72nd

Sept. 27, 2003

It's interesting to compare investigations when it comes to ghost hunting. While each is unique in and of itself there are, on occasion, patterns of personality that appear from one site to the next. The investigation on 72nd Avenue holds just such an example.

This home had a mild presence in it. Homeowners believed that there was a spirit within the home that had manifested for them several times. The homeowners reported dream paralysis and shadow-like figures that appeared in their peripheral vision. These shadows manifested stronger at night, casting shadows of their own and reflecting light from the television set. One time, the figure manifested as a set of arms waving madly in mid-air and another as a floating domed figure. The family's little girl felt afraid in her room at night.

Sensitives found at least one male figure that "spoke" with a very thick accent, though he made it plain that he wanted to be called "Sir." He missed his homeland and was not certain why he was in the home. It was possible that he had come as an attachment entity. However, as we tried to learn more about him, he became upset. He claimed that what we did was "blasphemous" and the SPIRITS opted to leave the entity alone.

A second milder entity also appeared in the home. He was a family relative, male, and he seemed to want to pass information to the family. He mentioned "Arthur," "blood work," "cancer," and other terms. Homeowners later confirmed that they had a family relative who recently died of cancer named Arthur, and one of the homeowners went in for blood work.

However, it was the third spectre that held the most interest for the group: a little blonde girl of approximately 6 to 7 years of age named Emily. She loved to show sensitives a beautiful frilly dress that she was wearing. She seemed to like the SPIRITS members who were also mothers, she liked the homeowner, and she wanted help in finding her own mother (a woman with the name Diana).

This entity may be one that the SPIRITS have confronted before. Upon returning home, investigators took the description and compiled a list of locations that dealt with a "blonde girl" to that date. The results are astonishing:

Oakmoss: Sensitives noticed the spirit of the little girl. She was sad, possibly being the child of a previous owner. Denise wondered if it was a place memory. As the group moved into the master bedroom, a girl of 4 or 5 years of age appeared. She had died in childbirth, but she still interacted with the homeowner's who sometimes babysat.

20th Ave. North: One of the sensitives said that they saw lots of children passing through the room, going from one closet to the other

Return to Haslam's: In the Children's Section sensitives picked up the presence of a little girl lost that we believe had been killed in a car accident near the store. She was alone, scared and confused. Varying temperature readings were taken during this time.

Temple Terrace: Sensitives found a young blonde child (girl) near the glass. Child sees homeowner as an aunt, likes her animals. She likes skipping and is playful.

Another 26th Ave N: Sensitives report the impression of a younger boy running up and down the hall playing. He has blonde hair and is wearing shorts, tee shirt and sneakers. There was a little girl with long blonde hair with the bangs cut straight to the level of her eyebrows. The children were playing jacks; it was possibly a place memory as it appears sometime in the 1940's.

68th St N: Psy-sensed a little girl who was giggling. The girl wore a frilly dress and had blonde hair; she was her having a tea party. The child seemed very, very happy. This could possibly be a place memory,, though, while in the bedroom several photos were taken and orbs appeared.

Lake Helen: While downstairs in the sitting room sensitives felt the presence of a young child looking through the spindles of the staircase at us.

Since this investigation, the SPIRITS still report the presence of a blonde girl from time to time. In one recent investigation there was an "Emily" found within the halls of VLT and she was also a blonde child. She was a known ghosts and had manifested prior to the SPIRITS arrival. Another investigation of a suicide in Safety Harbor also produced several children, including a young blonde girl.

What could this reoccurring theme mean? Are each of these entities separate? Is there a unifying factor for children in the afterlife that accounts for this? Or, do the SPIRITS have their own mascot ghost who enjoys appearing from time to time?

Only though continued research, can we shed light into this mysterious being. Until then, this enigmatic blonde girl continues to make her rounds in the SPIRITS investigations.

Scroll down for images and reports.

FIELD REPORT:

72 Street Pinellas Park

Date: Saturday, 27 September 2003.

Times: 19:15 21:30 EDT.

Weather: Clear, warm with temperatures in the low 80's Fahrenheit.

Investigation Team on Site:

Brandy Sr. Investigator.

