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Can a soul or the essence of an entity become trapped inside of
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an object? Could one, channelling enough
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energy, dedication and care into something, allow an otherworldly
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presence to possess it, attracting spirits like moths to
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a flame? We have covered haunted objects
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here before, such as Akiko the doll, among others.
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But this story is too infamous to not be given the time of day,
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and although it has been told many times, perhaps you will
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learn a detail or two that you've never.
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Heard before, this is the untold story of Robert the doll and the
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malevolent monstrosity that stares at the world from behind
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its beady little lies. At first glance.
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Most people tend to agree that although dolls of all sorts can
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be creepy to say the least, there's something particularly
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unnerving about the doll that has become known to the world as
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Robert. But behind the initial feelings
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of unease at first glance lies many tales of accidents, tragedy
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and misfortune, all supposedly at Robert's hands, far too many
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within his presence to just be a string of awful coincidences.
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But if an evil force supposedly lives within the confines of
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this century old child's toy, to come to recognize and understand
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just what it could be, we must first tell its story.
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And to tell Robert's story properly, we must first start at
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the very beginning. As with many legends, there are
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multiple versions of the origin story and how Robert the Doll
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came to be. Having read through most, if not
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all of them, I'll be sharing with you the most agreed upon
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origin for accuracy's sake in the beginning, and we will
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explore other theories and origin stories later in this
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video, The years 19 O Four and a man named Thomas Otto is on a
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trip in Germany. Whether it was for business or
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leisure, we can't say, but during his trip he decided to
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pick up a gift for his young grandson's birthday to take back
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home with him to the States. As he perused various shops
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throughout his time there, he stumbled across the toy that he
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believed would be the perfect fit for the young boy.
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Perched on display behind a pale glass window sat a doll.
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The doll was about the size of a young child and was accompanied
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by a small dog doll as well. Knowing that his grandson was
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lonely on the large family estate and was very fond of dogs
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as well, Thomas believed he had found what he had been searching
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for and quickly purchased the toy.
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In due time, he would find his way back to the United States
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once his trip was over, bringing his precious cargo with him,
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making his way back to the family estate located in Key
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West, FL to greet his family after months abroad.
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Thomas and an act of innocence and excitement gifted the toy to
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his grandson Eugene for his 8th birthday.
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As soon as Eugene laid eyes on the gift he had received, he
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became ecstatic. With no other children his own
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age in the home or nearby, he now for once had his very own
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friend, his own best friend, and one that could accompany him
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wherever he went. Sitting at around 3 feet tall
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with his little dog, Eugene named his new friend Robert.
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But Robert, of course, needed clothes to fit for years of
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adventures to come. So Eugene's mother, Maria,
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quickly found just what he was missing, a small sailor's outfit
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that had once belonged to her son but had long since been
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outgrown. After placing Robert in his new
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clothes, the two were off to play and soon became
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inseparable. Wherever Eugene Wynne, Robert
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accompanied him from hours of play inside and outside of the
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house, to the dinner table and bedtime.
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His new best friend was everything the young man wanted
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and much more besides constant companionship.
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Eugene began to confide in the doll, often speaking to him as
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if he was a person in his own right.
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His parents, who were first just as elated as their young son,
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was at his excitement over his new toy.
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They began to grow. Concerned over how close their
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son was to the doll, but they would initially ride off the
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behavior as most would, since lonely children, with their
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imagination still very much active, will typically invent
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imaginary friends or adventurous stories to fill the void or lack
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of friends and real adventures within their daily lives.
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But over the months since Robert had arrived, they noticed a
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bizarre shift in Eugene's personality.
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He began to grow extremely possessive and obsessive over
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Robert would lash out at his parents, sometimes violently.
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If the doll was not in his sight at all times, It would soon
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appear that Eugene's obsession with his cloth companion and
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shift in behavior wasn't the only strange activity that was
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taking place. One night, as she tucked her son
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into bed, Maria overheard Eugene whispering to Robert something
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that at this point had become a daily occurrence.
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But as she closed the door to his room and began to walk away,
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she heard a deep, guttural voice respond to her son.
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Shocked and terrified, she rushed back into her son's room
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only to find him laying with the doll as per usual.
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When she asked him just who was speaking, he simply answered
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Robert. This scary happening wouldn't be
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the last. About a year into Robert, the
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doll inhabiting their Key West estate, the Otto's noticed yet
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another shift in their son's behavior.
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But this time it was almost the exact opposite of what the
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initial shift had been. Eugene had gone from a quiet and
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shy but charming young man to a belligerent, angry and
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possessive boy, But now he had become one that was meek, full
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of anxiety, and constantly seemed like he was walking on
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egg shells. He had now also taken to violent
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fits on occasion, as if something was trying to overtake
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his body and soul. The guttural voice that Maria
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had heard a year ago could be heard much more frequently now,
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and just as frequently almost nightly.
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It became commonplace to hear what sounded like glass breaking
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and constant commotion coming from Eugene's room.
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Upon hearing the turmoil, his parents would rush to discover
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the source. Upon opening their son's door,
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they would find his furniture dumped upside down, other toys
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of his would be smashed or in pieces and Eugene would almost
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always be in the corner of the room in his bed, petrified,
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while Robert the doll would be in his usual space nearby.
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Upon asking just what had happened, they would be met with
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an all too familiar answer. At this point they would ask
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just who did this Eugene and his answer would always be Robert.
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Noticing the activity becoming more and more intense and being
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a God fearing woman herself, Maria was deeply disturbed by
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what was taking place in her home and what was taking place
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to her family, particularly her son.
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Besides the nightly terror that now plagued them, she was very
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much disturbed by this guttural voice that she kept hearing,
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knowing that her son had not yet matured.
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She knew that there was no way his voice could reach that deep
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level of tonality and malice, and she often heard.
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At times the voice would even shout and speak over Eugene, and
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unless he was exceptionally good at ventriloquism, something was
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horrifically wrong. It was if the devil himself now
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occupied the walls of their home.
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Like a stain or a liquid, the presence had slowly seeped in
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and permeated throughout their lives.
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One night, as per usual, the family settles down to sleep as
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the clouds spiral and the moon now haunts the sky above them,
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gleaming down overhead. The family's peace is shattered
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by the horrific screams of their sun and the echoes of the sounds
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of things being broken. Wide eyed and terrified,
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Eugene's parents rushed to their son's aid, Lantern in hand.
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The closer they get to his room, the louder the low and horrible
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voice becomes and the louder the screams of Eugene become as
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well. The deep voice that have been
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growing louder suddenly was silent like the winter snow as
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hands touched the doorknob. Quickly overcoming their fear
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for the sake of their boy, the couple throw the door open to
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find their son huddled underneath his sheets.
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His room was almost completely destroyed.
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Most of his belongings were in pieces, her tatters from what
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was left of his toys, to his furniture, to even his clothes.
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Poor Eugene was shaking in the corner of his room opposite his
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bed, and Robert, along with his beady eyed companion were in his
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bed staring at the mall silently.
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By this point, Maria knew that whatever Robert was or whatever
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inhabited him was truly evil, but unsure of how to handle the
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situation or what exactly they were dealing with, And a fit of
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rage she grabbed the doll and rushed to the attic, casting
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Robert and his canine companion into the darkness above.
