Slaughterhouse (Luana’s Canyon)
During the gold rush days of the 1800’s, a gold miner and his family lived a small wood shack along a dry wash in the heart of the canyon. Via mule, the husband would venture into the Northwestern Mountains in search of gold, returning semimonthly with food for his wife Luana and their young children. One month, however, the gold miner did not return. Soon, supplies ran out and the children began to starve. Luana, not able to tolerate the sight of her starving children, lost her mind. During a thunderstorm, she put on her wedding dress and chopped her children up into several pieces. Luana went to the river and tossed the remnants down stream. Luana returned the next morning and crying for the return of her children she died. It is said that on certain nights the her wailing may be heard from within the canyon’s walls.
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yajaira says: |
September 19, 2006, 10:12 am |
hi im a mexican i heard this one before but it was in the devils mouth were they said it happends but think about it why would you wanna kill your kids then cry for them she sould of killed herself too.
20 year old says: |
October 9, 2006, 10:48 am |
this is just sychotic most of the stories are and I wander how people come up with them. It is so stupid some of these stories.
LA CHAPA says: |
October 14, 2006, 12:25 am |
K MENTIRAS!
LA CHAPA says: |
October 14, 2006, 12:28 am |
I HEARD WISPERS OF IT. ONE DAY I WENT TO THE CANYON AND I THOUGHT I HEARD IT BUT BEALIVE THAT IT WAS SOME STUPID GUYS TRYUING TO SCARE PEOPLE…
Jenny says: |
October 21, 2006, 11:12 pm |
I think that this story is really creepy where is the exact address of this canyon? i want to visit it
Jenny says: |
October 21, 2006, 11:16 pm |
this story is physco.
trish says: |
October 23, 2006, 4:32 am |
I also live in Kingman. never heard of this place till i found it on website last year http://www.theshadowlands.net I have friends that have lived here all their lives and have no idea where lauras Canyon is. But have heard alot of spooky tales of the slaughterhouse where alot of witch craft was performed at. They use to sacrafice people at. I know people that know this for a fact. And hot spot go to during this time of season.
Angie says: |
October 23, 2006, 3:58 pm |
Hi, I’m from Kingman and had heard various stories. Many people here call it “Slaughter House Canyon”. The slaughter house is still there. I have also heard that the mother hung herself after killing her children. And some people had said that you can see a shadow swinging back and forth inside at night. I’ve been there one night and it was really creepy.
CLAUDIA says: |
October 23, 2006, 4:54 pm |
IM MEXICAN AND HAVE HEARD THIS STORY TOLD IN A SIMILAR WAY.SOMETHING ABOUT A WOMAN WHO THREW HER KIDS IN TRASH BAGS IN A RIVER.I DONT KNOW WHY,I DONT KNOW IF SHE KILLED THEM.I DONT REAALLY BELIEVE IN LEGENDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT SINCE THEY CHANGE OVER THE YEARS.AND THIS WOMAN IS SAID TO WEAR A WHITE DRESS,AND CRY FOR HER CHILDREN.SHES CALLED “LA LLORONA” BECAUSE SHE WEEPS FOR HER LOST CHILDREN.WELL MY MOM TOLD ME THAT WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD AND LIVED IN MEXICO SHE HEARD THE LADY FROM HER HOUSE AT NIGHT..AND NOT JUST ONCE.MY STEPFATHER ALSO SAID HE AND SOME FRIENDS SAW A WHITE GLOWING FIGURE NEAR THE SUPPOSED RIVER,THEN THEY RAN AWAY LOL..WELL IF YOU WANT TO WRITE TO ME OR SOMETHING, THIS IS MY EMAIL
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robin says: |
November 13, 2006, 1:59 am |
i agree with cherish. i heard a completely different story. however, i’m not for sure which one is right.
sara says: |
January 8, 2007, 5:34 pm |
that is a true story but that is not how it goes this is my way of the story so there was a lady who was married to a man he was a crazt brucher who murderd a lot of people then the women went mad and killed her children and then after that she killed herself and her husband is a jerk that he kept killing people then he just killed himself to and now the house is really haunted by his presents now he is a evil goast and you can hear the poor children cries for help/how could anybody kill there children that is so dumb and now when ever you go in that house you can feel him in you so just be careful
sara says: |
January 8, 2007, 5:43 pm |
that is a true story but that is not how it goes this is my way of the story so there was a lady who was married to a man he was a crazy brucher who murderd a lot of people then the women went mad and killed her children and then after that she killed herself and her husband is a jerk that he kept killing people then he just killed himself to and now the house is really haunted by his presents now he is a evil goast and you can hear the poor children cries for help/how could anybody kill there children that is so dumb and now when ever you go in that house you can feel him in you so just be careful. i am from arizona to and on halloween we were trying to fined a haunted house so we looked at a news paper and we saw that there was one based on the syory of the slaugter hous so i showed my dad the newspaper article and he lloked at it and thought it would be really scary so when we got there the person at the desk said it would scare the hell out of you said that when we get there keep you eyes open for someone so when we got inside there was a lot of blood every where and then our tour guid person was telling us the story the we heared a screm then a man with a chainsaw came out chasing us then he left then we went to another part of the house then we went inside a bloody room with a women holding a dead baby shouting please dont hurt me and then the man came out again after that we went to another room then that was the end of the haunted house i really thought it was good acting dont woory it was a fake.
GizGiz says: |
January 10, 2007, 7:51 am |
Oh please, someone actually thinks this story looks realistic?!!! It is so obviously an urban legend or much more basic true story which has become twisted and embellished over the years!
~**~Chicana~**~ says: |
January 21, 2007, 6:21 pm |
This is the same thing as the la llorona story in mexico. The La Llorona goes like this.
I have heard that if u see her u will die but im not sure. She was in love wit some rich guy down in mexico. She had already given birth to 3 kids from someone else. The guy would not marry here cause she had children and had not been married so to prove her love for him she drownded the kids in a near by river. and the next day told him wat she had done. But he still refused to be wit her so she went in lookin for her died childrens bodys but the currents of the water were to trong and drowned her. If you go at night next to the river you will hear her crying for her children.But you know thats what I have heard I am not sayin it’s true cause no one knows the 100% truth =) laterz
~**~Chicana~**~ says: |
January 21, 2007, 6:23 pm |
I ment to say: the currents of the water were to strong.
Werty says: |
January 31, 2007, 4:13 pm |
I heard this story when I was little, though the person who told it to me said it was Bloody Mary’s tale. Of course within history and stories that are older with each passing year new versions are made and the older it is, the harder it is to know the truth. Who knows, they could have just died of starvation and over the years it became more horror story then tragedy.
chola says: |
February 13, 2007, 6:47 pm |
i really don’t know but i think it sucks
chola says: |
February 13, 2007, 6:48 pm |
it sucks
Ferny xo says: |
February 14, 2007, 10:11 pm |
Ok this is not true. He or she copied it from la Llorona.


Tom says:
August 5, 2006, 1:58 pm
Sounds close to the story of LA LLarona .
Good story . TOMO…………