Denise Sensitive Investigator.

Cindy Investigator.

Susan Sensitive Investigator

Myself, Sean Investigator.

Jeanie Investigator.

Charles Investigator.

Brook Investigator.

Linda Sensitive Investigator.

Temperatures Recorded / E.M.F. (ELECTICAL MAGNETIC FIELDS) Recorded:

Living Room: 77-81 Deg. Fahrenheit, with no spikes. No major EMF found (.08-.14).

Garage: 82-87 Deg. Fahrenheit, with no spikes. No major EMF found (.06-.19).

Main bathroom/Hall area: 76.5-81.5 Deg. Fahrenheit, with no spikes. No major EMF found (.05-.08).

Office: 74-76 Deg. Fahrenheit, with no spikes. No major EMF (.03-.18). Pictures of "orbs" captured in this room, see below.

Master Bedroom/Bedroom #1: 75-77.5 Deg. Fahrenheit, spike recorded by two separate investigators, using two separate temperature meters (90 Deg. Fahrenheit). EMF Fluxes occurred, couple of spikes (.02-.14, + .28, .40, and others from different team members.). Again, pictures of "orbs" captured by different members, using different cameras. Sr. Investigator Brandy had an overcoming feeling of warmth/heat, while Investigator Charles felt coldness. Sensitive Investigators found this room to have the most energy, and most of my pictures came from this room.

Master Bedroom's Bathroom: 73.5-75 Deg. Fahrenheit, No major EMF (.02-.06),Compass readings were erratic in this room according to Investigator Cindy's readings .

Kitchen: 77-79 Deg. Fahrenheit, with no spikes. EMF (.05-.08) with two notable spikes of (.21, .18) observed by different investigators. Pictures taken at the time did show an "orb".

Bedroom #2/Bathroom/Walk-in Closet areas: 76.5-77.5 Deg. Fahrenheit with no spikes. EMF found (.03-.09) with one spike near the closet area (.19)

Summations:

This investigation was attended by a large number from our group. The homeowners are friends of one of the investigators, and asked us to come check out some interesting happenings that occurred at the house. The homeowners' family is small, including the father, mother, and a daughter. After our group assembled, we broke off into groups and began gathering data, including EMF readings, Temperature Readings, Photographic Pictures (Digital, Instant, and Traditional film were used), magnetic compasses, motion detectors, and audio recorders (Both Digital and Cassette/Micro cassette formats used.). We went from room to room, and then re assembled to go over our findings. Then we re examined some areas of interest, and finally talked with the homeowner's to find out what they had experienced.

Peaks of Interest:

Our team divided into three teams of three people each, and began our "Dry Run" through the house. The house was very clean and well kept. The air-conditioning had been left on, as well as some ceiling fans. The homeowner's promptly shut them off for our investigation, but the thought of possible dust images had crossed some of our minds. The weather was nice and clear, and the homeowner's daughter was away during the investigation. Large power lines were observed running near the house and in a field a couple of hundred feet away from the house. These power lines could explain some of the slightly above normal EMF readings that the team recorded at this house.

After entering into the Master bedroom, Sr. Investigator Brandy felt a warm feeling in her hands. Another investigator, Charles, felt the exact opposite feeling; he felt coldness while in the room. Two different investigators started taking additional temperature readings around the areas where people felt different temperatures. We got the same readings (90 Deg. F.) from two separate temperature meters, at the same time, yet the room still registered between 75-77 everywhere else. Later on, after the team re assembled, we did get several 'sensitive feelings' from our sensitive investigators. Several investigators did manage to capture "orbs" in their photos, and EMF meters were showing minor to moderate fluxes during the same time.

Another point of interest was the Bedroom #2 with the walk-in closet and bathroom area attached to the room. Some of our team reported small temperature and EMF fluxes, and the sensitive investigators did receive some feedback from this room. Although it was not as much evidence as the Master Bedroom, something was also occurring in this area of the house, just not as pronounced.

