America’s Most Haunted: The Lemp Mansion, St. Louis, Missouri

2022-01-23

Beer and baseball, it's what St Louis is made of! But there's a dark side to the city, and in it a haunted mansion that was once home to a German beer baron who made it all possible. In this episode we cover the history of the Lemp family, the tragic circumstances that led to six of their deaths (four of which happened inside the mansion) and the hauntings that have been going on ever since the death of the final Lemp heir. Trigger warning: this episode deals heavily with suicide. Suicide & Spirits: The True Story of the Ris...

Beer and baseball, it's what St Louis is made of! But there's a dark side to the city, and in it a haunted mansion that was once home to a German beer baron who made it all possible. In this episode we cover the history of the Lemp family, the tragic circumstances that led to six of their deaths (four of which happened inside the mansion) and the hauntings that have been going on ever since the death of the final Lemp heir.

Trigger warning: this episode deals heavily with suicide.

Suicide & Spirits: The True Story of the Rise and Fall of the Lemp Empire, by Troy Taylor

https://www.timesnewspapers.com/westendword/exploring-a-lemp-mansion-mystery/article_14480610-5d8f-11ea-ae8d-d70995bc6099.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemp_Mansion

https://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/historic-beer-birthday-william-j-lemp/

https://www.stlmag.com/history/profiles/unveiling-the-real-johann-adam-lemp/

https://www.stlmag.com/history/another-mystery-enters-the-lemp-family-saga/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemp_Brewery

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