The Dead Files (2011) s04e07 Episode Script
Possessed - Watervliet, Michigan
Something is not right.
Angry very angry.
I wake up with scratches.
They're all losing it.
There's a war going on.
I see this thing, like, whispering in their ear.
It's something evil.
They're kind of being possessed.
This is demonic.
They're trying to kill me.
They're not safe anywhere in this house.
They're being watched.
My name is Amy Allan.
This thing likes death.
I see dead people.
This thing's, like, a monster.
I speak to dead people.
And he's pissed off now.
And they speak to me.
His head was cracked.
But there's only one way to know if my findings are real.
This guy was murdered.
I rely on my partner.
I'm Steve Di Schiavi.
I'm a retired New York City homicide Detective.
I cannot help you unless I know the whole story.
And I know every person, every house has secrets.
You saw her? It's my job to reveal them.
Why would you stay here? But Steve and I never speak We never communicate during an investigation.
Until the very end.
Stop it.
We uncover if it's safe for you to stay I want to know the truth.
I want to know what's happening.
Or time to get out.
I told you there were ghosts in this house.
It's crucial that Amy and I conduct separate investigations.
I interview witnesses, research the history of the location, and uncover secrets from the past, while Amy speaks to the dead.
I'm in the small resort town of Watervliet, Michigan, a few hours outside of Detroit.
Amy and I were called in by a woman named Amanda.
When I spoke to her on the phone, her message was simple You guys need to help me, or this house is gonna kill me.
Obviously, this is a serious situation, and I'm hoping Amy and I can help her out.
Before Amy arrives, I have to clear the area of any leading information.
I can tell from the photos alone that a couple with kids live here.
So I have to carefully remove any evidence of this before Amy begins her walk.
I'm seeing a lot of physical activity.
There's something around that's Uh, creepy.
There's a dead person or entity that's a controller of this location.
I think it might be a child.
Something about hidden truth, I think, was specifically what they said Hidden truth.
Well, Amanda, you sounded pretty desperate on the phone, so why don't you explain what's happening? I'm beyond scared for my safety.
I'm pretty much scared for my life.
My health has seriously declined since I moved back here three years ago.
And because of that, I've put on weight And about two months ago, I had a heart attack.
- And you're how old now? - 32.
- That's really young for a heart attack.
- It is.
Was it because of the weight gain that this caused the heart attack, or did the doctor say what may have caused it? They don't know what caused it.
They did tests, and there was no blockages.
Okay.
And what else has happened? I've been scratched and burned.
I'm fearful for myself and for my boyfriend and for his kids.
Are they here all the time? No, they just come to visit usually on weekends.
- Does anybody else live in the house? - Yes.
My mother and a friend of the family does stay in the basement, as well.
I'm gonna ask the obvious thing why are you staying here? I came back to the area because my dad was sick, and finances are a big problem.
What's your biggest concern, then? Dying.
I feel like they're They're systematically trying to kill me Whatever is in this house.
There's this thing in this house that's really bad.
The people here have no ability to Not be influenced by These dead people.
Like, they can be unhealthy, they can't take care of themselves, they can't sleep and can't eat right, and Because either they eat too much or they don't eat enough.
They're not safe anywhere in this house.
I started to sense that the influential presence in this house was targeting one person in particular.
This thing can easily access this person's mind.
It can make this person do anything it wants.
So, what's happening in here? I wake up with scratches and burns, actually.
What do these look like? I have some pictures here of some of them.
- Okay.
- You can see.
You just woke up and that burn was there? Yeah.
There a candle or anything that could have did this to you? No.
And this is none of the animals you're living with or anything like that? No, absolutely not.
So, Amanda, looking at this I would imagine it's got to be tough sleeping at night.
Yeah.
Sometimes I find myself sleepwalking.
I've had bruises on my calves from where I've run into things, and It's, um it's gotten out of control.
I've developed sleep apnea and insomnia.
When I do sleep, I have bad dreams.
I had a dream that we were driving Mike's kids home and we were hit by a semi.
I see this thing, like, kind of standing at this person's back, being like You know, like, whispering in their ear, like, do this or do that, and the person can't sleep.
And if they sleep, then it's really bad, like invasions in the sleep or something like What do you mean? Maybe it's like a trance state.
Like, they're seeing where they're going, but they don't have any control over it.
You know, and then they're, like, startled - Okay - Which is really Kind of unnerving, uh, because Well, then they're kind of being possessed.
Possessed.
What's going on in the kitchen? One time, I was just grabbing something out of the pantry, and I turned around, and there was a man standing next to me.
Okay.
So, describe him for me.
- He was a little taller than I was, thin.
- Okay.
He had a square jaw and a button-down shirt.
If you were to see a photo, would you be able to recognize if it's the same person? Yeah.
I think he was trying to warn me that there's something else in the house.
And that I needed to do something about it.
Okay.
Something is not right here.
This is a male.
And he is not that old.
He is, like, in his 50s.
He's, like Angry.
Very angry.
Something in this house is wreaking havoc, but I don't think this angry man is the one influencing the living.
He's not advanced enough.
He's just getting pissed off and beating on the walls.
And, like, stomping on the floors.
He's trying to put it back the way he knows it to be.
Like, he's trying to take down the things that don't make sense to him.
This is where the scariest thing that I've encountered happened.
I felt like I was in some sort of trance And I came out of it, and I found myself standing At the kitchen counter, spinning a knife.
- Spinning a knife? - Yes.
I later realized that I was having a lot of negative thoughts Suicidal thoughts.
Okay.
Now, have you ever had suicidal thoughts before? No.
Did you ever have it again in the house? No.
Did you tell your boyfriend about it? - No, I didn't tell anyone.
- Why not? They're already worried for my health.
I don't want them to worry about me taking my life.
I think that whatever's in here Is trying to kill me, one way or another Either through my health or through making me take my own life.
What is this thing? It feels like A child? I feel like That it would be a girl.
