Why would the Lavender Lady haunt the Lemp Mansion?
(Lillian Handlan "The Lavender Lady") (Julia Feickert Lemp) For years, I’ve been told that Lillian Handlan Lemp, better known as the...
Lost Lemp Buildings of St. Louis, Part 1
Just about everyone in St. Louis has heard of the Lemp Mansion and the Lemp Brewery. The tragic demise of the Lemp Family has become part...
Lost Lemp Buildings of St. Louis (Part 2), The First Lemp Mansion
Just about everyone in St. Louis has heard about the haunting of the Lemp Mansion and the tragedies that befell the family. What very...
The Haunted Odd Fellows Cemetery in Granite City, Illinois
Nearly forgotten about in Granite City, Illinois is the Haunted Odd Fellows Cemetery. For decades this cemetery laid abandoned and in...
Is There Evidence of a Satanic Cult at the Seven Gates of Hell and Acid Bridge?
I was reading an article in the Huffington Post about unsolved murders in Illinois. One of the murders mentioned was of a Jane Doe found...
Do you think it's evil?
"Do you think it's evil?" is typically one of the first questions asked at the onset of a paranormal investigation. I understand why...
Victorian Funeral Practices
Because of the lack of medical technology and the fear of being buried alive, Victorian funeral ceremonies would last for days. The...
The Start of an Urban Legend, The Seven Gates of Hell
On April 16, 1917, Germany played on communist sentiment by returning Vladimir Lenin to Russia with explicit instructions to start what...
What's the Difference Between a Graveyard and Cemetery?
In the 7th century, St.Cuthbert of Northumbria petitioned the Pope to allow burials on church grounds. Church grounds are considered...
Catherine "Kate" Brewing Bennett, The Woman Willing to Die For Her Beauty
Catherine “Kate” Brewing Bennett lived in the early 1800’s and was considered to be the most beautiful woman in St. Louis. In the...
