{"id":1838,"date":"2025-09-04T23:27:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=1838"},"modified":"2025-09-04T23:27:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:27:49","slug":"a-girl-called-the-police-saying-her-father-was-trapped-under-the-floor-when-officers-lifted-the-floorboards-they-discovered-something-horrifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=1838","title":{"rendered":"A girl called the police saying her father was trapped under the floor \u2014 when officers lifted the floorboards, they discovered something horrifying."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A girl called the police and said her father was beneath the floor: when officers began lifting the floorboards, they uncovered something horrifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A strange and disturbing call came into the local police station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHello\u2026\u201d came the faint sobbing voice of a girl, about eight years old. \u201cPlease help\u2026 my dad is under the floor\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The duty officer furrowed his brow and exchanged a look with his partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnder the floor? Can you please hand the phone to your mom or dad?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDad hasn\u2019t been home for days. And mom doesn\u2019t believe me, she says I\u2019m making it up. But I know<\/em> he\u2019s under the floor. He told me himself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait\u2026\u201d the officer said, his voice growing more serious. \u201cHow did he tell you that if he\u2019s not home?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI saw him in a dream,\u201d the girl whispered. \u201cHe said he went far away\u2026 and is lying under the floor\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, the police chuckled, assuming the child might be struggling mentally and prepared to refer the case to social services. But there was something in her voice\u2014an urgent sincerity\u2014that made them reconsider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll take a look, just to be safe,\u201d one officer said. \u201cWhat if it\u2019s real\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they arrived at the house, the girl\u2019s mother greeted them\u2014a tidy, somewhat anxious woman in her forties. Though surprised by the visit, she let them inside. The girl stood quietly beside her, clutching her teddy bear tightly, and pointed to a spot near the living room wall\u2014right beneath the new laminate flooring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhere\u2019s your husband?\u201d the officers asked first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s on a business trip,\u201d the woman replied quickly. \u201cSomewhere else\u2026 maybe Serbia? Or Slovenia? I\u2019m not sure. He travels a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan you reach him on the phone?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHis phone\u2019s dead,\u201d she stammered. \u201cProbably\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While one officer tried repeatedly and failed to reach the husband by phone, another spoke with the neighbors. No one had seen the man in over a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He hadn\u2019t been to work or contacted anyone. Airport records showed no flights booked under his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the police mentioned they wanted to lift a section of the floor, the mother grew defensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe just finished renovating! Do you have any idea how much that cost? Who\u2019s going to pay for this damage?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf nothing is found, the insurance will cover the repairs,\u201d the senior officer replied curtly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They began prying up the floorboards at the spot the girl had indicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minutes later, a sharp scream pierced the air. One officer recoiled, dropping his crowbar. In the stunned silence that followed came the heavy words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe found\u2026 a body.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beneath the floor, wrapped in construction plastic and partially sealed with expanding foam and concrete, lay the man\u2019s body. There were almost no signs of a struggle. The cause of death appeared to be a single, powerful blow to the temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further investigation confirmed the grim truth: during an argument, the woman had struck her husband with a heavy object. Realizing he was dead, she tried to cover up the crime by hiding the body amid the ongoing renovations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A girl called the police and said her father was beneath the floor: when officers began lifting the floorboards, they uncovered something horrifying. A strange and disturbing call came into the local police station. \u201cHello\u2026\u201d came the faint sobbing voice of a girl, about eight years old. \u201cPlease help\u2026 my dad is under the floor\u2026\u201d…<\/p>\n

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