A Utah homeowner was shocked to discover extensive blood stains hidden under the carpet in their new house — and called the police in to investigate.
The anonymous homeowner shared their unsettling discovery on TikTok (@house.ofthe.rising.sun), revealing what they found while doing renovations on their newly-purchased 110-year-old property in Salt Lake City.
Pulling up the old carpeting, they showed off extensive blood stains on the underside of the carpet and a police officer who came to check it out.
Surprise! A Utah homeowner was shocked to discover extensive blood stains hidden under the carpet in their new house — and called the police in to investigate
Viral: The anonymous homeowner shared their unsettling discovery on TikTok
Yikes! Two days into renovating a new house, they pulled up dark green carpet to find lots of old blood stains underneath
‘At first we weren’t sure what it was. But the more we found, the more obvious it was blood. Like… an alarming amount of blood,’ they said
The TikToker share the first video of the home, built in 1911, on October 22, excitedly showing off the purchase.
They said it had ‘incredible bones’ and ‘unique features’ as they embarked on a renovation job.
But the cleanup turned troubling two days in when they tire up the dark green carpeting.
‘There was a surprise waiting for us,’ they said. ‘We stumbled upon some suspicious stains under the carpet.
‘At first we weren’t sure what it was. But the more we found, the more obvious it was blood. Like… an alarming amount of blood.’
Uh-oh: Video shows several patches of dried blood under the carpet, hinting at a pretty serious injury
911: They called police, who agreed that it looked like blood but didn’t know if belonged to a human or an animal
Law enforcement is checking ‘for any cases linked to the house’ but ‘didn’t seem to be very interested’
Video shows several patches of dried blood under the carpet, hinting at a pretty serious injury.
They dutifully called the police, who are on the case.
‘The police confirmed that it looked like blood, but said they couldn’t be sure if it was human or animal without testing it,’ the said.
‘The officer said she would check for any cases linked to the house before testing anything,’ they told a commenter, but also added that law enforcement ‘didn’t seem to be very interested.’
‘The cops didn’t do tests or take samples. They did say it was most likely blood, but that they don’t do those types of testing unless they have strong suspicion of foul play.’
Odd: In a follow-up video, the owner also showed off some other strange in the house, like finger painting on the walls in the basement
A prank… or something sinister? They are reminiscent to ancient drawings on cave walls
Even if the police aren’t terribly interested, TikTokers are — with one of the videos racking up 5.3 million views
Even if the police aren’t terribly interested, TikTokers are — with one of the videos racking up 5.3 million views.
Commenters are also invested in what happened, and some have cracked jokes about the source of the stain.
‘Guys don’t worry, the last woman there just had a really bad period flow,’ wrote one.
‘Sorry that was me, I spilled my Diva Cup,’ joked another.
‘It’s an old house, lil murder here and there is normal,’ quipped a third.
‘You either had a wino or Ted Bundy living there,’ asserted yet another.
In a follow-up video, the owner also showed off some other strange in the house, like finger painting on the walls in the basement, reminiscent to ancient drawings on cave walls.