1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,220 You have been led to believe that everything you have experienced isn't real, that there's 2 00:00:10,220 --> 00:00:11,220 an explanation. 3 00:00:11,220 --> 00:00:14,220 But what if they're wrong? 4 00:00:14,220 --> 00:00:18,920 What if something reached out to you from beyond? 5 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,560 Let me tell your true stories. 6 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:31,080 Let me tell them until they all believe. 7 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:32,400 Hi everyone. 8 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:38,800 Welcome to your bonus episode of Shadow Files episode 4 for subscribers only. 9 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:46,320 This episode is called The House Found the Road and it's a very eerie experience sent 10 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:47,760 in by Jesse. 11 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:52,760 It raises a lot of questions that we will address at the end. 12 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,460 Let's not waste any time. 13 00:00:54,460 --> 00:00:57,440 Let's get into Jesse's story. 14 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:05,580 Hi, my name is Jesse and this happened to us back in 2016 in a rural area in the state 15 00:01:05,580 --> 00:01:07,200 of Maryland. 16 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:13,200 My husband and I had only been married a little over a year when he got the promotion of a 17 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:18,040 lifetime and it was completely unexpected. 18 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:24,040 He was now the youngest VP his firm had ever had and he received a significant enough pay 19 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:28,760 raise that I was fortunate enough to not have to work now. 20 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:33,360 I had always wanted to be a stay at home mom and now I could do that without financial 21 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:34,760 worries. 22 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,960 Our daughter was six months old and we were house shopping. 23 00:01:38,960 --> 00:01:42,800 Life was good and we couldn't have been more excited. 24 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,600 We found a house way out in the country. 25 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:52,480 It was an old farmhouse and needed many repairs but with the acreage and low price we couldn't 26 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,360 pass it up. 27 00:01:54,360 --> 00:02:00,280 After some immediate structural repairs and a few updates we were ready for move in day. 28 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:04,860 There were no neighbors except for one house down the road. 29 00:02:04,860 --> 00:02:06,240 It was down the road from our house. 30 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:11,680 You could see the backyard area and the rear of the house as it sat on a sharp bend in 31 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:12,920 the road. 32 00:02:12,920 --> 00:02:19,020 I had wanted to be completely isolated but this was far enough away that it didn't bother 33 00:02:19,020 --> 00:02:23,760 me that I could see it and barely at that. 34 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:29,840 After getting settled and used to a new routine I realized how much I loved this place. 35 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:35,840 It was late spring and I had our now nearly one year old out in the backyard enjoying 36 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,960 the weather and playing with some toys. 37 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:46,080 I sat myself in a lounge chair and was laughing at our daughter, Macy, playing with her toys. 38 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:50,000 This was the first time I had noticed the residents down the road. 39 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:55,360 I could see a mom and two small children outside doing exactly as we were. 40 00:02:55,360 --> 00:03:02,080 I couldn't hear them though as we were a bit too far but I imagine one day our daughter 41 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,440 might become friends with them. 42 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:10,080 Maybe one day soon I would go introduce myself I thought, yeah, that's a good idea. 43 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:15,360 Country folk are generally friendly, especially in keeping good natured with your only neighbor. 44 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:20,680 It was around this time that some big ideas were floating around my husband's company 45 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:26,160 and the only issue was that some of the foreign offices were not willing to move forward until 46 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,480 meeting my husband in person. 47 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:34,160 They said it was impolite and disrespectful that he had not properly taken his position. 48 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:40,680 While nobody had told him that this was expected and he immediately apologized and he scheduled 49 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:44,000 an extended trip overseas. 50 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:49,000 This would leave Macy and me alone for about seven weeks or so. 51 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:54,920 I thought it was the perfect time to properly introduce myself to the neighbors. 52 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:58,620 The following week he was packed and gone. 53 00:03:58,620 --> 00:04:00,300 At first it would be nice. 54 00:04:00,300 --> 00:04:05,640 I enjoyed solitude but I wouldn't miss him soon enough. 55 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:09,440 As I baked a casserole lunch I practiced my introduction. 56 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,920 Hi, I'm your neighbor. 57 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:18,360 Hello, my name is Jesse and we recently bought the house down the road. 58 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,600 Hi I'm Jesse, here are you. 59 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,840 I would just play with it. 60 00:04:22,840 --> 00:04:28,160 I'll play it by ear and see how receptive she was and we'll go from there. 