Ghost tours and other 'dark tourism' thrive in Douglas County — but not without controversy

On the night in 2005 that would change her life, Amanda Banker was flipping through channels when a title screen caught her attention. It read “Lawrence, Kansas, 22 years ago.” Banker, a Muncie, Ind., native, had moved to Lawrence with her husband the previous year but was still trying to get her bearings in her new home. The title screen pulled Banker in, and she soon discovered she was watching the pilot ...