She looks like a shadow person.
She's bad.
Whoa! What happened? This girl Zapped me.
She [Bleep.]
ran at me.
I didn't expect this at all.
The entity that's tormenting the people in this house is a little girl.
She's pretty strong.
She knows what she's doing.
She took all my energy.
She tries to control all the people that come here.
I think she's influenced somebody to either commit suicide or kill someone.
So, this room is the room that I made for Mike's kids.
Okay.
How old are they? His son is 11, and his daughter is 12.
Have the kids experienced anything up here? Just last weekend, Mike's son had experiences.
- What happened? - He saw red eyes staring at him.
- Where? - In the hallway.
- Were the dogs up here? - No.
The dogs are never up here.
Amanda, let me ask you a question, are you worried that something's gonna happen to the kids? Certainly.
This little girl she's jealous.
Jealousy between this girl and And whoever's in here.
Bad.
That's not good.
You said that she might try to influence the living? - Mm-hmm.
- Do you know who that would be? - It's an adult.
- What does she want? To make her kill them.
Kill who? Whoever's in this room.
So, Mike, I spoke with Amanda, and she explained what's going on in the house.
And her concerns.
- Have you had experiences here? - Yes, I have.
I actually had a few experiences in the bedroom.
Sleeping at night, I feel like there's somebody crawling in bed.
I can feel the bed pressing down like somebody's crawling in bed with me Right.
When Amanda will be up in the living room watching TV.
The first time, it scared me, and it happened for about two weeks after that every night.
Did it feel like a human or maybe one of the dogs? What did it feel like? It felt like a human.
Okay.
Anything else? I've heard, actually, a voice.
Again, we were in there, watching TV again at night, and I heard somebody whisper, how you doing? And I looked at Amanda.
I said, did you say something to me? She said, no.
Now, when they said, how you doing? Was it a female or a? It was a female.
She likes to be as scary as possible And she's actually pretty good at it.
Like, she crawls in bed with this person and acts like it's sleeping with this person.
She yells and screams And howls Which I would think that the living would probably be able to hear.
It's very scary for me, because it doesn't seem like I'm in control when this is happening.
I have had fits of rage.
I get mad over the littlest things a question being asked.
I'm afraid that I'm gonna hurt somebody in the house.
- And that's not in your nature? - No, Sir.
No, Sir.
Do you feel it's when you're here you get like that? Yes.
That's got to be a strain on your relationship with Amanda, also.
Yes, it is.
What do you think is going on in this house? I think it's something evil.
- Why don't you just move out? - Because I love her, you know and, we care for each other and we're helping each other out through this.
So, the girl She can go anywhere she wants to in the house.
She can make them feel agitated.
Attaching herself to them.
Draining their energy, making them feel sick.
So, Pat, I was talking to your daughter, and I wanted to talk to you.
- I understand you live here.
- Yeah.
You've been living here a long time.
- Close to 17 years.
- 17 years? So, have you experienced anything since you've been here? No.
Why do you think that is? I have a relationship with the Lord.
And I think that keeps me from seeing Or experiencing anything that is demonic.
And I believe this is demonic.
So, you believe that Amanda is telling me the truth? I do, absolutely.
Amanda's at risk right now.
They're warring over her.
Why her? Because I believe that God has a special purpose for her.
And she hasn't stepped up to it.
And I still try to encourage her to get back to the faith.
And you believe that if she found her way back to the church It doesn't even have to be church just finds her way back to God, that that would cease.
It's really hard to watch as a parent.
I pray that there is a solution.
That she can be the vibrant person.
And have the full life You know, the active life that she deserves.
She already had a heart attack.
You worried about losing her? It crosses my mind.
I try not to dwell on the negative.
I know that there's a plan.
What are you hoping that Amy and I can do for your daughter? I really have no expectations.
I really don't think that there's anything that can be done.
It's only the power of the Lord that's gonna handle it.
There's a war going on between God's Angels and the Devil's Demons.
There's, like, really, really, really bad, bad things down here.
Not where I'd be wanting to be.
What the [Bleep.]
is this? This old man putzing around and being grumpy and Just always angry and pissed off and, just unhappy and miserable about his life and Hates that somebody is down here Hates that somebody is in its In its space.
He um Gets angry.
Whoever hangs out down here is his focus.
And I think he tries to kill them at some point.
I really feel for Amanda.
For her, this investigation is literally life and death.
Now I'm heading over to meet with a town historian Who says Amanda's property is a big part of Watervliet's history.
The property you're investigating, Steve, was purchased and developed by Isaac Swain.
In the early 1830s.
In addition, they had vast holdings of property, which, at that particular time, was all undeveloped forests and woodlands.
And you can see where he has his name on all of these different plots of land.
And how much property do you think he had altogether? Upwards of 900 acres.
How did Swain make his mark when he was living here? What did he do? Well, he was renowned for his lumber mill.
He had upwards of 50 employees working for him.
It was the biggest mill in Berrien County.
Wow.
I'm just seeing, like, woods Uh, thick woods, lots of trees.
All I'm getting is somebody, like, saying, too bad about, you know, the trees.
This little old lady's saying, like, too bad about the trees, like, that they cut down all the trees.
Daryl knew very little about Isaac Swain's personal life.
So I'm on my way to meet a local author, who says Swain's time in Watervliet was filled with heartbreak.
This guy, Isaac Swain, what were you able to find out? Well, Isaac Swain and his wife came to Watervliet.
- And they had three children.
- Okay.
He had a daughter named Martha - Okay.
- And she died at the age of 15.
- From what? - Records back then didn't really specify.
Then their youngest son, who was age 3, William, passes away suddenly.
- Right after she died, or - Exactly within two years.
But it doesn't stop there.
Their second daughter, Louisa She had a tragic accident, and it's hard to tell what exactly happened, but somewhere between the ages of 10 and 14, she fell and hit her head so hard That she became mentally disabled.
She was basically an invalid? She basically was.
