One thing I've learned from my years of working in true crime is to always check a source.

Where does the information come from?

What does this person stand to gain from offering up their version of events?

Can they be trusted?

But this might be even more applicable when it comes to what we're doing here on So Supernatural.

Because there are a lot of wild stories out there.

And while you know I love to believe in stuff, there's always a part of me asking or wondering,

could this be made up for attention?

How might someone benefit from sharing their ghost stories, their alien encounters, their run-ins with a cryptic? Or more importantly, when it comes to the stigma surrounding the supernatural, the question becomes, what do they stand to lose?

In some cases, the answer is literally everything.

That's what's so interesting about today's story.

In 1988, Bob Cranmer and his wife Lisa bought their dream house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

But it wasn't long until that dream turned into a nightmare.

Bob and his family experienced so much paranormal activity in that house that it turned their lives upside down.

But the wildest thing about it is, Bob wasn't someone who was out for money,

or even his 15 minutes of fame.

Quite the opposite, actually.

His job would have had him dodging the

controversy like the plague. Because Bob was a former army officer turned politician,

and his haunted house was such a big scandal it could have cost him his career. Yet he shared his

story anyway.

And today, Rasha and Yvette are going to share it with you, with a twist.

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