After gathering our evidence, the team talked with the homeowners about their experiences. The homeowners reported dreams of paralysis, shadow like figures that appeared in their peripheral vision, shadow like figures that appeared at night that gave off shadows if their own and also reflected light from the television set, arms that appeared in mid air, and a dome or crescent moon shaped object that just floats thru the room at night. The young girl who lives there also reported feeling afraid in her room at night, and had similar experiences; as her mother told us due to the girl being away at the time of the investigation.

The sensitive investigators of the group did come up with some information that the homeowner's did verify. Names, places, and family heirlooms were described, and some family type information was reviled that could only be know by the homeowner's family.

Is this house haunted? I am not sure. The close proximity of major power lines was suggested by one of our members as causing elevated levels of EMF. The air conditioning being left on right up until our investigation with the fans as well, could explain some of the photographic images that were captured, (dust, ect.). As for the reports of shadows and other unexplained figures, none was observed or recorded while we were there. Could they be projections or imaginations of a late night-tired mind, it is hard to say. I feel that something is definitely happening here, what I don't know. Further investigations and evidence is needed to make a definite call on what is actually happening at this house.

-Sean-

Brandy's Report

72nd

Date: 9/21, 7 PM

Present:

Brandy, Denise, Cindy, Jeanne, Charles, Linda, Brook, Sean,

Homeowners (husband and wife)

Pre-investigation

Garage: Power lines noted around the house

1.5 on a (0-3 scale) EMF

82-87 degrees

Living room

2.75 on a 0-3 scale

Hall

75 degrees

Chills on legs standing outside bathroom

High reflectivity

Bedroom 2 (Child's room)

EMF 2.0

72-74 bedroom

Possible orb images captured

EMF spike

Bedroom 1 (Master bedroom)

Warm spot on hands, though temperature did not reflect this feeling of warmth (hands were recorded at same temperature level, though my left hand felt significantly warmer. I have had this sensation on other investigations where activity is present).

75 - 85 degrees recorded in various parts of the room

Sean got a possible EMF spike

Possible small orb captured on digital

EMF is 2.25-3.0

Bedroom 3/Office

Temp: 76 - 76.5

Kitchen area: possible EMF spike for Sean under the kitchen light

I was drawn to the area of an old desk and clarinets

Discussion:

Denise suggested that sensitives walk through the house to see what they could sense before the discussion and after the preliminary investigation.

Charles: EMF was null, but noticed intense cold in MA bedroom and child's room

Linda: Cold hands in MA bedroom and child's room; felt someone there really "Likes the child"

Sean: Master bedroom EMF spike, warmth recorded from Brandy

Orb image: office

Brook: No temperature spikes, but a 4 -5 degree variation in temperature

Denise: Nothing with pics or temperature

In the little girl's room: man, middle aged, watches over child

He followed us into the Master Bedroom; looking at us through walls

Felt someone following the team around

Heard names Jake and Sylvester the Cat

Also heard "Adam" in the hallway.

Cindy: Master bedroom EMF spike

Kitchen small spikes

Sewing room: temperature flux

Back porch: EMF to 8: temp 81 - 86 degrees

Heard name "Adam" in the hall

Jean: no EMF, cold spot in MA bedroom; possible compass movement in MA bedroom

Brandy: Hands felt warm in MA bedroom; orbs in bedroom, chills in hall

Susan: EMF and temperature: felt unstable in child's room (though she has been taking medicine for her back), Heard name "Tom" and believes that there are two entities in the home, one attached to the family, one to the land.

Kept hearing Frank Sinatra songs.

When walking with Denise, felt an energy flux in the MA bedroom, and felt Denise's energy change in the child's bedroom (Denise: energy like lightning)

Group decided that the MA bedroom, Child's room and the office held the most energy. Went to re-investigate those areas, starting with MA bedroom.

Picked up a male energy, who wanted to be called "Sir"

Missed his "homeland"

Last name difficult to say

Not sure why he was here.

From Germany/Greece/Turkey/Istanbul

Maybe a Cypriate (Cypress)

He was placed here, possibly an item attachment to jewelry

Confused as to why he was here. It did not go with his beliefs.

