Narrator: WHEN AN EMERGENCY SURGERY GOES HAYWIRE...
I WAS CLINICALLY DEAD FOR 5 MINUTES AND 42 SECONDS.
Narrator: ...A SINGLE MOTHER COMES BACK TO LIFE
UNAWARE HER ESCAPE FROM DEATH HAS UNLEASHED A DARK FORCE
INTENT ON HER DESTRUCTION.
Victoria: SOMETHING WAS GOING ON, SOMETHING UNEXPLAINABLE.
I WAS PETRIFIED. I FELT TERRIFIED.
Narrator: IN AMERICA, THERE IS REAL EVIL.
IT LURKS IN THE DARKEST SHADOWS IN OUR MOST ORDINARY TOWNS.
BETWEEN THE WORLD WE SEE AND THE THINGS WE FEAR,
THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED,
NIGHTMARES BECOME REALITY.
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA, 2005.
SINGLE MOTHER VICTORIA DENIER WORKS HARD
TO PROVIDE A GOOD LIFE FOR HER DAUGHTER, ANNA.
CAN I SLEEP IN YOUR ROOM TONIGHT?
[ SCOFFS ] NO, SWEETIE.
YOU HAVE TO STAY IN HERE WITH MOZART.
HE NEEDS YOU.
MOM?
YES?
CAN WE GO TO THE PARK TOMORROW?
[ CHUCKLES ] OF COURSE.
HOLDING DOWN A FULL-TIME JOB
WHILE FINISHING HER MASTER'S IN BIOLOGY
AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY IS NOT EASY,
BUT IT SEEMS LIFE IS GOOD FOR THE MOMENT.
BUT THEN, EARLY ONE MORNING IN JUNE...
[ SIREN WAILS ]
...A SUDDEN ATTACK OF INTENSE PAIN
SENDS VICTORIA TO A HOSPITAL FOR AN EMERGENCY APPENDECTOMY.
[ MONITOR BEEPING ]
BEFORE SURGERY,
A NURSE'S MISTAKE CAUSES HER TO BE OVERDOSED
WITH TWO POWERFUL PAIN MEDICATIONS.
MOMENTS LATER, HER HEART STOPS.
[ FLATLINE ]
Woman: CLEAR.
5 MINUTES AND 42 SECONDS LATER...
IT'S CHARGED. CLEAR!
...VICTORIA IS PRONOUNCED DEAD.
TIME OF DEATH -- 9:13.
[ GASPS ]
VICTORIA?
I WAS BASICALLY CLINICALLY DEAD FOR 5 MINUTES AND 42 SECONDS.
WHEN I CAME TO, I REMEMBER THAT THEY HAD ME SURROUNDED.
WHERE AM I?
YOU'RE IN THE HOSPITAL.
WE THOUGHT WE'D LOST YOU.
WHEN THEY FIRST TOLD ME, IT FELT A LITTLE BIT AWKWARD.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO REACT,
AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO RESPOND.
I MEAN, HOW DO YOU ACT WHEN SOMEONE TELLS YOU YOU DIED?
IT'S KIND OF A LOT TO TAKE IN.
AM I OKAY?
YOU WILL BE.
I KNOW THAT MOST PEOPLE REPORT SEEING A BRIGHT LIGHT
OR A TUNNEL OR PEOPLE -- I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.
Narrator: WHAT VICTORIA SEES ISN'T LIGHT.
IT'S DARKNESS.
24 HOURS AFTER RETURNING FROM THE DEAD,
VICTORIA IS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
SHE FEELS STRONG ENOUGH TO GIVE HER HOME A GOOD SPRING CLEANING,
STARTING IN THE ATTIC.
Victoria: I HAPPENED TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE VERY END OF THE ATTIC.
THERE WAS, LIKE, A LITTLE CUBBY...
...AND I FOUND TWO BOXES THERE.
WHEN I OPENED UP THE FIRST BOX,
IT LOOKED LIKE MILITARY UNIFORMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE SECOND BOX I OPENED UP, I FOUND A HELICOPTER.
HEY, LOOKY WHAT I FOUND.
OH, COOL.
DOES IT WORK?
I DON'T KNOW. LET'S FIND OUT.
PROBABLY HAVE TO GET SOME BATTERIES.
SO, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE ANY IN HERE.
YOU SURE WE DON'T HAVE ANY?
WELL, WE'LL GET SOME.
[ BEEPING ]
OUT OF THE BLUE, THE WHOLE PROPELLER JUST STARTED GOING.
IT WAS GOING REALLY, REALLY FAST.
THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING OFF AND ON ON THE HELICOPTER.
WHAT IS GOING ON?
SO WEIRD.
THERE WERE NO BATTERIES.
IT COULDN'T WORK WITHOUT BATTERIES.
WE WERE BOTH FREAKED OUT. I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU DO?
YOU'RE SEEING SOMETHING THAT, IN A NORMAL MIND,
YOU WOULD THINK IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING,
BUT IT WAS HAPPENING.
AND THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT JUST STOPPED.
ARE YOU SURE THERE'S NO BATTERIES IN THERE?
WE JUST KIND OF SAT THERE AND TOOK A COUPLE BREATHS,
LIKE, THINKING, "OKAY, MAYBE WE DIDN'T SEE
WHAT WE JUST THOUGHT WE SAW."
THIS IS EMPTY.
THERE'S NO BATTERIES.
I WAS TRYING TO GIVE SOME KIND OF A RATIONALIZATION
AS TO WHY IT WAS DOING WHAT IT WAS DOING.
