The Most Chilling Messages People Received Beyond The Grave

May 2024 · 2 minute read

On February 21, 1977, the Chicago Fire Department was called to extinguish a blaze in the apartment of 47-year-old respiratory therapist Teresita Basa. After putting out the flames, the firefighters stumbled upon a grisly scene. As detailed by Chicago Now, Basa's body was discovered under her mattress, and a kitchen knife protruded from her chest.

With no signs of forced entry, investigators determined that Basa must have known her assailant, but the scant physical evidence led detectives to a dead end. After a couple of months, the case went cold. It seemed Basa's killer had gotten away with murder.

Later, Remebios "Remy" Chua, a co-worker of Basa's at Edgewater Hospital, witnessed a terrifying apparition of her deceased colleague in a locker room. The dead woman also appeared in her dreams, where she showed Chua the face of her killer — a hospital porter named Alan Showery.

Basa's otherworldly influence over Chua wasn't limited to nightmares. Falling into a trancelike state, Chua began speaking with Basa's voice, revealing more and more details about the murder. "Tell them Al came to fix my television, and then he killed me," Chua allegedly said.

Chua's husband, an influential doctor, was able to convince a skeptical Chicago detective to listen to his wife's claims. An ensuing investigation traced jewelry stolen from Basa's apartment to Alan Showery's girlfriend. Initially claiming no knowledge of the crime Showery eventually pled guilty and was sentenced to 22 years in prison for murder and armed robbery.

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