S9E5: Colorado Street Bridge | Pasadena, CA

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of suicide, including real-life incidents and urban legends. Listener discretion is advised.

Step into the chilling shadows of Pasadena’s Colorado Street Bridge—infamously known as “Suicide Bridge”—in this haunting episode of The Scarecast. Mike explores the bridge’s tragic legacy, from its construction in 1913 through decades of sorrow, supernatural encounters, and stories shared by listeners and locals alike.

Episode Highlights:

• Discover the urban legend of a worker entombed in concrete and the real-life 1913 construction accident that claimed a life and may have sparked the bridge’s haunted reputation.
• Hear the heartbreaking story of Myrtle Ward, who, overwhelmed by despair, jumped from the bridge with her young daughter in 1937. Miraculously, her daughter survived, and this event led to the installation of the first suicide barrier.
• Listeners and locals report sightings of a sorrowful woman in white, believed to be Myrtle or a jilted bride, and a mysterious man in wire-rimmed glasses who silently wanders the bridge before vanishing. Underneath the bridge, some have heard chilling whispers like “her fault” and “jump.”
• The episode recounts the 2008 murder-suicide involving Walter Garcia, as well as the 2015 death of actor Sam Sarpong, highlighting the bridge’s ongoing struggle with its tragic reputation despite increased prevention efforts..
• Several Firsthand Paranormal Encounters (as detailed below)

  Listeners share spine-tingling experiences:  

  - Feeling unseen hands beneath the bridge  

  - Witnessing vanishing figures and “ghost jumpers”  

  - Hearing unexplained screams and voices  

  - Encounters with shadowy forms and sudden waves of sadness or fear

The episode concludes with a heartfelt reminder about the importance of mental health and suicide prevention, urging anyone struggling to reach out to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 for immediate support. If you or someone you know is struggling, please call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org. You are not alone, and help is always available.

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