Jeruk Purut Cemetery

According to local belief, Jeruk Purut is haunted by the ghost of a decapitated pastor.^[4] The ghost is said to carry his head around with it, and be followed by a large black dog.^[4] He is reportedly looking for his grave, which is said to not be in Jeruk Purut but Tanah Kusir Cemetery.^[5]

According to The Jakarta Post, the belief has been around for decades.^[4] The Jakarta Globe notes that many visit the cemetery at night to look for it;^[5] it is said to only appear on Friday nights when those looking for it are in groups with an odd number of people.^[5] The story was used as the inspiration for the 2006 film Hantu Jeruk Purut (The Ghost of Jeruk Purut), which led to a burst in popularity for the cemetery.^[5]

More ghosts are reported to abide in the cemetery.^[5] They include a child and large hairy ghoul.^[5] In 2011, Prambors FM chose Jeruk Purut Cemetery as the scariest place in Jakarta, based on the legend of the headless pastor.^[6] It was selected over Lubang Buaya, the site where the corpses of several generals were dumped after an unsuccessful coup, as well as a bridge in Casablanca, a train crossing in Bintaro, and a house in Pondok Indah.^[6]

• Adjie Massaid, actor and model cum politician^[7]
• Chrisye, singer and songwriter^[8]
• Delma Juzar, Indonesian actor and soldier turned lawyer^[9]
• Husein Mutahar, Indonesian diplomat and music composer, founder of Paskibraka
• Joesoef Isak, publisher and politician^[10]
• Mochtar Lubis, writer and journalist^[11]
• Omar Dhani, former chief of Indonesia's air force^[12]
• Rizal Ramli, Indonesian politician, economist, and student activist.^[13]

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