• SKULL THE GHOST OF PRINTER'S ALLEY

  • Jun 22 2023
  • Length: 35 mins
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SKULL THE GHOST OF PRINTER'S ALLEY

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  • David "Skull" Schulman opened his nightclub in 1948 in Printers Alley, the shadow of Nashville's publishing and printing businesses, a narrow two-block jaunt that stretches from Union Street to Church Street.Nightclubs populated the Bourbon Street-like strip, and entertainers on the circuit included Elvis Presley, Willy Nelson, Hank Williams Jimi Hendrix and The Supremes.Schulman was known as "The Mayor of Printers Alley" and later became a regular on Hee Haw, sometimes wearing his faded blue Hee Haw overalls behind his beloved bar. Skull also loved poodles. At Christmastime, he'd dye his poodles — dogs with names like "Sweetie" or "Sugar" — red and green. Elvis once sent him one of the dogs, and Skull was often seen walking his poodles on rhinestone leashes down Printers Alley.]But on Jan. 21, 1998, a cigarette vendor found the 80-year-old Schulman lying on the floor of Skull's, his throat slit and his head bloody after being hit with a liquor bottle. One of his poodles was wandering around the bar.Skull died the next day. The horrific 1998 murder shook the Nashville entertainment industry to its soul. Country singer Tanya Tucker rushed to Schulman's bedside before he died. Skull's friend Willie Nelson appeared on America's Most Wanted in an effort to catch the killer or killers. In 2001, American drifters James Cavaye and Jason Pence were charged with robbing and murdering Schulman.Pence was working a carnival at the Tennessee State Fair, and Schulman had once hired him for part-time help. Pence told police he knew Schulman carried large wads of money in the bib of his overalls.Cavaye got a life sentence, while Pence pleaded guilty to facilitating a murder, which carried a prison sentence between 15 and 25 years. Skull's Rainbow Room closed several months after Schulman's death.After Skull's death, the Rainbow Room stayed closed and untouched for 17 long years until it finally reopened. But some say that Skull never truly left. His ghost is said to roam about the establishment, haunting visitors with taps on their shoulders and cold spots. People have even reported seeing shadowy figures and poodles walking the alley. But the most haunting of all is the smell of cheap cologne that lingers in the air that might be the scent of Skull himself, reminding everyone of the flamboyant figure who once graced the city of Nashville with his dazzling presence.#ExploreTheUnknown #haunting #hauntings #graveyard #graveyardstories #truecrime #truecrimeparanormal #paranormal #paranormalinvestigations #investigations #armchairdetectives #detectives #solvethemurder #murder #suicide #loversquarrel #lovetriangle #theories #solvethemystery #mystery #mysterydecoded #ghosthunters #ghostadventurers #ghostadventure #ghostbusters #spearkerbox #whytheyhaunt #horror #horrormovie #scary #horrorfan #creepy #horrorcommunity #Spooky #HorrorAddict #HorrorFreak #HorrorObsessed #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimePodcast #CrimeScene #MurderMystery #ColdCase #CrimeEnthusiast #CrimeDocumentary #CrimeAddict #CrimeFiles #Paranormal #ParanormalActivity #GhostHunters #Haunted #Supernatural #ParanormalInvestigation #GhostAdventures #HauntedPlaces #ParanormalEncounters #GhostStories
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