She had to have 24-hour care.
I assume Isaac and his wife stayed in the area and took care of the remaining child.
For a while, they did, but, actually, the wife, Vallonia, started to get sick, and I actually found a picture of her for you.
Now, do we know what kind of illness she had? The symptoms that they described were somewhat similar to Tuberculosis.
It was important to Isaac to make sure that she had the best care possible.
- You're talking about his wife, Vallonia? - Yes.
So, what they did for three years Was travel around the northeast, actually looking for someone to help them, doctors looking for a different environment - Right.
- In hopes that this would help cure her.
- Does she get cured? What happens? - No.
Unfortunately She does not get cured, and she Succumbs to this.
Would they have taken Louisa with them on this three-year journey? Louisa was likely not taken with them because she needed constant care.
She lived with the staff people and the caretakers.
There was a certain amount of stigma associated with somebody with a mental disability back then.
She had no social interaction whatsoever? Very little.
Very little.
And the only people that she really knew - was her own family and her caretakers.
- Caretakers.
And when her family passed away, she was left alone.
This girl she died Do you know when this was? A while ago.
Well, I'd say at least 100 years.
The young girl that's been stalking me is extremely powerful.
And I'm starting to see what's causing her to torment the living here.
She has a lot of pain that she's dealing with.
- A lot of pain? - Yeah, physical, physical.
And she's not herself.
She was mentally not okay.
And she puts it like she likes to play with people, because she wasn't allowed to play with people when she was alive.
Well, and then she was just screaming at me through the you know, through the wall.
She's kind of creepy, though.
She's creeping me out a little bit.
I'm at the local library to see what else I can find out about Amanda's problem.
Digging through the archives, I uncover an obituary of a young woman named Sadie Smith.
Who died in 1918.
The location of her funeral My client's living room.
So, not only does a 32-year-old woman die on the property I'm investigating, they held her funeral right inside the house.
I'm on my way to meet with a local funeral Director who promised to look into the town records and give me the whole story.
Roland, I know from other cases, back in the early days, that people did hold funerals in their homes.
Now, was that common in this area? Back in 1918, probably 90% of the time, funerals were held in the home, yes.
Now, Sadie it said she died from influenza, what were you able to find out? Well, I was able to obtain a copy of the death certificate.
And she obtained Spanish influenza and had it for about a week, and then passed away of heart failure.
Possibly, the reason they held the wake in the house was to contain the influenza.
She was young 32.
So, she wasn't married? No, never married.
- No children? - No children.
So, it had to be tough on the parents, I would think.
Probably was, yeah.
Something took place here where people were crying and Screaming.
There was a funeral here.
Where they had the casket, and it was open, and people were saying goodbye.
This is a young female.
They're all crying, freaking out, just losing it.
So, Roland, what happened with the parents after Sadie dies? They stayed in the home.
Okay.
So, she lived with her parents? Yes, and shortly after Sadie passed away, the mother, Evelyn, was in frail health for about five years and passed away.
Steve, I was able to find the obituary in the local newspaper on Mrs.
Smith.
And how old was she when she died? She was 67.
Did she die of natural causes? Natural causes there, also - From a heart disease.
- Okay.
The funeral was not held in that home, though.
They went back to the homestead out south of town and had her funeral there.
So, Roland, what happened with the dad? His name was John Wallace Smith, and he lived in the house for a few more years, and then he passed away, and I found his obituary in the local paper, also.
And what'd he die of? Natural causes from a cerebral hemorrhage.
So, Sadie dies, the mother dies about five years later, and then the father dies a few years after that, and they all died in the home? In the home, yes.
So, I'm thinking the elderly man Is mad that someone is in His space.
I think he spent a lot of time down here.
I'm following this angry man around the basement as he vents to me about how much he hates the people living here.
Something tragic happened to him, and now I'm experiencing all the pain he endured.
Oh [Bleep.]
I'm getting a really sharp [Bleep.]
pain.
Ooh, what the [Bleep.]
was that? Then that pain, the head That could be an aneurysm.
Now that Amy and I have completed our investigations, we're ready to reveal our findings to each other and our clients for the first time.
Amy, I want you to meet Amanda and Mike.
Amanda called us in because she's had some serious health issues since she moved in.
She's even had a heart attack, and she's only 32 years old.
Doctors have no explanation for it, but Amanda thinks she knows what's going on.
She actually thinks that this house is killing her.
With that, I'm gonna turn it over to Amy, and she can start telling us about her walk.
So, I came into this room here, and I saw a funeral taking place, for a young female.
There was a casket, it was open, and people were saying their goodbyes.
Well, there was a funeral in this home.
Back in 1914, a girl, Sadie Smith, moved here to this house.
But four years after she moved in here, in 1918, Sadie dies of the Spanish flu.
The flu weakened her heart until it just gave out.
I have her death certificate here.
They have here listed, heart failure.
Wow.
Oh, my God.
Is that her birth date or her death date? Birth.
It's three days off of mine.
Oh, my God.
That's just crazy.
What else did you see? I went to the basement, and there's this Very angry little old man down there.
He believes that that's his space, and he despises whoever is residing there right now.
In fact, he's trying to scare the person.
Um, so that the person will leave.
When I was talking to this guy, I got this really sharp pain in my head.
And I felt like he had passed from an aneurysm.
Now, Sadie's parents lived here, and they actually both died in the house.
The father, John, died at the age of 73 of cerebral hemorrhage.
Wow.
Oh, wow.
The tenant downstairs He claims he's seen some things down there.
- Like what? - Shadows, five to six times.
He's told me one time that he actually sees a man standing in the doorway here.
Okay.
You know what? Tell Amy about the apparition that you saw.
I was in the laundry room, and I was just grabbing something out of the cabinet, and I turned around, and there was a man standing right next to me.
I jumped and screamed, and then he disappeared.
- What was he wearing? - A button-down shirt, and - He had a five o'clock shadow.
- Okay.
And dark hair.
