2011 Investigations
Medical Office- Eldred, Pa
In February of 2011 TRUTH was contacted to investigate on Medical Building were a few employees were experiencing activity in this late 1800's building. In 1878 the site was of an old hotel which had burnt down and was rebuilt in 1881. Then 6 months after being rebuilt another fire destoyed most of the town but the rebuilt hotel survived. In 1886 the building became a lodge for the Odd fellows and Rebekahs. This was a group that started in England and its philosophy was to improve mankinds character by imparting principles of friendship and love.
Claims are as follows. Footsteps have been heard, a general feeling of uneasiness was felt throughout the building, a shadow person was seen on a stairway, noises have been heard throughout the building, a smalll door has opened on its own, a toiliet flushes on its own, and lastly people that were outside reported seeing people in an upstairs window tha shouldn't have been there.
After all the equipment was set up and a EMF sweep was complete we set out to investigate. We used K2 meters, cameras, thermometers, motion dtectors , laser grid and video cameras. During the EMF sweep there was a couple of times the meter went off in an area that it shouldn't have. While in the upstairs area a loud whistle was heard, a source was looked for but we could'nt find anything. We also had a flashlight turn on after some questioning. This is an old school technique. Its compelling but we look at it open minded because we have done experiments with different lights and they can come on periodically at any place at any time.
As far as debunks footsteps could of been contibuted too just other people walking. There were some areas with high EMF readings and created a "fear cage" effect which can cause people to feel uneasy. There were some glass doors inside that can cause reflections and explain a shadow person. A bad seal or flap on a toilet can cause it to flush on its own, and a draft or vacum effect can cause doors to open.
Once everything was gone over and considered we do think the building does have a good potential to be haunted and may have slight activity. It was a great case and the employees really worked good with us and enjoyed the experience.
Residences- Smethport, PA
In May of 2011 TRUTH was contacted to investigate a couple old mansion houses in the Smethport area. This was an interesting case in that we had two houses side by side and were going to investigate both in the same night. The homes are very big and were built in the late 1800's and early 1900's.One home has been fully remodeled and the other is very much in original condition. Some prominent folk have lived in the houses throughout the years.
Claims are as follows from both houses. Feelings of uneasiness, people have been heard on the steps, a little girl was seen in a window from outside, a piano played 5 keys on its own, a light was seen moving past the windows from someone outside, footsteps have been heard, a door was heard being slammed, an empty cigarette carton appears to move on its own, sounds of women laughing and talking, a voice was heard saying "Daddy", and lastly a shadow person was seen in the basement.
We definetly had to utilize our whole team on this one. It took some time to do the EMF sweep and getting things set up but once everything was ready we broke up into teams and covered both places throughout the night. We used all are usual equipment along with a piece of new equipment, a Ghost Box.
Some investigators felt light headed in certain areas, and some felt cold sensations on their legs. A loud bang was heard in a hallway and was latter found it came from a desk top slamming down. Sounds of the floor creeking as someone was walking on them was heard, and a whistling sound was heard.
We had some debunks and they are as follows. There was some definitely very high EMF readings. This can cause feelings of uneasiness but also create an enviroment that is right for paranormal activity. Noises could be contibuted to bats and birds in the attic. Also a chimney ran throughout one house and there were laundry shoots and small compartments that lead outside. Sound definetly can travel from outside to the inside. The bats could of bumped the cigarette carton which made it look like it moved.
After the evidence review we concluded that there may be some slight residual type hauntings there. As mentioned the high EMF and old antiques can create an enviroment that can be the right condition for activity to happen.
Unfortunately we didn't catch anything on the new ghost box but it was another great and challenging case and TRUTH appreciated the owners letting us investigate such old beautiful historical homes.
In May of 2011 TRUTH was contacted to investigate a couple old mansion houses in the Smethport area. This was an interesting case in that we had two houses side by side and were going to investigate both in the same night. The homes are very big and were built in the late 1800's and early 1900's.One home has been fully remodeled and the other is very much in original condition. Some prominent folk have lived in the houses throughout the years.
