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Top Haunted Hotels 2023

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Hello and Welcome to my next Travel Destination Guide sharing Top Haunted Hotels 2023. Have you ever checked into a hotel you never wanted to leave? Well, these hotels have ghosts, cold spots, and a little something extra. And I don’t mean a mint on your pillow. Read on to discover Henderson Castle Inn, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast and more. If you are like me and…

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The shirts I would sell if I ran the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast because I'm a genius.

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9 Terrifying American Murder Houses

From Amityville Horror to Jeffrey Dahmer’s one-bedroom, these murder houses are home to some truly brutal murders.

9. THE AMITYVILLE HORROR HOUSE 112 OCEAN AVE, AMITYVILLE, NY

When the deal is too good, start asking questions. In 1975, George and Kathy Lutz bought this sprawling Dutch Colonial on the south shore of Long Island at a bargain rate. The reason for the discounted price tag? Just 13 months earlier, previous resident Ronald “Butch” DeFeo slaughtered his parents and four younger siblings while they slept in their beds. It didn’t take long for the weirdness to begin. Demonic voices, oozing walls, cloven hoof prints in the snow. The Lutz family lasted just two months before fleeing 112 Ocean Avenue in the night.

8. THE HEX MURDER HOUSE REHMEYERS HOLLOW RD, SHREWSBURY, PA

In 1928, John Blymire was convinced a reclusive neighbor named Nelson Rehmeyer had put a hex upon him. Believing the only way to break the curse was to track down Rehmeyer’s spell book and set it ablaze, Blymire rallied two buddies for a late-night visit. While the gang never found the book, they did find Rehmeyer whom they murdered and mutilated before setting his body on fire. In 2007, an effort was made to open the Hex House to the public, but the plan was eventually scrapped.

7. MOORE FAMILY AXE MURDER HOUSE 508 E 2ND ST, VILLISCA, IA

On a cool summer night in 1912 someone broke into this peaceful Iowa homestead and bludgeoned all six family members plus two houseguests with an axe. The horrific scene was discovered the following morning by a concerned neighbor. Numerous suspects were named in the case including a traveling minister and State Senator Frank F. Jones. Nevertheless, the murder remains unsolved.

6. KREISCHER MANSION 4500 ARTHUR KILL RD, STATEN ISLAND, NY

German entrepreneur Balthasar Kreischer built this sprawling mansion in 1885 as a symbol of his success in the brick making business. The good times were short-lived. By 1894, his company had crumbled and his youngest son had shot himself in the head. The decaying mansion sat empty for years until its groundskeeper used the property for a mob hit in 2005. Joseph Young strangled and stabbed his target before finally drowning the man in a garden pool. Young then hacked up the body and burned it in the mansion’s incinerator.

5. LIZZIE BORDEN HOUSE 230 2ND ST, FALL RIVER, MA

On August 4, 1892 Andrew Borden was thrashed with a hatchet while he dozed on the couch of his parlor. Andrew’s second wife Abby met an equally grisly end in the upstairs bedroom. While everyone in Fall River suspected daughter Lizzie of the crime, the local judge remained unconvinced. She was tried and acquitted of the murder one year later. Oddly, the home is now a successful bed & breakfast.

4. MANSON FAMILY MURDER HOUSE 10050 CIELO DRIVE, LOS ANGELES, CA

In 1969, members of the Manson Family shocked the nation when they broke into this L.A. estate and slaughtered Sharon Tate along with four other victims. The murderers wrote pig in blood across the front door. Numerous residents have since called 10050 Cielo Drive home including musician Trent Reznor, who recorded THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL there. In 1994, the original structure was razed and replaced with a new mansion, currently occupied by the creator of FULL HOUSE.

3. JEFFREY DAHMER’S APARTMENT 924 NORTH 25TH ST, APT 213, MILWAUKEE, WI

Cannibal killer Jeffrey Dahmer lured numerous victims to his nondescript one-bedroom, where he drugged and dismembered them in a brutal campaign of murder. Severed limbs were packed in the freezer for future consumption; torsos were dumped in a vat of acid. Police finally arrested Dahmer in 1991 after one of his prisoners managed to escape. The entire apartment building was torn down shortly thereafter.

2. JOHN WAYNE GACY’S HOUSE 8213 SUMMERDALE AVE, CHICAGO, IL

It’s always good to know your neighbors especially if you suspect them of murder. John Wayne Gacy buried dozens of bodies in the basement and backyard of his suburban home while neighbors casually went about their day. When Gacy’s wife complained of a putrid smell, Gacy blamed it on dead mice. By the time police nabbed the infamous killer clown and excavated his 8213 Summerdale Ave property, they uncovered 29 bodies.

1. GARDETTE-LAPRETE HOUSE 1240 BURGUNDY ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA

In the late 1830s, plantation owner Jean LePrete leased his French Quarter Greek Revival to a mysterious man from Turkey. The renter, known only as The Sultan had more than a few roommates. He arrived with a massive entourage of eunuchs and concubines. The house quickly became known for its lavish parties, with music and revelry carrying on into the night. One morning, a passerby noticed 1240 Burgundy was eerily quiet. Then he spotted blood seeping out of the door. When authorities entered, they found everyone inside had been murdered and dismembered. As for The Sultan? He was buried alive in the courtyard. To this day, the case remains unsolved.

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Hey, y’all, it’s Weird Wednesday! Where on some Wednesdays, I blog about weird stuff and give writing prompts.

Today: Lizzie Borden: An Imperfect Crime

Welcome to Weird Wednesday! Today we’re visiting 1892 Fall River, Massachusetts. It’s a hot August day, and the house beside us is about to go from inconspicuous to infamous.

