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Why People Think ‘Three Men and a Baby’ Features the Ghost of a Dead Child

One longstanding urban legend claims that a young boy committed suicide in the house where the movie was filmed.

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After Leonard Nimoy’s 1987 comedy Three Men and a Baby was released on VHS (yes, Spock from Star Trek directed that movie), rumors began to circulate about a mysterious figure spotted in the background of one scene. At just over an hour into the film, Jack Holden (played by Ted Danson) and his mom (Celeste Holm) are seen walking through the home Jack shares with his friends Peter and Michael (Tom Selleck and Steve Guttenberg).

Take a look at the clip below, and pay close attention when Mrs. Holden starts walking away with the baby in her arms.

Did you catch that blurry shape........

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