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00:00Little Marie has a new house and a new playmate.
00:10This is fun.
00:12Him's right there.
00:14But when her parents realize her friend is not flesh and blood...
00:19Oh my gosh, Marie, where did you get that boo-boo?
00:22She says, Mommy, he grabbed me.
00:24Playtime is over.
00:26How do I protect her?
00:27Someone's in Marie's room!
00:29How do I save her?
00:31Marie!
00:33You've got to get me in that room!
00:35There's something in front of the door!
00:37There's nothing going to stop me from getting in that room.
00:39Nothing or no one.
00:41Marie! Marie!
00:45In America, there is real evil.
00:50It lurks in the darkest shadows and in our most ordinary towns.
00:57Between the worlds we see...
00:59Someone's in my room.
01:01And the things we fear...
01:04There are doors.
01:06When they are opened...
01:09Nightmares become reality.
01:28In 2010, the Barber family,
01:31Olivia, Jesse, and five-year-old daughter Marie,
01:34move out of Olivia's parents' house and into their own home.
01:38Our house was a cute little ranch-style house.
01:40It was perfect for us just starting our family.
01:43Little, tiny, comfortable, and cozy.
01:51We were both excited about this new house.
01:53These the ones you're looking for?
01:55Yep, those are them.
01:57She's so little.
01:59It was our own. It was going to be ours.
02:01It was all for us.
02:03To grow as a family.
02:05I believe this is yours, young lady.
02:07I almost tripped on it in the stairway.
02:09Thanks, Daddy.
02:11Mommy, can I go outside to play?
02:13Marie is a very active child.
02:17She's very fun-loving.
02:19Sure, but just stay where I can see you.
02:21I'll be out there in a few minutes.
02:24Okay, kiddo, get Daddy a kiss. I've got to go to work.
02:26Even though she's only five,
02:28I've noticed with her going to school now,
02:30she makes friends fairly easy.
02:32Just an outgoing kid.
02:34Jesse is my childhood sweetheart.
02:36I knew he was just going to turn out to be
02:38this fantastic provider, husband, father, friend.
02:45What about me?
02:47You're going off to work without even a goodbye?
02:49She's my whole everything.
02:53Get out of here.
03:04The town of Elkton sits on the Chesapeake Bay,
03:07an hour drive from both Baltimore and Philadelphia.
03:11Elkton is a very small town.
03:13Pretty much everybody knows everybody.
03:16It has that almost like a rustic charm to it.
03:20We thought it was a safe neighborhood.
03:22We thought it was going to be a great place to start our family.
03:25Having our daughter grow up here,
03:27all her memories were going to be here.
03:29She was going to have friends here.
03:31She was going to go to school here.
03:33We thought it was going to be forever.
03:38Marie loved to play outside in the backyard.
03:41She had a driveway she could ride her bike on.
03:44She had a swing set.
03:46As long as she was outside, she was happy.
03:51And the backyard proves to be the perfect playground
03:54for neighborhood kids.
04:00I can't reach my pinkies.
04:02Like this. Pop!
04:05I'm ready!
04:06This is fun.
04:08There was one day Marie was playing.
04:10I went to go check on her.
04:11My second favorite color is green.
04:13She was having a conversation.
04:21Hey, sweetie.
04:23Who are you talking to?
04:25My friend Jackson.
04:27Jackson, huh?
04:29Where's Jackson from?
04:31He lives here.
04:32Oh, in the neighborhood. Well, that's nice.
04:35In that moment, I was really starting to get excited.
04:40She was playing with the neighborhood kids
04:43because she was adjusting.
04:45You know, next time he comes to play, I'd like to meet him.
04:48Come on. Let's go get some lunch.
05:12To the Barbers, the neighborhood is finally starting to feel like home.
05:16Until a few nights later.
05:46When I woke up, I was scared to death.
05:49I couldn't fathom somebody beating on somebody's wall,
05:54you know, in the middle of the night.
05:56It sounded like somebody's hand was hitting the side of the house.
06:02What?
06:03What's going on?
06:05Did you hear that banging on the wall?
06:07What banging?
06:09Something banged on the wall.
06:11Did you hear that banging on the wall?
06:13What banging?
06:15Something banged on the wall.
06:17I was still kind of groggy because I was woken from a dead sleep.
06:20It took me a few seconds to register what she was trying to tell me.
06:23She was hearing banging.
06:26Honey, maybe it's just some kids playing ball outside.
06:36It's okay. All right?
06:39It's okay.
06:42I'll go take a look around.
06:57I went into protective mode.
07:00I've checked room after room.
07:09I've checked room after room.
07:30There was nobody outside. There was nobody in the house.
