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GHOST IN JEFFERSON, TX
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Map of the Cityof Austin 1885-1886.

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The first serial killer in American history walked the darken streets of 1884 - 85 Austin, Texas.
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HAUNTED SECTION
DEAD MAN'S HOLE
Seventeen bodies, including those of a pro-Union judge were found in Dead Man's Hole.

THE SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE - Something about spaghetti has attracted children to the dinner table for years. Remember the fun of rolling the pasta with your fork and how messy it got. Maybe that explains why a franchise of spaghetti eateries has spread across the country. The most popular being The Spaghetti Warehouse Restaurants.

REMEMBER THE ALAMO -
Today the famous mission seems silent and the battle sounds of 1836 has faded away into the past. However, looks can be deceiving for some say the battle rages on behind the paranormal veil.

LALAURIE HOUSE - There is also no way to say if the restless souls of those who never found justice still linger inside the Mansion, but New Orleans will always be haunted by what happened within its walls.

JEFFERSON HOTEL - Located in east Texas is a small hotel that happens to be one of the most haunted in America.  WHAT WAS THEN visits the famed "Jefferson Hotel".

BLACK HOPE CEMETERY - At first it was just a feeling. The prickle at the back of the neck you have when being watched. An atmosphere became prevalent, a general gloomy darkness was experienced in some parts of the home and cold spots were noticed.

THE SAN ANTONIO HAUNTED TRAIN TRACKS - Despite his best efforts the train cannot be stopped in time and he watches in horror as the speeding locomotive advances on a school bus loaded with children, their terrified faces pressed against the windows as death races toward them.  

THE MENGER HOTEL - Built across the street from the Alamo only 23 years after the famous battle, many believe the hotel contains guest that have never checked out.

THE FOX SISTERS - The Fox sisters were the first to hear taps and raps from the great beyond.

GHOST CHILDREN - AUSTIN, TX - The first strange thing was the sound of children's laughter when they had assured themselves that the condemned building was empty. 

MYRTLES - A sad tale of murder and horror which lead to the tragic haunting of a beautiful southern plantation.

MYSTERIES SECTION


HALLOWEEN - The Best Stories for a Good Scare! - If you have an interest in the paranormal the first taste you may have gotten of hauntings and strange goings on may have been one of the frightening stories.

END OF THE WORLD or NOT - We seem to have always collectively known there will be an end to the planet Earth. Humanity has always sensed that our time will eventually run out.

THE LEGEND WITH FANGS AND A LUST FOR BLOOD --- VAMPIRES! - The vampire legend may not haunt the pages of too many paranormal sites, but that has not meant an end to interest in the subject of this particular brand of the undead.

THE OLD HAG vs. OLD HAG SYNDROME - Your room is dark and peaceful. You've been sleeping, but now you find yourself alert, eyes open for some reason.

THE WITCH OF NOVEMBER - Neither Captain had anticipated the wind shifting to the northwest. The gale let loose with winds at 42 knots and the waves came steady at 12 to 15 feet high. Read the true story of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

WHAT MADE HIM BELIEVE? - In 1920 a friend contacted Doyle who knew that he was interested not only in Spiritualism, but also photography. The news she would share was that a pair of little girls, cousins Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths had taken pictures of Fairies.

PHANTOM ATTACKERS - Read about Spring-Heel Jack, the Rocks that Fall from Nowhere, The Mothman, and the strange creature known as the Chupacabra.

"IT'S COMING FROM THE TOWER!" - AUSTIN, TX - It's been reported that when Whitman got to the elevator door he couldn't figure out how to start it. He asked an attendant what he was doing wrong. She told him how to turn it on. "Thank you, ma'am," Whitman said. "You don't know how happy that makes me."

THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE - One of the most discussed of the many mysterious disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle is the case of the five TBM Avengers known as Flight 19.

TEXAS - LOST IN HISTORY - Was the hamburger created in Athens, Texas in the 1800's? Was the first air flight at Kitty Hawk, NC or San Antonio, TX?

THE JERSEY DEVIL - the supposed mythical creature of the New Jersey Pinelands, has haunted New Jersey and the surrounding areas for the past 260 years.

TITANIC: Compare the novel to the now famous facts of a real ship disaster.

PAVING OVER THE DEAD: To say that the building is extremely haunted seems unnecessary, in the opinion of this writer: of course its haunted.

WHAT WAS THEN - LATEST BLOG

  CONSPIRACY SECTION
WAR OF THE WORLDS
Contrary to the historical reference in the movie Buckaroo Banzai (1984) the public panic that happened in 1938 during the broadcast of War of the Worlds does not appear to have been caused by real aliens.

THE STRANGE & UNEXPLAINED IN 2003 - A look back to last year in the world of the paranormal and a look a head to the future.

DID WE ? - Did NASA go to the Moon in the 60's? Was it all just a lie by the American government? WHAT WAS THEN explores the conspiracy and lets you take a look at the evidence.

DAY OF DECEIT - A  Review of a book by Robert B. Stinnett

JFK - Who Killed the President in 1963?: Since the death of President John F. Kennedy theories concerning the assassination have flown as fast as a hail of bullets.

LINCOLN: Shortly before his assassination he had a dream predicting his own death.

AREA 51:   A nice place to visit, but someone may have beaten you to it.

MEN IN WHITE HATS - Another one of our new conspiracy stories, this one tells you not to believe everything you read in history books about how the west was won.

ROSWELL - What happened at the crash site that has changed the landscape of this tiny town forever?

INTERVIEWS


Kalila Katherina Smith - The multi-talented woman from New Orleans granted an interview to WHAT WAS THEN. Read what Ms. Smith has to say about the paranormal and the famous Haunted History Tours.

ANSWERS


ORBS - Orb chart showing classes and descriptions.

PHOTOS GALLERY


FIELD TRIPS - View photos of field trips to haunted paranormal places.

LINKS PAGES


PARANORMAL-
Links to other paranormal sites.
GHOST -
Links to ghost tours in your area.
WEBRINGS - List of web rings we've joined.
AWARDS - View our awards and press coverage.

INTERNET RADIO - Links to paranormal sites that have internet radio broadcast.
WEB CAMS - See if you can spot a ghost at these famous places with web cams.
BIGFOOT CAMS - The first is a live feed of images updated in real time directly from the Bigfoot campsite via solar powered satellite uplink. The second is a 12 hour delayed feed. The images cycle through all three camera inputs.


 

THE STAFF OF WHAT WAS THEN

 CLAYTON STAPLETON - Webmaster, Paranormal Investigator/Reporter, Investigations Coordinator, Columnist, Photographer, News Editor for Paranormal News.com

 KC STAPLETON - Editor, Columnist, Photographer, Paranormal Investigator, Production Coordinator & Author of many short stories on Quantum Muse.

Cover Photo - Oakwood Cemetery © 2003, Clayton Stapleton. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

 

 


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WHAT WAS THEN - SPRING 2006