What triggered Ernie Rivers' haunting?

Emotional distress and childhood trauma.

How did Mabelle react to the haunting?

Invited a neighbor over for validation.

Dr. Charles D Wrege and Dr. Roll.

Investigated the haunting with skepticism.

Gave the haunting the nickname "Project Poltergeist."

Ernie Rivers' haunting in Newark, New Jersey, began on his 13th birthday, escalating due to his emotional distress and childhood trauma, attracting media attention and the nickname "Project Poltergeist."
Dr. Charles D Wrege's investigation revealed Ernie's psychokinetic abilities, linking his suppressed emotions to the poltergeist activity and necessitating separation from his grandmother for his well-being.

What triggered Ernie Rivers' haunting?
Emotional distress and childhood trauma.
How did Mabelle react to the haunting?
Invited a neighbor over for validation.
Who conducted the investigation into the haunting?
Dr. Charles D Wrege and Dr. Roll.
What did the Newark Housing Authority do?
Investigated the haunting with skepticism.
How did the media react to the haunting?
Gave the haunting the nickname "Project Poltergeist."

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Ernie Rivers' haunting began on May 6th, 1961, on his 13th birthday in Newark, New Jersey.
Strange occurrences started with a glass jar falling, followed by six punchbowl cups falling off hooks.
Glass bottles smashed in the bathroom, with a bottle of antiseptic flying into the living room.
Mabelle feared being labeled crazy and invited a neighbor over, witnessing a cologne bottle flying.
The neighbor saw a glass decanter move on its own, leading Mabelle to confess about the haunting.
The lamp shattered, prompting Mabelle, the neighbor, and Ernie to flee the apartment.
Ernie's childhood trauma and emotional distress attracted the haunting, intensifying after his 13th birthday.
The haunting spread to neighboring units, attracting media attention and the nickname "Project Poltergeist."
The Newark Housing Authority investigated the haunting, with skepticism from Irving Laskowitz.
Dr. Charles D Wrege, a parapsychologist, visited and experienced violent poltergeist activity, leading to media attention and further investigation.

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Dr. Wrege contacted Ernie's uncle, William, to come over and inspect the lamp for trickery, finding none.
The three, including Ernie, cleaned up the shattered lamp, but an ashtray and pepper shaker flew mysteriously.
Feeling under attack, they prepared to leave when more objects hurled at them, causing them to flee.
A reporter and assistant director conducted a second investigation, witnessing paranormal activity.
Dr. Wrege believed Ernie was the channel for the poltergeist activity and conducted an experiment to prove it.
Ernie successfully demonstrated psychokinetic activity, solidifying Dr. Wrege's theory.
Dr. Roll joined the investigation, observing Ernie's connection to the paranormal events.
Ernie's psychological evaluation revealed suppressed emotions linked to the poltergeist activity.
Ernie's dissociative states led to the conclusion that the poltergeist force was influencing him, requiring separation from his grandmother for his well-being.