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Morbidology

301: Jeanine Grinsell & Laurie McKenna

Morbidology

Morbidology

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In the 1980s, Carolands Mansion sat abandoned in the hills of Hillsborough, California. Once a grand estate commissioned by the heiress to the Pullman railway fortune, it had since become a haunted house of sorts. But in 1985, something inside its decaying walls proved that monsters are all too real.

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I'm Nestled atop the rolling hills of Hills of Hillsver, California, Carolyn's mansion was

1:26.6

filled to be nothing short of extraordinary.

1:29.7

Commissioned in 1914 by Harriet Pullman, Carolyn, heiress to the Pullman Railway Fortune,

1:34.9

it was a $4 million, architectural masterpiece, designed to rival the grandest estates of Europe.

1:42.2

Inspired by French Chateau, the 65-room mansion boasted 12 bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, and sprawling

1:48.3

servant quarters, all wrapped in an air of luxury that few could ever hope to attain.

1:54.2

A sweeping staircase led to a grand ballroom, where the elite once waltzed beneath glittering

1:59.6

chandeliers.

2:01.3

Intricate woodwork and ornate detailing adorned every corner,

2:04.8

reinforcing its reputation as one of the most opulent homes in America.

2:09.8

But despite its splendour, Carolins was not immune to the passage of time.

2:14.9

The estate changed hands repeatedly,

2:17.2

its grandeur fading as decades wore on. By the mid-1970s,

2:21.7

it stood abandoned, too expensive to restore, too iconic to demolish. A state landmark protected by

2:28.6

security guards, it became a haunting relic of a bygone era. Then in 1985, whispers spread among local teenagers.

2:37.0

Carolins wasn't as impenetrable as it seemed.

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