I briefly encountered another male back in that area.
Oh, my God.
And I did do a sketch of the man.
He's in his early 70s He does have jowls.
And his eyes are very almond-shaped.
Well, you tell me.
You would know better.
Oh, my God.
It looks a lot like him.
I'll never forget him.
He was looking right at me.
He was just confused, so he just gets frustrated.
- Do you ever hear banging or anything? - All the time.
- All the time.
- Okay.
So, what else did you see? In my opening, what I saw was actually This house surrounded by thick trees.
I was shocked, because, obviously, there's no trees.
It's all houses.
And then when I went in the backyard, I heard an old lady.
She was agitated that the trees had been removed.
Well, it makes sense you said that, because this was owned by a guy named Isaac Swain.
Back in the 1800s, he purchased the property here.
This was all woods.
He came here, he bought the property, and he opened up a mill.
He made a lot of money, but he also had a lot of tragedy with his family.
Oh.
Wow.
I saw this little girl.
- She's the most important person here.
- Mm-hmm.
She kind of controls or runs most of the house.
She's between 10 and 12, and she's been here for a very long time At least over 100 years.
But she's in a lot pain.
Because she was in some kind of weird accident.
And, mentally, she's not who she was.
She wasn't allowed to play.
She wasn't allowed to do things.
She wasn't really allowed to interact with people.
Well, I didn't have to think much about this one.
Isaac Swain had a daughter, Louisa.
Between the ages of 10 and 14, she actually hit her head - And soon after that - Oh, man.
- She became mentally incapacitated.
- Oh.
She basically couldn't care for herself.
She had to have care all the time.
The thing is, she had two siblings, both of which passed away.
Whoa.
What? One was Martha.
She died at the age of 15.
And she had a younger brother, William, who died at 3 in 1849.
Wow.
Things got worse for her, because her mom This is Vallonia she got sick, very sick.
Her husband took her on a 3-year journey all around the northeast, the East Coast, looking for help, searching for a cure for her.
This kid was left alone at the house with nurses.
You know, she lived the rest of her life As an invalid.
What I got was that she does affect everyone in the house to some extent.
She can make people overeat She can drain energy, make people feel agitated.
- Oh, my God.
- She affects sleep Can make people have terrible dreams, or sleepwalk, which is big.
She climbs into bed with them, and she can jump inside that person and control them.
- Oh, my God.
- She affects everyone, but she Has her sights set on one person in this house in particular.
She stays by this person all the time.
Wow.
Yeah, it's definitely me.
One time, I got up to go to the bathroom And the next thing I knew, I was spinning a knife on the counter.
I didn't know I was doing it.
It was, like, not me.
All I could think was, I should just get it over with.
I'm gonna die anyway.
I should just get it over with.
- And you mentioned agitated? - Mm-hmm.
Well, Mike's having issues.
Yeah.
I get mad at the littlest things.
I've been mad at her for no reason, and then I'll go outside, and my rage is gone.
She's trying to control you both.
Oh, my God.
Now, she's been scratched.
Wow.
That's her neck.
That's one of the scratch marks.
And she's had them on her stomach, on the side there.
- Okay.
- And this is a burn mark, she thinks.
Can that be from the little girl? Yeah.
Well, she's always holding on, touching you constantly.
Is that who was crawling in the bed with him? Oh, she likes to do that.
So, I did a sketch of this little girl and the person that she's focused on.
Okay.
Jesus [Bleep.]
.
Wow.
Oh, my God.
So, she's always by me? Holy crap.
I did a sketch of this little girl and the person that she's focused on.
Okay.
Jesus [Bleep.]
.
Wow.
Oh, my God.
So, she's always by me? Holy crap.
She's extremely powerful.
At one point, she charged me and took All of my energy, like, in a second.
Then I saw a very disturbing scene in the upstairs bedroom with the two beds.
You could feel this jealousy That she had for the people in that room.
And her intention was to murder those people.
And those thoughts were being put into The person's mind.
What person are you talking about? Well, basically, you.
You would be her vessel to do the deed.
She wants to get to the point where she can control you 100% so that you'll do this.
You okay? No.
Not really.
Well, that room upstairs is where Mike's kids stay.
I thought something was attached to me.
I did.
We've had some conversations where she's thought that my son hated her.
And she seemed a little jealous - Hmm - Of the kids being here.
Makes a lot of sense.
Now, do you remember feeling this jealousy? Oh, yeah.
When they're here, all his time goes to them.
When they're here, I split my time as best I can between all three of them.
- Mm-hmm.
- But she never sees it that way.
- Now, is that the girl doing it to her? - Yes.
Obviously, this is a lot to absorb in one night.
The big question is it safe for you guys to live here? Is it safe for the kids to come here? And will you be able to get better? I can't answer that, but I'll turn it over to Amy, my partner, and see if she can.
There's obviously some things that need to be done to protect everybody involved.
Some of these things initially might sound a little bit unusual and extreme.
Okay.
One of the things that I would suggest at this point is to go through your bedroom and make it like a child-proof room.
And Mike needs to sleep right outside your room, and this is just to protect you.
So, why is it so important that he not sleep in there with me? Well, I don't want anybody in this situation to be harmed.
And at this point, she could harm you Or she could harm somebody else.
The next thing that needs to be done is that there has to be an exorcism.
Really? That's the only way you're gonna get rid of her.
Oh, geez.
- That was our nightmare scenario.
- Mm-hmm.
Now, why an exorcism instead of trying to move somebody on? She's just beyond repair.
She's done many, many, many bad things.
She needs to be straightened out.
Right.
I would just go to the church and ask for help.
Look me in the eye and tell me you're gonna do this.
I'm gonna do it.
My own life has already been taken from me.
And I don't want any more harm to come to me or anyone else.
Mm-hmm.
Thank you so much.
I really hope Amanda and Mike follow my advice and rid their home of the little girl that's tormenting them.
Once she's gone, I believe all the negativity surrounding this family should vanish.
