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Product Description Ghosthunting Colorado Is Your One-Stop Source for Everything That Goes Bump in the Night In the 1800s, Colorado quickly became the heart and soul of the gold rush that eventually brought the territory into statehood. Thousands flocked to cities like Leadville in the hopes of finding their fortunes. Many of Colorado's most famous ghosts, such as “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” have their roots in Colorado's colorful mining history. Alfred Packer, the state's sentenced cannibal, also came to Colorado for gold, but there are more than just the spirits of miners here.The eyes of paranormal enthusiasts have long been on the Centennial State due to the fame that Stephen King's The Shining brought to the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. The stories of Colorado's mountainous hotel seem to have taken on a life of their own, making the building supposedly one of the most haunted in the country. The Stanley, however, is not the only haunted hotel in Colorado. Multiple inns and hotels in Denver alone have histories as sites of brothels, suicides, and other deaths that make their victims decide to stay in their beloved rooms forever. The oldest hotel in Denver, The Oxford Hotel has ghosts aplenty and a “Murder Room” to boot. A bed-and-breakfast in Capitol Hill called The Patterson Inn used to be the mansion of Colorado's first state senator. The 14,000-square-foot building is made of red sandstone native to the Garden of the Gods area. The mansion is also the source of several urban myths, such as the tale of “Willy,” a satanic undertaker who lived in the carriage house and is said to have kidnapped and killed small boys. Outside of Denver, the Rocky Mountains of Colorado are considered to be one of the best destinations in the country for hiking and skiing. The mountains appeal to spirits, as well, including the ghost of a woman who was supposedly murdered by her husband and who is now said to hitchhike on the roads near Pike's Peak. The world-famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison is not without its ghosts. Concertgoers and employees have seen the apparition of a miner in restricted areas of the venue, while the Hatchet Lady of Red Rocks terrorizes lovers in the surrounding park. Author Kailyn Lamb looks at locations throughout the state and dives headfirst into the history behind the ghosts and what has made them stay. About the Author Kailyn Lamb is a journalist who received her bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism from the Metropolitan State University of Denver and her master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in May 2016. She is a Colorado native and has written for Denver’s own Out Front magazine. Ghosthunting Colorado is her first book. She has an online presence through social media sites, primarily Facebook and Twitter. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 26 Capitol Hill Thug Denver The Capitol Hill Thug, also known as the Capitol Hill Slugger, was a man known for a series of attacks and eventually murders of women in the early 1900s. Women of varying ages were attacked in the Capitol Hill area. The attacks were characterized by lone women walking in the street being attacked from behind and hit over the head with what Denver police and The Denver Post thought could be anything from a lead pipe to a sandbag. Usually the women were hit once in the back of the head, with a few exceptions. None of them were sexually assaulted, and very few were robbed, making police question what the motive of the attacker was. Many of the victims claimed that their attacker had the unusual floral scent of violets. This was a clue the police thought would lead to an arrest. In the end, it never gave them any answers. Today, however, it may provide a warning to women walking the streets of Denver that his ghost is near. The attacks began in June 1900 and continued until January 1902. Three of the women attacked died from their injuries. The three fatal a
