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Location: Red Raiderland | Would you or have you bought a place(house specifically) where a murder/suicide has taken place? |
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Location: Midwest | I would definitely buy it if the place was what I was looking for. |
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Location: Washington. (The DRY side.) | I would in a heart beat if it was what I was looking for.
I'm not bothered by stuff like that AT ALL. |
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Texas Tenderheart
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Location: Red Raiderland | I'm not worried about the haunted aspect  but I am a bit of a germaphobe(mostly to human bodily fluids not animal) and the thought of human blood having been splattered all over and then covered with paint... JUST NO!  |
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Location: Montana | It would totally freak me out. One time we had a car that had hit someone (was not the driver's fault) but the person died as a result of that accident. That car disturbed me, I just can't get over that. I don't think I could even go in a house that something like that had taken place, or even just a suicide. It was bother me no end. |
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| My step dad's brother committed suicide in his garage a few years back, they repainted, but you can still kinda see the stain on the wall....does that count? |
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Texas Tenderheart
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Location: Red Raiderland | mtcanchazer - 2015-08-30 5:02 PM It would totally freak me out. One time we had a car that had hit someone (was not the driver's fault) but the person died as a result of that accident. That car disturbed me, I just can't get over that. I don't think I could even go in a house that something like that had taken place, or even just a suicide. It was bother me no end.
There is a place that we almost bought, and still might in the future, and we went in the house several times and didn't know about the bludgeoning that occurred there until last year. I won't have to ever live in the house but I would sure hate to see what the bathroom looked like under black light!!! The guy that owns the place, and was not there when the murder took place, is quite the slob and a tight ass so I assume the cleanup wasn't up to my standards. It squicks me out just thinking about it. SHIVERS! 
Our local vet knows all about the happenings around here and he is the one that told me about it. He always asks if we are still interested in buying the "haunted" house.    |
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Location: Red Raiderland | FlyingHigh1454 - 2015-08-30 5:04 PM My step dad's brother committed suicide in his garage a few years back, they repainted, but you can still kinda see the stain on the wall....does that count?
I don't know, would it count for you? Some people just aren't bothered by stuff like that like my DH.  |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Things like that FREAK ME OUT.  |
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Location: Opelousas, LA | Two people died in the house we live in now. One was a suicide, the other was rumored to be a murder (poisoning) but nothing was ever proven. Really doesn't bother me much except for one time I found my sons bedroom light on after I know I turned it off, happened twice in one night, kinda freaked me out. If we do have ghosts they must be pretty easy going because I feel comfortable here. |
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Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana |
You sound like me! Ha-ha. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | I don't know if ghosts exist, but I would like to believe they do. Any time someone says a place is haunted or ghosts have been seen a lot in a certain area, I go looking for them. Haven't seen one yet! So, I think it would be kinda cool to live in a place where seeing them might be a possibility.
As far as buying a place where I know there had been a death, sometimes you can get a great deal just because people don't want to live in such a place and they're hard to sell. I can re-carpet and replace Sheetrock and all. Now, if it had a bad smell from it, probably not! Some things you just can't get them to go away and a really bad smell is one of them. |
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I AM being nice
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Location: MD | I bought a house years ago that I absolutely loved. When the realtor took me to see it, I laughed when we pulled in the driveway and said "I love it, but there's no way that I can afford it." She laughed and said "Oh yes, you can. There have been 4 people murdered and a suicide in this house. Nobody wants it.". I must admit, there were a few freaky things that happened in that house in the years that I lived there, but nothing that ever made me regret having purchased it. |
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Think about all the other bodily fluids as well as blood that would be in any home that someone else has lived. Then, think about all the bodily fluids in a dorm room, hotel, motel, gym, locker room, on a used piece of furniture, etc. LOL All of these would only be seen under a blacklight. |
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Texas Tenderheart
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Location: Red Raiderland | sodapop - 2015-08-30 9:56 PM Think about all the other bodily fluids as well as blood that would be in any home that someone else has lived. Then, think about all the bodily fluids in a dorm room, hotel, motel, gym, locker room, on a used piece of furniture, etc. LOL All of these would only be seen under a blacklight.