Possibly Moslem (According to a local Imam I have interviewed, there are no ghosts in Islamic belief. The belief is that the soul waits in suspended animation for judgment day, so that would be logical)

Remembers the years 1942 (Susan) or 1946 (Denise)

Knew he was dead, died in a war, "powder burns" all over him -- Denise said it sounded like "Pie-eder buurhns"

Not related to the homeowners.

Term "Trinity" came through

Denise felt a draw to a small set of wall-mounted shelves in the room. She picked up a pestal that looked old (though it had a seam) and she said it felt like it had a lot of energy. It did say "Galen" -- the name of Susan's daughter. However, we could not determine an attachment to the piece at the time.

Entity became upset; this is blasphemy

Narrowed down the idea of talking to the dead is blasphemy

(I felt chills at this point)

Tried to explain that this was not necromancy or summoning, séance, etc.

EMF began to climb and flux; Sean's meter, next to mine moved .7-.8 over and over, my trifield meter rocked closer to 2.0

Asked the entity to remain, that we were here to do a job, and if he was offended to back off from the group and not interact with us.

Moved out of MA bedroom.

Child's room:

Denise heard "Blood donor" or "Will be a donor", received some.

Family

Life saved

Grandfather

Family member in hospital

Male, Arthur

Cat named Sylvester

Ritual: Wiccan ritual?

Cigarette smoke

Someone messing with the household appliances; pushing buttons, an invisible friend, a little girl ghost with blonde hair in a pretty dress.

Denise asked if anyone had lost a baby in the household; this dead child was staying around.

She had short blonde hair, collar, thin hair; Stephanie (?) -- However, during this part of the investigation, Susan pointed out that we were in the child's room, and that the little girl's name, Stephanie, was on the wall. Denise sensed that the little girl likes Stephanie, wears a light colored dress and didn't get to wear this in life (as she never lived).

Bedroom 3:

Denise heard "cat scan"

Denise sensed a heavy set man in the area.

Susan felt a tightness in chest

Heard names Robin and Linda

EMF: 2.0 - 2.1, but seemed to climb near one wall (possible energy emissions)

I took a Polaroid in this room. No real results.

Several felt a strong pull towards the closet; Cindy reported feeling as if a heavy energy was at her back. I felt inclination to take pictures of the doorway, where homeowner had been standing

Interview:

Homeowners verified homeowner report, and added a few other details.

They had seen a dark column with a domed top (described as a 1/8th moon lying on its points) move through the living room late at night. She could see the TV reflections on the creature.

Another night she saw arms fluctuating/moving so rapidly that they seemed to fly up and down

Both times their child was in the house.

They did have an uncle, Arthur, who died of cancer (cancer runs through the homeowner's family).

When asked about the jewelry: yes, they had something in the MA bedroom that was from Spain. However, the jewelry was fairly modern to have an entity attached to it.

When asked about the pestle: it was not very old; from the 1970s or so. However, above it and near it was placed the jewelry in the room and a beautiful piece of stone that came from Iraq. It's a desert flower; a rock in the formation of a rose. It is common place in that area and was given to the family in the 1990s by a family member who is no longer associated with the family. He had alleged mercenary ties, though lived in Spain. The stone came from Iraq. Sensitives in the room felt a great deal of energy coming from the stone. Thought it was found and dug up in the 1840s.

Linda is a deceased sister of the male homeowner.

The heavy set man Denise sensed may be the father of the female homeowner. He died of cancer and was described as a "round" man.

Susan then said that she heard the name "Nick"; that was the man's name in life (Nicola; Nick).

The homeowner (female) did receive 2 pints of blood

The blonde child: there was a child who died in the 1970s. However, homeowner had a psy sensitive session where a psychic drew several pictures of entities around her. One was the spirit of this deceased child, who had dark hair and looked like her present child looks now. (The image, as I understood it, was drawn years before the present child was born).

The same person drew an image of a great-grandfather who died in 1902. Later, the homeowners found a picture of the man, and it was exactly the same.

