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Author Biography
Al Hunter writes a front page story about historical figures and happenings with a ghostly twist...
Alan E. Hunter has researched, scripted and lead the Irvington Ghost Walks for the past 20 years. The tours are roughly 75 percent history and 25 percent ghost stories and folklore. These non-profit tours raise funds for the Eastside Irvington community and related charities.
Al Hunter is the author of the “Haunted Indianapolis” and co-author of the “Haunted Irvington” and “Indiana National Road” book series. His newest books are “Bumps in the Night. Stories from the Weekly View,” “Irvington Haunts. The Tour Guide,” and “The Mystery of the H.H. Holmes Collection.” Contact Al directly at Huntvault@aol.com or become a friend on Facebook.
Al Hunter’s Story Archive
The Purdue Football Team’s Halloween Train Disaster, Part 2
On Halloween of 1903, nearly 600 Purdue fans and players were traveling to Washington Park on Indy’s eastside for the Boilermaker’s annual in-state football rivalry game against Indiana University. On that frosty morning, the boisterous Boiler fans filled 14 train coaches to overflowing. The trains never arrived and the game … Read More
The Purdue Football Team’s Halloween Train Disaster, Part 1
It was Saturday, October 31, 1903. The college football season was half over as the Purdue Boilermakers geared up for their annual in-state rivalry game against Indiana University. (The Old Oaken Bucket trophy was still 20 years in the future.) The rivalry had started a dozen years before in 1891 … Read More
Bloody Mary Brown — An Irvington Tale
Fifteen years ago, Russ Simnick and I published our first book, Irvington Haunts. Haunted and Infamous Irvington. That first volume was a collection of fourteen different ghost stories gathered from the pages of Irvington’s haunted history. A few of those stories have fallen off the radar screen over the years. … Read More
Bonnie & Clyde, Part 4
There have been some changes to my “Bonnie and Clyde” story series in the years since I first wrote it. This past September, my wife and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. For our milestone anniversary we visited Las Vegas, Nevada, which is an odd choice since neither of us … Read More
Bonnie & Clyde — The Saga of the Death Car, Part 3
In Parts 1 and 2 of this article, we recalled the bloody death of outlaws Bonnie and Clyde and explored their Indiana connection. By now, you know the Barrow gang robbed a bank in the tiny community Lucerne in North Central Indiana and that Clyde was wearing a shirt made … Read More