Lizzie Borden Murders

The "Lizzie Borden" murders took place in Fall River, Massachusetts in early August of 1892. Lizzie Borden is believed to have brutally killed her father and stepmother, Andrew and Abby Borden, with multiple hatchet-blows to their heads. A few pictures (click to resize):

The house on Second Street where the murders took place.

A portrait of Lizzie Borden.

The head of the hatchet used to kill Andrew and Abby Borden.

The scene of Andrew Borden's death. It's believed he was taking a nap when he was murdered.

A pretty low-quality photo of Abby Borden's state after being slain.

Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the crime, but the evidence points to her responsibility. She died in 1927 at the age of 67, but her ghost is still said to haunt the house where her grisly crime took place.

Winchester House

The Winchester Mystery House, located in San Jose, California, is one of the most famous supposedly haunted locations in the world. It is also one of the oddest. The builder, Sarah Winchester, was married to the heir of the Winchester Rifle fortune. When her husband and child died she consulted a psychic who told her that the reason her family had died was that her family was cursed by all the spirits who had been killed with Winchester rifles, and the only way to relieve the curse was to begin construction on a mansion, and to never stop building.

The mansion is filled with odd construction elements to confuse spirits, and make it harder for them to find Sarah Winchester to haunt her. She had several bedrooms that she rotated between every night. It was probably hard to sleep, as construction on the mansion continued at all hours of the day and night.
Sarah Winchester built, demolished, and built more for 38 years until her death to escape the curse that her family's weapons had brought down on them.

Here are some photos of the mansion. As usual, click to enlarge:

The house as it looked near the turn of the century.

One of the house's many "doors to nowhere," supposed to confuse spirits.

A staircase that leads directly into a ceiling.

A strange staircase with steps only a couple inches high.

A photo of Sarah Winchester as she looked in life.

The Winchester House as it looks today.

A supposed apparition captured in the Winchester House.

More Classic Ghost Images

Here are some more classic ghost images you've probably seen around the web or in books:

This photo was taken in the late 40s in Australia. A woman only known as Mrs. Andrews visited her daughter's grave and took this photo. When it was developed, the clear image of a ghostly infant was visible. What is especially odd is that Mrs. Andrews's daughter died at 17. A researcher visited the site later and found the graves of two infant girls nearby, and assumed the ghostly child must be one of them.

This photo was taken at the Myrtles Plantation in Louisiana, and shows what many believe to be the ghost of a former slave known as "Chloe." Read her story here.

Newby Church in North Yorkshire, England has no known history of hauntings, besides this photo taken in 1963 by Reverend Lord. Skeptics say it's a fake, just a double exposure, but photo experts who've examined it say that's not the case. It remains a mystery who this apparition might be.