I also noted that we have had multiple reports on several investigations of both a blonde haired child and a blonde woman with a bob haircut. I went through some of the SPIRITS reports to determine if there was a connection between investigations and investigators present. I found (in a partial review of sites) the following investigation reported a little girl/children on site:

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Old Coachman:

Denise sensed a little girl named Emily. She was 6 to 7 years old. She was giggling, "showing us her beautiful dress". It was light pink. She liked Lisa and Susan, and wanted to know if we could help her find her mother. She knew basic arithmetic, played with paper dolls, and folded papers.Her mother's name was Diana, and her last name was Johnson or Hudson. She was happy with the homeowner, as she thought she was nice, and she liked the cats, particularly "the big one." She did not remember the "homestead" being so large, however.

Oakmoss:

Meanwhile, Denise sensed the spirit of the little girl. She was sad, possibly being the child of a previous owner. Denise wondered if it was a place memory.

We then wandered into the master bedroom. I picked up the energy of a small female child that was approximately 4-5 years old. She had died at birth and had grown up in spirit. She liked the baby that would come to the home owner's house. She was his guardian. The little girl had named him "Bumpkin baby."

20th Ave. North:

One of the sensitives said that they saw lots of children passing through the room, going from one closet to the other

40th Ave NO: None

55th Ave NO: None

Mattwood: None

7th Ave North: None

11th Ave North: None

Lennox: None

Return to Haslam's:

In the Children's Section Susan and I picked up the presence of a little girl lost that we believe had been killed in a car accident near the store. She is alone, scared and confused and while Susan was trying to offer comfort, the Guardian shut down communication with her. Varying temperature readings were taken during this time. There is a little boy here who likes to look and play with the books.

Temple Terrace:Scott sensed a young blonde child (girl) near the glass. Child sees homeowner as an aunt, likes her animals. Skipping, playful.

Another 26th Ave N (Adele): Susan: Hallway- I get the impression of a younger boy running up and down the hall playing. He has blonde hair and is wearing shorts, tee shirt and sneakers. I also get the sense of a little girl with long blonde hair with the bangs cut straight to the level of her eyebrows. They are playing jacks and I feel it is sometime in the 1940's. I hear an old time radio show coming from the Living Room. Summer time with bright sunshine in the afternoon. Older cars parked on the street out front with a young woman in a yellow print dress and white close fitting hat walking down the sidewalk. The dress is made of a lighter material and cool for the summer. Picture postcard of the perfect summer day in St. Petersburg.

68th St N: We then entered the guest room and Sandy stated the energy was much lighter in this

room. She sensed a little girl who was giggling. The girl wore a frilly dress and had blonde hair.

Sandy saw her having a tea party. The child seemed very, very happy. Sandy felt this may be a

placement memory. While in the bedroom several photos were taken and orbs appeared.

Lake Helen: Sandy:

While downstairs in the sitting room I felt the presence of a young child looking through the spindles of the staircase at us.

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I am not sure what relevance this has on the investigation, but it does make me question the validity of the child entity as someone or something found on all of these locations. I do not know if there is a blonde child on location here, if it is suggestion, or if it is an entity attached to one of the SPIRITS members.

The homeowners reported that the fan in the kitchen comes on by itself, the bathroom motion sensitive light comes on by itself. The family had a psychic in Illinois who told them about someone watching over the child; a grandfather figure who guarded the little girl. It was believed to be the grandfather (the homeowner's father).

Conclusions:

Susan, a friend of the homeowners, and the homeowners said there was usually a lot of activity. Susan mentioned several times that she thinks the little girl holds a lot of the entities near her; where she is they go.

I noticed that the team seemed a bit "off" that night; not as organized as usual. It could be related to a weather front that was coming into the area; several reported headaches that night. I did not feel it was our best investigation.

I found the MA bedroom entity interesting. Though the pestle was what was picked up, its nearness to both jewelry and the desert flower stone were impressive, though that entity will not be able to be traced as it did not give a name.

There appears, again, to be a strong attachment to family and entities that I would describe more as guardians than ghosts associated with the area. However, much of the activity reported, and the extreme number of orb images, seems to also indicate a supernatural presence at the home.

With the orb images: Sean's camera and my second digital camera, both of which have picked up no anomalous images as of yet, picked up orbs. The homeowners did have the A/C on before we arrived and turned it back on after the first walk through. These orbs could be dust, but what I found interesting is that several of the orbs, upon closer inspection, appear to have a nucleus or "eye" in the same area. The nucleus is almost always pointed down, and is near the edge of the camera. I'm not sure what the likelihood of co-incidence would be for such an anomaly.