EXACLY! I think I just threw up a little............. |
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Location: Red Raiderland | mtcanchazer - 2015-08-30 7:23 PM You sound like me! Ha-ha.
We are kindred spirits.  |
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Location: Red Raiderland | WrapSnap - 2015-08-30 9:53 PM I bought a house years ago that I absolutely loved. When the realtor took me to see it, I laughed when we pulled in the driveway and said "I love it, but there's no way that I can afford it." She laughed and said "Oh yes, you can. There have been 4 people murdered and a suicide in this house. Nobody wants it.". I must admit, there were a few freaky things that happened in that house in the years that I lived there, but nothing that ever made me regret having purchased it.
Did you live in the hood?!?! Why so many murders there?  And what kind of "things" happened in the years you lived there? |
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Location: Missouri | No....I think it would always be in the back of my mind and I'd never really be able to 'enjoy' the house... |
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Location: Montana | Kaycee - 2015-08-30 9:04 PM mtcanchazer - 2015-08-30 7:23 PM You sound like me! Ha-ha.
If that's true, be afraid. LOL, just kidding. You must have watched or read Anne Of Green Gables? That is the only place I have heard of kindred spirits.
In all seriousness, though, the thought of being somewhere where someone was murdered/committed suicide, the stress would be too much on me and I couldn't take it. It isn't the ghost factor or anything like that, the whole idea just freaks me out. So my answer is a big NO. However, I'm not sure some people are bothered by it, I don't think my folks are. |
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Location: MD | Kaycee - 2015-08-30 10:06 PM
WrapSnap - 2015-08-30 9:53 PM I bought a house years ago that I absolutely loved. When the realtor took me to see it, I laughed when we pulled in the driveway and said "I love it, but there's no way that I can afford it." She laughed and said "Oh yes, you can. There have been 4 people murdered and a suicide in this house. Nobody wants it.". I must admit, there were a few freaky things that happened in that house in the years that I lived there, but nothing that ever made me regret having purchased it.
Did you live in the hood?!?! Why so many murders there? And what kind of "things" happened in the years you lived there?
Nope. It dang sure wasn't the hood. The first incident was never solved. It was an apparent "burglary" back in the 50's. Husband, wife and child all found dead in the house. Then a husband killed his wife before killing himself in the 80's. As for the things that happened there. It was just always weird little things. The lights would somehow get turned on in the little courtyard garden just outside my bedroom in the middle of the night. The only switch for them was in my bedroom. I'd wake up to the light shining through the French doors. There were always random things happening with electronics. The doorway to what had been a "cold room" under the stairs would open randomly. Like there were times that as I was walking down the hall, I would watch the knob turn and the door swing all the way open, as if someone was going in there to get something. |
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Location: In Ky following Barrel Races & Walker hounds. | www.diedinhouse.com
I know this one works, our house is 132yrs old, I ran the report, it said nobody had died here, but it did have the death of my FIL listed since he owned it and where he died. I am fairly certain deaths have happened here with as old as it is, but just nothing on paper.
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| WrapSnap - 2015-08-30 10:44 PM Kaycee - 2015-08-30 10:06 PM WrapSnap - 2015-08-30 9:53 PM I bought a house years ago that I absolutely loved. When the realtor took me to see it, I laughed when we pulled in the driveway and said "I love it, but there's no way that I can afford it." She laughed and said "Oh yes, you can. There have been 4 people murdered and a suicide in this house. Nobody wants it.". I must admit, there were a few freaky things that happened in that house in the years that I lived there, but nothing that ever made me regret having purchased it. Did you live in the hood?!?! Why so many murders there? And what kind of "things" happened in the years you lived there? Nope. It dang sure wasn't the hood. The first incident was never solved. It was an apparent "burglary" back in the 50's. Husband, wife and child all found dead in the house. Then a husband killed his wife before killing himself in the 80's. As for the things that happened there. It was just always weird little things. The lights would somehow get turned on in the little courtyard garden just outside my bedroom in the middle of the night. The only switch for them was in my bedroom. I'd wake up to the light shining through the French doors. There were always random things happening with electronics. The doorway to what had been a "cold room" under the stairs would open randomly. Like there were times that as I was walking down the hall, I would watch the knob turn and the door swing all the way open, as if someone was going in there to get something.