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This would remain his home until a better idea presented itself
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as to what to do with him. The low groans and screams and
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breaking ceased in Eugene's room, but would frequently be
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heard in the attic. With having such a large estate
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to care for, the family did have a team of servants to care for
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the property, but their loyal crew, having experienced the
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strangeness themselves up and quit the servants, soon became a
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revolving door with new faces almost always coming and going
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just as quickly as they started. Despite his banishment to the
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attic. Alongside the occasional
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crashing sounds and yelling, the family said that they would also
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hear Robert walking around the pitter patter of his small feet,
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often being heard echoing all throughout the house, especially
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at night when he seemed to truly come alive, so to speak.
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As the years passed, and despite all of the childhood trauma and
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fear inflicted on him by the demonic doll, unbeknownst to any
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rational mind after his parents passing, Eugene would choose to
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take Robert back into his possession as an adult.
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Perhaps he did this to ensure that Robert wouldn't inflict
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terror upon anyone else. Maybe he felt like he had the
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most experience dealing with him, and therefore he was the
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most equipped to handle anything that could possibly happen.
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As a result of his presence, Eugene and his adult years
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became an artist, would later marry and have a family of his
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own. He kept Robert propped up in the
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window of his art studio, known as the Turret Room, which
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overlooked his front yard. And then Eugene's wife was said
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to disapprove of Robert's presence in the house and
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demanded that he be gotten rid of or banished into the attic or
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basement. For a short time this took
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place, but naturally Robert didn't take kindly to this and
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apparently began to make threats towards her by visiting her in
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her dreams and verbally telling Eugene that if he was not moved
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back, horrible things would happen to his family.
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So eventually Robert was placed back in the turret room.
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Aside from this, I couldn't find any additional information on
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the happenings that took place during those years inside the
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home. I would hope and imagine that
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perhaps Robert had gone dormant during this time, especially
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since Eugene did eventually have children of his own and
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hopefully didn't allow them to be compromised by having such a
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thing in the house. There were, however, reports of
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Passer, Bys, school children and neighbors feeling a strange
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presence when passing by the house on a daily basis.
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Others would say that they could see Robert move, but in the
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blink of an eye he'd be back to where he was sitting.
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Eugene Otto will continue to spend the rest of his life
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painting in the turret room with Robert the doll until his death
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in 1974. However, this bizarre legend
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does not stop with his death. Upon Eugene's passing, his
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family sold the house to a woman named Myrtle Reuter.
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Upon moving into the home, she noticed sitting in the window of
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the turret room was a small doll with a sailor's uniform.
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She thought this to be strange since the Otto family had not
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left any other belongings behind when they had moved, but
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regardless, she decided to keep it.
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Myrtle soon began to realize that there was something
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different about this doll. Upon house cleaning, she would
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typically notice that he moved around the room, seemingly by
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himself. At night, she would hear what
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she described as small footsteps all throughout the house.
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Guess who would visit her claim, too?
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That Robert would move of his own volition and that his blank
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expression would change to one of rage if anyone disgust him in
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a negative way. Myrtle would eventually reach
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out and speak with the widowed Annette Otto, who would confirm
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her worst fears, that something otherworldly inhabited Robert
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the Doll. After dealing with his antics
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for years, she finally decided to reach out to a local museum
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and would donate Robert in 1994 to the Fort E Martello Museum in
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Key West, FL, where he remains today.
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But as with each previous relocation, his story does not
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end here either. Placed inside his own glass
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display for the public to see him each and every day, one
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would think that perhaps Robert's antics would cease.
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He was of course a natural source of curiosity and would be
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seen and admired by many people daily.
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But you would be very wrong. Staff at the museum have claimed
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to find Robert in various positions within his case, as if
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he was attempting to break out of it, or had been out of it
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prior and had just re entered it.
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The Phantom footsteps, as previously claimed by all three
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families, has also been reported, as well as the doll's
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expression changing from neutral to nasty in an instant.
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The afflictions first started with the staff themselves, from
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horrible bouts of rare diseases to relationship breakdowns and
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marriage failures, as well as unique instances of psychosis.
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Over the years, the Curse of Robert the Doll began to take
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shape and become a well known phenomena, but it would soon
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spread to many others besides the staff themselves.
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Many people, upon visiting Robert's exhibit, finding him
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strange to say the least, would often mock him, berate him, or
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just laugh at his appearance. Little did they know that they
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would be inviting the wrath of something otherworldly.
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Shortly after their visit, droves of people began to
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experience shockingly similar happenings to that of the staff,
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varying in intensity, almost as if their punishment was being
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tapered to fit their crimes. From less serious experiences
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like paranormal activity beginning in their home,
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horrible luck and job loss, to name a few.
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Too much more serious experiences like exotic disease
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diagnosis, rare cancers, relationship disintegration and
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others. Car accidents, falls, and even
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untimely death. Eventually a warning would be
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added to Robert's exhibit explaining the alleged curse and
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the proper etiquette to approach him with.
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Whether that's to observe or take a photo is to not offend
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whoever or whatever inhabits the doll itself.
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Over the decades, an entire wall has been dedicated to the
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letters people have dropped off or sent the museum if they
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weren't able to come in person begging for Robert's
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forgiveness, hoping to end whatever horrible situation they
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found themselves in after their visit.
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To this day, there are over 1000 letters, with more continuing to
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be added each and every year. But could there be more to this
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legend? As I mentioned in the beginning
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of the video, there is another origin story that could explain
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just what inhabits the doll and how it got there.
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I will also add several elements that I found interesting
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relating to the case itself. The alternative origin story
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says that a young woman of Bahamian descent gave Thomas
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Otter the doll as a retaliation for a misdeed.
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As to why this would have taken place is not known, but
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speculation has led many to believe that the girl, or
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perhaps a relative, had been a member of staff at some point or
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another at the family's Key West estate.
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The retaliation was that the doll had been imbued with a
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spirit that had been conjured using voodoo and by trapping the
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entity within the doll, making it its vessel, it became aware
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of its surroundings and knew what it was sent there to do.
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Although with many details. In this case, lots of details
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can't be corroborated due to the age of the story itself, but
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there are a few details that I managed to dig up that are
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interesting. The doll itself appears to have
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been manufactured by the Styf Company, a German family company
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that was headed by German designer Richard Styf, the
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original designer of the beloved teddy bear and the original
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design of the doll in particular and others that were similar to
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it were not designed as toys. The rather stage props for the
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time, so it's hard to say if Robert was ever intended as a
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toy in the 1st place. The family tree of the Ottos
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also has conflicting information in regards to birth and death
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dates as well as names, but I did my best to corroborate this
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information and I'll be linking the info in the description
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below. Today.
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Robert continues to be on display and his antics continue
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to persist. He seems to be just as powerful
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as he was all those years ago. The museum keeps a catalogued
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record of all ailments that have been reported as a result of
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offending him for future reference.
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His reach also continues to expand as his legend grows and
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becomes more and more well known across the world.
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Robert the Doll has been the inspiration behind many books,
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movies, and podcasts, as well as a local legend in Florida.
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And this lesson truly applies to anyone and everyone.
