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The original was posted on /r/paranormal by /u/Illustrious_Boat5991 on 2025-04-23 17:27:20+00:00.
Hi all,
In January, my son’s dad committed S* by gunshot wound in our bathroom. A team came out and cleared the blood up and pulled up the flooring and walls, but the thing I can’t quite get over is the AWFUL smell that was left in his bedroom?
Back story:
We were not in a relationship but were living together. He had his own room I had mine. The house smelt absolutely fine, his room was ALWAYS clean(swept, mopped, incense and wall plug ins)
After the incident, my son and I left the home for about a month, and only to return to actually move out our belongings.
My son’s dad’s room was basically empty, but the smell that lingered in there was awful. It smelt like a cup of chicken noodles were left out for months to rot. Mind you, this smell was NEVER around whilst he was living, and I only noticed it after he passed. I often wanted to dry heave and gag smelling it. It was a heavy just stank that lingered in the nose.
Opening windows and doors did not help, well it did for a little bit but soon the smell came back.
I scrubbed the walls with cleaning solution, mopped the floors heavy and STILL the smell lingered.
Does this sound like a spirit? I haven’t really gotten closure from his death, so I’m trying to understand if it’s HIS spirit that may be lingering in the space or whatever was attached to him.
Since moving, I have not smelt the smell. So I’m so confused.
Also: there were no food, drinks, snacks, rotten anything left in the space. No other part of the home smelt like it but there. I’m just curious on what exactly that was. I’m new to alot of this. Thank you all!
Update to say::: I visited the home several times whilst not living fully in it as well as spending a few nights in it to grieve and cope, so no one had access or broke in. Just in case someone asks if someone may have gotten access
Extra update to add extra details::
- The bathroom (where he killed himself) was not attached to the bedroom with the smell
- when moving, friends smelt the smell coming from his room and his room only
- the house was professionally cleaned, they removed all traces of blood, he did not have an exit wound, so there were no brains left on walls or flooring.
- it took about 6-7 hours for them to fully clean
- prior to his passing, I had a friend staying with us who had a brother who committed suicide a year prior, she dealt with bad depression as well and my mom kept pressing me to get her out of my home because “something ain’t right with her”
- depression doesn’t always show, I’m aware of that, but my sons dad was doing pretty good until my friend moved in. He also only made suicidal remarks to her the day he did it, not to anyone else. She didn’t tell me anything about it and has not spoken to me since.