A documentary by Kya Garduno, 13 yrs old. This documentary looks into the history of the “Church Street Cafe” in Albuquerque’s Old Town. Kya interviews the owner, staff and patrons of the restaurant to find out about the ghost that haunts the place: Sarah Ruiz.
Bobby’s Shrine, which lies in a lower stairwell on the west side of the theater has a sign that reads; Bobby’s Shrine He was a 10-year-old boy killed in the building in 1951 This is an offering place for a residents “Spirit,” please treat it respectfully. The sign goes on the list several other conditions … Read moreBobby’s Shrine at the KiMO Theater
The Albuquerque Journal, December 6, 1987 Since this appears to be the genesis, there are several important factors to understand from this article. “Several psychics and other dabblers in the paranormal have visited the hotel to interact with the spirits. Last July, television crews filmed a séance led by a self proclaimed Albuquerque witch named … Read moreOldest newspaper article about the haunting at the St. James Hotel in Cimarron, NM
Julian Baca’s dance hall, casino, and cantina was on the west side of the main street. The 75-foot-long side facing the street was built of large native stones, pierced by four windows and two doors. The north face was roughly 135 feet in length. I walked through the high grass now covering the crumbling ruins … Read moreJulian Baca’s dance hall, casino, and cantina. Loma Parda, NM
In 1887 Charles Fred “Cyclone” Lambert was born to Henri and Mary Lambert in Room #31, now Room 17 of the St. James Hotel. It was a blustery winter night with a blizzard blowing outside and at the time of his birth so one of the hotel guests, and good friend of the Lambert family, laughingly commented … Read moreMary Lambert’s connection to Room 17, St. James Hotel
Casa de Ruiz is said to have been built not long after the founding of Old Town in 1706. The building was a U-shaped hacienda style residence made of terrones adobe bricks, over two feet thick in some places. At that time, the area was a marshy swamp due to the frequent flooding of the … Read moreChurch Street Cafe, Albuquerque, NM (More Ghost Stories)
Sometimes realistic events can also shape and change legends. A good example of this is the story of Rebecca. As one researches the various ghost stories about Rebecca, you stumble across sudden changes in the myth as the story is told through the decades. The earliest variants say that Rebecca was buried in the dirt … Read moreChanges to Rebecca’s ghost story. (The Lodge at Cloudcroft)
Originally, this was the Regina School of Nursing but today doctor’s offices occupy the building. This video contains the claims of paranormal activity given by the employees.
Oreste Bachechi first became involved with the movies around 1919, when the Bachechi Amusement Association operated the Pastime Theatre with Joe Barnett. However, by 1925, he had decided to build his own theatre, one that would focus on the American Indian culture of the Southwest in its architectural design. The colors took several months to choose. … Read moreHistory of the KiMO Theater
During an investigation at the café, two of SGHA’s team members and two reporters from the Lobo Daily, both skeptics, heard knocking coming from the adjoining room while conducting an interview in the lobby. It was described as loud knocks, in series of four, which seemed to be coming from the southwest dining room. An … Read moreChurch Street Cafe, Albuquerque, NM (Personal Experiences)
Some of the images that were taken while investigating the paranormal claims at Regina Hall.
A large part of the investigation process is to determine if the witnesses actually encountered something unusual but has a rational explanation. To accomplish this, we replicate the environment to create the same conditions as it was when the witness had their experience. Once this is accomplished we can then test various hypotheses to attempt … Read moreEvent replications, alternative explanations: St. James Hotel
Abraham Staab was fifteen years old when he came to the United States from Germany. He arrived in Norfolk, Virginia, where he worked for two years. In 1856, he and his brother Zadoc took a job in Santa Fe with the Spiegelberg Brothers. There they honed their skills in the wholesale trading business. By 1858 … Read moreLa Posada, Santa Fe, NM (History)
Depressed over the loss of a child and other unsuccessful pregnancies, Julia Staab was rumored to have gone mad and retreated to her bedroom until her death at age 52. In recent years, her alleged spirit has been the subject of many ghost tours, an episode of Unsolved Mysteries, and an episode of Weird Travels. KOB4’s Eerie … Read moreLa Posada, Santa Fe, NM (Paranormal Claims)
The ghost of Scarlett is supposedly seen on the balcony and the rear alley behind the building. It is interesting to note that the alley behind the Covered wagon Shop was once Morris Street. The most spectacular sighting occurred in June of 1998. Late one evening a group of about 30 people were in the … Read moreManual Springer house, analysis of ghost stories
Sighting 1: (09 July 05) From Ghost Tour Guide The company had just purchased a new DVD player for the tour and was using it for the first time on Saturday. When we were behind the covered wagon I started up the DVD player and it started messing up. There was a garble of voices, … Read moreManual Springer house, Ghost stories
In the beginning, the ghost stories of Rebecca were not told outside of the Lodge because previous owners believed that having a ghost would be bad for business. Therefore they kept the stories quiet. Buddy Ritter, who owned the lodge between 1959 to 1973 is quoted and an El Paso Times article on October 31st, 1984 … Read moreThe Lodge at Cloudcroft, looking for answers
The video from a news piece done by Channel 4 on the Shaffer Hotel and its ghosts.
10/30/1984 By David Sheppard Times staff writer CLOUDCROFT- Tales abound of the mischievous ghost that for decades has lurked about the rooms and corridors of The Lodge. Guest and employees of the rambling country inn tell of doors opening and closing on their own accord and of faucets turning themselves on. A bartender once watched … Read moreRebecca’s riddle; Is she just a ‘presence’ or was she real?
In 2006, the Travel Channel aired episode 20 of “Weird Travels.” The show has the employees of the KiMo Theater and Albuquerque’s Mayor, Martin Chavez, telling the ghost story of Bobby. Below is the transcript of the television episode. It contains a slightly important clue that is vital to discovering the origin of the theater’s … Read moreAnother clue about the “haunting” of the KiMo Theater
This article is the first that identifies Dr. Kenneth Wright as the person Loree was with during the “attack”. It also identifies him as being a gynecologist. “In addition to knocking people down that try to enter the room, Wright’s mean spirited ghostly presence is thought to be responsible for the deaths of various pet … Read moreSt. James Hotel, Clovis News Journal, 1991
This a a video of pictures that were taken during an event that I participated in at the Lodge at Cloudcroft in 2007. Chris Fleming was a speaker as well as myself and Bob Carter.