About this episode

This episode explores the haunted history of Middletown, Connecticut, including notable locations and events.

Middletown is located in the state of Connecticut and was once a prosperous port. Wesleyan University is here and it has a couple of haunted locations, including the historic Samuel Russell House. There are several other haunted locations in the town and an awful murder has left behind spiritual residue. Join us for the history and hauntings of Middletown. This Month in History features the birth of Peter Paul Rubens. Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com Show notes can be found here: https://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2026/06/hgb-ep-643-haunted-middletown.html Become an Executive Producer: http://patreon.com/historygoesbump Music used in this episode: Main Theme: Creepy Carnival Theme Created and produced by History Goes Bump Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (This Month in History) "In Your Arms" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: The Backrooms Music Vol. 29 Produced by Sascha Ende Link: https://ende.app/en/song/13720-the-backrooms-music-vol-29 Video by Jacques Barrette from Pixabay

People in this episode

Host: Diane Student

Topics covered

• haunted locations
• Middletown history
• spiritual residue
• Wesleyan University
• murder
• ghost stories

Keywords

• Middletown
• haunted
• Wesleyan University
• Samuel Russell House
• spiritual residue
• Peter Paul Rubens
• murder

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wesleyan University

Places: Middletown, Connecticut, Samuel Russell House

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