Deceased great-aunt seen at cemetery and in hospital room
A caller who gives Seattle, Washington, as their location tells of a deceased great-aunt they were close to. They report seeing a figure run in front of their car at the cemetery, causing two separate collisions. They later describe the aunt visiting them in a hospital room and warning that doctors had misdiagnosed them.
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The story as told
The caller, who gives their location as Seattle, Washington, says they had been very close to a great-aunt whom they describe as a mentor. They say they went to the cemetery once a month to put flowers on her grave and trim the grass. On one visit, while they were driving downhill and around a curve to leave, they say she ran out in front of their car. They say they slammed on the brakes and were rear-ended by two other cars, one of them driven by the cemetery security guard. When they checked on the other drivers, they say, both told them the woman should not have run out in front of them. When they asked whether the drivers had seen her too, the drivers said they had. They say there was no dent, and that she crossed the street and went up a hill toward some woods. They also report that a family in the car behind them and the security guard all saw exactly the same person. A year later, they say, the same thing happened again at the same curve, and they were rear-ended again. They say the others saw the same person. The caller says they see their aunt all the time in town, though they admit it might be someone who looks like her. They feel she has a lot to do with things in their life. A month before the broadcast, they say, they were in the hospital facing major surgery. They say that one night the door opened, and she came in, sat on the bed, took their hand, and said the doctors were wrong and had misdiagnosed them. They say they asked for tests to be rerun the next morning, that the tests had come out wrong, and that they did not need surgery. They conclude that she is taking care of them and call her a good guardian angel.
Reported events, in order
- 0:09
The caller says they are in Seattle, Washington, and begins telling a story about a great-aunt they were close to.
- 0:47
They say they visited the cemetery once a month to put flowers on her grave and trim the grass.
- 0:55
While driving downhill around a curve to leave the cemetery, they say, she ran out in front of their car.
- 1:10
They report slamming on the brakes and being rear-ended by two other cars, one of them driven by the cemetery security guard.
- 1:20
They say both other drivers told them the woman should not have run out in front of them.
- 1:29
They report asking whether the drivers saw her too, and say the drivers answered yes.
- 1:45
They say there was no dent, that she crossed the street and went up a hill toward woods, and that a family and the security guard saw the same person.
- 2:01
A year later, they report, the same thing happened again at the same curve, and they were rear-ended.
- 2:15
They say they see their aunt all the time in town and feel she has a lot to do with things in their life.
- 2:38
About a month before the broadcast, they report, she came into their hospital room at night, sat on the bed, took their hand, and said the doctors were wrong.
- 2:51
They say they asked for tests to be rerun, the tests had come out wrong, and surgery was not needed.
- 3:08
They conclude that she is taking care of them and call her a good guardian angel.
Claims
Each claim is labeled as something the person telling the story noticed (observation), what they made of it (interpretation), something others told them (hearsay), or something the host said (host statement).
- observation· 0:55
The caller says a figure they identify as their great-aunt ran out in front of their car at the cemetery.
- observation· 1:10
They report being rear-ended by two other cars, one of them the cemetery security guard's.
- hearsay· 1:20
They say the other drivers told them the woman should not have run out in front of them.
- hearsay· 1:29
They say the other drivers confirmed they saw the woman too.
- hearsay· 1:54
They report that a family in the car behind and the security guard all saw the same person.
- observation· 2:01
They say the same thing happened again a year later, and they were rear-ended again.
- observation· 2:15
They say they see their aunt all the time in town.
- observation· 2:24
They acknowledge that the person they see might be someone who looks like their aunt.
- observation· 2:38
They report that their aunt came into their hospital room at night, sat on the bed, and took their hand.
- observation· 2:38
They say the figure told them the doctors were wrong and had misdiagnosed them.
- observation· 2:56
They report that the tests had come out wrong after they asked for them to be rerun.
- interpretation· 3:08
They see the aunt's presence as protective, calling her a good guardian angel.
- host statement· 3:19
The host says the story might be evidence that there are spirits of different temperaments, including helpful ones.
Scores, with reasons
An AI model gave these scores using a fixed set of scoring rules (scoring-v1). They are editorial judgments and rough guides, not the odds that anything paranormal happened. How scoring works.
The story is firsthand, with a concrete sequence, named relationships, and several claimed witnesses. But no one else backs up the central events, and some lines are unclear about who is speaking.
Evidence for and against
- The caller gives a specific sequence of cemetery visits, a curve, braking, rear-end collisions, and a later hospital stay.
