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| Yorba Cemetery |
California's Yorba Cemetery’s Pink Lady is so well-known thousands of people have traveled to this graveyard in hopes of
seeing this ghost.
No one is sure who she was or
why she appears but the cemetery she is seen in is the oldest in Orange County.
Many are convinced she has a connection to one of California’s first Spanish
families.
One legend states her name
was Alvina de lost Reyes, another more recent name given to her is Ellie
Castillo.
There are several legends
told as to why the Pink Lady haunts this cemetery. One version states she was
tragically thrown from a horse-drawn carriage on her way home from a dance and
died.
Another more sinister version
states that she was in a horse-drawn carriage with her sweetheart on their way to a dance, when he inexplicitly shoved her out onto a railroad track. Before she
could react, a train hit her, and she was killed.
In both these versions she
was wearing a pink gown--hence her name the Pink Lady.
One modern-day version states
that the Pink Lady died of an illness while in High School in the 1930s.
Her ghost became
more active in the 1970s after renovations on this cemetery began. It
is stated she has light brown hair, dark eyes, and wears a pink dress.
These backstories are just a
small part of what draws people to the Yorba Cemetery--for the Pink Lady has
some unique patterns.
She only appears on the
anniversary of her death, June 15th close to midnight. When she
decides to appear, it is always in even-numbered years. On average, this means
she only appears five or fewer times each decade.
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| Drawing by psychic artist, Barbara Sobolewski of the Pink Lady. |
Witnesses who have seen her
state she emerges from an Oleander bush and then makes her way to the rear of
the cemetery. Some feel she is visiting a lover’s grave or members of her
family.
Witnesses state when she chooses
not to appear there are still strange occurrences.
One female paranormal
investigator found herself announcing in Spanish, “Por favor espera, que voy!” This
lady did not know Spanish and found out later this meant, “Please wait, I am
coming.”
Other investigators claim
that when she does not appear in even-numbered years, electrical equipment goes
haywire or stops working.
One year, a large crowd saw
several lampposts flicker and go out, near where the Pink Lady appears. The
group was engulfed in darkness. Moments later, when these lamps came back on,
they each had a pink glow.
Another paranormal team
investigating one night, claim they saw clouds casting an eerie pink hue.
