St. Perry Ive�s cemetery lies in a sleepy western Massachusetts town. The old graveyard, once an ancient Indian burial ground and a Civil War torture camp, lies deep in the woods accessible only by a long, overgrown trail. Residing there are such infamous locals as Martin Finkle, also know as the Hillside Hacker, and Ronald Bloomingthal III, convicted serial killer and inventor of chewing wax teeth. In the middle of this old cemetery lies a single, unmarked stone. Legend has it that the stone belonged to Rosaline LaGay, a young woman who was put to death for practicing witchcraft in the late 1600�s. Three stonewalls, several yards away from each other, circle the old graveyard, built centuries ago by terrified townspeople who were fearful that Rosaline�s restless spirit would rise from the grave and come to claim revenge. Around that time began the legend that stated whoever began at Rosaline�s grave at midnight, and dared to walk out past the third wall deep into the woods would meet the tortured spirit of Rosaline and an untimely, gruesome death. In 1792, over a dozen young boys were never heard from again as they attempted to see if the Legend of Rosaline was real. Not a trace of them was ever found. Again in 1844, an epidemic of curiosity led to the disappearances of close to twenty-five townspeople. In 1869, a young couple met their fate and in 1902, a farmer and his entire flock of sheep disappeared. In 1947, five archeologists and an entire search team vanished into thin air. Indeed, something was amiss in St. Perry Ive�s Cemetery. In 1992, The Amazing James Randi, a paranormal skeptic and debunker, challenged Wayne and Raymond Booran to confront the supposed evil Rosaline witch at the stroke of midnight beyond the dreaded third wall. �Randi�s challenge was dangerous, especially because he usually all ways wins, but we accepted because nonbelievers like Randi need to be put in their place,� says Wayne. �We needed to prepare. We conducted a full investigation of the cemetery with several of our elite affiliates and by using ultra high tech sensor equipment, we discovered an astronomical amount of paranormal activity and managed to capture some amazing video and photographs.� Only after the data was analyzed were the Boorans able to decipher the infrastructure of the haunting and understand the severity of the spirit's power. But the deadly challenge still needed to be met. �Not only was our credibility at risk,� recalls Ray, �but our skills of being Demonologists. The Rosaline Witch was not only real, but she was hungry for fresh souls. We were dealing with a very dangerous transdimensional ectoplasmatic phantasmal apparition of a malicious undead inhuman spirit.� The challenge was met and on the Eve of May 1, 1992, the Boorans were handcuffed together by Amazing Randi himself and left at Rosaline�s grave at Sunset. Randi placed a red flag and a �secret item� for them to retrieve several feet beyond the farthest part of the third wall as proof if they were lucky enough to succeed in their death-defying stunt. The Boorans, armed with only a crucifix and their unholy knowledge, awaited the stroke of midnight so they could begin their decent into the Netherworld. At 11:59, a booming thunderstorm began and torrents of rain poured down on the hapless duo. Then, as the clock struck midnight, they began their rendezvous with the unknown thing waiting for them beyond the third wall. . . No one really knows what happened that fateful, stormy night. The Boorans were found the next morning, unconscious, ten feet beyond the third wall. Wayne had the red flag in his clenched fist and Raymond had the secret object left by Randi (a Houdini bubblegum card) secure in his underwear. They had succeeded! They were rushed by ambulance to a hospital in Boston were they spent the next six months in secretive therapy and rehabilitation. The Boorans to this day refuse to discuss what they witnessed and what horrors they confronted that stormy night. �There are some things that even we, trained Demonologists, cannot disclose,� explains Raymond. �For they are so horrible and disturbing that to merely think of them is to draw negative sprit energies towards you. But let�s just say that that sorry ass spirit bitch won�t be haunting anywhere for a looooong time.� The Amazing Randi maintains that Boorans cheated, using sleight of hand to retrieve the items and then faking the illnesses, but the Boorans know better, as Raymond explains, �Science looks for an answer, but the truth is there is no answer because the question was false to begin with.� Since their victory, there has been no disturbances or public interest whatsoever in St. Perry Ive�s Cemetery. FAMOUS CASES HOME |
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