THERE HAD TO BE A GLITCH SOMEWHERE, MECHANICALLY,
THAT HAD CAUSED IT TO DO THAT.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
Narrator: VICTORIA CONTACTS HER LANDLORD
TO ASK WHERE THE HELICOPTER AND MILITARY UNIFORMS CAME FROM.
MAYBE THE PREVIOUS TENANT JUST LEFT SOME BOXES BEHIND.
SHE BASICALLY LET ME KNOW
THAT SHE HAD NO IDEA WHO THEY BELONGED TO.
WELL, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH IT?
NOTHING.
I JUST DECIDED RIGHT THEN AND THERE
I WAS GONNA PUT IT BACK IN THE BOX.
I DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING ELSE TO DO WITH THAT.
Narrator: WHO OWNED THE ITEMS FOUND IN THE ATTIC?
THE ANSWER REMAINS A MYSTERY.
Victoria: I PUT IT BACK EXACTLY WHERE I FOUND IT,
DIDN'T TOUCH IT AGAIN AFTER THAT.
Narrator: VICTORIA TRIES TO FORGET ABOUT THE STRANGE EXPERIENCE,
BUT THREE WEEKS LATER,
SOMETHING HAPPENS THAT MAKES THE HELICOPTER INCIDENT
LOOK LIKE CHILD'S PLAY.
[ STATIC AND INTERMITTENT TV CHATTER ]
MOM?
MOM.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
IT MUST BE A POWER SURGE OR SOMETHING.
IT'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
OKAY? COME ON, LET'S GO BACK TO BED.
WHEN I WENT INTO MY BEDROOM, WITHIN FIVE MINUTES,
IT CAME BACK ON AND IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING.
[ INTERMITTENT TV CHATTER ]
WHEN I WENT BACK INTO THE LIVING ROOM, THE TV SHUT OFF.
I WENT BACK INTO MY ROOM,
AND THEN IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
I SWORE IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN SOMETHING ELECTRICAL.
I DIDN'T REALLY THINK MUCH OF IT AT THAT TIME.
Narrator: A TOY WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN.
A TV THAT TURNS ON BY ITSELF.
COULD THEY JUST BE POWER GLITCHES,
OR IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE IN THE HOUSE?
LATER THAT NIGHT...
FEMALE VOICE: Victoria-a-a-a.
Victoria: I HEARD MY NAME CALLED IN THE HOUSE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS MY DAUGHTER.
I GOT UP AND IMMEDIATELY WENT AND CHECKED ON HER,
AND SHE WAS ASLEEP.
MALE VOICE: Victoria-a-a.
Victoria-a-a-a.
THIS TIME, I REALIZED THAT IT WAS A MAN'S VOICE.
IT WASN'T MY DAUGHTER CALLING ME.
THAT REALLY KIND OF SENT ME INTO SHOCK
BECAUSE THERE WAS NO MAN IN MY HOUSE.
IT WAS JUST MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF.
I STARTED COMING TO THE REALIZATION
THAT MAYBE IT WASN'T A GLITCH WITH THE TV
OR WITH THE HELICOPTER.
AT THAT POINT, I FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE.
DOES IT WORK?
I DON'T KNOW. LET'S FIND OUT.
Narrator: AFTER A SERIES OF UNEXPLAINABLE EVENTS,
VICTORIA DENIER FEARS THAT HER HOUSE MAY BE HAUNTED.
HEY, MOM. I'M FINE.
I HAVE SOMETHING I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
Narrator: VICTORIA CONFIDES IN HER MOTHER, RENEE PEREZ.
Renee: WHEN VICTORIA CALLED ME
AND TOLD ME ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT HOME
AND ALL THE EXPERIENCES THAT SHE WAS HAVING,
I BELIEVED HER COMPLETELY.
THE WOMEN IN MY FAMILY
WERE DEFINITELY WHAT YOU WOULD CALL SENSITIVE.
I ALWAYS FELT LIKE I HAD TO SEE IT BEFORE I BELIEVED IT.
I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK ABOUT GRANDMA
and how she used to talk to spirits.
GROWING UP, MY GRANDMOTHER ALWAYS DESCRIBED CERTAIN THINGS
THAT SHE WOULD SEE THAT NOBODY ELSE AROUND HER COULD SEE.
YOUR GRANDMOTHER -- SHE HAD A GIFT.
She could see spirits all around her.
I JUST REMEMBER MY MAMA TALKING ABOUT IT.
SHE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT THE GOOD ENERGIES, BAD ENERGIES.
SHE ALWAYS SAID, "WHEN YOU ARE AFRAID OF SOMETHING,
"YOU'RE FEELING THE BAD ENERGY.
YOU NEED TO IGNORE IT."
I CAN'T JUST IGNORE IT. I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
Narrator: VICTORIA'S MOTHER ADVISES HER
TO PERFORM A RITUALISTIC CLEANSING
OF THE HOME USING SAGE.
OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THY NAME...
Renee: WITH SAGE,
YOU ARE BRINGING PEACE AND HARMONY AND LOVE IN YOUR HOME,
AND ALL THE BAD ENERGY HAS TO GO.
...AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO HAVE SINNED AGAINST US.
I FOLLOWED HER ADVICE,
AND I DID EVERYTHING THAT SHE TOLD ME TO DO.
LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
AMEN.
FOR A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT, THE HOUSE REMAINED CALM.
IT FELT REALLY LIGHT AND COMFORTABLE FOR A CHANGE.
Narrator: VICTORIA RETURNS TO A NORMAL ROUTINE.
SHE FOCUSES ON HER STUDIES.
MOZART.
MOM, I THINK SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH MOZART.
YEAH, HE'S PROBABLY TIRED FROM ALL THE BARKING HE DID
IN THE HALLWAY LAST NIGHT.
NO, IT'S DIFFERENT.
