In 1893, Chicago, Illinois was host to a spectacular World’s Fair — The Columbian Exposition — that celebrated the anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of America. It was a boom time for the city and thousands of people came from all over the country to attend.

Unfortunately though, the list of those “gone missing” at the end of the fair was extensive and as the police later tried to track down where these people had vanished to — the trail turned cold on the south side of Chicago.

Everything was not as shiny and beautiful as the advertising for the Exposition’s “White City” would have everyone believe, for “a devil” that became known as America’s first real serial killer was alive and well on the city’s south side, luring visitors to his “hotel”, where scores of them vanished without a trace — never to be seen again.

Adam and Ken investigate the site of HH Holmes’ OTHER murder castle

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Something strange is lurking around the new Royal Derby Hospital in England. Something so strange that the management have been forced to call in an excorcist.

Various staff members have reported spotting a cloaked figure roaming the wards and corridors of the hospital. According to NHS bosses, they are calling in the exorcist to help as the staff were becoming uneasy at work.

The hospital was built on the old Derby Hospital which in turn was built in 1920 over an old Roman road. Many sites built on or near to these roads report ghostly apparitions and unexplained hauntings.

The exorcism will probably be conducted by a priest of the Anglican church.

Source:

Metro: Spooked hospital calls ghostbuster