Josh and Heather attack Mike in a fit of intense rage.
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As they continue trying to find their way out of the woods, Heather realizes that her map is missing, and Mike later reveals that he kicked it into a creek out of frustration the previous day. The next morning they find three cairns have been built around their tent during the night. That night, they again hear crackling noises, but cannot see anything. The following day they attempt to return to their vehicle, but cannot find their way they try until nightfall, when they are forced to set camp. Later, they hear crackling sounds in the darkness that seem to be coming from all directions and assume the noises are from animals or locals following them. Josh accidentally disturbs a cairn, and Heather hastily repairs it. They set up camp nearby and then return to the cemetery after dark. They eventually locate what appears to be an old cemetery with seven small cairns. The next day they move deeper into the woods, despite being uncertain of their exact location on the map.
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The students hike to Coffin Rock, where five men were found ritualistically murdered in the 19th century, and then camp for the night. Along the way, a fisherman warns them that the woods are haunted, and recalls a time that he had seen strange mist rising from the water. The second day, the students begin to explore the woods in north Burkittsville to look for evidence of the Blair Witch. The trio also interviews Mary Brown, a local eccentric who tells them that she had encountered the Blair Witch as a child Eventually turning himself in to the police, Parr later pleaded insanity, saying that the spirit of Elly Kedward, a witch hanged in the 18th century, had been terrorizing him for some time and promised to leave him alone if he murdered the children. Parr brought the children into his home's basement in pairs, forcing the first child to face the corner and listen to their companion's screams as he murdered the second child. The locals tell them of Rustin Parr, a hermit who kidnapped seven children in the 1940s and brought them to his house in the woods, where he tortured and murdered them. They travel to Burkittsville, Maryland, formerly Blair, and interview locals about the legend of the Blair Witch. Williams and Joshua Leonard set out to produce a documentary about the fabled Blair Witch. In October 1994, film students Heather Donahue, Michael C.