Danny Robins Opens The File On A Poltergeist Case In Platte County Missouri

As always, Danny is joined by two guest experts, Ciarán O'Keeffe, a psychologist and self-proclaimed skeptic, and Jim Harold, a veteran of paranormal broadcasting. Ciarán initially approaches the phenomenon from a psychological perspective, suggesting that the stress and anxiety associated with building a new home in an isolated environment might be contributing factors. He explains, "Historically, we have always associated ghosts with older properties, but I'm going to go down the skeptical route and say, well, actually, anywhere where anybody lives has the potential for causing paranormal phenomena, because a lot of it is in the psychology of the person."

Jim, on the other hand, likens the occurrences to classic poltergeist activity, emphasising the physical interaction evident in the case, such as objects moving and unexplainable knocks. "It represents kind of a gold standard in the sense that you can explain away a lot of things, but physical objects moving by themselves, I cannot explain away," Jim says, pointing out the escalating nature of poltergeist phenomena from benign beginnings to more aggressive manifestations.

Ciarán discusses the possibility that some of the noises could be attributed to natural causes like animals or infrasound. He also considers the power of suggestion and memory in shaping the family's experiences, suggesting, "The only other explanation could be that they are hearing some other knocking sound that has been created by an animal and actually in them discussing what they think it is. They're creating that memory."

Jim speculates that the land the house is built on could be haunted due to its links to Native American displacements or Civil War activities. "We think of buildings as being haunted, but actually, land can be haunted too. And we know this area has a bloody history," he explains.

Addressing the unsettling incidents involving Lisa's son, Devin, Ciarán attributes these to a combination of night terrors and sleepwalking. However, Jim agrees but thinks that these might have been induced by paranormal activity, suggesting an outside entity could be targeting the most vulnerable family member.

The panel discusses the Easter night incident, where Lisa sees what she believes is her husband at a window, yet he is simultaneously beside her. Ciarán is skeptical of this being a paranormal event, suggesting it could be a case of pareidolia - seeing patterns in randomness - brought on by anxiety and expectation. However, Jim sees this as a sinister climax to the poltergeist activity, concluding that what Lisa saw was a "false representation of Derek," a doppelgänger created by the poltergeist.