I have actually been to Lizzie Borden’s house. It’s a bed and breakfast now. I stayed a night with my oldest kiddo, then 15, with myself in Lizzie’s room, and kiddo in Lizzie’s sister Emma’s room. Neither of us were brave enough to sleep in the murder room.

(Side note: we happened to be there when Buzzfeed Unsolved was filming their Lizzie Borden episode, so if you hear people tromping through the house in the background, that’s probably us!)

You may know the poem: Lizzie Borden took an ax / Gave her mother forty whacks / When she saw what she had done / She gave her father forty-one. Turns out almost none of that is actually true. So let’s take a look at what really happened.

Lizzie Borden was 32 years old when her father and stepmother were brutally murdered in their own home. On the morning of Aug 4, 1892, there were three people in the house: Lizzie, her stepmother Abby, and the maid, Bridget Sullivan. Bridget spent the morning outside, cleaning windows, while Lizzie was inside. Abby spent the morning getting murdered.

At some point, someone beat Abby with an axe until she died face-down on the floor of the upstairs guest bedroom (18 whacks, not 40). Later in the morning, Lizzie’s father Andrew came home and took a nap on the sofa in the front room. A short while afterward, Lizzie screamed, saying she’d found him beaten to death with an axe (11 whacks).

Here’s where it gets complicated, and why the case is still so famous. There are some very hard things to explain if Lizzie was not the murderer—and equally hard things to explain if she was. I’ll give you some of the run-down we got at the B&B.

Plus writing prompts! Such as:

Constant replay. A residual haunting is one where the ghosts aren’t really “present,” but reenact their terrible deaths over and over like a video on replay. A residual haunting might provide a way to solve a murder mystery, because the killer might be visible, carrying out the awful deed. What if a detective (psychic or otherwise) becomes obsessed with a residual haunting where they can almost but not quite identify the killer? Perhaps they can see a bloody figure with an ax, but never a clear view of the face. Where would their obsession lead them? What if they were willing to try anything, no matter how ill-advised, to make that haunting clearer?

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Image credit: The Historic Lizzie Borden House Bed & Breakfast, photo by Dannye

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The Haunted Atlas

Lizzie Borden House - Fall River, Massachusetts

41° 42′ 2.09″ N / -71° 9′ 21″ W

House where gruesome axe murders took place in Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1892. Daughter Lizzie Borden was charged with murdering her father, Andrew J. Borden, and her stepmother, Abigail, by hacking them to death. She was tried and acquitted. Her family house is now a bed and breakfast.

History

Borden was born in Fall River on July 19, 1860, the third child of Andrew J. Borden and his first wife, Sara. When Lizzie was three, her mother died. Andrew subsequently married Abigail. Andrew was a successful businessman and banking executive, who owned a business that made and imported coffins. He made money off the misfortunes of the American Civil War, buying the real estate of widows who could no longer afford their properties, renting it back to them, raising the rent, and evicting them.

The Borden home in Fall River was constructed in Greek Revival style in 1845 at 92 Second Street, in a middle-class neighborhood. Borden bought it in 1872. Tight-fisted, Andrew ran his family the way he ran his business, subjecting his wife and daughters to harsh frugality. The house had no running water, flushing toilets, or electricity, even though all were available at the time. Borden considered them to be unnecessary luxuries. The family used whale oil lamps, chamber pots, and heated water on the stove. Borden was also known for being cheap about food, forcing his family to eat slightly rancid meat rather than throw it out. The Bordens often had digestive problems. It is likely that all members of the family were severely emotionally repressed. Lizzie grew up a religious and devout child and taught Sunday school. She and her sister Emma were spinsters. Prior to the murders, the elder Bordens suffered unusual stomach problems, and Abigail voiced her suspicions to their family doctor that someone was trying to poison them.

On the morning of August 4, 1892, Abigail was upstairs and Andrew came home early because he was not feeling well. Their bloody bodies were found, Andrew in the parlor and Abigail in the guest chamber, both severely hacked in the face and head with what appeared to have been a small hatchet. At the time of the killings, the maid, Bridget Sullivan, was outside washing windows and then was resting in her room upstairs on the third floor. She heard an alarmed Lizzie call to her to come down, for her father was dead in the parlor. Lizzie said someone had entered the house and murdered him, and she had found his body. Sullivan and a neighbor, Adelaide Churchill, who came to their aid discovered the body of Abigail, similarly hacked to death. Abigail's body was cold and Andrew's was warm, indicating that Abigail had been killed first.

At first, suspicion landed on a Portuguese laborer who had appeared at the home earlier in the day and asked for his wages. He was sent away by Andrew, who told him to come back later. After several days, suspicion shifted to Lizzie. Emma was out of the house at the time of the murders and the maid was upstairs. No one could account for Lizzie's whereabouts but herself. She claimed to have been outside in the barn at about the time Andrew was killed—but no footsteps or traces of her presence were ever found in the dusty barn. The details of her story kept changing. The murder weapon was never found. Lizzie’s clothing was not examined, out of a sense of propriety at the time.

At an inquest on August 9, Lizzie gave confused and contradictory answers to questions. A family friend said she had seen Lizzie burn a blue dress in the kitchen oven, claiming it was covered with "old paint." Bridget testified that Lizzie had worn a blue dress on the morning of the murders. A druggist claimed that on the day before the murders, Lizzie had attempted to buy prussic acid. The grand jury returned an indictment.

Lizzie was charged with double murder and pleaded not guilty. Her trial began on June 5, 1893, in New Bedford and proved a sensational event covered by the media. The Bordens' skulls were admitted as evidence, causing Lizzie to faint. Emma testified that Lizzie had been close to her father and had had cordial relations with her step-mother, even though Lizzie coldly called Abigail "Mrs. Borden" instead of "mother" or similar endearment.

