Have you ever thought about building a house like a maze to confuse spirits that were haunting you? That is exactly what Sarah Winchester did after she was left a large inheritance from her husband. But not only was she left an inheritance, her husband’s family were the owners and builders of Winchester Rifles. Sarah was warned from a medium that the spirits who were killed by these rifles would haunt her until the day she died. So she moved to California and built a maze for a house.

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