EP 42 - The Haunted Mansions of Newport | Newport, RI

Hometown Ghost Stories

Places & Travel, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2022

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Newport Rhode Island is known for its haunted history, and it's sprawling gilded age mansions. Tonight, we dive into the history of the Belcourt Castle, the Breakers Mansion and the Rough Point Mansion... where the richest woman in America may have gotten away with murder. Become a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesJoin the Discord!https://discord.gg/TYngGQgE33'Homicide at Rough Point' by Peter Lance - https://www.amazon.com/Homicide-Rough-Point-Peter-Lance/dp/0996285598Peter Lance: http://peterlance.com/wordpress/Follow on twitter: http://twitter.com/htghoststoriesFollow on instagram: http://instagram.com/hometownghoststoriesHosted by: Rob Coakley, Jesse Wilkins and Dave WilkinsNarrated by Jesse WilkinsMusic by: Jesse Wilkins and Kashar http://twitter.com/kingcoakleyhttp://twitter.com/jessecwilkinshttp://twitter.com/davewilkins12Catch the Live Stream on twitch as well: http://twitch.tv/idoubletakeBelcourt Castle Photo / Video Credit: https://www.instagram.com/belcourtofnewport/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hometown Ghost Stories contains serious and often distressing events and is not intended for all audiences.
0:07.4	Listener discretion is advised.
0:09.9	This week on Hometown Ghost Stories, Newport, Rhode Island is known for its haunted history and its sprawling, gilded-aged mansions.
0:18.8	On this episode, we dive into the history of the Bellcourt Castle, the Breakers Mansion,
0:24.5	and Rough Point Mansion, where the richest woman in America may have gotten away with murder.
0:30.7	This is episode number 42 of hometown ghost stories, the haunted mansions of Newport, Rhode Island.
1:00.4	Music stories, the haunted mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, 2020.
1:06.2	Shirley ran through in her head everything she was supposed to do before leaving for the night.
1:12.6	She cursed herself for not taking notes when Mrs. Clark explained it to her earlier in the day.
1:19.1	It was her first night closing up shop at the Rough Point Mansion, and she arrogantly made mental notes rather than writing everything down.
1:21.9	"'I think I just shut off the lights and lock up,' she said out loud.
1:26.4	The echo of her voice bounced around the immense foyer,
1:30.7	sending a chill down her spine. The building gave her the creeps during the day, never mind alone
1:36.7	at night. She stepped out into the night air, pulling shut the colossal wooden door behind her
1:43.4	and locking it. She thought about how quirky
1:46.7	Miss Clark and the rest of the staff were. She liked them, but they were definitely a unique
1:52.3	cast of characters. Not in an alarming way, but just the little things, like how particular
1:58.8	they were about seemingly pointless things. The chairs
2:02.7	had to be pushed in, but not touching the table. Hand towels had to be folded a particular way.
2:09.4	Oh, and you have to say good night to Doris before leaving for the night. Definitely didn't do that.
2:17.1	Oops, Shirley chuckled to herself. She reached into her pocketbook for her... leaving for the night. Definitely didn't do that. Oops.
2:19.3	Shirley chuckled to herself.
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