And they can live a peaceful life.
Angry very angry.
I wake up with scratches.
They're all losing it.
There's a war going on.
I see this thing, like, whispering in their ear.
It's something evil.
They're kind of being possessed.
This is demonic.
They're trying to kill me.
They're not safe anywhere in this house.
They're being watched.
My name is Amy Allan.
This thing likes death.
I see dead people.
This thing's, like, a monster.
I speak to dead people.
And he's pissed off now.
And they speak to me.
His head was cracked.
But there's only one way to know if my findings are real.
This guy was murdered.
I rely on my partner.
I'm Steve Di Schiavi.
I'm a retired New York City homicide Detective.
I cannot help you unless I know the whole story.
And I know every person, every house has secrets.
You saw her? It's my job to reveal them.
Why would you stay here? But Steve and I never speak We never communicate during an investigation.
Until the very end.
Stop it.
We uncover if it's safe for you to stay I want to know the truth.
I want to know what's happening.
Or time to get out.
I told you there were ghosts in this house.
It's crucial that Amy and I conduct separate investigations.
I interview witnesses, research the history of the location, and uncover secrets from the past, while Amy speaks to the dead.
I'm in the small resort town of Watervliet, Michigan, a few hours outside of Detroit.
Amy and I were called in by a woman named Amanda.
When I spoke to her on the phone, her message was simple You guys need to help me, or this house is gonna kill me.
Obviously, this is a serious situation, and I'm hoping Amy and I can help her out.
Before Amy arrives, I have to clear the area of any leading information.
I can tell from the photos alone that a couple with kids live here.
So I have to carefully remove any evidence of this before Amy begins her walk.
I'm seeing a lot of physical activity.
There's something around that's Uh, creepy.
There's a dead person or entity that's a controller of this location.
I think it might be a child.
Something about hidden truth, I think, was specifically what they said Hidden truth.
Well, Amanda, you sounded pretty desperate on the phone, so why don't you explain what's happening? I'm beyond scared for my safety.
I'm pretty much scared for my life.
My health has seriously declined since I moved back here three years ago.
And because of that, I've put on weight And about two months ago, I had a heart attack.
- And you're how old now? - 32.
- That's really young for a heart attack.
- It is.
Was it because of the weight gain that this caused the heart attack, or did the doctor say what may have caused it? They don't know what caused it.
They did tests, and there was no blockages.
Okay.
And what else has happened? I've been scratched and burned.
I'm fearful for myself and for my boyfriend and for his kids.
Are they here all the time? No, they just come to visit usually on weekends.
- Does anybody else live in the house? - Yes.
My mother and a friend of the family does stay in the basement, as well.
I'm gonna ask the obvious thing why are you staying here? I came back to the area because my dad was sick, and finances are a big problem.
What's your biggest concern, then? Dying.
I feel like they're They're systematically trying to kill me Whatever is in this house.
There's this thing in this house that's really bad.
The people here have no ability to Not be influenced by These dead people.
Like, they can be unhealthy, they can't take care of themselves, they can't sleep and can't eat right, and Because either they eat too much or they don't eat enough.
They're not safe anywhere in this house.
I started to sense that the influential presence in this house was targeting one person in particular.
This thing can easily access this person's mind.
It can make this person do anything it wants.
So, what's happening in here? I wake up with scratches and burns, actually.
What do these look like? I have some pictures here of some of them.
- Okay.
- You can see.
You just woke up and that burn was there? Yeah.
There a candle or anything that could have did this to you? No.
And this is none of the animals you're living with or anything like that? No, absolutely not.
So, Amanda, looking at this I would imagine it's got to be tough sleeping at night.
Yeah.
Sometimes I find myself sleepwalking.
I've had bruises on my calves from where I've run into things, and It's, um it's gotten out of control.
I've developed sleep apnea and insomnia.
When I do sleep, I have bad dreams.
I had a dream that we were driving Mike's kids home and we were hit by a semi.
I see this thing, like, kind of standing at this person's back, being like You know, like, whispering in their ear, like, do this or do that, and the person can't sleep.
And if they sleep, then it's really bad, like invasions in the sleep or something like What do you mean? Maybe it's like a trance state.
Like, they're seeing where they're going, but they don't have any control over it.
You know, and then they're, like, startled - Okay - Which is really Kind of unnerving, uh, because Well, then they're kind of being possessed.
Possessed.
What's going on in the kitchen? One time, I was just grabbing something out of the pantry, and I turned around, and there was a man standing next to me.
Okay.
So, describe him for me.
- He was a little taller than I was, thin.
- Okay.
He had a square jaw and a button-down shirt.
If you were to see a photo, would you be able to recognize if it's the same person? Yeah.
I think he was trying to warn me that there's something else in the house.
And that I needed to do something about it.
Okay.
Something is not right here.
This is a male.
And he is not that old.
He is, like, in his 50s.
He's, like Angry.
Very angry.
Something in this house is wreaking havoc, but I don't think this angry man is the one influencing the living.
He's not advanced enough.
He's just getting pissed off and beating on the walls.
And, like, stomping on the floors.
He's trying to put it back the way he knows it to be.
Like, he's trying to take down the things that don't make sense to him.
This is where the scariest thing that I've encountered happened.
I felt like I was in some sort of trance And I came out of it, and I found myself standing At the kitchen counter, spinning a knife.
- Spinning a knife? - Yes.
I later realized that I was having a lot of negative thoughts Suicidal thoughts.
Okay.
Now, have you ever had suicidal thoughts before? No.
Did you ever have it again in the house? No.
Did you tell your boyfriend about it? - No, I didn't tell anyone.
- Why not? They're already worried for my health.
I don't want them to worry about me taking my life.
I think that whatever's in here Is trying to kill me, one way or another Either through my health or through making me take my own life.
What is this thing? It feels like A child? I feel like That it would be a girl.
She looks like a shadow person.
She's bad.