I THINK HE'S SICK, REALLY SICK.
MOM.
PLEASE COME LOOK AT HIM.
OKAY, I'LL TAKE A LOOK.
Victoria: BETWEEN TWO TO THREE MONTHS AFTER WE CLEANED THE HOUSE,
MY DOG STARTED ACTING A LITTLE BIT STRANGE.
HE GOT TO THE POINT WHERE HE DIDN'T WANT TO EAT,
HE WAS BARELY DRINKING ANYTHING,
AND THAT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF CHARACTER FOR HIM.
COME HERE.
ARE YOU OKAY? COME HERE. I GOT YOU.
SO, I WENT AHEAD AND I TOOK HIM TO THE VET,
AND THEY DID A COMPLETE WORKUP ON HIM,
AND THE DOCTOR BASICALLY TOLD ME
THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIM.
THEY TOLD ME MAYBE I NEEDED TO CHANGE HIS FOOD
OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT, AND I TRIED DOING THAT,
AND HE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO EAT.
HIS BLOOD WORK LOOKS FINE.
I TOOK HIM BACK TO THE VET ABOUT THREE MORE TIMES,
AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ONE SPECIFIC THING WRONG WITH HIM.
ALL OF HIS LABS CAME BACK NORMAL,
AND IT WAS JUST HORRIBLE TO WATCH HIM.
MEDICALLY SPEAKING, HE'S FINE.
BUT OBVIOUSLY HE'S NOT.
I'M SORRY. THERE'S NOT MUCH ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU.
HE WAS HOWLING IN PAIN.
THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH HIM.
I JUST FELT LIKE SOMETHING HAD BEEN ATTACKING HIM.
MAYBE I HAD STIRRED SOMETHING UP BY GOING INTO THE ATTIC.
MAYBE THEY WERE ANGRY BECAUSE I HAD TOUCHED SOMETHING
THAT DIDN'T BELONG TO ME.
Narrator: VICTORIA BELIEVES THERE'S A CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY IN HER HOUSE
AND HER DOG'S ILLNESS,
BUT SHE IS UNABLE TO PROTECT HER BELOVED PET.
Victoria: WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.
WE WEREN'T GONNA MAKE HIM SUFFER.
AND AT THAT POINT,
WE DECIDED THAT THE BEST THING TO DO WAS TO PUT HIM TO SLEEP.
HE WAS A GOOD BOY.
Narrator: BUT THE PAIN DOES NOT STOP
WITH THE PASSING OF HER DOG.
Victoria: ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF LATER,
MY CAT STARTED DISPLAYING THE SAME SYMPTOMS.
IS SHE GONNA DIE?
I DON'T KNOW, HONEY.
I DON'T KNOW.
I STRONGLY FELT THAT THERE WAS A CONNECTION.
AFTER WE CLEANSED THE HOUSE,
ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A RETALIATION,
LIKE, TELLING ME, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
"YOU TRIED TO GET RID OF ME, BUT IT'S NOT WORKING.
I'M STILL HERE, AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU."
THAT'S WHAT I FELT, AND I WAS SO ANGRY.
MY DOG HAD TO BE PUT DOWN.
MY CAT WAS NOT GONNA GET PUT DOWN.
MOM?
THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW. I WANTED OUT.
I JUST WANTED OUT.
WE WERE LEAVING.
Narrator: FOR VICTORIA DENIER,
THE ESCALATION OF SUPERNATURAL ACTIVITY IN HER HOME,
CULMINATING IN THE DEATH OF HER DOG,
CONVINCES HER TO LEAVE LAFAYETTE, INDIANA.
VICTORIA AND HER DAUGHTER, ANNA, MOVE TO NEW MEXICO,
WHERE THEY WILL LIVE WITH VICTORIA'S PARENTS
IN A SMALL COMMUNITY OUTSIDE SANTA FE.
SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO LEAVING BEHIND THE TRAUMA
OF HER OLD LIFE
AND MAKING A FRESH START IN A SEEMINGLY SAFE PLACE.
HI!
Victoria: I FELT, BY MAKING THE MOVE TO NEW MEXICO,
THAT EVERYTHING WOULD STAY AT THE HOUSE
AND I COULD JUST START WITH A CLEAN SLATE.
Renee: IT WAS A PRETTY EMOTIONAL WELCOME
TO KNOW THAT I HAVE HER HOME AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER.
WE WERE TOGETHER AFTER BEING SEPARATED FOR SUCH A LONG TIME.
LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF DRIVING.
Narrator: WITHIN A FEW WEEKS,
VICTORIA FINDS A JOB AS A LAB TECHNICIAN
AT A HOSPITAL IN SANTA FE.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
A MONTH GOES BY WITHOUT INCIDENT.
VICTORIA IS RELIEVED TO FINALLY BE LEADING A NORMAL LIFE.
[ POUNDING ON DOOR ]
THEN, ONE NIGHT...
[ POUNDING CONTINUES ]
[ LOUD POUNDING ]
Victoria: I KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON.
IMMEDIATELY I KNEW.
YOU JUST HAVE THAT GUT FEELING.
I WAS PRAYING THAT I WAS WRONG, BUT I KNEW.
I INSTANTLY KNEW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING THERE.
SO I FINALLY JUST DECIDED TO GO AHEAD
AND SIT IN THE LIVING ROOM FOR A MINUTE.
AND ONCE I DID THAT, THEN IT JUST STOPPED.
Narrator: VICTORIA TRIES TO IGNORE HER GROWING ANXIETY
AND FOCUS ON WORK,
BUT SHE BELIEVES SOMETHING IS HAUNTING HER AGAIN.
[ GLASS SHATTERS ]
ARE YOU OKAY?
