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Paul's Lair
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El Dorado County Preliminary Interview and Investigation.
By HPI Paranormal Investigator Staci Butler
www.hpiparanormal.net
3/17/2010
Yesterday a dear friend of mine called stating that he didn’t know where else to turn. He was worried about
an elderly lady in El Dorado County who was seeing things in and around her home. She would tell others
what was happening to her and they didn’t believe her. It had gotten to a point, the night before, she called
the police station stating someone was in her car, and she couldn’t go anywhere. I let him know that I would
be happy to speak with her and see if we could get to the bottom of this. When I first sat down with this
lovely woman she didn’t seem panicked or scared. She calmly began to tell me about the things she has
experienced since the day she moved in, 20 years ago. The first report was of a man who would stand by
her tree in the back yard. He was a younger gentleman with dirty blonde hair, who wore jeans and a T-
shirt, with something written on it, she could never quite see what. When she spoke to him, asking if he was
ok, she claimed he would look at her with confusion. She had also seen him in the front yard with, what she
assumed was his wife and two children; they would wave at her cordially and she would wave back. After
this she spoke of the heads with no bodies, sometimes she would see the heads sticking up from the
ground, other times she would just see mounds of dirt and grass where the heads might be, and then they
would be gone. Next she spoke of a young woman who would come to visit, talk, and watch TV with her.
She said that the woman would talk to her about living up the hill, and that there were family problems that
her mother said she caused. The woman wore only a dress and had no legs from the knees down.
Although our client had spoken with this young woman she never got a name from her. Lastly there is the
man in the car who would not let our client leave. She claims that there was a man, who had the key to her
car around his neck; he would stand or sit in the car stating that he was going to harm her daughter. He
would reportedly sit in her car and tell her if she wanted to leave she would have to sit on his lap. She
stated that she had hit him several times and he had threatened to hit her back, but he never did. This was
the incident related to the police officers being called, by her, and no one was found. When we went out to
the car, she looked in the back seat, asked what “they” were doing, and turned to me to say “well I guess
they want to be left alone”. I didn’t ask if they were there for us to see, but from her reaction of looking into
the car I assumed that she saw them there.
For those of you that don’t know me, I will be working on the PhD in Psychology in a year’s time. The
wonderful lady had talked to her son and daughter about this and they told her she was just seeing things.
She made claims of seeing her daughter and a friend in her hallway, and that the man in/by the car had
her daughter in a small faucet in the car. She claimed to see the house on the hill that the young women,
who visited her, claimed to live in and then it disappeared. After her husband died she became an
alcoholic, and didn’t eat well or take care of herself at all. One day she had fallen down on the floor and
was there for hours before her son had found her. When he took her to the hospital she was talking about
different things she was seeing and the son had no idea what she was talking about. My friend that called
with the problem stated that she didn’t talk about any of this until the falling incident occurred, after that
she talked about it extensively while in the hospital and nursing home and now at her home; but as stated
above she reported seeing things since the day she moved into her home. Although I will say that what she
is seeing is very real to her, and some of it might be a case of apparitions, the majority of it is,
unfortunately, a case of progressive dementia. She is an amazing woman who is alone a lot of the time,
with many health problems that are irreversible. She was upset that no one would believe her and that the
man in/by the car would not let her drive. She needed someone to listen and understand that what she was
seeing was real to her, and although she was not afraid or worried, she was annoyed at some of these
people who seem to be there to disrupt her day.
She always wanted to know, why they were there, and if we could help. She didn’t want a full investigation
with people all over her home, so I let her know that I understood how frustrating it was for her, and that I
would get help to research her property, and see if we could connect the things she is seeing with the
history of the property. I also asked if she would like a blessing and cleansing done on her home, to see if
we could send the people to a better place, or at least to the place they are suppose to be; she was very
excited about this idea. So at this time I will wait to see if anything comes up on the property research and
get a hold of those that are able to do a cleansing. I left her with my phone number so she can call anytime
she needs someone to listen. Just remember apparitions or not, sometimes people just need to know they
are being heard, and that someone believes them and is on their side (Two open ears are always better
than one open mouth).
Stay safe and sane,
Staci Butler
H.P.I. Investigator
1-888-709-4HPI
*Direct names and locations were deliberately excluded due to the nature of the small town in which the
client lives. Thank you for your understanding and support.
