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In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa brings another spooky episode to you for the spooky episodes October. On Historic Main Street in St. Charles, Missouri; there are whispers of many ghosts. One in particular is very chilling--it is the story of the Lady in White. Now this Lady in White is said to be a spirit that appears around sunset. You will see her wearing a white flowing dress that appears to be a wedding gown. She also appears to many to be smiling but with a very sad look in her eyes as she looks up Main Street. Some say she is praying while others say she appears to be drinking a glass of wine. Now according to local research of a Michael Henry (book info below); there is a man living in St. Charles in 1822 named Hiram Berry. He writes a letter home to his family describing a woman aged 23 that dies after giving birth to a beautiful baby boy. She catches a fever and believes her new babies love will keep her but she turns delirious, calls a priest, and dies the next day. She is very poor and her only nice dress is her wedding gown which she is buried in--she is also buried in a Potter's field grave--so unmarked...no name is given to this lady or the beautiful baby. What I will be discussing is the history of the Historic St. Charles--the fact that the first cemetery where this lady was buried was moved --twice! I will discuss bodies found, graves not moved and more. Listen to the entire episode and share your thoughts. References and Sources For Episode: "Ghost of St. Charles"-- Michael Henry--Published by Haunted America /Division of History Press Copyright 2010 https://hauntbound.com/locations/mo/st-charles-borromeo-lost-cemetery/ https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/lost-graveyard/ https://www.midriversnewsmagazine.com/news/exploring-st-charles-most-haunted/article_5eb0dbbe-eeda-47fe-b7e3-5e3166b042a7.html https://beyondhaunted.com/missouri/the-ghosts-of-st-charles https://www.discoverstcharles.com/blog/post/ghost-tours-in-st-charles/ https://preservationjournal.org/pages/earlyhistory.html https://scchs.org/about-us/history-of-our-county/ https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/lost-graveyard/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Charles,_Missouri 'Preservationists Target Church'--St. Louis Post-Dispatch--Thu Dec. 29, 1988. 'History Lesson'--St. Louis Post-Dispatch --Tues. Jan. 13, 1981. "Area 'Haunted House's Stand ready to Thrill, Chill, and Entertain the Bold"-- same as abive--Thur Oct. 29, 1987. 'Old Coffin Unearthed in Central West End'--Same paper.. Tues. Nov 10, 1987. Youtube Videos: https://youtu.be/kZ7jVH8R8SA?si=JRCCRkeDgIb4y6zd https://youtu.be/K6rJcPez7ZA?si=f4SDWq2hCCGMspiQ--Paranormal Chronicles-- Episodes DID include other information via: https://www.newspapers.com/ https://www.ancestry.com/ Big Thanks go out to Gage Fears for his original music made for Unexplained Arkansas the Podcast usage--His contact below--find him on Instagram!! https://www.facebook.com/gfearsmedia?rdid=2J3DmRrwK1yzecQl&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F16Ws41EzTt%2F# https://www.instagram.com/i_deliver_pizza/ To connect w/ Unexplained America: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586477442538 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rIqbuh-TeAl_9dZNL3fUA https://www.instagram.com/unexplained_america/ https://www.tiktok.com/@unexplainedamerica Find me on all Podcasts Platforms. Xoxoxoxo, Lisa

In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa brings to you her personal experience of the Ghost Tour provided by the AR School for the Deaf & Blind--tour guide is Robert Fagan--he's an alumni, past employee and currently a Trustee of the school--his information is below. Along with Robert was the school's superintendent Nicole Walsh--first woman in 100 years--she was such a pleasure to meet. Imagine spirits roaming the halls of the Helen Keller Memorial Building located on the ASDB campus--spirits producing everything from visuals of staring out windows, the smell of cigarette smoke, sounds of friendly whistling and a unique laugh of a long time cook