Claims are as follows from both houses. Feelings of uneasiness, people have been heard on the steps, a little girl was seen in a window from outside, a piano played 5 keys on its own, a light was seen moving past the windows from someone outside, footsteps have been heard, a door was heard being slammed, an empty cigarette carton appears to move on its own, sounds of women laughing and talking, a voice was heard saying "Daddy", and lastly a shadow person was seen in the basement.
We definetly had to utilize our whole team on this one. It took some time to do the EMF sweep and getting things set up but once everything was ready we broke up into teams and covered both places throughout the night. We used all are usual equipment along with a piece of new equipment, a Ghost Box.
Some investigators felt light headed in certain areas, and some felt cold sensations on their legs. A loud bang was heard in a hallway and was latter found it came from a desk top slamming down. Sounds of the floor creeking as someone was walking on them was heard, and a whistling sound was heard.
We had some debunks and they are as follows. There was some definitely very high EMF readings. This can cause feelings of uneasiness but also create an enviroment that is right for paranormal activity. Noises could be contibuted to bats and birds in the attic. Also a chimney ran throughout one house and there were laundry shoots and small compartments that lead outside. Sound definetly can travel from outside to the inside. The bats could of bumped the cigarette carton which made it look like it moved.
After the evidence review we concluded that there may be some slight residual type hauntings there. As mentioned the high EMF and old antiques can create an enviroment that can be the right condition for activity to happen.
Unfortunately we didn't catch anything on the new ghost box but it was another great and challenging case and TRUTH appreciated the owners letting us investigate such old beautiful historical homes.
Residence- Derrick City, PA
In August of 2011 we were contacted by a concerned Mom after her teenage Daughter and friends had activity occuring in a trailer that had been living in for the past few years. A few things had happened to the Mom also. The kids were getting quit freightened and would have to call the Mom at work at it had everyone on edge. We needed to act fast. We were not able to get a lot of history on the trailer other than an older man had lived in it since the 70's but he had eventually passed away in the hospital and there were a few people that had rented it out prior to them staying there. So we were really curious to what may have been going on there.
Claims are as follows: A Grandson had seen someone in a back bedroom, a coffee cup moved on its own, growling sounds were heard, shadow figure was seen, dishes moved in the kitchen area and an AC unit turned on and off on its own, peoples hair had been touched, a half deflated balloon seemed to come out of a back room closet and follow someone, the kitchen stove was turned on, a shower rack fell of the shower head, bathroom lights turned on and off, a crumbling tin or foil sound was heard, stuff had passed by the window from outside and lastly loud bangs were heard on the outside of the trailer which made the kids contact the police.
We had a laundry list of activity and with kids invoved we wanted to get to the bottom of it. We speculated a poltergeist seing how teenage girls were involved but would our investigation and equipment prove that? We covered things from top to bottom for about 4 and a half hours and we had the kids join us at one point to explain to them what we do and what the equipment does and to see if the activity would pick up. We gave a thorough EMF sweep and utilized K2 meters, cameras, ghost box, thermometers, video cameras and voice recorders.
After all was said and done we had no personal experiences and did not catch anything on our equipment. We did have some debunks. We go about things open minded and these could be alternative explanations for what was happening. The AC ran of a thermostat and kicks on and off on its own, a hanging plant can give the impression someone is touching your hair if you walk by it at night, the coffee cup that moved was on a table that was not level, if the shower rack was not pushed all the way back it did have a tendency to fall off the shower head, most all the light switches were old and the push switches, and if not pushed in all the way the lights would come on and off, the house had some areas of high EMF readings which could of made the feelings of uneasiness, we also noted a gas smell from a furnace that we requested to be looked into and lastly the metal crumbling sound could of been the metal skirting around the trailer when an animal tries to go under it. It was noted that the kids did watch alot of scary movies and ghost hunting shows, when home alone this can cause the imagination to run wild. When one gets scared then all get scared. Not enough to confirm or disprove a poltergeist.
In conclusion we felt the trailer was fine and after increasing the clients level of awareness it put all at ease. This was one of thoses cases involving kids and our newest member Dave was able to be really valuable to this case and working with them. We will continue to be in touch with them and monitor the situation need be it. Once again a great case and learning experience for us all.