Teresita Basa's Ghost Named her Killer
Did Apparition Communicate with Mrs. Chua or Possess Her?
Nov 15, 2009
On February 21, 1977 Chicago police officers found the body of Philippine born Teresita Basa lying on the floor of her apartment, stabbed to death and partially burned. She was a popular respiratory therapist at Edgewater Hospital. The initial suspect was her boyfriend, but after interviewing him, police realized he wasn’t her killer. Solving the case was dead-ended until Basa’s spirit named her killer.
Basa’s Ghost Contacts Mrs. Chua
Four months after the crime, Chua, who also worked at the hospital, went into an altered state of consciousness, ASC, and spoke in Tagalong, a dialect of her native Philippine language. The voice said she was Basa and that co-worker Allan Showery murdered her because he stole her jewelry.
When Chua came out of her ASC, she remembered nothing. Her husband, Dr. Jose Chua, was baffled and frightened by the incident. During the next communication, Basa said that Showery had her jewelry and gave her pearl cocktail ring to his common-law wife. After the third incident, Jose contacted the police.
Police Investigation of Basa’s Murder
The detectives handling the case, Joseph Stachula and Lee Epplen, were skeptical but wanted to follow up on all leads. The autopsy revealed Basa was a virgin. They asked Chua if Basa had been raped to test her. The answer was "no."
The Chuas told the men about Showery and the stolen jewelry. They searched Showery’s apartment and found Basa’s jewelry. When Showery was arrested and told about the evidence, he signed confessions admitting to murdering Basa and stealing her jewelry. The case was officially closed in August 1977, but unofficially, it continued.
The Media was Involved in Basa Case
Managing editor of the Philippine Herald, Gus Bernardes, knew the Chuas. He delved into the case and learned about other bizarre events related to the murder. Chua told colleagues she had seen Basa’s apparition. Several co-workers complained about Chua's behavior during the week before the case broke. She went into ASCs during which she would sing in Basa’s voice.
There were baffling changes in Chua’s personality. She had been a good employee, but became insubordinate and ultimately, she was fired. She seemed to be possessed by Basa’s spirit at times. The Herald published the information in August. Later, the Chicago Tribune ran the story as an item of interest on its front page as Showery was coming to trial. He was convicted of murder and received a fourteen year prison sentence which ended the criminal aspect of the case.
Basa Case – Apparition, Possessor or Both?
According to survival theory, an apparition is that part of a person that survives death of the physical body. They have intelligence, can communicate and can appear in dreams or when the recipient is awake. The Greenbrier Phantom, Zona Heaster, appeared to her mother one night to tell her that husband, Edward Shue, killed her. James Chaffin wrote a new will and hid it, but died in an accident before he could tell others about the document. His apparition told his son, James, about the will and where it could be found.
The case of the spirit of Mary Roff possessing Lurancy Vennum is sometimes referred to as the Watseka Wonder and is probably the most well known one of this type of possession. When Mary possessed Lurancy, Mary recalled many things that happened during her life and knew the Roffs and their friends.
Whether the case is about spirit communication, possession or both, Basa was able to reveal that Showery killed her and stole her jewelry, leading to his conviction.
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Source:
Life After Death, The Case for Survival of Bodily Death, D. Scott Rogo, (London: Guild Publishing, 1986).
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