One of the original employees of the haunted estate that inspired The Conjuring movies has been fired after the owner said a ghost accused him of stealing money.
Brian Dansereau began working at the Burrillville farmhouse, also known as the Old Arnold Estate, back in 2021 and was the last of the original staff at the property.
During his time, he was working for Jacqueline Nuñez who had bought ‘The Conjuring House’ for a whopping $1.5 million back in 2022.
But on July 19, Dansereau was let go after Nuñez told him that the spirit of former owner, John Arnold, informed her that he had stolen $3,000 in cash.
Brian Dansereau began working at the Burrillville farmhouse, also known as the Old Arnold Estate back in 2021 and was the last of the original staff at the property
Jacqueline Nuñez had bought ‘ The Conjuring House’ for a whopping $1.5 million back in 2022
‘She said, “John Arnold told me you’ve been stealing money out of the cash box for the past two months.”
‘I literally stopped and I had to correct her like, “John Arnold, one of the original owners?”, ‘Dansereau said as he showed texts to Target12.
The former employee also claims that the ‘voices in her head’ told her that he was physically attacking Nuñez.
‘The voices in her head, including John Arnold, told her I was psychically attacking her along with the previous staff and that the voices, including John Arnold, also told her I stole money from her,’ he wrote on his GoFundMe page.
Dansereau has since vehemently denied all theft allegations and instead accuses Nuñez of owing him $9,000 in back pay.
The disgruntled employee also said that when he asked for his last five weeks of pay, the owner refused and added that Nuñez told him that Arnold had instructed her not to give him the money.
Dansereau has since vehemently denied all theft allegations and instead accuses Nuñez (pictured) of owing him $9,000 in back pay
On July 19, Dansereau was let go after Nuñez said the spirit of former owner, John Arnold, informed her that he had stolen $3,000 in cash
He also says he finds Nuñez’s account preposterous.
‘For a spirit to go after a staff member in that manner, I’ve never heard of such a thing at any haunted venue let alone The Conjuring House,’ he said.
As a result, he has filed a complaint seeking unpaid wages with the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
But despite multiple accusations of not paying Dansereau what he is owed, Nuñez, a self-described medium, continues to say that the spirits of ‘the most famous haunted and active locations in the world’ told her he had been stealing.
‘It does not matter whether you believe in the paranormal or not. I and every person is entitled to experiences that bring understanding and meaning to our lives, including being informed or warned about wicked actors and actions,’ she said in a statement.
‘As far as Brian goes my experience with him devolved quickly, culminating in his at-will employment termination.
Flashback: The Perron family, pictured, owned the house for about a decade and experienced strange occurrences
Nuñez went on to say that had been ‘informed of other matters that are untoward from previous staff and even mischievous guests.’
Furthermore, the owner claims that her books also back up Arnold’s allegations of theft as they supposedly show discrepancies between merchandise orders and cash sales.
Apart from this, she has also denied owing her former staff member any money saying that ‘he has been made whole when counting the stolen money as part of his compensation.’
Nuñez now plans to file a complaint with state officials and Burrillville on the grounds that Dansereau ‘committed further egregious acts by appearing in YouTube videos slandering me personally and trying to damage my reputation and business at The Conjuring House.’
The 14-room-farmhouse gained its creepy reputation after rumored Satanist named Bathseba Sherman lived there in the mid-1800s. The Perron family believed it was Bathseba who was haunting their family
In 1977 the Warrens investigated a family home in the North London suburb of Enfield – which they claimed was haunted by poltergeist – ghost or spirit – activity.
Last year, DailyMail.com exclusively visited the real property that inspired the iconic series of horrors movies.
The home shot to notoriety after the Perron family were relentlessly haunted when they lived there in the 1970s.
The Perrons’ torment and their experience with famous paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren became the inspiration for the iconic horror movie The Conjuring after Andrea Perron, the eldest daughter, documented their experiences in a book.
Cody Desbiens, Director of Operations for The Conjuring House, said: ‘This has been known to be one of the most haunted places in the entire world because of all the experiences people have had here for some reason.
‘It’s just an amazing place. we have the land, the history of the land, and the history of the families that have lived in this house which makes it the perfect property to have something paranormal happen.’
Reed Boett, 22, works as a caretaker at The Conjuring House. He said that the home’s living room space was nicknamed the ‘séance room’ because of all the rituals that have taken place there.
The eldest Perron daughter Andrea documented the events that took place during the time her family spent in the house in a series of three books House of Darkness: House of Light, published in 2011 onwards
Boett told DailyMail.com that hauntings ‘could happen at any second of the day.
‘A lot of people think 3 am is the best time to investigate, but us caretakers could roll out of bed at 6 am and pull out a motion detector or spirit box, and we get some crazy activity.
‘Any time of the day, you can get something in the house and I think that’s what makes this place so special.’
The previous owners of the haunted hotspot – ‘paranormal investigators’ Cory and Jennifer Heinzen – bought the house in July 2019 for $439,000.
The Heinzens, who described themselves as paranormal investigators, hosted events at the site and rented rooms overnight for people eager for a scare.
The family lived in the home for 10 years and the Warrens visited them multiple times to investigate – including one visit when Lorraine conducted a seance to try and contact the spirits possessing the family
The couple said in 2021 that they experienced ‘doors opening, footsteps and knocks.’ Cory Heinzen said, ‘I had a hard time staying there by myself. I don’t have the feeling of anything evil, but it’s very busy. You can tell there’s a lot of things going on in the house.’
Just three years later – the pair of ‘paranormal investigators’ sold the house for reasons relating to Cory Heinzen’s health and the stress of running their spooky business at the same time as their personal property in Mexico, Maine.
The couple wasn’t ready to part ways with the ‘haunted’ house completely and have agreed to stop by monthly to help Nuñez continue to host paranormal investigations at the Rhode Island home.
‘This purchase is personal for me,’ Nuñez, told the Boston Globe. ‘It’s not a real-estate development. It’s around my own beliefs.’
Nuñez bought the house for $1.5 million – which was $300,000 over the asking price and over $1 million more than the Heinzen couple paid.
But allegedly the house comes with a special condition: ‘no one can live there all year round’ because of ‘high-levels or paranormal activity’.
Since her purchase in 2022, Nuñez has continued to host special events, house tours, investigations, GHO-Events and private events at the historic house.
Dansereau and the Burrillville farmhouse did not immediately respond to the DailyMail.com’s requests for comment.
