In 2019, I wondered what Zak Bagans would do with the LaBianca murder house after he snatched it up. (The house at 3301 Waverly Drive in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, had barely been on the market three weeks when he bought it.) Today I got an answer after seeing an article in The Telegraph: He’s selling it.
Before we get to the reason why, let’s revisit who the LaBiancas were and what drew Zak to their house.
The LaBianca Murders
On August 10, 1969, the owners of the home on Waverly Drive at that time, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, were murdered by members of the Mansion Family.
Unlike the more famous Sharon Tate murders on Cielo Drive, Manson was with the family members the night the LaBiancas were murdered. However, like the Tate murders, he didn’t do any of the actual killing. He instructed other family members to do it all. But he was at least present on the LaBiancas’ property while they were being killed.
Zak Bagans and the LaBianca Murder House
Bagans isn’t truly “flipping” the house. It’s not like he did massive renovations on it or anything. He did try to make a little return on his investment, though. In 2019, he bought the house for $1,889,000. In October 2020 he listed it for $2.2 million. Recently he dropped the price to $1,999,000 million.
He has a penchant for collecting not only haunted objects but he’s also keen on acquiring things with dark histories. With its connection to the Manson Murders, the LaBianca House more than qualified.
Plus, back in 2019, Bagans had a new series coming out: Ghost Adventures: Serial Killer Spirits. Neither Charles Manson nor any of his followers were among the serial killers Bagans investigated that season. I speculated perhaps the LaBianca house would be included in a future episode if they continued the series. Which they didn’t.
Or at least they haven’t. It appears to be a four-episode mini-docuseries.
Maybe he was planning to turn it into a documentary under the Ghost Adventures brand, sort of like he’s done with Ghost Adventures: Cecil Hotel?
I don’t know, but according to The Telegraph, Bagans told TMZ that he decided to abandon whatever project he’d been planning to do out of respect for the surviving LaBianca family members.
Not Haunted (enough)?
However, there may be another reason Bagans scrapped whatever project he’d been planning for the house. The Telegraph also reported he told TMZ not only had he planned to use the property in an upcoming production, but that he “changed his mind after feeling the vibe there.”
We all know what that means. He didn’t sense anything demonic enough to create a sensational story out of.
Which makes sense. Even though the house is connected to one of America’s most disturbing true crimes, if there’s ever been any paranormal activity there, it’s been kept on the way, way down low. You’d be hard-pressed to find any reports of restless spirits connected to that property.
We may never know exactly what Bagans had hoped to do with the LaBianca murder house, but luckily it didn’t meet the same fate as the Demon House in Gary, Indiana.
Check-In
What are your thoughts about Zak’s reasons for selling the LaBianca murder house? Do you think it’s more out of respect for the family or because he couldn’t find ghosts there or a combo of both?
Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.
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Since the house doesn’t have a known history of haunting, I bet Bagans couldn’t find any ghost evidence there. Or maybe practically speaking he has too much on his plate which happens to all of us at one time or another.:-)
Okay, so I think once again you’ve hit the nail on the head. He probably does have a lot on his plate and it might be a combo of that and the fact there wasn’t much scary happening at the LaBiance house that he decided to sell. Seems like he could at least turn it into an AirBnB…but maybe that neighborhood doesn’t allow them? Who knows? But again you show you’re such a level-headed person. I want some of your calm repose!
Honestly, if I had that kind of money, I would purchase the house because it is beautiful. I think Zak didn’t feel any vibes in the property and decided he made a wrong choice and now needs to unload it.
Agreed on all counts! It looks incredible and I think you’re right about the vibes too!