07:33I couldn't come up with anything.
07:36I couldn't find anybody.
07:39Okay.
08:06Olivia Barber is thrilled.
08:09Her five-year-old daughter Marie has made her first friend in their new neighborhood.
08:14It was fun.
08:16Who were you talking to?
08:18My friend Jackson.
08:21When Marie first started talking about Jackson, it was how awesome he was.
08:27How he wanted to do something.
08:29When Marie first started talking about Jackson, it was how awesome he was.
08:35How he wanted to play.
08:37He liked doing things that she liked to do.
08:52There was one day Marie was playing. I went to go check on her.
08:59I don't want to play.
09:07Is it silly?
09:12Marie, when I walked in, she was having a conversation.
09:16Hi.
09:17Hey, Mom.
09:22Hey, baby. Who are you talking to?
09:25My friend Jackson.
09:27The boy you were playing with the other day outside?
09:30Yes.
09:31Suddenly, Olivia realizes Jackson may not be real.
09:36I'm like, oh, you have an imaginary friend.
09:40And she says, no, Mama. Him's real.
09:43Him's right there.
09:46Right there. Don't you see?
09:50There was nobody there but me and her.
09:54I had a feeling that something just wasn't right.
10:03Okay.
10:11Mommy will be just down the hall.
10:18I'll save you.
10:23Okay.
10:34That was my mom.
10:40Roll it back, silly.
10:54So it looks like we're going back next week to do another building.
11:04Something weird happened today.
11:07I found Marie talking to someone.
11:10She said it's her new friend.
11:13It's like a full conversation.
11:18No one was there.
11:24My opinion was she's a kid.
11:27She's the only child in the house right now.
11:33Maybe it was just an imaginary friend.
11:36Just somebody to play with?
11:38I don't know.
11:44It felt weird.
11:47Honey, you're overreacting.
11:51You're overreacting.
11:54I actually was thinking it's a good thing that she has an imagination.
11:58It just means that there's a creative side to her personality.
12:02She's adjusting.
12:07So I decided, don't worry. Give it some time. It'll be okay.
12:14You win.
12:17I was kind of hoping that as she got older,
12:20the whole Jackson thing would just kind of fade away.
12:47Oh.
12:49Mommy, I can't sleep.
12:53It's okay, sweetie.
12:55Do you have a bad dream?
12:57Come here.
13:00She was playing in her bedroom at least during the day,
13:03but at night Marie wanted no part of her bedroom.
13:07She didn't want to sleep in there.
13:09She had to be where Mommy and Daddy were.
13:11I want to stay with you.
13:13I want to stay with you, Mommy.
13:16Oh.
13:18It's going to be okay, okay, sweetie?
13:22The Barbers come up with a solution,
13:24setting up Marie's old baby monitor in her bedroom.
13:27We put her baby monitor back in her room
13:30because we thought it was going to be a comforting tool for her.
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14:44For weeks, five-year-old Marie
14:46has been having trouble sleeping in her new house.
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15:04I really thought there was someone in my house.
15:07I was literally terrified.
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15:18Sound asleep.
15:20Walked in her room, she was sound asleep.
15:22I mean, nobody in there.
15:24Quiet.
15:26Check the closet.
15:28Okay.
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15:46Are you sure you heard something?
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15:52I know what I heard.
15:55There's something in this room.
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16:00It was kind of deep and kind of gravelly.
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16:05But I could definitely tell
16:07it was a man's voice coming through the monitor.
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16:13Maybe it was a malfunction or something.
16:15I kept trying to come up with reasoning for it.
16:18There's got to be an explanation.
16:20Come on. Let's go to bed.
16:23Jesse said, baby, I told you there's nobody in here.
16:26Everything is okay.
16:29Fine.
16:31Come on, baby.
16:33Shh. Mommy's here. Mommy's here.
16:36That's right. Come on, baby.
16:38That's right.
16:40Marie is sleeping with us.
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17:05Olivia tries to convince herself
17:07that this has all been a figment of her imagination.
17:10He was going to tell me I was just being crazy.
17:12We just moved in, and I just needed to adjust.
17:16I felt alone,
17:18and I had the feeling that something's not right here.
17:24It was really getting to the point
17:26that I did not want to live there anymore.
17:28I was petrified.
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17:34Do you want the crust cut off?
17:36Yes, please.
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17:42Just the way you like it.
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17:47Mm-hmm.
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17:54Oh, my gosh, Marie.
17:56Where did you get that boo-boo?
17:58I don't know.
18:00Marie had bruises that were not there
18:03when I gave her a bath the night before.
18:06I don't know where these bruises are coming from.
