Alexis

The investigators are usually the ones who have to go in and tell families that their loved ones are deceased. And doing that day in and day out definitely takes a toll. I know he would take like two showers a day just to wash off kind of the smell of death. I didn't realize at the time that because of that anxiety and stress, he was a really high-functioning alcoholic.

But that definitely came into play later on in our life. And then my mom was a night shift ER nurse. So kind of between the two of them at the dinner table, lots of times it would be like, how was your day, honey? And talking about brains being splattered on the ceiling or some kind of weird metal object stuck in somebody's orifices. And that was just kind of normal for me.

But that definitely came into play later on in our life. And then my mom was a night shift ER nurse. So kind of between the two of them at the dinner table, lots of times it would be like, how was your day, honey? And talking about brains being splattered on the ceiling or some kind of weird metal object stuck in somebody's orifices. And that was just kind of normal for me.

But that definitely came into play later on in our life. And then my mom was a night shift ER nurse. So kind of between the two of them at the dinner table, lots of times it would be like, how was your day, honey? And talking about brains being splattered on the ceiling or some kind of weird metal object stuck in somebody's orifices. And that was just kind of normal for me.

So I didn't really know any different. My parents were not religious and we were definitely like a X-Files household because this was, you know, early 90s. Watched a lot of horror movies and sci-fi. Also like ER and Law and Order, which I thought was funny considering that was basically their jobs. So they would get off work and then watch what they just did all day.

So I didn't really know any different. My parents were not religious and we were definitely like a X-Files household because this was, you know, early 90s. Watched a lot of horror movies and sci-fi. Also like ER and Law and Order, which I thought was funny considering that was basically their jobs. So they would get off work and then watch what they just did all day.

So I didn't really know any different. My parents were not religious and we were definitely like a X-Files household because this was, you know, early 90s. Watched a lot of horror movies and sci-fi. Also like ER and Law and Order, which I thought was funny considering that was basically their jobs. So they would get off work and then watch what they just did all day.

As I got older, when I was in middle school, my parents got divorced when I was 10. And my dad was teaching. He would sometimes ask my opinion on slides. And it was like, oh, should I use this picture or this picture? And it's a picture of like...

As I got older, when I was in middle school, my parents got divorced when I was 10. And my dad was teaching. He would sometimes ask my opinion on slides. And it was like, oh, should I use this picture or this picture? And it's a picture of like...

As I got older, when I was in middle school, my parents got divorced when I was 10. And my dad was teaching. He would sometimes ask my opinion on slides. And it was like, oh, should I use this picture or this picture? And it's a picture of like...

a woman decomposing in a bathtub and it's like dad um i know this is normal for you but probably inappropriate to show to like an 11 year old like it's one thing to hear about something because you know again we watched a lot of horror movies growing up and so you can kind of distance yourself from that but if you're seeing like crime scene photos actual crime scene photos

a woman decomposing in a bathtub and it's like dad um i know this is normal for you but probably inappropriate to show to like an 11 year old like it's one thing to hear about something because you know again we watched a lot of horror movies growing up and so you can kind of distance yourself from that but if you're seeing like crime scene photos actual crime scene photos

a woman decomposing in a bathtub and it's like dad um i know this is normal for you but probably inappropriate to show to like an 11 year old like it's one thing to hear about something because you know again we watched a lot of horror movies growing up and so you can kind of distance yourself from that but if you're seeing like crime scene photos actual crime scene photos

It's not special effects. You know, it's not... I mean, you know that that's not real. But when you see real pictures, when you smell the smells, it becomes more real. And also just the heaviness of it. Like I was saying, you know, it definitely... affected my dad in a pretty significant way.

It's not special effects. You know, it's not... I mean, you know that that's not real. But when you see real pictures, when you smell the smells, it becomes more real. And also just the heaviness of it. Like I was saying, you know, it definitely... affected my dad in a pretty significant way.

It's not special effects. You know, it's not... I mean, you know that that's not real. But when you see real pictures, when you smell the smells, it becomes more real. And also just the heaviness of it. Like I was saying, you know, it definitely... affected my dad in a pretty significant way.

Just the heaviness of having to tell people that, you know, your brother, your mom, your husband, somebody is gone. And sometimes it was by their own hand. Sometimes it was an accident. So feeling that kind of like secondhand heaviness definitely made it more real. And, you know, ultimately... My dad died from alcohol-related issues at 52.

Just the heaviness of having to tell people that, you know, your brother, your mom, your husband, somebody is gone. And sometimes it was by their own hand. Sometimes it was an accident. So feeling that kind of like secondhand heaviness definitely made it more real. And, you know, ultimately... My dad died from alcohol-related issues at 52.

Just the heaviness of having to tell people that, you know, your brother, your mom, your husband, somebody is gone. And sometimes it was by their own hand. Sometimes it was an accident. So feeling that kind of like secondhand heaviness definitely made it more real. And, you know, ultimately... My dad died from alcohol-related issues at 52.

So he was really young, but he just, you know, couldn't shake it. And it's a lot for somebody to deal with. I guess, like, since I had a handful of pretty impactful kind of paranormal things that happened to me when I was a kid that really stuck with me because both of the, like, kind of big things that happened happened right before my parents got divorced.