The court refused to allow key evidence that supported the prosecution's case: Lizzie’s testimony at the inquest and the druggist's testimony. Lizzie had not been advised of her right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.

The jury deliberated for one-and-a-half hours and returned a verdict of not guilty.

In the aftermath of the trial, community debate ranged over the verdict. Though legally cleared, Lizzie found herself effectively cut off from the rest of the community. People shunned her. Gossips could not help but comment that Lizzie and Emma had a financial motive to murder Andrew and Abigail—and to make certain Abigail was dead first. Had Abigail been murdered second, her family would have inherited Andrew's money, not Lizzie and Emma.

The sisters bought themselves a nice home in Fall River, which Lizzie named "Maplecroft." They moved there, and rented out their family home until 1918, when they sold it. They became active in the theater world and participated in the social circles frequented by actors, artists, and writers. In 1905, Emma left Maplecroft and went to live on her own, eventually settling in New Market, New Hampshire. There she changed her surname to Smith. Reportedly, she said she could no longer bear to be with Lizzie. Lizzie remained at Maplecroft for the rest of her life, dying at age 67 in 1927. Emma died nine days later. They are buried by the graves of Andrew and Abigail in Fall River's Oak Grove Cemetery.

The murders remain unsolved. Lizzie is the most likely suspect, but no direct evidence ever tied her to the gruesome crime. She never made any confession later in life. How the maid could have been oblivious to the sounds of two people being brutally murdered also has never been explained.

The Borden house was a private residence until 1996 and then became a bed-and-breakfast. In 2003, it was purchased by Donald Woods and Lee-ann Wilber, who renovated the interior.

Haunting Activity

Bridget's bedroom on the third floor and the staircase near it are active areas, with cold breezes and the displacement of objects in the room. Lee-ann Wilber, who sleeps in Bridget's room on occasion, has felt tapped and prodded and once felt as though the ghost of a sad, depressed person passed through her body.

Visitors and guests have reported taps and prods and fleeting glimpses of apparitions and shadow people. Some have taken photographs showing purported anomalies, such as mist and orbs. The parlor, the scene of Andrew's murder, is particularly active, as is the bedroom of Abigail. Doors open and shut by themselves. In the kitchen, coffeepots have moved on their own and one broke of its own accord in the sink.

Two ghost children have been reported in the house. They are believed to be James and Sally, children who lived next door to the Borden house and died in a well.

Text from The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits, Third Edition by Rosemary Ellen Guiley (Checkmark Books - 2007)

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The Unfortunate Story of Lizzie Borden

Lizzie Borden was born on July 19, 1860 in Massachusetts. Her parents were Sarah and Andrew Borden. Her father grew up in a modest home. He struggled financially as a young man, but eventually prospered as a manufacturer of furniture and caskets. He would later become a property developer. He directed several textile mills and owned commercial properties as well. He eventually became president of the Union Savings Bank and director of the Durfee Safe Deposit and Trust Co. At the time of his death, his net worth was around $300,000 (over 9 million dollars in today's money).

Despite being wealthy, Andrew was very frugal. The Borden's had no indoor plumbing even though it was common for wealthy people to have at this time.

Lizzie had an older sister named Emma. Both girls were very active in their church. Lizzie even taught at the local Sunday school.

Three years after the death of Lizzie's mother, Andrew married a woman named Abby. Lizzie often referred to her as "Mrs. Borden," as she wasn't too fond of Abby. She believed that Abby only married her father for his money. The Borden's had a live in maid named Bridget, who the family referred to as "Maggie." Bridget was a 25 year old Irish immigrant. She would later testify that Lizzie didn't spend a lot of time with her parents. A family argument in 1892 led to both sisters spending time away from home. The girls returned home one week before the murder of their parents.

Tension had been growing amongst the family for months. Lizzie was especially upset about her father giving away some of his property to Abby's family members. The sisters eventually used these occurrences to demand rental property of their own, which Andrew gave to them. The purchased the home from their father for $1. The eventually sold the property back to their father for $5,000 ( the equivalent of over $163,000 today). The night before the murders, Lizzie's uncle John Morse came to stay at the Borden residence for a few days to talk about business. A subject that could have led to tensions rising between the two men.

Before the murders, the Borden family had fallen ill all at the same time. It was speculated to be caused by eating mutton that had been left out for several days. Abby, however, speculated that they had been poisoned.

-Lizzie Borden

Morse arrived on the night of August 3rd and spent the night in the Bordens' guest room. The family ate breakfast together the next morning. Then Andrew and Morse went into the sitting room to chat for almost an hour. Morse left the house afterwards to buy some oxen and visit his niece. He planned to return around lunch time. Andrew left for his morning walk at around 9 am.

Abby went upstairs to make the bed in the guest room between 9 am and 10:30 am. Abby then turned around to face her killer straight on. She was struck in the side of her head with a hatchet. This caused her to fall face down onto the ground. The fall caused many contusions on her face and nose. The killer then hit her 17 more times in the back of the head with the hatchet, killing her.

Andrew arrived back at home at around 10:30 am, but his key failed to unlock the front door. Bridget tried to open the door for him, but it was jammed. Bridget later testified to hearing Lizzie laugh from the second floor during this struggle to open the door. This is a significant detail, seeing as how Abby was already dead on the second floor by this time. Lizzie later said she wasn't on the second floor at all. She said that her father asked her where Abby was. Lizzie responded by saying that a messenger had given Abby a summons to visit one of her friends who was ill.

