This is a bogus stunt and is not true…

If you Trespass on this private property you will be arrested on site!

The current resident has contacted my Department in order to stop the constant harassment by people that are too dumb to realize that this is not a haunted site… Why do you think that this Webpage is part of the “Dumb Network” anyway?

Stop Harassing, Trespassing, and Breaking and Entering into the new residence on this property. The owners are armed and have a valid permits to protect themselves if necessary. Consider this your one and final warning!!

Respectfully;

Porter County Sheriff David Lain.

The FACTS are:

The property at the curve of 650 North and 125 West is private property, occupied, and it is not even the site of the so-called “Dewey” house.

The old farm house was in fact built by homesteaders from Virginia named the Campbell’s at the turn of the century and it was burnt down in 2003 by trespassers.

The old house never had a full basement, only a small furnace room dug out below one part of the house.

The only crimes committed on this property have been by the people trespassing, committing arson, and stealing private property. No deaths or murder has ever been recorded in connection with this property.

The new houses have been broken into on several occasions and are private property. If you get caught trespassing you might get shot by the owners or you will be arrested by the police because the owners will certainly press charges due to all of the damage and theft already done.

I talked to one the owners and they said that not only did they loose the original home but that they have lost several belongings and even family pictures due to the vandalism and theft by people that do not respect their property or privacy.

The property is for sale as the current owners are fed up with all the nuisance and crime perpetrated on them and want to sell and move. So if you really think that this property is Haunted (it is not) then buy it yourself and then you can attempt to scare people all you want on your own property!

DO NOT GO TO THIS PROPERTY. If you go here without permission of the owners you are subject to arrest and full prosecution and you could even be blamed for crimes that someone else has already committed…

Holy Moly people!!!!!!!!!!!!
can’t anyone get a story straight? Or spelling well, except for these officers. I really think people need to stop trespassing when it’s OBVIOUS when you see the NO TRESPASSING signs. Duh!! I think the owners want to make it scary for you so you WON’T come back!!! I hope for these owners they can find some peace so they won’t have to move. It’s not fair that they should go, it’s the people who need to learn how to read signs that should go away. I will help put up some other signs up that say “GO AWAY NOW OR ELSE” or something like that. Yours truly, kristie
kgaskil10@onlyinternet.net

wow.
i used to live by it
Its near south haven indiana by the way
kind of near portage
ive been outside of the house but never in it
it creeps me out being near it!
also,
theres a few other haunted places near it
In Crown point indiana the court house is supposedly haunted
you should check it out

and for a fact,
he didnt shoot himself,
he hung himself
and buried his family under the house and they were later dug up

its a big mansion
not a farm!
my goodness
ive been past there many many times

hey can anyone email me true facts about anything haunted in nw indiana please SpoiledMommy80@yahoo.com

thanks

Way to go Sheriff. I believe in ghost hunting, and do it quite frequently. NOT at the expence or aggrivation of any property owner. If they dont have permission, they are not true hunters. “BUST THEM ALL”

well my step dad just put windows in the house and said that the lady that lives ther is vrazy that she runs out at people with a shot gun he said the house just looks scary

i was just at this place today and the house was burned down the newest hose is in the back you all have no idea of what you are talking about

I just can’t believe how gullible some people are. The myth’s associated with Wolf Mansion and the Dewey house are FALSE!!! Not true!! Campfire stories to scare small children!! SEE THE PROOF ABOVE. Grow up. No rational adult is going to hear that crazy story about heads on fence posts and believe it to be true. I believe in ghosts and that some places are legitimately haunted, but come on, wake up!

And how difficult is it to understand that “No Trespassing” signs mean stay out? You are breaking the law if you go into a place that is posted with no trespassing signs. Anyone with a legitamate interest in ghost hunting is not going to go onto private property without permission. I can very well understand how upset the current property owners are with a bunch of idiots running around their property, trespassing, breaking and entering and vandalising the place. They have the right to deffend their property and it would be sad to see some thrill seeker get hurt just because they were the one’s to push the owners over the edge.

LEAVE THOSE POOR PEOPLE ALONE!!!! Get a life. Get a grip. How many ways does someone have to say that those stories are all lies to get through to some of you? You are giving people who have a serious interest in collecting FACTS about ghosts and haunted locations a bad name.

For one thimg, anyone can get on here and say they are a sheriff and another, why don’t we just let them all RIP? …..be considerate.

