Roberta Hall Hauntings

I am sure many of you have heard stories about the haunting of Roberta Hall here on Northwest's campus. If you haven't... read on.... Roberta Hall now stands where an old dorm building once stood in the 1940's and early 50's. Railroad tracks ran right behind the brick building, then used to house any Northwest student. On April 28, 1951, a gas tank on the tracks exploded sending a steel beam crashing into the building and causing a fire. The building cleared out immediately with the exception of one student, Roberta Steele, who was in the shower on the 3rd floor. Others were injured in the explosion but Roberta was the only one that died a year later from injuries from that day. After the building was rebuilt and named, Roberta Hall, it is said that Roberta haunts the halls of the now sorority dorm building. Many girls have reported drawers flying out of dressers unexpectedly, brushes flying across the room, seeing wet foot prints and hearing foot steps when no one is around, door knobs turning and doors opening on their own. Is it all true? Does Roberta's presence still linger all these years later? These questions can only be answered based of your own experience and beliefs.

This is a video all about the crash, the building and the hauntings, done by the Northwest Missourian last year.