Andrew accepted this information and laid down on the sofa to take a nap. Bridget claimed to have gone upstairs to the third floor to take a nap. She said she was awoken at 11:10 am by Lizzie calling for her, that someone had killed her father.

Andrew was found slumped on the couch. He had been struck at least 10 times with a hatchet. One of his eyes was split completely into two pieces. It's believed that he was still asleep when he was attacked. He had been killed recently because his wounds were still bleeding at the time of discovery. A Dr. Bowen lived across the street from the Bordens. He came over and pronounced both man and wife dead. It's believed that Andrew was killed at around 11 am.

-Andrew Borden

Lizzie gave contradictory statements to the police. She claimed to hearing a groan or scratching noise when she arrived home. A few hours later she told police that she didn't hear anything upon entering the house. Police asked about Abby's whereabouts when Lizzie recounted the story of her sick friend. Bridget proceeded to search for Abby to see if she had returned home unknowingly. That was when Abby was found lying on the floor upstairs.

Police believed that Lizzie was too calm and collected during interviews. However, they didn't check her person for bloodstains. Police roughly searching the Borden resident, but admitted to not doing a thorough search because Lizzie "wasn't feeling well." Police would be vastly criticized later for this.

In the Bordens' basement, police found: two hatchets, a hatchet with a broken handle, and two axes. It is believed that the broken hatchet was the murder weapon, as the break appeared to be fresh. None of the tools were removed from the home. The family (including the dead couple) were tested for poisoning. No poison was present. Lizzie attempted to buy hydrocyanic acid before the murders. She claimed it was to be used to clean her furs.

Two people stayed the night with Lizzie and Emma on the night after the murders, their friend Alice Russell and John Morse. Police camped out for the night outside of the Borden house. They claimed to have seen Lizzie and Alice enter the basement once and then to also have seen Lizzie return to the basement alone. Police then claimed to have seen Lizzie bent over a sink.

Morse attempted to leave the Borden house on August 5th, but had to be escorted back by the police due to being swarmed by a mob of people. Police did a more thorough search of the house on August 6th where they then removed the hatchet head. Lizzie was informed that she was a suspect in the crime later that night. Alice found Lizzie tearing up a dress in her kitchen on the morning of August 7th. She stated that she planned to burn the dress due to getting paint on it. It's unknown whether that dress was the dress she was wearing on the day of the murders or not.

-Lizzie and Emma Borden

Lizzie's inquest hearing was on August 8. She was given several doses of morphine to calm her nerves, which could have affected her testimony. She acted very erratically. She refused to answer several questions, even when answering was in her best interest. She contradicted herself by giving varying accounts of what happened on the morning of the murders.

The district attorney didn't take it easy on Lizzie. She was arrested and jailed on August 11. The inquest testimony was eventually thrown out of court and ruled as inadmissible during her June 1893 trial. Many of Lizzie's friends and family remained on her side until they heard her testimony during the inquest trial. The inquest trial was talked about worldwide and even made an appearance in The Boston Globe. A grand jury began looking over evidence in Lizzie's case on November 7. She was later indicted on December 2.

-Depiction of Lizzie Borden during her trial

Lizzie's trial began on June 5. On June 1, another axe murder took place in Fall River which very closely resembled the Borden murders. This was noted by the jury. However, a perpetrator was found guilty in that case. It was proven that he was nowhere near where the Bordens' were killed at the time of their murder.

A prominent point in the trial was the discovery of the hatchet head that was found in the basement. Prosecutors argued that the perpetrator removed the handle from the hatchet because it was covered in blood. Although there was no bloody clothes found at the scene, the point of Lizzie burning one of her dresses was brought up. The defense never attempted to challenge this point.

Lizzie's presence at the crime scene was also heavily disputed. Lizzie claimed that she was outside in the barn for "twenty minutes or possibly a half an hour" during the time of the murder. Lizzie called for Bridget to come downstairs at around 11:10 am to alert her of Andrew Borden's death. She then sent Bridget to fetch a doctor.

Both heads of the Bordens' were removed for their autopsies. Their skulls were admitted as evidence to the trial. Lizzie fainted upon seeing them. Evidence of Lizzie purchasing prussic acid from a local drug store was excluded from the trial. This was due to the judge finding the incident too remote in time to have a connection to the case.

The jury deliberated for and hour and a half before ruling to acquit Lizzie of any charges. When she left the courthouse she told a reporter that she was "the happiest woman in the world."

This trial is comparable to the O.J. Simpson trial as far as infamy goes. The Borden case is a landmark in publicity and public interest in historical American legal proceedings.

-Jury that acquitted Lizzie Borden

After the trial Lizzie and Emma moved into a large house together. Lizzie began using the name "Lizbeth Borden." The girls inherited both Andrew and Abby Borden's estates.

Lizzie was ostracized by the people around her. She was later accused of shoplifting in 1897. In 1905 Emma moved away from Lizbeth after an argument. The sisters never saw each other again.

-Lizbeth Borden in her later years

Lizbeth died of pneumonia on June 1, 1927. She was 66 years old. Very few people attended her funeral, and the services weren't published in the local newspaper. Oddly enough, Emma died nine days later from nephritis. Neither sister had ever married. They were buried side by side in a family cemetery plot.

Lizbeth was worth $250,000 at the time of her death. She owned a house, office buildings, shares in utilities, two cars, and a vast amount of jewelry. She left $30,000 to the Fall River Animal Rescue League and $500 for the care of her father's grave. She left $6,000 to a cousin and a close friend. Several other friends and family members received between $1,000 and $5,000.

Lizzie's life was immortalized in a jump rope rhyme: "Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty sacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty one."

