What was the inspiration for the last name Winchester, on “Supernatural”?

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the last name winchester it is related to a very macabre story what happened in the United States. Sarah winchester (1840-1922) inherited a rifle factory when her husband, William, died of tuberculosis in 1881.

traumatized per this death and per having lost a daughter 15 years earlier, Sarah sought help from a psychic in Boston. The girl told him what his family and his fortune were haunted per spirits of Indians and Civil War soldiers killed by rifles winchester. The professional warned what Sarah could be the next victim and recommended what build a huge house for these ghosts.

It was the that she he did: he had a huge mansion built in California – the work took 38 years, has 160 rooms and cost US$ 5.5 million (the equivalent of more than US$ 70 million today). known today as winchester Mystery House, the house is a tourist attraction, especially due to the lack of structural design: there is, per example, hallways what they lead nowhere.

SOURCES Websites Supernatural Wikia, IMDb It is winchester Mystery House

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