Welcome back everyone, today we are going to New Mexico - I think, Im not 100% sure
but I think this is the last of the Southern US states - I think New Mexico is the last
one.
Just like the other states weve looked at so far, New Mexico has some mind numbingly
scary stories.
Theyre the kind of stories that no sane person would want to hear about - but you guys all
requested it - and I guess were all a little bit insane.
This ones for you guys, my name is Danny Burke and this is the Top 10 Scary New Mexico Urban
Legends.
Starting off at number 10 we have The Haunted Mansion[a].
Mansion, haunting, name a more iconic duo.
Ill wait.
This ghost story comes from the Luna mansion in Las Lunas.
It was built in 1880 by the wealthy Luna-Ortero family and it stayed in their family for the
next 90 years.
Eventually, they sold it though - at which point it was turned into a restaurant.
The new owners began to realise why the family may have sold the mansion though - when guests
first reported the hauntings - perhaps that was what drove the Luna-Ortero family out
of the property in the first place.
A female ghost is the most common story and consistently appears in accounts of this building.
They say she is wearing 1920s clothing and looks incredibly real - were talking real
as in she looks like shes flesh and bones - right there infront of you - not some sort
of spectral whisp.
The most common place shes seen is in an old rocking chair on the second floor.
Investigators have proposed the theory that she is the ghost of Josefina Ortero, a former
owner of the house who is still tending to the upkeep of the building, even in death.
She seems to have no interest to interact with the living - she simply sits, and walks,
and sits, and walks - eternally locked in the place she once called home …
Next up at number 9 we have the Ghost Lovers[b].
Legend says that the Double Eagle Restaurant in the town of Mesilla is haunted by two teenage
ghost lovers.
Their names are Armando and Inez.
Armando was the son of a wealthy family while Inez was one of the house maids.
The pair fell in love but when Armandos mother found out, she fired Inez and banished her
from the house.
The village supported their love and helped them keep their romance a secret from the
boys parents.
One day though, the Mother came home early amd found the two in Armandos bedroom.
She was so outraged she grabbd her sewing shears and stabbed Inez to death.
In the struggle, however, she stabbed her own son.
Armando died 3 days later.
His spirit joined Inezs spirit in the house which went on to become the Double Eagle Restaurant.
These days, the employees and some customers of the restaurant have told tales of their
encounters with the ghosts of Armando and Inez - the teenage ghost lovers ...
Moving on to number 8 we have La Mala Hora[c].
In English, that name is translated as The Evil Hour or The Evil One.
She is said to be a wicked spirit, an evil demon that wanders the country roads of New
Mexico at night.
She walks, and waits at crossroads, until she finds someone travelling alone - then
her time comes.
She is usually first seen as a sort of large, black lump - ever moving, ever changing shape.
It can also change size rapidly, growing larger and smaller - a disorientating sight to see.
Witnesses have likened this to a ghostly black shroud or a large black cotton ball.
Anyone who looks at The Evil One is driven insane - they are hypnotized, then paralyzed
and then when they are at their most defenceless, they are enveloped and suffocated.
The next morning, the body is found dead at the side of the road.
Locals are often reluctant to talk about all this, some only refer to it was -An Evil Thing-
… those that do talk say that The Evil One seldom appears in human form but when it does,
it appears as a wicked woman - dressed in black with long flowing hair.
Seeing her is considered to be a death omen - encountering her is said to be a sign that
the person or someone they know is going to die.
Next up at number 7 we have the Haunted KiMo Theatre[d].
This movie theatre opened in Albuquerque in 1927.
A year after its construction, Oreste Bachechi, the owner, died suddenly - leaving the theatre
to his sons.
They turned it into a success, bringing in shows to the theatre to run alongside the
movies.
Eventually though, tragedy struck.
In 1951 - a six year old boy named Bobby Darnall was killed when the boiler in the basement
exploded, demolishing part of the lobby.
Bobby had been standing on the balcony with some of his friends, suddenly he was scared
by something on the screen and ran down to the staircase to the lobby.
Just as he arrived, the boiler exploded taking Bobby and part of the lobby with it.
Legend says that Bobbys spirit has remained there ever since.
They say he's a trickster that causes problems during performances.
In order to appease him, the cast of a play will always hang doughnuts on the water pipe
that runs along the ball wall of the theatre behind the stage.
Often, the treats are gone the next morning, or if there is a doughnut left, theyll find
a little bite mark on it …
Moving on to number 6 we have the Dawson Coal Mine[e].
In 1901, the Dawson Coal mine opened and a railroad was built that linked the towns of
Dawson and Tucumcari.