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This week on Ajax and the Bois

The Bois visit the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast!

It was a pretty chill night all things considered. Sadly no ouija boards allowed.

Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Inspired by the amazing story, If I Share My Clothes, Will You Share Your Heart? by @wednesdayandherhyde

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31 Days of Halloween: Day 25, The Lizzie Borden House

Welcome to Day 25 of our spooky sojourn. Today, we traverse to the infamous Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, Massachusetts. The chilling lore of axe murders and ghostly hauntings beckon, as we delve into the dark history of this eerie abode.

Historical Background

Nestled on 230 Second Street, the Lizzie Borden House is a grim landmark known for the unsolved double murder of Andrew and Abby Borden, Lizzie’s father and stepmother, in 1892 . This quaint Victorian home, which once witnessed a family’s twisted tale of resentment and alleged parricide, has now become a symbol of America’s gruesome unsolved mysteries.

Haunting Tales

The sinister aura of the house is said to be nurtured by the restless spirits of Abby and Andrew, alongside other spectral entities. Visitors and paranormal enthusiasts report eerie occurrences, with some claiming to encounter the restless spirits of the Bordens, along with apparitions of children from a neighboring tragedy. The sinister past echoes through the halls, with tales of ghostly appearances and mysterious sounds that send a shiver down one’s spine. The murder scenes are particularly noted for their haunting vibes, where the spirits of the past seemingly linger, rendering a bone-chilling experience to those who dare to venture.

Exploring The Mansion

The Lizzie Borden House now stands as a unique bed-and-breakfast, offering a blend of historical insight and spooky adventures to its guests. The property operates daily from 10 am to midnight, featuring a variety of experiences including historic house tours, ghost tours, and ghost hunts. The house not only tells a tale steeped in historical truth but also embraces the macabre, beckoning those keen on exploring the enigmatic paranormal aura enveloping the place. Those brave enough can embark on a ghost tour, venturing through the house under the veil of nightfall, possibly encountering the eerie remnants of the Borden family’s tragic past.

Conclusion

As we wrap up Day 25 of our journey, the Lizzie Borden House stands as a chilling testimony to the dark side of familial relations, intertwined with unsolved mysteries and ghostly presences. It invites the curious and the brave to step into its haunting past, explore its eerie present, and perhaps, encounter the restless spirits that linger within. Delve into the chilling narrative, explore the spectral grounds, and immerse yourself in the spine-tingling tales of the Lizzie Borden House - if you dare.

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I made a podcast episode about the history of the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast! Why does it exist? What space does it occupy within the cultural landscape? Find out!

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My Personal Haunted and True Crime Destinations Bucket List

Over the years there’s been more and more spooky places where I’ve really wanted to visit, and I intend to someday make it to at least a small chunk of these places. On this list are my top 12 destinations that I would highly recommend to any horror and true crime lovers. 

One: Salem, Massachusetts: 

Everyone knows about the Salem Witch trials, where 19 innocent people were accused of witchcraft and wrongfully executed. But there’s more history to Salem than just the unfortunate murders. Here you can visit the Cursed House of The Seven Gables, the Gardner-Pingree House, The Witch House where all the pre-trial court hearings would take place to determine executions, the Salem Witch Museum, Proctors Ledge which is the site where the lynchings were carried out, and the Rebecca Nurse Homestead which is the only standing home of someone who was executed in the trials. Additionally you’ll be able to walk through the creepy Salem Woods at night, visit two of the cemeteries known as Charter Street Cemetery, and The Pickman House Cemetery, along with visiting the Witch Trials Memorial. Last but not least you’ll be able to read all of the 511 original documents from the Witch Trials, which consist of letters, trial transcripts, and court orders. There’s also tons of shops, places to eat, and other fun things to check out, such as but not limited to: The Satanic Temple, Salem Willows Arcade, Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery, Black Veil Shoppe of Drear & Wonder, Bewitched After Dark Tour, Crow Haven Corner (which is a witchcraft store), the Hocus Pocus Tour, Salem Witch Board Museum (which shows tons of Ouija Boards, and you learn about their history, and you’ll even be able to use one yourself in the Seance Room), the New England Pirate Museum, and much much more! I’d recommend going around October for the extra spooks and fun costumes, but this place is amazing all year-round. 

Two: The Viscilla Axe Murder House (located in Viscilla, Iowa)

This home is where a gruesome murder of eight people, six of them being children, took place on the night of June 9th, 1912. Six members of the Moore family and two guests were never given justice, as this case remains unsolved. The Viscilla Home offers daytime tours which costs only $10 per person, or $5 if you’re a senior. But if anyone is like me, you’d want to take part in the overnight stay, where people have claimed that the house is definitely haunted. The overnight stays begin at 4:00PM, where they will start off by giving a walk-through tour of the home. After that, they give you the key to the home, and you’ll need to leave the key in a predetermined area before you leave the next morning around 9:30AM. You’ll need to book the stay in advance, and it costs $428 (includes sales tax) for up to 1-6 people. You can have parties of up to 10 people, but it would be an extra $75 per extra person. It’s recommended to keep the parties small, between 2-6 people since the home is quite small. 