61 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:32,200 Pre-planning any conversation never seemed to work. 62 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:37,360 I packed up the lunch, plopped my baby in her stroller and off we went. 63 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:42,880 It was a beautiful day for a walk and I was excited to meet someone new. 64 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,640 We arrived about 20 minutes later. 65 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:49,280 Still smiling, I lightly tapped on the front door. 66 00:04:49,280 --> 00:04:52,440 I didn't hear any sounds from the inside. 67 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,720 Oops, maybe it was nap time. 68 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,640 I decided to sneak away and maybe stop back later. 69 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:06,040 I turned to leave when I heard the front door open and peeking out, showing only her face, 70 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,040 was a beautiful young woman. 71 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:12,880 Oh, hello I said, smiling my friendliest smile. 72 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:18,000 I turned back toward her house when she said, Hi, what is it you want? 73 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,600 Oh, I said, I don't want anything. 74 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,080 I just wanted to introduce myself. 75 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:29,820 We recently bought that house and I said that while pointing toward our home. 76 00:05:29,820 --> 00:05:33,680 She glanced toward our house and said, When are you moving in? 77 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:38,080 Oh, well, we have been living there already for a few months. 78 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:43,480 She looked me up and down, her children crowding the bottom area of the door to get a look 79 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:44,480 at me. 80 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:49,340 They were curious and shyly smiling, but avoiding eye contact. 81 00:05:49,340 --> 00:05:51,420 They were adorable. 82 00:05:51,420 --> 00:05:56,360 Then she said, I ain't noticed anyone living there for a long time. 83 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,880 The look on my face seemed to snap her out of her rudeness. 84 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:01,440 I'm sorry, she said. 85 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,400 I'm just not used to other people much. 86 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:11,000 I suppose my manners could use a refresh and please join me for a tea on the porch here. 87 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,920 She splayed her hand toward the front porch sitting area. 88 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:15,120 Why, thank you. 89 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,840 A tea sounds lovely. 90 00:06:17,840 --> 00:06:22,160 By the way, my name is Jessie and this little one is Macy. 91 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:23,160 And you are? 92 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:27,760 I'm Cora and my boys James and daughter Delinda. 93 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,920 Have a seat, I'll be right back. 94 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:36,880 She went to get us refreshments and I made myself and Macy comfortable on her porch swing. 95 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:42,080 After being gone for quite a while, she came back out with no drinks. 96 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:45,220 Her demeanor completely changed. 97 00:06:45,220 --> 00:06:52,360 She looked at me as if I were there to harm her and said, what do you want? 98 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:53,640 I'm sorry, I said. 99 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:55,540 I don't want anything. 100 00:06:55,540 --> 00:06:59,720 I was just being neighborly and I wanted to meet you and your children. 101 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,700 My children, she said abruptly. 102 00:07:02,700 --> 00:07:04,000 What you want with them. 103 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:09,000 My children are fine and none of your concern. 104 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:13,440 I was feeling confused and attacked somehow. 105 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:15,400 I decided to leave. 106 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:16,400 I'm sorry Cora. 107 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:22,420 I think there's been a misunderstanding between us and I don't want any hard feelings here. 108 00:07:22,420 --> 00:07:24,800 We can try another day if you're feeling better. 109 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:26,600 It was nice to meet you. 110 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:29,760 And I headed off the porch towards the driveway. 111 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:37,080 She stood and followed me and said in an angry hushed whisper, if you think for a minute 112 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:41,920 I don't know what you are up to, then you have another thing coming, Macy. 113 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:43,120 You go on now. 114 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:44,520 Get off my property. 115 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:46,800 Go on and stay gone. 116 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,560 I was in a complete state of confusion. 117 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,800 What the hell had just happened? 118 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:58,200 She seemed guarded when I first arrived, but then seemed to be receptive to us having a 119 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,760 chat over tea. 120 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:02,800 And then it all nosedived. 121 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:03,800 And why? 122 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,640 I had no idea. 123 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:12,480 Then it occurred to me, oh my God, what if she had some type of mental health issue? 124 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,640 And nobody is around to know. 125 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,560 This scared me for those kids of hers. 126 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:20,400 I had never noticed a vehicle there. 127 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:24,440 I don't think she had a husband or a boyfriend living there. 