Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-26248899-20150618054314

Author's Note: I intend to make the audio recordings mentioned in the story and post them when this is ready to be published.

User “Night Owl”, Video Journal Entry #1 transcript, 06/16/2015, 4:19 PM

I’ve decided to start documenting and uploading my experiences in “vlog” format. At present, I don’t know if I will make this a daily entry or just whenever I feel the impulse to update. Either way, I want to keep record of what has been transpiring over the past week. Please, if you see this and can help explain my situation, any and all help is appreciated.

I recently moved into a rental house with another roommate. We both keep to ourselves and we prefer it that way. The internet connection here is decent, but the cell reception is deplorable. I work from home as a subcontractor for a real estate company, so being able to call prospective buyers and sellers is tantamount to my job’s success and daily operation. It’s been frustrating so far, but I think I’ve nailed down where the areas of best reception are on the property. These include the kitchen, the back porch, and sometimes the driveway.

Bad cell reception isn’t my cause for alarm, however. While spotty reception and dropping calls is annoying, what has been odd is the signal interference. You may have experienced on older computers and older phones the weird buzzing noise that will randomly fill your speakers. Well it’s not random at all. Since any phone with a data plan connects by default to satellites, it has to routinely ping said satellite. This “ping” is a strong radio emission that will interfere with other receivers such as microphones, speakers, and so on.

Normal signal interference is just that buzzing I mentioned. What I’ve been hearing, though, is not normal. It’s prolonged and complicated. At first I thought it was morse code I was picking up on my desktop speakers, but from what little code I know, it doesn’t say anything, just gibberish. It drones on and on for minutes at a time. I’ve attached a short recording below. It was made in the middle of the interference, but it’s a good example of what I’ve been hearing. If anyone can let me know what this is, I’d appreciate it. I’m guessing it’s just police or fireman chatter on an unstable frequency.

Signing off.

User “Night Owl”, Video Journal Entry #2 transcript, 06/18/2015, 6:25 PM

Hi everyone. Firstly, thanks for the all the answers and advice you’ve provided so far. I wish I didn’t have to rule out the government chatter, but I guess I have to.

So what else? Satellite communications? Aliens? Random, bored truckers on the nearby interstate? Is anybody else having this problem? I’m sorry if I come off as irritable, but this interference is getting worse. Even when my computer is off, I still hear random sounds from my phone. I can’t turn my phone off because it is essentially my lifeline to my job. My roommate said he hasn’t experienced anything weird, but he’s rarely home to begin with except to sleep.

I don’t have the money for a new phone right now, and even if I did, it’s not like a different model will fix everything, right? I think I’ll just turn on the TV to fall asleep at night until I figure this out. Oh, and before I forget, you can find my newest recording below. It’s longer and even more complicated. I think I’m starting to make out words this time, but I could be imagining it. Sleep has been hard to come by lately.

Signing off.

User “Night Owl”, Video Journal Entry #3 transcript, 06/22/2015, 9:13 PM

Hey everyone. Sorry for the disheveled look…..I’m really fucking tired. It’s been, what, four days without sleep now? My client is getting pissed off. Not just because of the phone thing, but because of my overall product. I don’t know what I’m going to do about that. I know that no one has any answers, but it still means a lot that you’re all paying attention. My roommate is never around, so I can’t really talk to him about this….Where the hell did he go?

I decided to turn my phone off at night. It worked for about an hour, but I’m so used to falling asleep to Netflix now, that I left the TV on. Now the noises are coming from the TV. Also, weird static on the screen keeps distorting the streaming. So that’s my life right now. No computer, no phone, no TV. At least, not without the interference. I guess I’ll try sleeping with nothing on tonight.

Oh, and here’s the latest recording, for the few of you that are still listening.

Signing off.

User “Night Owl”, Video Journal Entry #4 transcript, 06/24/2015, 2:45 PM

It’s….ummm, 3 in the morning? All the noise stopped. I mean, the electronic noise. At first I couldn’t sleep because of how quiet it was, but after a couple hours I nodded off. But I woke up again…..not because of the noises, well, because of new noises.

I heard someone walking around. I thought it was roommate, but it was coming from the back porch. He never goes around the back porch. I never go around the back porch.


 * visibly crying*

I’m so tired. If it isn’t one thing it’s another. I can’t live in a dark house being scared of my own shadow. I can’t just move. I’ve got 10 months left on my lease and I’m about to be fired. What am I supposed to---


 * visual interference terminates video*

Detective Timothy Grayson’s Report, 07/25/2015 11:34 PM

After extensive research of the audio-visual material, the autopsy report, witness statements, and forensics, I have enclosed my final determination as to the death of one Brandon Tollson.

First responders to the scene reported a broken glass sliding door. The perpetrators’ entry was made most likely by a blunt instrument. The nearby garage was broken into by the side window. It is possible a hammer or large object was taken and utilized to force entry.

While no blood was found at the scene, fibers left by the victim’s clothes, skin, and hair, indicate that the victim was dragged out of his house and taken elsewhere. Adjacent neighbors reported loud crashes and brief screams around 3:00 PM on the morning of the incident. Judging by the physical and mental state seen in the last video segment, it is probable that the victim had little to no strength to fend of his assailant.

The “signal interference” seems to be a strange anecdote, as no one else in the surrounding properties experienced the phenomenon plaguing the victim. Forensics worked on the recordings for a month and has determined that they are just samples of noise and random radio signals.

Lastly, the victim’s aforementioned roommate, one Gregory Tobias, has officially been reported missing as of the conclusion of this investigation.

Until this case is declared cold, I’m concluding that this is the actions of a violent and manipulative stalker and killer. I will check for related incidents.

End Report. 