Kina and husband Tim, center, stand with members of Ghost Asylum, a television show on Destination America.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story is one of a two part story detailing a local woman and organization’s account of her encounters with the paranormal. Read part two here.]

NAPPANEE — With the passing of another Halloween in Kosciusko County thoughts of things that go bump of the night have all but left residents minds. Taking down ghoulish lawn decor and putting away this year’s costumes, thoughts of spirits from the afterlife have been exchanged with planning for Thanksgiving, or Christmas for some. Though the holiday has come to pass, for one Nappanee family, coexistence with the paranormal has become a way of life.

For Kina Fuller, an introduction to the world of spirits was a terrifying experience. At the tender age of 13 while most were enjoying adolescent innocence and fun experiences with friends, Fuller was dealing with something much darker during the night.

“I didn’t have a choice in dealing with the paranormal. When I turned 13 is when everything happened… I could see shadows all around my bed as if they where watching me,” explained Fuller. “It made me feel like I was at a funeral and I was the one everyone came to see.”

Laying in bed at night, Fuller experienced a fear few could know. From the darkness, she could feel the eyes of others and even their touch at times.

“I could feel someone laying in bed with me and holding my hand as if to say everything was okay. It was a scary time for me.”

It was later when discussing the nighttime visits with her aunt that Fuller received a startling realization. Those she was seeing before her bed were members of her family who had since passed away.

“I told my aunt who always thought it was interesting and wanted to hear more. After I had moved in with her I could see more and more. Next to my window was a black ‘door’ and everyone came in and out. I could see a women standing and pacing by my window. I told my Aunt and she grabbed the photo album. I could identify family members that I had never met, they all died before I was born or was very young. The women by the window was a cousin that was waiting for her son that had died in a bad accident.”

For many years Fuller attempted to push these encounters from her mind. It wasn’t until she met her husband, Tim, and began discussing her past with him and his two sons, Dylan and Cole, that Fuller began to open herself back up to the possibility of something intangible was in her presence.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: The second part of this story, which details hauntings in Kosciusko County, will be featured on InkFreeNews tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 7.]