Photo of the organ in the parlor - there appears to be images of a young girl and an elderly woman in the mirror located on the organ - after checking with the homeowners, there is no explanation for the images in the mirror |
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Private Home - Case #35 |
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Case #35 - Includes 3 photos (archived) |
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Date: October 12, 2003 Time: 6:45 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. Location: St. Joseph, Missouri |
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Investigators on Scene: Brenda, Jerry, Joyce, John, guest investigators Kathy & Scott |
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Attendees on Scene: Male & female homeowners, Alonzo Weston (reporter for the St. Joseph News Press) and his son, Alonzo Jr. |
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Conditions: Fair Temp: 52 degrees Barometer: 30.00 Lunar Phase: Full Moon Geomagnetic: Quiet Solar X-Rays: Active Wind: South 6 mph |
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Evidence Collected: Digital Photos Taken: 190 Positive Digital Photos: 113 35 mm Photos Taken: 54 35 mm Photos Positive: 10 Advantix Photos Taken: 30 Advantix Photos Positive: 10 Video: 50+ (see Reported Findings and Experiences) EVPs: 1 EVP was captured on video in the basement |
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Brief Home and Property Description: A beautiful restored Victorian style home built in 1903. The home consisted of a parlor, living room, dining room, kitchen and bathroom on the first floor, 4 bedrooms and a bathroom on the 2nd floor, a 3rd floor attic and a basement. The current owners bought the home in 1998 and have since renovated the upstairs. |
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Community History: St. Joseph was established in 1843 and remained relatively small until the discovery of gold in California in 1848. St. Joseph became the starting point for the journey west as hundreds of thousands of settlers arrived by steamboat and hundreds of wagon trains lined the streets waiting to be ferried across the Missouri River. Their need to purchase oxen, covered wagons and supplies helped establish the economic foundation of the city. The railroad reached St. Joseph in 1858 which assured its continued growth because of its accessibility by land, water and rail. Political tension leading up to the Civil War led to the establishment of the Pony Express in 1860 and 1861 and St. Joseph became the eastern terminus. Loyalties were divided during the war which brought violence to the region, but the recovery of the city was rapid. By the 1870's, St. Joseph became the wholesale center for the building of the West and during the prosperity of the 1880's and 1890's, many beautiful mansions could be found lining the streets. Many of those mansions still exist today. Growth continued throughout the 1900's and today St. Joseph is the 6th largest city in the state of Missouri. |
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Current Owner Reportings: + When homeowners first moved into the house, only 1 room upstairs had been renovated. They set their office up in this room which included a collection of children's books. Homeowners would come home often to find these books scattered across the floor. + Female homeowner witnessed the "Baby Jesus" from her nativity set fly across the room in the upstairs office. + The dogs continuously would sit and stair at a particular blank wall in the northwest upstairs bedroom after it was finished. + When one of the homeowner's son would be on his way to their house for a visit, the front door would fly open and the doorbell would ring. When homeowners would go to the door, no one would be there and they would soon receive a call from their son on his cell phone telling them that he would be there shortly. This happened continuously and became a joke amongst the family. + The female homeowner awoke one night to witness the lamp in their master bedroom fly across the room. The impact was hard enough to damage the lamp shade. + The female homeowner was followed home one night by some young boys who had been harassing her on the road. As she stood in the doorway watching them drive around the block, she heard footsteps come down the stairs and felt a presence behind her. She also heard the noise of a certain toy that made a lewd comment go off. Thinking that her husband was standing behind her, she turned around to make a comment about the toy but no one was there. + The homeowner's other son used to have his room in the basement. He had a picture of Albert Einstein on the wall. After moving away from home, every time that he returned for a visit, the picture would be found on the floor. Just prior to the investigation, the homeowners found the name of Marvin Albert carved into one of the walls in the basement. This made the homeowners wonder if there was an association with the Einstein picture and the name of Albert carved on the wall. + Homeowners do not like the way the basement or attic feel. The also do not like the feeling they get with the servants stairs leading from the upstairs hallway to the kitchen. |
