taken by a bank. Cronin listed the property at $159,900 but said a bidding war drove up the price. Hauntings It has been determined that two murders have taken place in the estate, as well as the death of (at least) three of the home's owners in the house. Many paranormal investigation groups to have conducted investigation events in the home have also claimed the spirits of children and other entities remain in the house, including the Lady in Black, believed to be Adelaide Scutt, Hiram's Scutt's wife, who is seen dressed in mourning clothes. She saddened by the death of her daughter and husband, Hiram after he fell off his horse and broke his neck. On television The Scutt Mansion was featured in a season two episode of Paranormal Lockdown, where former homeowner Andrea Magosky quoted that the "house is cursed" after the house claimed her son Seth who died from an abdominal aneurysm and seriously injuring her husband, Patrick who fell down a spiral staircase he built, breaking his back. She also showed the hosts of the show an upside down horseshoe over a door frame Hiram Scutt put there that she believes is the cause of the curse. References Houses in Will County, Illinois Buildings and structures in Joliet, Illinois History of Joliet, Illinois Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois National Register of Historic Places in Will County, Illinois Second Empire architecture in Illinois