Whoa! What happened? This girl Zapped me.
She [Bleep.]
ran at me.
I didn't expect this at all.
The entity that's tormenting the people in this house is a little girl.
She's pretty strong.
She knows what she's doing.
She took all my energy.
She tries to control all the people that come here.
I think she's influenced somebody to either commit suicide or kill someone.
So, this room is the room that I made for Mike's kids.
Okay.
How old are they? His son is 11, and his daughter is 12.
Have the kids experienced anything up here? Just last weekend, Mike's son had experiences.
- What happened? - He saw red eyes staring at him.
- Where? - In the hallway.
- Were the dogs up here? - No.
The dogs are never up here.
Amanda, let me ask you a question, are you worried that something's gonna happen to the kids? Certainly.
This little girl she's jealous.
Jealousy between this girl and And whoever's in here.
Bad.
That's not good.
You said that she might try to influence the living? - Mm-hmm.
- Do you know who that would be? - It's an adult.
- What does she want? To make her kill them.
Kill who? Whoever's in this room.
So, Mike, I spoke with Amanda, and she explained what's going on in the house.
And her concerns.
- Have you had experiences here? - Yes, I have.
I actually had a few experiences in the bedroom.
Sleeping at night, I feel like there's somebody crawling in bed.
I can feel the bed pressing down like somebody's crawling in bed with me Right.
When Amanda will be up in the living room watching TV.
The first time, it scared me, and it happened for about two weeks after that every night.
Did it feel like a human or maybe one of the dogs? What did it feel like? It felt like a human.
Okay.
Anything else? I've heard, actually, a voice.
Again, we were in there, watching TV again at night, and I heard somebody whisper, how you doing? And I looked at Amanda.
I said, did you say something to me? She said, no.
Now, when they said, how you doing? Was it a female or a? It was a female.
She likes to be as scary as possible And she's actually pretty good at it.
Like, she crawls in bed with this person and acts like it's sleeping with this person.
She yells and screams And howls Which I would think that the living would probably be able to hear.
It's very scary for me, because it doesn't seem like I'm in control when this is happening.
I have had fits of rage.
I get mad over the littlest things a question being asked.
I'm afraid that I'm gonna hurt somebody in the house.
- And that's not in your nature? - No, Sir.
No, Sir.
Do you feel it's when you're here you get like that? Yes.
That's got to be a strain on your relationship with Amanda, also.
Yes, it is.
What do you think is going on in this house? I think it's something evil.
- Why don't you just move out? - Because I love her, you know and, we care for each other and we're helping each other out through this.
So, the girl She can go anywhere she wants to in the house.
She can make them feel agitated.
Attaching herself to them.
Draining their energy, making them feel sick.
So, Pat, I was talking to your daughter, and I wanted to talk to you.
- I understand you live here.
- Yeah.
You've been living here a long time.
- Close to 17 years.
- 17 years? So, have you experienced anything since you've been here? No.
Why do you think that is? I have a relationship with the Lord.
And I think that keeps me from seeing Or experiencing anything that is demonic.
And I believe this is demonic.
So, you believe that Amanda is telling me the truth? I do, absolutely.
Amanda's at risk right now.
They're warring over her.
Why her? Because I believe that God has a special purpose for her.
And she hasn't stepped up to it.
And I still try to encourage her to get back to the faith.
And you believe that if she found her way back to the church It doesn't even have to be church just finds her way back to God, that that would cease.
It's really hard to watch as a parent.
I pray that there is a solution.
That she can be the vibrant person.
And have the full life You know, the active life that she deserves.
She already had a heart attack.
You worried about losing her? It crosses my mind.
I try not to dwell on the negative.
I know that there's a plan.
What are you hoping that Amy and I can do for your daughter? I really have no expectations.
I really don't think that there's anything that can be done.
It's only the power of the Lord that's gonna handle it.
There's a war going on between God's Angels and the Devil's Demons.
There's, like, really, really, really bad, bad things down here.
Not where I'd be wanting to be.
What the [Bleep.]
is this? This old man putzing around and being grumpy and Just always angry and pissed off and, just unhappy and miserable about his life and Hates that somebody is down here Hates that somebody is in its In its space.
He um Gets angry.
Whoever hangs out down here is his focus.
And I think he tries to kill them at some point.
I really feel for Amanda.
For her, this investigation is literally life and death.
Now I'm heading over to meet with a town historian Who says Amanda's property is a big part of Watervliet's history.
The property you're investigating, Steve, was purchased and developed by Isaac Swain.
In the early 1830s.
In addition, they had vast holdings of property, which, at that particular time, was all undeveloped forests and woodlands.
And you can see where he has his name on all of these different plots of land.
And how much property do you think he had altogether? Upwards of 900 acres.
How did Swain make his mark when he was living here? What did he do? Well, he was renowned for his lumber mill.
He had upwards of 50 employees working for him.
It was the biggest mill in Berrien County.
Wow.
I'm just seeing, like, woods Uh, thick woods, lots of trees.
All I'm getting is somebody, like, saying, too bad about, you know, the trees.
This little old lady's saying, like, too bad about the trees, like, that they cut down all the trees.
Daryl knew very little about Isaac Swain's personal life.
So I'm on my way to meet a local author, who says Swain's time in Watervliet was filled with heartbreak.
This guy, Isaac Swain, what were you able to find out? Well, Isaac Swain and his wife came to Watervliet.
- And they had three children.
- Okay.
He had a daughter named Martha - Okay.
- And she died at the age of 15.
- From what? - Records back then didn't really specify.
Then their youngest son, who was age 3, William, passes away suddenly.
- Right after she died, or - Exactly within two years.
But it doesn't stop there.
Their second daughter, Louisa She had a tragic accident, and it's hard to tell what exactly happened, but somewhere between the ages of 10 and 14, she fell and hit her head so hard That she became mentally disabled.
She was basically an invalid? She basically was.
She had to have 24-hour care.
