Does it seem a little out of place that I included June 5: National Moonshine Day on the Weird Holidays & Observances page? Maybe. But it does involve spirits after all… And it also gives me a great reason to write about my jaunt to Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary sinceContinue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. After writing “A Killing in Vicksburg: When Fictionalizing True Crime Goes Wrong,” I reached out to A Killing in Vicksburg author Teresa Lynn. I shared the post I’d written after she’d contacted me about her book. But before I get intoContinue Reading
Recently Kristy Summer from Soul Sisters Paranormal reached out to see if I’d share an article on the Haunt Jaunts Facebook page. It was from the Ocala Star about their investigation of the Ma Barker House in Ocklawaha, Florida. I remembered having shared something about a paranormal investigation of theContinue Reading
The Email Last summer, a woman named Teresa Lynn used the Haunt Jaunts Contact Us form to send an email with the subject line: “A Killing in Vicksburg.” The message was only one sentence long. It read: “On June 28, 2015 ghost hunters found a body in an abandon hospitalContinue Reading
“The ghosts,” was my husband’s answer. The question? “What brings you to the Drake this weekend?” As usual, my husband was trying to embarrass me. Or maybe he was trying to help me. I’m never quite sure. It’s sometimes hard to tell. He’s not into the paranormal like I am,Continue Reading
Murder Is Her Hobby: The Nutshell Studies Return to Baltimore Heiress, crime novel enthusiast, and miniature hobbyist, Frances Glessner Lee (1878-1962) created 20 miniature dioramas depicting real crime scenes. Nineteen survived and were recently highlighted in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery’s “Murder is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner LeeContinue Reading
#FunFactFriday: Haunted Al Capone Goes to the Atlanta Penitentiary Infamous mob boss Alphonse “Al” Gabriel Capone entered the Atlanta Penitentiary on this day, May 4th in 1932. His stay was brief, as he was then transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1934. Despite popular belief, Capone was jailed for carryingContinue Reading
First published on March 28, 2017. Updated January 30, 2025. Here at Haunt Jaunts we have a fondness for tours. The more macabre, the better. True crime tours certainly fit that bill. That’s why, once upon a time, a tweet from iHorror about a certain tour caught my eye. AContinue Reading
One of the places I knew was haunted that I wanted to see when we went to San Francisco was the Golden Gate Bridge. One of the things I never expected to do was walk across it. Drive maybe, but not walk. However, the day we visited was my husband’sContinue Reading
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