Satanic graffiti on a living room wall,
dead animals lying about the house,
a demonic symbol on a bedroom floor.
This is what a Garland realtor stumbled
onto at an abandoned house on Ambre would
drive in Garland.
The house was advertised as a Halloween
special and a local newspaper.
It's owned by heard.
The realtor was afraid to talk about it,
but a family member who also chose
anonymity says strange things happened
to him when he stood on this pentagram in
the bedroom.
A real faint, real, real
weak.
My face got real hot.
Now, he admits it may have been all in
his mind, but he knows what he felt.
Garland police came to investigate late
this afternoon. They say this is the
first they've heard of any such activity
here in the city.
Now, neighbors say the house has been
empty now for close to a year.
And they say aside from a few realtors
who have passed through, they haven't
seen anything out of the ordinary at this
address. A next door neighbor says she
knew her dogs were barking at something.
I turn on the light and
look out. You never saw
anything. Rita Darity lives right across
the street and says she noticed the
graffiti a few months ago, but there were
no burnt candles and dead bats.
If it is dateable worshiping, I don't
appreciate subjecting
my kids to that kind of trashy
way of living.
Garland police say the bats may have come
down a chimney and fatally injured
themselves trying to get out.
No one can be sure, but police say at
this point it's no more than criminal
mischief. Maybe it has something to do
with Halloween.
And they thought it'd be neat to do a
childish prank or not.
Neighbors say they hope this isn't a sign
of what the future holds for their are
otherwise peaceful neighborhood.
Larry Mullins, Channel 5 News tonight.