I assume Isaac and his wife stayed in the area and took care of the remaining child.
For a while, they did, but, actually, the wife, Vallonia, started to get sick, and I actually found a picture of her for you.
Now, do we know what kind of illness she had? The symptoms that they described were somewhat similar to Tuberculosis.
It was important to Isaac to make sure that she had the best care possible.
- You're talking about his wife, Vallonia? - Yes.
So, what they did for three years Was travel around the northeast, actually looking for someone to help them, doctors looking for a different environment - Right.
- In hopes that this would help cure her.
- Does she get cured? What happens? - No.
Unfortunately She does not get cured, and she Succumbs to this.
Would they have taken Louisa with them on this three-year journey? Louisa was likely not taken with them because she needed constant care.
She lived with the staff people and the caretakers.
There was a certain amount of stigma associated with somebody with a mental disability back then.
She had no social interaction whatsoever? Very little.
Very little.
And the only people that she really knew - was her own family and her caretakers.
- Caretakers.
And when her family passed away, she was left alone.
This girl she died Do you know when this was? A while ago.
Well, I'd say at least 100 years.
The young girl that's been stalking me is extremely powerful.
And I'm starting to see what's causing her to torment the living here.
She has a lot of pain that she's dealing with.
- A lot of pain? - Yeah, physical, physical.
And she's not herself.
She was mentally not okay.
And she puts it like she likes to play with people, because she wasn't allowed to play with people when she was alive.
Well, and then she was just screaming at me through the you know, through the wall.
She's kind of creepy, though.
She's creeping me out a little bit.
I'm at the local library to see what else I can find out about Amanda's problem.
Digging through the archives, I uncover an obituary of a young woman named Sadie Smith.
Who died in 1918.
The location of her funeral My client's living room.
So, not only does a 32-year-old woman die on the property I'm investigating, they held her funeral right inside the house.
I'm on my way to meet with a local funeral Director who promised to look into the town records and give me the whole story.
Roland, I know from other cases, back in the early days, that people did hold funerals in their homes.
Now, was that common in this area? Back in 1918, probably 90% of the time, funerals were held in the home, yes.
Now, Sadie it said she died from influenza, what were you able to find out? Well, I was able to obtain a copy of the death certificate.
And she obtained Spanish influenza and had it for about a week, and then passed away of heart failure.
Possibly, the reason they held the wake in the house was to contain the influenza.
She was young 32.
So, she wasn't married? No, never married.
- No children? - No children.
So, it had to be tough on the parents, I would think.
Probably was, yeah.
Something took place here where people were crying and Screaming.
There was a funeral here.
Where they had the casket, and it was open, and people were saying goodbye.
This is a young female.
They're all crying, freaking out, just losing it.
So, Roland, what happened with the parents after Sadie dies? They stayed in the home.
Okay.
So, she lived with her parents? Yes, and shortly after Sadie passed away, the mother, Evelyn, was in frail health for about five years and passed away.
Steve, I was able to find the obituary in the local newspaper on Mrs.
Smith.
And how old was she when she died? She was 67.
Did she die of natural causes? Natural causes there, also - From a heart disease.
- Okay.
The funeral was not held in that home, though.
They went back to the homestead out south of town and had her funeral there.
So, Roland, what happened with the dad? His name was John Wallace Smith, and he lived in the house for a few more years, and then he passed away, and I found his obituary in the local paper, also.
And what'd he die of? Natural causes from a cerebral hemorrhage.
So, Sadie dies, the mother dies about five years later, and then the father dies a few years after that, and they all died in the home? In the home, yes.
So, I'm thinking the elderly man Is mad that someone is in His space.
I think he spent a lot of time down here.
I'm following this angry man around the basement as he vents to me about how much he hates the people living here.
Something tragic happened to him, and now I'm experiencing all the pain he endured.
Oh [Bleep.]
I'm getting a really sharp [Bleep.]
pain.
Ooh, what the [Bleep.]
was that? Then that pain, the head That could be an aneurysm.
Now that Amy and I have completed our investigations, we're ready to reveal our findings to each other and our clients for the first time.
Amy, I want you to meet Amanda and Mike.
Amanda called us in because she's had some serious health issues since she moved in.
She's even had a heart attack, and she's only 32 years old.
Doctors have no explanation for it, but Amanda thinks she knows what's going on.
She actually thinks that this house is killing her.
With that, I'm gonna turn it over to Amy, and she can start telling us about her walk.
So, I came into this room here, and I saw a funeral taking place, for a young female.
There was a casket, it was open, and people were saying their goodbyes.
Well, there was a funeral in this home.
Back in 1914, a girl, Sadie Smith, moved here to this house.
But four years after she moved in here, in 1918, Sadie dies of the Spanish flu.
The flu weakened her heart until it just gave out.
I have her death certificate here.
They have here listed, heart failure.
Wow.
Oh, my God.
Is that her birth date or her death date? Birth.
It's three days off of mine.
Oh, my God.
That's just crazy.
What else did you see? I went to the basement, and there's this Very angry little old man down there.
He believes that that's his space, and he despises whoever is residing there right now.
In fact, he's trying to scare the person.
Um, so that the person will leave.
When I was talking to this guy, I got this really sharp pain in my head.
And I felt like he had passed from an aneurysm.
Now, Sadie's parents lived here, and they actually both died in the house.
The father, John, died at the age of 73 of cerebral hemorrhage.
Wow.
Oh, wow.
The tenant downstairs He claims he's seen some things down there.
- Like what? - Shadows, five to six times.
He's told me one time that he actually sees a man standing in the doorway here.
Okay.
You know what? Tell Amy about the apparition that you saw.
I was in the laundry room, and I was just grabbing something out of the cabinet, and I turned around, and there was a man standing right next to me.
I jumped and screamed, and then he disappeared.
- What was he wearing? - A button-down shirt, and - He had a five o'clock shadow.
- Okay.
And dark hair.
I briefly encountered another male back in that area.
Oh, my God.