Homeowner's Document:

Have you experienced any of the following? If so, please describe in detail. Please document any of the events listed below.

*Unusual dreams: Dreams have long been considered a "liminal," or thresh hold, state. Since ancient times, humans have reported dreams with deceased family, friends, and even strangers. At times, messages are conveyed to the sleeping person, often verified as correct when the dreamer awakens. This may or may not relate to the subconscious mind.

I seldom remember dreams, but lately I have 'been fixing/repairing" things.

*Lucid dreams: Dreams where you realize you are dreaming and/or take control of the dream

Yes, but those that I remember I haven't been able to change the outcome.

*Old Hag Syndrome: The sensation of feeling held down and suffocated by an entity, usually during times of rest or sleep. Often, this "entity" manifests as an old woman, or "hag," and is a menacing presence. This is a type of paralysis dream and may or may not be related to the paranormal phenomena experienced in an area.

Most definitely, but not here. In our first appartment something rubbed my hand. Then promptly tried to sufficate me. Not here... not yet. Haven't hung body parts off the bed ever since.

*Paralysis Dreams: One wakes up, but cannot move for a period of time. This may be related to chemical imbalances or pressure in the brain.

Once, when I was around 13, I woke up, couldn't scream and felt like I was being 'scanned'. Not here. Not yet...

*If animals are in the vicinity, have they been observed acting strangely? Animals often posses instincts and abilities more in tune with their surroundings. Have you noticed your pet having abnormal behavior, such as suddenly becoming aggressive, fearful, or agitated? Does your pet lick the air, follow unseen movement with its eyes, or track something you cannot see?

No animals here. There was once a snow white kitten that insisted on being here. It would climb up my screen porch and cry. If we left doors open it would wander in. It belonged to one of the neighbors. I felt this was some sign..... but wasn't able to interpret it. I believe very strongly in signs and indicators...

*Seeing a shadow, or shadowy, figure?

Here.. on several occasions. He paces from our room to Steph's room. It 'studies' our countertops (I saw it in the reflection in the window.) Steph doesn't like to use the main bathroom too much unless someone is with her (she is sensative).

*Peripheral vision manifestations? Do you see movements out of the corner of your eye, turn to look and find there is nothing there?

Many times. Recently, I noticed what appeared to be the very edge of a door close right in the middle of the kitchen. I caught the very last edge of it. It was very bright on the other side. When we first moved here, some guy shadow was in the living room. He appeared, bent over then disappeared. It seems like the same guy shadow that paces from room to room. One night just recently, I watched a white mist come down the hallway and turn into the kitchen. They like it.

About a week ago, I was laying in my daughter's bed, watching her do something on her computer. She decided to get a snack while I just stayed laying down in her room. She yelled at me to stay there. I hadn't moved. She said she saw my shadow in the doorway.

*Full manifestation of an entity?

He is a shadow that leaves a shadow. My husband and I get 2 different impressions. We agree he is about 5'8", I see someone slender, he percieves him as heavy or stocky.

If I had to actually discribe what he looks like..... I would have to say..... Well, if you are a fan of Star Trek, The next generation, there is an episode where Giordie and a couple other cast members go down to a planet and get stung by some plant. They turned dark and had to go live on the planet until the Dr. came up with an antidote... that's what he sort of resembles...

Are there cold drafts or cold spots found only in a certain location? Barring, of course, drafts created by the a/c or heating units, fans, and windows. Are there areas of the location that are abnormally cold? Centralized locations, or columns, of coldness that won't go away, or appear to move through the house? Occasionally, these also manifest as pockets of heat, or warm sensations.

The addition feels decidely colder than the old part of the house even though there is only a couple degree difference. We attribute it to better insulation on the new addition. There are on occasion warm spots too, now that you mention it.

There are muted bangs.. I want to attribute them to the new addition settling. But there was once an unexplained crash. And a big bang once in a while.

