Reply #9: Are there neighbors that have lived there for a while?

[LaurenG]

I would start with them, then maybe a google search on the address. Also the library may be able to help find articles if there was ever a police report made regarding the people who have lived there in the past.

I find that sometimes if someone is really sad/depressed you can pick up on that in spaces where they have spent a lot of time too. Residual energy can stay around for a while, here is a link to a website which discusses it.
http://thespiritguide.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/residual-energy-part-one/

here is an excerpt:
I believe that some traumatic events in particular, like violence or fear, can leave lasting in impressions in not only people, but their surroundings. Depression, anxiety, hate and sorrow are such powerful emotions that they would surely affect even the least empathic of individuals.

Being an empath myself, I’m extremely sensitive to these impressions left behind in homes. I have difficulty living in homes where anyone has lived previously. I feel most comfortable in homes built from the ground up and I am the first owner, leaving all my own energy imprints. I have lived in homes where I’ve sensed certain impressions from the previous owners and then afterward have my suspicions confirmed by a neighbor who happen to know the previous tenants very well.