The History and Haunting of Lemp Mansion Author:Rebecca F. Pittman Thought to be one of the most bizarre stories in history, this saga of one of America's wealthiest families, and the leading Beer Barons in the Gilded Age, is one stranger than fiction. The story of the Lemp family is one of privilege, opulence, fame, and tragedy. Four members of the family died by gunshot wounds--three by suicide, a fourth u... more »nder mysterious circumstances that has St. Louis tongues still waging today--95 years after the event took place. Take a peek through the keyhole of Lemp Mansion and discover her darkest secrets, and what makes her today one of the most-haunted houses, not only in St. Louis, but in the world.« less