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Reported Findings and Experiences: + Joyce and the female homeowner were sitting on the stairway in the parlor when Joyce mentioned that the little boy ghost liked to slide down the banister. A photo taken soon after this comment shows an orb in motion which appears to be jumping off the banister. + A photo taken of the organ in the parlor shows the image of a young girl with light brown hair and an elderly woman with white hair in the mirror. The image is so clear that MPR thought that a photograph may have been inlaid in the mirror or else it was a reflection of a picture across the room. After checking with the homeowners, there is no explanation for the image in the mirror. + While Brenda was in the basement, she was engulfed with the smell of antiseptic at 7:43:33. This smell was also detected by Kathy. At 7:44:56, an EVP of a female voice which sounds like "Blah, Blah, Blah" was recorded on video and at 7:45:07, a video of what appeared to be the shoulder of a white misty figure, was captured in the same room. The video will be posted at a later date when MPR is able to transfer it to a computer file. After mentioning the smell to the homeowners they revealed that a dentist once owned the house. + While Kathy was running the video during the same walk-thru in the basement as mentioned above, a partial apparition may have been recorded. A white misty shape appeared for a brief second on the video. A clip of this video will be coming soon. + Multiple orbs were captured on the stairway as Joyce and the female homeowner sat at the bottom of the steps discussing rather to conduct a clearing or not. + During the clearing, 23 of 26 pictures were positive for orb activity. In several pictures there were multitudes of orbs. + Over 50 orbs were captured on video tape. The majority of these orbs were captured in the basement. |
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Psychic Readings: JOYCE + About 5 families have lived in this house. + There is a child ghost here and a woman ghost. The woman wears a dark skirt and can be seen waddling around in the kitchen. She was a servant lady. She died while taking care of the family. She was named after her mother. She lived down the street. She is very calm and relaxed. She took care of the child ghost that is here. She worked in this house in the early 1900's. She wore long skirts and her name was Lizzie Barnes or Burnett. Her last name begins with the Burr sound. She was a beautiful black woman. Her room was in the attic. Her room was cold in the winter and hot in the summer. She had a small bed and a small dresser. She wears a long black dress. She died before the boy and comes back to take care of him. + The child ghost is the one who plays with the books. He goes up and down the steps. His room was a small room. He was about 5 or 6 years old and had polio. They had to carry him allot because he couldn't walk very well. He's little. He had dark hair and dark eyes. His daddy took care of him and Lizzie took care of him. She carried him around. She used to carry him down the servants stairway. He lived in the house in 1934 or 1935. His name is Boyd. He likes to play on the stairway and slide down the banister. + The man who built this house is still here. He may have gone broke. He lived in this house for awhile but he also lived in the other house he built next door. + A young man named Jeremy is also in the house. He was shot by the police several blocks away while he was running from them. He ran out of his body after they shot him and came to this house. He watched as they took his body away. He's a very sweet soul. This happened in the 1950's. His name was Jeremy. It may have been Jeremy Francis. + A dentist with a German name once owned the home. He kept his medicines in the basement. There used to be an outside entrance into the basement. He made dentures in the basement. + Before the house was built, the property was involved in the underground railroad. |
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Clearing: A clearing was conducted and a multitude of orbs were captured on digital camera during the clearing. At last report, the homeowners feel that the house is very peaceful now. MPR would like to thank Alonzo Weston, a reporter for the St. Joseph News Press, for providing us with the opportunity to investigate this home. We would also like to thank the homeowners for their wonderful hospitality. |
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Please see "Media" section of this website to read the articles concerning this investigation, psychics and MPR which appeared in the St. Joseph News Press on October 26, 2003. |
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Photos: |
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Photo of the organ in the parlor - there appears to be images of a young girl and an elderly woman in the mirror located on the organ - after checking with the homeowners, there is no explanation for the images in the mirror |
Photo of what looks like a pinkish mist captured in the kitchen of the home |
An orb in motion is captured off the banister - This was taken just after Joyce indicated that the little boy ghost liked to slide down the banister |
