History & local legend
At Forest Hills Cemetery in Huntingdon Valley, paranormal investigator Kenny Biddle and members of his research group reported repeatedly seeing a man in a tuxedo and top hat. Biddle nicknamed him Abe. In an early account later reproduced in 2011, he wrote that nearby residents had contacted the group to say they had seen the same figure and were relieved to hear that others had noticed him.
One member’s encounter led the investigators to a possible identity. The man disappeared behind a headstone that held a wedding photograph. The groom in the picture resembled the figure they had seen, including his formal clothing. Biddle withheld the man’s name because his wife and other relatives were still living when the group recorded the account.
Sources
- Paranormal Investigators and Research Association, 2004 Pennsylvania case files, Forest Hills Cemetery, wedding portrait and group’s firsthand account
- Kenny Biddle, Cemeteries…Haunted? Why?, first-person article reproduced in a May 2011 post, nickname, top hat and local correspondence
- Dignity Memorial, Forest Hills/Shalom Memorial Park, cemetery grounds and Byberry Road address
- Mapcarta, Forest Hills cemetery office in Lower Moreland, adjacent to Philadelphia