YOU'RE BLEEDING!
HERE, LEAN FORWARD.
Victoria: I ACTUALLY STARTED MY JOB IN MARCH.
BY OCTOBER,
I STARTED HAVING THESE REALLY WEIRD SYMPTOMS AT WORK.
BY NOVEMBER, I STARTED REALLY, REALLY GETTING SICK
TO THE POINT THAT I STARTED HAVING SEIZURES.
THEY RAN ALL KINDS OF TESTS.
THEY DID MRIs, THEY DID CAT SCANS.
EVERY SINGLE TEST CAME BACK NORMAL.
THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.
Renee: FOR A YEAR, WE WERE IN AND OUT OF HOSPITALS
TO THE POINT I WAS AFRAID THAT I WAS GOING TO LOSE HER.
Victoria: IT JUST SEEMED LIKE I WAS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE.
IT KIND OF MADE ME THINK, "IT'S KIND OF WEIRD,
"BUT I'M ALMOST HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS
THAT MY DOG WAS HAVING."
Narrator: BACK AT HOME,
VICTORIA STRUGGLES WITH HER POOR HEALTH AND HER FEARS.
[ CREAKING ]
Victoria: I JUST FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING
OR SOMEONE STARING AT ME.
YOU JUST GET THAT FEELING
THAT THERE'S SOMEONE IN THE ROOM WITH YOU.
[ Crying ] PLEASE GO AWAY.
PLEASE GO AWAY.
PEOPLE THINK THAT YOU SEE SOMETHING SCARY
AND YOU'RE GONNA SCREAM OR WHATEVER,
AND IT WASN'T LIKE THAT.
I COULDN'T MOVE.
PLEASE -- PLEASE GO AWAY.
THERE WAS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND, I WAS FULLY AWAKE.
I WAS VERY COHERENT,
AND I KNEW IT WASN'T A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION.
I KNEW I WASN'T DREAMING. IT WAS THERE.
IT WAS JUST AS PLAIN AS DAY,
AND THERE WAS NO CONFUSING WHAT I HAD SEEN.
Narrator: OVER THE NEXT MONTH,
VICTORIA'S CONDITION GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.
GOOD. ANOTHER DEEP BREATH.
SHE SUSPECTS THAT HER CHRONIC ILLNESS
MIGHT HAVE A SUPERNATURAL CAUSE,
BUT SHE KEEPS LOOKING FOR A RATIONAL CURE.
Victoria: I HAD A DOCTOR THAT ACTUALLY STATED
THAT MY SYMPTOMS WERE LEANING TOWARD LUPUS.
HAS ANYBODY EVER TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THAT POSSIBILITY?
I CAN GIVE YOU SOME MEDICINE,
AND I THINK YOU'LL FEEL BETTER.
OKAY.
THEY WENT AHEAD AND STARTED ME ON SOME MEDICATION,
AND EVENTUALLY, I SOMEWHAT HAD AN IMPROVEMENT.
THANK YOU.
I WENT TO A RHEUMATOLOGIST
BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ACTUALLY CLASSIFY YOU
IF YOU HAVE LUPUS OR NOT,
AND WHEN HE RAN THE TEST,
HE TOLD ME THAT I DIDN'T HAVE IT.
I WAS SHOWING SYMPTOMS, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE IT.
SO IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A MYSTERY DIAGNOSIS.
Narrator: REGARDLESS OF THE INCONCLUSIVE DIAGNOSIS,
VICTORIA FEELS BETTER DAY BY DAY
AND STARTS TO TAKE CONTROL OF HER LIFE AGAIN.
Victoria: IT WAS LIKE I WENT FROM ONE MINUTE
TO BARELY WALKING TO THE NEXT MINUTE,
I'M UP AND AROUND AND WALKING AND DOING FINE.
Narrator: BUT THERE IS ONE CHANGE.
[ CHILD LAUGHING ]
ANNA?
[ LAUGHING CONTINUES ]
Narrator: VICTORIA NOW HAS THE ABILITY TO SEE THE DEAD.
Victoria: THEY DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THEY WERE MENACING AT ALL.
I JUST GOT THAT FEELING.
THEY WERE KIND OF QUESTIONING WHAT I WAS DOING THERE,
LIKE I WAS ON THEIR TURF INSTEAD OF THEM BEING ON MINE.
THEY HAD ME ON SEVERAL MEDICATIONS AT THE TIME.
I STARTED RESEARCHING THE MEDICINES
TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WASN'T ANY KIND OF SIDE EFFECT
THAT WOULD CAUSE ME TO HALLUCINATE
OR HAVE BAD DREAMS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT NONE OF THE MEDICATIONS I WAS TAKING
HAD THOSE KIND OF SIDE EFFECTS.
Narrator: THREE NIGHTS LATER...
Victoria: I WAS GETTING UP TO GO INTO THE KITCHEN
TO GET SOMETHING TO DRINK.
Narrator: FOR MORE "A HAUNTING," GO TO...
Narrator: AFTER SEEING SEVERAL GHOSTS IN THE HOUSE,
VICTORIA NEEDS ANSWERS.
Victoria: IT'S REALLY SCARY.
YOU'RE NOT EXPECTING TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I STARTED QUESTIONING, "AM I REALLY SEEING THIS,
OR IS THIS A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION?"
I NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
Narrator: VICTORIA TURNS TO THE ONE PERSON
WHO MAY KNOW THE TRUTH.
VICTORIA.
Victoria: I REMEMBER TALKING TO MY MOM AND TELLING HER, YOU KNOW,
"I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK I'M FREAKING OUT OR ANYTHING,
BUT I'VE BEEN SEEING SOME THINGS."