Three: The Lizzie Borden House (A Bed and Breakfast and Museum)(Located in Fall River Massachusetts)

The Lizzie Borden Home is one of history's biggest unsolved murder cases. The murders took place on August 4th, 1892, where her father and step-mother were both brutally axed to death. No one was in the home besides Lizzie and the maid, and Lizzie was tried but later acquitted of the murders. No one else has ever been charged. You can simply request to book individual rooms, which costs $250 per night for two people, and an additional $75 for an extra person, or you can go the much more expensive route and book the entire home. You can reserve for up to 20 people, as theirs a total of eight beds in six rooms. You can book the home non-exclusively, which means you can’t have the whole house to yourself in areas where tours are being held during touring hours. With this package you can get breakfast for your whole group, and even a Lily Doll or a Lizzie Borden Axe of your choice. If you book the whole house EXCLUSIVELY it’ll cost an additional $15,000, or $2,000 in October. With this package you’ll receive a Lily doll on your pillow, any combination of souvenirs placed in each room in advance, romance package for any room, and projectors for viewing Netflix, Amazon Prime, Youtube, or to connect to your phone. ADDITIONALLY, there’s more to this home than just simply staying in the bed and breakfast. There’s also the House Tour you could take, which is 90 minutes long and offered daily from 10:00AM and 4:00PM, and costs $25. You could add on an additional tour of the basement, which is where it’s believed they found the murder weapon, and is apparently the most haunted area in the home, for an additional $6. In this tour you’ll be taken throughout the home and learn about its history, and where each person lived in the home and learn about their daily routine, along with spooky stories from visitors who claim that the house is indeed haunted. There’s also a Fall River Ghost Tour, which is 90 minutes long, and is offered nightly from 7:00PM-9:00PM, and costs $25. This is an outdoor tour, where it’ll focus on the history and hauntings of other places in Fall River. There’s also a Ghost Hunt available, where a group of 13 people will split up into two groups to try and solve the mystery of the murders. This will take place on the first floor and in the basement, but you’ll need to bring your own ghost hunting equipment to share with the others. This is around 2 hours and takes place nightly between 10:00PM and midnight, and costs $35. LASTLY, you can even get MARRIED here! How amazing. 

Four: The Sallie House (Located in Atchison, Kansas)

The Sallie House is believed to be haunted by a young girl who died there. According to the legends, the child was brought to Dr. Finney’s home for severe abdominal pain. Dr. Finney assumed she had appendicitis and believed her appendix was about to rupture, and began emergency surgery on her. However, he cut into her body before the anesthesia kicked in, which resulted in her death. Several people who had formerly lived in the home claimed the home to be extremely haunted. Most of these claims came from men, who had reported being scratched until they bled, which resulted in Sallie being labeled as “The Man Hating Ghost.” To stay at home overnight, you must book it in advance. You must be there by 4:00PM to sign a waiver, and then the walk-through tour of the home will begin. The fee is $100 per person, and you’re allowed to have up to four people in your group. 

Five: The Whaley House (Located in San Diego, California)

Shortly after the Whaley family moved into this home, they claimed to have heard heavy footsteps throughout the house, which they believed to be the ghost of James “Yankee Jim” Robinson, who had previously been hanged on the property for stealing a boat. There have been reports from visitors claiming to see apparitions of Thomas and Anna Whaley, and hearing strange noises, along with the heavy footsteps. You can book a Whaley Day & Evening Tour Package which starts from $28. The daytime self guided tour is a self-paced tour through the interior and surrounding grounds of the house, and you’ll see and hear about the history that makes this house such a legacy. The evening tour is around 30-40 minutes long, in which you’ll be guided through the house, and listen to the tales of the spirits from the past, and maybe even experience something paranormal yourself. You could also book The Whaley After Hours Paranormal Investigation Tour, which starts from $94. You’ll be able to participate in an actual paranormal investigation with an experienced guide, use the latest ghost hunting equipment, and learn about the darker side of the Whaley House and about the spirits who refused to move on. You can have a maximum of eight people in your group. 

Six: The Keddie Cabin Resort (Located in Keddie, California)

You can rent a cabin from someone for $20. The Keddie Murders are one of the most notorious unsolved mysteries, where three people were found brutally killed inside of the cabin, and later found the last victims remains. Even though the cabin in which the murders took place has been demolished, you can still walk around the resort and go to the area where the cabin used to stand. If you’d like to know more about this case, I wrote an article about it here: 

Seven: The Winchester Mystery House (Located in San Jose, California)

To keep this explanation short and sweet, Sarah Winchester was told by a spiritualist that the spirits inside of her haunted home had placed a curse on her, and that if she wanted to keep living she must appease to the spirits by moving out west, and constantly, without stopping, build a house for them night and day. In other words, she must continue adding to the home, no matter what it is, in order to stay alive. By the time she passed away in 1922, the house had 160 rooms, including 40 bedrooms, 40 staircases, 13 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 10,000 window panes, 2,000 doors, 52 skylights, 47 fireplaces, three elevators, two basements, and one shower. You can book tickets to the Walk With Spirits Tour, where you will walk through the home and explore the paranormal as explained through the Spiritualism movement. This is a summer tour and starts daily on July 7th. The tour lasts an hour and costs $41.99 for adults, $34.99 for seniors, and $19.99 for children ages 5-12. 

Eight: The Bell Witch Cave (Located in Adams, Tennessee)

The Bell Witch Cave is located near where the Bell Farm once stood. The cave is 490 ft long, and is privately owned, but you can book tickets for a tour during the summer months and during October. The Bell family claimed that the cave is haunted by an entity which they call “The Bell Witch.” Legend states that a young girl named Betsy Bell and her friends went exploring in the cave, and one of the boys went crawling inside a hole and became stuck. The boy cried out for help and suddenly everyone heard a girl's voice saying “I’ll get him out!” Moments later the boy felt a grasp on his feet and was pulled out of the hole. Then the entity gave the children a lecture on reckless cave exploring. Admission costs $19 Wed-Thu for adults (13+) and $23 Fri-Sun, $12 for ages 4-12 Wed-Thu and $15 Fri-Sun, and $17 for military/seniors Wed-Thu and $19 Fri-Sun. The admission includes a guided tour of the cave that was owned by John Bell, where you’ll also see an ancient Indian burial site within the cave, along with other natural formations. Included in the admission is the tour of the hand-hewed log cabin which is a replica of the Bell Family home, and the interior looks exactly the way it did when the family lived there during the 1800’s. The cave tour is around 40 minutes long. 

