Backyard bone find at a rented house and blessed herbs to clear it
An unnamed caller continues an earlier story about a presence in their rented home. They say their landlord dug up the rotting old deck and turned over the front half of the backyard. They then found a human tooth, what they took to be 50–60 human bones, teeth, and early-1900s coins, and they called the police. They also report that activity in the house is increasing “almost every day.” A friend connected to the Dalai Lama sent blessed herbs to burn in every room to remove what they call “the evil.” This part of the broadcast ends when the host says the caller was cut off mid-call.
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The story as told
The caller is continuing a longer call about a presence in the house they rent with their husband. They give no name or location. They say their landlord removed their old, rotten deck and, rather than digging only post holes, [quote withheld] The caller says the ground [quote withheld] While walking their teacup chihuahua, Ellie, in the yard, they saw something in the turned dirt. They say it was a human tooth. They dug further and found [quote withheld] a near-complete set of teeth, and several large bones that they assume are finger bones ([quote withheld]). Their husband, they say, reminded them that they also found very old coins “from early 1900s.” The caller says the police were called. They report that friends told them people once buried relatives in their yards if they could not afford a funeral. This [quote withheld] to them. They say the bones were [quote withheld] and they try to rationalize it. They then say a friend of theirs, whose family they say is friends with the Dalai Lama, had herbs blessed for them to burn in the corners of the house [quote withheld] Asked why they are still there, they say they have been looking for another house or apartment and have thought about packing up their cat, dog, turtle, and hamster. They say the activity is [quote withheld] The host closes by saying the caller got cut off.
Reported events, in order
- 0:05
The landlord removes the rotting old deck and digs up the whole front half of the backyard, rather than only post holes.
- 0:17
The caller says the ground had not been dug up since the house was built.
- 0:23
The caller walks their teacup chihuahua, Ellie, in the backyard.
- 0:28
They see an object in the dug-up dirt. They say it was a human tooth.
- 0:33
They dig further and find what they describe as at least 50–60 human bones.
- 0:54
The host asks whether they called the police. They answer yes.
- 1:00
Their husband reminds them they also found very old coins from the early 1900s.
- 1:29
They report a near-complete set of teeth among the finds.
- 1:37
They say they assume several large bones are finger bones.
- 1:39
They say friends told them people used to bury loved ones in their yards if they could not afford a funeral. They say this sounds odd to them.
- 1:57
They say the bones were all in “hacked up pieces” and that they try to rationalize it.
- 2:19
They say a friend's family is connected to the Dalai Lama, who blessed herbs (described as incense herbs) for them to burn in the corners and every room of the house to remove the evil.
- 3:00
They report that the activity is [quote withheld]
- 3:08
They say they have been looking for another house or apartment and have considered packing up their pets.
- 3:45
The host says the caller got cut off, ending this part of the broadcast.
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· 0:28
The caller found what they identified as a human tooth in the dug-up dirt.
- observation· 0:33
After digging further, the caller found what they describe as at least 50–60 human bones.
- observation· 1:00
The caller says very old coins from the early 1900s were also found. Their husband reminded them of the coins.
- interpretation· 1:37
The caller assumes several large bones are finger bones.
- observation· 1:57
The caller says the bones were all in mutilated, “hacked up” pieces, which they say they cannot rationalize.
- hearsay· 1:39
Friends told the caller that people long ago buried loved ones in their yards if they could not afford a funeral.
- hearsay· 2:21
A friend's family is friends with the Dalai Lama, who blessed herbs for them to burn in the house.
- interpretation· 2:59
They were to burn the herbs in every room [quote withheld] and to get out whatever is in the house.
- observation· 3:00
The activity in the house is increasing, [quote withheld]
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.
This is a firsthand story told in an unplanned live call. It is specific about the excavation and the finds, and it is broadly consistent. But the caller is the only one identifying the material as human bone, and the call is cut off. An ordinary explanation (an old burial or a misidentification) fits fairly easily.
Evidence for and against
- Firsthand: [quote withheld]
- Concrete specifics: the landlord's excavation, [quote withheld] backyard, early-1900s coins, and a named dog.
- The caller describes their own reasoning and marks uncertainty: [quote withheld]; [quote withheld]
- The “human” identification is the caller's own. No examiner or authority is reported to have confirmed it.
- The caller reportedly called the police, but no outcome or confirmation is given.
- The labels showing who is speaking are unreliable. Many lines that are plainly the caller (for example, [quote withheld]) are labeled as the host.
- No name or location is given, so nothing can be checked.
- The story is incomplete. It ends when the host says the caller was cut off.
