A ghost in the walls. I'm Jason Horton. I'm Rebecca Leib. And this is Ghost Town.

Many of our episodes touch on a multitude of topics, of course, because that's life. Complex,

ambiguous, with varied themes and ideas. But this episode, trust me when I say it really goes

to unexpected places. When I first was made aware of this case, I had no idea the journey I was on.

Maybe you've heard of it, maybe you haven't. Either way, keep listening for hauntings,

blood messages, grief, satanism, trespassing, homicide, and more. The content is, I should warn you,

very dark. But the case of the Andrews family hauntings listens like the most terrifying horror

movie, and it is something you will not forget. It is 1986 in Pepper L. Massachusetts. Frank

Andrews and his two daughters, 15-year-old Annie and 13-year-old Jessica, are grieving the loss of

their wife and mother Debra, who had died of cancer mere months before. As you might imagine,

the family was devastated. Frank having to be the single parent and navigate his growing daughters,

Annie and Jessica, and the daughters themselves, of course, growing up and reconciling life without

their mother. During this time, Annie and Jessica grew closer than ever, especially because Frank,

who still worked full-time, often worked at night, and wouldn't be around. The Andrews family

desperately missed Debra, which is absolutely understandable, of course, and heartbreaking.

It's here that the story really begins. One day, a boy calls Annie on their landline,

completely out of the blue. The boy claims to be a friend of a friend and introduces himself as

Danny. Danny tells Annie that he had seen her from afar and asked a mutual friend for her number

because she seemed interesting. The two then talked for a while on the phone, and Annie actually

enjoyed herself. Danny was charming, funny, personable. He told her he was athletic and popular,

tall with blonde hair. Annie, of course, liked all of what he's putting down. The two talk a couple

more times on the phone before Danny asks Annie on a date at the local state fair. Cute, right?

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