San Francisco is an old soul. With such an long history, there are of course skeletons in our closets and ghosts in our midst.
And being in such a gorgeous place may mean that some spirits delay crossing over, choosing to hang around just a little bit longer. (We get it—we don't want to leave either.) Halloween is coming, so get spooked with a look at some local haunted places.
Sunnyvale Toys “R” Us
A ghost roams the aisles of a Toys "R" Us in Sunnyvale. The locale, in the 1800s was Martin Murphy's ranch, where Johnny/Yonny/Johan Johnson worked as a preacher and farm hand. Johnny was in love with Martin's daughter Elizabeth, who in turn, was in love with another. After Johnny accidentally killed himself with ax while chopping wood (one news clipping says he accidentally hacked his leg, while another says he was found dead in the orchard with an ax wound in his neck), he continued to haunt the place, looking for Elizabeth. He is known to playfully move toys around, call people's names, and turn the water on in the women's bathroom. The photo above allegedly shows his ghost, standing against the wall, during a seance by psychic Sylvia Browne.