128 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:31,040 My head was spinning with the possibilities of what the hell was happening in that house 129 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,800 and with those babies. 130 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:39,640 I took it upon myself, now that I was the official neighborhood watch, albeit the neighborhood 131 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:43,600 was one house, but I would watch nonetheless. 132 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:44,600 And I did. 133 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:51,120 And over a week, I had not seen one vehicle come there, nor had she left. 134 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:55,880 I did see them all out in the yard one evening, but that was the only day. 135 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:58,960 The following week, it was the same. 136 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:03,640 No vehicles, no visitors, and no leaving the house. 137 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,880 Okay, so what about groceries, I thought. 138 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:07,880 My God. 139 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,480 Was she feeding them? 140 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:15,800 I was telling my husband on the phone that night about all the watching I was doing and 141 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:18,400 he thought I was going too far. 142 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:22,120 I should just mind my own business is what he said. 143 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:27,040 Wasn't that the reason we wanted to live in the country and now you of all people are 144 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:30,240 nebbing on our only neighbor? 145 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:35,280 But she's not getting groceries, I said, and there's never mail. 146 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:40,320 The children have only been outside two times in the last two weeks and the weather has 147 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,640 been beautiful. 148 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,360 So you're spying on everything they do? 149 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:46,360 Are you okay? 150 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,680 Seriously, hon, are you okay? 151 00:09:49,680 --> 00:09:54,440 The sincerity in his voice was the only thing keeping me from being offended. 152 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:58,220 Yes, yes, I'm okay. 153 00:09:58,220 --> 00:10:01,960 I am truly only concerned for the children. 154 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:03,400 That's all. 155 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:09,480 He understood that and said that the best thing he could offer for me to do was to call 156 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:14,240 CYS, Children and Youth Services and let them handle it. 157 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,240 And I needed to mind my own business from now on. 158 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:18,560 You're right, I said. 159 00:10:18,560 --> 00:10:21,920 I'm getting all emotional and it's gotten the best of me. 160 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:23,840 I'll call them tomorrow. 161 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,860 And with that and a few I love yous, we hung up. 162 00:10:27,860 --> 00:10:29,920 The next day I did call CYS. 163 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,480 I reported her strange behavior. 164 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:37,280 I told the rest of the things I had told my husband and they said, thanks for calling, 165 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:40,840 we will look into it and they hung up on me. 166 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:42,880 What the hell? 167 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:48,880 I watched the house now even more because I wanted to see CYS roll up and see what happened. 168 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:54,640 I watched for days and then I saw Cora come out the back door and had both kids by the 169 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:58,440 hand and they seemed to be going for a walk. 170 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,240 I didn't like it. 171 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,000 She had given me a terrible vibe the day I met her. 172 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:07,760 Like I really felt there was something very wrong with her mentally. 173 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:11,640 I wanted to follow her into those woods with those babies but my phone rang and it was 174 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:12,800 my husband. 175 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:19,580 Again, he told me, stop stalking the neighbor and I could tell he was actually really upset 176 00:11:19,580 --> 00:11:20,580 with me. 177 00:11:20,580 --> 00:11:23,300 Okay, I said, I'll stop. 178 00:11:23,300 --> 00:11:27,760 But just so you know, she just took those children into the backfield and up to the 179 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:28,760 woods. 180 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:30,960 Jesus Christ, Jesse. 181 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:33,520 So she took her kids for a walk. 182 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:38,800 Seriously, I am halfway around the world and this is what you want to talk about? 183 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:40,160 I can't do this today. 184 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:41,560 I will call you tomorrow. 185 00:11:41,560 --> 00:11:43,120 And he hung up. 186 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,240 Well, maybe he was right. 187 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,520 I have been kind of obsessed with her since I met her. 188 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:54,860 Maybe I needed to focus on my own family and forget about those people. 189 00:11:54,860 --> 00:11:58,440 Something wasn't right over there, but I wasn't going to cause fights with my husband over 190 00:11:58,440 --> 00:11:59,440 it. 191 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,680 It was hard enough him not being home. 192 00:12:02,680 --> 00:12:07,480 About a week later, state police and another car pulled into my driveway. 193 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:09,800 I went out to see what was happening. 