The family finds out that the grandfather lives in the lower decades after his death

Michael Carroll’s son made it hard – a cold jolt ran through him – when his shovel attacked what looked like rags and bones in the basement on Halloween Eve 2018.

Chris Carroll and his brother, Mike Carroll Jr., have been mining for months for the family in Lake Grove, Long Island, New York. The patriarch, who started digging, had just suffered a stroke and needed help just going down the stairs.

“Dad, I think I found something,” Chris said.

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She and her child had no idea that they were uncovering the remains of their great grandfather, George Carroll, who had disappeared half a century earlier.

The months-long excavation is the title of the new crime regime with true crime on December 16 If you investigate (ID), entitled “Secrets We Bury.”

Michael Carroll spent months painting the floor, driven by the belief that his father could hide below. (Courtesy of ID)

Patricia E. GillesSpie, a director based in YORK, came across a story about Carroll’s search in a local newspaper. Impressed, he began to search for her and soon found her.

Patricia E. Gillespie first read about Michael Carloll’s story in a local paper before meeting him at Dunkin’ donuts to discuss Father Jeorge. (Leon Bennett/Getty Images)

“I met Mike a few days after he revealed the mystery of his father,” Gillespie told Fox News Digital. “We hit it so hard that at the end of the meeting, he took me to the basement, where there was a big hole.'”

“Over the years, a lot of people thought Mike and his sister Jean Kennedy were crazy,” Gillespie said. “They were just told, ‘Your father left. Why would you accept this?'”

“Solving the mystery itself was the jumping-off point for the mysteries and thousands of secrets,” GillesSpie added.

People often dismiss Michael Carroll as a deposil, yet he pressed on with his search. (Courtesy of ID)

George, a US Army Pown War Veteriaman, disappeared in 1963. Her son, Carroll, was 8 months old at the time. Bease Carroll Carroll’s mother, Dorothy Carroll, always said she didn’t get high with cigarettes and “never went back.” Rumor has it that he met a woman in Korea and started a new life with her. The document noted George was never reported missing.

George Carroll is seen here with his daughter, Jean Kennedy, in a family super 8 from the 1960s. The father of four disappeared from his Hong Island home in 1963. (Courtesy of ID)

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“He came back from this fight with a bunch of kids at home,” Gillespie said of George. “They didn’t talk about what happened in the war. You didn’t share with those generations. It was a different time. It must have been hard to come away from the Korean War with a lot of kids. [But] His children loved him. For the younger ones, they loved the idea of ​​him. “

A believer in the Super Natural, Jean Kennedy consulted the mind for clues about her father. (Courtesy of ID)

For decades, children of old have wondered what became of their father. Desperate, Kennedy – an irrational believer in the supernatural – consulted a psychic in 2010. He convinced his brother to join him, even though he was hesitant.

A photo of Jean Kennedy on her father’s motorcycle from the 1950s. (Courtesy of ID)

The psychic told them that George was killed and buried in the basement. Carroll bought the property from his mother in 1993. Dorothy died of cancer in 1998.

“Jean says her ‘long call’ is to ‘her Mom,'” says Gillespie of an interesting Kennedy. “Like all of us, when you lose someone you care about, there are all these conversations you wish you had or wish you had.”

The Carroll children are seen here with their mother, Dorothy Carroll. (Courtesy of ID)

In theory, George’s friend also told Carroll that his side of the family believed George was murdered.

Michael Carroll was just 8 months old when his father disappeared. (Courtesy of ID)

Carroll, desperate for answers, started digging. She never wanted to believe that George had left her and her three older siblings. Even after discovering the dark family secret, the mystery was not over.

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Chris Carroll examines the layers of clothing that were uncovered in a hole excavated in the basement. (Courtesy of ID)

“It opened the door to something deeper, said Gillespie. “You’re looking for a man, you find him in these surprising situations – the end, right? I think most stories end there. And it was just the beginning of getting poets, a police report or a court.”

After Michael Carroll suffered a stroke, his sons took up digging in the basement. (Courtesy of ID)

When the police initially received the call from Carroll, they laughed it off, believing it to be a prank. But Carroll was persistent, and finally stopped at home. To their dismay, there were bones several meters below the floor. They were later confirmed to be George.

Police have classified George’s death as a homicide. His skull had been hit by blunt-force trauma.

Michael Carloll is from your family in Lake Grove, Long Island. (FOX News)

Carroll believes the person most likely responsible for his father’s disappearance is his stepfather, Richard Derress. He was a low-class young man whom George had hired to help with construction work and who later stayed at home.

Dorothy Carroll and Richard Derress were seen here in the 1960s. (Courtesy of ID)

As soon as Dorothy told her children that their father had left them, she married Darrress. They shared a son, “Richie,” before divorcing in 1983. According to the documents, the Carroll siblings say their biological father physically abused and sexually assaulted the girls.

“Richie [who appeared in the film] he was put in such a difficult situation,” Gillespie said.

A family photo of Dorothy Carroll and her second husband, Richard Derrress, from the 1960s. Darress was a lively live act before George Carroll disappeared. (Courtesy of ID)

“It doesn’t matter who your father is, you love your father. You don’t want to believe hard about your father. I think most of the boys grew up, but for the most part it was their biological father, but I said, ‘No, not my name.’

Rich Darress struggled to hear the claims and opinions made by his late father. (Courtesy of ID)

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“Richie didn’t say,” Gillespie continued. “Richie believed in His children. He said to us, ‘My children are my real family. Therefore, I believe.’ I think he exuded a lot of energy and a lot of care. … He put our feelings on them. At the same time, as they tear through the cheap stuff, they continue to find the deep stuff, do they keep thinking about it? ‘”

Michael Carroll is seen here with his mother’s piano. (Courtesy of ID)

Darress died in June 2018 at age 77, a funeral home in Laredo, Texas, previously told Fox News Digital. Before he died, he lived in Mexico, across the border from Laredo.

Richard Darress and his son, rich, look together on the beach in a photo from the 1970s. (Courtesy of ID)

For years, her siblings tried to doubt their mother, hoping that she had some pointers that would lead to education. But Dorothy could clearly see that George was not a “nice person.” While there is speculation that she may have played a role in George’s estrangement after their abusive marriage, her children continue to defend her.

“When that first press release came out after he found out about his dad, a lot of it pointed the finger firmly at him,” Gillespie said. “But the thing that stood out to me the most about their relationship with their mother is how they all love her. They all worship her.”

Michael Carroll will never truly know what happened to his Father. (Courtesy of ID)

“There are some really complicated things going on in the family,” she said. “There are unanswered questions that were not answered, frankly, will remain unanswered forever, because most of the people died by the time George found their mother.”

Patricia E. GilleSpie told Fox Digital News that the Carroll children are always protective of their late mother, Dorothy Carroll. (Courtesy of ID)

On Oct. 25, 2019, George was laid to rest with military honors at National Island Cemetery. Police say they may not yet determine how he died.

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“About two weeks ago, Mike’s son sent me a picture,” Gillespie said. “In the end they filled the hole in the basement. There is a feeling that you can finally feel sorry, that you did what you needed to do for your family – the story is gone.” How this story goes beyond the mystery. “

“Secrets in the Grave” Premiendes Dec. 16 at 9 PM on ID and will be available to broadcast on HBA MAX. FOX News Digital’s Robert Geertty and The Associated Press contributed to this report.