Wish I hadn't read this so late at night. eeek! |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Nah doesn't bother me. Right after I got out of high school, my parents bought a house that was foreclosed on by the bank because the guy who had lived there was a drug dealer and had accidentally killed himself by swallowing a bag of cocaine to protect it from the cops. The bag burst open in his stomach and he overdosed. They lived there a few years. Not really any problems and it was a nice house. They made some good changes and sold it a bit later for a profit.
Now the house my mom lived in growing up (I think a great aunt or something passed on in) . . . there are some definite stories about it. |
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Location: Kansas | Living in a refurbished home where someone had died sounds like a walk in the park compared to staying in a hotel room......they're all gross I don't care if it's the Waldorf.
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| WrapSnap - 2015-08-30 11:44 PM Kaycee - 2015-08-30 10:06 PM WrapSnap - 2015-08-30 9:53 PM I bought a house years ago that I absolutely loved. When the realtor took me to see it, I laughed when we pulled in the driveway and said "I love it, but there's no way that I can afford it." She laughed and said "Oh yes, you can. There have been 4 people murdered and a suicide in this house. Nobody wants it.". I must admit, there were a few freaky things that happened in that house in the years that I lived there, but nothing that ever made me regret having purchased it. Did you live in the hood?!?! Why so many murders there? And what kind of "things" happened in the years you lived there? Nope. It dang sure wasn't the hood. The first incident was never solved. It was an apparent "burglary" back in the 50's. Husband, wife and child all found dead in the house. Then a husband killed his wife before killing himself in the 80's. As for the things that happened there. It was just always weird little things. The lights would somehow get turned on in the little courtyard garden just outside my bedroom in the middle of the night. The only switch for them was in my bedroom. I'd wake up to the light shining through the French doors. There were always random things happening with electronics. The doorway to what had been a "cold room" under the stairs would open randomly. Like there were times that as I was walking down the hall, I would watch the knob turn and the door swing all the way open, as if someone was going in there to get something.
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Location: North Dakota | I would SO buy a house someone died in. I 100% believe in ghosts, but I think they're COOL and I've already lived in a haunted house once, as long as I'm not all alone then it's kinda neat. Right now I live in a brand new appartment and it's a little boring w/o an invisible housemate touching me or making noises or giving me creepy feelings. I know it sounds morbid, but ghosts, murders, serial killers, etc are all super interesting to me.
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Location: southeast Texas | When I was in HS, my best friend would tell me about living in a haunted house. Different stories. Most of the ghosts were from the civil war. Old house.
I would think, OK. That's interesting. Years later I was reading a paper back of ghost stories. Low and behold her ghost story house was in there.
Only you can decide if living in that type of house would bother you. We are all different |
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Location: Kansas | I don't think it would bother me, unless a haunting began. If it was residual, wouldn't be an issue...unless it was intelligent LOL |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Nope. When I was younger, we lived in a hunted house. Not sure if someone died there. But there was something weird and our family of five all knew it. We didn't say a word about it until we moved. I can remember hearing footsteps coming up the stairs and hiding under my bed. My older brother slept with his light on and a baseball bat. My mom would push the couch in front of the doors. Doors would open at night. Lights would turn on. My mom heard whispering a lot. Nope.
my husband, daughter and I lived in a house a few years ago that was off...our daughter would be in bed and we would be out watching tv. We both saw her run by and into the kitchen. So I'd go to put her back in bed and there was nobody there. She was sound asleep in bed. That happened multiple times while we lived there. And our daughter was always terrified of one room in that house.
i love scary movies. But I don't need to be in one...
