Peter Fabiano was woken by the sound of his front doorbell ringing. Getting out of bed, he went downstairs, took the bowl of candy, and answered the door. Smiling, he said, “It’s a little late for this kind of thing, isn’t it?” What happened next would become one of the most infamous crimes of the […]
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October 31st, 1957 – Halloween Night Peter sat up in bed. The doorbell was ringing, over and over again. He blew out his breath. What kind of kid went trick or treating this late? Peter stood up and began to make his way downstairs. As he did, the doorbell came again. It couldn’t be kids.
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In October 1959, a newspaper near Buffalo, Iowa, reported a bizarre story about what may have been a ghost in a local cemetery. Could the cemetery there actually be haunted, or was something else going on? Sources Wundrum, Bill. Excursions Into Supernatural of the Quad Cities. Quad City Times, 10/25/1959
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Over the time that mankind has walked the earth, countless histories have been lost to time. Civilizations have risen and fallen, ground to dust by the passing eons. Their stories – and the stories of the people who lived in them, slip away and are gone in a moment. Wow. Isn’t that a cool intro?
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The Pfister Hotel is one of the grandest and most historic hotels in the United States. Situated in beautiful downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Pfister has faithfully served its guests for over 130 years. However, several of those guests have reported strange noises, bizarre happenings, and even apparitions while staying there. Who are the ghosts of
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Staying in a haunted hotel was never part of the deal Michael Young agreed to when he joined Major League Baseball. Michael started playing professionally in the minor leagues in 1997 and by 2000 had worked his way up into the majors. His first team was the Texas Rangers, and then later the Philadelphia Phillies
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Built in the mid-1800’s, the Renwick Mansion is probably the best example of Italianate architecture in the Quad Cities. In short, it’s a really cool-looking house. But over the years, many people have claimed to have strange experiences there: footsteps, moving objects, and even apparitions. But is it true? Is the Renwick Mansion really haunted?
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The house looked haunted. I couldn’t have asked for a better place to tell ghost stories. I stood in front of the beautiful – and allegedly haunted – stone mansion, talking to a local newscaster from the Quad Cities. She had seen an advertisement for the event that I was going to be doing there
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When John and Ida Harris didn’t answer their door in 1895, the visitor knew something was wrong. Cautiously they opened the door. The nightmare they saw inside would stay with them the rest of their lives. Come hear a tragic tale of the American West that your grandma didn’t want you to hear. Sources
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Keith County, Nebraska, January 1895 — The man had looked around the property but hadn’t seen any sign of John or Ida. He thought it was a little strange not to see them out doing something. There was always something to do on a homestead, regardless of the weather. Animals needed feeding, firewood needed to
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