Morris-Jumel Mansion is located in upper Manhattan, NY The mansion was originally built in 1765 as the home of former British Army officer Roger Morris. When Morris fled America for England at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, the house was confiscated along with other Loyalist properties by the Commissioners of Forfeiture. Following his defeat at the battle of Long Island in 1776, George Washington took refuge and set up his…
EP 33: Rolling Hills Asylum
Rolling Hills Asylum is located in East Bethany, New York Rolling Hills Asylum is steeped in history and mystery! Originally built in 1827 as the Genesee County Poor Farm, with the addition of the Genesee County Infirmary in 1938, and now known worldwide as Rolling Hills Asylum, they are one of the most haunted locations in the country! Rolling Hills Asylum has been featured on Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures” and…
EP 4: The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror occured in Amityville, New York outside of Long Island. On November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot and killed six members of his family at 112 Ocean Avenue, a large Dutch Colonial house situated in a suburban neighborhood in Amityville, on the south shore of Long Island, New York. He was convicted of second-degree murder in November 1975. In December 1975, George and Kathy Lutz and their…