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Have respect when you meet someone because you never truly
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know who or what you could be dealing with.
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And please, if you find yourself at the East Martello Museum in
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Key West, FL, and you happen to come into contact with the
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entity known as Robert the Doll, be respectful.
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Because if you're not, you may just pay the ultimate price.
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Could an item, if given enough energy, devotion, and focus,
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begin to take on a life of its own?
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Could it begin to exhibit human like characteristics as if it
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has been imbued with or contain some kind of soul or entity
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inside of it? This act of magic has been
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practiced by multiple religions and.
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Cults throughout the ages. This is just one very strange
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example that it could indeed be possible after a gracious gift
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was placed into the arms of a little.
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Girl. Tragedy would strike and what
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follows would continue to haunt the family, the citizens of the
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village, and would soon cross far beyond the barriers of land
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and sea. This is the untold story of
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Akiku, the Haunted Japanese doll and the bizarre paranormal force
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that possessed it. Japan is a very mystical and
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spiritual place, a place where the souls of the past seem to
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interact with the living. Such places where the spiritual
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energy seems to be most visible is throughout many of Japan's
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spiritual temples, home to many religions, the two main ones
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being Buddhism and Shintoism. Thousands of temples exist all
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over the country, but one in particular houses a spiritual
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artifact that has a tragic back story and an even more
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terrifying story that continues to be written to this day.
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Located in Hokkaido, Japan, at the Meninji Buddhist Temple is a
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doll with a bizarre and tragic back story indeed, although
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there are several origin stories of how the doll came to be and
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how the temple became its final living.
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Space, so to speak. All of them have most of the
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main details in common, therefore I'll be telling the
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most agreed upon origin story to try and be as true to the legend
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as I can. The years 1918 in Hokkaido,
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Japan and a 17 year old boy by the name of Ikigi Suzuki is in
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search of a gift for his little sister's birthday.
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As he pursues the different vendors and small shops,
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something soon catches his attention and one of the store
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windows he spots a small childlike doll wearing a
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traditional Japanese kimono. Knowing that he had finally
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found something his sister will love, Ikiki quickly purchases
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the doll and makes his way back home through the countryside.
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As the family celebrates their little girl's birthday, Okiku is
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presented with the doll, and almost immediately, as soon as
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her eyes meet hers, she falls in love with it.
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The two from this point become inseparable.
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Wherever Okiku is, her doll is right by her side.
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She Combs her hair, bathes her, dresses her, and treats her as
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if she was her little sister. The two even share meals and
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sleep side by side. The joy that the doll brought
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Akiku must have filled Ekiki's heart with such happiness.
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But soon that happiness would change to tragedy. 1 Hot day.
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As the little girl played outside with her doll, she was
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bitten by a mosquito. This benign insect by it would
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soon manifest itself into a horrible case of malaria.
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Although the family did everything they could possibly
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do, Okiku would pass away scared and gasping for air as she
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clutched her special doll all the way until the moment she
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took her last breath devastated the Suzuki's plan to have their
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little girl buried with the doll since she loved it so much.
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But unfortunately, due to either governmental or religious
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oversight at the time, this wasn't an option.
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Instead, after they had laid Okiku to rest, the doll would be
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placed on a small family shrine located within the living
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quarters of their home as a tribute of sorts to their late
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daughter and their love for her. But shortly after the doll was
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placed on the shrine, very strange things began to happen.
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The Kiki, upon walking past the shrine one day, noticed that the
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doll's hair seemed significantly longer than what it had been
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when it was placed. There.
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The hair, which was originally shoulders length on the doll
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itself and black, was now overgrown with differing shades
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of brown hair also coming through and splitting at the
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ends. Finding this bizarre to say the
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least, he brought the discovery to his parents attention and
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unsure of what else to do, they trimmed the doll's hair as the
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days came and when the family began to have distressing dreams
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at night of their departed okiku.
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Sometimes she would be scared and alone in the darkness,
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calling out to them, only being recognized by her voice.
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Other times, she would blame them for what happened to.
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Her. Each member of the family, at
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differing times, had these dreams, and they would soon lead
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all of them to believe that Akiku's soul wasn't peacefully
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resting. These disturbing dreams soon
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became all the stranger when the doll, which they began to refer
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to as Akiku and their daughter's honor, would appear by their
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bedsides following these nightmares.
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One such incident involved the father of the family waking up
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in a cold sweat, only to be met face to face with a blank and
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lifeless stare of the doll. Unsure of what was taking place,
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the Suzuki's turn to their faith.
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After contacting a local Buddhist priest and having a
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cleansing ritual be performed on their home and the doll, the
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activity seemed to grow and become stronger.
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Accompanying their ever frequent nightmares and random movements
29:29
of the doll, the chilling events grew into full blown spiritual
29:33
manifestations during their waking life.
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They soon began to hear banging noises all throughout the house
29:41
and the whispers. Of a little girl.
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Strange disembodied voices, varying from high pitched like
29:48
those of a child to the low groans of something
29:52
unexplainable, began to be heard.
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Their lights began to flicker on and off, and the paranormal
29:59
activity seemed to happen more frequently as the calendar
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ticked closer to the birth and death dates of Akiku.
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These strange and terrifying happenings would continue over
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the course of the next 20 years, with multiple religious priests
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and shamans being contacted and all coming to the same
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conclusion that after the cleansings failed time and time
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again, that the restless spirit of Akiku now inhabited the doll
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she once loved so much. Finally needing a major change
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and unable to deal with the ever intensifying spiritual presence
30:39
that seemed to haunt their home, the Suzuki's relocated to a
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different district. Believing the doll to be the
30:46
source of their various ailments and emotional torture that they
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had endured over the last two decades, they had no desire to
30:54
take it with them. The family had reached the
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conclusion that if their daughter's soul wasn't at peace,
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what could perhaps be helping to fuel Lukiko's power or magic was
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the close proximity of her grave to their home where the doll
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resided. So in order to distance the doll
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from the grave, the family approached the Menenji Buddhist
31:15
Temple in Hokkaido, and over the years the doll's reputation for
31:20
being haunted had spread throughout the community and
31:24
indeed the majority of the country.
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This was more than likely due to the various interactions between
31:30
the spiritual community and the Suzuki family finding the doll
31:34
to be mesmerizing and possibly a unique opportunity to commute
31:39
and interact with the dead. If the stories were true, the
31:43
leaders and priests of the Meninji temple agreed to home
31:46
Okiku permanently. As with many legends, we find
31:50
lots of details to be exaggerated over time and
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perhaps some of the details to not be true at all.
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And this is what the priests were originally thinking, that
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perhaps due to grief, the family was dealing with other spiritual
32:05
ailments, perhaps unrelated to the doll or causing the doll to
32:09
be a vessel of sorts for restless spirits.
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However, as the years came and went, as Akiku now called the
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temple her home, they began to slowly but surely experience the
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same strangeness the Suzuki's had for all of those years.
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Akiku's hair continued to grow and this baffled the priests.
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They would eventually have the hair trimmed and tested, and the
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hair was said to belong to a little girl.
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They found that the entity seemed to be appeased when her
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hair was trimmed and combed, and this led to less activity for a
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time. But the same activity, the
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knocking, banging and disembodied voices, which soon
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plagued the temple as well. Nokiku.
