Nightmare Houses
Home is supposed to be where we feel most safe and secure…but sometimes, terrible things happen there. Was there was a murder, mystery or a haunting…some reason you feel unease? What was the place like before? What happens to a property after a tragic or horrible event? This series is dedicated to understanding homes that have notorious histories, bizarre stories, or unimaginable tragedies through research, analysis, logic, and reason. Some of the content discussed in this series is graphic and listener discretion is strongly advised.
Episodes
On the morning of August 4, 1892, a gruesome scene unfolded within the walls of the Borden family’s 1845 Greek Revival style home.
69 year old Andrew Borden, was found brutally bludgeoned in his face and head on the sitting room sofa, while upstairs, his 64 year old wife, Abby Borden met a similar fate in the upstairs guest bedroom.
At the time of the murders, only 32 year old Lizzie Borden and 26 year old Irish family maid, Bridget...
The Myrtles Plantation, a 1796/1830s Antebellum creole home in St. Francisville, LA claims to be the most haunted home in America, boasting over 12 spirits.
Who are these trapped souls and what truth lay behind these claims?
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In late August, 1826, in the White Mountains of Northern New Hampshire, a 1793 wood cabin was at the precipice of a catastrophic landslide.
Tragically, the occupants of cabin would succumb to the forces of nature.
How did this humble dwelling remain unscathed, and what happened following the tragedy?
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Nestled on Plum Island, just off the Massachusetts coast, there stands a 1925 colonial-style cottage, painted an unmistakable shade of pink.
Long abandoned, the house has become the center of swirling rumors and local lore.
It's often thought to be a spite house—a vengeful monument from a bitter divorce, but was this true?
What does the future hold for this enigmatic, ill-fated pink house?
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Nestled on Plum Island, just off the Massachusetts coast, there stands a 1925 colonial-style cottage, painted an unmistakable shade of pink.
Long abandoned, the house has become the center of swirling rumors and local lore.
It's often thought to be a spite house—a vengeful monument from a bitter divorce, but was this true?
What does the future hold for this enigmatic, ill-fated pink house?
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In November 1974, a family experienced terrifying paranormal activity, witnessed by many, in their 1923 Bungalow in Bridgeport, CT. Soon after, the claims were dismissed as a hoax, but not everyone believed it. What really happened inside that home? Welcome to Nightmare Houses.
On December 20, 2009, actress Brittany Murphy, age 32, was found unresponsive at her 1997 Contemporary Spanish Villa style home. The cause of her death was mysterious but officially pneumonia was listed as the primary cause. Five months later, her husband, Simon Monjack died in a similar manner, also in the home.
Was this just a tragic coincidence or was there something worse going on?
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In 1926, party couple John and Ruth Sowden worked with Lloyd Wright to design a Mayan style playhouse. Decades later, the unique residence would become affiliated with one of America’s most gruesome and unsolved crimes, the Black Dahlia.
What other dark secrets does this place hold?
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On October 30, 1968, silent film star, Ramon Novarro, was brutally murdered inside his 1945 Spanish-Colonial style home in Laurel Canyon.
The actor was 69 years old. Who murdered the "Latin Lover" and why?
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In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 5, 1962 the iconic actress, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her bed at her 1929 Spanish Hacienda style home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. The superstar was only 36 and poised for a major comeback.
But did she die by her own hand, or was it something worse?
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On the night of June 20, 1947, notorious Mobster Bugsy Siegel was gunned down in his mistress’s 1928 eclectic Italianate-style home in Beverly Hills. His murder has never been solved.
Will we ever know who killed Bugsy Siegel?
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In the early morning hours of July 1, 1981, four people were brutally beaten to death inside their 1960 mid-century rented home in Laurel Canyon. Only one person survived, but the murderers were never caught.
Will the killers ever be brought to justice?
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In November 1924, filmmaker Thomas Ince celebrated his birthday on William Randolph Hearst's yacht. But days later, Ince died at the Spanish-Mission style mansion he just had built.
Did Thomas Ince die of natural causes, or was there a cover-up?
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On April 1, 1984, legendary singer/songwriter Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father in the 1905 Tudor-style mansion they shared. The world lost an iconic performer in a sudden and shocking moment.
But what really happened that day?
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On September 5, 1932, Hollywood Producer, Paul Bern was found dead in the home he shared with his wife of two months, actress Jean Harlow. It appeared that his death was from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head upstairs of the Bavarian Craftsman style home he had built.
But what really happened inside that home in 1932? And what role does the house play in another infamous and gruesome Hollywood murder?
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On June 16, 1959, George Reeves, the actor who played Superman on television, was found dead in his quaint, 1940s New England style Beverly Hills on Benedict Canyon. It appears to have been a self-inflicted gunshot wound, but was it a suicide or was he murdered?
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In July 1951, 67 year old Mary Reeser was found burned to ashes in her St. Petersburg, FL 1947 ranch style apartment. Only a shrunken skull, piece of spine and a foot with a slipper still attached were all that remained. Remarkably, little else in the apartment was damaged.
Was Mary Reeser a victim of Spontaneous Human Combustion?
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