Girl says bones belong to ghost

Ledger-Enquirer ^ | Tuesday, 5 Oct 04 | MELANIE BENNETT

[fabian]

thanks for the ping...

[applemac_g4]

>I didn't think anything could be scarier than John Edwards in
>the debate...

Edwards...heck, this is scarier than the picture of Susan Estrich on the other thread!

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Makes you wonder about all those "imaginary playmate" stories...

[Alia]

Thanks for the great ping! CurlyBill.

I'm having a hard time disbelieving young Stephanie. However, Stephanie's impression the ghost was black American -- could also be due to the deceased having resided in a dark place prior to her death. There are lots of cues inside an apparition, or rather, an impression. Be interesting to learn what the investigators learn.

[tiamat]

Thanks for the ping, Bill!

[Reader of news]

A good story for Halloween.

[mtbopfuyn]

Hmm, there are several questions in this story. How could there be an odor after 10 years? If there was duct tape, it was a person, not a rodent, that put the bones there. Why isn't there enough DNA if the bones were large enough for the family to determine they were human? The person the grandparents bought the trailer from should be the first questioned. On the other hand, could the little girl have witnessed the crime and it's coming out as fantasy?

[sweetliberty]

Wonder why this made me think of y'all.

[Arpege92]

Good story....thanks.

[sweetliberty]

"Come to think of it, that does seem a reasonable question to ask."

Not necessarily for a 5 year old, which is what she was at the time.

[sweetliberty]

All good points, except that I didin't get the impression that it was being suggested that the rodents PUT the bones in there, but rather that they had access to the bones at some point, which would explain why they were chewed.

[mtbopfuyn]

Taylor said gnaw marks on the bones may indicate a rodent placed them inside the insulation. Dirt and plant material on the bones indicate they were outside at one time, Taylor said.

See, that makes no sense.

[sweetliberty]

"Taylor said gnaw marks on the bones may indicate a rodent placed them inside the insulation."

I think it was just badly worded. I think the writer meant, placed the rodents with the bones.

[Larry Lucido]

"Because the trailer has been moved several times between Georgia and Alabama"

Jeff Foxworthy, please pick up the white courtesy phone.

[Darksheare]

Well, I may be wraithery like, but as far as I know I ain't dead yet.

[Borax Queen]

Thank you for ping - love ghost stories!

[Borax Queen]

Heh heh heh heh heh *spooky laugh*

Thanks!

[Darksheare]

Welcome.
;-)

[CurlyBill]

Yeah, it's that time of year. I was hoping to post more stories recently, but I was waiting for those worthy of poosting. Hopefully there will be some decent reports coming up.

BTW - tonight on the Sci-Fi Channel, they have two new shows on. The first is called Proof Positive. This is right down my alley. This show tries to check paranormal claims out using science. Since I'm a skeptic, this is exactly the type of show that I like to watch. Unlike those who only set out to debunk, I keep an open mind and actually hope that some of these things are true. It makes life all that more interesting.

[CurlyBill]

Yeah, this somewhat reminds me of that show that was on recently... I believe it was called "Haunting in Atlanta." That was one where the little girl met an older man in her backyard. At first her parents were concerned it was a child molester trying to lure the girl away... but then he began appearing to the girl in the house when the parents were home. She even named the man.... and as it turns out, there was a man who lived in the area by that same name. Even more creepy is the fact that she picked his photo out of a bunch that they showed her.