Stories, legends, hauntings, and strange tales from San Francisco.

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This episode includes The Queen Anne Hotel, Mary Ellen Pleasant, Alcatraz, Kidnapping of Patty Hearst, The Whittier Mansion, and The Casket Girl. 

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Resources

The Queen Anne Hotel

• SF Gate
• https://sfist.com/2017/10/31/check_in_to_sfs_infamous_haunted_ho/

Mary Ellen Pleasant

• https://www.kalw.org/post/real-history-behind-mary-ellen-pleasant-san-franciscos-voodoo-queen#stream/0
• NY Times
• cnbc

Alcatraz

• History
• Britannica
• https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-alcatrazghosts/
• https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Navigation/Community/Arcadia-and-THP-Blog/January-2018/%E2%80%8BHistory-of-Alcatraz-America%E2%80%99s-Most-Haunted-Priso
• https://graylineofsanfrancisco.com/blog/alcatraz-haunted/

The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst

• fbi.gov
• History

Sutro Baths

• https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/sutro-baths.htm
• https://wildsftours.com/sutro-baths-haunted-san-francisco/
• https://www.kqed.org/pop/103040/are-the-cliff-house-and-the-sutro-baths-cursed
• https://amyscrypt.com/san-francisco-sutro-baths/

The Whittier Mansion

• https://sfghosts.com/whittier-mansion/
• SF Gate
• http://www.historic-structures.com/ca/san_francisco/whittier_mansion.php

The Casket Girl

• LA Times
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mummified-girl-san-francisco
• https://abc7news.com/1800s-girl-found-in-backyard-of-san-francisco-home-casket-miranda-eve-identity-edith-howard-cook-identified/1973171/</