American Paranormal Investigators who gave the business the kickstart to believers all across the globe, in the paranormal. Ed Warren, deceased, was born September 7, 1926 and died August 23, 2006. He inhabited the idea of paranormal investigation as a young child, being a victim of a haunting in his childhood house. When his father explained to him about their house that, "There is logical reason for the things that happen in this house" but later never explained what the logical reasoning was, it gave Ed the ambition to search for the logical reason.
Lorraine Warren, a proclaimed clairvoyant (person who claims they can see the supernatural, that which natural eyesight cannot allow) who is also a light trance medium (meaning she can see, hear, and feel supernatural) met Ed when she was just a teenager, visiting the same theatre at which Ed worked. They were married and not shortly after, founded the New England Society for Psychic Research in 1952. Both were authors of multiple books, reporting their investigations, which they claimed to have investigated over 1,000 in their career.
As their career continued, the investigations seemed to be getting more intense. They were one of the first investigators in the controversial investigation of 'Amityville Haunting' which was later the subject of a novel and two films that the Warrens were overseeing and making sure the facts they were using, were of their investigation of the haunting. They had many investigations that later turned into films or novels, that Ed and/or Lorriane were co-producing or overseeing the production being filmed. Some important and notable investigations they were apart of were;
Amityville Haunting -
A New York couple, George and Kathy Lutz claimed their house was haunted by a violent, demonic presence so intense that it eventually drove them out of their home. Ed and Lorraine later claimed that the house was infested with demonic spirits, claiming that during their 'in-house' investigation, Ed was pushed to the floor, while Lorraine was plagued with her medium by visions of dead bodies covered in white sheets.
Demon Murder -
In 1981, Arne Johnson was accused of killing his landlord, Alan Bono. Ed and Lorraine were called prior to the killing because the fiancé of Arne's little brother was possessed. It was later determined by the Warrens that Arne had been possessed as well. Arne pled not-guilty to murder due to demonic possession. His plea was unsuccessful and he was determined guilty.
The Perron's -
In 1971, the Warren's claimed the Perron's Rhode Island, home was haunted by a witch, who lived there in the early 19th century who was named to be Bathsheba Sherman who cursed the land so whoever moved in to the property, later ended up dying after the haunting. Later, after the report was made public, the investigation was made into a movie, in the 2013 version, "The Conjuring."
The Haunting in Conneticut -
Ed and Lorraine proclaimed the Snedeker house to be infested and infected with countless demons. The film made in 2009, was based off of the Warrens' findings.
As their investigations came to a close, they decided to take any evidence they produced from the investigations and open a museum in the back of their Monroe, Conneticut home. Artifacts and evidence such as the Annabelle doll, and photographs of apparitions. Just because their investigations were closed, did not mean that their evidence could still cause hauntings or apparitions in their own home. Lorraine claimed that after taking in the Annabelle doll into their home, the demon they had rid from its previous owner still possessed the doll, causing apparitions and the doll to start moving around as such from the closed investigation. In conclusion of the ongoing haunting of the doll, the Warrens built a glass case around the doll, ceasing the movements and apparitions in their home.
As critics attacked the Warrens' reports of investigations, they only pointed to their museum of 'proof' stating that all it takes to prove something in the Court of Law, is evidence, i.e. photographs, video, and stories, and that's it precisely what the Warrens held in their home of the paranormal.
The Warrens trained many current paranormal investigators, living on their legend.
WORK CITED
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MULTIMEDIA WORK CITED
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"The Conjuring House's Real-Life Residents Getting Tormented By The Movie's Fans."- CinemaBlend.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2014.
"10 Terrifying Cases of Demonic Possession." Oddee RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2014.
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