The town of Dawson was born and grew, it had its own newspaper, theater, hotel, hospital
and even bowling alley.
On October 22nd 1913 - tragedy struck when an explosion in the mine killed 263 miners
plus two rescuers.
Less than 10 years later, another explosion killed 120 men.
The town didnt fall apart though, it continued on all the way until 1950.
When the mine closed in that year, the company sold the whole town - buildings and all - to
be carried off to other locations.
All that remains today is Dawsons cemetery, making it a ghost town in more than one way.
Paranormal hunters have been drawn there for the past 70.
They say theyve seen misty apparitions and glowing lights near the cemetery gravestones
- legend says the lights are the headlights of the dead miners helmets …
Moving on to number 5 now we have La Llorana[f].
Some of you may have heard me talk about this in other urban legends videos - its prevalent
across the southern US states - and New Mexico is no different.
In the New Mexico version, the weeping woman is the ghost of a mother who drowned her children.
When she fully realised what she had done, she was overcome with grief.
She would not eat and walked along the river in her white gown searching for her boys,
hoping they would come back to her.
She cried endlessly as she roamed the riverbanks and her gown became soiled and torn.
When she continued to refuse to eat, she grew thinner and appeared taller until she looked
like a walking skeleton.
There by the river, she finally died and her spirit began to walk the same route she did.
Her weeping and wailing became a curse of the night and the people who lived along the
Santa Fe river were too afraid to go out after dark.
They say she can still be seen drifting between the trees or floating on the river itself
with her long white gown spread out across the waters - and she wails, always wailing
and wailing and wailing …
Moving on to number 4 now we have The Eternal Shootout[g].
In the town of Corrales lies the Rancho de Corrales.
Its an old Spanish estate once owned by a man called Diego Montoya.
It was bought by a couple - Luis and Louisa Emberto. 5 years after their purchase, Luis
found out his wife was cheating on him.
Luis killed his wife in a fit of rage which sparked a gun battle soon after.
He was killed in the exchange and only then did the guns fall silent.
It wasnt long after the burial that locals began to hear echos of this day.
Ever since then, legend says the shootout has been going on eternally - forever unresolved
- still just as bloody and violent as the day it occurred.
People report hearing voices and seeing a woman dressed in 19th century clothing moving
through the property.
Unfortunately, the building was all but destroyed in a strange fire in 2012 - some say the legend
went with it, others say that the spirits will never leave their shootout …
Next up at number 3 we have The Haunted Insane Asylum[h].
This can be found in Alburquerques North Valley built in the 1900s.
According to local legends, the facility was once run by an evil, twisted doctor who experimented
on patients, even children.
This woul often result in their deaths.
Witnesses say these murdered patients now haunt the site and that people feel a deep
sense of opression when they are nearby.
More than that, some visitors have said the abandoned site is home to a creepy dark figure
that follows them round - the same one that has appeared in photographs over the years.
In 2014, the local sheriffs office announced plans to send extra police officers there.
They said this was because of trespassers … but other peoples have theorised that
the police may have been sent to investigate the strange goings on, and the silence since
then has been suspicious …
Moving on to number 2 we have The Childrens Hospital[i].
In 1910, Clyde and Carrie Tingley moved to New Mexico.
Over the years they set about making their dream come through of helping sick children.
The Carrie Tingley Childrens Hospital was opened in 1937 to treat children with polio.
However, new medical advancements meant that the hospital began treating children with
a wide array of medical disorders, mostly orthopedic, and including but not limited
to scoliosis, clubbed feet, cerebral palsy and spina bifida.
The pain and suffering that the children experienced there is said to have left an eternal imprint
on the hospital.
According to witnesses, you can still hear the sounds of children crying, voices, and
even a heartbeat can be heard in the empty areas.
And finally at number 1 we have The Humming[j].
The Taos hum is perhaps the most famous hum in the world.
Over the years, residents of the town of Taos have reported hearing a humming sound - a
low frequency noise with a rhythmic pulse to it.
Many people that live there say it sounds like a far away diesel engine.
Its no laughing matter either - in 1993, the citizens petitioned the American Congress
to investigate the source of the humming.
A report found that most hearers initially experience a hum with an abrupt beginning,
as if some device had been switched on.
They said it caused dizziness, insomnia, disorientation, pressure on the ears, headaches and even nosebleeds.
Many of them thought that there was some sort of connection between the humming and the
US government - they thought they were hearing the sound of a covert military or naval operation.
Although Taos has become the focus for the humming research, its actually become a worldwide
phenomenon.
Take a look at the full story and see if you have any good theories ...