I and three friends have been to the house it is true but The story is different but almost the same as the one told this happen when my dad was a kid and my grandma told me about it as well she had a news paper from the time it happen so its sad to say it is the truth. when we got to the house two things happen I had three lines of blood on my pants and a upside down hand print was on the window I had never left the car and my pants didnt have blood on them before I got there thats crazy. To this day I tell everyone not to go there. Ryan Tapper, jon markos and shay? was the three people that had gone with me. Fear had set into all of us after that this was back in 1999 and I can forget it

I think its funny that the story changes offten with time but people should not go there I can only go by what I see and for people to say that something did not happen at the house is crazy

I live in valpo and have been told by a few friends that this place is HEAVILY guarded by police patrols. Also, that wrecking crews fear even going in to demolish the place. PLUS there are many signs deterring anyone from even stepping NEAR the house. I have never been there, haven’t got the gull to do so at the moment. And the idea behind the police deterring anyone from going there, or claiming that this never took place, is all just a giant cover-up in my books. They just want the residences in the area to feel at rest and not believe there are paranormal activities afoot. I mean, c’mon. Any govermental official is going to tell citizens something to make them feel better. I truly do believe this place is haunted.

Alright. Today. May 13th 2008 me and some friends went up to this old deweys house. It was creepy because of the rain. There was no shot gun or no one living there. But we didnt get to look at everything. the only thing that was creepy about it was that it was dark, in the woods, and everything was run down. We didnt interupt anyones personal life. We kept to ourselves and respected the property. So. Go check it out. its pretty neat even if it isnt haunted.
Also. We got a bunch of pictures. and many of your debates could be settled if you would check out my pictures. ask for them and i’ll post them somewhere. If you have pictures i would like to share.
-mallory.

Lieutenant Dan here,
Reporting to all you rapscallions and you tom foolery at the Dewey property. Those folks were good people, and ya’ll kids have been messin’ up their property for years. Any one entering i will personally SHOOT!

Please and thankyou,

LTD DAN.

6/5/08.first of all old man deweys 100% haunted! or was shall i say! i was told by a neighbor when checking out the house that it was under investigation bc someone had burned it down a few weeks be4. i was very surprised to see this bc we had came too investigate this house many times be4. they still do not know how did it. as i was walking around i came to an abrupt stop when i seen something that made my stomach turn. firstly let me tell u that the night be4 this there was a terrible storm which nothing could have stayed in its place that wasnt very heavy or nailed down. so all of a sudden i look down and all this old makeup and hair stuff was perfectly set out as if someone was just about to get ready. i nearly pissed myself when i seen this!!! nothing could have stayed in its place from the night be4! no possible way! and no one was there be4 us this day after the storm im sure! bc we came very early!! that place is disgustingly haunting burned down or still standing! also me and my cousin found lots of weird and odd things one including a 1st aid kit that we opened and it it was old bloudy gauz just put back in there fot keeps or something!! idk but the story is true bc a friend of mines relative was on the case back when and said its still an open investigation or atleast as of 3 yrs ago!! try it but be careful! i advise u to go in daylight! ull find stuff and dont worry ull still be scared!!

First off let me tell you sherriff ease up kids have been checking out the dewey house for yrs.second yes the post from the retired sherrif are as actual as you are going to get dobbins has been a friend of my dads for long time and hes a stright up guy if there was anything haunted out there he would be able to tell you . now what i will confirm about the dewey house is when i was 20 yrs old maybee even 19 abunch of us kids taht hung out at the county seat went out there one night i would say there were like 20 of us in 7 different cars and one of our buddies maybe two decided to jump the fence and see what was up well all i know is that whoever lives there is damn sure tired of teenagers cause she let out the dogs and fired a couple of shots from a shotgun now i ve been by the dewey house a million times and just drove by and never seen nothing and we probably would have seen nothing that night had we not caused a commotion and aggravated the lady who lives or lived there then so pls take my advice it could have got bad that night if you want to see the grounds go during the day and be polite and ask you might just get lucky and not get run off by a shotgun wielding grandma

Okay now first off i would just like to say it is okay for people to look around the “dewey” house as long as you do not take anything. I promise you that beyond the burnt wreckage there is nothing to see. My house is in the back of the property and is off limits. I know that many kids like to go there to get spooked and im not against that it is just when stuff starts going missing that i get angry and call the cops i love my home but some people are making it impossible for me to live there and keep nice things. So if you want your kids to be able to go there stay at the old burnt house and do not come any further back ….please it is expensive to tear down a house i have looked into it.