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Deep Mystery Surrounds the Discovery of Young Girl in a Roma Settlement in Greece 

Date: 8:44 am, October 20, 2013 by Kiren L

A blond, blue eyed girl thought to be aged around four was discovered living in a Roma settlement in Greece with a couple who claimed she was their child.
Photo: Matus Kacmar

When police officers stormed a Roma settlement in the small town of Farsala in central Greece, they found themselves in front of very disturbing situation. A blond, blue eyed girl was discovered living in the settlement with a couple who claimed she was their child. As the toddler, aged about four, did not bare any of the physical characteristics of the Roma, the police suspected that the couple was lying. DNA tests have now confirmed that she was not their biological daughter or related to them in any way.

Greek authorities suspect that the child might have been kidnapped in 2009 or is a victim of child trafficking. They released her photo hoping to find clues related to her identity, biological parents and the way she ended up living in the Roma settlement. As the child’s characteristics resemble those of people born in the Northern and Eastern parts of Europe, Greek authorities have requested international support in their attempt to solve the mystery.

The girl’s name is said to be Maria and her age is around four, although officials claim that the child might be older. They discovered her in a raid while searching for drugs and illegal weapons and the striking lack of resemblance between the blonde-haired, blue-eyed, pale-skinned girl and the people who claimed to be her parents immediately raised suspicion.  The parents, a 40 year-old woman and a 39 year-old man presented a number of conflicting stories about the girl under interrogation. Furthermore, an investigation in the family’s documents showed a number of further discrepancies. In these, the woman is presented as having given birth to no less than six children in a period of ten months, while they two have registered a number of different children in different regional family registries. They appear to have at least ten children in total.

The Police Director of Thessalia Province, Vassilis Halatsis mentioned the “constantly changing claims” of the two Roma and commented that the policemen are investigating all possibilities. “So far we do not have a declared disappearance of a child of this age in Greece. Through Interpol, we will request assistance from the other European countries”, he said.

The child is temporarily being cared for by a charity organisation, called Smile of the Child. Its president, Kostas Yiannopoulos, said that there is evidence that the girl was forced to beg on the streets, was obviously neglected and was at first extremely frightened. Her overall health, however, is good.

The news of the discovery of the little girl in Greece come just a few days after British police issued a drawing of a possible suspect in the case of Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in 2007 while vacationing with her family in Portugal. A spokesman of Madeleine’s parents said that this case gave the family “great hope” that their girl will also be found alive one day.

The mystery

Deep in the Internet I found this story. It is scary like hell but I can’t resist to share it with you. So, according with Jojo if you stare into girl’s eyes for longer than 5 minutes… but better read the Jojo’s story: The story is this, in Japan shortly before a teenage girl committed suicide, she drew this picture, scanned it and posted it online. In Korea this story broke out and it spread like wildfire. There are various posts around in Korean forums that say that the viewer gets drawn to the girls blue eyes, they say they can detect a hint of wraith and sadness within the eyes. Maybe the girl had died with so much sadness and anger that her spirit haunts the image, or maybe the image provokes sadness, similar to the song 'Gloomy Sunday'. The freaky bit is this, they say it is hard for a person to stare into the girls eyes for longer than 5 minutes, and there are reports that some people have taken their own lives after doing so. People say the picture changes, as you view it there is a hint of a growing taunting smirk appearing on the girls lips or a dark ring grows around the girl or her eyes. One thing is for sure, the picture has sparked a curiosity in me that I must find out, i do feel a presence when I look at the image, whether it is evil or not I can not judge. I would like to know what the global online community feels and maybe even experts in art would be able to resolve why the eyes of this image can draw the viewer in so deeply?

huuuu scary baby :O

                                                      

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Haunted Forests

                                    Haunted Forests                            

A haunted house is a house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased who may have been former residents or were familiar with the property. Parapsychologists attribute haunting to the spirits of the dead and the effect of violent or tragic events in the building's past such as murder, accidental death, or suicide.^[1] More scientific explanations for the perception that a house is haunted include misinterpreting noises naturally present in structures, waking dreams, suggestibility, and the effect of toxic substances in environments that can cause hallucinations.