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'S power only seemed to grow. Any priest who seemed skeptical
33:03
of the doll or attempted to cleanse it themselves, soon had
33:07
their dreams haunted as well, Turning their sleep into
33:10
restless fits. Their homes and rooms soon also
33:15
began to manifest the very same activity that the temple was now
33:19
exhibiting. With no remedy seeming to work,
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the leaders turned to appeasement, instead hoping that
33:26
gestures of goodwill would keep the entity at Bay.
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As years turned to decades. And as we've come into the 21st
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century, the priests of multiple generations now have overseen
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and cared for the doll known as Akiko.
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And though some of the more violent activity has faded, the
33:46
general consensus is that she is now just as powerful as she was.
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Or is perhaps. More powerful as she's continued
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to age, it seems like as the more her fame and notoriety
33:58
grows, the more visitors she has, the stronger she becomes.
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She continues to invade the dreams of those who come to
34:07
visit her, and her hair is growing faster and more frayed.
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She's said to drive tourists mad who doubt her, with many people
34:16
even reporting that besides seeing her strange hair and
34:20
feeling a malevolent presence when visiting.
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Her. They've also had her stock.
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And appear in their dreams. Some more disturbing and recent
34:29
reports have even suggested that her mouth is slowly opening and
34:34
that if you dare to peer inside of it, you may just catch a
34:37
glimpse of baby like teeth sprouting from her porcelain
34:41
gums, as if whoever or whatever she is is slowly turning to
34:48
flesh and bone. The paranormal displays of her
34:52
power continue to occur as well. Her permanent home, located
34:56
within the managing temple, is her own private shrine where she
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sits in a small wooden box on display.
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It is here that she watches and waits for anyone and everyone
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who dares to play with fire and invoke the power of the entity
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known as Okiku. But what are your thoughts?
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Was Ikiku the girl trapped inside of the doll?
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In my opinion, although her spirit would be much older now,
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at the time of her death she was either close to or was three
35:30
years old. And no person at that age is
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capable of true malice to the point to where she would become
35:37
aware enough to begin to blame her parents and then torment
35:41
them for decades to come as children, our parents, or our
35:45
family, our entire world. So I find it incredibly
35:49
difficult to think that these bizarre happenings, the result
35:53
of her soul being restless and imbuing the doll.
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What I find more likely, and all the more interesting really, is
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the thought of invocation, or the imbuing of the doll like a
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conduit or a vessel of sorts. Akiku, the girl was, as they
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said, inseparable from this doll.
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She fed it, bathed it, took naps with it and everything else a
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small child would do with that wonderful imagination that they
36:21
have. But could all of this dedication
36:24
and focus, accompanied with the tragedy that took place, allow
36:29
for a portal to open for an entity, whether non human or
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restless human spirit, to inhabit the doll?
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And by non human I mean a demon. This would make sense to me.
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Something that enjoys and grows more powerful off of pain and
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misfortune or the emotional torment of others as it causes
36:50
the pain it feeds off of it and grows ever stronger.
36:55
This would not only explain the malevolent manifestations of
36:58
whatever entity is present, but would also explain the still
37:02
present force and the alleged ever growing power of it.
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And depending on the entity's strength, it could also explain
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why the cleansings thus far have failed.
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However, if you find yourself taking a trip to Japan anytime
37:17
soon, or you happen to call Japan home if you find yourself
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in Hokkaido, you may want to steer clear of the Manajin
37:25
Temple. Because if you don't, the entity
37:28
that inhabits the doll known as Akiku may just use you as its
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next feeding source, where it'll begin to plague your dreams,
37:38
making you twist and turn sweat and fear as it grows ever
37:45
stronger and attempts to cross from its world into ours, making
37:51
our plane of existence its permanent residence.
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further into this year and just know that I truly appreciate
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each and everyone of you. Until next time, this has been
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Cody here in Mystery Archives. Please stay safe out there and
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take care. Can a toy be haunted, let alone
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cause harm to anyone who comes into contact with it or views
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its image with seemingly unknown origins but possessing an energy
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that radiates pure evil? The item, specifically the doll
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that we will be discussing today, is rumoured to be able to
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not only affect people who come into contact with it in the
39:19
flesh, but to even have the ability to reach you through the
39:24
screens of your device. So if this is something you
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fear, a risk you potentially don't want to take, then I
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highly suggest you find another video to watch.
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This is the untold story of Peggy the doll and the
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malevolent presence that surrounds it.
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Every case is unique and covered in an incredible style that
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makes the channel fantastic, so please take a few moments to go
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and check out his content. There's only so much information
40:12
available on this particular case.
40:15
All information has been researched using a variety of
40:18
sources including books, websites and first hand
40:21
accounts. Please be aware that some names
40:24
have been changed to protect the identity of those involved, and
40:28
with such little information found, I've done my best to form
40:32
the most cohesive story possible.
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I would also like to warn you that supposedly viewing photos
40:38
of Peggy or videos have caused distress, physical issues, and
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more shrouded in mysterious allure.
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The toy known as Peggy the Doll is said to house an otherworldly
40:50
essence that radiates A profound feeling of evil.
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Intertwined with chilling terrors that have ensnared the
40:59
collective curiosity of the public.
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Believed to be in a perpetual state of unrest, it has
41:06
captivated the minds of many since its initial discovery now
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nine years ago. The true origin of Peggy is
41:13
unknown, but the world became aware of its existence in 2015.
41:20
This very year, a woman who wishes for her identity to
41:24
remain anonymous had been out at a local garage sale in her area
41:28
in search of something cool to take home at a fair price.
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As she perused, the various bins sat upon tables, seeing if
41:37
anything interested. Her.
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Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted an adorable looking
41:42
doll with blonde hair, beaded blue eyes and a small white
41:47
dress adorning her. Feeling some kind of pull
41:51
towards the doll and feeling as if she would enjoy the presence
41:54
of a new companion, she quickly purchased the toy that in due
41:58
time she would start calling Peggy.
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But almost as soon as Peggy entered her life and was placed
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inside of her home, strange things began to happen.
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The woman began to have horrendous nightmares every
42:13
single night, ones that were so bad that when she woke up she'd
42:18
be laying in a pool of her own sweat, unable to catch her
42:22
breath. Day after day, the increasingly
42:26
ominous, empty gaze of Peggy stared into her soul, slowly but
42:31
surely increasing her anxiety. And night after night, these
42:37
horrendous nightmares would continue.
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To induce terror. In a short period of time, the
42:44
persistent force made the air so thick that you could cut it with
42:48
a knife. Roughly 3 weeks upon the
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purchase of the doll and the start of the nightmares, the
42:55
woman dreaded inevitably falling asleep each night.
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She had also come to the personal conclusion that
43:02
something was indeed very wrong with Peggy.
