I paid $1.6 million for the Lizzie Borden House. I wasn't prepared for what I found inside.
Source: Business Insider ·
Lance Zaal bought the Lizzie Borden House for $1.6 million. He says the property's condition was scarier than its haunted reputation.
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Lance Zaal owns several properties in the US.Courtesy of Lance ZaalLance Zaal lives in the LaLaurie Mansion, a reportedly haunted property in New Orleans.His foray into ghostly properties began when he purchased the Lizzie Borden house in 2021.He wants these properties to highlight history, not just the paranormal, he says.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lance Zaal, president of US Ghost Adventures. Zaal was the subject of a recent Business Insider story. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I heard that the Lizzie Borden House was for sale in 2021, I was immediately fascinated. Most people know the famous nursery rhyme: "Lizzie Borden took an axe…"But few know the history of the home where the crime occurred. They don't realize that the 1892 case was one of the earliest and most widespread use of crime scene photos. Or that Lizzie was tried by an all-male jury and quickly acquitted, with the case still unsolved.When I took over the property, those…
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