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Tragic Fall: Teen Dies at Abandoned 'Stranger Things' Site

12/23/2025

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Leah Palmirotto, 19, died after falling from the abandoned Briarcliff Building in DeKalb County, Georgia, early Friday.
A group of friends accessed the property by climbing over a fence despite no-trespassing signs.
Emory University police are investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.
The Briarcliff Building is known to fans as Hawkins National Laboratory from Stranger Things.
It has been used for film rentals beyond series and was slated for demolition.

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Leah Palmirotto, 19, died after falling from the abandoned Briarcliff Building in DeKalb County, Georgia, early Friday.
A group of friends accessed the property by climbing over a fence despite no-trespassing signs.
Emory University police are investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.
The Briarcliff Building is known to fans as Hawkins National Laboratory from Stranger Things.
It has been used for film rentals beyond series and was slated for demolition.