He got bored with college and stopped attending classes, leading his parents to ask him to come back home.
His mother died from a recurrence of breast cancer, and his father died from prostate cancer that spread to his brain.
He wanted to clean and flip the house to sell it, starting with the downstairs bathroom his father had planned to renovate.
They used flashlights that could be turned on by slight movements, believing spirits could activate them.
They said they saw a woman who had lived in the house in the 1930s and a man who resembled Dennis' father.
The flashlights turned on due to a piece of plastic inside expanding and contracting with temperature changes.
He accepted the rational explanation but still valued the emotional experience it provided.
He dreamed of haunting the house as the new owners made changes, feeling shocked by their renovations.
In an episode we first aired in 2014, we meet a man named Dennis Conrow, who was stuck. After a brief stint at college, he’d spent most of his 20’s back home with his parents, sleeping in his childhood room. And just when he finally struck out on his own, fate intervened. He lost both his parents to cancer. So Dennis was left, back in the house, alone. Until one night when a group of paranormal investigators showed up at his door and made him realize what it really means for a house, or a man, to be haunted. We have some exciting news! In the “Zoozve” episode, Radiolab named its first-ever quasi-moon, and now it's your turn! Radiolab has teamed up with The International Astronomical Union to launch a global naming contest for one of Earth’s quasi-moons. This is your chance to make your mark on the heavens. Vote on your favorites starting in November: https://radiolab.org/moon)
EPISODE CREDITS:
Reported by Matt Kieltywith help from Andy MillsProduced by Matt Kieltywith help from - Maria Paz GutiérrezOriginal music and sound design contributed by - Matt Kielty
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