WHO DO YOU THINK THEY ARE?
MAYBE THEY WERE THE PEOPLE THAT WERE KILLED AT STARVATION PEAK.
Narrator: RENEE PEREZ KNOWS THAT HER HOUSE
SITS IN THE SHADOW OF STARVATION PEAK.
EVERYONE IN THE AREA HAS HEARD LEGENDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEARBY MOUNTAIN.
Renee: THE STORY GOES THAT THE INDIANS WERE HUNTING,
AND SOME OF THE SETTLERS ATTACKED THEIR VILLAGE
AND KILLED A LOT OF THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
WHEN THEY CAME BACK AND THEY SAW WHAT HAPPENED,
THEY ATTACKED THE SETTLERS.
THERE WAS A PEAK THAT THE SETTLERS CLIMBED UP
WITH WAGON TRAILS AND EVERYTHING,
AND THE INDIANS FOLLOWED THEM THERE.
ANYBODY CAUGHT TRYING TO LEAVE THE PEAK WAS KILLED.
THE REST OF THEM WERE STARVED OUT,
AND THAT'S HOW THE NAME CAME ABOUT.
DO YOU THINK THESE SPIRITS WERE RELATED TO THE MASSACRE?
MAYBE.
THAT'S A LOT OF SUFFERING FOR ONE PLACE.
Victoria: MY MOM DECIDED THAT MAYBE WE JUST NEEDED
TO REALLY GIVE THE HOUSE A GOOD CLEANING,
SMUDGE IT, CLEAN IT, AND DO WHATEVER WE NEEDED TO DO.
SAINT MICHAEL, ARCHANGEL, DEFEND US IN BATTLE!
BE OUR PROTECTION AGAINST THE WICKEDNESS.
WE LIGHT UP THE SAGE,
AND WE WENT FROM ONE ROOM TO THE NEXT.
Narrator: VICTORIA IS WORRIED THAT THE CLEANSING
MIGHT PROVOKE THE SPIRITS AS IT DID IN HER OLD HOUSE.
BY THE POWER OF GOD
AND ALL THE EVIL SPIRITS THAT ROAM ABOUT THE WORLD
SEEKING THE RUIN OF SOULS.
AMEN.
THINGS KIND OF QUIETED DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT AFTER THAT,
BUT THEY DIDN'T STAY THAT WAY FOR TOO LONG.
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
[ ENTITY GROWLING ]
[ SCREAMS ]
I WAS PETRIFIED.
I FELT TERRIFIED.
I WAS GONNA GO AND WAKE UP MY MOM
AND DECIDED THAT I WASN'T GOING TO,
SO I JUST STAYED IN THE LIVING ROOM.
I DIDN'T GO BACK TO MY ROOM FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
Narrator: VICTORIA HAS SUFFERED MANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS,
HAUNTED BY A DARK ENTITY
THAT SEEMS TO TARGET HER AND HER ALONE.
Victoria: I FELT THIS STINGING ON MY BACK
LIKE SOMEBODY HAD POURED ACID ON MY BACK.
COME HERE A MINUTE?
WHAT IS IT?
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY BACK.
CAN YOU SEE?
OH, MY GOD!
STARTING FROM THE BACK OF MY RIGHT SHOULDER
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE MIDDLE OF MY BACK,
I HAD THESE THREE LONG GASHES.
HOW DID YOU GET THESE MARKS?
Renee: AND I SAID, "WHAT HAPPENED?"
BECAUSE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, TOO FAR.
SHE COULDN'T REACH IT, NOT WITH HER HANDS.
Victoria: I FELT SO DEPRESSED AT THAT MOMENT
BECAUSE I KNEW THAT EVERYTHING WE TRIED UP TO THAT POINT
WAS NOT WORKING.
MOM, THE PRAYERS DIDN'T WORK.
I FELT DEFEATED. THAT'S WHAT I FELT.
I FELT DEFEATED.
IT WAS WINNING.
I WAS REALLY, REALLY SCARED,
AND I JUST KEPT THINKING THAT, AT THAT POINT,
WE REALLY NEEDED TO GET SOME OUTSIDE HELP.
I WENT ONTO THE INTERNET,
AND I STARTED LOOKING FOR PARANORMAL GROUPS
AROUND THE AREA.
Narrator: MONTHS GO BY.
NOT ONE PARANORMAL GROUP
RESPONDS TO VICTORIA'S PLEA FOR HELP.
Victoria: THAT WAS THE LOWEST POINT
THAT I'VE EVER FELT IN MY LIFE
BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO CONTROL THE SITUATION,
AND I FELT LIKE I WAS AT MY WIT'S END,
AND THERE WAS NOBODY THERE TO HELP ME.
IT'S AN AWFUL FEELING TO BE SCARED IN YOUR OWN HOUSE,
AND YOU FEEL LIKE THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.
Narrator: FINALLY,
VICTORIA FINDS A GROUP WILLING TO OFFER ASSISTANCE.
THE INVESTIGATORS OF PURPLE SAGE PARANORMAL SOCIETY
AGREE TO MEET WITH HER AT A HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO.
HI.
VICTORIA.
Narrator: ROGER BARTON LEADS THE GROUP.
WE DECIDED WE NEEDED TO MEET OFF-SITE.
I COULD TELL WHEN SHE WALKED INTO THE ROOM SHE WAS TERRIFIED.
Narrator: VICTORIA TELLS THE INVESTIGATORS HER STORY.
I JOINED THE MILITARY IN 1988.
VICTORIA SEEMED LIKE A VERY TOUGH GIRL.
THREE TOURS OF DUTY IN IRAQ AS A MEDIC IN THE MARINE CORPS.
