Date Filed: ██/██/1980 (Re-examined: 20██)
Source: Public medical and anthropological records
Summary:
Clairvius Narcisse was declared dead in Haiti in 1962 and buried. He later reappeared alive in 1980, claiming he had been conscious during his burial and enslaved as a 'zombi' by local bokors (sorcerers) using psychotropic substances.
Medical Notes:
Researchers linked his condition to a combination of tetrodotoxin (a pufferfish toxin inducing paralysis) and datura, a psychoactive plant causing delirium and memory disruption.
Relevance to Lab Studies:
- Potential chemical pathways to induced catatonia and post-mortem-like states
- Cultural parallels in undeath folklore and neural suppression
- Possible overlap with resurrection anomalies studied in South America and Eastern Europe
Further Reading:
- NOFI Media – Clairvius Narcisse Article