The Smurl Haunting — The True Paranormal Story Behind The Conjuring: Last Rites
State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore
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Before Hollywood gave it a name, there was the real story.
Between 1974 and 1989, Jack and Janet Smurl claimed their quiet Pennsylvania duplex had become a battleground of good and evil — a haunting so violent it drew the attention of famed investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
In this episode of State of the Unknown, Robert Barber revisits one of America’s most disturbing real-life hauntings - the true events that inspired The Conjuring: Last Rites. From unexplainable noises and levitations to an alleged demonic presence that terrorized an ordinary family, this case remains one of the most chilling chapters in modern paranormal history.
🎧 Haunted history. True encounters. Real fear.
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Chapters
1. The Smurl Haunting Begins (00:00:00)
2. Chase Street: A Fresh Start (00:02:09)
3. From Noises to Shapes (00:04:00)
4. Violence and Shared Witness (00:06:30)
5. Escalation and Signature Phenomena (00:09:20)
6. Turning to the Church (00:12:06)
7. The Warrens Arrive (00:14:16)
8. Apparitions, Tapes, and Attacks (00:18:00)
9. Media Storm and The Haunted (00:21:00)
10. Skepticism and Explanations (00:24:10)
11. Leaving Chase Street (00:27:10)
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