The mans name is Hans Teideman (possible misspell of the last name), he did not commit suicide in that house. After his wife died he sold the house and remarried. Those who did die in there were his daughters, and a servant girl. Hans ghost is said to roam the area of West 25th and Fulton looking for his grave at Riverside cemetary.

there is definately something going on here! upon pulling up to this house you get an eerie feeling. i have taken pictures here and when developed have shown many orbs…
creepy…

i dont think the grave yard has anything to do with it

Many years ago, when the Franklin Castle was up for sale, a realtor took me through the house because I was considering on purchasing it and renovating the structure. After seeing many rooms, we decided to check out the basement. as we proceeded down the stairs, she stumbled, fell down the stairs and lost one of her shoes! Pretty scary!

http://www.deadohio.com/franklincastle.htm

Another link to one of Cleveland’s spooky places

The cut and dry description of the house is terribly inaccurate. As before mentioned, Hans did not kill himself in the house nor has it ever been proven that he was responsible for the numerous other deaths that occurred in the house (although his guilt seems somewhat obvious). Hans himself suddenly dropped dead while strolling in the park one day. There is no dispute that Mr. Teideman was a troubled man, but there were also many happenings in the house long after the Teideman family were gone that also could have had an impact on the “haunting” of the house. If you do some simple internet research, you can find out all kinds of neat history on the house. Happy Haunting!

I don’t quite remember all of the history that I learned of Franklin Castle but it’s obvious that there are many wrong stories floating around. I can say one thing is for certain, that house is haunted. After I learned of the castle I took a trip to check it out. I walked around the outside of the castle around the midnight hour and I saw the figure of what appeared to be a young girl in a white dress standing in one of the windows. I actually stood frozen and afraid. When I realized I was still standing there the friends that I was exploring with were a few yards away from me and I ran to catch up. I would not trade that experience for anything but I am possitive that there are some strange happenings that go on in that building!

this is a problem sir.

The Mullhauser family sold the castle to the German Socialist Party in 1913. They used the house for meetings and parties, or so it was said. However, the legends of the house maintain that the Socialists were actually Nazi spies and that twenty of their members were machine-gunned to death in one of the castle’s secret rooms. They sold the house fifty-five years later, and during the time of their residence, the house was mainly unoccupied. This story is from: http://www.prairieghosts.com/oh-frank.html

one night late i drove by the castle and saw an erie yellowish glow around the entire castle

I don’t think the graveyard is the problem but i think that the people that say this is true so i beleve in the ghost by the way that story gives mem the creeps
did i mentioned that it gives me the creeps

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Sorry. Got side tracked there and hit the button to soon.

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when i was a little girl,i walk pass the house i always felt somebody was watching me from the top window and it was a guy in a suit

i agree with bryan. ive heard of this story befor and he ddnt murder any body his wife had a bad fall down the steps and thats how she died. and his daughter commited suicied by hanging herself, i dont remeber how the servent died.

i think that you can also find franklin castel on http://www.forgotenohio.com

I have know idia how that can be a spooky story!!!!!!!!!

its not spooky cuz they posted the wrong story.

I read that the family caught an illness, thats how they died. There was also a story where Luise took over a womens body that once lived there, a Mrs. Ramone, something like that. Then Mr. Teidman sold the house and remarried.

Hahahaha! Do people actually belive that stuff! That’s bull shark! Why would he murder his family then kill himself? That’s just for people that belive in stupid stuff like that! No affence…:)