It has come to my attention that Jason Hawes, famous for his show "Ghost Hunters," has decided to start a GoFundMe to raise enough money to purchase the Richardson-Arnold House on the upcoming auction on October 31, 2025. I sent Mr. Hawes a message on social media this morning with a sincere request that I am hoping he might consider, for the sake of historical preservation.
Good Morning, 10/5/2025
I wanted to reach out to you because I have heard of your recent endeavor to raise funds to save the Richardson-Arnold house from the grasps of other potential owners who may further exploit and damage the history of the home. I am reaching out to you today to toss a suggestion into the ring, although I am sure you already have someone or some group in mind to manage the property if you are able to procure enough funds to purchase the home at auction on the 31st.
My request to you is to strongly consider donating the home to the Burrillville Historical and Preservation Society for proper care and management of the home. Betty Mencucci and her husband Carlo are the best suited to take on this task and those at the historical society are the ones who want to make sure the true history of the home is preserved with love and respect. It was Betty and Carlo who helped me with my fundraiser to replace Bathsheba Sherman's headstone and it is they who continue to repair and replace headstones throughout Burrillville's historic cemeteries, as well as preserving the factual history of those who have been wronged in death. I am requesting this with sincerity and hope that you would strongly consider making sure the historical society can keep this home safe and preserved for another century or more.
Pam Kenyon Cardin, my dear friend, and whose father grew up in the home, whose grandmother was born and raised in the home, and her great grandmother who lived there along with her father before that and so on and so forth, they didn't want this home to be a paranormal circus side show as it had become under the care of Jacqueline Nunez. I know that just before Pam died she was very upset with how things were going and how her family history was being told erroneously. That is why I created my blog "Deconstructing the Conjuring" and spent hundreds of hours researching the history of the home, the families who lived there and debunking false stories that have sprang up since the early 1970s. I do not want to see Pam's ancestral home continue to be treated like a amusement park -- it was a family home, where people lived and loved, and yes, some passed, but nothing nefarious ever took place on that property.
The truth of the home should be preserved and taught. Please consider my request if you are able to acquire the home. Please think of the original owners, the Richardsons, Arnolds, Butterworths and the Kenyons -- whom I know would not want their home to be treated the way it has been the last 6 years.
Thank you for your time,
J'aime Rubio, Author and Historian
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