Local legend holds that Oakwood Cemetery in Weeping Water, Nebraska is haunted by spirits that rise from their graves at night to attack visitors. While this specific claim appears on a list of Nebraska haunted locations, a more recent local paranormal investigation of the cemetery suggests a less hostile, but still eerie, presence. In June 2024, members of a local paranormal interest group visited Oakwood Cemetery to investigate potential haunted activity. They were specifically interested in connecting with a figure named John Clark, who is buried in the cemetery. Clark was related to Martha Carrier, a woman executed during the Salem Witch Trials. Group members reported capturing two photos of potential apparitions near an old tree, which they suspected might be John Clark and his family.