Houses with Noted Residents and Other Famous Homes
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2876 Albert St S. trending_up
Regina, SK, CA
Thatcher Murder: JoAnn Thatcher Wilson was repeatedly stabbed and beaten with a cleaver-like object in the detached garage. JoAnn's exhusband and Canadian politician, Colin Thatcher, was convicted of the murder.
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671 Lincoln Ave trending_up
Winnetka, IL, US
The McCallister House from the Movie "Home Alone": In the suburbs of Chicago, exists this beautiful 4,250-square-foot Georgian style home that was made famous by the 1990 film "Home Alone" directed by Chris Columbus and written by John Hughes. The home was bought in 1988 for $875,000 and then listed over 20 years later in 2011 with a $2.4 million asking price. The property eventually sold in 2012 for $1.6 million. Fun fact for Home Alone fans - Old Man Marley's house, next door to the McCallis…
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6531 N. Pontatoc Rd
Tucson, AZ, US
At approximately 11:55 p.m., deputies responded to a check welfare call at the home. When deputies arrived on the scene, they found the 78-year-old Peirce, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The body of 51-year-old Zhang Peirce was found in the residence. Hayford Peirce (January 7, 1942 – November 19, 2020) was an American writer of science fiction, mysteries, and spy thrillers. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy and received his BA from Harvard College.[citation needed] He wrote numerous s…
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2536 Douglas Woods Link S.E.
Calgary, AB, CA
Property was used as a marijuana grow operation. Residence listed by the RCMP as a grow op site. During the 2015 Renovation the house was fully remediated and inspected by a city official. This means the house was brought down to the bones and inspected and rebuilt and then inspected again. There is also no article or proof of any kind that a death happened in the residence. Good wholesome people living there now :)
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657 Boulevard
Westfield, NJ, US
Family buys home and begins receiving creepy letters from the "Watcher": Three days after purchasing this home, Derek and Maria Broaddus reported that their family began receiveing a series of eerie letters from someone who claimed to be 'the watcher'. The Watcher claimed that his grandfather watched the house in the 1920, his father watched the house in the 1960s and that it was now his time to watch it. The Broaddus' immediately vacated the home and launched a lawsuit against the previous ho…
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7900 Columbus Rd N.E.
Louisville, OH, US
"It is an abandoned asylum in Louisville Ohio. It was used to institutionalize many individuals with many issues mentally and physically, but is known for not just that but for the Tuberculosis treatments it specialized in. Molly Stark was built in 1930’s but then was closed down in 1950. The hospital was sold for 5 dollars to the state, because of all of the repairs needed. I have heard that often times the nurses would take the children who were infected with TB and wrap them up in blankets …
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233 Edenbridge Dr
Toronto, ON, CA
Police called to home for Domestic Dispute: Early Christmas morning, police were called to the home of Mayor Rob Ford about a reported domestic dispute Police Called In For Assault and Death Treats : In March 2008, Ford, then still a councillor, called 911 after a conflict with Renata. Ford said she was acting “irrational.” He left their home with the couple’s children. Police later charged him with assault and uttering a death threat.
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7244 Prairie Ave S.
Chicago, IL, US
Al Capone (Gangster) lived here. The mobster lived in the home when he first moved from New York.
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250 Delfern Dr
Los Angeles, CA, US
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, famous mobster, who created an empire of bootlegging and gambling, and began one of the first organized hit companies "Murder, Inc." built this house for his wife and children, but never lived in it.
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2100 North Lincoln Park W.
Chicago, IL, US
George "Bugs" Moran (Gangster) lived here. Capone's biggest rival and the other man responsible for much of the heyday of Prohibition crime, George "Bugs" Moran preferred to live in a hotel suite. Back then, this address was Parkway Hotel. It has since been converted to Pierre Condominiums.
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7017 South Clyde Ave
Chicago, IL, US
Johnny Torrio lived here. Johnny Torrio was an Italian-American mobster who is credited with beginning the Chicago gangster scene in the early 1920s.
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1000 Belleforte Ave
Oak Park, IL, US
Frank Rio lived here. Frank Rio was a gangster closely tied to Capone, and he's believed to be the person who carried out the Valentine's Day Massacre.
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295 Lorne Greene Way
Ottawa, ON, CA
Long time cottage and briefly permanent home of actor Lorne Green's parents, Daniel and Dora Green.
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1428 N. Genesee Ave
Los Angeles, CA, US
Nightmare on Elm Street House: For horror movie buffs, you might recognize this house from Wes Craven's "Nightmare on Elm Street" - the place where fictional character, Freddy Krueger, haunted dreams. The fictional address of the house that appears in the film is 1428 Elm Street in Springwood, Ohio- as opposed to its actual location in Los Angeles.
