Lawrence, Kansas

It all has to end where it started, I guess. – Chuck, 5.22 Swan Song

Lawrence, Kansas is the hometown of the Winchesters. According to their police records, both Dean and Sam were born in Lawrence.

The Winchesters left Lawrence shortly after Mary's death (apparently for New Mexico.^{BoM, p. 41}).

Other Lawrence residents include:

• Missouri Mosely
• Mike Guenther

Meg's victims in 1.16 Shadow, Ben Swardstrom and Meredith McDonnell, were both born in Lawrence.

Lawrence is visited in 1.01 Pilot, 1.09 Home, and 2.20 What Is and What Should Never Be. 2.04 Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things, has been considered by fans to be set there because Mary's grave is visited, but the Devil's Road Map from the Season 2 Dvd indicates that episode occurred in Greenville, Illinois.^S2DVD

Lawrence and its Ghost Stories

Lawrence and its surroundings have a couple of urban legends that are notable, e.g. the Stull Cemetary, which might just be a gate to hell. The graveyard has a church that has been abandoned since 1922 - it is said that rain won't fall over the roofless remains of the church, and an upside-down hanging crucifix will turn upside down when someone nears. ^BoM

Eric Kripke said in more than one interview, that he chose Lawrence, Kansas on purpose, because of a very famous urban legend which originates there. Argueably, he means the Lawrence Stull Cemetary "Gate to Hell".

In Lawrence itself there's a haunted hotel called The Eldridge Hotel - apparently, the fifth floor is haunted best. (The hotel's cornerstone was salvaged from burning ruins after Lawrence was destroyed by the Quantrill's Raiders in the Civil War.)^BoM (Further Reading.)

The Haskell Indian Nations University is haunted by the spirits of Indian children who died their over the years due to the cruelty of the teachers.^BoM