18:09You know, I'm getting scared.
18:13I started asking her,
18:15Marie, did you fall down?
18:17Did you walk into something?
18:19Did somebody hit you?
18:20She would say, no, I didn't fall,
18:22or no, I didn't walk into anything,
18:24but she wouldn't tell me if somebody was hitting her.
18:27Honey, these bruises have to come from somewhere,
18:30and Mommy needs to know.
18:32I don't know.
18:34She was actually getting to the point
18:36that she was getting mad at me.
18:38I was terrified for Marie.
18:42I didn't know how to protect her.
18:44I didn't know how to keep her from getting hurt.
18:50Well, honey, you know you can tell Mommy anything, okay?
18:58Let me go get you some juice.
19:04Come on.
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19:56Marie?
19:59Marie?
20:02Where are you?
20:05Marie?
20:08Marie?
20:10Marie?
20:12I was starting to panic.
20:14Marie?
20:16I was getting ready to go into a panic attack.
20:18Marie?
20:20Marie?
20:23Marie?
20:26Marie?
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20:35Marie?
20:37Marie?
20:39Marie?
20:42Marie, I was worried.
20:44Honey, don't ever run off like that again.
20:46I didn't run off, Mommy.
20:48I'm playing with Jackson.
20:50Jackson?
20:52Where's Jackson?
20:54He's over there, Mommy.
20:57She says, right there.
20:59He's right there, don't you see?
21:01Honey.
21:04He says I have to go with him.
21:06Go where?
21:10Up there.
21:12To heaven.
21:21For months, little Marie has been playing with an imaginary friend named Jackson.
21:30He's over there, Mommy.
21:33It's been all fun and games.
21:35Until now.
21:37He says I have to go with him.
21:39Go where?
21:41Where, Marie? Where does Jackson want to take you?
21:46Up there.
21:48To heaven.
21:55I was horrified.
21:58Because to me, it sounded like my child just told me she wanted to die.
22:04Marie, you are not to play with Jackson anymore.
22:09No.
22:11No more.
22:13I pretty much told her, this is it.
22:15This friendship is done.
22:17I don't want you talking to him.
22:19I don't want you going anywhere with him.
22:21I don't want him around anymore.
22:24Come on.
22:29Not knowing what to do, Olivia anxiously waits for her husband to come home from work.
22:35Oh my God, Jesse.
22:37What's wrong?
22:38Marie disappeared today.
22:40I found her outside playing with Jackson.
22:44He said...
22:50She said he wants to take her to heaven.
22:54I don't know what's going on here, honey, but I'm really scared.
22:59You're going to think I'm crazy, but...
23:03I think Jackson is a ghost.
23:08There's someone, there's something in this house.
23:13I was kind of beside myself, I didn't know what to think.
23:16I tried to calm her down about it.
23:18Tried to reason with her to tell her it's a kid being a kid.
23:22Honey, you know she'll outgrow this Jackson thing.
23:26It's just a phase.
23:28It's not a phase, Jesse.
23:30I felt it too.
23:34I think the house is haunted.
23:43It's okay.
23:46Let's go inside.
23:47Let's go talk about this.
23:50Okay.
24:04For the next few days, the stress level in the house is at an all-time high.
24:12At this point, Jesse and I are hardly even talking.
24:15He'd come home from work, I'd say dinner's done, he'd say okay.
24:18And that, unless we were talking about Marie,
24:21that was pretty much the extent of the conversation.
24:24Our house felt gloomy, it felt unwelcoming,
24:27and it just felt like it was sucking life right out of us.
24:34She was really stressed.
24:36I was always tired.
24:40So it put a stress on us as a couple.
24:45It's frustrating.
24:48I didn't want to lose my wife or my daughter over this.
25:06Hey, Jesse.
25:07Hey, Sam.
25:10Hey, Sam.
25:14How long have you lived here?
25:15Over 20 years.
25:17I talked to a few of the neighbors that had been living in the neighborhood for quite a while
25:21to find out maybe they could tell me something about people that may have lived there.
25:25Anything strange ever happen in this house?
25:30No.
25:31Some crazy old guy lived there.
25:33He lived like a hermit.
25:35He never talked to anyone.
25:37Hated all the neighbors, especially the kids.
25:40He kept to himself.
25:42In fact, I don't even think he had a wife or anything there.
25:45He did his yard work, and that would be the extent of seeing him.
25:49Whatever happened to him?
25:51I don't know.
25:53One day, we didn't see him anymore, so we just thought he died.
25:58The house was up for sale.
26:00Some investors bought it, and they started leasing it out.
26:08Why, is something strange going on?
26:11No, just getting used to the house.
