Mystic, Murder, and Missing Heads – Cheat Lake

lake with fall foliage
Picture of Cheat Lake, located off Morgans Run Road

In the early 70s, two WVU students were hitchhiking back to the Evansdale Campus. They were picked up downtown and not found for several months. They were found decapitated near the lake, but their heads were never found. The case has gone unsolved. It’s said that the two girls can be seen near the woods by the lake, in search of their heads. On Route 857 North, multiple car accidents occur because of complaints of blurry visions of two girls running through the woods late at night. The lake is arguably one of the most haunted places in Morgantown. 

photographs of two young women in a newspaper
Newspaper clipping of deceased Mared Malarik (right side) and Karen Ferrell (left side)