Every town has a story like the one you just heard. Some places, like Alton, have more than one. Most people dismiss stories like that as nothing more than folklore – a tale to be told around the campfire – but I can’t help but wonder how some of these stories got started in the first place... Join us in this special 10-episode "on the side" season as we revisit new and updated stories from our very first season of the podcast on Alton, Illinois, based on the new edition of HAUNTED ALTON by Troy...
Sep 12, 2023•56 min
On a hot, sunny, summer Saturday, three young women in bathing suits left all their belongings on a crowded beach and climbed aboard a motorboat on Lake Michigan. They were never seen again. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Want an episode every week, plus other awesome perks and discounts? Check out our Patreon page Find out merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.com Follow us on Twitter @ AmerHauntsPod , @ TroyTaylor13 , @ CodyBeckSTL Fol...
Sep 05, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 16
In this episode, Troy introduces three haunted houses in town. Although this hardly scratches the surface of the number of local haunts he has uncovered over more than two decades of research into Alton’s history and hauntings, these happened to be his favorites – two of which are still standing. Join us in this special 10-episode "on the side" season as we revisit new and updated stories from our very first season of the podcast on Alton, Illinois, based on the new edition of HAUNTED ALTON by T...
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 23 min
A young woman will always remember her wedding day. Unfortunately for newlywed Mary Shotwell Little, after having dinner with her friend at the Lenox Square Shopping Center in Atlanta, Georgia, Mary vanished without a trace. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Want an episode every week, plus other awesome perks and discounts? Check out our Patreon page Find out merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.com Follow us on Twitter @ AmerHauntsPod , ...
Aug 22, 2023•54 min•Season 7Ep. 15
This is a sneak peak of our Patreon-only series "Sinister: The True Story of H. H. Holmes." If you like what you hear, subscribe for more episodes at https://www.patreon.com/americanhauntings Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Find out merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.com Follow us on Twitter @ AmerHauntsPod , @ TroyTaylor13 , @ CodyBeckSTL Follow us on Instagram @ AmericanHauntingsPodcast , @ TroyTaylorgram , @ CodyBeckSTL This episode...
Aug 18, 2023•39 min
In this episode, we introduce you to Alton’s OTHER ladies in black, whose reason for remaining behind may not be quite as charitable as the Olin Lady in Black, who warned factory workers of possible death in the early part of the twentieth century. Join us in this special 10-episode "on the side" season as we revisit new and updated stories from our very first season of the podcast on Alton, Illinois, based on the new edition of HAUNTED ALTON by Troy Taylor, available below. Get the updated vers...
Aug 15, 2023•37 min
On the evening of March 5, 1957, William and Margaret Patterson left their home at 3000 Piedmont Drive in El Paso, Texas, and vanished without a trace, leaving everything they owned behind. But the more the police learned, the stranger the story became. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Want an episode every week, plus other awesome perks and discounts? Check out our Patreon page Find out merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.com Follow us ...
Aug 08, 2023•59 min•Season 7Ep. 14
It is safe to say there are two things that Alton loves – booze and ghosts. And in this special episode, we’ll introduce you to a couple of places that have both. Head downtown with us as we explore some stories you might know- and many that you probably don't. Join us in this special 10-episode "on the side" season as we revisit new and updated stories from our very first season of the podcast on Alton, Illinois, based on the new edition of HAUNTED ALTON by Troy Taylor, available below. Get the...
Aug 01, 2023•47 min
“The call is coming from inside the house.” That’s the line that always gets us – it’s a line from one of the most popular urban legends of all time. But what if I told you that’s not just an urban legend? And what if I told you that it’s based on a real story about a murdered babysitter in 1950? A murder that’s never been solved? This is the story of Evelyn Hartley. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Want an episode every week, plus othe...
