The mysterious Crenshaw House is situated in Illinois, US. It was built in 1838 and belonged to the local slave owner John Crenshaw; there were real legends about his cruel nature. According to one of them, he equipped some sort of prison in the attic of the villa; there he kept entire families of slaves illegally kidnapped in northern states. Locals treated cries and moans of the slaves coming from the attic as tricks of ghosts. That’s why Crenshaw House became known as a haunted house.
In 1871, the cruel owner of the mansion has died. After 50 years, new owner of the villa, Hickman Whittington, reported to one of the local newspapers about the paranormal phenomena occurring in his house. Before journalists responded to his statements, Hickman decided to spend one night in the attic of the mansion; in the morning he was found dead.
Even before this tragic event, the mansion had attracted hundreds of curious people who wanted to visit the attic, but none of visitors could hold in a mansion even a couple of hours. Hickman Whittington organized a real museum on the roof of his house; he charged fee for the opportunity to spend a night in the attic. There were many of those wishing to spend a night in jail for former slaves, about 150 people. All of them suddenly noticed surging fear and muzz making them leave a scary place after some time. Currently, the Crenshaw House belongs to state authorities. Since 2003 it’s closed to public access.
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