Overview
- After debris spilled from a tiny wall door by a chimney she had never opened, Bareilles revealed skulls and decomposing remains.
- Wearing gloves and using a shovel and a bag, she removed multiple carcasses and said she would give the creatures a small blessing before returning them to nature.
- What species they were remains unclear, with Bareilles guessing a giant rodent or raccoon and one outlet reporting a later post saying they were cats without independent confirmation.
- The nearly five-minute clip spread widely on Instagram and TikTok, drawing celebrity comments from Katie Couric, Wanda Sykes, and Busy Philipps.
- Coverage to date reports no involvement by authorities or forensic identification, and details are drawn from Bareilles’s videos and subsequent posts.