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| ~BINGO~ - 2015-08-31 11:42 AM
Nope. When I was younger, we lived in a hunted house. Not sure if someone does there. But there was something weird and our family of five all knew it. We didn't say a word about it until we moved. I can remember hearing footsteps coming up the stairs and hiding under my bed. My older brother slept with his light on and a baseball bat. My mom would push the couch in front of the doors. Doors would open at night. Lights would turn on. My mom heard whispering a lot. Nope.
my husband, daughter and I lived in a house a few years ago that was off...our daughter would be in bed and we would be out watching tv. We both saw her run by and into the kitchen. So I'd go to put her back in bed and there was nobody there. She was sound asleep in bed. That happened multiple times while we lived there. And our daughter was always terrified of one room in that house.
i love scary movies. But I don't need to be in one...
Your story reminds me of when I was little. My parents lived in a small single wide trailer when I was about 3 years old or so, and at night they would hear the pitter patter of kids running up and down the hallway barefoot and giggling. They would get up to check on my brother and I and we would both be sound asleep.....creepy.
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Location: PNW | Not a violent death of any kind, no.
But I am pretty positive that they have "cleaners" that come in after any sort of violent death and they completely remove any materials that may have body fluids on them. They cut out drywall and replace it, rip up carpet, etc. It is definitely more than just throwing a new coat of paint up and laying an area rug down.lol |
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Location: LuluLand~along I64 Indiana | my first place was actually where someone had committed sucide at. it didnt take long after i moved in before i never thought about it. it had set empty for about a year. it was not haunted... lol |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | ~BINGO~ - 2015-08-31 10:42 AM
Nope. When I was younger, we lived in a hunted house. Not sure if someone does there. But there was something weird and our family of five all knew it. We didn't say a word about it until we moved. I can remember hearing footsteps coming up the stairs and hiding under my bed. My older brother slept with his light on and a baseball bat. My mom would push the couch in front of the doors. Doors would open at night. Lights would turn on. My mom heard whispering a lot. Nope.
my husband, daughter and I lived in a house a few years ago that was off...our daughter would be in bed and we would be out watching tv. We both saw her run by and into the kitchen. So I'd go to put her back in bed and there was nobody there. She was sound asleep in bed. That happened multiple times while we lived there. And our daughter was always terrified of one room in that house.
i love scary movies. But I don't need to be in one...
That is so cool! |
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Location: Red Raiderland | svincent - 2015-08-31 3:58 PM Not a violent death of any kind, no. But I am pretty positive that they have "cleaners" that come in after any sort of violent death and they completely remove any materials that may have body fluids on them. They cut out drywall and replace it, rip up carpet, etc. It is definitely more than just throwing a new coat of paint up and laying an area rug down.lol
I know there are professional companies that do this but who has to pay for it? I would think that home owner's insurance would cover it but I'm telling you, this guy is quite the slob and VERY cheap so I doubt he would fork out the dough for the pro service. He is a "slum lord" in Dallas and Ft Worth so I am guessing he has had to do many murder scene clean ups at his shanty apartments.
Does anyone remember the movie, "Sunshine Cleaners"? It came out a few years ago and it was a comedy about two young women that owned one of those crime scene cleanup companies. The trailer looked hysterical but I never did get to see it. They show them moving a blood spatter mattress and one person accidentally falls on it while they are removing it from the scene!!!  |
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Either insurance or the "victim assistance" fund (tax money)
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https://www.facebook.com/USCellular/videos/10153199541014172/ |
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That's funny!! |
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Texas Tenderheart
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Location: Red Raiderland |
Funny! Puts an entirely different spin on things, huh? |
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Location: Texas | No thanks. |
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| Kaycee - 2015-08-31 9:30 PM
Funny! Puts an entirely different spin on things, huh?
