ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On this haunted episode of Aventura, KRQE News 13’s Chad Brummett delves into the macabre, looking at many famous haunted locations located all around the 47th state.
Chad starts in Las Vegas, New Mexico, at the historic Plaza Hotel. Opened in 1882, this building was the crown jewel of the city. This hotel saw its fair share of guests, with many being big-time celebrities or political figures such as Theodor Roosevelt and Billy the Kid. Room 310 is supposedly haunted by the ghost of the hotel’s former owner, Byron T. Mills.
The next stop on Chad’s journey finds him in Cimarron, New Mexico, at the St. James Hotel. This 19th-century building was the brainchild of westward Frenchman Henry Lambert. Lambert bought the property in 1870 as a small parlor. He grew it into a hotel slowly but surely before becoming the St. James hotel. The hotel became a hotspot for many famous wild west figures, which caused the hotel to have a history that was violent and untamed. Resulting from this, the hotel is said to have many different spirits within its walls…