194 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:14,440 A very large muscular policeman looked at me and said, Jesse. 195 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:16,080 Yes, sir. 196 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:17,080 I'm Jesse. 197 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,120 What can I do for you, officer? 198 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:22,400 Just then a woman got out of the other vehicle and asked the same. 199 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:23,400 Are you Jesse? 200 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,160 Yes, I am. 201 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:26,520 What's this all about? 202 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:32,840 Ma'am, I'm Officer Hagel and we are here to do a welfare check on your family. 203 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:36,880 We understand that you, your husband and infant daughter are living here. 204 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:38,000 Yes, yes. 205 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:39,120 But why are you here? 206 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,080 I haven't done anything wrong. 207 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:44,840 In fact, I reported, excuse me, but is your husband home? 208 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:45,840 What? 209 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:50,440 No, no, he's overseas right now for another two weeks or so. 210 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:52,240 But what have I done? 211 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:55,500 I reported the neighbor over there. 212 00:12:55,500 --> 00:12:57,280 You have the wrong house. 213 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:03,000 I pointed towards Cora's house and said, in fact, I'm very worried about them. 214 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:07,200 I saw her last night taking them into the woods. 215 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:13,280 They were looking at me with what seemed to be pity and it was pissing me off. 216 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:17,640 Listen, I said, I am concerned for those two children. 217 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:21,840 My child is in there napping and is perfectly safe. 218 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,760 Ma'am, that's what we are here to find out. 219 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:30,000 Now, now please, you come with me over here and let Mrs. Oliver do her job. 220 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:31,200 Wait, what? 221 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:33,720 No, you aren't going in my house. 222 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:35,220 This is wrong. 223 00:13:35,220 --> 00:13:37,600 It's the neighbor, not me. 224 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:41,040 I couldn't comprehend any of this. 225 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:47,280 I escorted them into my home though and they checked on Macy, checked the water, the fridge, 226 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,360 the furnace, pantry. 227 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,680 They seemed satisfied. 228 00:13:51,680 --> 00:13:56,920 However, now they wanted me to come with them for a further interview. 229 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:58,480 I refused. 230 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:00,640 We interview here, I said. 231 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:06,480 I'm expecting a call from my husband and like I said, he's overseas and he would be really 232 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,920 worried if I wasn't home. 233 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:16,000 Okay, okay, Officer Hagel held his hand up to Mrs. Oliver and said, let's conduct the 234 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,600 interview here. 235 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:19,640 Everything here is in perfect order. 236 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:24,200 I see no need to go further at this point. 237 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:28,320 They both had many questions about my experience with Cora. 238 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:34,920 I explained it all over and over again and finally Officer Hagel said, up to this point 239 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:36,640 everything seems fine. 240 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:39,000 Do me a favor, Jesse. 241 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,360 Pack up your little one and come with me over to the neighbor's house. 242 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:45,080 Oh, I don't know about that Officer. 243 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:48,000 She's going to be very upset that I called you. 244 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,440 I don't want her trying to get even with me. 245 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:52,600 No, no, he said. 246 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:53,600 It won't happen. 247 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:55,120 Humor me. 248 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:56,120 Come with me, please. 249 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,360 I insist. 250 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:01,680 Macy and I rode with him to Cora's house. 251 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:07,640 We got out of the car and headed toward the front porch and I froze. 252 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:12,480 I couldn't take another step and I don't think I even took a breath. 253 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:18,480 What I saw before me was complete and instant insanity. 254 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,960 This house was not the same. 255 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:22,800 The windows. 256 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:26,280 Some were boarded up and the rest were broken. 257 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:29,760 The front door hung from the hinges. 258 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:34,560 The stairs were all crooked from years of neglect. 259 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:42,240 The front porch swing that I had sat on was in pieces and rotting on the porch. 260 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:46,520 And the porch was so rotten that it was leaning. 