Jul 25, 2023•58 min•Season 7Ep. 13
During the first half of the nineteenth century, Alton was actually the largest town in the state of Illinois. The town was billed as the “most desirable place to live on the east side of the Mississippi River,” St. Louis began to be referred to – much to the dismay of its political and business leaders – as “the little town downriver from Alton.” There are three industries in the area linked to ghostly tales from Alton’s past. We’re going to explore two of them today. Join us in this special 10...
Jul 18, 2023•59 min
In the summer of 1951, Beverly Potts was just 10 years old. When the Showagon came through Cleveland, Ohio in August 1951, she was ecstatic to go there alone and her mother reluctantly agreed- as long as she was home before dark. Beverly assured her that she’d be careful. That became the last promise that she ever made to her mother. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Want an episode every week, plus other awesome perks and discounts? Che...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 7Ep. 12
In 1833, construction was completed on the first penitentiary in Illinois. Located in the riverfront town of Alton, there was no other building like it in the state – and only two others anywhere in the United States. The Alton Penitentiary was – and still is – a very haunted place, and it’s one from which there is really no escape – not even in death. Join us in this special 10-episode "on the side" season as we revisit new and updated stories from our very first season of the podcast on Alton,...
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr 11 min
The Conference is over and we have ghost stories! Thank you to everyone who came out to our biggest one yet. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Want an episode every week, plus other awesome perks and discounts? Check out our Patreon page Find out merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.com Follow us on Twitter @ AmerHauntsPod , @ TroyTaylor13 , @ CodyBeckSTL Follow us on Instagram @ AmericanHauntingsPodcast , @ TroyTaylorgram , @ CodyBeckSTL ...
Jun 27, 2023•12 min
In 1867, Harriet Haskell arrived as the new principal of Monticello Female Seminary (present day LCCC). She would become the symbol of the college as she devoted her life to making it one of the most respected female institutions in the country. Her tenure at the college lasted for 40 years – but many believe that it’s never ended. Join us in this special 10-episode "on the side" season as we revisit new and updated stories from our very first season of the podcast on Alton, Illinois, based on t...
Jun 20, 2023•47 min
In 1923, Barbara began her most extensive project yet – a complete novel. Finally, in 1926 – after many drafts and a house fire that destroyed one of them – she finished the book. She was only 12 years old. But Barbara’s story had no ending. There was no final chapter because, to this day, no trace of her has ever been found. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Want an episode every week, plus other awesome perks and discounts? Check out o...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 7Ep. 11
In this episode, we discuss Elijah P. Lovejoy, and how his death in Alton, Illinois, in 1837 started the country down the long, dark road toward war. Join us in this special 10-episode "on the side" season as we revisit new and updated stories from our very first season of the podcast on Alton, Illinois, based on the new edition of HAUNTED ALTON by Troy Taylor, available below. Get the updated version of HAUNTED ALTON here . Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at America...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Ruth was last seen on the night of May 4 by some of her Tri-Delta sorority sisters shortly before 11:00 PM. She had just returned to her dorm, Austin Hall, after choir practice and changed into her pajamas. She had her hair in curlers and seemed like her ordinary, happy self. The other girls would later recall that she didn’t seem to be under any kind of strain or stress...but she was never seen again. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com C...
