Episode 84 Mysteries and Murders at the Magnolia Hotel

Southern Mysteries Podcast

Shannon Ballard

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 918 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The Magnolia Hotel in Seguin, Texas is one of the most haunted hotels in the state. 13 spirits are attached to the hotel including Emma Voelcker, a 12 year old girl whose alleged killer stayed at the hotel the night of her murder. See photos and sources for this episode in the show notes at southernmysteries.com Support The ShowHear the Southern Mysteries show archive and immediately access exclusive content when you become a patron of the show. Join now at patreon.com/southernmysteries ConnectWebsiteTwitterFacebook Music Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use. Alone and Shadowlands by Purple Planet Music https://www.purple-planet.com/ Licensed under Creative Commons. Ambient, Drone in D, Anguish, Dreams Become Real, Dark Times and Ossuary 6 by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: http://incompetech.com/. Wandering by Lee Rosevere. Licensed under Creative Commons.

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0:00.0	Imagine you're at home. You feel safe, secure. Suddenly, someone comes in and starts tearing the place apart.
0:17.0	They're making changes.
0:19.0	Tearing apart all you've known for years. It would be unsettling and you'd probably want to defend
0:26.9	yourself from the disturbance. Drive those people away. In March 2013, the Magnolia Hotel on the corner of Crockett and Donegan
0:36.8	streets in Seguin, Texas, was purchased by a local historian. The Magnolia
0:42.2	was one of the most endangered properties in the state
0:44.7	of Texas and she and her husband wanted to save it, restore the frontier hotel, and open it
0:51.6	again. But as restoration began, contract hotel and
0:53.4	as restoration began contractors were interrupted and in some cases walked away from the job
0:59.3	because things just got too weird and they didn't feel safe.
1:06.5	The new honors learned that at least 13 spirits
1:09.1	are associated with the Magnolia Hotel.
1:18.0	Some attached to historical events, others to violent crimes, including the murder of a 12-year-old girl.
1:21.0	It seems the restoration stirred up the energy of those who lived in
1:26.3	the hotel undisturbed for decades and when you hear their stories you understand why some people believe it may have been better to let the dust settle and leave that hotel alone.
1:42.0	Welcome to Southern Mysteries, exploring history and mysteries of the American South.
1:48.0	I'm your host, Shannon Ballard,
1:51.0	and this is the mystery of the Magnolia Hotel and the murder of Emma Volker.
1:56.4	New Brunful's Texas near San Antonio was the first colony of German immigrants in the state.
2:06.0	Established by Prince Carl of Psalms Brunfels, hundreds of settlers began migrating to the area in the spring of 1845.
2:15.0	They built a fort, homes, and planted crops.
2:19.0	By that summer, nearly 400 settlers called the community of New Brunful's home.
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