(By MATT PIKE)
St. Joseph Post
After a successful event last year in February, the St. Joseph Museums is going bigger this year with Nothing says Love Like Murder.
The first night of the event will be a repeat of the popular event that came in the inaugural year, forensic night at the Glore Psychiatric Museum.
Visitor Experiences Coordinator Jerrad Hardin says Tori Zieger will be on hand to guide people through a unique experience
“Tori is a bone specialist, and she’s going to teach people the fundamentals of forensics with replica skulls of real victims,” Hardin says on the KFEQmunnity show. “So, not for everyone, but if you really like forensics and murder science you might want to come and check this one out.”
The first event will be on Saturday, February 7th. Hardin says registration is limited and does go quickly.
Hardin says then, the day before Valentines, you can travel down to the Wyeth Tootle Mansion, for a fun and interactive experience
“Murder mystery at the mansion which happens on February 13th at 6pm,” Hardin explains. “That’s really just an educational program about the history of St. Joe while we challenge you to try to determine who killed Charles Bender.”
Hardin says the experience is similar to playing a large version of the board game Clue
“Takes 60 minutes and the same rules essentially apply, but in this case it’s all about St Joseph history, the only thing that’s not real is the murder,” Hardin says.
“For the final part of its Nothing Says Love like Murder series of events, St. Joseph Museums will open the Glore Psychiatric Museum after hours for people to walk through and experience.
Hardin says it’s a common request they hear from people to walk around the museum at night
“This is one of those opportunities where you can come and bring your Valentine for a special Valentine’s Day after hours program,” Hardin points out. “And it’s staff led, so we really do put people through a couple of different kind of ghost hunting things so it will be a lot of fun.”
To register for an opportunity to experience the Glore overnight, or any of the other events that are part of Nothing says Love like Murder, you can visit the St. Joseph Museums website.
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