A bathroom renovation is usually the kind of home project that comes with dust, broken fixtures and the occasional surprise hidden behind a wall. But when Kaylee Baggins and her partner began renovating their bathroom, they uncovered something that instantly changed the mood inside their home.

Hidden behind a light fixture was a handwritten message containing a horrifying claim about a killing that supposedly happened in the house decades earlier. The discovery quickly spread online, but one crucial question remains unanswered: was the disturbing confession real, or was it an elaborate prank left behind for a future homeowner?

A disturbing message appears during a bathroom renovation

The unsettling discovery happened as Baggins and her partner were working on their bathroom renovation.

While removing parts of the existing fixtures, the couple came across something that appeared to have been deliberately concealed. Behind the area around a bathroom light fixture was a handwritten message.

It contained just a few words, but they were enough to turn an ordinary renovation into something deeply eerie:

“I killed my sister here in 1981. God help me.”

The message immediately raised an obvious and disturbing possibility.

Had someone actually confessed to killing their sister inside the house more than four decades ago?

Or had someone simply written the words as a dark joke, knowing that another person might eventually uncover them?

At the time of the discovery, there was no answer.

Baggins photographed what they had found and shared the images on TikTok through her account, @kleebaggins.

She also added a jokingly ominous caption:

“The saxaphones genuinely got louder during our new house bathroom renovation.”

The spelling of “saxaphones” is retained from Baggins’ original on-screen text.

What had started as a renovation project had suddenly become a mystery buried inside the house itself.

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The handyman reportedly had one unsettling reaction

The discovery became even more dramatic when Baggins described what happened while the renovation was underway.

According to a comment she left on the TikTok post, their handyman was working in another room when he noticed what the couple had uncovered.

His reported reaction was immediate:

“Uhh, you guys might wanna move.”

The comment added another eerie moment to the story, although there is no indication that the handyman knew anything about the history of the message or believed that the alleged killing described in it was genuine.

At that point, all the couple actually had was a handwritten statement hidden behind a fixture.

The identity of its author was unknown.

So was the reason it had been written.

And most importantly, there was no independent evidence establishing that the alleged killing had ever happened.

Baggins took the message to someone with a police connection

Rather than simply dismissing the note as an old prank, Baggins said she showed it to a friend whose husband is a local police officer.

She later explained what happened:

“I asked/showed [her] friend who is married to a local officer. Her husband showed it to his higher up and they were going to look into it.”

Baggins said she would provide another update if investigators discovered anything further.

That detail is important because the message itself is not proof that a homicide occurred.

As of the latest reporting, there is no established evidence identifying who wrote it, whether that person actually lived in the property, whether the claimed sister existed, or whether a killing happened there in 1981.

The only thing that can be established from the discovery itself is that someone wrote those words and left the message hidden behind the bathroom fixture.

Whether those words were a confession, a prank, a piece of dark humour or something else remains unknown.

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The mysterious TikTok attracts hundreds of thousands of views

The strange discovery did not stay inside the house for long.

After Baggins posted photographs of the message, the TikTok attracted significant attention online.

According to BroBible’s September 25 report, the post had accumulated approximately 340,400 views.

The comments quickly became a mixture of genuine curiosity, dark humour and speculation.

One commenter wrote:

“Oh this is going to blow up someone’s life and I’m so ready.”

Another asked:

“Any paranormal things happen yet?”

That second comment was accompanied by a GIF of Michael Jackson eating popcorn.

The paranormal discussion came from commenters, however, rather than from evidence connected to the property. There is no verified information establishing anything supernatural about the house.

Instead, the central mystery remained firmly grounded in the physical discovery: someone had hidden a message behind a light fixture, and the message claimed that its writer had killed their sister there in 1981.

Other homeowners say they have left strange messages behind

As more people discussed Baggins’ discovery, some commenters offered a less sinister possibility.

Several people claimed they had deliberately left strange messages or objects behind when moving out of houses or carrying out renovation work.

One commenter wrote:

“I wrote weird s— up in the attic before my childhood home got sold.”

The commenter explained that the house was allegedly haunted but said the writing was intended to give future residents “a little fun.”

Another commenter described a prank involving a property where their father and uncle had worked.

They claimed:

“My dad redid the siding on one of my aunts neighbor’s house.”

According to the commenter, the men left a disturbing joke beneath the siding involving serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

Those comments do not establish what happened in Baggins’ house. They are simply examples of people saying they have intentionally left unsettling messages behind for future occupants.

Still, they demonstrate why a mysterious message hidden inside a house can be difficult to interpret.

A note can survive for decades without its original context.

Another renovation uncovered a strange note from 1987

Baggins’ discovery also brought attention to another unusual renovation find.

In a Reddit post shared in 2025, a homeowner described stripping a property back to its cladding when they discovered a handwritten message hidden underneath the exterior work.