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Each night in her nightmares, she was being pursued by some
43:11
kind of entity that for the longest time she was unable to
43:15
see. And yet each night's sleep would
43:18
mirror the last, and each one the story seemed to progress
43:23
upon. Drifting off into dreamland, she
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would find herself back in the same terrifying circumstances in
43:30
which she had been in previously, and what she saw was
43:34
truly disturbing. Slowly, the entity that pursued
43:39
her, which at first was masked by darkness, began to reveal
43:44
itself. It formed a figure, the figure
43:48
of a doll, and over time the doll began to become a hideous
43:53
amalgamation between that of a doll and an old woman, a
43:58
grotesque monstrosity, one that would leave her shaking in utter
44:03
distress. This shook this poor lady to her
44:07
core, especially since she had never experienced anything like
44:11
this before. Believing this to be a
44:13
manifestation of evil, she tried various methods to quell the
44:18
abyss that seemed to take such great interest in her.
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After Peggy entered her life, she tried moving the doll to
44:25
various spots within her home, but that didn't seem to work.
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She consulted 2 priests at two different churches, both of
44:34
which whose blessings didn't seem to work.
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If anything, this seemed to make the circumstances so much worse.
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Peggy began to move around on her own, and in conjunction with
44:46
this she began breaking multiple items within the home as well.
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She finally, out of desperation, moved Peggy into her shed,
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hoping that with the doll being outside of the home that her
44:58
torment would cease. This however failed and if
45:04
anything seemed to anger whatever entity was present.
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Seemingly exhausting all known options at the time and out of
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desperation and hours of research, she found and emailed
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someone who she believed would be equipped to help her and or
45:21
figure out just what was taking place.
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A renowned British paranormal investigator, A woman by the
45:28
name of Jane Harris, who ran the organization Haunted Dolls.
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After a brief correspondence, Harris agreed to accept Peggy
45:37
the doll so it was placed in the post and mailed to her.
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But as the doll made its long journey to Harris's residence,
45:45
little did she know that she too would become one of the entity's
45:50
victims. The doll would arrive in a tan
45:54
box upon Harris's doorstep roughly 3 weeks later when she
45:58
brought the box inside of her home, but as soon as her foot
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crossed the threshold, she would later say that it was as if the
46:05
whole energy seemed to shift within her house.
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As she unboxed the toy and presented it to the first rays
46:12
of light it had seen in nearly a month, she almost immediately
46:16
began the induction process. She set aside a space for Peggy
46:20
and attempted to establish a baseline to see if anything
46:24
abnormal seemed to be coming from the doll.
46:27
Placing her within a glass stand, her and several of her
46:30
colleagues began to set up night vision cameras, digital cameras,
46:35
and motion detectors. After this was done, they
46:38
examined it with an EMF meter, but nothing at first seemed to
46:43
be odd about the doll, other than the feeling Harris had upon
46:47
bringing it into her home. They left the doll for an
46:50
overnight examination to see if any of their cameras or motion
46:54
detectors picked up on anything, but after the first night they
46:58
would discover nothing. Despite the lack of findings,
47:01
the team's protocol would dictate that the next step would
47:04
be to bring in several mediums to try and see if they felt
47:08
anything in regards to the object.
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This, however, takes time and schedule, so in the meantime it
47:15
would have to essentially sit on the back burner.
47:19
It was now November of 2015 and approximately 6 weeks after
47:24
Peggy the doll had arrived on the doorsteps of Jane Harris.
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Strangely, almost out of the blue, because she wasn't known
47:32
to have issues like these before, Jane was suddenly hit
47:36
with an unyielding, debilitating fatigue.
47:39
Barely able to move, she remained bedridden for roughly 2
47:43
weeks and that's when her body began to be racked with horrible
47:47
migraines accompanied with nausea.
47:51
This would cause her to not only put a pause on her normal
47:54
paranormal works, but she was also unable to care for her two
47:58
young children. Despite getting 8 to 9 hours of
48:01
solid sleep at night, plus naps due to the exhaustion and
48:05
suffering for several weeks, Harris's condition was not
48:10
improving. 3 doctors had ran all sorts of tests and yet nothing
48:15
was coming back. Abnormal blood tests ruled out
48:18
thyroid issues. She had no signs of anemia, or
48:22
any other kind of illness for that matter.
48:25
Left with no other explanation, Jane had to consider the
48:28
possibility, since it was the only factor that had recently
48:32
changed in her life, that perhaps her ailed state was a
48:36
result of the presence of Peggy the doll.
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Wanting an outside opinion, she decided to contact a friend and
48:44
clairvoyant whom she had worked with on other cases, a medium
48:50
named Patricia Redmond. On November 13th, roughly a week
48:54
after being asked, Patricia would agree to take and examine
48:58
Peggy, and for the first time in over a month, Jane slowly but
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surely began to feel better. She wasn't drained of energy.
49:07
Her constant migraines and nausea were gone, and her skin,
49:11
which had taken quite the Gray tone since she'd fallen.
49:14
I'll began to go back to normal. Redmond would have the doll for
49:19
approximately 3 weeks and agreed to return it to Harris, but not
49:23
before casting a spell of protection upon it in hopes that
49:27
if the doll was affecting her that it would no longer bother
49:30
her during her studies. Her conclusion, and strangely,
49:35
what would become the conclusion of three other side kicks over
49:38
the course of the investigation, was that Peggy contained the
49:42
spirit of a woman from London, England.
49:46
It is thought that she is possessed by the spirit of a
49:48
woman born in 1946 and London's Holland Park who died of a chest
49:54
related condition, possibly an asthma attack.
49:58
The readings would. Further uncover that the woman
50:00
was persecuted and had a very hard life, that she disliked
50:05
clowns and cats, and that she died horribly and alone, of
50:10
asphyxiation, cold and by herself.
50:15
Could this perhaps be why she was so angry and death?
50:18
And why did she inhabit the doll to begin with?
50:22
These questions perhaps will never be answered or have yet to
50:25
be uncovered. During the course of the
50:28
investigation through her social media for Haunted dolls, Jane
50:33
began to post updates regarding Peggy the Doll as she would with
50:36
any of the items or other objects the group would be
50:40
involved with. The photos and videos of Peggy
50:43
began to draw visceral reactions from those who viewed them in
50:48
conjunction with strange manifestations of the
50:51
paranormal, and not just a handful of people.
50:54
Over the years, hundreds have poured in, leading most to
50:58
believe that there has to be some kind of correlation.
51:01
These experiences people have had range from horrible
51:05
headaches, anxiety and nausea to shortness of breath, abnormal
51:10
heartbeat and more with others their computers freezing upon
51:15
the image of Peggy light bulbs exploding and in one instance a
51:20
candle falling over and causing a small fire.
51:24
These are just some of the comments that have been said
51:27
upon viewing the images and videos.
51:31
Upon viewing the doll, I had a full blown asthma attack which
51:35
hasn't occurred in almost a decade.
51:37
Are traumans. I've had a migraine in
51:40
palpitation since seeing your doll.
51:43
Please contact me, Jay. Claire, This is so strange.
51:48
Can dogs and cats sense evil? Since I opened the photo of that
51:52
doll, my little terrier Molly has been snarling and growling
51:57
at the screen. I'm a bit freaked out.
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Jay Carlton One woman, upon viewing an image of Peggy, had a
52:05
dream that some kind of figure was chasing her cat and
52:09
eventually caught it as it was running up to her door.
52:12
Upon waking up and going to check on her beloved pet, after
52:16
not finding it within her home, she checked her front door and
52:21
found the cat no longer alive. It was if it had been mauled.