THE DOCTORS TOLD ME THAT I HAD BEEN DEAD
FOR 5 MINUTES AND 42 SECONDS.
Barton: SHE'S DEALT WITH THE PHYSICAL WORLD
IN VERY TRAUMATIC SITUATIONS.
NOW SHE'S DEALING WITH SOMETHING
THAT SHE CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT'S ALSO TRAUMATIC.
THEN I STARTED FEELING REALLY SICK.
NONE OF THE DOCTORS COULD SAY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ME, BUT...
Narrator: PSYCHIC MEDIUM DENICE MacDONALD
OFFERS AN EXPLANATION.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT SOMETHING IS ABSORBING YOUR ENERGY.
WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT WHEN YOU HAVE AN ILLNESS,
YOU'RE SUSCEPTIBLE TO SOME OF THESE DARK ENTITIES.
THEY LIKE TO COME IN,
AND THEY BASICALLY PLUG IN AND SUCK YOUR ENERGY.
[ GASPS ]
EXCUSE ME.
SUDDENLY, I'M NOT FEELING VERY WELL.
I FELT THE PRESSURE ON MY CHEST.
AT FIRST, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT WAS.
WAS THAT MY FEELING FROM AN EMPATHY STANDPOINT
WHAT VICTORIA'S FEELING?
DID SHE BRING THOSE ENTITIES WITH HER?
I'M SEEING SOMETHING.
THERE'S A LITTLE BOY AND A LITTLE GIRL,
BOTH WEARING OLD-FASHIONED CLOTHING.
Victoria: WHEN SHE STARTED MENTIONING
EVERYTHING I HAD BEEN SEEING WITHOUT ME EVEN TELLING HER,
IT KIND OF THREW ME FOR A LOOP.
THERE'S A WOMAN.
SHE'S WEARING AN OLD-FASHIONED DRESS
WITH A BLUE SASH.
Victoria: I ALMOST STARTED CRYING
BECAUSE I FINALLY MET SOMEBODY THAT, I GUESS, AT THAT POINT,
I FELT UNDERSTOOD AND COULD SEE WHAT I WAS SEEING.
MacDonald: THERE'S ANOTHER SPIRIT.
THIS ONE IS...DARKER.
Barton: WHEN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DARK ENTITY CAME ABOUT,
THERE WAS DEFINITELY A CHANGE IN THE ATTITUDE IN THE ROOM.
I STARTED EXPERIENCING SOME DISTRESS MYSELF.
I BROKE INTO A SWEAT.
I FELT NAUSEOUS AND LIGHT-HEADED,
AND I ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY GOT THE SHAKES.
Victoria: WHEN ROGER STARTED GETTING SICK,
I IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT IT WAS.
IS IT POSSIBLE -- COULD HE HAVE FOLLOWED YOU HERE?
Narrator: VICTORIA CAN SENSE THE DARK ENTITY NEARBY.
I JUST ACKNOWLEDGED THAT, YES, HE DID.
HE FOLLOWED ME.
[ Voice breaking ] YES.
[ GASPS ]
Narrator: WHILE MEETING WITH VICTORIA DENIER,
TWO MEMBERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE PARANORMAL SOCIETY
SUDDENLY FALL ILL.
AT THE SAME TIME,
GROUP LEADER ROGER BARTON NOTICES A SPIKE IN THE READING
ON HIS ELECTROMAGNETIC-FIELD METER.
[ DEVICE BEEPING RAPIDLY ]
THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING IN HERE WITH US.
AS SOON AS THE EMF WENT UP IS WHEN I FELT THE DISTRESS.
AS SOON AS THE EMF WENT BACK TO NORMAL,
EVERYTHING WENT AWAY AND I WAS FINE.
YOU BELIEVE ME, DON'T YOU?
YES. I BELIEVE YOU.
Victoria: AFTER THE EXPERIENCE WITH DENICE AND ROGER,
THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY NORMALLY DIDN'T DO THIS,
BUT THEY WANTED TO GO AND SEE MY HOUSE RIGHT AWAY.
Barton: I HAD A DIFFERENT IMAGE OF WHAT WE WERE GONNA BE SEEING.
IT ALMOST KIND OF SEEMED PEACEFUL WHEN I GOT THERE.
IT TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY PLEASANT PLACE.
AT FIRST, IT KIND OF FELT, "OH, THAT'S NOT SO BAD."
IT WASN'T UNTIL WE GOT INTO THE HOUSE
THAT I CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT THAT.
WE JUST WANT THE LAY OF THE LAND TODAY.
AND WE INSTRUCTED VICTORIA TO SHOW THE HOUSE
LIKE SHE WAS SHOWING A HOUSE TO A REAL-ESTATE AGENT.
LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE HOME.
LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT THE DARK ENTITY.
WE DON'T WANT TO START ANYTHING WE CAN'T FINISH THAT DAY.
THIS IS THE KITCHEN.
NOTHING FANCY.
AND THIS IS MY DAUGHTER, ANNA.
HI.
MacDonald: JUST ENTERING THE HOUSE,
THE ENTITY KNEW WE WERE INSIDE AND WAS ALREADY UPSET.
OKAY, SO, THIS IS MY BEDROOM,
BUT I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN SLEEPING IN HERE MUCH LATELY.
Narrator: DENICE IMMEDIATELY SENSES
THE DARK ENTITY'S PRESENCE IN THE ROOM.
MacDonald: I FELT HIS ENERGY, HIS PRESENCE.
I'M TELLING YOU, I AM DOWNRIGHT SCARED.
HE'S UNDER THE BED.
I FELT HIM GO BY.
Barton: AS I WAS STANDING THERE, I FELT SOMETHING PASS BY ME.