that has not been alive for a bit. These staff members, administrators, and faculty leave a lingering presense in a place they loved. Now on the flip side there are some entities producing uneasy feelings for alumni when they visit. A resident parent who was anything but nice or an evil entity in the Schult Building that could be linked to a terrible murder of a beautiful and sweet student named Kelley Michelle Rowland. In this episode, you will hear some very tragic true stories of students and faculty--I have also embedded some audio from the Ghost Tour related to the information. Please connect with the School and Robert to book your own experience. All the proceeds of the tour goes to the students at the school--if they need clothes, shoes, or anything else--this money is spent on their needs. Link to book tour: https://givebutter.com/ardbghosttours Robert Fagan's Information--Fagan Paranormal Investigations 501-831-2600 email: [email protected] Big Shoutout to Robert Fagan and Nicole Walsh --excellent tour guides. Listen to the entire episode and share your thoughts. References and Sources For Episode: https://www.nwahomepage.com/knwa/crypt-found-six-inches-under-the-arkansas-school-for-the-deaf-campus-more-discoveries-expected/ https://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/now-arkansas-school-for-the-deaf-researching-burial-ground/ https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/arkansas-confederate-home-2691/ https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/arkansas-school-for-the-blind-asb-2442/ https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/arkansas-school-for-the-deaf-asd-2444/ 'Man gets life for girl;s death'--AP--Times Record--Sat. May 15, 1982. 'Flu Leaving Little Rock--Dr. Garrison Says..'--Arkansas Democrat--Dec. 3, 1918. '57 New Influenza Cases at State School'--AR Democrat--Mon. Dec 2 1918. 'Two Blind Boys Drown; Fifteen Die in Week'--The Courier News--Mon. May 21, 1951. 'Policies Passed in AR Legislature'--Southwest american--Thurs. March 2, 1961. 'Man Kills girlfriend , self at mall'--Paragould Daily Press. Sun. May 23, 1993. 'About the Grounds'--AR Democrat--Thurs. Nov. 21, 1878. 'The Arkadelphia Institute for the Blind'--True Democrat-- Wed. Dec. 15, 1858. Youtube Videos: https://youtu.be/C1krUPeLOOQ?si=FjE7bjwxoc3t09eX Episodes DID include other information via: https://www.newspapers.com/ https://www.ancestry.com/ Big Thanks go out to Gage Fears for his original music made for Unexplained Arkansas the Podcast usage--His contact below--find him on Instagram!! https://www.facebook.com/gfearsmedia?rdid=2J3DmRrwK1yzecQl&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F16Ws41EzTt%2F# https://www.instagram.com/i_deliver_pizza/ To connect w/ Unexplained America: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586477442538 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rIqbuh-TeAl_9dZNL3fUA https://www.instagram.com/unexplained_america/ https://www.tiktok.com/@unexplainedamerica Find me on all Podcasts Platforms. Xoxoxoxo, Lisa

In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa brings to you the history/haunted legends and lore of the Peel Mansion (Peel Museum and Botanical Gardens in Bentonville, Arkansas). This is the first spooky episode in our month of October Spooky episodes. Imagine shadowy figures, heavy footsteps that are not connected to a human figure, chords being played on a piano when no one sits at it, the tears of a child that is not inside the home, and grueling stories of botched surgeries. All of this makes up the alleged paranormal experiences at the Peel Mansion over the past 150 years. Lisa begins with discussing Samuel West Peel and his life leading to the building of the Peel Mansion in 1875 which at that time he called "The Oaks". Colonel Peel as he was known, and his family called The Oaks their home for over a quarter of a century. In 1902, Mary Peel passes away and Colonel Peel no longer wishes to live in his beloved mansion home in Bentonville. Lisa discusses the passing of time and ownership of the Peel Mansion and then the legends attributed to the Mansion in later years. Lisa will also explain her own personal tour of the home. Listen to the entire episode and share your thoughts. References and Sources For Episode: 'Honorable Samuel W. Peel'-The Springdale News--Fri. Aug 24, 1888. 