Winchester Mystery House

Winchester Mystery House

female
San Jose, Tourism in California, Ghost sighting locations, California Historical Landmarks, Incomplete buildings and structures, Folly buildings in the United States…Winchesterrifle, Sarah Winchester
The Winchester Mystery House is a well-known California mansion that was under construction continuously for 38 years and is reputed to be haunted....
Sarah Lockwood Winchester

Sarah Lockwood Winchester

female, deceased (1922)
winchester mystery house, From San Jose, California, Occultist, Tuberculosis, American, San Jose…Winchester Repeating Arms Company, Oliver Winchester, Sarah Winchester, Winchesterrifle
Sarah Winchester (September 1839 - September 5, 1922), was an heiress and the builder of the Winchester Mystery House. She was born in Connecticut...
Benjamin B. Hotchkiss

Benjamin B. Hotchkiss

male, deceased (1885)
weapon, engineer, Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss, Hotchkiss gun, Colt's Manufacturing Company, Wounded Knee Massacre…Winchesterrifle
Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss (1826-February 14 1885) was one of the leading American ordnance engineers of his day. Hotchkiss was born in Watertown,...
Sarah Marie Johnson

Sarah Marie Johnson

female, 22 years old
convicted of murder, Winchesterrifle, murder, immigrant, murderer, parole
Sarah Marie Johnson (born January 24, 1987), was found guilty of the first-degree murder of her parents, Alan Scott Johnson and Diana Johnson, on...

Alfred von Kropatschek

male, deceased (1911)
World War I, Firearm designer, General, french army, French Navy, Austrian Army…Winchesterrifle, Lebel rifle
Alfred Ritter von Kropatschek (March 30, 1838 - 1911) was a General in the Austrian Army and a weapons designer of the late 19th century, who was...

Lampião

male, deceased (1938)
criminal, Serra Talhada, cangaceiros, Mauser C96, brushwood, semi-arid…Winchesterrifle
Lampião was the nickname of "Captain" Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, the most famous leader of a Cangaço band (marauders and outlaws who terrorized th...