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100 Years of Mystery at the Winchester House in San Jose

Ericka Cruz GuevarraAlan MontecilloMaria Esquinca
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An ornately decorated Victorian dining room with a table in the center. Around the table are seating 4 fake ghosts, covered in white sheets. There are two large candelabras on the table as well as a fake dinner.
The Winchester Mystery House holds a special All Hallows Eve event in October 2021, where they really lean into the idea of the house being haunted.  (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

To understand the Winchester Mystery House – and how it came to be – you have to understand the woman behind it. KQED’s Boo Curious (also known as Bay Curious) takes us inside to do just that. 


This episode of Boo Curious first published Oct. 5, 2023

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