Perron family haunting

Kelley said the Perrons stayed until 1980, when Carolyn told Roger she would not survive another winter in the house.

“they kept living in the house until 1980 when they finally decided it was time to move”

Morbid: The Perron Family Haunting (Apr 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:02:56

Kelley said Andrea Perron later concluded her father's refusal to believe stemmed from not wanting to admit he had endangered the family by buying the house.

“admitted that he didn't want to believe his wife because he didn't want to think that he had put his family in a perilous situation with the purchase of the house”

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Kelley, citing Joe Nickell, said Roger Perron never truly believed his wife's and daughters' accounts even when he appeared to go along with them.

“Roger eventually seemed to acquiesce, possibly to promote domestic harmony, but he never appears to have truly believed the claims from his wife and daughters”

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Kelley described a coat hanger attack witnessed by Carolyn's five daughters and a neighbor, Mrs. Pettigrew.

“see her being whacked across the face, head and neck with a wire coat hanger. Held in the air just like by some unseen force”

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Urquhart agreed with Andrea Perron that Roger's denial was driven by underlying guilt, though she said his behavior was poor.

“And I really do believe that this was like, do I think Roger reacted great in all those circumstances? No, it was a little poor”

Morbid: The Perron Family Haunting (Apr 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:51