Though its got a spooky reputation, the scariest part of this opulent manor just the history of its most notorious occupant: a wicked doctor with a dangerous secret practice who seems to be a magnet for violence. This week’s episode is The Haunted Hahn Mansion - Part 1.
SOURCES
10 Most Haunted Places in Spokane, WA, Haunted Rooms: https://www.hauntedrooms.com/washington/spokane/haunted-places
7 Disturbing Spokane Spots to Avoid This Halloween, KING 5: https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/places/hidden-spokane/7-disturbing-spokane-spots-to-avoid-this-halloween/293-159370853
Charge is Filed in Spokane Bayonet Slaying, The Daily Herald, Everett, WA (17 Aug 1946), Newspapers.com (subscription required)
Dr. Rudolph Hahn Held By Police, Denies Slaying, Spokane Chronicle, Spokane, WA (03 May 1940), Newspapers.com (subscription required)
Ex-Convict is Sought By Police, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA (11 Dec 1964), Newspapers.com (subscription required)
FBI Snares Hahn Murder Suspect, Spokane Chronicle, Spokane, WA (21 Jun 1947), Newspapers.com (subscription required)
Frenchy Visger Held in San Francisco for Spokane Murder, Spokane Chronicle, Spokane, WA (21 Jun 1947), Newspapers.com (subscription required)
Haunted Hahn House: Frightening Facts vs. Fiction, KREM: https://www.krem.com/article/features/haunted-hahn-house/293-609721186
Haunted Spokane: The Wilbur-Hahn Mansion, KISS 98.1: https://kiss981.iheart.com/alternate/amp/2018-01-17-haunted-spokane-the-wilbur-hahn-mansion/
'He was the giant of his time': Remembering famed Spokane historian Tony Bamonte, KREM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IHweJdA_y8
Historic Property Report: Wilbur, Ralston and Sarah House, Spokane Historic Preservation Office: https://www.historicspokane.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Wilbur-Hahn-House.pdf
Prosecutor Declares D.F. Visger Wanted As Hahn Slayer, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA (16 Aug 1946), Newspapers.com (subscription required)
Suicide Verdict in Hahn Death, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA (07 May 1940), Newspapers.com (subscription required)
Wilbur-Hahn House, Historic Properties of Spokane: https://properties.historicspokane.org/property/?PropertyID=1973
Wilbur, Ralston & Sarah, House: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Spokane Historic Preservation Office: https://www.historicspokane.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Wilbur-Hahn-NR-Nomination.pdf