The note was dated January 25, 1987.

Unlike Baggins’ message, it did not claim that someone had been killed. Instead, the writer appeared to be angry that a future homeowner had dismantled work they had previously completed.

The note began:

“This ‘cover up’ job was done the 25th January 1987.”

The writer complained about the amount of work involved and questioned why someone would remove what they considered a “work of art.”

The message ended with a warning that whoever discovered it might regret taking the structure apart.

The Reddit discovery later resurfaced in media coverage in September 2026. Reporting identified it as another decades-old example of a personal message remaining hidden inside a building until renovation work finally exposed it.

What was found in the two renovation discoveries?

Discovery	Date of message	Where it was found	What the message contained
Baggins’ discovery	1981 claimed event	Behind a bathroom light fixture	A statement claiming the writer killed their sister
Separate Reddit discovery	January 25, 1987	Beneath exterior cladding	An angry message about renovation work

The comparison highlights the uncertainty surrounding hidden messages in older properties. A strange note can reveal something about a previous occupant, but the writing alone cannot establish whether every claim contained in it is true.

The 1987 message revealed a surprisingly common tradition

The older note prompted thousands of reactions and encouraged other Reddit users to share their own experiences.

One person said they discovered an old Budweiser can inside a wall and later placed another can beside it.

Another said they deliberately leave small time capsules containing letters, photographs and coins for future occupants.

Someone else described leaving a family photograph and a note inside the rafters of a former home.

These stories offer a very different perspective on discoveries hidden inside houses.

Not every message is sinister.

Some are angry notes. Others are jokes. Some are personal time capsules deliberately created for people who might eventually renovate the property years later.

That makes Baggins’ discovery all the more difficult to interpret.

The message she found is undeniably disturbing, but its existence alone cannot establish the truth of the claim written on it.

Did someone really kill their sister in the house in 1981?

That remains the biggest unanswered question.

The message makes a very specific claim, but the available reporting does not establish the identity of the person who wrote it. It does not establish whether the writer ever lived in the property, whether the alleged sister existed, or whether a homicide actually occurred there in 1981.

Baggins’ decision to show the message to someone connected to local law enforcement could potentially lead to more information if authorities decide to investigate the property’s history.

Until then, the most accurate description is straightforward:

A homeowner discovered a handwritten message claiming that its author had killed their sister inside the house in 1981.

That is not the same thing as evidence that a murder definitely happened.

The distinction is especially important as the discovery continues to circulate online. A mysterious photograph can spread around the internet within hours, while establishing the truth behind a decades-old claim can require considerably more evidence.

For now, the note remains exactly that — a note containing an extraordinary claim.

Why the bathroom discovery became so eerie

There is something particularly unsettling about finding a message like this inside an ordinary home.

The discovery was not made in an abandoned building or a horror attraction. It reportedly sat behind a light fixture in a bathroom, hidden from view until renovation work finally exposed it.

That means the message could have remained unseen for years.

The couple were expecting the normal surprises that come with renovating an older property. Instead, they encountered a piece of writing that appeared to come from someone who wanted a future occupant to read it.

That possibility is enough to make the discovery memorable.

At the same time, the examples shared by other homeowners show why caution matters. People really do leave behind jokes, messages and personal objects for future residents to discover. Some are sentimental. Some are strange. Some are deliberately unsettling.

And some can look far more sinister when their original context has disappeared.

Conclusion: A mystery still hidden behind the words

For Kaylee Baggins and her partner, a bathroom renovation uncovered something they were never expecting: a handwritten message claiming that someone had killed their sister in the house in 1981.

The note was hidden behind a light fixture, attracted hundreds of thousands of TikTok views and prompted a mixture of serious concern, jokes and paranormal speculation online. Baggins also said the message was shown through a friend to her husband, a local police officer, whose higher-up was expected to look into it.

But there is still no independent evidence establishing that the claimed killing actually happened.

For now, the most chilling part of the discovery may not be knowing what happened in 1981. It is not knowing who wrote those words, why they were hidden there, or whether they were ever true at all.

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Source and research disclaimer

This article has been prepared from the information and sources provided for this story, including reporting from BroBible, the referenced Reddit post and AOL coverage. The handwritten statement has not been independently established as proof that a homicide occurred at the property in 1981. Claims made by social-media commenters are presented only as attributed comments and should not be treated as verified facts. The article reflects the information available from the supplied sources and does not imply independent verification beyond what those sources support.

Sources

• BroBible – Couple Starts Home Renovation. Then They Find A Disturbing Message Under The Walls
• Reddit – Found a message under some cladding from the previous house owner
• AOL – Homeowner finds hidden 1987 note with cheeky warning during renovation

Image Credit:

• Featured Image: TikTok / @kleebaggins
• Image 2: TikTok / @kleebaggins