By Tim Binnall
The saga surrounding the ownership of the infamous 'Conjuring House' has taken yet another odd turn as a new player has entered the fray with a lawsuit aimed at preventing the sale of the property. The fate of the purportedly haunted Rhode Island residence that spawned a film franchise has been uncertain over the last several months, beginning with an announced Halloween auction that was then mysteriously cancelled because, it was later revealed, YouTuber Elton Castee had bought the underlying mortgage on the home. In an unexpected but not altogether surprising turn of events, a lawsuit has reportedly been filed over what is claimed to be a clandestine deal for owner Jacqueline Nuñez to sell the house to Jason Hawes of Ghost Hunters fame.
Spearheading the legal effort is Nuñez's sister, Elizabeth Greenhalgh, who asserts that the Conjuring House owner had come to an agreement in October, wherein she gave power of attorney to Julia Demay, an associate of Hawes, to facilitate the sale of the coveted property to the Ghost Hunters star. The newly filed lawsuit argues that Nuñez was "legally incompetent and not of sound mind" when she made the deal and, therefore, it should not be allowed to stand. Asserting that her sister experienced "various delusions" over the past year, Greenhalgh alleged that the Conjuring House owner had previously told her "on multiple occasions that she would never sell the property — especially not to Hawes."
In the lawsuit seeking to nullify the deal, Nuñez's sister suggested that, thanks to the October agreement, the sale of the Conjuring House to Hawes has either already taken place or would happen soon. For his part, the Ghost Hunters star was reticent to respond to the specifics of the legal action, but indicated that it "does not change the direction we are moving" and mused, "in complex property transactions, particularly those involving long histories and multiple parties, filings and delays are not unusual." So, as has been the case for the last several months, the fate of the Conjuring House remains uncertain in what has become an unfolding story worthy of a movie of its own, albeit in this instance, the film would be a documentary.