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Apr 2025
42m 39s

A Presence in Every Room

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Ever felt like something was watching you... but you couldn’t prove it? For years, she thought she was the only one seeing and hearing things—until the truth came out. What happened in her apartment changed the way she sees the world forever. This is a true story about family, fear, and the unexplainable events our storyteller and her family all lived through.
Thank you, Kiara, for sharing your story with us.
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Editing and sound design by Sarah Vorhees Wendel from VW Sound
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