Would you buy and live in a home where a murder took place? (W/ poll)
I was thinking of this guy yesterday, Robert Raymond Cook of Stettler. He suddenly popped into my mind yesterday. I went to high school in Stettler and his name was routinely brought up because he was the last person to be executed for the crime of murder. Students talked about him a lot.
For those of you unfamiliar with the story, RRC brutally murdered his father, step mother and 5 half siblings in '59 and tossed their bodies in the garage grease pit. He was executed in 1960, the last to meet that fate in Alberta. (Wiki article at bottom.)
People always asked about the house the murders happened in, and who was living in it now. The house was actually demolishedsome time after the murders. I'm assuming because no one wanted to live in the structure. The developer built a 3 or 4 story apartment building on the lot. Most of the rooms were rentals IIRC, and many people I knew went on to live there when they moved out of their parents place after high school.
This brings me to my question... would you ever buy and live in a home where a murder took place?
I frequently see crime scenes on the news which show big, modern suburban homes, some of them almost new still. I doubt they are getting demolished. If they were listed for sale after, would you be inclined to buy it and live there?
For myself, I don't think I could do it, even if it was a smoking deal. I'd be constantly reminded of a violent crime taking place. Plus, trying to sell it later might be difficult.
Anyway, curious as to what you guys say.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Raymond_Cook
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