Fact Or Fiction - Back from the dead - [season 1, episode 2] - Youtube series

We know death to be the end of this bumpy ride we call life. It’s the one guarantee and one of few things that links everybody in the world to one another. We’re all facing the inevitability of an eternal vast darkness or a higher plane of existence, but what if some of us could beat death? We all face our mortality in our own ways, but the following three stories show that some aren’t willing to let go.. Is there a way to come back from the beyond… or are we spinning fantastical fallacies? Put your perception to the test as you determine whether these stories are a product of fact… or fiction. The line that divides the factual from the unreal has long since blurred, the tales we once thought fantastical now implanted as truth. To decipher verity from the imagined, you must break from the ordinary and consider a universe where the outlandish prevails. Can you expand your mind to see beyond our perceived reality? Can you decide what's fact or fiction? Whether we want it to or not, death is coming for us all, and sometimes it even has its eye out for those newly introduced to the world. Bethany and Danial Hardener were overjoyed to welcome their son and third child, Devin, into the world, but the small boy was met with something much colder than the warm embrace of his parents. Story # 1: The Miracle Light It wasn’t what he expected his wife, Bethany, to surprise him with on a random Monday evening after work, but when Danial saw the pregnancy test sitting on the bathroom counter, he was elated. Fast forward nine months and it seemed like that joy was falling apart right in front of him, lost to a reality that neither he nor Bethany had prepared for. All of the shopping for baby clothes, the preparation of a nursery, reading every “How to…” book on being a father – none of that mattered anymore, not as the doctor regretfully explained their baby was stillborn. Danial held the death certificate in his hand in disbelief, questioning what they had done wrong. Devin would have been their third child, they knew how to handle the pregnancy and were still so careful. But it wasn’t enough. Devin was born at 1lb 1oz, his tiny frame not taking in any air. Danial could see how motionless his small body was and knew, before the doctor confirmed it, that his son had died. By the sound of Bethany’s sobs, she knew, too. While Danial did his best to accept what happened to his family, Bethany couldn’t let go of Devin so easily. She struggled with the concept that he was dead, that maybe she did something wrong that caused his premature birth. She insisted on seeing his body one last time, her heart needing one moment with him before letting go. Later that evening, after a day of feeling sorrow and anger and confusion, Danial and Bethany were escorted down to the morgue for a final visit with the son they never got to know. The tiny coffin that awaited them in the morgue was shocking, almost surreal, but Bethany persisted. As Danial pried open the wooden top, there he was, tiny Devin, frost forming on his body. Bethany reached in to touch her baby one last time and as her finger brushed his small cheek, she was met not just with the shock of how cold he felt but also a small whimper. Devin’s body didn’t move, but she definitely heard it, and judging by the look on Danial’s face, so, too, did he. After 12 hours in the cold of the morgue, the underdeveloped boy had somehow overcome death and, brought back by the warming and loving touch of his mother. The medical staff, the very same doctors that declared him dead, attended to the miracle child, baffled by what many considered a “miracle baby.” Is what sounds like a fictitious and uplifting tale actually rooted in our reality? Frozen for 12 hours, could Devin be a case for cryogenics? Is it possible that the timeline is completely off and, in the chaos, the truth was muddied? Can you tell if we’re tangling you in our web of deception? Tell us your thoughts in the comments and stick around to find out. Next, we’re going to look at the story of Matteo Guzman and how a simple drive on a familiar highway thrust him into what could serve as a PSA for wearing seatbelts. Story # 2: The Accident “Be careful, I hate when you’re on the road so late.” It was the last thing Carla Guzman said to her husband before receiving the phone call that all wives dread. It was a deadly crash, a freak highway accident that demolished her husband’s car. Within the crumpled wreckage the fire department found the motionless body of Matteo Guzman, blood soaking his face. They called out to him but received no response. When they pulled him from the destroyed heap of metal, there was no question that he had died in the crash. Matteo had been returning home from a night with his friends when his car was struck, the catalyst of a very quick series of events that wound up taking his life. When Carla received the phone call, she was left in shock but still bore the responsibility of ensuring the body pulled from the wreckage did belong to her husband. Through tears, disbelief, and grief, she made her way to the hospital, expecting and fearing the absolute worst. As she made the drive, Matteo was being placed on the morgue table and prepared for the autopsy. A large gash on his face was the site of much of his blood loss and needed stitching, especially if his wife was going to be seeing his body. As the needle pierced his flesh, a trickle of blood appeared and dripped down his face. According to the report received by the morgue, he had been dead long enough for the flow of blood to have stopped. That he bled from a simple prick of a needle was a little surprising, but not nearly as much as when his eyes shot open. Matteo reacted as anyone