And I did do a sketch of the man.
He's in his early 70s He does have jowls.
And his eyes are very almond-shaped.
Well, you tell me.
You would know better.
Oh, my God.
It looks a lot like him.
I'll never forget him.
He was looking right at me.
He was just confused, so he just gets frustrated.
- Do you ever hear banging or anything? - All the time.
- All the time.
- Okay.
So, what else did you see? In my opening, what I saw was actually This house surrounded by thick trees.
I was shocked, because, obviously, there's no trees.
It's all houses.
And then when I went in the backyard, I heard an old lady.
She was agitated that the trees had been removed.
Well, it makes sense you said that, because this was owned by a guy named Isaac Swain.
Back in the 1800s, he purchased the property here.
This was all woods.
He came here, he bought the property, and he opened up a mill.
He made a lot of money, but he also had a lot of tragedy with his family.
Oh.
Wow.
I saw this little girl.
- She's the most important person here.
- Mm-hmm.
She kind of controls or runs most of the house.
She's between 10 and 12, and she's been here for a very long time At least over 100 years.
But she's in a lot pain.
Because she was in some kind of weird accident.
And, mentally, she's not who she was.
She wasn't allowed to play.
She wasn't allowed to do things.
She wasn't really allowed to interact with people.
Well, I didn't have to think much about this one.
Isaac Swain had a daughter, Louisa.
Between the ages of 10 and 14, she actually hit her head - And soon after that - Oh, man.
- She became mentally incapacitated.
- Oh.
She basically couldn't care for herself.
She had to have care all the time.
The thing is, she had two siblings, both of which passed away.
Whoa.
What? One was Martha.
She died at the age of 15.
And she had a younger brother, William, who died at 3 in 1849.
Wow.
Things got worse for her, because her mom This is Vallonia she got sick, very sick.
Her husband took her on a 3-year journey all around the northeast, the East Coast, looking for help, searching for a cure for her.
This kid was left alone at the house with nurses.
You know, she lived the rest of her life As an invalid.
What I got was that she does affect everyone in the house to some extent.
She can make people overeat She can drain energy, make people feel agitated.
- Oh, my God.
- She affects sleep Can make people have terrible dreams, or sleepwalk, which is big.
She climbs into bed with them, and she can jump inside that person and control them.
- Oh, my God.
- She affects everyone, but she Has her sights set on one person in this house in particular.
She stays by this person all the time.
Wow.
Yeah, it's definitely me.
One time, I got up to go to the bathroom And the next thing I knew, I was spinning a knife on the counter.
I didn't know I was doing it.
It was, like, not me.
All I could think was, I should just get it over with.
I'm gonna die anyway.
I should just get it over with.
- And you mentioned agitated? - Mm-hmm.
Well, Mike's having issues.
Yeah.
I get mad at the littlest things.
I've been mad at her for no reason, and then I'll go outside, and my rage is gone.
She's trying to control you both.
Oh, my God.
Now, she's been scratched.
Wow.
That's her neck.
That's one of the scratch marks.
And she's had them on her stomach, on the side there.
- Okay.
- And this is a burn mark, she thinks.
Can that be from the little girl? Yeah.
Well, she's always holding on, touching you constantly.
Is that who was crawling in the bed with him? Oh, she likes to do that.
So, I did a sketch of this little girl and the person that she's focused on.
Okay.
Jesus [Bleep.]
.
Wow.
Oh, my God.
So, she's always by me? Holy crap.
I did a sketch of this little girl and the person that she's focused on.
Okay.
Jesus [Bleep.]
.
Wow.
Oh, my God.
So, she's always by me? Holy crap.
She's extremely powerful.
At one point, she charged me and took All of my energy, like, in a second.
Then I saw a very disturbing scene in the upstairs bedroom with the two beds.
You could feel this jealousy That she had for the people in that room.
And her intention was to murder those people.
And those thoughts were being put into The person's mind.
What person are you talking about? Well, basically, you.
You would be her vessel to do the deed.
She wants to get to the point where she can control you 100% so that you'll do this.
You okay? No.
Not really.
Well, that room upstairs is where Mike's kids stay.
I thought something was attached to me.
I did.
We've had some conversations where she's thought that my son hated her.
And she seemed a little jealous - Hmm - Of the kids being here.
Makes a lot of sense.
Now, do you remember feeling this jealousy? Oh, yeah.
When they're here, all his time goes to them.
When they're here, I split my time as best I can between all three of them.
- Mm-hmm.
- But she never sees it that way.
- Now, is that the girl doing it to her? - Yes.
Obviously, this is a lot to absorb in one night.
The big question is it safe for you guys to live here? Is it safe for the kids to come here? And will you be able to get better? I can't answer that, but I'll turn it over to Amy, my partner, and see if she can.
There's obviously some things that need to be done to protect everybody involved.
Some of these things initially might sound a little bit unusual and extreme.
Okay.
One of the things that I would suggest at this point is to go through your bedroom and make it like a child-proof room.
And Mike needs to sleep right outside your room, and this is just to protect you.
So, why is it so important that he not sleep in there with me? Well, I don't want anybody in this situation to be harmed.
And at this point, she could harm you Or she could harm somebody else.
The next thing that needs to be done is that there has to be an exorcism.
Really? That's the only way you're gonna get rid of her.
Oh, geez.
- That was our nightmare scenario.
- Mm-hmm.
Now, why an exorcism instead of trying to move somebody on? She's just beyond repair.
She's done many, many, many bad things.
She needs to be straightened out.
Right.
I would just go to the church and ask for help.
Look me in the eye and tell me you're gonna do this.
I'm gonna do it.
My own life has already been taken from me.
And I don't want any more harm to come to me or anyone else.
Mm-hmm.
Thank you so much.
I really hope Amanda and Mike follow my advice and rid their home of the little girl that's tormenting them.
Once she's gone, I believe all the negativity surrounding this family should vanish.
And they can live a peaceful life.