In November 2011, Latoya Ammons, her mother Rosa Campbell, and her three children moved into a rental house located at 3860 Carolina Street in Gary, Indiana. Shortly after their arrival, the family began experiencing a series of alarming paranormal events.
They reported swarms of black flies that persisted despite attempts to eliminate them, unexplained footsteps echoing in the basement, and doors creaking open on their own. The situation escalated when Ammons claimed to have witnessed her 12-year-old daughter levitating above her bed, prompting the family to seek help from local churches and spiritual advisors.
As the haunting intensified, Ammons and her children displayed increasingly disturbing behavior. Medical professionals and child services reported incidents where the children exhibited signs of possession, including growling, contorted faces, and even a claim that one child walked backward up a wall. In April 2012, the Indiana Department of Child Services intervened, taking the children into protective custody due to concerns about their safety and well-being. The family was subjected to psychological evaluations, but no medical explanations could be found for their bizarre behavior.
In response to the escalating crisis, Ammons sought assistance from Father Michael Maginot, a local priest who performed three exorcisms on the family in 2012. These rituals were intended to rid the home of the alleged demonic presence tormenting them. Despite these efforts, the family continued to endure harrowing experiences, leading them to ultimately leave the house in 2012 and relocate to Indianapolis. After their move, the paranormal disturbances reportedly ceased.
The case gained national attention following a 2014 article in the Indianapolis Star, which detailed the family’s experiences and the involvement of child services.
The story was sensationalized in various media outlets, leading to widespread public fascination. In 2016, paranormal investigator Zak Bagans purchased the house, which had become known as the “Demon House,” for $35,000. He later demolished it, claiming it was the site of inexplicable phenomena.
Today, Latoya Ammons and her family live without fear, having regained custody of her children in November 2012. The haunting remains a topic of debate, with skeptics questioning the authenticity of the events. The story has been dramatized in the Netflix film “The Deliverance,” which portrays the family’s harrowing experiences, further cementing the Ammons haunting as one of the most notorious paranormal cases in recent history.