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You're listening to episode 376 of Jimmy Aiken's mysterious world, where we look at mysteries from the twin perspectives of faith and reason.

In this episode, we're talking about the Hellhouse of Martinez, California. I'm Dom Betanelli, and

joining me today is Jimmy Aitken. Hey, Jimmy. Howdy, Dom? Folks, for sure to stick around to the end of

the episode. We'll have your feedback on our recent episode on St. Maliki's Prophecy of the Popes. But first,

in the 1980s, a family of four moved into a brand new house in Martinez, California.

But quickly after they moved in, they started noticing strange phenomena.

Certain spots in the house somehow felt wrong.

They became dizzy. They got headaches.

They noticed noxious odors.

They saw sparks and flashes of light in the air.

They also saw balls of fire appearing inside the house.

And these balls of fire left scorch marks where they touched other things.

Visitors to the house saw it experience some of the same disturbances.

Worse yet, they had evidence of people in a nearby barn that they suspected were causing these experiences. They then reached out to paranormal investigators to find out what might be going on. So what was responsible for the phenomena going on in the Hell House of Martinez? What could explain them? And what was the shocking truth about these events?

That's what we'll be talking about on this episode of Jimmy Aiken's mysterious world.

So, Jimmy, what do we need to know to begin today's mystery?

Well, today's mystery occurs in Martinez, California, which is a city in the north end of

the Bay Area of San Francisco, in what some might consider northern

California, though it's really middle California. The mystery concerns a family of four who,

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