Ghosts

Episode 92: Did Dr. William Stoecks Keep His Routine After His Death?

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Dr. William Stoecks was a dedicated physician and surgeon, treating countless people throughout his career. He died in 1961. But did he stay in his former home and interact with the college fraternity who bought it?   Sources Arpy, Jim. A Ghost Chaser Unravels the Mystery of Davenport’s ‘Haunted House.’ The Times-Democrat, 5/11/1972 Sheridan, Joe. […]

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Did Dr. William Stoecks Keep His Routine After His Death?

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Davenport, Iowa, has played host to several strange events over its long existence, but certainly one of the strangest took place in 1919. In March of that year, a 41-year-old doctor named William A. Stoecks was working on the third floor of one of the city’s hospitals, Mercy Hospital. As he went about his business,

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Episode 75: Miss Edna’s Surprise Guest: A KTH Short Story

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Ever been afraid of a stranger hiding in your house? In 1927, Edna Ross might have been, but she had to deal with the one walking through her front door first.   Sources Body is Identified. The Cincinnati Enquirer, 1/13/1927 Man Dies. The Cincinnati Enquirer, 1/03/1927 Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy: Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis (healthline.com)

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Episode 61: Does Bessie Moore Haunt Wepp’s Tavern After Her Murder?

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Shortly before Christmas 1946, 35-year-old Bessie Moore trip to bake cookies with a friend ended in tragedy. The events of that December day still echo 75-years later.     Sources Conduct Search for Slayer Here. La Crosse Tribune, 12/18/1946, p.1 Love Theory Enters Murder of Waitress in La Crosse. The Journal Times, 12/19/1946 Still Seeking

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Does Bessie Moore Haunt Wepp’s Tavern After Her Murder?

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Bessie smiled to herself as she carefully wrapped her cookie dough in a large piece of wax paper. The paper made a thick crinkling sound as she manipulated it around, taking care to preserve the star shapes that she had already cut out. The afternoon light filtered through the windows of her small apartment, washing

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Episode 48: Ghosts of the Pandemic, Part 2: Home Front

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In 1918, Americans on the home front were supporting their troops fighting in Europe while waging a war of their own against a deadly pandemic. Does one of the souls lost to the flu still haunt a Midwestern college?   Sources Fannon-Langton, Dianne. The Ghost of Helen Roberts. The Gazette, 10/20/2019 Langton, Diane. Time Machine: Flu killed

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Episode 46: Ghosts of the Pandemic, Part 1: Arrival

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As America prepared to fight World War I, the deadliest pandemic the world has ever seen arrived silently. 50 million people died. Do some of them still wander the earth?   Sources Garamone, Jim. World War I: Building the American Military. http://www.defense.gov Barry, John M. The site of origin of the 1918 influenza pandemic and

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