HAUNTED: The San Pedro Haunting - One of America's Most Violent Paranormal Cases (Part 1)
In 1989, Jackie Hernandez moved into a modest bungalow in San Pedro, California — and soon found herself living inside one of America’s most violent hauntings.
Cold spots and pounding in the walls gave way to something far darker: objects hurled across rooms, shadowy figures, and attacks that left Jackie and those around her shaken to the core.
What began in that small house on West 11th Street would draw neighbors, investigators, and even a film crew — becoming one of the most infamous cases in American paranormal history.
In Part 1, we explore Jackie’s background, the history of San Pedro, and the chilling first signs of the haunting that would consume her life.
Episode Source Material
Articles
Abrams, Garry. “For 3 Years, Jackie Hernandez Says She Was Followed by a Pair of Puzzling—and Persistent—Ghosts.” Los Angeles Times, March 23, 1993. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-23-vw-14352-story.html.
McGroarty, Dennis. “The Haunting of Jackie Hernandez.” Haunted Los Angeles, September 12, 2013. http://hauntedlosangeles.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-haunting-of-jackie-hernandez.html.
Radford, Benjamin. “San Pedro Haunting: Poltergeist or Hoax?” Skeptical Inquirer, January/February 2003. https://skepticalinquirer.org/2003/01/san-pedro-haunting/.
“The San Pedro Haunting: One of the Most Terrifying Hauntings in America.” Historic Mysteries, March 25, 2021. https://www.historicmysteries.com/san-pedro-haunting/.
Books
Conrad, Barry T., and Jeff Wheatcraft. An Unknown Encounter: A True Account of the San Pedro Haunting. Los Angeles: Independently Published, 1993.
Documentaries
Conrad, Barry T. An Unknown Encounter: The San Pedro Haunting. Documentary. Los Angeles: Eye on the Paranormal Productions, 1997.
Podcasts
Astonishing Legends. “The San Pedro Haunting.” Episodes 38 & 39. Podcast audio. 2016. https://www.astonishinglegends.com/al-podcasts/the-san-pedro-haunting.
GITN: A Paranormal and True Crime Podcast. “The San Pedro Haunting: Blood, Bruises, and a Ghost That Followed.” Episode 276. July 28, 2025. Podcast audio. https://podcasts.apple.com/co/podcast/the-san-pedro-haunting-blood-bruises-and-a/id1436227475?i=1000719486528&l=en-GB.
Hillbilly Horror Stories. “Episode 16: The San Pedro Haunting.” July 2016. Podcast audio. https://www.hillbillyhorrorstories.com/episodes/ep-16-the-san-pedro-haunting.
Horror Story: True Paranormal Mysteries and Hauntings. “The Haunting in San Pedro.” January 6, 2024. Podcast audio. https://horrorstory.com/episode/the-haunting-in-san-pedro.
Lights Out. “A Paranormal Haunting So Violent It Nearly Killed Someone.” Episode 219. October 18, 2024. Podcast audio. https://audioboom.com/posts/8591456-a-paranormal-haunting-so-violent-it-nearly-killed-someone.
Mysterious Circumstances. “The San Pedro Haunting.” October 2018. Podcast audio. https://www.spreaker.com/user/mysteriouscircumstances/the-san-pedro-haunting.
The Spectral Voyager (QAA Podcast). “The Haunting of Jackie Hernandez.” September 14, 2023. Podcast audio. https://soundcloud.com/qanonanonymous/the-spectral-voyager-episode-5-the-haunting-of-jackie-hernandez-sample.
Two Girls One Ghost. “The San Pedro Haunting.” Episode 385. Podcast audio. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0m1zvgipaxOFWBfkBDlhNx.
Videos
An Unknown Encounter: The True Account of the San Pedro Haunting. YouTube video, 1:37:16. Posted by Paranormal Documentaries, May 14, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3pH5_1-lrY.
“An Unknown Encounter: The San Pedro Haunting of Jackie Hernandez.” YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcsbPvtEaPo.
“A Paranormal Haunting So Violent It Nearly Killed Someone.” Lights Out Podcast. YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gChjnTM5EBw.
“The Poltergeist of San Pedro | San Pedro, CA.” YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V91JDNKEIrk.
Websites
“Creepy Mysteries: The San Pedro Haunting.” House of Geekery, January 6, 2023. https://houseofgeekery.com/2023/01/06/creepy-mysteries-the-san-pedro-haunting/.
Paris, Melina. “Scary Stories, San Pedro Knows Them Well.” Random Lengths News, October 28, 2021. https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/2021/10/28/scary-stories-san-pedro-knows-them-well/36465.
“The Ghost in Jackie’s Rental Attic (The San Pedro Haunting).” ArtStation Project. https://argonaut-greywolf.artstation.com/projects/lxWr2z.
“The San Pedro Poltergeist Case; or, the Haunting of Jackie Hernandez – Extended Footage.” ScarePop. https://scarepop.com/tag/an-unknown-encounter/.
