Man says coffee shop haunted by Civil War soldier

An Alabama antheral claims that his java store is haunted by the shade of a worker from the Civil War – and says helium has video to beryllium it.

Joshua Dairen, 31, and his wife, Keema Miller, 31, bought "The Coffee Shop" successful Opelika, Alabama, successful April 2023, they told the quality bureau SWNS. 

Opelika is simply a tiny metropolis successful east-central Alabama. 

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Shortly aft purchasing the shop, Dairen said helium began to fishy something paranormal was afoot, helium told SWNS. 

He said helium began proceeding "rustling" noises erstwhile cipher was around, and that helium often heard footsteps contempt being unsocial successful the shop. 

Joshua Dairen and his household bought The Coffee Shop successful April 2023, and soon began noticing immoderate unusual occurrences.  (SWNS)

"We person experienced unusual enactment ever since we bought the place," helium told SWNS, adding that the paranormal happenings began "within the archetypal week" of owning the shop. 

Initially, Dairen suspected the rustling noises were the effect of the 19th period building's older wiring, but says helium has "continuously" heard the noises. 

This September, a subordinate of his unit said she saw an apparition of a worker walking toward her precise aboriginal successful the morning. Dairen released a video, saying it showed her reacting to thing she had seen. 

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"They were successful the store unsocial astatine astir 5:40 successful the greeting erstwhile they saw a fig walking from the backmost bureau to the counter," helium said. 

Additionally, helium himself erstwhile saw a "shadow figure" look retired of a model of an bureau erstwhile cipher was inside, helium told SWNS. 

The metropolis of Opelika was raided during the Civil War, says Dairen, and helium suspects a deceased worker ne'er left.  (SWNS)

"We've seen a fig walking around the shop erstwhile cipher has been in, and I person seen unexplained footwear prints connected the floor," helium said. This includes a clip a mysterious footwear people was recovered connected a carton of beverage helium said mysteriously "exploded." 

"It was an aged service footwear oregon something," helium told SWNS. "Nobody successful our store has ever worn combat boots."

Upon doing research, Dairen learned that warehouses successful the metropolis of Opelika were turned into Confederate proviso depots during the Civil War – and that galore soldiers were killed erstwhile the metropolis was raided. 

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One of these deceased soldiers, helium supposes, is present calling The Coffee Shop home. 

As for now, Dairen seems to beryllium good with the otherworldly visitant to his shop. 

"Luckily, thing has presented itself arsenic threatening towards us," helium said. 

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Fox News Digital reached retired to The Coffee Shop for further remark astir the ghostly incidents.