It’s been a decade since I started this blog and wrote what ultimately attracted over 125,000 page views. The Haunted Mafia Mansion was exposed on this blog before any other site. For the record, I visited the mansion approximately 4 times between 2006 and 2007. The pictures posted were taken by me on one of those trips.
Well, I guess the big update is that the property is now owned and operated by the Davie Ranch, a business which hosts birthday parties and has a petting zoo. I moved out of South Florida in 2011 but I am determined to visit the old “Mafia Mansion” grounds in 2018, now with my 6-year old daughter.
As for the “Haunted Mafia Mansion” story, it was not fabricated but since I am not a journalist, I wrote the quick story which I heard from first-hand accounts while at or near the property. As it turns out, some of it turned out to be true. Hey, even a broken clock is right twice a day.
The property belonged to a legit drug dealer from Colombia. Unfortunately, it was not Pablo but a man named Jose Fernando Puello Montoya. He began building on the land but either didn’t complete the mansion or went to prison. What IS fact is that he died in prison and his wife took over the land. Source
I’ve done quite a bit of research on the Google machine but have not been able to find a published photo of Jose or his wife, Paola Jabba. I did find a socia media account and did attempt to contact the individual but have yet to receive a response. I will of course update this page if I get any reply.
Having grown up in South Florida, I knew of many abandoned places I wish I would have explored but it was not meant to be. I left South Florida in 2011 and never looked back. I still have some interest in urban exploration so if I am able to find a site that is safe for exploring, I will update this blog.
Happy exploring!
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