PK activity:

*Do you experience the apportation of objects? Apportation is the manifestation of foreign objects into a location. This may also relate to small household objects that disappear, cannot be found, but "reappear" in either the exact location first searched or in an area where it will be easily found. Metal objects, including keys, coins, and jewelry, seem to be most often affected.

ALWAYS, in this house and our old house up north. Keys.... I put them in the same spot all the time and can't find them.

Mark was in the garage and the powers that be kept apportating a bottle of glue from one side of the garage to another. He said he it was sitting on the saw when he decided to put it away. It was back on the saw. He put it away. It was then on a workbench on the other side of the garage. He put it away and that was the end of the game.

*Have you visual confirmation of objects moving?

The day before yesterday, I had set a strainer upside down on the counter and it started to rock side to side. It rocked for half a minute.

*Abnormal behavior of lights or doors? Have you witnessed lights coming on of their own accord? Doors opening or closing without assistance? Or, have you experienced unlocked doors locking themselves, or visa versa?

We have a motion night light in the bathroom that comes on by itself from time to time and just recently, the kitchen fan light turned itself on. OH and when we had temporary lighting as the addition was going up, the lights were constantly blinking. When my inlaws came in around Thanksgiving last year to see our progress, the light in the dining room was really going to town! The bathroom door sometimes closes itself. My husband wants to believe that it isn't hung properly.

Does the homeowner have natural psi ability? Do you experience the following?

*Expression of SLIder phenomena: SLIder stands for "Street Light Interference". This is paranormal activity relating to the living. Theoretically, SLIders are emitting a low grade of PK (psychokinetic) energy which interacts and interferes with electronic devices. SLIder phenomena includes street lights going off as a person walks by them, electronic devices constantly breaking when a person is near them or attempts to use them, watches dying, batteries dying at an abnormal rate, etc.

*Premonitions (future events), clairvoyance (sensing or knowing things that are going on in the present at an entirely different location), or retro cognition (seeing events that took place in the past)?

I get deja vous.

Are there any OTHER events not covered by those listed above? If so, please list and describe in detail:

My husband's deceased brother in law used to come visit. He is the odor of stale cigarettes. He hasn't stopped by recently to my knowledge.

Up north we had issues with our deceased next door neighbor. His wife moved and disappeared. Mark and Steve ran into her at the store shortly after we moved here. She wanted to babysit Steph. Didn't let her... Bad Karma.

A time line is immensely helpful. Please note as much information as possible, including dates, times, events, who was present, and what happened.

We have lived here a little over 3 years. It seemed to be intermittent, but seems to be intensifying as of late. We have been unemployed for a few months, now and either we just happen to be home more to experience it or it is intensifying do to our situation.

Might I mention also, that when we opened up the wall to unite the old with the new, we had borrowed Susan's EMF meter and picked up a ghost wall where the old wall used to be and also a blip here and there in the new office.

OH and Steph still talks about the monsters that hang/hung from her ceiling fan when we moved in. The fact that she hasn't forgotten them may be pertinent. Most of the time her closet MUST be closed. And she must have a night light. Her brother sent her an angel night light for Christmas a couple years ago. It helps.

Brook's image and report

Location: 72nd Street N., St. Petersburg

Date: 09/27/03

Time: Investigation started at 7:00 pm

Lunar Cycle: The day after the new moon

Members present in my team: Susan G., Cindy, and myself (Brook)

Not all investigations can be extraordinary. There must be some that are rather routine and less than thrilling. Being my first investigation with the SPIRITS group, it is probably best that this one should fall into that category. Otherwise, had this been an outstanding case with PK, apparitions, and all manner of psy events, all future cases would meet with insurmountable expectations on my part.

Silent Walkthrough-

After breaking up into groups, we started the silent walkthrough. The following list includes the rooms we visited and the order in which we visited them. The temperatures recorded in the rooms, the number of pictures taken, and any anomalies (orbs, ribbons, etc.) are noted for each room.