261 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:52,880 Wait, wait, wait, wait, no, no, this, this isn't right. 262 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:54,480 What the holy fuck? 263 00:15:54,480 --> 00:16:01,000 No, I couldn't barely breathe and was not altogether okay at that moment. 264 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:05,880 I started crying at the whole situation because I didn't understand. 265 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:09,560 I could not possibly understand. 266 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,640 This was not the same house. 267 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:13,680 I had just been at. 268 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:21,680 I was pointing and crying and explaining that I was just here and I was possibly appearing 269 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,360 crazy. 270 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,800 Officer Hagel dismissed Mrs. Oliver. 271 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:28,840 He said, I'll take it from here. 272 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:31,240 I'll call you if I need you. 273 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:38,600 She reluctantly left her eyes on me the whole time as she walked to her car. 274 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:42,280 Officer Hagel then gently guided me back to his car. 275 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:43,960 Get in, Jesse. 276 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:49,960 Now we're really going to have a conversation and this one, it's off the books. 277 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:55,240 We sat in his car and he said, my daddy was a cop too. 278 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:59,560 That's why I wanted to be a cop because I admired my dad. 279 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,380 And I can tell you now that I'm a cop all these years. 280 00:17:02,380 --> 00:17:04,520 I admire my dad even more. 281 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:10,600 It's a tough job and even tougher when you give a shit about people. 282 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:13,440 Not caring about them makes this job easier. 283 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:16,640 But I'm not built that way. 284 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:23,760 Every once in a while we come across a situation that, well, that we can't explain logically. 285 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:28,000 I have seen it before and so has my dad. 286 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:33,360 I dismissed Mrs. Oliver and I will have to answer for that and I will. 287 00:17:33,360 --> 00:17:38,360 But off the record here, I think I have an idea of what happened. 288 00:17:38,360 --> 00:17:40,840 And I'll never admit to it if you tell anyone. 289 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,160 After all, I have a reputation to protect. 290 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:45,760 And he winked at me and smiled. 291 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:53,240 Jesse, when my dad was a cop, they got a call from the man who used to live here. 292 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:59,400 He'd come home from his river barge job three weeks on, two weeks off type of deal back 293 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:03,480 then, and his wife and kids were gone. 294 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:06,360 My dad had responded to the call. 295 00:18:06,360 --> 00:18:10,960 He searched their house and the property best he could. 296 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:14,900 As it was winter and a heavy snowstorm was happening. 297 00:18:14,900 --> 00:18:18,480 He found no traces of her or the kids. 298 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:25,340 There was food on the table, slightly warm coffee on the stove, toys on the floor. 299 00:18:25,340 --> 00:18:27,600 Everyone's belongings were where they should be. 300 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:31,040 It was like they just disappeared. 301 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:36,880 Even more worrisome was all the kids winter jackets and snow gear was in the hall closet. 302 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,320 Cora's too. 303 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:45,080 They had a property search the next few days and they found nothing. 304 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:49,240 And nobody will ever know where she took those kids that night. 305 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:53,480 No jackets, nothing to protect them from the storm. 306 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:56,040 Terrible sad story. 307 00:18:56,040 --> 00:19:00,240 Those people figured she was going crazy in her head. 308 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:04,320 Being alone with the two little ones and with him gone so much there was nobody to notice 309 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:06,160 her condition. 310 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:09,200 From all accounts, she was a good mother. 311 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:12,120 Until she took those kids out in that storm. 312 00:19:12,120 --> 00:19:17,040 Could be she thought she was taking them for a walk, not considering the harm it would 313 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:19,280 cause because of her diminished mind. 314 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:25,600 Ah, well, it's all speculation and it really, really it's all that makes sense I guess. 315 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:32,040 Although some folks say and are positive that she just up and left her husband went with 316 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:33,760 another man. 317 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:35,680 We can never know. 318 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:40,400 The answer is lost to that blizzard and to time itself. 319 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,000 My eyes were so wide. 320 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:47,480 I know my mouth likely was hanging open as well as he told the story. 321 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,680 I didn't have any words, he continued. 322 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:56,040 Now as I recall, the father moved out of this house and never came back. 323 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,760 Just straight up abandoned the property. 