Haunted Clothing Factory’s Naked Ghost Hunt Fundraiser Huge Success

Would you ever participate in a naked ghost hunt to raise money for the preservation of a haunted location? I figured such an event would flop. (Pun intended.) However, instead, it was a rousing success.

As one ghost hunter who bared all put it, “We do it in the dark anyway and it was for a good cause so why not? Besides, who knows? I never tried ghost hunting without clothes before. Maybe it would stir up some interesting activity.”

Interesting was exactly what the new owners of the abandoned R. Streaking Pants Factory in Chafing, Ohio, were going for. Charity Case and her husband Justin are big fans of the paranormal and always wanted to own a haunted property. Having grown up in Chafing, they were very familiar with the factory’s ghost stories. When the building went up for sale, they jumped at the chance to own it.

“We want to renovate it into a place where people can comfortably conduct overnight investigations, but we’re going to need to raise more money to make that happen,” Charity said. “And we know we want to hold events so we decided to make our first one as unique as possible. We wanted to do something different and memorable, but we also wanted to let people know, ‘Hey! There’s a new haunted place to investigate! Come check us out!'”

“We called it a ‘clothing optional’ ghost hunt hoping that might help get attention,” Justin explained. “It almost immediately went viral on social media as a ‘naked ghost hunt’ and the sign-ups poured in.”

R. Streaking Pants Factory History and Paranormal Activity

The R. Streaking Pants Factory opened in the 1920s and specialized in making dungarees and other workwear. However, when Earl Lee Streaking II disappeared in 1991, the factory was forced to close.

Earl Lee had always made clear he didn’t want any part of the family business. So people weren’t surprised that he had just up and disappeared, but they were shocked to find he’d cleaned out all of the company’s accounts.

The family valued their employees. Earl Lee had always shown the same respect as his father and grandfather had. How could he be so selfish and destroy so many lives?

Well, it actually turned out the company’s crafty accountant had embezzled all of the money and tried to pin it on Earl Lee. Except, the accountant didn’t get very far. He was killed in a gruesome accident with one of the pant presses.

But then what happened to Earl Lee? People suspected the accountant might have killed him, but where was Earl Lee’s body?

Well, decades later, a pair of Randonauts made a grisly discovery in a secret room of the pants factory. They found a body, which DNA later identified as Earl Lee.

Because of the accountant’s death and Earl Ray’s, this is why some believe two spirits haunt the factory. People have reported being pushed, feeling burning sensations, hearing screaming and disembodied voices raised as if having an argument, apparitions, and mysterious lights.

The Naked Ghost Hunt

Over 50 people showed up for the pants factory’s first event, but not everybody got naked. Groups were split into those with clothes and those without and then were divided into groups of six for investigations.

Whether clothed or not, everyone seemed to have a great time, and Charity and Justin Case were thrilled that their new haunted venue made such a big impression.

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