West — Media reported filings

Media-reported hauntings in California

6 California dossiers arrived through the press — a newspaper, a broadcast or an established publication that carried the story. The reporting is real, and the file says where it ran; what the reporting reported remains a claim, filed as such.

6 dossiers0 counties covered83% open to visitorsRacetrack Playa — deepest file

Also filed media reported:West Virginia16 Texas11 Pennsylvania10 Virginia10 Kentucky9 Alaska8 Mississippi8 Massachusetts7

Other California shelves:local folklore44 documented legends33 anecdotal reports23 investigation claims5 internet rumors5 disputed files4

Playa

Medium

Racetrack Playa

Furnace Creek, California

Moving stones with observed natural mechanisms.

2 claims→

Hospital

Medium

DeWitt State Hospital

Auburn, California

The WWII-era hospital where hundreds of patients were sterilized—and where the truth was hidden.

2 claims→

Ranch Site

Medium

Spahn Ranch site

Chatsworth, California

The movie ranch where the Manson Family lived.

1 claim→

Hotel Site

Medium

Ambassador Hotel site

Los Angeles, California

The Cocoanut Grove and the pantry where RFK was shot—demolished 2006.

1 claim→

Museum

Medium

Museum of Death

Los Angeles, California

The Hollywood museum of serial-killer art, autopsy photos and execution artifacts.

1 claim→

Site

Medium

Church of Satan / "Black House" site

San Francisco, California

Anton LaVey’s 6114 California Street—the Church’s founding house, demolished 2001.

1 claim→

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Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive