Case file · Haunting

Allen House, Monticello

On Christmas 1948 Ladell Allen Bonner swallowed poison in the master bedroom of her family's mansion in Monticello, Arkansas, and died in January 1949; the room was sealed for decades.

1949 CE · 33.63, -91.79 · status: account

The account

Later owners reported apparitions and found letters revealing her secret love affair. The house now hosts tours.

The sceptical view

The death is documented; the haunting rests on owners' and visitors' reports.

Sources

  1. Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Allen House
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