I'm going to have to watch the video and come to my own conclusion but yikes! Just wanted to give you a little bump too since people are flagging and not commenting.

It's definatley interesting,but a big part of me believes that all this is just a story. There's just something not quite right about it. Not to mention the article is poorly written. I didn't watch the videos,as I'm sure it's over dramatized for tv. I'm gonna have to research this a bit more before I comment further...thanks for posting though.

I'm about to watch the videos...but the thing that sticks out to me is them calling the cops? Really? For what? Makes no sense at all.

There is a ton of eye witness testimony, i just can't understand why nobody thought to grab a camera.

lol. I don't believe this guy or his story for one minute. Cops are people too, probably were all trying to gain recognition in hopes of making money similar to a John Titor type.

Having read the story & watched the videos on this I have to agree with nighstalker in concluding that something about this whole case seems decidedly dodgy. I've given some thought to my main points of contention and they are as follows:

1. The spontaneous manifestation of 'rain'.
I've read & seen plenty of reports on a wide spectrum of the paranormal and never encountered anything else which even suggests this is possible. I'm open minded enough to admit that it could have happened without it being reported before but given its spectacular nature I find that difficult to believe.

2. Levitation, claw marks & burning via crucifix.
These three elements sound like they were pulled straight from the script of some cheap Hammer Horror film and woven into an elaborate fiction. When I put them together with the whole rain thingy my willing suspension of disbelief was stretched to the point where it broke into tiny pieces.

3. The lack of any photographic, video or audio evidence.
This has already been pointed out but I want to draw special attention to the three officers who gave the Keystone Cops a bad name. They turn up to investigate Don, knowing in advance that there's a good chance they'll witness something beyond explanation, and not one of them thinks to take a camera or tape recorder? That's almost as illogical as putting a paper bag on Don's head before giving him a crucifix.

Overall it just all feels too good to be true and the number of witnesses pushes it further in that direction. With the exception of UFO reports the number of cases which have more than three witnesses is very small.

My guess is that the story originally started as an idea of a message to highlight why sexual abuse perpetrated by a family member should be reported as soon and as fully as possible that got out of hand.

Fyi...this case was featured on SyFy's "paranormal witness" program tonight.....insane. They had all the cops, the friends Don stayed with, the pastor, the warden, and landlord on the show, and I have to say that they all looked and sounded highly credible.

I will say that I also cant understand the lack of ONE single photograph exixting of the rain. The guy was a party gag in jail, and yet not one of the guards even took a photo? The landlord of it raining in his rental? Im a guy raised in the 80's and even I took photos of everything back in the day.

Set your DVR's. I love this show.

Thanks for the thread - I'd never heard of this one before this morning - listening to the videos now.

Sure, I'm wondering what's up with the 'no photo evidence' - but - that doesn't mean I don't believe it.

peace

Added note: Gotta look beyond those cheesy actors - their participation makes it tough to believe - but, I've seen things no one can explain or understand sooooo yeah, look beyond those cheesers.

On the other hand the one waitress is completely credible.

Very interesting!