Oct 6, 2021
Built in 1990, the Harvey Public Library is sitting on a secret. But shh! What is it? Before the library was erected, the gruesome murder of Sophia Schmidt Eberlein took place on its grounds. Now her spirit haunts the library causing mischief and mayhem.
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Episode Transcript: Available below the sources in the show notes
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