Mystery of creepy GLASS coffin with porthole allowing admirers to see face of woman who was ‘beautiful even in death’

For decades, the mystery surrounding the body of a 150-year-old young woman has left people in awe of a CREPPY glass coffin.

The face of a woman who was reputed to be attractive even in death is displayed in the odd window of an abandoned cemetery.

Officials believe that the woman buried in this underground tomb was Sophie Nance, who passed away in 1853.

Apart from her name and the peculiar burial, Sophie’s past has been filled with unsettling secrets and local folklore.

Her remains are interred beneath Columbia, South Carolina’s Washington Street United Methodist Church.

The graveyard has long been a spooky neighborhood landmark despite being abandoned.

Despite being 28 years old at the time of her death, the young woman’s spooky visage is visible through the glass window of her cast-iron tomb.

Sophie was housed in an airtight vault, which preserved her youth despite her advanced age.

Her head, nose, and teeth are largely still in an almost mummified state.

The Fisk coffin prevented the decomposition process and shielded her body from the elements.

According to The State, scholars believe her death may have come as a shock to her loved ones at the time because this tomb would have been rare and ornate for the time.

Michael Broome, a church historian, stated: “She was obviously a lovely young lady.

Like her other friends and family, her husband was enamored with her and was devastated by her passing.

After a churchgoer broke the window that had shielded Sophie’s youth for more than a century, the unsettling remains were recently sealed off from the public eye.

According to Broome, the air pressure had been working effectively for more than a century, but when it broke, Sophie’s remains weren’t helped.

Her face developed mold, which changed into a spooky white material that looked like a mask.

Broome went on to say: The seal was broken, and the viewing plate was hit and smashed.

From what I can see, there is now a white mass where her face had been since some horrible decomposition began at a very quick pace.

More information regarding Sophie’s life and the circumstances surrounding her early death has not been confirmed by church historians.

The young woman was thought to have a husband and two young children, ages two and six, who were interred in neighboring traditional tombs.

Why her children also passed away at such an early age is unknown to researchers.

When the church moved the graves to create a new structure in the 1920s, Sophie’s body stayed underground by itself, but no family members came forward to ask about transferring the body.

Her face would have been publicly accessible and apparent prior to this action, negating the need for her to go underground.

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