‘You could be solving a cold case’: New homeowner rips up tile and discovers a suspicious stain that demands police attention

Most of us have overreacted in the past to a piece of information that we may have blown a little out of proportion. Many of us also have had something legitimately concerning happening in our lives, but for one reason or another, we needed someone to tell us whether proportionately freaking out was the acceptable thing to do.

In Audrey’s case, she would indeed have every reason to lose her mind. However, she is quite calm and composed as she tells her prospective TikTok audience: “Someone tell me that I’m overreacting.”

At the time of the unexpected discovery, no one could claim she was overreacting. I have seen people more outwardly distressed by a bug on the wall than by a potential cold case crime scene inside the house they just recently bought.

Is this TikTok video the beginning of a cold case being reopened?

Imagine buying a new house and accidentally uncovering what could or could not be an old bloody murder scene.

If you have watched a decent dose of true crime, and seen some crime scene photos, you would likely come to the same exact assumption Audrey came to. A leak prompted the new homeowners to peel off the laundry room’s flooring in search of the cause – one of the few only rooms in the house that had flooring – and found what very much looked like a pool of dried blood and bloody footprints. The footstep stains included not only bare feet but also shoe imprints, hinting at a minimum of two individuals being present.

Among the many comments suggesting plans of action, one commenter offered a less grim hypothesis: “So it could be Redgard, it’s used in waterproofing spaces for showers/tubs. Obviously, this looks VERY suspicious, but redgard would at least be red in color!!!” Redgard is a waterproof substance to prevent cracking in tile floors, which makes it a legitimate suggestion.

Some people were not only demanding updates but also doubting the veracity of the mind-blowing situation. Therefore, Audrey provided an update to help dispel some of the accusations:

After having the plumber over – who ripped a chunk of the room’s wall – Audrey called the police and requested that an officer have a look at what she had stumbled upon.

The officer – as evidenced in the photo she included – inspected the large stain himself and concluded that it was worth having a team dig deeper into it. He told her there hadn’t been any calls to that address that would indicate anyone had ever been injured – or worse – to the extent the potential evidence suggested.

Apparently, according to Audrey’s neighbors, the homeowner before her was a government worker who had lots of pets he did not take good care of. Due to the pets’ poor conditions, the house still stunk when Audrey bought it. The former resident has since moved to Africa to get married.

In the same video wherein Audrey discussed the previous homeowner, she also shared a relieving update:

Some people found the news that the source of the stain was not a mortally wounded human a little disappointing but that’s likely because they wouldn’t be the ones forced to live in a house where a murder occurred. Thankfully, that’s not the case for Audrey and her husband. But the question still remains: What was that suspicious-looking stain then? This may be one of those mysteries that, unfortunately, may never get solved.