What is it about a home that makes you fall in love? Is it the character, the neighborhood? What about its history?

That's where a realtor might come in. They can tell you the how many times a home has been sold, when a house was built and if it's had any updates. 

But, what they may not be able to tell you is if the home was the scene to gruesome crime.

"Nobody wants to disclose the occurrence of a stigma, whether it's suicide, a murder, or for that matter, a rape," says Howard Hanna Real Estate Broker Alicia Kosec. 

Imagine the home you love and are about to purchase. Once a home where a boyfriend murdered his girlfriend and parents. The home where police discovered a 94-year-old woman living with the bodies of her three dead siblings or the home where a man murdered his wife and twin sons before committing suicide. 

Chilling stories that are all examples of what DiedInHouse.com says they can dig up. 

Software Developer Roy Condrey is one of the creators of "Died in House." He adds, "You get bits and bits of pieces of data and eventually all this data creates a story and that's how the algorithm works."

He tells 21 News, through Skype, that he came up with the idea after learning that in his home state of South Carolina, realtors are not required to tell you if someone passed away because it's not considered a "material fact". 

The same is true in Ohio, but realtors we spoke with say they encourage sellers to pass on that information. If not, they say a seller runs the risk of being sued. 

"You know, the first thing that will happen after a homeowner purchases a home is the neighbors will come over with cake and all the information. So, they will find out," says Kosec. 

However, realtors can't share the dark details without the sellers consent. 

DiedInHouse.com, however, will for a fee of about $12. 

For someone buying a home, the knowledge could give them negotiating power. That is if what happened at the home doesn't bother them. Local realtors say they've seen suicides effect property values by 10% to 20%. 

Of course, you could do your own research, but it can be time consuming. DiedInHouse.com can't guarantee they will find every detail. 

"We're just trying to provide you with as much information as possible. We can't begin to tell you how much data we don't have. This isn't a one stop shop report. You still need to go and do your due diligence," says Condrey. 
 
That may start and end with a simple visit to the neighbors.