26:15It's strange.
26:32Although Jesse doesn't believe the old man is haunting his home,
26:36he decides to keep what he's heard to himself.
26:39I didn't want to tell Olivia, because she was already under a lot of stress with the situation.
26:45I didn't want to add more to it.
26:47There was no real reason for me to say anything about it.
27:03Mommy says you can't be in here anymore.
27:09Go away.
27:12Go away!
27:14Mommy!
27:36Oh my God! It's Marie! It's Marie!
27:39What's going on?
27:41Marie!
27:43Marie!
27:52An entity inside the barber home is playing dangerous tricks on five-year-old Marie.
28:06Go away!
28:09Oh my God! It's Marie! It's Marie!
28:13What's going on?
28:15Marie!
28:17Marie!
28:19Move! Move!
28:21Marie! Marie!
28:23Marie! Marie!
28:25The door's locked! The door's locked!
28:28Marie, we're coming for you, Marie!
28:30Marie!
28:32Listening to her scream like somebody's trying to kill her and not being able to get in,
28:38that is like every worst fear and nightmare a parent has.
28:42How do I save her? How do I protect her?
28:45Marie! I see you, baby!
28:48The look on the baby's face. I'll never forget it.
28:51Get me in there! You gotta get me in there!
28:53There's something in front of the door!
28:55There's something blocking the door!
28:57There was nothing going to stop me from getting in that room. Nothing or no one.
29:00Watch, Jackie!
29:04Mommy!
29:06Oh, baby girl.
29:13It's okay, baby. We're here right now, okay?
29:17Jessie, look.
29:20Lean your head back, baby.
29:23When I seen the marks on her neck, I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
29:28They were large. I mean, you can obviously tell that it was hands.
29:32Marie? Marie, honey? What happened?
29:36Jackson tried to choke me.
29:40She says, Mommy, he grabbed me and he pulled me to the floor by my throat.
29:45She said him was trying to choke me because I told him I didn't want him here anymore.
29:52Jesus.
29:55That was the most terrifying, upsetting experience I've ever had in my life.
30:06Somebody.
30:08In that moment, there was no doubt in my mind that Jackson was something in that house that was very dangerous.
30:17The windows are locked. There's no way anyone could have gotten in.
30:22There's no way Marie could have moved that heavy dresser.
30:25After what all of it had been trying to tell me, the reality just sunk in that this was happening.
30:32You coward!
30:34I lost my mind. I totally lost my mind. It exploded.
30:37Pick it on a tiny child!
30:40I cussed him. I called him all kinds of names.
30:44You want to choke someone? Choke me!
30:48I was trying so hard to get him to leave her alone.
30:51Jackson, calm down.
30:54You stay out of this! I'll handle this!
30:57Knowing that I can't protect her, I can't fight off what's there, I feel powerless.
31:07I feel powerless. It makes me almost feel worthless.
31:11Shh. Shh, baby girl.
31:20I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
31:37The family reaches out to the Dover Paranormal Research Team.
31:42We need to find somebody to come and help. We've got to do something about it.
31:49It stops now.
31:53Our goal is to try to provide as much help as we can as quickly as we can.
31:58Thank you for coming so quickly.
32:02I could tell she was very upset. She was very anxious.
32:08Donna's going to walk through the house to see if she senses anything or picks up any impressions.
32:16I just kind of looked at Tom for a minute and I'm like, he honestly believes me.
32:21Maybe I'm not going crazy like I thought I was.
32:25Why don't we sit and chat while Donna does her work?
32:28I'd like to hear more about what you're experiencing.
32:35Being a third generation Wiccan means that my grandmother was Wiccan, my mother was Wiccan, and I'm Wiccan.
32:42We believe that everything has a soul and a right to live, and that nothing should be killed unless it's for food,
32:49and you should always give something back to the earth.
32:53When I walk into a home and there is a spirit there, I feel a humming.
32:59I can't really explain it. It's like a pressure almost.
33:05It is a very intense feeling, and it just builds as I get closer to where the spirit is.
33:12And that's kind of the feelings that I got as I got closer to Maria's room.
33:23Maria's Room
33:34At first, Donna sees an innocent little boy.
33:38As soon as I saw him, I knew that it was Jackson, the spirit that Maria had seen.
33:45But then, the ghost reveals his true identity.
33:52The Ghost
33:59I knew that he was very strong, and I felt that he was very angry.
34:04Think you can step on my land? Get off of my land! Get out of my house! Get out of my house! This is my house! This is my house!
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34:35A spiritual investigator has seen the ghost haunting the barber home.
34:41It's the spirit of a bitter old man who used to live in a house and despises kids.
