THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Park University has accumulated decades of campus ghost stories involving former students and staff. Witnesses have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps, mysterious voices, and doors opening or closing on their own in several historic buildings. The campus remains one of Missouri's better-known haunted colleges.
Rumor around Park University is that during World War II, two female students hanged themselves in Herr House. Footsteps coming from empty rooms and other strange occurrences have led students to believe the ladies’ spirits linger here. And the Jenkin and Barbara David Theater is said to be haunted by namesake Jenkin David, whose ghost wears a gray suit.