who wakes up to being prodded with needles would – terrified. According to the newly revived Matteo, the pain had snapped him from what was thought to be death. As he came to terms with having been declared dead and the tragedy he lived through, Carla arrived at the hospital. Though she expects to be escorted to the morgue, she’s brought to a hallway where she finds Matteo, miraculously alive. Matteo says the unbearable pain is what woke him, but wouldn’t being moved and handled had the same effect? Could this just be a tall tale passed down through the ages? Or is the terrifying ordeal that Matteo and Carla went through based on truth? Before we reveal tonight's answers, we have a question to pose: Could the victim of a *** also wind up being their best witness? While you consider an answer, hear the tale of Jennifer Allenbrook, who may leave you thinking differently. Story # 3: An Act of Passion It was a case that had been seen way too often. Jennifer Allenbrook, 35, bullet wound from a .44 Remington Magnum to the temple. A scornful lover unwilling to let her end what was likely an abusive and volatile relationship. Anyone could visualize their final moments together, a distressed Allenbrook telling her beau that they needed to end their fling that led to fits of rage as the two argued over their past and future. Those that knew them knew they weren’t strangers to dialing “911,” but Jennifer stayed with him because she knew he loved her and would someday change. Then one night, she reached her breaking point. As he threatened to raise a hand to her, she reached for something to defend herself with and struck him. It was the first time she fought back. It would also be the last. By the time Allenbrook was wheeled into the morgue, her boyfriend, John, had already been picked up for questioning and was, expectedly so, cracking under the pressure. As he tried to spin his version of the story, the lifeless body of Jennifer was placed in a room of other frigid corpses. Her body started to turn cold as John continued spewing his lies, this time claiming she had turned the gun on herself. The officers that picked him up listened to his woeful version of the past five years with Jennifer, and though they knew it’d be an easy arrest and conviction, they were unaware of how easy it would get. In the silence of the morgue, there was a scream. Jerry, who had worked in the sublevel for years, recalled it as the most frightening sound he had ever heard and feared it was a cry for help from another dimension. When the coughing and soft sobs followed, his curiosity and concerned trumped his fear. “He shot me,” a hoarse female voice choked through coughs. Jerry followed the sounds and found the once-deceased Jessica just barely moving. Her skin was freezing, but she was clinging onto a life everyone thought she had lost. As confused as the medical staff in the hospital was, it was difficult not to feel elation over the following days as Jennifer very slowly recovered. That she survived the gunshot wasn’t an impossibility, especially as the bullet hadn’t hit her brain, but how she had come back from death became a hot topic within the hospital. Though many claimed she was simply misdiagnosed as deceased, those that had attended to her stood their ground, even as they fell under heavy scrutiny. Jennifer eventually recovered, though she was left with permanent damage to her vision and PTSD from the nightmare of being shot, declared dead, and left in a room with the recently deceased. Is it possible for someone to survive being shot point-blank in the temple with such a powerful gun? And why did so many medical staff misdiagnose Jennifer as being dead? Perhaps the bullet struck Jennifer just right and the medical technology used to diagnose her was malfunctioning that day? What do you think? Let us know in the comments now. The Reveal: So, you think you’re a bona fide sleuth that knew which of our tales were true and which were a complete lie? Let’s see if you’re as good as you say you are at separating fact, from fiction. Let’s recall the story of baby Devin, a premature baby born at 1lb 1oz. Did his parents really open a small coffin to find him cold, but breathing after being declared dead 12 hours earlier? If you think it’s nonsense, then let us introduce you to Analia Bouge and Fabian Veron, the parents in the real-life story of Luz Milagros. After being born more than 10 weeks premature, Luz was declared dead within 20 minutes of birth. It's also true that Analia wanted to see her daughter one last time, leading to their miraculous discovery. Sadly, however, little Luz passed away over a year later. Do you believe that Matteo Guzman simply “woke up” from death after being poked with a needle? If you do, you'd be right. Thirty-three-year-old Carlos Camejor was involved in a deadly car accident that left him on a metal slab in a morgue. As a large gash on his chin was being repaired, he actually did wake up, claiming the “pain was unbearable. To verify his story, Carlos posed with the autopsy order and obvious scarring on his face. Finally, we have Jennifer Allenbrook and her brush with death after being shot in the temple. Was this one of our tall tales - or was Jennifer based on a real person? If you’re itching to hear the backstory on this one, well, we’re sorry to say, there isn’t one. Allenbrook and the bullet to her temple are creations of our very own vivid imaginations. How well did you in tonight's video? Did you look past the deception of our world and define the oft-blurred line that struggles to separate lies from the truth? Let us all know in the comment section below and should you find the urge to test your perceptions again, be sure to subscribe and join us next time when we ask you to decide what's fact... or fiction.