Nine: The Museum of Death: (Located in both New Orleans, Louisiana, and Los Angeles, California)

This is definitely a museum that all true crime fans need to visit! Keep in mind however, that this museum isn’t for the faint of heart. There’s no age restriction but caution and consideration of young visitors is urged. A few things that you’ll see in this museum are letters from serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, and letters from Ted Kaczynski (The Unabomber). You’ll also see paintings from serial killer John Wayne Gacy, memorabilia from the O.J. Simpson trial (along with hair taken from the crime scene), Manson Family photographs, and one of Dr. Kevorkian’s suicide machines, along with the business cards from Jack Ruby. There’s also videos to watch of deaths that have occurred, and the videos are not being reenacted, they’re 100% real. Additionally, there’s exhibits on cannibalism, terrorism, embalming, and even an exhibit with a lot of shrunken heads. Admission costs $15 per person.

Ten: Alcatraz East Crime Museum (Located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee)

The exhibits here include “A Notorious History of American Crime,” which features the evolution of crime and criminals, ranging from pirates and gunslingers from the Old West, to today's white collar criminals. This exhibit also displays getaway cars including the Bronco from the O.J. Simpson case. “Punishment: The Consequences of Crime,” which includes police lineups, mugshots, lie detector tests, and experiencing how it feels to be behind bars. “Crime Scene Investigation,” where you’ll learn how to solve crime through using forensic science, such as ballistics, blood analysis, facial reconstruction, DNA, as well as fingerprinting. The exhibit “Crime Fighting” will discuss local police officers, famous lawmen such as Buford Pusser and Eliot Ness, and federal agencies like the FBI. Lastly there’s “Counterfeit Crimes & Pop Culture,” which discusses illegal trafficking and sales of counterfeit items, which includes electronics and medications that could affect your health along with your families health. Additionally, there is a temporary exhibit called “Dear Inmate: Prison Pen Pals,” which will display tons of letters that were sent to serial killers from their fans or women who were utterly obsessed with these men. These letters include Richard Ramirez and Ted Bundy. This exhibit is open until April 14th, 2023. Admission costs $28.95 for adults (13-60), $21.95 for seniors (61+), $14.95 for children (8-12), and $19.95 for Law/Military and Sevier County (tickets must be purchased at the door to get a discount).

Eleven: The Mob Museum (Located in Las Vegas, Nevada)

This super interesting museum has four floors to explore. In the basement you’ll find exhibits such as: The Speakeasy, The Distillery, and The Path To Prohibition. On the first floor you’ll find: 100 Years of Made Men, Bringing Down The Mob, The Crime Lab, The Firearm Training Simulator, Global Networks Touch Wall, Use of Force, Rise of The Cartels: International Drug Trafficking In The America's, and Organized Crime Today. The second floor provides exhibits: Kefauver Hearings, Historic Courtroom, Open City, Skim Room, Las Vegas Goes Straight, Spinning A Deadly Web, and Mob's Greatest Hits. Lastly, the third floor consists of: Birth of The Mob, Crime Gets Organized, A Tough Little Town, Prohibition, St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Wall, Massacre Evidence, The Feds Fight Back, Follow The Money, and The Tentacles Spread. This Museum also offers multiple kinds of Moonshine to bring home if you visit The Underground in the basement. There you’ll also be able to go to the bar and order a plethora of cocktails, beers, wines, food, dessert, and even have a Whiskey Tasting. General admission costs: $29.95 which includes all exhibits. The Deluxe Pass costs $44.95 which includes all exhibits and one interactive experience. Lastly, the Premier Pass costs $48.95, which includes all exhibits PLUS two interactive experiences. 

Twelve: Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum

The one I'm specifically interested in is located in Wisconsin. Of course we all know that this museum is filled with strange and interesting things, but why am I specifically interested in visiting this one? Well, it’s because of the severed and preserved head of Peter Kurten, who was a German serial killer also known as “The Vampire of Dusseldorf.” He committed a series of murders and sexual assaults between the months of February and November in 1929. He was called a vampire due to the attempts he made to drink the blood out of his victims wounds. He was executed at age 48 in 1931 by beheading. Before his head was placed on the guillotine, he asked the psychiatrist: “Tell me… after my head is chopped off, will I still be able to hear, at least for a moment, the sound of my own blood gushing from the stump of my neck? That would be the pleasure to end all pleasures.” Admission costs $21.99 for ages 10+, and $15.99 for ages 3-9.

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@chaoticrebels asked: ❝yeah, really looks like they give a damn.❞ - flynn from kiani

fear street 1994 // accepting

“that would be correct.” flynn muttered. “he gives zero fucks about being here. i think he’s just waiting to die at this point.” his gaze followed her towards the chair where the night security guard was slumped over snoring. it was kind of a disgrace. “at least it’s entertaining to watch and if he’s snoring we know he’s still kicking it. sometimes he falls forward out of his chair when he really gets into a sound sleep. that never stops being funny.” artie had been there way longer than him and most of the current staff at the bed and breakfast. he was old, rude and set in his ways. it was better just to let him be. “he’s more pleasant when he’s sleeping. better to just leave him that way.” he pointed out to his new overnight co-worker. “not much happens here anyway, and if it does, you get used to being your own security. the police station isn’t far away.” the lizzie borden bed and breakfast saw way more activity during the hours that they didn’t work. “the ghosts keep us safer than he ever could.” 

