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What’s in the rug? How TikTok got swept into a real-time true crime story


A woman in Ohio is being haunted by ghosts. Or maybe she’s not. There’s a dead body buried underneath her house, rolled up inside a rug. Or there’s

This week’s biggest drama on TikTok tells the story of a woman from Ohio who was building a fence in her yard, only to uncover a mysterious rug buried on her property. The same thing happened to Reesa Teesa, a TikToker who posted an hours-long series called “Who TF did I marry?” and ended up with a TV adaptation in the works based on her life. Fourteen years ago, she and her sister were early YouTube vloggers, posting “Glee” recaps, thoughts about the Twilight series, and even interviews with the Jonas Brothers.

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