In San Carlos, Panama, the mysterious case of an American couple found dead has unfolded. On August 28, 2018, an employee found Richard Ewert dead in his bed with a dark bump on his head. His wife, Linda Brandow, mourned him chain-smoking, so much so that neighbors claimed the house seemed to smoke by itself. A month and five days later, on October 3rd, the house had a strange smell again, this time of liquor and spilled pills. Linda was found sitting in a chair, with an open pill bottle on her lap. An irregular trail of blood was found through the house, as if someone had staggered, leaving pieces of their life behind. The couple came from the frozen north of the United States, dragging suitcases, dreams, and something else that no one could name then. They built a strange, silent house with windows that seemed to flicker at dusk. Locals remember how they would give rides to anyone and hand out toys and candy every December. They say he fell, bled, tried to reach his bed… and the house let him sleep forever.