IT WAS STRANGE.
IT WASN'T LIKE THE HAIR STANDING UP ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK.
IT WAS MUCH MORE DRAMATIC THAN THAT.
IT WAS INTENSE.
IT WAS AN INTENSE FIELD OF ENERGY THAT MOVED ACROSS ME.
IT MOVED FROM THE BEDROOM TO THE BATHROOM.
I IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO THE BATHROOM AND TOOK A PICTURE,
AND WHAT I SAW IN THE VIEWFINDER
WHEN THE PICTURE RETURNED SHOCKED ME.
I WAS LOOKING STRAIGHT WITH AN ENTITY IN FRONT OF ME.
Victoria: WHAT WAS DISTURBING ABOUT IT
WAS THAT HE HAD ACTUALLY CAPTURED ON FILM
WHAT I HAD BEEN SEEING.
Narrator: A FEW DAYS LATER, VICTORIA SENDS HER FAMILY AWAY,
AND THE INVESTIGATORS PREPARE TO MAKE CONTACT
WITH THE DARK ENTITY.
THIS MAY BE THE ONLY WAY TO DEFEAT IT.
Barton: ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE THINKING
WAS HAPPENING IS THAT THIS DARK ENTITY
WAS ACTUALLY FEEDING OFF OF HER ENERGY
AND CAUSING HER HEALTH TO BE POORER THAN IT SHOULD BE.
SO WE FELT THERE WAS DEFINITELY AN URGENCY
TO GET BACK TO THE PROPERTY AND TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO
AND RELIEVE THAT SITUATION COMPLETELY.
Narrator: THEY BEGIN THE INVESTIGATION
IN VICTORIA'S PARENTS' BEDROOM,
BELIEVING IT TO BE A SAFE AREA IN THE HOUSE.
THEY PLAN TO USE A PROCESS
CALLED LIGHT-SOURCE COMMUNICATION.
LIGHT-SOURCE COMMUNICATION IS THE USE
OF TWO SMALL FLASHLIGHTS THAT TWIST ON AND OFF.
WE TURN THEM TO WHERE THEY'RE JUST OFF
AND PUT THEM ON A STATIONARY OBJECT.
WE'RE NOT HOLDING THEM OR TOUCHING THEM
OR ANYWHERE NEAR THEM.
WE BACK AWAY FROM THEM, AND THEY'RE SEPARATE FROM US.
THE IDEA IS THAT THE ENTITY HAS THE STRENGTH
TO TURN A FLASHLIGHT ON TO ANSWER A QUESTION.
WE WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU'RE HERE.
ARE YOU TRYING TO HURT VICTORIA?
MacDonald: WE ACTUALLY WENT INTO VICTORIA'S PARENTS' ROOM
FOR A GOOD HALF-HOUR ASKING QUESTIONS,
AND WE WEREN'T GETTING A RESPONSE.
HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN, IT WAS GOOD
THAT THERE WAS AN INTUITIVE THERE WITH VICTORIA.
SHE AND I BOTH SENSED THAT IT WAS IN THAT ROOM.
THERE WAS NO DOUBT.
Narrator: DENICE SENSES THE ENTITY DOES NOT LIKE ROGER.
ROGER, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET ANYTHING
WHILE YOU'RE HERE.
Barton: I LEFT THE ROOM,
AND AT THAT POINT,
THEY STARTED HAVING QUITE A CONVERSATION.
WERE YOU WITH VICTORIA IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
WERE YOU WITH HER ON THE NIGHT
THAT SHE NEARLY DIED IN THE HOSPITAL?
MacDonald: WHEN THE LIGHT GOES ON,
THAT WAS AN AFFIRMATIVE, A YES.
WE NOW KNOW WE HAD A CONNECTION.
IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
DID YOU FOLLOW VICTORIA HERE FROM HER HOUSE IN INDIANA?
DID YOU FOLLOW HER HERE FROM THE OTHER SIDE?
HER INTERPRETATION OF THE DARK FIGURE WAS THAT,
WHEN I HAD DIED,
I HAD PICKED UP WHAT THEY CALLED A HITCHHIKER ON THE WAY BACK.
I WASN'T EXPECTING TO HEAR THAT,
IF YOU'VE CROSSED OVER AND COME BACK,
YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING OTHERS WITH YOU.
Narrator: BUT JUST WHO OR WHAT
DID VICTORIA BRING BACK WITH HER?
DENICE, AN INTUITIVE MEDIUM,
EXPERIENCES EMOTIONS THAT TELL HER MORE ABOUT THE SPIRIT
WHO IS ATTEMPTING TO COMMUNICATE.
I FELT, FROM AN INTUITIVE STANDPOINT,
THAT THIS WAS NOT A REALLY GOOD GUY IN LIFE.
HE WAS ANGRY IN LIFE. HE DID BAD THINGS IN LIFE.
[ GUNSHOTS ]
Narrator: CAN AN ENTITY WHO WAS EVIL IN LIFE
NOW BE CONTROLLED AFTER DEATH?
Narrator: PSYCHIC AND MEDIUM DENICE MacDONALD
HAS A VISION OF THE DARK ENTITY TORMENTING VICTORIA,
AS HE WAS TORMENTED IN LIFE.
[ GUNSHOTS ]
MacDonald: I THINK HE COULD HAVE DIED FROM A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING.
HE WAS IN SOME KIND OF DRUG ACTIVITY.
I BELIEVE THAT HE CAME BACK
ON THE HEELS OF VICTORIA'S PASSING,
THAT HE WAS DOWN IN SOME MURKY PLACE,
SOME VERY LOW VIBRATIONAL,
ALMOST TO THE POINT OF WE'RE CALLING IT PURGATORY.