May 30, 2023•1 hr•Season 7Ep. 10
Weird things can happen in the skies over Alton, Illinois. Join us in this special 10-episode "on the side" season as we revisit new and updated stories from our very first season of the podcast on Alton, Illinois, based on the new edition of HAUNTED ALTON by Troy Taylor, available below. Get the updated version of HAUNTED ALTON here . Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Check out our merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.com Follow us on Twi...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Everett financed his wanderings by selling prints and paintings, but he never stayed in the same place for long. He once wrote, “There is always an undercurrent of restlessness and wild longing. The wind is in my hair, there is a fire in my heels, and I shall always be a rover, I know.” According to everything that exists, Everett continued to roam the southwest until the age of 20, when he disappeared for good... Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsP...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 9
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May 09, 2023•8 min
In the early 1900s, Ambrose Bierce was one of the most famous writers in America. He was odd, unusual, eccentric, and often disagreeable, but critics loved his gritty stories of war and adventure. He became one of the most acclaimed writers of the period, although his literary career turned out to be tragically short. Why? Well, you see, Ambrose Bierce, like those literary characters he created, vanished one day without a trace, and his disappearance has never been solved. Check out our updated ...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 7Ep. 8
This episode discusses a tragic story of an unsolved mystery that left only a pint bottle of whiskey, a frozen orange, and a very strange story behind. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Check out our merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.com Follow us on Twitter @ AmerHauntsPod , @ TroyTaylor13 , @ CodyBeckSTL Follow us on Instagram @ AmericanHauntingsPodcast , @ TroyTaylorgram , @ CodyBeckSTL Subscribe for more bonus content on our Patreon...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 7Ep. 7
There’s probably nothing more American than planning a trip to one of America’s National Parks. And nothing more peaceful than disconnecting from the world while you’re there. Hiking, camping, canoeing, rock climbing, exploring nature… all part of the perfect vacation for the outdoor enthusiast. But what about when it all goes wrong? Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Check out our merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.com Follow us on Twitt...
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 7Ep. 6
On August 23, 1912, a four-year-old boy named Bobby Dunbar vanished while on a fishing trip to Swayze Lake in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. When Mrs. Lessie Dunbar realized that her son was gone, she contacted the police, who began a massive search for the boy. Eight months passed before the family’s hopes for Bobby’s return were finally realized —– or at least that’s how it seemed. But no part of this story would turn out to be simple. The boy who returned home was NOT Bobby Dunbar. Check out o...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 7Ep. 5
A newspaper in 1910 wrote about Dorothy: "She disappeared from one of the busiest streets on earth, at the sunniest hours of a brilliant afternoon, with thousands within sight and reach, men and women who knew her on every side, and officers of the law thickly strewn in her path." Such a young woman simply does not just disappear. And yet she did. Because no matter how perfect Dorothy seemed, not everything was as it appeared. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at Ameri...
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 7Ep. 4
In 1874, just nine years after President Lincoln was slain, the nation was again shocked by a terrible event. It was not the death of a great leader but the disappearance of a previously unknown four-year-old name Charles Brewster Ross. “Little Charlie Ross” – as Americans would soon know him – was stolen away in what became the first kidnapping for ransom in the history of the United States. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Check out o...
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Troy and Cody go live in Alton IL at the Mineral Springs Hotel for the annual Dead of Winter festival....and then all hell breaks loose. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Check out our merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.com Follow us on Twitter @ AmerHauntsPod , @ TroyTaylor13 , @ CodyBeckSTL Follow us on Instagram @ AmericanHauntingsPodcast , @ TroyTaylorgram , @ CodyBeckSTL Subscribe for more bonus content on our Patreon page This epis...
Feb 14, 2023•36 min
The Mary Celeste had set sail for Genoa about 10 days before Dei Gratia had left port. What was she doing out here, off course and drifting? And where was the crew? These are just some of the many questions we tackle regarding the most infamous ghost ship in history. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Check out our merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.com Follow us on Twitter @ AmerHauntsPod , @ TroyTaylor13 , @ CodyBeckSTL Follow us on Ins...
Feb 07, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 7Ep. 2
It was at the Sandman where the man in the green pajamas was staying when he came to Jacksonville. Of course, that wasn’t his name. It was Bruce Campbell, and he was a stockbroker from Massachusetts. He came here to visit his son, who was then a professor at MacMurray College in town. Bruce’s first grandchild had just been born and it was meant to be a happy visit for the family. But it turned out to be a tragic one. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntin...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Season seven of the American Hauntings Podcast, "GONE", will include stories of mysterious and impossible disappearances that we found in the archives to be the most intriguing, compelling, and downright chilling. If all these people vanished so easily from the face of the earth, then it means that it could happen to anyone – perhaps even you. Because, as you’ll learn this season, a disappearance doesn’t have to be possible in order for it to occur. In fact, one of the most baffling vanishings o...
Jan 10, 2023•18 min
