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The Lafayette Vampire

Teodor Glava — the Lafayette Vampire — shares a headstone with fellow Romanian, John Trandafir, at the Lafayette Cemetery in Lafayette, Colorado. The headstone, made from concrete by John Trandafir’s friend, George Lazar, sits over Glava’s knees, with John Trandafir located above and to the left of Glava. Trandafir and Glava were not related, but both worked at the Simpson coal mine in Lafayette and died within two days of each other in 1918. Buy Ghosts and Legends of Lafayette and Louisville for the complete story.
The exact location of the gravesite of Teodor Glava, known as The Lafayette Vampire, located in the Lafayette, Colo. cemetery. Note that the juniper tree of the “wood stake” lore is located at Glava’s feet. The headstone is located over Glava’s knees. (Heads on west or left side, feet on the east or right side.)
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