This is a tale told by a police officer. It’s been a rough winter. 18 inches of snow fell on the ground in 1985. In Roanoke, Virginia, my partner and I monitor the public parks. Due to the inclement weather, they were closed for a few days. We’re hunting for thieves or vandals as long as everyone is warm and safe inside.
Copper pipes are frequently taken when no one is nearby by thieves. We were driving around the edge of one isolated park when we suddenly heard a huge bang, followed by another. We hurriedly exited the vehicle and trudged through the snow. attacks from the restroom building.
We heard another big bang as we got closer to this building. There is a metallic sound. There were several knocks on the door as we got closer. In order to confront the robbers, we opened the door. The loud noises stopped when we entered. A figure was visible in the freezer. Under the sink, on the floor, stood a large man. He clutched a cane in one hand. Over where he was lying, a row of metal pipes ran.
The clanging sounds that we hear must have been created by it. However, he was discovered dead as he drew nearer. He probably died of exposure to cold. We looked around the rest of the structure but discovered nothing. In the snow outdoors, we only discovered our footprints.
I contacted the medical examiner a few days later. He claimed that when we discovered the deceased, he was intoxicated and had already been dead for at least 24 hours. He stopped, as we had expected. This man would not have been discovered for many more days if it weren’t for the sound of pipes.
He had undoubtedly been discovered by kids playing in the park by that point. We never came up with a rational explanation for the popping that we heard. In this park, we never heard them again. We frequently ponder whether they are constructed from a man’s cane. Did he desire attention?
The book by Lauren V. Christensen, Cop’s True Stories of the Paranormal, includes several other stories in addition to this police story. You can buy the book on Amazon.