52:26
Eventually, the doll would find a new home at the Haunted Museum
52:30
owned by controversial paranormal investigator Zach
52:34
Bagans. He or she resides in her own
52:36
space, in a glass display where people continue to experience
52:41
strange feelings and occurrences as a result of being within her
52:46
presence. But before we go, this case, to
52:50
me poses several questions which I'd like to address.
52:53
First of which, if we take things at face value, if Peggy
52:57
was possessed, why would the spirit choose to inhabit a doll
53:01
and then also cause so much torment?
53:04
I found that if a spirit is restless and angry in life and
53:08
odds are they become lost souls when they die, they may seek
53:12
something to inhabit that would allow them to gain access to
53:15
people and or their homes to which they can take out their
53:19
frustration just like people, which they were.
53:23
If they're evil or angry in life, odds are they will be in
53:27
death as well, where the nightmare is the result of an
53:30
overactive imagination. It is pretty well known that
53:34
some entities like to infiltrate dreams.
53:36
Why this is a thing it's uncertain, perhaps to cause
53:40
distress in which they can feed upon.
53:43
And what about the physical ailments?
53:45
This perhaps could have been a coincidence if it hadn't
53:48
affected so many people over the years or so.
53:51
They claim the odds that so many people would express physical
53:55
issues or strange manifestations as a result of seeing or being
54:00
in contact with the doll is indeed odd.
54:03
And lastly, was it even a human spirit inhabiting the vessel at
54:07
all, or perhaps something inhuman?
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These questions and more of course, will likely never be
54:13
able to answer, which leaves this case shrouded and yet more
54:17
mystery. So if you find yourself being
54:19
pulled towards a particular item, unless you are vastly
54:23
experienced, you may want to give its allure a second thought
54:27
because this calling could potentially open up a
54:30
nightmarish world of torment, harassment and terror.
54:36
Thank you guys so much for watching this new video.
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And other than that, until next time guys, this has been Cody
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here at Mystery Archives. I love you all and Please
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remember to stay safe out there and take care.
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I'll see you next time. When a young woman receives a
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birthday gift of a doll from her mother, she is first elated,
55:31
believing it to make a wonderful companion.
55:34
When the doll begins to move on its own, it soon reveals its
55:39
malevolent nature. It will take the.
55:43
Expertise of renowned demonologists and priests to
55:47
help free them from the entity that now infest their lives.
55:52
Will they make it out alive before it's too late?
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This is the untold story of Annabelle, the demonic doll of
56:02
Connecticut, and this story just may make you think twice about
56:07
your keepsakes. Our story begins in 197025 year
56:26
old Deirdre Bernard has recently moved into her first apartment
56:30
with her two friends, an engaged couple named Laura Clifton and
56:36
Cal Randell. Her mother had bought her a gift
56:39
for her birthday and hoped that it would keep her daughter's
56:43
spirits up and spread joy to her new home as she pursued her
56:47
education and nursing. Deirdre loved the gift, finding
56:52
its rosy red cheeks with hair to match to be a fun companion for
56:57
her new journey in life. Shortly after admiring her new
57:01
doll, she placed it on her bed with its arms and legs out for
57:07
the next several days. It became routine for Deirdre to
57:10
come home from her studies, spend time with the doll, and
57:14
then place her back in the exact same position with its arms and
57:19
legs out on her bed. Oddly, however, after the first
57:24
several days of this new routine, the young woman began
57:28
to notice that something wasn't quite right.
57:31
Every morning she would lay her doll back on her bed before
57:34
heading to school with its arms and legs stretched out.
57:38
Yet every night upon her return, she would find the doll in
57:43
different positions. Sometimes the doll's legs would
57:47
be crossed and other times its arms.
57:51
And as the days went on, it would even start to be seen in
57:55
different parts of her room, often times with its arms
57:59
pointed outward. But Deirdre's room would not be
58:04
its only occupied space. The doll would begin to be found
58:08
in various positions all over the apartment, and Deirdre
58:13
wasn't the only person who was witnessing these bizarre
58:17
manifestations. Her two roommates would seem to
58:22
bear witness to them as well. One evening, Deirdre returned
58:26
home with her roommate Laura, who was also a trainee nurse at
58:30
the time, and her fiancee, Cow. Upon opening the door to their
58:35
apartment, they would find the dog kneeling before them in a
58:40
chair facing the door, as if it had been waiting for them to
58:45
return. This not only scared everyone,
58:49
but especially Deirdre, because she knew for a fact that as per
58:54
her routine that she had placed the doll on her bed that very
58:58
morning it had inexplicably moved on its own.
59:04
To try and make sense of all this, they moved the doll and
59:07
then tried to reposition it back into its original kneeling
59:11
stance, the same one they had seen when initially walking
59:15
through the door. But each time they tried to
59:17
replicate the position. Due to the design of the doll,
59:21
this proved impossible. The movement of the doll as well
59:25
as its position now left the trio at a loss for words.
59:30
The only conclusion they could draw from the situation was that
59:34
some kind of force was manipulating the doll.
59:38
Deirdre would place the doll back in its normal position on
59:41
her bed for the night, but this experience would be far from the
59:46
last for all of them. Just several days.
59:50
Following the previously mentioned happening, a new
59:53
phenomenon began to manifest. Little notes written in pencil
59:59
on parchment paper began to be found randomly throughout the
1:00:03
apartment and at random times. The messages included such
1:00:08
phrases as help us or help Cal, But despite the messages urgent
1:00:16
requests for help, no one was able to figure out just what
1:00:19
they were referring to because none of them were experiencing
1:00:24
an urgent situation, including Cal.
1:00:28
And weirder still, none of them kept parchment paper or pencils.
1:00:34
This realization just further deepened the mystery that was
1:00:38
now unfolding before their very eyes.
1:00:42
At first, they believed that possibly someone was breaking
1:00:46
into their apartment to play pranks on them.
1:00:49
So in order to check if this indeed was the case, Deirdre and
1:00:53
Laura began leaving marks around the windows and doors, marks
1:00:58
that, if disturbed, would show later on.
1:01:02
They also rearranged their furniture in an effort to ensure
1:01:05
that if anyone was entering their apartment unannounced that
1:01:09
they would leave a trace. But again, later that night,
1:01:14
upon their return from their studies, none of the furniture
1:01:19
had been disturbed, nor had any of their marks.
1:01:23
Yet the doll had moved rooms. Frightened and perplexed at this
1:01:29
point, the trio tried to come up with some potential solutions,
1:01:34
but as they individually gave them thought day in and day out,
1:01:38
the doll would continue to move on its own accord, positions and
1:01:44
places. One day the three would return
1:01:48
yet again, as per their routine to find the doll yet again and
1:01:54
another part of the apartment. But this time there was
1:01:58
something different. This time they found it sat with
1:02:03
some kind of liquid on its hands.
