Business Case #23

Date: January 26, 2008

Time: 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Location: Whatsoever Community Center

                      Kansas City, Missouri

Investigators on Scene:

Brenda, Misty, Mark, Jerry, Bonnie, Chris, Jeff

Attendees on Scene:

Owner of the building and a staff member, a male reporter and his daughter-in-law

Conditions: Clear

Temp: 46 degrees

Barometer: 30.16

Humidity: 40%

Lunar Phase: 79% full, waning gibbous

Solar X-Rays: normal

Geomagnetic: quiet

Wind: West 5 mph

Evidence Collected:

Digital Photos Taken: 500+

Positive Digital Photos: 15

35 mm Photos Taken: 48

35 mm Photos Positive: 0 (Pending report from Misty)

Video: 8 (Pending report from Jeff)

EVPs: 0

Brief Property Description:

3 Story brick building built in 1889 as a school. It was later converted into a hospital in the early 1900’s and then became the Whatsoever Community Center in 1941. It is well remembered by residents for its boxing club. The original boxing ring still exists in the basement of the building and an additional boxing ring has been added. The upstairs consist mostly of office space and class rooms. Today the building is used to provide programming for Early Childhood, Youth Services, Community Assistance and Senior Services.

Current Reportings:

+ Office staff have reported hearing child-like whispers when no one else is in the building.

+ Most of the reported activity has been the sound of footsteps going up and down the staircases.

+ Staff members have reported hearing their name whispered when no one else was in the building.

+ Staff members have reported hearing what sounded like pool table balls colliding when no one was in the rec-room.

These punching bags in the basement were swinging rapidly back and forth on our initial walk-thru of the buildihg.

Jeff photographed an orb in the rec-room where staff members have reported hearing what sounded like pool balls being hit.

Reported Findings and Experiences:

+ While doing our initial walk through with the owner of the building, upon entering the basement, the boxing bags were swinging quite rapidly as if they had just been pushed. We tried to recreate this by stomping on the floor and were able to rule out vibration from above. No one had been in the basement prior to our walk through.

+ There was an unidentified noise while Misty was giving her reading concerning Mr. Brook as we entered the office. Shortly after this, Misty said that he left thru the wall. About this time, the daughter-in-law of the reporter experienced a burst of emotions as she was waiting outside the office area. She said she became very dizzy and felt very sad all of the sudden. She had to leave the building to regain her composure.

+ Several people present reported seeing a shadowy figure walk in front of the bookcase on the 2^nd floor.

+ Chris took a photo in the attic which contained an unidentifiable black shadow.

+ While in the basement, reporter Dale Castle, reported hearing someone whisper his name in her ear.

+ 8 orbs were filmed on video in the hallway of the 2^nd floor. The majority of these orbs were filmed when Jeff and Chris were conducting an EVP session at the time. Although no EVPs were recorded, the activity did seem to pick up.

We were unable to identify this black shadow in the attic that is seen on the left of the photo.

Chris took this picture as he was descending the attic stairway where Misty felt the two drowned boys often played.

Psychic Readings :

  MISTY

+There are some children upstairs. There is a little girl named Barbara Jean. She is from the hospital that was here. She says there is a baby here and she has a friend named Mr. Brook.

+ Mr. Brook is here too. He’s an older gentleman. He wants to be called Mr. Brook. He’s just gone back to the office area. At this time the team went into the office area and upon doing so heard a noise that sounded like something being bumped. Mr. Brook either dedicated something here or donated some money. He’s not real happy with the condition of the building but knows that you’re trying to get things fixed. The owner of the building found a plaque of donors which listed the name of Fred Brooks.

+ There are two little boys that come in and out. They drowned in a creek nearby and were around the ages of 9 to 11. I’m getting the year 1968. They roam the area but come here because of the kids energy. Reporter Dale Castle found out through an interview with a long time resident that two boys from the neighborhood, drowned in the Blue River on May 26, 1928. S. J. was 9 years old at the time of his death and B. M. was 6 years old. The boys had gone swimming after attending mass. The Blue River is located within 5 blocks of the neighborhood.

+ I’m picking up on older man in the basement. I don’t know what this means but I’m getting the words “Joke Cracker.” He says you’ll be able to find something in the written history. He could have been a boxer at one time. Could be Joe Cracker or Joe Cocker or something like that.

MPR SUMMARY:

We did not capture much evidence at this investigation besides a few photographs of possible orbs and the unexplained black shadow. Most of the evidence occurred as experiences by those present. Misty feels that the building is haunted by a man named Mr. Brooks and 3 children. We were very surprised not to have captured any EVPs on this investigation as other teams have been very successful in doing so.

We feel that the information supplied to us by reporter, Dale Castle about the drowning of the two boys was very instrumental in confirming Misty’s reading concerning their presence.

We’d like to thank the Whatsoever Staff for allowing us access to the building and reporter, Dale Castle for making the arrangements. Thank you all very much.