(1986, Connecticut) Haunted Funeral Home: The Case the Warrens Documented

On June 30, 1986, the Snedekers signed the lease for a spacious house in Southington, Connecticut. Their 13-year-old son Philip was fighting Hodgkin's lymphoma and they needed to be near the hospital. The price was suspiciously low. When Carmen went down to the basement, she understood why. Hidden behind panels she found embalming tools, chains for moving corpses, and toe tags of the deceased. For 40 years, since 1936, that house had been the Hallahan Funeral Home where thousands of bodies were embalmed in that same basement where Philip would now sleep. The phenomena began the first night. Objects disappearing. Dishes washing themselves. But the worst: mop water turning blood red exactly where human blood had been drained for decades. Philip changed drastically. He did terrible things he didn't remember. His brother Bradley was attacked by invisible forces, spinning uncontrollably on a gurney while screaming. Carmen saw apparitions: a thin figure with eyes black as the abyss, and another with white hair in a pinstriped suit. Desperate, they contacted Ed and Lorraine Warren in 1988. For weeks they documented inexplicable phenomena. Ed suffered a heart attack during a mass in the house. Their investigation revealed a worker had committed necrophilia with the corpses. The house was infested with demons. Philip violently attacked his cousin Tammy and was institutionalized for 45 days with a schizophrenia diagnosis. On September 6, 1988, after two failed blessings, a third priest performed a 3-hour exorcism. At the climax, a huge tree split and fell with no meteorological reason. The phenomena ceased that day. However, controversy arose when Ray Garton, writer of "In a Dark Place," claimed Ed Warren told him to "make up what was missing." Nancy Boucher, Allen's sister, lived 3 months in the house without experiencing anything. Current owners confirm there's no paranormal activity. Philip survived cancer, married, and had 4 children. But on January 9, 2012, lymphoma returned and he died at 38. Carmen maintains her testimony is true. The house at 208 Meriden Avenue still exists. This documented real case remains one of the most controversial investigated by the Warrens. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more documented real cases 👍 LIKE if this story impacted you 📤 SHARE so more people know this case 💬 COMMENT your opinion about this documented case #SnedekerCase #SnedekerFamily #HauntingInConnecticut