On December 16, 1935 the body of actress Thelma Todd was found in the garage of her Pacific Palisades home. "Despite the fact there was blood on her head, dress, coat, and car and that her ribs, nose, and teeth were broken," the police reported she died from self-inflicted asphyxiation. 

Todd shared the home with acclaimed film director Roland West, who was overheard arguing with the actress the night of her death. "Theories and rumors refuse to die" as "numerous sightings of Thelma's ghost have awakened interest in her life and death".
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Address: 17531 Posetano Road. Pacific Palisades, CA.
Source: Haunted Houses of CA, May, (2018). Ghost of Thelma Todd, Guldimann, (2017).

Yost Theater was built in 1913 and has hosted a variety of concerts, vaudeville, cinema, and community events. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located in the Downtown Santa Ana Historic District.
 
In 1927 singer Ernest Ball passed away at the Yost Theater after walking offstage. Some believe “he still haunts” the building and continues to “play host to a number of spirits”.
 
Address: 307 North Spurgeon Street. Santa Ana, CA.
Sources: Professors Guide, Gardner, (2020). Ghost Hunting for Dummies, Bagans, (2020).

Gatsby Mansion, known as Pendray Inn and Tea House, is a restaurant and hotel located in Laurel Point, Victoria. The area is considered a sacred burial ground for the Lekwungen Nation.

The tribe practiced sky burials, a funerary custom whereby corpses are placed high in trees to "allow the elements to clean the flesh from the bones". In 1885, immigrant Jacob Sehl cleared the land to build a furniture factory, destroying many human remains and forever cursing the location. 

The factory burned down in 1894 and witnesses reported "figures leaping and dancing in the flames". In 1908, William Pendray reconstructed a paint factory on site, only to die instantly when a metal pipe fell from the ceiling. Pendray's son Ernest passed away several years later after being trampled by a spooked horse outside the factory. 

Today the Gatsby Mansion is widely known as one of the most haunted locations in Victoria. It is rumored that "if you would like to see a ghost, there is a good chance your wish will be granted". 

Address: 309 Belleville Street. Victoria, BC.
Source: Victoria's Most Haunted, Gibbs, (2017).

The Hanging Tree monument marks the location where "two banditos" were hung in 1857.  Francisco Ardillero and Juan Catabo, members of the Flores Gang, were lynched in a sycamore grove for murdering a LA County Sheriff. 

In 2007, Santiago Fire uncovered the monument, which was hidden for years by mustard plants. Access to the location is provided by OC Parks and Irvine Ranch Conservancy.

Address: CA State Route 241 & Loma Ridge Road. Irvine, CA.
Source:  Assassination of Sheriff Barton, OC Weekly, (2009).

455 Central Park West opened in 1887 as New York Cancer Hospital. The facility gained reputation as a death trap due to allegations of patient abuse and a visibly active crematorium onsite. 

The building was abandoned in 1974 and suffered from "years of disrepair, rumors of ghosts, and staycations by the drug-addled". It was later restored as a luxury condo with units boasting "direct views of Central Park, wood-burning fire places, and ghosts...because it is haunted".

While neighbors are undecided if "the castle is haunted by the dead or only haunted by the past", nearly all agree the property is "strangely unsettling".

Address: 455 Central Park West. New York, NY.
Source: Shadows on the Wall. ​New York Times, (2005). 

On January 2, 1800, the body of Gulielma Sands was found inside a well located at 129 Spring Street in New York City. There were "strong suspicions of [Sands] having been willfully murdered" by her secret lover Levi Weeks.

In what became the first recorded murder trial in history, Weeks was defended in court by wealthy friends Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. The case was largely circumstantial and Weeks was acquitted after five minutes of jury deliberation. The decision was widely criticized in local newspapers and Weeks was forced to flee New York City for the small town of Natchez, Mississippi, where he became a successful architect. 

The well is preserved in the basement of a clothing store and is a popular destination for paranormal enthusiasts. The Travel Channel named the location among the "10 Most Haunted Places in America" while employees regularly report disembodied screams coming from the well. 

​​Address: 129 Spring Street. New York, NY.
Source: Report of Trial of Levy Weeks. Coleman, (1800).

The Weehawken Dueling Grounds are located on Hamilton Avenue in Weehawken, NJ. On July 11th, 1804, a duel took place nearby between Vice President Aaron Burr and former Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton.
 
While there is disagreement over who fired the first shot, autopsy evidence reveals that Burr landed one bullet in his rival’s abdomen. A giant boulder from the fateful encounter remains onsite commemorating Hamilton’s untimely death.
 
The Weehawken Dueling Grounds have no known landmark status and are currently maintained by the Township of Weehawken Parks Department.

​Address: Hamilton Avenue, Weehawken, NJ.
Source: Burr and Hamilton Duel, Library of Congress, (1804).