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Have you checked the children? Most of us have seen the movie, and even more of us told the story

when we were kids. Often sitting with our friends around a campfire at a slumber party or

huddle around a flashlight in our parents' basement. And it always ends with that one line.

The call is coming from inside the house. See, that's the line that always gets us. It's a

line for one of the most popular urban legends of all time. But what if I told you it's not

just an urban legend? And what if I told you that it's based on a real story about a murdered

babysitter in 1950, a murder that's never been solved? Well, you probably know how the story goes.

A young girl is babysitting for some neighbors one night when the parents go out for dinner.

But the time she arrives, the children are already in bed fast asleep so the babysitter sits down

at the kitchen table to do her homework. And there's telephone rings. Hello, she greets the collar,

but there's no one on the line, just heavy breathing. A little unnerved, she hangs up the phone,

and makes sure all the doors are locked. The phone rings again. Hello, she answers.

Have you checked the children? A quiet voice says on the other end of the line. The babysitter asks

who it is, but the collar hangs up. A few minutes later, the phone rings again. It's the same voice.

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