34:49Good for nothing children!
34:51He was in the corner of Maria's room, and he was very angry.
34:57Get out of my house!
35:02She fears five-year-old Maria is in danger.
35:09Maria's family still thinks Jackson is a young child, but the truth is even more shocking.
35:16There's a spirit of a man in your house.
35:21You mean a little boy?
35:24No, it's a man.
35:28He's older and very unhappy.
35:32He's very angry. He doesn't want you here.
35:38To be told that this is not a child terrorizing another child, this is a full-grown man terrorizing my daughter.
35:48My heart just felt like it broke all over again. I was petrified.
35:53But why is this ghost disguising himself? And what are his true intentions with Maria and her parents?
36:01A spirit can present themselves in many ways, especially to children.
36:05And he did present himself as a friend, because that would be someone that she would trust.
36:12I believe that Jackson actually lived in the home. I believe that he was a loner.
36:18I don't think he had a close relationship with anyone. I think he was angry in life and angry in death.
36:26So why would he be drawn to Maria? Because she could see him. And I believe that he wanted to use that.
36:35When Maria pulled away from him, it made him very angry.
36:42They have a loving family, and that angered him, because he didn't have that in life.
36:48He truly did not want them there.
36:51He hurt her.
36:55His fear made him stronger.
36:58He doesn't want you here. This attack on Maria is very serious.
37:02Jackson was trying to disguise himself as a young boy to make friends with her,
37:09so he could carry out whatever dastardly deeds he felt he wanted to do.
37:16We need to get rid of him. Now. He needs to be gone from this house.
37:22Tom, I think we need to do a cleansing.
37:32Donna instructs the family to stick together during the cleansing no matter what.
37:38Donna's going to come in and she'll give us instructions as to what we're going to be doing, okay?
37:43Okay. And she's been through this many times before, so you don't have to be worried.
37:47Okay, Marie.
37:49For Marie, she prepares a special Wiccan spray,
37:53using spices and holy water to serve as a weapon against the ghost who attacked her.
37:58Take this spray, and whenever you feel scared, you spray it.
38:02And in your heart, you tell Jackson to go away.
38:07And this is a prayer that we'll be saying during this ceremony.
38:11And Tom is going to light the sage. It's very powerful for clearing negative entities from a space.
38:18All right, if you'll say it with me.
38:21Divine goddess, goddess divine. Divine god, god divine.
38:28If evil dwells within this space, make it leave this place.
38:34This is my house.
38:36Keep going. Divine goddess, goddess divine.
38:41Get out of my house.
38:43Divine god, god divine.
38:46If evil dwells within this space, make it leave this place.
38:51Marie, you have to tell Jackson to leave.
38:55She was scared. I mean, she was very scared.
39:00You can do this.
39:02Tell Jackson to go away.
39:05Spray it at him.
39:07Good girl. Tell him to go away.
39:10Go away.
39:12Again.
39:14Go away.
39:16When I'm doing a cleansing, it's very intense.
39:20My sole purpose is to drive him out of that room.
39:24And Jackson did not want to leave that room.
39:27And Jackson did not want to leave that room.
39:30Divine goddess, goddess divine. Divine god, god divine.
39:37If evil dwells within this space, make it leave this place.
39:42So help me.
39:53He's gone.
39:54It's over. He's moved on.
40:00When she was finished, I feel like this big, huge, dark cloud
40:05has just been lifted from our home. It was amazing.
40:09Then I looked at Jesse and I said, it's going to be okay now.
40:14I was empowered again.
40:17Being the dad, the protector, it gave me that back.
40:22Back.
40:31What do you have there?
40:34Six pieces.
40:36You're doing so good.
40:39To see our little girl go back to the way she was before,
40:43that was the best feeling, the absolute best feeling ever.
40:47I'm needing this piece right here, but I can't seem to find it.
40:50Right there. It's right where?
40:53Where?
40:55Is daddy hiding a piece from me? Give me this piece.
40:58Me and Olivia, the history we've had, all the stuff we've been thrown at,
41:03this is just another stepping stone. It's made us that much more stronger,
41:07much more connected with one another.
41:10I have always believed in the paranormal.
41:13Growing up, my belief was they're all about fun and games.
41:18They're not going to hurt you.
41:20Daddy.
41:22Hey, this is my favorite toy.
41:24I never dreamed that they could hurt you.
41:27Now, I have a whole other outlook on it.
41:32If you are miserable in this life, you're going to be miserable in the afterlife.
41:36There are ones out there that could probably kill you.
41:41It's done. It's over. It's behind us.
41:44And I don't ever want to experience it again.
41:50Paranormal Activity