In 2012, my book Ghosts of Old Town Albuquerque was published. One featured topic was the infamous ghost stories surrounding La Hacienda restaurant. As a writer consumed by the supernatural, I found myself irresistibly drawn to the interesting stories told to me by the employees that worked there. However, I was told that there was … Read moreUncovering haunted truths in Old Town Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The historic buildings of Albuquerque’s downtown and Old Town are the origin of a number of stories passed down over the years. Some of them, undoubtedly, include stories of the paranormal. Local author Cody Polston has been investigating stories of ghosts in New Mexico since the mid-1980s and says he believes the probability that one … Read moreHauntings and ghost stories of Albuquerque (KRQE)
Stories of kitchen doors opening and closing on their own, unoccupied chairs rocking back and forth and flashing photos of a mysterious child have lived for decades through shared stories from guests and staff. Read the whole story from the New Mexico Sun here.
Byron Morton visits the haunted Luna Mansion in Los Lunas with ghost hunter Cody Polston.
A rather sociable ghost has also been reported throughout various locations in the La Placita Restaurant. Many believe that it is Ambrosia’s daughter Victoriana. Victoriana was born in 1849 and died the 6th of October 1867 at the tender age of 18. She was married to Jose Ynez Perea and it is speculated that she … Read moreThe mystery of Victoriana Armijo
The first printed account of the La Placita Restaurant being haunted was recorded in the Albuquerque Tribune on May 27th, 1977. It was written by Howard Bryan for his column “Off the beaten path”. Today the location claims to have three ghosts, but in this original version there is only one. There is some misinformation … Read moreThe first reported ghost story at La Placita in Old Town, Albuquerque
Over the years I have been to the St. James Hotel at least two dozen times investigating the paranormal claims there. These are photos taken during one such trip back in 2004.Old friends, old memories and we still didn’t find anything paranormal. Along with these pictures was a primitive script. It appears that we were … Read morePhotos taken in 2004 at the St. James Hotel
The 148-acre property known as “Rancho de Los Luceros” is located northeast of the town of Alcalde, New Mexico. It was added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1983, and listed in the State Register of Cultural Properties in 1970. Rancho de Los Luceros was the home of Santiago Lucero in 1757, and … Read moreLos Luceros Photo Gallery
In 2001, my team went to Fort Craig to investigate several paranormal claims that had been reported by the caretakers of the historic site. After hearing their accounts, my co-investigator, Bob, remarked that the described phenomenon was typical of a graveyard that had been desecrated. He was told that it was simply not possible, because … Read moreGrave robbers desecrate and loot Fort Craig, N.M., cemetery (Bob was right)
In 2009, I was approached by Joey who wanted to scare his co-star Stevo on the Halloween episode of URock Albuquerque. I was doing a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation that year so he agreed to promote the fundraiser in exchange for helping him scare Stevo on the show. The KiMO theater itself … Read moreU-Rock Albuquerque, The Haunted KiMO Theater
First of all, and most importantly, T.J. Wright did not die at the St. James Hotel as the legends have suggested. While the 1880 census does show that he was there, the 1920 census show him to be in Albuquerque, way after the date of his supposed demise in Cimarron. The first three articles are … Read moreWhy T.J. Wright (the ghost of room 18) cannot be haunting the St. James hotel.
The Whittlesey House was designed by architect Charles Whittlesey and built on his family’s property in 1903 on the western edge of Albuquerque’s Highlands. It is a three-story frame structure that was designed after a Norwegian villa. Low pitch roofs with exposed log fronting, rough logcut façades and a wide porch surrounding its eastern rooms … Read moreThe history of the Albuquerque Press Club
I was recently interviewed by Nick Pappas for his blog. Check out the story on his website below. https://nickpappasbooks.com/for-some-dawson-a-ghost-town-in-more-ways-than-one/
In this memoir I talk about the history and ghost stories of Dawson cemetery in Northern New Mexico, The video is composed of footage shot in the summer of 2000 during my first trip to the graveyard.
This is a rather old video that show a previous owner of the St, James Hotel giving a tour of the property.
Being one of the first people to go inside the infamous room 18 at the St. James hotel, I describe what the room was like and talk about the first EVP session conducted there. The results are very interesting.
Memoirs of a ghost hunter, episode 2. A video tour of the hotel before renovations.
A good video by Killhut 702 on the ghost town of Kelly.
A really great video of the Kuhn Hotel in Belen, NM. The owner gave these guys a personal tour.
The information presented here is from the Valencia County Newspaper in an article called La Historia del Rio Abajo The Kuhn Hotel: An Endangered Historic Property, Story by Richard Melzer, guest columnist and Jim Sloan. Early maps of Belen show the property where the hotel stands was once used for very different purposes. About the … Read moreKuhn Hotel, Belen, NM (History)
On occasion, the dolls in the china closet at the entrance to the Church Street Cafe move. Some turn around. Some shift in place. A few press their faces against the glass. Only one person has a key to the display case, but restaurant owner Marie Coleman doesn’t touch the dolls except to put them … Read moreChurch Street Cafe, Albuquerque, NM (Ghost Stories)
A ghost that is claimed to have been seen in the hotel is that of a man wearing 1800’s clothing running across the Plazuela Restaurant. Both guests and staff alike have reported the sight of a ghostly figure that walks to the center of the room and then seemingly jumps into the floor and disappears. … Read moreDebunking the “jumping” ghost at the La Fonda Hotel