Hunted & Haunted

Kori T

Welcome to Hunted & Haunted, a podcast exploring the darker corners of true crime and the paranormal — but never in the same episode. I’m Kori. Sometimes I’m here on my own. Sometimes with my husband or a guest host joins us. On some nights, we follow the hunted: the crimes, the mysteries, the stories that refuse to stay buried. And on others, we chase the echoes — the hauntings, the legends, the moments that make you glance over your shoulder. If you’re drawn to the unsettling, the unexplained, and everything that lingers in the dark… you’re in the right place.

Episodes

  1. Mar 12

    Haunted & Haunted - Evidence & Echoes - Preston Castle

    Preston Castle was built to reform boys who had “gone astray.” Completed in 1894 as the Preston School of Industry in Ione, California, the institution promised discipline, structure, and rehabilitation. What unfolded inside its stone walls was far more complicated — and far more troubling. Boys were subjected to rigid control, isolation, forced labor, and documented abuse. In 1950, sixteen-year-old William “Billy” Gonsalves died after being beaten by staff. That same year, head housekeeper Anna Corbin was murdered on the grounds. Her accused killer, Eugene Monroe, was tried three times for her death. Today, Preston Castle stands weathered and partially restored — its structure aging much like the system it once represented. In this episode of Hunted & Haunted: Evidence & Echoes, we examine the history, the documented violence, and the lingering atmosphere that keeps this location on every haunted list in Northern California. We don’t tell these stories for spectacle.We tell them because real people lived here.Real people suffered here.And real people deserve to be remembered by name. Preston CastlePreston School of IndustryIone CaliforniaHaunted CaliforniaHaunted LocationsCalifornia HistoryReform SchoolsInstitutional Abuse HistoryWilliam Billy GonsalvesAnna CorbinEugene MonroeHaunted Reform SchoolTrue Crime PodcastParanormal PodcastHistoric PrisonsAbandoned InstitutionsEvidence and EchoesHunted and HauntedNorthern California HistoryHaunted Places Documentary

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About

Welcome to Hunted & Haunted, a podcast exploring the darker corners of true crime and the paranormal — but never in the same episode. I’m Kori. Sometimes I’m here on my own. Sometimes with my husband or a guest host joins us. On some nights, we follow the hunted: the crimes, the mysteries, the stories that refuse to stay buried. And on others, we chase the echoes — the hauntings, the legends, the moments that make you glance over your shoulder. If you’re drawn to the unsettling, the unexplained, and everything that lingers in the dark… you’re in the right place.