Host:
George Noory

Guests:
Joshua P. Warren

In the first half of the show, paranormal investigator Joshua P. Warren presented his
report on an allegedly haunted doll on display in a Florida museum. Robert the Doll, as
he is known, originally belonged to Key West resident Robert 'Eugene' Otto. According to
legend, a disgruntled servant of the Otto family, also a Voodoo priestess, made the doll
and gave it to Eugene in 1904. Shortly afterward many strange things began to occur in
the Otto household.

Warren said he was initially warned about Robert by a former Otto house caretaker, who
claimed the doll could move on its own and terrorized him to the point that he began
sleeping with a weapon. Others cautioned Warren not to photograph the 3-ft tall doll with
coal black eyes without first obtaining his permission. The walls around the doll's museum
display are plastered with letters from people detailing the bad luck that had befallen
them after snapping shots of Robert without his consent, he explained.

Warren, who did ask for (and believes he received) Robert's permission, described a chain
of weird events that happened to him during and after his investigation. Only five out of
the 72 3-D photos that he took of Robert developed. In addition, infrared alarm sensors,
light bulbs, and internet service at his home malfunctioned, and his wife reported hearing
mysterious voices from their living room. Warren thinks there is an energy surrounding
Robert, as his tests at the museum detected bursts of electromagnetism around the doll.
He also found odd stains under UV light, and suggested the Voodoo priestess who made Robert
may have used blood in his construction.

Warren said he considers Robert "the world's most haunted doll," and felt as though he was
actually in the presence of a real person during the investigation. He surprised George by
sending him his very own Robert the Doll replica. A caller phoned in to warn them that some
of the real doll's energy may have transferred to the replica. Warren's trip to the museum,
as well as his unexpectedly thrilling visit to the attic where Robert once resided, have
been chronicled in a video blog at his website.

George hosted Open Lines in the third hour. A special audio tribute to the late Laurence
Gardner followed in the final hour of the program, featuring part of his interview from
2/18/08.

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