I know. It's a clever commercial. The person who thought of it has to be quite creative. It is both funny and freaky! |
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Location: Buffalo, Wyoming | Like someone said earlier, there is not way in heck I would buy or live in it if it were a violent death happened.
My great grandma passed away from a heart attack when I was 6. When I was 12 I moved into the bedroom that it happened in, at first I was scared that she would be there but then I got to thinking... gram wasn't a mean person so I have nothing to be afraid about. That bedroom was mine for over 12 years and nothing weird ever happened. |
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Location: Kaufman, Texas | my step grandma overdosed in the house we lived in. Nothing ever creeped us out, but my grandad would be awakened by shaking of his sheets and the front room was always cold. My moms boyfriend was there one night and left in a hurry. Asked my mom the next day if she was still there?! |
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Location: Kentucky | BlazeFlameHarley - 2015-08-31 12:22 AM www.diedinhouse.com I know this one works, our house is 132yrs old, I ran the report, it said nobody had died here, but it did have the death of my FIL listed since he owned it and where he died. I am fairly certain deaths have happened here with as old as it is, but just nothing on paper.
Dang... $11.99 to check! I have a lot of addresses I'd like to check!! |
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Chatty Kathy
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Location: In Ky following Barrel Races & Walker hounds. | Murphy - 2015-09-01 3:02 PM
BlazeFlameHarley - 2015-08-31 12:22 AM www.diedinhouse.com I know this one works, our house is 132yrs old, I ran the report, it said nobody had died here, but it did have the death of my FIL listed since he owned it and where he died. I am fairly certain deaths have happened here with as old as it is, but just nothing on paper.
Dang... $11.99 to check! I have a lot of addresses I'd like to check!!
I had always wanted to run one on our house but my husband was reluctant, he finally let me around Christmas last year as a "gift" lol. I think you can pay a little higher fee and check more than 1 address. |
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Location: Southern Oregon | I have lived in three places where murderers or suicides occurred. I am a very SENSITIVE person when it comes to the after life and so on. I don't want to sound like a nut here, but I am one of those people that tend to connect with things that have happened ect. I calk it up to living in these house as I was growing up. I WOULD buy one, but it would depend on how I felt in the house. Go with your gut. If you feel un welcome or heavy then it is not the right place to be |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | ~BINGO~ - 2015-08-31 10:42 AM
Nope. When I was younger, we lived in a hunted house. Not sure if someone does there. But there was something weird and our family of five all knew it. We didn't say a word about it until we moved. I can remember hearing footsteps coming up the stairs and hiding under my bed. My older brother slept with his light on and a baseball bat. My mom would push the couch in front of the doors. Doors would open at night. Lights would turn on. My mom heard whispering a lot. Nope.
my husband, daughter and I lived in a house a few years ago that was off...our daughter would be in bed and we would be out watching tv. We both saw her run by and into the kitchen. So I'd go to put her back in bed and there was nobody there. She was sound asleep in bed. That happened multiple times while we lived there. And our daughter was always terrified of one room in that house.
i love scary movies. But I don't need to be in one...
I would pack up and move. IMMEDIATLEY!
Theres a house in a neiborhood across from my parents where there was a murder suicide in the master bedroom a coupe years ago. My boyfriend is looking for a house because we plan on getting married in the next year. I doesn't bother him but there is NO WAY I would live there.
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Location: Oklahoma | Well, I'm sure glad that my husband is home tonight because I'm pretty sure I'm too freaked out now to sleep.
makes me think of the e card I see floating around online:
During the day, I'm not afraid of ghosts. At night time, I'm a little more open minded.
I don't think I could buy a house that someone died in. MAYBE if it was a peaceful passing in their sleep and the bed was gone and the room redone, but definitely not a violent or gruesome encounter. |
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Ok this is very OFF TOPIC but,