Urban Legends

Monterrey House

Origin: Mexico

Monterrey House is a scary urban legend about a haunted house in Mexico and the horrible murders that occurred there.

There is a haunted house in Monterrey, Mexico. Locals call it "La Casa de Aramberri" (The House of Aramberri). It has been visited many times by paranormal investigators. They say that the souls of two women who were brutally murdered there can never rest in peace.

Today, the House of Aramberri is very neglected, but many years ago, it was the home of the wealthiest family in Monterrey. In 1933, a man lived there with his wife, Florinda, and their daughter Antonieta. Little did the happy family know that the house would soon become the scene of a horrible and vicious crime that was caused by human greed.

One morning, the father went to work, leaving his wife and daughter alone in the house. Soon afterward, three men broke in and attacked the two women. The burglars thought there was a large chest full of silver coins that were hidden in the house, and they demanded to know the location. These men tortured the wife and daughter in the dining room and eventually killed them.

When the bodies were found, they say it was one of the most horrific, bloody, and cruel crimes ever seen in the area. The housewife and her daughter had been almost decapitated. Their heads were hanging on by a thread. The people of Monterrey were shaken and appalled by the brutal murder.

The police were faced with a very tough investigation because there was no sign that the front doors had been forced, and as there were no witnesses to the crime apart from the family pet.

However, the family pet was a parrot, and it proved to be instrumental in capturing the murderers. While the police were examining the house, the pet parrot began screeching in Spanish, "No me mates, Gabriel! No me mates, Gabriel!" which means, "Don't kill me, Gabriel! Don't kill me, Gabriel!"

They realized that the parrot was repeating the last words of its owner. The police then questioned the father and found out that his nephew's name was Gabriel. They arrested the nephew, and under questioning, he confessed to killing the two women. He told the police that he had planned the robbery with two brothers who owned a nearby butcher's shop.

The three murderers were arrested by the police, who gave them a special brand of justice that was sometimes applied in Mexico many years ago. They called it the "The Law of Flight" or "The Law of Escape". The police drove the three criminals out into the desert, then allowed them to escape, and shot them in the back as they fled. Their bodies were transported back to Monterrey and put on display to the public.

Ever since that time, this Monterrey house has been plagued by many supernatural events. Many people reported seeing the ghosts of the two murdered women lurking in the dining room. Others said that, at night, they could often hear the terrible cries of the mother and daughter pleading with their murderers and screaming, "Don't kill me, Gabriel! Don't kill me, Gabriel!"

The main bedroom of the house contains a portrait of the mother and, they say that her face changes and becomes disfigured. According to the witnesses, a terrible tension can be felt in the house and, until you leave, you will be followed by the strong smell of sulfur.

According to the legend, those who have heard the screams of the two unfortunate women who lost their lives in this place say their souls will never rest in peace.

The story of the House of Aramberri has become famous throughout Mexico over the years, and recently, the case got even more attention when a couple of reporters visited the house. They were looking for evidence of a haunting, and, when they left, the reporters were involved in a car accident. When recordings they had made were later reviewed, they could clearly hear distant cries and hollow moans on the tape.

The house had to be closed to the public because teenagers would often break in and trespass, hoping to witness some supernatural event. The authorities erected a big wire fence across the front of the house but, the interior is still visible from the street. Locals say that if you walk past the house at night, you can hear the cries of the souls that are in pain, and sometimes, if you look in the windows, you can catch a glimpse of the shadowy figures of the ghostly tenants who may never leave.