The USS Hornet, an aircraft carrier-turned-museum docked in Alameda, California, is still commanded by the ghost of its WWII commander, Admiral J.J. "Jocko" Clark.
Earl Shields, the son of privileged parents, accidentally shot himself in the face and died inside the family home that is now known as the Peter Shields Inn. We go back in time, to the summer of 1907, and ¿nd out how young Peter died and transitioned to the eternity of afterlife ... and how his death set a series of tragedies in motion. We'll meet the ghost of this once upon a time carefree kid who haunts this oceanfront playground and who doesn't appreciate sharing his doom with those who come looking for his spirit.
The Wild West was never any wilder than it got in Jerome, Arizona, a place once very rich in mineral ores, gambling and wanton women. Jerome became home to Sammie Dean, an attractive, very well-liked and ultimately victimized prostitute who counted several of the town's most powerful citizens as customers and lovers. One of them wound up killing her, and getting away with murder. No one was ever brought to trial. While the authorities chose to ignore the death of this "lady of the night", she will make sure you go sleepless should you come looking for her ghost...no matter how many years it's been since they did her wrong.
As temperamental in death as he was in life, the ghost of El Fumador still presides over The Cuban Club in Tampa, Florida. His spirit wanders here, in the very building in which he was shot to death a hundred years ago.
Fort Mifflin, built in the 18th century, played a crucial role in the American Revolution. Elizabeth Pratt, the wife of a soldier, never left this island fortress after death from yellow fever claimed her children and her own life. The loss of her children drove her mad and her maddening scream, coming from the depths of grief, still echoes over this historic fort.
In the winter of 1799, Elma Sands met Levi Weeks, a carpenter. One night, Levi took Elma on a sleigh ride to the area near the Manhattan Well. That is the last time anyone ever saw Elma alive.
After losing a competition, James Jones Stark publicly degraded the victor, Dr. Philip Minis. The doctor marched into the Moon River Brewing Company and shot Stark. Today Stark's angry ghost harasses anyone who enters this popular Savannah tavern.
In the late 1800s, dozens of people were slaughtered at a house in New Orleans' French Quarter. The ghost of The Sultan, the central victim of this brutal act, still wanders the French Quarter and the house where he was killed.
Join us as we uncover the story behind Sister Katherine, the nun, who drowned along with the children she was taking care of and whose spirit is still seen wandering the beaches of Galveston, Texas.
Toni Jo Henry - a young, beautiful temptress and sociopath - sizzled in the electric chair for shooting an innocent stranger through the head. And the smell of her burning hair still permeates the place where she died.
Joel Clough stabbed Mary Hamilton to death when she refused his marriage proposal. His ghost has been haunting the Burlington County, NJ jail since he was hung in 1833.
In 1980s Los Angeles, gang members shot and killed a doctor who failed to save their fellow gang-banger. Today, the doctor's ghost haunts the abandoned hospital where he was killed.