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CemeteriesUrban Legends

Flo’s Grave: The Haunted Legend & Tragic Truth

October 13, 2012 February 13, 2025
True Crime

James Ruppert: The Easter Sunday Massacre

March 30, 2025 April 30, 2025
History

A History of Séances

February 27, 2025 March 7, 2025
Haunted History

Death Did Not Silence Her: The Murder of Zona Heaster Shue

April 22, 2025 April 30, 2025
Haunted AmericaStrange & Unusual

The Gurdon Light

February 11, 2020 April 29, 2025
Strange & Unusual

Mary Reeser: Spontaneous Combustion Case

August 13, 2020 April 30, 2025
Haunted America

The Emily Morgan Hotel

May 15, 2025 April 8, 2025 Jennifer Jones

In downtown San Antonio, across the street from the Alamo, stands the Emily Morgan Hotel. Locals and travelers alike recognize the building for its architecture, location, and ghost stories. The stories didn’t begin when it opened as a hotel. They started long before that, when it was full of doctors, nurses, and patients.

But even that wasn’t the beginning. Before a building stood here, this site was part of the battlefield where Mexican forces stormed the Long Barracks of the Alamo in 1836. Over 600 men lost their lives in and around this ground. Some believe that history left a mark.

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Haunted History

Death Did Not Silence Her: The Murder of Zona Heaster Shue

April 22, 2025 April 30, 2025 Jennifer Jones2 comments

In January 1897, someone discovered Elva Zona Heaster Shue dead in her home near Livesay's Mill, West Virginia. She

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Haunted America

Do Not Disturb: The Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel

April 17, 2025 April 16, 2025 Jennifer Jones

At the corner of Ivar and Hollywood, just behind the frantic pulse of the Walk of Fame, sits the

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True Crime

James Ruppert: The Easter Sunday Massacre

March 30, 2025 April 30, 2025 Jennifer Jones2 comments

On Easter Sunday, March 30, 1975, in Hamilton, Ohio, a family gathering turned into one of America’s deadliest familicides.

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Haunted America

The Haunting of the Cashtown Inn: Where History Refuses to Rest

March 21, 2025 March 21, 2025 Jennifer Jones

The Cashtown Inn has stood along the old Chambersburg Turnpike for more than two centuries. Built sometime between 1797

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History

A History of Séances

February 27, 2025 March 7, 2025 Jennifer Jones1 comment

The candlelight flickers, stretching shadows along the walls. The air is thick with anticipation, heavy with the scent of

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Haunted America

The Mount’s Haunted History: Ghosts of Edith Wharton’s Estate

February 24, 2025 March 21, 2025 Jennifer Jones1 comment

Edith Wharton’s beloved Mount Estate rises above Laurel Lake in Lenox, Massachusetts, a stunning tribute to one of America’s

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Cemeteries

Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer: D-Day’s First American Cemetery

February 19, 2025 March 21, 2025 Jennifer Jones1 comment

History gets things wrong all the time. Sometimes it’s an honest mistake, a name misspelled in a record, a

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Haunted America

The Haunting of the Seelbach Hilton: The Tragic Tale of the “Lady in Blue”

February 17, 2025 April 22, 2025 Jennifer Jones3 comments

The Seelbach Hilton in Louisville, Kentucky, epitomizes Southern luxury and historic charm. This iconic hotel has welcomed infamous figures

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Cemeteries

The Sunshine Lady: A Tale of Mystery, Legacy, and Light

February 10, 2025 March 21, 2025 Jennifer Jones

In the picturesque town of Hendersonville, North Carolina, the historic Oakdale Cemetery holds a tomb unlike any other. And

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James Ruppert: The Easter Sunday Massacre

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