Possible causes

According to science writer Terence Hines, cold spots, creaking sounds, and odd noises are typically present in any home, especially older ones, and "such noises can easily be mistaken for the sound of footsteps by those inclined to imagine the presence of a deceased tenant in their home."^[4]
Skeptical investigator Joe Nickell writes that in most cases he investigated, he found plausible explanations for haunting phenomena, such as physical illusions, waking dreams, and the effects of memory. According to Nickell, the power of suggestion along with confirmation bias plays a large role in perceived hauntings. "As a house, inn, or other place becomes thought of as “haunted,” more and more ghostly encounters are reported" says Nickell, "When people are given to expect paranormal events, they tend to notice those conditions that would confirm their expectations."^[5]
Toxicologist Albert Donnay believes that chronic exposure to substances such as carbon monoxide, pesticide, and formaldehyde can lead to hallucinations of the type associated with haunted houses. Donnay speculates on the connection between the prevalence of gas lamps during the Victorian era and start of the 20th century stories of ghost sightings and hauntings, describing it as the "Haunted House Syndrome".^[6] Donnay says that carbon monoxide poisoning has been linked to haunted houses since at least the 1920s, citing a 1921 journal article published about a family who suffered headaches, auditory hallucinations, fatigue, melancholy, and other symptoms associated with haunted houses.^[7]
Michael Persinger, Jason Braithewaite, and others, suggested that perceived apparitions, cold spots, and ghostly touches are perceptual anomalies caused by variations in naturally occurring or man-made magnetic fields.^[8] However, a study by psychologist Chris French and others that attempted to replicate Per singer's findings found no link.^[9]

                                     

Commercial haunted houses

Further information: Haunted attraction

The concept of the haunted house was capitalized on and commercial haunted houses sprung up all over the country^[where?]. An estimated 3,500 to 5,000 professional haunted attractions operate in the United States.^[10] In addition, around the time of Hallowmas, many Christian churches run a type of haunted house known as a hell house, which while being a haunted house, also promotes the Christian gospel message. According to USA Today, in hell houses, "participants walk through several 'scenes' depicting the consequences of things like abortion, homosexuality and drunkenness."^[11]

Legal aspects

In the case Stambovsky v. Ackley, the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division ruled in 1991 that a seller must disclose that a house has a reputation for being haunted when there is a fiduciary relationship or in cases of fraud or misrepresentation,^[12] because such a reputation impairs the value of the house:

In the case at bar, defendant seller deliberately fostered the public belief that her home was possessed. Having undertaken to inform the public at large, to whom she has no legal relationship, about the supernatural occurrences on her property, she may be said to owe no less a duty to her contract vendee.^[13]

Short stories and novels

Legends about haunted houses have long appeared in literature. The earliest surviving report of a haunted house comes from a letter written by Pliny the Younger (61 – c. 112) to his patron Lucias Sura, in which he describes a haunted villa in Athens.^[14] Nobody would live in the house until the philosopher Athenodorus arrived in the city, and tempted by the low rent moved into the villa. The ghost, an old man bound with chains, appeared to Athenodrus during the first night, and beckoned the philosopher him. The apparition vanished once it reached the courtyard, and Athenodrus carefully marked the spot. The following morning he requested the magistrate to have the spot dug up, where the skeleton of an old man bound with chains was discovered. The ghost never appeared again after the skeleton was given a proper burial.^[15]
Stories of haunted houses are also included in the Arabian Nights, as in the tale of "Ali the Cairene and the Haunted House in Baghdad";^[16] more modern authors from Henry James to Stephen King have also featured them in their writings.
Haunting is used as a plot device in gothic or horror fiction or, more lately, paranormal-based fiction; haunted castles and mansions are common in gothic literature such as Dracula. Notable works of fiction featuring haunted houses include: