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Bridgeport police investigate apparent Santeria curse
Noelle Frampton, STAFF WRITER
Published: 11:17 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2010
BRIDGEPORT -- In the latest of several incidents of apparent occult practice in the city, police are investigating what they believe was a Santeria curse against a Derby man -- in the form of dead, headless roosters and other animal parts.
Stuffed with some kind of root and sewn up, the two beheaded roosters were found last week, hanging by their feet about 10 feet up from a tree near the intersection of Housatonic Avenue and Grand Street, according to police and paranormal investigators.
At the base of the tree was a bag containing a black knit cap and a box cutter, and nearby there were three coconut halves in a semi-circle, an apparent sheep's jawbone and a snakeskin, said Nicole Hall, a paranormal investigator with CT Soul Seekers Paranormal Investigations.
Animal control was notified on Wednesday, and a patrol officer was later called to the scene.
The matter is still under investigation and no charges have been filed, said Sgt. James Myers, who is also a paranormal investigator.
Preliminarily, it appears the curse was linked to a dispute between a man who works near the spot where the roosters were found and his ex-girlfriend, according to Hall, who visited the scene and talked to the man's wife.
The disputing pair was due to appear in court soon because the man recently discovered that the teenage son he'd been supporting all of his life wasn't his and is suing for back child support, Hall said.
The ex-girlfriend apparently set up the curse with offerings to a Santerian god and symbols related to money, as well as negative wishes toward the man. She called to inform him of it early last week, Hall said.
Reached at home Wednesday evening, the man, whose name was withheld to protect his privacy, declined comment.
In the past year, the city has seen an upswing in incidents involving occult activity, Myers said, noting numerous times he's gone to city homes and noticed symbolism related to Voodoo and Santeria, a Caribbean religion that combines elements of West African Yoruba and Roman Catholicism.
Last June, officers found a human skull, a beheaded chicken, chickens' blood and other animal parts in a Madison Avenue basement during a drug raid. The next month, there were two human skulls in a circular blanket of loose dirt and bloody papers with names on them at Mountain Grove Cemetery. And just days later, the body of a 2-year-old girl stolen from her Stamford grave showed up in a New Jersey river with chicken bones nearby.
Police believed all three incidents may have involved Santeria or similar religious rituals, but weren't connected.
A police report indicates that the ex-girlfriend, who lives in Bridgeport, may also have been involved in the Mountain Grove ritual.
Myers declined to comment on whether there is a criminal element to the apparent curse, saying that such cases, in general, can be tricky because people have a legal right to freely practice the religion of their choice.
"You have that fine line," he said. "When does it become animal cruelty? When does it become harassment? You have to really, really watch that line. People have Constitutional rights for a purpose."
Due to the apparent increase in occult activity in Bridgeport, Myers is advocating for city police training in occult identification so officers "know what they're actually looking at when they go out into the field."
Hall said the man's wife told her she'd found other evidence of possible curses around their home and "in the past few months or so, they've had nothing but bad luck."
She said the couple has renewed their attendance at a Catholic church and asked that their house be blessed by a priest.
"That's the best thing they can do," she said, adding that she believes people can protect themselves against spiritual curses through their own beliefs.
Marci Fernino, a sensitive with CT Soul Seekers, said the man "doesn't want to put any belief in" the curse, and went as far as to assert that "Somebody can't curse you if you don't believe in it and your faith is strong enough and you don't let that happen."
There is an element of mind-over-matter in such cases, Myers said, but "it really doesn't matter if the person believes or doesn't believe."
Some people don't believe in paranormal or occult activity, he said, but their opinions don't determine whether it is real: "There are things beyond us that we can't explain; it doesn't mean they're not there."
Even so, he said the curse was directed toward a specific goal and should not cause alarm to the general public.
Young and pretty Dasha came from Dasha , she got natural pure quality and beautiful eyes ,tall and slim , nice figure , I invited her to our Keelung photo society for a outdoor portrait shooting activity , and we went to the second shooting place of a ruin of ship factory,dasha dressed black tight long skirt that show her perfect body curve line , so charming and attractive , thank Dasha , she did her best model job
The mountains surrounding this area are covered in sulphur dioxide as a result of the heavy geothermal activitiies in this area. Back in the day this area was a major source of gun powder.
Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal 2 is the modern day answer to intermodal freight transfer. No huge gantries for lifting containers, just large purpose built grab trucks with adjustable lift arms as seen here.
08913 in colourful Malcolm livery is on hand on a drab Saturday morning to shift the conflats around. 7.7.12
Activity rises sharply in an Osaka evening at what is known as the Dotonbori district. Commercial businesses light up the streets to entice customers, and there are many folks who gather there for its excitement.
Auch in PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 geht es nun wieder um das Rätsel dämonischer Erscheinungen, die bereits in den beiden äußerst erfolgreichen Vorgängerfilmen ihr Unwesen trieben: Woher kam das Böse? Warum erwählte der Dämon ausgerechnet die Schwestern Katie und Kristi? Welches dunkle Geheimnis verbirgt sich dahinter? Die Suche nach dem Ursprung des Bösen führt zurück bis in die Kindheit von Kristi und Katie. Die Familie bemerkt schon damals, dass es in ihrem Zuhause nicht mit rechten Dingen zugeht und stellt im ganzen Haus Kameras auf, in der Hoffnung eine Erklärung für die unheimlichen Geschehnisse zu finden. Das alte Filmmaterial aus dem Jahr 1988 zeigt, dass flackernde Lichter und kalte Luftzüge nur harmlose Vorboten dessen sein sollten, was die Zukunft der beiden Schwestern auf schreckliche Weise verändern sollte. Schon bald mehren sich unerklärliche Vorgänge, die einen Schatten auf ihre einst unbeschwerte Kindheit werfen. Angelockt von den Kindern, beginnt der Dämon sein teuflisches und undurchsichtiges Spiel...
Am 3. November 2011 wird eine weltweite Fangemeinde endlich erfahren, wie alles begann.
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The Student Activities Center provides a state-of-the-art fitness center, offices for student organizations, a game room, and ballroom. This is a 62,000 square foot building that opened in 2008. This center features a "cardio balcony" with more than 40 pieces of cardio equipment, flat panel televisions and great view of the campus. The lower level features two basketball courts, a strength training area, locker room facilites and a game room. This building is also home to a many of the student organizations as well as the Office of Campus Life.
Module "Sciences" au 23ème Jamboree Scout Mondial du 28/07 au 08/08 2015 à Yamaguchi, Japon. Photo © Jean-Pierre Pouteau
Bridgeport police investigate apparent Santeria curse
Noelle Frampton, STAFF WRITER
Published: 11:17 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2010
BRIDGEPORT -- In the latest of several incidents of apparent occult practice in the city, police are investigating what they believe was a Santeria curse against a Derby man -- in the form of dead, headless roosters and other animal parts.
Stuffed with some kind of root and sewn up, the two beheaded roosters were found last week, hanging by their feet about 10 feet up from a tree near the intersection of Housatonic Avenue and Grand Street, according to police and paranormal investigators.
At the base of the tree was a bag containing a black knit cap and a box cutter, and nearby there were three coconut halves in a semi-circle, an apparent sheep's jawbone and a snakeskin, said Nicole Hall, a paranormal investigator with CT Soul Seekers Paranormal Investigations.
Animal control was notified on Wednesday, and a patrol officer was later called to the scene.
The matter is still under investigation and no charges have been filed, said Sgt. James Myers, who is also a paranormal investigator.
Preliminarily, it appears the curse was linked to a dispute between a man who works near the spot where the roosters were found and his ex-girlfriend, according to Hall, who visited the scene and talked to the man's wife.
The disputing pair was due to appear in court soon because the man recently discovered that the teenage son he'd been supporting all of his life wasn't his and is suing for back child support, Hall said.
The ex-girlfriend apparently set up the curse with offerings to a Santerian god and symbols related to money, as well as negative wishes toward the man. She called to inform him of it early last week, Hall said.
Reached at home Wednesday evening, the man, whose name was withheld to protect his privacy, declined comment.
In the past year, the city has seen an upswing in incidents involving occult activity, Myers said, noting numerous times he's gone to city homes and noticed symbolism related to Voodoo and Santeria, a Caribbean religion that combines elements of West African Yoruba and Roman Catholicism.
Last June, officers found a human skull, a beheaded chicken, chickens' blood and other animal parts in a Madison Avenue basement during a drug raid. The next month, there were two human skulls in a circular blanket of loose dirt and bloody papers with names on them at Mountain Grove Cemetery. And just days later, the body of a 2-year-old girl stolen from her Stamford grave showed up in a New Jersey river with chicken bones nearby.
Police believed all three incidents may have involved Santeria or similar religious rituals, but weren't connected.
A police report indicates that the ex-girlfriend, who lives in Bridgeport, may also have been involved in the Mountain Grove ritual.
Myers declined to comment on whether there is a criminal element to the apparent curse, saying that such cases, in general, can be tricky because people have a legal right to freely practice the religion of their choice.
"You have that fine line," he said. "When does it become animal cruelty? When does it become harassment? You have to really, really watch that line. People have Constitutional rights for a purpose."
Due to the apparent increase in occult activity in Bridgeport, Myers is advocating for city police training in occult identification so officers "know what they're actually looking at when they go out into the field."
Hall said the man's wife told her she'd found other evidence of possible curses around their home and "in the past few months or so, they've had nothing but bad luck."
She said the couple has renewed their attendance at a Catholic church and asked that their house be blessed by a priest.
"That's the best thing they can do," she said, adding that she believes people can protect themselves against spiritual curses through their own beliefs.
Marci Fernino, a sensitive with CT Soul Seekers, said the man "doesn't want to put any belief in" the curse, and went as far as to assert that "Somebody can't curse you if you don't believe in it and your faith is strong enough and you don't let that happen."
There is an element of mind-over-matter in such cases, Myers said, but "it really doesn't matter if the person believes or doesn't believe."
Some people don't believe in paranormal or occult activity, he said, but their opinions don't determine whether it is real: "There are things beyond us that we can't explain; it doesn't mean they're not there."
Even so, he said the curse was directed toward a specific goal and should not cause alarm to the general public.
Beehive cluster (M44) and satellite track (just below and to the left of delta Cancer, the brightest star in this image).
Took this pic a week or so ago, before I know the asteroid was coming.
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Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Ben Bateman were at the 44th Annual Saturn Awards held at the Castaway in Burbank. This year’s event was hosted by Jonah Ray, the new host of the revival of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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Producer’s Showcase Award - Jason Blum, from “Paranormal Activity,” “The Purge,” “Insidious” and “Happy Death Day” to the Oscar-winning “Get Out,” has created a whole new subgenre; and next up is the highly anticipated new incarnation of“Halloween”
Dan Curtis Award - Sarah Schechter, President of Berlanti Productions, who is Executive Producer on “The Flash,” “Arrow,” “Supergirl,” “Riverdale,” “Legends of Tomorrow,” “Black Lightning,” “Blindspot,” and the upcoming “Titans” and the “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”
Founder’s Award in honor of our late founder Dr. Donald A. Reed - Guillermo del Toro, whose creative spirit, talent and vision embody his genre films, elevating them to works of art.
Filmmaker’s Showcase Award - Jake Kasdan, “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”
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Youth climate advocates from all over the Philippines take the streets of Bacolod City to call for the climate and environmental justice. The activity is part of the National Ecological Justice Youth Summit 2019, an initiative to build a grassroots youth climate movement, demanding to moving away from fossil fuels and harmful land use practices, and helping jump-start a clean energy economy. Photos: Fread De Mesa