The Attic Trunk
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The Attic Trunk
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In 2019, a young couple in St. Louis bought an old house and began cleaning out the attic. Buried beneath a tarp, they found a heavy wooden trunk. Inside were women’s dresses, handbags, and a bundle of letters — all addressed to a woman named Caroline Price, who had vanished in 1978.
The letters began tenderly but grew darker, ending with the chilling line: “If you walk away again, I won’t let you leave this time.” Tests confirmed the clothing had belonged to Caroline. Hidden in one purse was her driver’s license.
The house’s former owner, Arthur Bell, had never been a suspect. He died in 1999, leaving the trunk locked above his head for decades. With no body found, his motives remain a mystery. But the attic revealed what silence had buried: Caroline hadn’t disappeared at random — she had been taken, and her ghost lived in that house until the trunk was opened.
A reminder that sometimes, the darkest secrets aren’t buried underground — they’re stored just above us.