- The story does not say whether the husband actually saw any of the finds. It says only that he “reminded” them about the coins.
- 0:15
- 0:33
- 1:37
What the model inferred (not said on air): Component judgment: source proximity about 20 (firsthand but partial, cut off); specificity about 14; internal consistency about 15; alternative explanations about 4 (an old grave or misidentified animal or old bone material fits easily); calibration about 7 (the caller flags one assumption but asserts “human” without qualification). The sum is 60. These weights are my editorial judgment, not transcript content.
The caller claims physical evidence (bones, teeth, coins) exists in their yard and that they called the police. But nothing is produced, displayed, or examined on air, and the claimed second witness does not speak. This puts the story in the scoring guide's range for physical evidence claimed but not examined.
Evidence for and against
- Claimed physical finds: a human tooth and 50–60 bones, plus coins from the early 1900s.
- A claimed report to the police, which could in principle be checked.
- A claimed second witness: [quote withheld]
- Nothing is examined on air. The host reacts only in words.
- No names, address, city, date, or report number is given anywhere in the story.
- The husband never speaks on air. The caller reports what he knows about the coins.
- Whether the items were kept, photographed, or handed to anyone is not stated.
- “50 60” is approximate and self-reported.
- 0:33
- 1:00
- 0:54
What the model inferred (not said on air): I placed the score in the 26–40 range of the scoring guide (physical evidence claimed, not examined). The transcript contains no check of the claims. No outside check was done, so a cap of 50 applies, and the score is well below it.
Dismembered human remains turned up in the caller's own yard. The caller then reports that activity in the home is worsening “almost every day,” and a ritual is used to remove “the evil.” The frame is unresolved and ominous, though no one is said to be harmed or threatened.
Evidence for and against
- [quote withheld]
- [quote withheld]
- Herbs blessed [quote withheld] The house is described as something they want to leave.
- The story ends abruptly with the host saying [quote withheld]
- No physical contact, injury, ghost, or direct threat is reported in this part of the broadcast.
- The find is treated partly as a puzzle the caller “tries to rationalize.”
- Much of the call is about logistics (pets, looking for another place).
- The material about a presence in the house is partly carried over from the earlier part of the call.
- The time of day of the backyard find is not stated, which limits the atmosphere.
- 1:57
- 3:00
- 3:45
What the model inferred (not said on air): Creepiness is a judgment about the effect on a listener, not a claim about events. My score of 60 rests on the remains in the yard and the unresolved escalation.
The core frame, remains found under or beside a haunted house, is familiar. But the combination is distinctive: a caller doing the digging on their own, early-1900s coins found with the bones, and herbs blessed through a friend's family connection to the Dalai Lama.
Evidence for and against
- The caller digs and finds the material themselves.
- Coins dated to the early 1900s were found with the bones.
- Blessed incense herbs are reported, attributed to the Dalai Lama through a friend's family.
- A named dog and the detail of a landlord replacing a deck.
- Buried remains or disturbed ground as an explanation for haunting activity is a stock device.
- The cleansing ritual and the looking-to-move beats are common in haunting stories.
- The published originality score is computed compared with the rest of the archive and is provisional in the pilot.
- Assigning motifs is limited because this part of the broadcast is short and partly cut off.
- 1:03
- 2:21
What the model inferred (not said on air): My score of 55 for the story itself (familiar frame plus distinctive details) is an editorial judgment. The comparison with the rest of the archive cannot be calculated here.
Scoring confidence 0.40 · analysis confidence 0.50 · checked against outside sources: no · evidence available: The caller's firsthand story in a live call; Claimed physical finds (human tooth, 50–60 bones, teeth, early-1900s coins), not produced, shown, or examined; A claimed second witness (the caller’s husband), who does not speak on air; A claimed police report, with no outcome stated; No names, address, city, date, or documentation anywhere in the story. The originality score blends the model's score (55) 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.
- The remains may be an old informal grave or burials on the property, as the caller’s friends suggested. The caller says the coins found with them date to the early 1900s. · [quote withheld]; “from early 1900s”
- The bones may be misidentified. The caller identified them, not an examiner, and the caller only “assumes” the large bones are finger bones. · [quote withheld]
- The landlord's excavation of ground undisturbed since the house was built may have exposed the bones and coins. That would mean an old deposit was uncovered, not a recent event. · [quote withheld]; [quote withheld]
What stands out
A caller reports that they dug up what they took to be a mass of dismembered human bones, plus early-1900s coins, in a rented backyard. They tie the find to an ongoing haunted-house story. This part of the broadcast ends when the host says the call was cut off.
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