PART ONE: The Killer Ghost- Daniel LaPlante

Welcome to SIC, PART ONE:

It began with whispers in the night, noises no one could place. A family grieving their mother thought it might be her, reaching across the veil. But as days passed, the whispers became knocks, the knocks became footsteps, and the fear in their home turned suffocating. Whatever was in their walls, it was alive.

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Sources Used

• Commonwealth v. LaPlante, 416 Mass. 433 (1993) – Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court opinion (trial evidence, ballistics, forensic details, manhunt evidence).
• Commonwealth v. LaPlante, 482 Mass. 399 (2019) – resentencing appeal, parole eligibility after 45 years.
• Oxygen True Crime, “Daniel LaPlante Murdered Pregnant Woman And Kids” (2018).
• News reports: Boston Globe, UPI, Lowell Sun (archival coverage of arrest and trial).
• Secondary storytelling: MrBallen, Wendigoon, creepypasta retellings — noted for legend vs. fact contrasts.