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Ladell Allen poisoned herself with mercury cyanide in her bedroom during her mother's Christmas party in 1948 after an affair with a married man fell apart, and died in hospital on Jan. 2, 1949. Her mother kept the room sealed for decades. The owners later found her letters under the attic floorboards and say she haunts the room. Source: KATV, 2019. Sources differ on details: KATV gives her age as 45 and more than 50 letters, while Monticello Live gives her dates as March 22, 1894 – January 2, 1949 (age 54) and over 80 letters (Monticello Live).
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
Joe Lee Allen commissioned Sylvester Hotchkiss to design the house in 1906. Mark and Rebecca Spencer moved in in 2007 and began renovating it (KATV, 2019).
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Public access
Closed to the public KKYR reported in March 2024 that tours ended because the house is a private residence again; a seasonal Nightmare Maze runs behind the house (KKYR, 2024). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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