1:02:06
Upon a closer look, they were even more frightened, because
1:02:11
the liquid appeared to be blood. And this blood was all over the
1:02:16
doll's hands, as well as three distinct dots of blood were also
1:02:22
on its chest. Terrified, the three sat in the
1:02:26
living room and tried to figure out some kind of game plan on
1:02:30
how to handle the paranormal situation they found themselves
1:02:33
in. Deidre would grab a phone book
1:02:36
from the cupboard and begin flicking through the pages as
1:02:39
the group talked, one of her fingers would finally rest on a
1:02:44
psychic mediums number. During the brief call, they
1:02:48
would explain that they had been experiencing ghostly type
1:02:51
activity within their apartment, but they did not inform her
1:02:56
about the doll specifically. She would arrive the following
1:03:00
day to see what she could do to help.
1:03:04
As she walked through the apartment, she began to explain
1:03:08
to Laura and Deirdre about the spirit she felt had inhabited
1:03:12
the building. The ladies would eventually make
1:03:15
their way to Deirdre's room where the doll currently SAT.
1:03:19
They asked what the medium felt in regards to the doll.
1:03:24
Upon examining it, she said she felt a strong presence
1:03:27
surrounding the object, but informed the two that she would
1:03:31
need to conduct a seance around it in order to discover more
1:03:36
information. So a seance was agreed to.
1:03:41
As the ritual was conducted around the doll, the medium
1:03:44
began to divulge information to Laura and Deirdre.
1:03:47
She claimed that she had channeled the spirit of a 7 year
1:03:50
old little girl named Annabelle Higgins.
1:03:54
She said that Annabelle used to play in the area long before the
1:03:58
houses and apartment buildings were there, back when all that
1:04:02
existed were fields. Many innocent and happy hours
1:04:07
were passed here until suddenly they ended.
1:04:12
Annabelle was confused as to what had happened to her, to
1:04:16
which the medium interpreted to be her death.
1:04:20
And since her death, the child had wandered the place she was
1:04:23
the happiest the fields. Once the apartments were built
1:04:29
upon them, the halls quickly became a lonely place for her to
1:04:34
haunt, with the lifestyles of most modern people requiring
1:04:38
work most of the time. This meant that Annabelle had no
1:04:42
one to play with. But then one day, two young
1:04:47
women brought with them a playful looking doll.
1:04:51
Finally she had something to play with again, and more so she
1:04:57
had the comfort of two young women who she believed would be
1:05:01
more empathetic and accepting of her and would allow her to play
1:05:06
with them through the vessel of the medium.
1:05:09
Annabel would ask if she could live in the doll and be with
1:05:13
Deirdre and Laura. Touched by the young girl's
1:05:16
story, the two women agreed and following the seance, they would
1:05:21
name the doll Annabelle and the young girl's honor.
1:05:25
A truly nice gesture from the two of them.
1:05:29
However, upon agreeing to have Annabelle inhabit the doll and
1:05:33
stay with them is when the haunting truly began.
1:05:38
Convinced now that they were sharing a space with Annabelle,
1:05:42
they began to treat the doll as a living, breathing person.
1:05:47
It was no longer a lifeless. Toy.
1:05:50
But the young and lonely little girl, regardless of the two
1:05:55
ladies compassion, Cal was not so convinced.
1:06:00
He sensed that something was very off in regards to this
1:06:03
entire situation and believed that no good would come of it.
1:06:09
He thought the doll could possibly be some kind of
1:06:11
trickster or a conduit that disguised its true intentions.
1:06:17
And in time, perhaps he was right.
1:06:22
In the weeks. Following the seance, Cal began
1:06:25
to feel ill at most times of the day with no rational origin and
1:06:31
at night every night he began to have horrible nightmares.
1:06:38
These experiences culminated with Cal waking up one night to
1:06:42
find Annabelle gliding over his body.
1:06:45
Before he could react. The doll's hands were on either
1:06:49
side of his neck, strangling. Him.
1:06:52
Its large void like eyes staring into his as it sought to steal
1:06:59
his life. In a later interview, Cal would
1:07:03
describe the event like this. While I was lying there, I
1:07:08
suddenly woke up and something seemed wrong to me.
1:07:12
I looked around the room, but nothing was out of place.
1:07:17
But then I looked down towards my feet and I saw the rag doll,
1:07:21
Annabelle. It was slowly gliding up my
1:07:25
body. It moved over my chest and
1:07:28
stopped. Then it put its two arms out.
1:07:33
One arm touched one side of my neck and the other touched the
1:07:37
other side like it was making an electrical connection.
1:07:41
Then I began to be strangled. I was writhing and trying to
1:07:46
push the doll off my chest, but I might as well have been
1:07:50
pushing on a wall because it wouldn't move.
1:07:54
As hard as he pushed against the doll, it would not budget, and
1:07:59
just as he felt like he was slipping into unconsciousness
1:08:03
with every fiber of his being, he pushed back and finally was
1:08:08
able to throw the doll away from him.
1:08:11
However, despite A terror struck but relieved Cow, this would be
1:08:16
far from the last time that Annabelle would seek to destroy.
1:08:21
One night, when Deirdre was out of the apartment, Laura and Cow
1:08:26
were spending time together in the living room.
1:08:29
This relaxing time, however, was quickly interrupted with a large
1:08:33
banging sound that emanated from Deirdre's room.
1:08:37
The couple, confused as to what it could be, rushed to find the
1:08:41
source with Cal headed in first. They threw the door open,
1:08:46
expecting to see someone, but to their surprise they were only
1:08:51
met with the icy gaze of Annabelle.
1:08:55
She was staring at them from the floor, as if she had been tossed
1:08:59
aside by someone. Cal walked over to the doll and
1:09:02
went to pick it up, but suddenly he dropped Annabelle and
1:09:07
screamed in pain. The young man winced in agony as
1:09:12
white hot slashes lashed his chest.
1:09:16
A small pool of blood began to form in the middle of his shirt
1:09:20
as he frantically darted towards the door.
1:09:23
Laura was paralysed with fear as her boyfriend had been attacked
1:09:27
by something that neither of them could see.
1:09:30
The two would run out of the room and back to the living room
1:09:33
as soon as possible, praying to God that this force wasn't
1:09:37
pursuing them. When they reached the sofa,
1:09:41
Laura pulled up cow's blood soaked shirt to find several
1:09:44
large gashes on his chest that looked like claw marks.
1:09:50
By now it was becoming increasingly clear that
1:09:53
Annabelle sought to harm them upon informing Deirdre of what
1:09:58
had happened while she was gone. When she arrived back at the
1:10:01
apartment, the three, unsure of what else to do, contacted the
1:10:07
local priest for help. He would in turn request
1:10:11
permission to help from his superiors, and his superiors,
1:10:15
then passed on the information to paranormal investigators Ed
1:10:20
and Lorraine Warren. The Warrens were intrigued by
1:10:23
what was allegedly taking place and decided to pursue the case
1:10:28
in hopes of helping the young trio, upon arriving at their
1:10:32
apartment. Hearing each person's
1:10:34
testimonies and observing how the space felt as well as the
1:10:39
doll itself, the Warrens believed the happenings to be a
1:10:44
result of a heavy demonic infestation.
1:10:49
They believed that the demon didn't specifically haunt just
1:10:52
their apartment, but rather the building itself and the land
1:10:57
around it that it had seen the doll as a weigh in.
