[AstarothCY]

Wow this thread is making me lose faith in humanity.

[jackmccullough]

Originally Posted by sugarmaple

As a real estate broker, one of the "requirements" we must adhere to is to disclose information about a property that may be considered to be stigmatized property. If someone was murdered in a house or committed suicide, we must disclose it. As well, if there is any "town talk" about spirits in a house,we must disclose that as well. It would be up to the customer/client to determine if they believed it or not, regardless of whether I believed it or not as well. Can't have a customer/client purchase a property, go into a local store and have the sales person say, oh you are the ones who bought that haunted house

Are you sure? I happened to be in the Legislature working on another bill when they were taking up the stigmatized property (aka Amityville horror) bill. I thought that bill didn't pass.

Anyway, this thread, along with your experience, demonstrates only one thing: there are a lot of gullible people out there.

[arctichomesteader]

Originally Posted by jackmccullough

Are you sure? I happened to be in the Legislature working on another bill when they were taking up the stigmatized property (aka Amityville horror) bill. I thought that bill didn't pass.

Anyway, this thread, along with your experience, demonstrates only one thing: there are a lot of gullible people out there.

Believe whatever you wish, but there are ghosts and darker more evil things out there.

[nurfc]

That is very true but there is a lot more to the story. I graduated in 01 and lived in alumni hall for 3 out of my 4 years. The short story is after the brothers had hung themselves the President had decided to house people in the room again. He started getting complaints and requests to move out because it was haunted. He laughed and the cadets bet him that he could not stay the night in the room. Well, by 1am he was banging on the door to get out and it was boarded up that night. never to be occupied again. In 00 I had a cadet come to me and say that the fire suppression pipe in his room was shaking (15 inch red pipe that runs through that room and continues down the hall, those pipes don't move). I saw the pipe for myself shaking, and called engineering. It was determined we would have to enter the room to see if that was where the issue was. We broke down the wall, with a big crowd eager to see inside, as the hole became big enough to get into the shaking of the pipe immediatly stopped and we all had a stiff chill go down our spines. Sometimes you can hear the horses going down the halls of Alumni. I have seen shadows in my room and had something hold me down but couldnt feel it doing it. I have a lot more about the entire school if you like.

[looking4home]

I've revived this thread for two reasons. One is that the Discovery Channel was showing their series "A Haunting" this afternoon, and one of the episodes was about a house in Chester, VT. But I missed it! Grrrrrr!!!! I would have loved to see it. Have any of you caught the program before, or know about the house on the show.

I also thought it might be fun to bring up the topic of the paranormal since many of you will be house-bound for the next couple of days, and what better way to spend a stormy winter's night than telling ghost stories around the fire!!

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by looking4home

I've revived this thread for two reasons. One is that the Discovery Channel was showing their series "A Haunting" this afternoon, and one of the episodes was about a house in Chester, VT. But I missed it! Grrrrrr!!!! I would have loved to see it. Have any of you caught the program before, or know about the house on the show.

I also thought it might be fun to bring up the topic of the paranormal since many of you will be house-bound for the next couple of days, and what better way to spend a stormy winter's night than telling ghost stories around the fire!!

Fullerton Inn has a ghost, but the episode was about the Johnsons:
2007 Season 4 Episode 34
34 8 "Echoes of the Past" October 5, 2007 (2007-10-05) 408 In March 2005, Libby and Sean Johnson renovate an old, rundown home in Chester, Vermont. But shortly after moving in, strange noises fill the night. They realize that recent renovation caused the disturbances and turn to Wiccans for help. This story was also used as a setting for an episode of the Sci-Fi Channel's Ghost Hunters.

The Ghost Hunters Episode is entitled, "Shadow People" Season 3, Oct 26, 2006

[OhBeeHave]

The above gets interesting.
Chester suspect admits to fraud: Rutland Herald Online

I don't know whether the Sean Johnson of ghost fame and the Sean Johnson of fraud fame are one in the same, but the timing/dates appear to indicate it could be.

IMHO The Johnsons pulled an Amityville Horror, hoping to make money on the deal in order to get more money for their car dealership fiasco. They had two little children, bought an old fixer-upper; good bones for a made up ghost tale.

[jackmccullough]

Originally Posted by arctichomesteader

Believe whatever you wish, but there are ghosts and darker more evil things out there.

I don't have the luxury of believing whatever I wish. I'm stuck with the evidence.

[arctichomesteader]

Originally Posted by jackmccullough

I don't have the luxury of believing whatever I wish. I'm stuck with the evidence.

I've had firsthand experience with some things. Maybe someday you will too and then you'll have your evidence...not that I actually do want you to experience what I did.

[looking4home]

Wow, you're a good detective, OhBeeHave!

arctichomesteader, can you share some of your experiences with us? I have had only one in my life, but it "haunts" me still.