- The caller reports that other witnesses identified by type, a family and a security guard, saw the same person.
- The caller acknowledges uncertainty about the town sightings, saying it might be someone who looks like their aunt.
- No names, records, or documentation are supplied for the cemetery incidents or the hospital tests.
- The claimed witnesses do not speak on air.
- In some lines of the transcript, it is unclear whether the host or the caller is speaking, which weakens the reconstruction.
- The number of people in the family car is not stated.
- The exact years of the cemetery incidents are not given.
- The correction of the hospital tests is reported only by the caller.
- 0:47
- 1:20
- 2:38
- 2:56
What the model inferred (not said on air): I weigh this as a clear firsthand story that no one else backs up. The ordinary possibility of a living person at the cemetery, and the caller's own caveat that it might be a lookalike, lower believability without making the story incoherent.
The story gives details that could be checked in principle, such as a cemetery visit, a security guard, and hospital tests, and it claims other witnesses. But nothing is documented or examined on air.
Evidence for and against
- The caller identifies a cemetery, a monthly visit, a security guard, and a sequence of hospital tests.
- The caller claims a family and a security guard saw the same figure.
- The caller reports a test result that could in principle be checked.
- No second witness speaks on air.
- No photograph, record, or document is produced or examined.
- The claimed hospital tests are not described in enough detail to verify.
- The cemetery is unnamed.
- The security guard and family are unnamed and do not speak.
- The hospital and doctors are unnamed.
- 0:47
- 1:54
- 2:56
What the model inferred (not said on air): This scores above a bare claim because checkable details and claimed witnesses are mentioned. Without an outside check or confirmation on air, it stays in the low range of scores.
The cemetery figure and the visit at the hospital bedside are mildly eerie, but the caller presents the story as comforting and protective rather than threatening.
Evidence for and against
- A figure reportedly runs in front of a car in a cemetery and causes collisions.
- A deceased relative reportedly appears at night in a hospital room and gives a warning.
- The caller says the story will probably make listeners say [quote withheld]
- The encounter is described as caring and protective, with no threat or harm.
- The ending is reassuring, with the aunt called a guardian angel.
- The transcript conveys the tone of the hospital scene only in part.
- The cemetery setting could be read as eerie, but the caller does not emphasize fear.
- 0:55
- 2:38
- 3:08
What the model inferred (not said on air): I score it moderately low because the story is presented as a protective visit. Still, the cemetery collision and the nighttime hospital appearance supply some unsettling images.
The core elements, a deceased aunt appearing to protect a relative and a warning at a hospital bedside, are familiar ghost-story material. But the repeated cemetery collision, with several claimed witnesses, adds a distinctive detail.
Evidence for and against
- The figure reportedly causes two separate car collisions at the same cemetery curve.
- The caller claims other drivers and a security guard saw the same person.
- A warning at a hospital bedside is tied to a reported correction of medical tests.
- The protective deceased relative and the guardian-angel framing are common themes.
- A hospital visit with a warning is a familiar story pattern.
- No highly unusual event is described beyond the repeated traffic incident.
- The second cemetery incident is described in less detail.
- The story is brief and may leave out details that would affect originality.
- 0:55
- 2:01
- 2:38
What the model inferred (not said on air): I treat this as a familiar story of a protective visit with one distinctive feature: the figure reportedly causing real rear-end collisions. I give it a mid-range originality score.
Scoring confidence 0.78 · analysis confidence 0.84 · checked against outside sources: no · evidence available: the caller's firsthand story; several claimed witnesses at the cemetery, none speaking on air; claimed hospital test results, not documented. The originality score blends the model's score (45) with how rare the story's details are across the archive. This method is still provisional.
Ordinary explanations to consider
These are possibilities only. None is a finding about what happened.
- A living person crossing the cemetery road could have caused the first braking incident and been seen by the other drivers. · The caller says the other drivers described a woman running out in front of them, and they report that she crossed the street and went up a hill toward woods.
- The later sightings in town could be cases of mistaken identity, or of a person who looks like the aunt. · The caller says, [quote withheld]
- The hospital-room experience could have happened in a dream or while they were falling asleep, rather than while they were fully awake. · The caller places it at night in a hospital room while they were facing major surgery. Beyond their own story, the transcript does not say whether they were asleep or awake.
What stands out
The story combines two things. One is a repeated figure at the cemetery that reportedly causes real traffic collisions and is seen by other drivers. The other is a later warning at the caller's hospital bedside that, the caller says, led to corrected tests.
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