Stephanie's room (Room #2) : 10 digital pics, 1 possible orb

Master Bedroom (Room #1) : 24 digital pics, no anomalies of interest

Kitchen : 2 digital pics, no anomalies of interest

Office (Room #3) : 41 digital pics, no anomalies of interest

Back porch : 8 digital pics, no anomalies of interest

Living room and front entrance : 6 digital pics, no anomalies of interest

Garage : 4 digital pics, no anomalies of interest

Next, I escorted Susan and Denise (both sensitives) on a quick tour through the house. The objective was to use their sensitivity to pick up on energies, impressions, images, etc. In room #2 (Stephanie's room) Denise picked up on a man who was peeking his head through the wall that separated rooms 1 & 2. Denise also felt an energy surge in the room. Then we proceeded to room #1 ( master bedroom) where Denise again sensed the man peeking his head through the common wall and Susan picked up on the thought of Frank Sinatra. Lastly we visited the office in the back of the house. Upon entering, Denise had the distinct feeling we were being followed, and also picked up on the names Jake and Sylvester the Cat. Susan picked up on the name Tom. This was the extent of the sensitives' walkthrough.

Name of Investigation-- 72nd

Charles's report

Investigation Team:

Charles, Linda, Sean, Brook, Denise, Cindy, Jeanne, Brandy, Susan

Backroom with computer---No EMF reading

Kitchen/Dining/Great room--No EMF reading except close to the refrigerator

Living Room---No EMF reading

Bathroom--no EMF reading

Master Bedroom-- In the master bed room I became very cold when I walked toward the back outside wall and when I entered to Master Bathroom. There was no EMF reading in either room. I asked Linda and Jeanne if they were cold and Linda said that her hands were cold.

Garage--no EMF reading

Back Porch--no EMF reading

I do feel that the house did have some entities in it but they were mostly centered around the homeowner's child. Since the child was not present at this investigation it may be of interest to reinvestigate when the child is home. I was intrigued about the possible link between the Muslim spirit and the Desert Rose stone from Iraq. This stone was in the master bedroom on the wall where I felt the sensation of being cold.

End of report

Linda's report

Sub - Team: Jean, Charles, Linda

3rd bedroom/office:

During first walk thru I kept going into the closet expecting my compass to do something and it didn't so I wrote off any activity there in my mind.

When we were all sitting in that room as a group I saw something white pass between Susan and Sean. Since I see things like this quite often and have been passing them off as imagination or trick of the eye for years I didn't think too much of it. It could have been a nosy neighbor checking out the activity thru the window behind Susan. It could have been the reflection of someone coming into the room although I can't remember if everyone was in there or not. I kept looking at your meter to see if it fluctuated but it didn't.

Childs room:

No electronic evidence in this room but I did get a strong sense that someone really likes/loves the child. Cold spot behind the door but the compass didn't move.

Master bedroom:

No electronic evidence but my hand got very cold.

For a first investigation I found it very interesting. I'm looking forward to the next investigation. I will not ignore so much of what I am feeling.

Jeanne's images via 35 mm camera, two orb shots:

Jeanne's report

After meeting with the homeowners, we divided into three groups. Charles and Linda and I started in the back of the house.

First the back office. No ELF readings there.

Next we checked the dining room, the kitchen, and the back patio. Again, no ELF.

Next, we went into the child's room. I got no ELF, but my compass seemed to move a bit more than usual.

We went into the master bedroom, and Charles and Linda felt a cold spot near the window. I could feel it slightly. I got no activity on the ELF or compass, though.

The group met in the living room and decided to check out the master bedroom first. Denise said that there was a male presence there, and he was upset that we were invading his space. He had a foreign accent, and liked to be addressed as "Mr." or "Sir". He was very confused, and said that he missed his homeland. He said that what we were doing was blasphemy. I took pictures in the room, and got an orb above the window.

Next we went into the child's room. Denise heard something about a blood donor, and something about Sylvester the cat(?). She also sensed a little girl who liked to push buttons, and play with appliances. The last room was the office. Denise heard "cat scan". Several people sensed an energy in the closet. I took pictures, and got an orb in the closet.

We met with the homeowners again, and they told us about what they had experienced.

This was an interesting investigation for me, because I got my first photos with orbs. I was using a single use camera with 400 speed film, and got 3 orb images. I didn't include one because half of the orb was cut out of the picture.

Jeanne

Denise's images, digital:

Brandy's orbs, digital