[ FLATLINE ]
Victoria: NOBODY EXPECTS TO DIE AND COME BACK.
TO FIND OUT THAT YOU HAVE SOMEBODY FOLLOWING YOU
IS EVEN MORE SCARY.
Narrator: INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE SPIRITS OF THE TWO CHILDREN
AND THE WOMAN DID NOT FOLLOW VICTORIA
AS SHE CAME BACK TO LIFE.
SHE SEES THEM BECAUSE DEATH CHANGED HER.
BUT THEY ARE UNSURE IF THEY CAN RID VICTORIA
OF THE AGGRESSIVE GHOST.
[ SCREAMS ]
I TRULY BELIEVE NOT EVERYONE IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE LIGHT.
I FELT THAT HE WAS A BAD INDIVIDUAL IN LIFE.
HE DOESN'T HAVE ELIGIBILITY TO MOVE ON TO THE LIGHT.
BUT WITH ALL GOOD INTENTIONS,
MAYBE WE SHOULD SEND HIM TO THE LIGHT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO HELP HIM?
WE NEED TO PRAY.
Barton: OUR PHILOSOPHY IS THAT
SPIRIT ENTITIES THAT ARE HERE IN THIS REALM RIGHT NOW
NEED TO MOVE ON
AND THAT THEY NEED TO COMPLETE THEIR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY.
WE'RE HERE TO HELP. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
WE'RE ALL GOING TO PRAY FOR YOU.
THE PRAYER CIRCLE IS USUALLY THE INVOCATION,
BRINGING ON AS MUCH GOOD ENERGY AS WE COULD AT THIS POINT
TO HELP HIM MOVE ON TO WHEREVER HE NEEDED TO GO.
ARE YOU READY?
LET'S JOIN HANDS.
WE SAY A PRAYER, EACH ONE OF US,
AND WE BRING OUT OUR OWN PERSONAL ENERGY,
WHETHER IT'S OUR RELIGION, OUR GUIDES,
WHATEVER OUR MORAL COMPASS IS,
TO HELP EVICT OR EXORCISE THIS ENTITY FROM THIS ENVIRONMENT.
...AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO'VE SINNED AGAINST US.
AMEN.
CAN YOU SEE THE LIGHT NOW?
FOLLOW THE LIGHT.
Barton: IT WAS A REGULAR LIGHT SHOW IN THERE.
WHETHER HE WAS HAPPY ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING
OR TRYING TO TELL US TO LEAVE HIM ALONE,
I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY INTENSE.
YOU CAN'T STAY!
YOU DON'T BELONG!
VICTORIA, YOU HAVE TO TELL HIM TO GO!
Victoria: DENICE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY ROOM,
IT WAS MY HOUSE,
SO I HAD TO BE THE ONE TO TELL HIM IT WAS TIME TO GO,
AND I JUST TOLD HIM.
THERE IS NOTHING HERE FOR YOU.
YOU MUST MOVE ON.
YOU MUST MOVE ON NOW!
[ FLATLINE ]
Barton: THE MINUTE SHE DID THAT, IT WAS LIKE A SWITCH GOT THROWN.
THE ENERGY IN THE ROOM CEASED,
THE LIGHT STOPPED, ALL THE ENERGY DISSIPATED.
VICTORIA?
MacDonald: WE LOOKED AT VICTORIA AND WERE LIKE,
"WELL, HOW DO YOU FEEL?"
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
IT WAS THIS WEIGHT THAT JUST FELT LIKE IT WAS LIFTED FINALLY.
IT WAS LIFTED.
I FELT AT PEACE.
THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ELSE THAT WAS GONNA HURT ME OR MY FAMILY.
Narrator: SINCE PURPLE SAGE PARANORMAL CONCLUDED ITS INVESTIGATION,
VICTORIA HAS NOT SEEN ANY FURTHER SIGN OF THE DARK ENTITY.
ALMOST READY.
LOOKS AWESOME.
I HOPE YOU'RE HUNGRY. VERY.
GO GET YOUR GRANDPARENTS AND TELL THEM IT'S TIME TO EAT.
OKAY.
Narrator: BUT VICTORIA CONTINUES TO SEE OTHER SPIRITS.
MacDonald: THE OTHER ONES COULD PRETTY MUCH LIVE COLLABORATIVELY THERE.
THERE WERE NOT INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE CAUSING ANY DIFFICULTY.
SO, YOU'RE ALWAYS BEST SERVED TO LEAVE THOSE ONES ALONE.
MOM.
OH.
YOU OKAY?
YEAH, HONEY. I'M FINE.
ALL RIGHT.
Renee: JUST TO SEE THE OLD VICTORIA BACK,
IT WAS A RELIEF FOR ME.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING LUNCH.
ANYTIME. HAVE A SEAT.
[ BELL TOLLS ]
Renee: I DO BELIEVE THAT THE CHILDREN AND THE WOMAN
ARE FROM THE TIME OF THE MASSACRE.
THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
THEY WILL ALWAYS BE THERE.
AND THAT'S FINE. THEY'RE WELCOME.
[ BEEPING ]
WHEN MY DAUGHTER DIED -- SO STRANGE TO SAY THAT --
SHE OPENED A DOOR TO THE SPIRIT WORLD,
AND SHE IS GONNA HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH THAT.
MacDonald: I TRULY BELIEVE THAT VICTORIA IS CURRENTLY A MEDIUM.
SHE'S GOING TO NEED TO BE OPEN
AND WILLING TO DEAL WITH WHATEVER COMES HER WAY.
Victoria: IF THERE WAS A WAY FOR ME TO STOP IT, I WISH I COULD.
FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER, I WAS CHOSEN.