the Burning Girl” On November 19, 1995, Wem Town Hall in Shropshire, England burned to the ground. Many people gathered to watch the old building, built in 1905, burn to the grond in a matter of hours. Tony O'Rahilly, a local resident, was one of those onlookers and took photos of the spectacle with a 200mm telephoto lens from across the street. One of those photos shows what looks like a small, partially transparent girl standing in the doorway. No one saw a girl or heard the screams of anyone coming from outside or in the building. O'Rahilly handed over the photo to the ASSAP (Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena) who then presented it for scientific analysis to Dr. Vernon Harrison, a photographic expert and former president of the Royal Photographic Society. Harrison carefully examined both the print and the original negative, and concluded that it was genuine. "The negative is a straightforward piece of black-and-white work and shows no sign of having been tampered with," Harrison said.

But who is the little girl? Wem, a quiet market town in northern Shropshire, had been ravaged by fire in the past. In 1677, historical records note, a fire destroyed many of the town's old timber houses. A young girl named Jane Churm, accidentally set fire to a thatched roof with a candle. Many believed her ghost haunted the area and had been seen on a few other occasions.