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615 Louisiana St
Houston, TX, US
On Christmas Day 1954, his life was cut tragically short when he shot himself in the head accidentally (some accounts say he was playing Russian Roulette) at Houston's City Auditorium, in Houston, Texas. He was only 25 years old when he died. recorded the hit songs "Cross My Heart," "Please Forgive Me," "The Clock," "Yes, Baby." and "Never Let Me Go". Native of Memphis, TN and buried in New Park Cemetery.
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1810 Cedar St
Durham, NC, US
American novelist Michael Peterson, who was featured on the true crime documentary titled The Staircase (released with new episodes by Netflix in 2018), lived at 1810 Cedar Street in Durham, North Carolina together with his wife Kathleen Peterson starting in 1992. This is the house where Michael Peterson claimed to have found his wife dead at the bottom of the staircase on December 9, 2001. Although Michael Peterson was the one who called 911 to report the incident, Peterson was accused of bein…
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9051 Iron Cactus Ave
Las Vegas, NV, US
Instagram model Esmeralda Gonzalez vanished in late May, according to police. Gonzalez had more than 300,000 followers on Instagram and lived about one-tenth of a mile from Prestipino. Her brother reported her missing May 31 after he had not seen her for a week, and after he found the lights inside her home still on with the front door unlocked. “The house appeared ransacked,” Weckerly wrote. Gonzalez suffered from mental illness and did not have her cellphone or key fob with her. Neighbors h…
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32 Carrick Ave
Hamilton, ON, CA
Mummified baby found in attic. Was home to convicted murderer, Evelyn Dick. During her trial for the murder of her husband, John Dick, the mummified remains of a baby boy were found in the attic of this home. Evelyn Dick (Murderer) lived here. Evelyn Dick is my great aunt, This was her residents when married. I lived at 20 Carrick, and I knew the lady who lived across the street from 32 Carrick. They tore down their ole dilapidated garage and redid the whole back yard. They showed me a bone th…
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662 Broadview Ave
Toronto, ON, CA
Death site of Anderson Ruffin Abbott, the first Canadian-born man of Black heritage to become a licensed physician. Abbott worked as one of eight black surgeons during the American Civil War. His skills in both the operating theatre and in social circles made him a popular figure in the Washington D.C.’s social scene. He enjoyed a close relationship with President Lincoln. When Lincoln was mortally wounded, Abbot was in attendance at his deathbed. Abbott returned to Canada in 1866 where establ…
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46 Lower Belgrave St
London, England, GB
On November 7, 1974, Sandra Rivett went downstairs to the basement kitchen of this six-story London townhouse to make tea for her employer, Lady Veronica Lucan and never returned. The nanny was found bludgeoned to death in the cellar, supposedly by Lord Lucan – who disappeared without a trace. To this day, the house remains occupied with house values on the road reaching up to £5 million.
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1822 Camino Palmero St
Los Angeles, CA, US
Ari Gold's House in "Entourage": This property was home of Ari Gold from HBO's Entourage, a residence also once owned by Ozzie and Harriet Nelson. Ari Gold "Entourage" Home for Sale: The home of Ari Gold from HBO's Entourage, a residence also once owned by Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, has just been listed for $4.995 million. Ozzie Nelson (Actor) lived here. Harriet Nelson (Actress) lived here.
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4401 N. Illinois St
Indianapolis, IN, US
Kurt Vonnegut's Childhood Home For Sale: The childhood home of famous writer Kurt Vonnegut, is on the market for $899,000. This 5,907 square foot home still has Kurt's child sized hand imprints in the 1920's poured concrete, as well as the initials 'k' and 'v' in a stained glass window. Kurt Vonnegut (Writer) lived here.
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1 W. 72nd St
New York, NY, US
Lauren Bacall's Exclusive NYC Apartment on the Market for $26 Million: Lauren Bacall's longtime New York City residence — in the exclusive Dakota building — is up for grabs…
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8787 Shoreham Dr
West Hollywood, CA, US
Shoreham Towers has a long list of celebrity history, including some dark secrets. David Lee Roth and Neil Sedaka are among the celebrity residents of the building, as well as Humphrey Bogart and his wife, Mayo Methot. On May 18, 1995, the ballet star and actor Alexander Godunov, who became well-known in the Soviet Union for his role playing Vronsky in Anna Karenina, died in his condo at Shoreham Tower due to alcohol abuse. A nurse who had not heard from him since May 8 went to his home at th…
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