The Ammons haunting case was sensationalized by outlets such as the New York Daily News that reported one of the boys walking up a wall, but the Department of Child Services believed the boys were performing.
Sensational stories published in outlets such as the New York Daily News reported that DCS personnel had allegedly witnessed the youngest boy "walking up the wall backwards". The DCS believed that the children were performing for their mother. In 2012, the Department of Child Services (DCS) was alerted to the family. 
