167: HAUNTING | The San Pedro Ghost Attack

Avery After Dark

Avery Ross

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, True Crime

4.8 • 746 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

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Tonight’s episode dives into one of the most disturbing and unforgettable hauntings ever documented: the San Pedro Haunting.

What started as a series of strange knocks and unexplained shadows inside a quiet California home quickly escalated into something far more violent — something no one on the investigative team was prepared for. During the investigation, a cameraman was physically attacked by an unseen force… and the entire incident was caught on tape.

In this episode, we’ll break down:
👻 The terrifying history behind the San Pedro home
📹 The chilling events leading up to the camera crew’s arrival
⚠️ The shocking attack that left investigators stunned
🕯️ The theories behind the violent entity
🔍 What happened to the people involved after the haunting went public

If you enjoy real hauntings, paranormal evidence, and deep-dive storytelling, this is an episode you won’t want to watch alone.

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0:00.0	A ghost strangled a cameraman, and it was all caught on camera. It left a man named Jeff Wheatcraft fighting for his
0:23.2	life. One of the most dangerous ghost encounters caught on film. I'm so glad you're here. This is
0:30.0	Avery After Dark, and I'm your host, Avery Ross, and boy oh boy, do I have an eerie episode for you today.
0:37.2	In 1989, Jackie Hernandez experienced a series of terrifying events.
0:43.0	After moving into a quaint bungalow in San Pedro, California,
0:46.5	it got so bad a team of paranormal investigators came to the bungalow to investigate the source of the activity.
0:52.4	And it was then a ghost strangled a cameraman on camera.
0:56.7	We're going to look at all the actual photos from this case. But warning, it's about to get very
1:02.0	creepy. This is the story of the San Pedro haunting, and this is not just any haunting. It's one of the
1:07.9	most violent paranormal cases in history. The year was 1989.
1:13.9	Jackie Hernandez, a 23-year-old, left her husband. The marriage was reportedly rocky,
1:20.4	very unhappy, so she wanted to start over. She moved into a turn-of-the-century bungalow
1:26.2	in San Pedro, California, with her young son, Jamie,
1:30.2	and she was pregnant with her daughter, Samantha.
1:33.3	She was working long hours, struggling multiple jobs and attending school.
1:38.6	By all accounts, Jackie was exhausted, but hopeful.
1:43.3	She finally felt like she was putting the past behind her.
1:46.2	Still, from the very beginning, something about the bungalow felt off.
1:51.2	At first, it was subtle.
1:53.0	The air was cold in places it shouldn't have been.
1:56.0	She'd hear what sounded like someone walking around in the attic, slow, deliberate steps that would stop
2:03.4	the moment she listened to closely. Then came the voices. At night, when Jamie was asleep,
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