Hi I really enjoyed your site.  I am from Terre Haute originally and spent many weekend nights as a teenager visiting Stiffy Green.  I have always
been fascinated with the story.

In the early 1990's, as an adult, I attended a meeting of the Terre Haute Historical Museum.  This particular meeting was regarding Stiffy Green.
They actually had Stiffy at the meeting and we were able to examine him closely and even touch him.  The man that conducted the meeting had
what he said was the "true story" of Stiffy Green.  He said that the dog was actually a stone statue and it sat on the steps of the Heinl family home.
When John Heinl died the dog was removed and put into his mausoleum.  Stiffy guarded his masters tomb for many years and provided many
hours of thrills and scares for local teens.  He was eventually moved into the historical museum and repaired because of vandalism.  Vandals
would throw items at Stiffy and actually chipped off a piece of his head.

I just wanted to let you know the "other" story I had heard about Stiffy.  Although the Stiffy I saw and touched was a stone dog, I would prefer to
believe the legend.
Thanks for your great site!
Ruth