'Colonel Peel is Dead After Long Illness'--The Star Progress--Fri Dec. 26, 1924. 'Civil War Home has Its Backers'--The Sun --Fri. Nov 26, 1993. 'State Celebrates Halloween..'--Batesville Guard--Fri Oct. 15, 2010. https://mosthauntedplacesintheworld.com/is-the-peel-mansion-haunted-arkansas/ 'Peel Family Mansion'--Batesville Guard--Mon. Jul 11, 1994. 'Col. Peel Said to be Married'--Arkansas Democrat--Sun. Dec. 1, 1907. 'The Life of Samuel West Peel'--Paragould Daily Press--Tues. Dec. 13, 2022. https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/peel-mansion-museum-and-heritage-gardens-1116/ 'Echoes of the Past: Haunted Peel Mansion'--Across the Ozarks written by Mark Kumming --Special to the Pea Ridge times, AR. Posted by Silver Dollar City FB page 10/22/25. Youtube Videos: Radaventures CO--The Ghost of Peel Mansion/The Haunted Story of Bentonville, Arkansas.--Dec. 26, 2025. Peel Mansion & Heritage Gardens--Peel Mansion by Arkansas Arts Academy--Posted 7 yrs ago. Crazy Person--About the Peel Mansion in Bentonville, AR--Jul. 24, 2018. Shoutout to Lydia --Tour Guide at the Peel Museum-- https://peelcompton.org/peel-museum-botanical-garden/ Episodes DID include other information via: https://www.newspapers.com/ https://www.ancestry.com/ Big Thanks go out to Gage Fears for his original music made for Unexplained Arkansas the Podcast usage--His contact below--find him on Instagram!! https://www.facebook.com/gfearsmedia?rdid=2J3DmRrwK1yzecQl&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F16Ws41EzTt%2F# https://www.instagram.com/i_deliver_pizza/ To connect w/ Unexplained America: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586477442538 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rIqbuh-TeAl_9dZNL3fUA https://www.instagram.com/unexplained_america/ https://www.tiktok.com/@unexplainedamerica Find me on all Podcasts Platforms. Xoxoxoxo, Lisa

In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa has Guest Host Dr. Amber Bramlett discuss the life and legend of Robert Johnson and his connection to the folklore of the Crossroads Amber begins with the legend of Robert Johnson disappearing into the Delta country and meeting a dark, mysterious stranger to "tune" his guitar. They meet at a crossroads at MIDNIGHT and once Robert meets this mystery person; he then is able to be the best blues guitarist in the Delta. People speculate that in order to gain this gift Robert must have met with the Devil himself or one of this henchmen and sold his soul for the gift. Amber goes on to outline Robert's sad tragic life, his marriage, his child, and then his youthful death at 27. She goes on to describe the three graves attributed to Robert and the mysterious death certificate. This episode has all the information on Robert Johnson and the Crossroads legend. Listen to the entire episode and share your thoughts. Works Cited below--other Works mentioned in episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_(1986_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReMastered:_Devil_at_the_Crossroads Episodes DID include other information via: https://www.newspapers.com/ https://www.ancestry.com/ Big Thanks go out to Gage Fears for his original music made for Unexplained Arkansas the Podcast usage--His contact below--find him on Instagram!! https://www.facebook.com/gfearsmedia?rdid=2J3DmRrwK1yzecQl&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F16Ws41EzTt%2F# https://www.instagram.com/i_deliver_pizza/ To connect w/ Unexplained America: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586477442538 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rIqbuh-TeAl_9dZNL3fUA https://www.instagram.com/unexplained_america/ https://www.tiktok.com/@unexplainedamerica Find me on all Podcasts Platforms. Xoxoxoxo, Lisa Works Cited Anderson, Jeffrey E. Conjure in African American Society. Louisiana State UP, 2005. Chireau, Yvonne P. Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition. U of California P, 2003. Conforth, Bruce, and Gayle Dean Wardlow. Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson. Chicago Review Press, 2019. Connell, David. “Retrospective Blues: Robert Johnson—An Open Letter to Eric Clapton.” BMJ, vol. 333, 2006, p. 489. Evans, David. Big Road Blues: Tradition and Creativity in the Folk Blues. U of California P, 1982. Hazzard-Donald, Katrina. Mojo Workin’: The Old African American Hoodoo System. U of Illinois P, 2012. Hurston, Zora Neale. “Hoodoo in America.” The Journal of American Folklore, vol. 44, no. 174, 1931, pp. 317–417. Hyatt, Harry Middleton. Hoodoo—Conjuration—Witchcraft—Rootwork. 5 vols., Memoirs of the Alma Egan Hyatt Foundation, 1970–78. Kail, Tony. A Secret History of Memphis Hoodoo: Rootworkers, Conjurers & Spirituals. The History Press, 2017. Komara, Edward. The Road to Robert Johnson: The Genesis and Evolution of Blues in the Delta from the Late 1800s through 1938. Hal Leonard, 2007. Library of Congress. “The Complete Recordings—Robert Johnson (1936–1937).” National Recording Registry. Mississippi State Board of Health. Certificate of Death: Robert L. Johnson. State File No. 13704, 16 Aug. 1938. Puckett, Newbell Niles. Folk Beliefs of the Southern Negro. U of North Carolina P, 1926. Short Stuff: Robert Johnson and the Devil.” Stuff You Should Know, Spotify, open.spotify.com/episode/2d0SqaUXo8JaNceOWzpvV Wald, Elijah. Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues. Amistad, 2004.

In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa brings you SPOOKY Unexplained Listerner Stories from all over to scare, excite, and frighten you....and perhaps peak your curiousities. The first story is from an anonymous listener who was in the Navy. The story comes from his experience near the Bermuda Triangle. This story is spine tingling for sure and mysterious. The next experience comes from my friend Jessica--she attended a wedding at the famously haunted Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. She stayed in "Michael's" Room 218. Listen and be ready to be shocked! Third story is from a listener named Harris. Harris worked security at the famous Army-Navy Hospital in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, between the time frames of 2020-2024. He shares several amazing and haunted stories from this very well-known paranormal hot spot. Sooo Wild! Another chilling tale comes from friend Alza--also, from Hot Springs, Arkansas. This experience was in 1981 or so--Alza was staying at The Majestic Hotel which stood -large and proud on bathhouse row from 1882-2016--when sadly it was raised due to a devestating fire. Alza's story is wildly chilling and one of my favorites. Lastly, I will discuss again Chris' ghost boy experience in Searcy, Arkansas around the time period of 1994. The boy was riding a bike striaght at Chris' truck late at night causing Chris to think he hit the boy--but it was worse when Chris realized the boy was merely a ghost. In this episode, I try to discover and discuss a boy named James Lyndell Bush--and if he is truly Chris' ghost boy??? You decide. Listen to the entire episode and share your thoughts. Shoutouts of Appreciation : To friends Jessica, Harris, and Alza--thank you very much for sharing your stories--and the anonymous friends as well!!! References for this Episode: https://www.nps.gov/places/army-and-navy-hospital.htm https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/majestic-hotel-8351/ The Daily Citizen Articles Published March 13, 1935-March 23, 1935. Episodes DID include other information via: https://www.newspapers.com/ https://www.ancestry.com/ Big Thanks go out to Gage Fears for his original music made for Unexplained Arkansas the Podcast usage--His contact below--find him on Instagram!! https://www.facebook.com/gfearsmedia?rdid=2J3DmRrwK1yzecQl&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F16Ws41EzTt%2F# https://www.instagram.com/i_deliver_pizza/ To connect w/ Unexplained America: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586477442538 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rIqbuh-TeAl_9dZNL3fUA https://www.instagram.com/unexplained_america/ https://www.tiktok.com/@unexplainedamerica Find me on all Podcasts Platforms. Xoxoxoxo, Lisa