By HPI Paranormal Investigator Staci Butler
www.hpiparanormal.net
3/17/2010
Yesterday a dear friend of mine called stating that he didn’t know where else to turn. He was worried about
an elderly lady in El Dorado County who was seeing things in and around her home. She would tell others
what was happening to her and they didn’t believe her. It had gotten to a point, the night before, she called
the police station stating someone was in her car, and she couldn’t go anywhere. I let him know that I would
be happy to speak with her and see if we could get to the bottom of this. When I first sat down with this
lovely woman she didn’t seem panicked or scared. She calmly began to tell me about the things she has
experienced since the day she moved in, 20 years ago. The first report was of a man who would stand by
her tree in the back yard. He was a younger gentleman with dirty blonde hair, who wore jeans and a T-
shirt, with something written on it, she could never quite see what. When she spoke to him, asking if he was
ok, she claimed he would look at her with confusion. She had also seen him in the front yard with, what she
assumed was his wife and two children; they would wave at her cordially and she would wave back. After
this she spoke of the heads with no bodies, sometimes she would see the heads sticking up from the
ground, other times she would just see mounds of dirt and grass where the heads might be, and then they
would be gone. Next she spoke of a young woman who would come to visit, talk, and watch TV with her.
She said that the woman would talk to her about living up the hill, and that there were family problems that
her mother said she caused. The woman wore only a dress and had no legs from the knees down.
Although our client had spoken with this young woman she never got a name from her. Lastly there is the
man in the car who would not let our client leave. She claims that there was a man, who had the key to her
car around his neck; he would stand or sit in the car stating that he was going to harm her daughter. He
would reportedly sit in her car and tell her if she wanted to leave she would have to sit on his lap. She
stated that she had hit him several times and he had threatened to hit her back, but he never did. This was
the incident related to the police officers being called, by her, and no one was found. When we went out to
the car, she looked in the back seat, asked what “they” were doing, and turned to me to say “well I guess
they want to be left alone”. I didn’t ask if they were there for us to see, but from her reaction of looking into
the car I assumed that she saw them there.
For those of you that don’t know me, I will be working on the PhD in Psychology in a year’s time. The
wonderful lady had talked to her son and daughter about this and they told her she was just seeing things.
She made claims of seeing her daughter and a friend in her hallway, and that the man in/by the car had
her daughter in a small faucet in the car. She claimed to see the house on the hill that the young women,
who visited her, claimed to live in and then it disappeared. After her husband died she became an
alcoholic, and didn’t eat well or take care of herself at all. One day she had fallen down on the floor and
was there for hours before her son had found her. When he took her to the hospital she was talking about
different things she was seeing and the son had no idea what she was talking about. My friend that called
with the problem stated that she didn’t talk about any of this until the falling incident occurred, after that
she talked about it extensively while in the hospital and nursing home and now at her home; but as stated
above she reported seeing things since the day she moved into her home. Although I will say that what she
is seeing is very real to her, and some of it might be a case of apparitions, the majority of it is,
unfortunately, a case of progressive dementia. She is an amazing woman who is alone a lot of the time,
with many health problems that are irreversible. She was upset that no one would believe her and that the
man in/by the car would not let her drive. She needed someone to listen and understand that what she was
seeing was real to her, and although she was not afraid or worried, she was annoyed at some of these
people who seem to be there to disrupt her day.
She always wanted to know, why they were there, and if we could help. She didn’t want a full investigation
with people all over her home, so I let her know that I understood how frustrating it was for her, and that I
would get help to research her property, and see if we could connect the things she is seeing with the
history of the property. I also asked if she would like a blessing and cleansing done on her home, to see if
we could send the people to a better place, or at least to the place they are suppose to be; she was very
excited about this idea. So at this time I will wait to see if anything comes up on the property research and
get a hold of those that are able to do a cleansing. I left her with my phone number so she can call anytime
she needs someone to listen. Just remember apparitions or not, sometimes people just need to know they
are being heard, and that someone believes them and is on their side (Two open ears are always better
than one open mouth).
Stay safe and sane,
Staci Butler
H.P.I. Investigator
1-888-709-4HPI
*Direct names and locations were deliberately excluded due to the nature of the small town in which the
client lives. Thank you for your understanding and support.
