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A Casa Loma Ghost Story

I made the case that this house isn’t haunted. Now, I’m going to contradict it with a Casa Loma Ghost Story!

With the idea of one conscious spirit returning to the house after death. From an outsider, a former investigator and life-long paranormal enthusiast, this makes complete sense.

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Why Casa Loma May Not be Haunted | Ghost Hunter’s Opinion

The Pellatt family barely got a chance. His home, Casa Loma, taken away so quickly after being built.

$3.5 million ($100 million today). 299 workers and 3 years to build. All for only 9 years inside his castle before the City of Toronto kicked out Sir Henry Pellatt and his family.

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Why Did Evelyn Dick dump the Torso near Albion Falls

Many ask, “Why did Evelyn Dick dump the torso in the Albion woods?”

Look deep into the story of Mrs. Dick and find that one moment which explains it all. For example, the first time police officers visited the mysterious wife of murder victim John Dick. The Torso found near Albion Falls in the 1940s.

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So Many Dead Bodies near Albion Falls

Hamilton mobsters are like no other in Canada. Albion Falls proves this.

This city was on par with Chicago in the 1920’s. And like Chi-town, we had our own famous bootlegger, Canada’s Capone, aka Rocco Perri.

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Tragic Love of Jane Riley at Albion Falls

A girl lived in the once prosperous Albion Falls (Mills).

At the age of marriage, she loved a dashing man named Joseph Rousseau. From a wealthy family, he courted the impoverished Riley.  It was frown upon by society, and more importantly by his own mother.

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Canadian’s WWII Horror | Destruction of the Athabaskan

It was now about 4:30am 29th April, 1944. I looked over the side of the Athabaskan at that cold uninviting water of the English Channel by now covered with thick, dirty, fuel oil.

My first thought was “Gee, I can’t jump into that”, but when I turned around and looked at the burning ship, which was beginning to settle to her watery grave, I suddenly decided, “Hell, I can’t stay here neither”.

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How Casa Loma ruined its Owner’s Life

Ghost Guide Daniel – – Casa Loma is Spanish for “Hill House”.  There are none more impressive than this one in Toronto. They called Sir Henry Pellatt “crazy” for building it.  But he had a dream… to create a medieval castle in Canada!

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Albion Falls in Hamilton was Canada’s Darkest Town

Today it’s part of King’s Forest Park. But a century ago the area around Albion Falls was one of the darkest towns in the region.

Called Albion Mills. It was wiped off the map by the progress of time. If existing today… this is the height of dark tourism for all of Canada.