By 
‘Thomas Trueman Gaff Monument’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
Hi, and welcome to a Halloween edition of Mythbusting! This week, I’ll see if my mythbusting skills can translate to ghostbusting. I’m going to tackle three different spooky DC myths and see if I can find any validity in the legends. Sound good? Let’s get started.
The Demon Cat in the Capitol: First off, let’s tackle one of the most widespread haunted myths of our city: the Demon Cat. There are so many ghost stories involving a black cat who appears in the Capitol as an omen before national tragedies like presidential assassinations. Legend has it that the cat has appeared before the assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy, before the stock market crash of 1929, and even on September 10, 2001. Apparently, there are even permanent paw prints in the Capitol that show the presence of the Demon Cat! So is there really a Demon Cat?