 Item number, SCP-2008, Object Class, Keter, Special Containment Procedures. Foundation personnel stationed or living in the state of Tennessee are prohibited from engaging in discussion regarding the wives of former U.S. presidents. CDC and state gun death data from Tennessee is to be indexed in Foundation databases. This data is to be analyzed on a weekly basis in order to detect additional SCP-2008 events. SCP-2008 is a non-caporial entity that is imperceptible to surveillance equipment. As of 2017, it has caused the death of 47 individuals in the state of Tennessee. Victims of SCP-2008 universally expire from severe ballistic trauma. Although these injuries exhibit patterns associated with gunshot wounds, no bullets have been recovered. Approximately 80% of these victims worked in or adjacent to a field dealing with U.S. history. SCP-2008 victims are often reported as suicides due to being found with a firearm either in their hands or nearby. However, in approximately 75% of these cases, the firearm has not been discharged. In cases where it was, forensic analysis has consistently failed to match the gun to the victim's wounds. While the majority of SCP-2008 victims hold positions in various academic settings, a small percentage possesses no official qualifications in that field. And it is possible that a larger number of individuals or victims of this effect than are currently documented, as various socio-economic factors likely preclude deeper investigation by law enforcement. A complete canvassing of medical and police records is currently being connected to determine more exact numbers. Addendum 2008-1 The following forum posts were made by His Lover 101 on a website focused on historical re-enactment. Foundation agents traced the post back to Morton Richards of Teleco Plains, Tennessee. Mr. Richards is currently the only person who has encountered SCP-2008 and survived. 5-16-2016 11-34 AM Your list is way the fuck wrong. Martha Washington was never first lady of the U.S. because there was no such thing when George Washington was president. Martha Jefferson was Thomas Jefferson's daughter, not his wife. And Rachel Jackson died before Jackson ever took office. 5-16-2016 11-41 AM Right, but Rachel Jackson didn't die from a broken heart, that's just sensationalism. She was old and overweight and she died from a heart attack. Van Buren's wife died of tuberculosis and he never remarried. And I couldn't find information on what happened to Jefferson's wife, but she died well before he was in office. 5-16-2016 12-18 PM Guys, holy shit, a ghost just shot at me. 5-16-2016 12-25 PM I don't know, I shot back and I think I hit it. A casing from Mr. Richard's browning high-power pistol was found at the scene, however no bullets were recovered. 5-16-2016 12-26 PM My name is Dr. Lauren Stosser and I'm probably gonna die today. I could say almost anything here that I wanted to. Almost no one will hear it anyway. Fuck it, you get my life story too. Just be glad I didn't put my 6-8-2-1-7-3 flashback in here. I hated my mother. She spent the entirety of her life trying to run mine. I joined the foundation just to get away from her nagging. She always used to tell me that if I didn't lose weight I'd end up alone and miserable. I'm 134 pounds, fuck her. She died a few years ago in a quiet hospital room because she couldn't shame cancer into submission. When the doctor said I had diabetes last month I could hear her voice in my ear saying I told you so. At the time I thought it was the worst thing to happen to me. About a week ago the test results came back. Pancreatic cancer. Turns out it was more her fault than mine. I win, I guess. There's something about a life expectancy measured in weeks that really puts the whole of your life into perspective. I don't regret anything if you're wondering. This isn't some grand confession. I just want something to last after I'm gone. We've had a few suicides at the site over the years. Every site has a couple. It's part of the problem with avail of secrecy and people dealing with world ending horrors. But I had a hunch while I was in the doctor's office that maybe there was more to it than that. I suggest unless you're specifically cleared for this you stop listening now. Still here? Cool. If you know what triggers the anomaly, then chances of being subject to the effect increases by several orders of magnitude. I'm not the first person to figure this out, but I'm gonna be the first to document it before it gets here. My cause of death should be proof enough. So, fuck my mother, fuck the doctors, fuck the diagnosis, and fuck Rachel Jackson. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to prepare for a duel.