324 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:02,360 The county just never got around to demolishing it yet. 325 00:20:02,360 --> 00:20:06,360 It just kind of sits back here forgotten. 326 00:20:06,360 --> 00:20:13,640 So when you say you talked to Cora and seen her kids, then well, I suppose you did. 327 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:21,120 I don't know the how or the why, but your call to see why S came about 40 years too 328 00:20:21,120 --> 00:20:22,120 late. 329 00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:27,560 And when it was realized what house you were reporting, we all thought maybe you were the 330 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,680 one losing your mind a little. 331 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:33,400 And that's why we came to investigate you. 332 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:38,640 Then he glanced at me, smiled his crooked smile, trying to comfort me. 333 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:43,800 I said, so you're saying I saw ghosts. 334 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:45,080 Call it what you want, Jesse. 335 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:46,520 I'm just a cop. 336 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:50,560 Now let's get on with our day and put this behind us. 337 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:52,440 Nobody can help those babies now. 338 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:57,620 And for all we know, they could be grown up somewhere living a great life with no memory 339 00:20:57,620 --> 00:20:58,620 of this place. 340 00:20:58,620 --> 00:21:02,600 Who knows though, maybe what you saw was a memory. 341 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:09,680 My grandma used to say that the earth holds memories and sometimes we can see them. 342 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:14,560 I would suggest you keep to yourself though, if you see Cora and the kids outside again. 343 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:18,640 And he gave a wink at that and started to drive off. 344 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:23,800 I yelled officer, hey, wait, what, what do I tell my husband? 345 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:30,480 And he looked at me and said, tell him about what and drove away. 346 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:34,000 Until I stood there and I watched him drive off. 347 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:39,840 Then I turned and stared at that house down the road for a while, a long while. 348 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:44,380 The following year, I had a privacy fence put up on that side of the house. 349 00:21:44,380 --> 00:21:47,840 I no longer wanted to look at that house down the road. 350 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:53,600 The experience sent me spiraling into a depression and nothing anyone told me could make me feel 351 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:55,040 better. 352 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:58,040 Until one day I heard children laughing in the backfield. 353 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:02,040 And I think that's all I really needed to hear. 354 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:05,840 Thanks for reading this and bless the little children. 355 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:09,680 Wow, what a story. 356 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,840 What an experience to have gone through. 357 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:14,920 It's a mind blower. 358 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:19,200 I'd like to think she simply left her husband and raised her children elsewhere. 359 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,120 It's surprising how often people do this. 360 00:22:21,120 --> 00:22:25,960 They disappear and yet they're off somewhere being just fine. 361 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:29,040 But in this case, we don't know what happened. 362 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:34,920 I'm assuming there was an investigation into the husband and for any foul play on his part. 363 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:39,620 Thanks for sharing this very traumatic story and I am glad you have recovered from the 364 00:22:39,620 --> 00:22:42,200 depressed mental state that it sent you into. 365 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:49,040 I have to wonder why you were shown the house as it was and why did you see Cora and the 366 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:50,040 children? 367 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:53,880 I'm very curious about what the purpose was in that. 368 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:59,200 I'm also curious about what Officer Hagel said about the earth holding memories. 369 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:02,480 So we know the earth has a magnetic field. 370 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:08,060 We also know that when we wanted to save music years ago, we used cassette tapes and they 371 00:23:08,060 --> 00:23:09,920 were magnetic. 372 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:16,680 Is it possible that with the earth's magnetic powers and whatever else conditions are perfect, 373 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:20,920 could the earth itself project a memory? 374 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:22,480 Something to consider. 375 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:28,360 Jesse, take care and thanks so much for sending this experience to us. 376 00:23:28,360 --> 00:23:34,360 If you've had a paranormal or supernatural experience, please let me tell your story. 377 00:23:34,360 --> 00:23:38,920 Send it to My True Story at MyYahoo.com. 378 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:41,160 Thanks everyone for listening and subscribing. 379 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:42,520 Thank you so much. 380 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,880 Your support means the world to me. 381 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:46,800 I'll see y'all next time. 382 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:51,880 Peace and love and bye for now. 383 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:52,880 Thanks for being here today. 384 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:59,000 I hope to see you next time on paranormal and supernatural true stories. 385 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,240 Will your experience be the next one I 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