Posted in Tennessee
June 30, 2016
This Mansion In Tennessee Has A Dark And Evil History That Will Never Be Forgotten
Frightmare Manor is located in East Tennessee, known for its terrifying haunted house scene every fall, as well as an illustrious (and tasty!) history as a restaurant. Did you know, however, that it was once the location of a brutal familial killing? Yep. It’s a real thing. Many like to brush the eerie story under the rug, and it’s hard to find a ton of information on Jeremiah Lexer and the death of his family – it was covered up fairly intensely at the time of the gruesome event, aka 1902, for political reasons.
Well, it’s comin’ to light now. Read on – and get VERY creeped out.
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The house doesn't look terrifying from here, right? Of course it doesn't. Wood and nails and bit of dry wall doesn't make for a scary story. But people, they do. They make places VERY scary. Which is why the Lexer Plantation is such an eerie spot.
Jeremiah Lexer was born in 1826, building a life as an upstanding member of Talbott and fathering a fairly extensive family. He was influential in the establishment of Hamblen County, which is why many believe his crimes were so intensely covered up.
On July 5, 1902, Lexer went on a brutal killing spree, murdering the whole of his family with an ax, then throwing himself out the second story window. When the sheriff came to take a look at the property, they were shocked to find THIRTY bodies in various states of decomposition on the property.
There had been reports of missing folk in Hamblen County, but the community thought the lost had fallen prey to the dangerous mountain area. Many believe the bodies found on the property belonged to the missing.
The political cover-up was so thorough that the Lexer files were only released in 1987. In 1902 Hamblen County was still trying to populate the county, and they didn't want to turn people away from their darling community due to the workings of Lexer. Psychologists state that Lexer was the victim of undiagnosed bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, giving way to the horrific crimes.
Check out a bit more on the haunted mansion, below:
Would you visit?! Because we’re kind of scared…
