The Pandemonium Witches: Murders, Mystery, and Mayhem · TPW3MPodcast

S1.E103 - T is for Texas (again): Revisiting Haunted Highways and True Crime Tales

·1 hr 14 min·4 clips

The Jefferson Palace Hotel has the Mill Children, a vanishing man, and a haunted bride tied to Room 19.

1. The Pandemonium Witches revisit Texas with haunted highways, historic hotels, and ghost stories across the state. 2. Kat, Rachel, Emily, and Meg host the show, and their banter frames the route as part road trip, part true-crime, part paranormal tour. 3. The episode asks what makes Texas feel haunted, then answers it by linking local landmarks, violent history, and oral legend. 4. The Devil's Backbone is introduced as Ranch Roads 12 and 32 through San Marcos, Wimberley, Blanco, and Hill County. 5. The hosts describe its Edwardes Plateau scenery, limestone ridges, and cultural mix of English, Spanish, and German influence. 6. They also repeat stories of Confederate soldiers on horseback, Spanish monks, Native American spirits, and a wolf apparition. 7. The Faust Hotel in New Braunfels is presented as a 1929 property first called the Traveler's Hotel. 8. The hotel was built on land donated by Senator Joseph Faust and later renamed in his honor in 1936. 9. Guests report a faceless woman, a young girl tied to a 1920s fire, footsteps, doors opening, and objects moving. 10. Hendley Row in Galveston is identified as the oldest remaining commercial building in the city, built between 1855 and 1859. 11. The hosts connect the building to the 1900 hurricane and to reports of shadowy figures, whispers, and children said to be victims of the storm. 12. Hell's Gate in Lubbock is described as a 1910 railroad trestle near Lubbock Cemetery on the South Plains Railroad line. 13. The story includes rumors of a train robbery murder, a suicide legend, and 1970s satanic-ritual rumors. 14. The bridge now has chain-link fencing topped with razor wire because people kept trespassing on the structure. 15. The Jefferson Hotel in Jefferson begins as a cotton warehouse, then becomes a funeral home, roller rink, brothel, speakeasy, and hotel. 16. The current owners Jeremy and Pam Jones restore it around 2020 and preserve the haunted reputation under the name Jefferson Palace Hotel. 17. Reported figures there include the Mill Children, a vanishing man, and a haunted bride associated with Room 19. 18. The tone stays chatty and unruly, with side conversations about muumuus, lotion, ice makers, and drinking tumblers between location segments. 19. Listeners who like Texas ghost stories, roadside legends, and historic hotels. 20. Listeners who want a tightly structured, spoiler-free true-crime narrative.

Listen to the show on

Apple Podcasts Spotify

Play clips from this episode More from The Pandemonium Witches: Murders, Mystery, and Mayhem