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Dinner and Spirits of Another Kind (Revisiting Alton, IL)
Season 7
It is safe to say there are two things that Alton loves – booze and ghosts. And in this special episode, we’ll introduce you to a couple of places th…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Babysitter Who Vanished (The Disappearance of Evelyn Hartley)
Season 7 Episode 13
“The call is coming from inside the house.”
That’s the line that always gets us – it’s a line from one of the most popular urban legends of all time.…
2 years, 5 months ago
Spirits of Industry (Revisiting Alton, Illinois)
Season 7
During the first half of the nineteenth century, Alton was actually the largest town in the state of Illinois. The town was billed as the “most desir…
2 years, 5 months ago
Home Before Dark (The Disappearance of Beverly Potts)
Season 7 Episode 12
In the summer of 1951, Beverly Potts was just 10 years old. When the Showagon came through Cleveland, Ohio in August 1951, she was ecstatic to go the…
2 years, 6 months ago
Doing Time In Alton (Revisiting Alton, Illinois)
Season 7
In 1833, construction was completed on the first penitentiary in Illinois. Located in the riverfront town of Alton, there was no other building like …
2 years, 6 months ago
Tell Me A Ghost Story (Live From The 2023 Haunted America Conference)
Season 7
The Conference is over and we have ghost stories! Thank you to everyone who came out to our biggest one yet.
Check out our updated website and sign up…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Ghost of Harriet Haskell (Revisiting Alton, Illinois)
Season 7
In 1867, Harriet Haskell arrived as the new principal of Monticello Female Seminary (present day LCCC). She would become the symbol of the college as…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Girl Genius Who Vanished (The Story of Barbara Newhall Follett)
Season 7 Episode 11
In 1923, Barbara began her most extensive project yet – a complete novel. Finally, in 1926 – after many drafts and a house fire that destroyed one of…
2 years, 7 months ago
Alton Unchained (Revisiting Alton, Illinois)
Season 7
In this episode, we discuss Elijah P. Lovejoy, and how his death in Alton, Illinois, in 1837 started the country down the long, dark road toward war.…
2 years, 7 months ago
What Happened To Ruth?
Season 7 Episode 10
Ruth was last seen on the night of May 4 by some of her Tri-Delta sorority sisters shortly before 11:00 PM. She had just returned to her dorm, Austin…
2 years, 7 months ago