Two stories from the archives of About Facts my former site. A Supposedly Haunted Cemetery and Joan Crawford’s Strange Death In Kansas is a little cemetery named Stull Cemetery, or as the residents call it, The Seventh Gateway To Hell! Stull is about 18 miles from Lawrence Kansas. Supposedly a portal to hell exists in the ruins of an old church there. The stairway cannot be seen, except on certain nights. It appears behind the church and all those who dare to start to descend it are dragged down to the bottomless pit of hell, or so they say. The town of Stull, where the cemetery resides has a population of less than 20. The cemetery is located on Emmanuel Hill, where supposedly, paranormal events have been occurring for many years. It is asserted that this cemetery is one of the two places on earth where the devil appears twice a year. People claimed unexplained memory loss after visiting the cemetery and one student said he was grabbed by the arm by an unseen being. On March 20, 1978 over 150 people waited in the cemetery for the appearance by the devil but were disappointed. They must have had the wrong night. Joan Crawford (March 23, 1906 - May 10, 1977) Many of you out there may be too young to know who Joan Crawford was. She was one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood and appeared in 81 movies. She had also become the director of the Pepsi Cola Company. She supposedly died by taking her own life, or did she? No autopsy was performed! Before we look at the strange events in Joan's life let’s look a little at her upbringing. She was born as Lucille Fay LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas in 1906. She lived in a house on the wrong side of the tracks and was raised by her mother since her father had left early on. It is said that she always gave a different address when asked where she was born, one that was on the right side of the tracks. The family faced financial hardships. She had several step fathers and rumor states that her mother favored her brother over her. She was sent to convent school and later to Rockingham Academy. She finally entered college but had to drop out due to financial reasons. She became a dancer and moved to New York City where a Hollywood agent saw her. She went to Hollywood and began to appear in motion pictures. Her parts became bigger and bigger and she became a star. She married Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in 1929. She married Franchot Tone in 1935. She wasn't able to have children but she adopted a baby girl in 1939 named Christina, later in 1943 she adopted a boy named Christopher and in 1947 two girls named Cindy and Cathy. In 1940 Joan was also a spokeswoman for RC Cola. In 1942 she married Philip Terry and had a very short marriage. In 1955 she married Alfred Steele, Board Chairman of Pepsi Cola, four years later he died. In 1970 her last film was released. In her remaining years she became more reclusive. When her will was read after her death it was learned that Christopher and Christina were to be disinherited. Was she a troubled person? I gave you these facts to prepare you so you can form an opinion on what we are about to talk about next. Some people have said that they believe Joan Crawford might have been possessed by evil spirits. What could they possibly base this opinion on? Well, it seems the ghostly presence of children were often seen and heard in the Crawford home. It is also said that Christina Crawford had also seen and heard these children in her childhood. It got so bad that Joan arranged for an exorcist to cleanse the home. The house was exorcised, but to no avail. Some report that Christina was told by her dying mother not to ask for God's help for her. This ghostly presence did not end with the Crawfords. The house has been exorcised several times by several owners but still the ghosts remain. But ghosts were only part of the problem. The other part was the mysterious fires that continually break out in the house. The fires break out in the wall behind where Joan Crawford's bed was. The fire department spent days investigating them but could not account for why they happened. People say an evil presence permeates the home and in fact one owner ran out screaming. So, draw your own conclusions, but you have to admit this is all very strange.
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