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Is the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast Truly Haunted? Uncovering the Dark History of Fall River's Most Infamous Residence

Nestled in the quaint streets of Fall River, Massachusetts, lies a residence steeped in strange history: the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast. This infamous establishment has earned its place as a must-visit destination for anyone interested in the grisly story of Lizzie Borden and the brutal murders that shocked the nation in 1892.

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The Lizzie Borden House

“Lizzie Borden took an axe, And gave her mother forty whacks, When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one.”

The grisly poem above was inspired by one of the most famous cases of murder to ever occur on U.S. soil. The Lizzie Borden murders captivated the entire country during the late 19th century and continues to inspire ghost stories and tales of paranormal activity by anyone who dares to enter the home of Lizzie Borden.

It’s not surprising that reports of haunted activity and paranormal occurrences have been whispered about at the Lizzie Borden House for quite some time. The violent and emotional nature of the tragic events that transpired there have been forever burned into it’s walls and the memories of residents in Fall River, Massachusetts.

The haunted history of The Lizzie Borden House begins on a Thursday afternoon during the year of 1892. Lizzie Borden was the daughter of Andrew Jackson Borden, who was a wealthy and influential citizen of Fall River. He was not particularly friendly to people, but took his business matters seriously. He was the board director for several banks in the local area and had his hand in commercial real estate as well.

His choice for a home wasn’t very impressive when compared to homes of other men of his stature. Lizzie Borden had openly expressed her desire to move into a better area and a bigger, more beautiful home. Andrew Borden would have no part of this and being the penny pinching type of fellow that he was, preferred the lesser expensive home that was close to his business dealings. Many have attributed the sense of entitlement that Lizzie felt as one of the factors that Lizzie Borden began to put a strain on her relationship with her father and his second wife, Abby. The relationship between Lizzie and her stepmother wasn’t particularly great either.

Nobody would ever have guessed that Lizzie Borden, a Sunday school teacher and well known member of the community would have been responsible for what would happen that day.

Sometime before noon, as Andrew Borden napped on the couch, he was attacked by someone wielding an axe. He was struck repeatedly until he was dead. The body was hacked to the point that it was unrecognizable by most. Little did he know as he laid down for his nap that his wife Abby was already dead on the floor above, her blood seeping through the cracks of the wooden floor. She had been attacked with the same axe. The position of her body when found suggested that she was kneeling down beside the bed when the gruesome attack occurred. Some say she was praying, others say that she was simply making the bed. Either way, Abby Borden didn’t have a chance when her murderer entered the room, filled with rage and armed with an axe.

The news traveled fast in those times and sinister acts such as these were practically unheard of. Lizzie Borden was arrested for the murders although she maintained her innocence. The trial made headlines nationwide as the world became fascinated with the Sunday school teacher that had hacked her parents to death. Eventually, Lizzie Borden was found innocent of the crimes by the courts.

Some of the local townsfolk however, had a different opinion. Lizzie Borden was somewhat of an outcast from the community and forever marked as a murderer. This didn’t bother Lizzie very much as she immediately purchased a grand home on the hill along with her sister who had always been equally unhappy with the home that Andrew Borden had chosen for them. They named the home “Maplecroft”. Lizzie lived in the home until her death at age 67. She was buried alongside the graves her father and stepmother in Fall River’s Oak Grove Cemetery.

Over one hundred years later, The Borden House has been turned into the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast. Many patrons of the inn have reported various accounts of ghostly activity within the house. The most popular room and reportedly the most haunted is the room in which Abby Borden was hacked to death. People have witnessed a woman in 19th century clothing making the bed. Disembodied voices have been heard coming from empty rooms and echoing through the house. Footsteps that belong to no one are also a common experience inside The Lizzie Borden House.

Perhaps the most spooky reports are that of a woman heard crying throughout the home. Is it the sobbing spirit of Lizzie Borden, riddled with guilt for the slaying of her parents? Or perhaps the spirit of Abby Borden whose life was cut short by the edge of an axe? Either way, The Lizzie Borden House will forever remain one of the most interesting and allegedly haunted places in America. If you are ever in Massachusetts, You can always reserve the most special room at the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast and test the local legends for yourself.

[ellcrys]

so yesterday me and a group of friends did a fall river day trip and visited the lizzie borden house. it was... a fascinating experience. i am not a true crime person at all and like. the tour guide kept talking about common haunts that ppl who stay at the bed and breakfast report and like. i am not a person who believes in paranormal stuff either lol. so the whole time everyone is like 'did i just feel a hand brush against my legs' and 'did lizzie actually do it' and i'm just like. i don't care?? if she did it or not?? it was 200 years ago?? there or other things we can be spending our energy on????

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A Haunting History: Inside the Chilling Lizzie Borden House

The famed Lizzie Borden House, located in the picturesque hamlet of Fall River, Massachusetts, is cloaked in mystery and darkness. The Lizzie Borden House remains a captivating attraction for anyone interested in dark history and the mysteries of the afterlife. Whether you are a believer or a skeptic, the Massachusetts Ghost Tour takes you on a chilling journey through this landmark spot, where the scary stories surrounding it cannot be readily denied.

The house is now a museum and bed-and-breakfast, attracting people from all around the world who want to discover the truth about the terrible history that lies within its walls. Join us on a terrifying journey as we investigate the weird occurrences and spooky legends that have made the Lizzie Borden House a place of fascination and horror.

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Am I the only person who thinks the Lizzie Borden bed n breakfast is distasteful and disrespectful AF? I mean its whole thing is being surrounded by a girl murdering her parents