Some paranormal cases survive because of folklore. Others survive because someone put what happened in writing. In this episode of Holosky, we travel to Vallecas, a working-class district of Madrid, Spain, for one of the country’s most infamous alleged hauntings: The Vallecas Case. The story centers on Estefanía Gutiérrez, a teenage girl whose life took a terrifying turn in the early 1990s. Months earlier, Estefanía's dying grandfather had reportedly left her with a chilling final threat: “If I cannot harm you in this life, I’ll harm you in the next.”Then, in February 1990, Estefanía and several friends attempted to contact a deceased friend using a homemade Ouija board at school. A teacher discovered the séance and abruptly broke the board apart. Witnesses claimed a strange gray smoke emerged from it—and that Estefanía inhaled it. Soon afterward, something began happening to her. Headaches and illness reportedly progressed into violent convulsions, unexplained voices, frightening changes in behavior, and sightings of human-shaped shadows lurking inside the family's apartment. Doctors investigated Estefanía's condition, but according to the case material, neurological and psychiatric evaluations failed to provide a complete explanation for what she was experiencing. Then, on August 14, 1991, 17-year-old Estefanía died. But for the Gutiérrez family, her death wasn't the end. It was the beginning. Knocking came from Estefanía's bedroom. Doors allegedly opened and slammed on their own. Religious objects were disturbed. Shadow figures appeared throughout the apartment. Unexplained fires were reported. The family even claimed that a photograph of Estefanía mysteriously caught fire inside its frame. Eventually, things became so frightening that the family did something unusual for a haunting case: They called the police. In November 1992, four National Police officers responded to the apartment. And according to their account, the phenomena didn't stop when the police arrived. Officers reported witnessing inexplicable movement inside the apartment, a cabinet door opening without anyone near it, disturbances involving a crucifix, a dramatic temperature drop—and even a dark human-shaped figure standing in the corridor. The Vallecas Case would become famous precisely because elements of the family's claims crossed over from paranormal testimony into an official police response. But decades later, another twist complicated the story when two of Estefanía's younger brothers claimed that they had faked some of the phenomena occurring inside the apartment. So what really happened in Vallecas? Was Estefanía the victim of an interrupted Ouija session? Did her grandfather's disturbing final words have anything to do with what followed? Did grief, fear and suggestion transform a family's tragedy into something paranormal? Or did something genuinely inexplicable enter that apartment—and remain there after Estefanía was gone? The Vallecas Haunting. Stay Safe. Stay Weird. Facebook and Twitter @holoskypodcast Instagram @ theholoskypodcast If you have an experience of your own you'd like to share with us please do. You can email us at holoskypodcast@gmail.com you can also use your voice memo app on your smart phone or anything that can record you and send it over to the email. If you have and experience you’d rather sit down and talk to us about please send that email to holoskyinterviews@gmail.com You can also call our podcast cell phone and leave a message or time it right and grab an on the spot interview. The number is going to be 1 (618) 556-0837 If you want to send us weird shit then please do! Holosky Podcast P.O. Box 145 Fieldon, IL 62031 If your interested in our discord and becoming part of the family, then please take the time to join us! https://discord.gg/GFsbY92NgU ——-Discord Link Check out the website for stories and merchandise! www.holoskypodcast.com We also have a patreon you can sign up for to get some extra goodies and help support us or just send us a one time donation on venmo. We forever appreciate each and everyone who supports us in anyway possible. Dark Array Media Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