1:11:02
They further explained that the seance had essentially allowed
1:11:05
the demon to communicate directly with them to be invited
1:11:09
into their lives. All of those who were present
1:11:13
and taking place in the ritual were highly vulnerable
1:11:16
spiritually, and this opened them up to manipulation from the
1:11:22
demon, which spun a false narrative that it was instead
1:11:26
the spirit of little lonely Annabelle.
1:11:32
Then, following the sounds, Deidre and Laura had paid
1:11:36
credence to the. Doll.
1:11:37
Instead of ignoring it, which only fed the demon more energy,
1:11:43
it would then continue to feed off them by manipulating their
1:11:47
caring and maternal emotions, since the women were powerless
1:11:52
to resist feeling sorry for the little girl who just wanted to
1:11:56
play and be cared for. But once the women had accepted
1:12:00
the demon into their lives, they and everyone around them became
1:12:05
fair game. The entity no longer had to
1:12:09
masquerade itself, it was free to unleash its true form.
1:12:14
The couple had sensed that the demon was a very powerful one,
1:12:18
given how strong it had continued to grow and infest
1:12:22
their lives. Given its proclivity to
1:12:25
violence, if left unchecked, it would have probably tried to
1:12:29
kill one or all of them within the next several weeks.
1:12:35
After explaining the seriousness of the situation, they found
1:12:38
themselves in the Warrens, then contacted a priest they
1:12:41
frequently worked with on demonic cases.
1:12:45
A man named Father Everett and Father Everett agreed to come
1:12:50
and bless the apartment in an attempt to weaken or drive out
1:12:55
the demon entirely. In due time, he too would arrive
1:13:00
and conduct the Blessing once Father Everett was finished and
1:13:04
had departed. The Warrens warned the group
1:13:07
that if the Blessing hadn't driven the demon out that it at
1:13:11
this time was severely weakened but could potentially come back
1:13:15
with a vengeance. Believing the doll to be a
1:13:18
conduit at Deirdre's request, the Warrens took Annabelle with
1:13:23
them when they left Deirdre, Laura, and Cal.
1:13:28
We're now thankfully free of the demonic entity that had plagued
1:13:32
their lives. However, Annabelle's story is
1:13:37
far from over. The Warren's problem seemed to
1:13:41
begin as soon as Annabelle was stuffed into Ed's briefcase.
1:13:46
As the couple was headed home, they began to experience engine
1:13:50
issues in their vehicle which almost resulted in multiple head
1:13:54
on collisions. The demonic entity was causing
1:13:58
the power steering and brakes to fail, and even the engine to
1:14:03
stall once they were able to finally get back home.
1:14:07
The doll would be placed within the Warren's office specifically
1:14:12
with an edge, chair and the days to come.
1:14:15
The Warrens would begin to witness the doll manifesting
1:14:18
paranormal activity within their very house.
1:14:22
The doll was seen levitating on several occasions and began to
1:14:27
frequently teleport to different rooms, and the same little notes
1:14:33
written with pencil on parchment paper began to appear with all
1:14:39
too familiar phrases such as help me and Then Now help us.
1:14:46
On top of this one evening, while she was alone, Lorraine
1:14:51
began to hear what she described as loud, rolling growls that
1:14:56
reverberated within the walls and throughout their entire
1:15:00
house. Following this night, the
1:15:04
Warrens would be visited by Father Daniel Mills, a Catholic
1:15:08
priest the couple were also working with.
1:15:11
Upon inquiring about their dealings with the doll, the
1:15:15
priest made the mistake of picking up Annabelle and telling
1:15:19
her that you are nothing but a rag doll and you can't hurt
1:15:24
anything. As the priest laughed, had
1:15:27
warned him to never touch or say anything like that to the doll
1:15:32
ever again. As he prepared to leave,
1:15:35
Lorraine warned the priest to please drive carefully, because
1:15:39
her clairvoyance had revealed to her an impending tragedy
1:15:43
involving a young priest. Appreciating her concern but
1:15:48
riding the situation off, Father Mills departed the Warren's
1:15:52
residence. A few hours later he would be
1:15:56
involved in a near fatal car accident which totaled his
1:16:00
vehicle after his car's brakes had mysteriously failed.
1:16:08
Upon receiving the news that the priest was hurt but would
1:16:11
survive following the accident, the Warrens decided to lock
1:16:15
Annabelle away in hopes that she would never be able to hurt
1:16:19
anyone ever again. They would douse her in holy
1:16:23
water and place her within a blessed glass case.
1:16:27
A blessed crucifix would also be placed on the outside of the
1:16:32
box, as well as a warning sign asking anyone who may come
1:16:37
across the doll not to touch it. The doll was then placed and
1:16:42
their occult item collection. Although Annabelle was now
1:16:46
sealed away in hopes that she would no longer harm anyone, her
1:16:50
power still seems to affect those who visit her.
1:16:55
After Ed passed away, Lorraine and several interviews would
1:17:00
refer to Annabelle as one of the most evil objects she had ever
1:17:04
come into contact with. Besides numerous bouts of bad
1:17:08
luck, some people have even said to have encountered death as a
1:17:13
result of meeting her. As well as others.
1:17:17
Losing their minds completely and ending up in psychiatric
1:17:21
care for the rest of their earthly existence.
1:17:25
One day a young man visited the Warrens Museum and clearly did
1:17:30
not think things through. He went up to and challenged the
1:17:34
doll, wanting the worst of whatever it had to offer.
1:17:39
He had apparently driven to the museum with his girlfriend on
1:17:43
his motorcycle. Upon their departure, 3 hours
1:17:47
into their trip home, the man would lose control of his
1:17:51
vehicle and would hit a tree at a very high speed.
1:17:56
He would die almost instantly due to the impact.
1:18:01
His girlfriend, on the other hand, survived, but would remain
1:18:05
hospitalized for over a year. Was this particular instance
1:18:11
coincidence, or the demon inhabiting the doll, inflicting
1:18:16
exactly what it had to offer? Although the Warrens did explain
1:18:20
how the demon came into the doll, it begs a bit of a deeper
1:18:24
question, one that we've seen reoccurring multiple times over
1:18:30
our various coverage of haunted objects.
1:18:33
And that is, how much attention is too much attention or
1:18:38
dedication when it comes to objects 'cause it seems like
1:18:42
depending on your spiritual state and location, that
1:18:46
dedication or that imbuement could potentially open the door
1:18:51
or create a vessel for something malicious to make its way in.
1:18:57
I know that the Warrens are controversial figures now, even
1:19:01
in death, but regardless, they are integral to many of the
1:19:05
paranormal stories we have and will have covered in the future.
1:19:11
But what do you think? Was Annabelle truly possessed?
1:19:16
Was the whole case legitimate or a hoax?
1:19:20
And with these questions you may find yourself wondering where is
1:19:24
the Annabelle doll today? Annabelle remains sealed in the
1:19:28
same box she was placed in 50 years ago.
1:19:32
Adam, Lorraine's daughter Judy Spira and her husband Tony
1:19:36
continue to hold the torch for the warrants and their work.
1:19:41
Annabelle is on display for all to see at the Occult Museum and
1:19:46
if you choose to visit, if you happen to find yourself staring
1:19:50
into her big dark eyes, just know that if you stare too long
1:19:56
into the abyss, the abyss just may stare back at you.
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