The tombstone of Margaret Johnston and her six children in Trennett, Scotland, was erected over an empty grave. The family vanished in the 17th century without a trace. When a man lends another man money, he certainly does not intend that it should be used to pay for his own assassination. But such was the case with William the Silent, father of Dutch independence, who advanced 12 crowns to a man by the name of Balthasar Gerard. Gerard had requested an audience with William, and the money was given to him to pay for his transportation. But the money was used by Gerard to buy a gun with which he shot William dead. Believe It or Not!
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