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Old Coachman

March 2003

For the first SPIRITS article of 2006, we are going back in time to a long neglected investigation that took place in the middle of 2003.  Though the team was comprised of several new investigators, it featured two common themes:  a restless ghost created by an unexpected death and a little girl’s lost spirit.

The home belonged to two young women and was located inside of an apartment complex.  The roommates felt uncomfortable within the area since they moved in 2001.  Both reported paralysis dreams, abnormal behavior of their pets, the feeling of being watched, and peripheral vision manifestations.  Books fell to the floor and windows rattled for no apparent reason.

With the initial walk-through of the location, SPIRITS equipment immediately began to act up.  There were several significant EMF spikes near areas of haunted activity.  Photographs, including 35 mm film, showed orb images that traveled with the group throughout the investigation.  EVP attempts, however, showed no response to our questions.

Sensitives also felt two very distinct presences.  One was the spirit of a little girl named Emily.  She was approximately 6 years of age and wore a beautiful dress.  Emily was not native to our time period, apparently connected to a more rustic era as she referred to the apartment as “larger than her homestead.”  She was looking for her family and was unable to find them, but feeling comfortable with the homeowners, she settled in with them. She was fascinated by the television and, as with her modern counterparts, she enjoyed watching programs.  She stood looking out the windows and caused them to rattle.  She also liked looking on the bookshelves at the various knickknacks and it was her curiosity that inadvertently caused her to knock books over.

The second presence, however, was much more elusive to the SPIRITS during the first walk through.  He was quite defensive at first, sharing only that while he was not fond of the girl ghost, he didn’t do anything to her.  He remained on the periphery of the group for quite some time.  As the evening progressed, however, the investigators eventually won his trust and he shared his story.

He was the ghost both roommates saw moving near them.  He was a “drop in” entity, unrelated to the homeowners and to the location.  He died in a car accident in 1986 due to his own fault of drinking and driving.  He was on the way to visit his girlfriend; his restless soul still looked for her.  He was angry because of the futility of his death and the unfulfilled potential of his life.  He dreamed of going to Penn State University, but his death resulted before he had the chance.

The SPIRITS tried to encourage him to go into the light, but his cynical response was that the light “was a train at the end of the tunnel.”  Still, he did apologize for upsetting the homeowners and, at the end of the session his energy faded out.

This is an interesting story for the new year time.  As ghosts are trapped in the past, the living still have the ability to contemplate the presents and to work towards the future.  What better time, or example, of the power of life than to study the message of this young man's ghost?  Death can be unexpected and can strike at any time; live life to its fullest and without regret.

The SPIRITS of St. Petersburg wishes you and yours a Happy New Year – Carpe Diem!

A series of images taken with the "child spirit."  Note:  orb behind Susan, mist images below. 

Brandy, digital.

Other images taken with the same camera, at the same time, and at the same angle provided no mist images (at left).

Brandy, digital.

Activity in the living room:

Amy caught orbs on the TV in one shot, none in the next.

Amy, digital.

Activity continued in the living room.  An orb snuck out behind Amelia in the photo by Brandy (digital) at right.  Below, Amy (digital) caught an orb "hiding" behind a plant beside the couch.

Brandy's Report

Investigators Present:  Susan, Brandy, Denise, Amy, Amelia

Others:  Kelly, Lisa, Cats, Satima, Cleopatra, Peaches.

Investigation:

Kitchen

Pre:  EMF near micro and stove

Ref. Had low EMF

1st bedroom:

Pre:  Low EMF, mirrors and balls

Lisa dropped her information, which landed in the cat box.

Investigation:  Susan tagged this as an area to go back and investigate.  She felt that things fell off the shelf as the little girl wanted to get a closer look at items on the upper shelves.  (Homeowner later confirmed that books on the lowest shelves do fall out of place).

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.

At this point, I started to feel fatigued.

Several images produced orbs.  My digital camera got five mist images, one of which had a light orb in it. Others on the team also got images here.  There were temperature fluctuations during this time, especially on Susan's body.

Interestingly, a secondary male entity was sensed on the property. H e stayed outside of the bedroom while we were working with the little girl. 

The little girl felt tired, and started to fade.

Hall/Bathroom/walk through closet:

Pre:  When we went into the bathroom, I felt a little strange, but as soon as Susan opened the door to the walk-through closet, I felt extremely dizzy.  It was very intense. 

Investigation:  As we went through the closet, Susan sensed a male presence.  Denise told us she had sensed him earlier, when we walked in.  The male entity was curious about us, but also afraid of what we were there to do, thinking we may have been there to exorcise him.

While Susan sensed him, I got a very strong EMF spike on my trifield meter.  On the 0-3 scale, it jumped from .2 to nearly 2.0, then dropped.  Susan asked me to check around her knees.  I again had an EMF spike, less intense, from a .2 to a 1, then back.

Images taken in the closet produced orb images, including one moving in front of Susan, and possibly one on the doorframe.  Denise and Susan both thought the closet was a vortex.  I may agree.  While not a sensitive, per se, I have felt that extent of dizziness only one other time, and that was in Cassadaga's geomagnetic vortex. 

Amy also recorded a temperature fluctuation from 72 to 77 degrees in the closet.

As we moved through to the bedroom, the entity followed us, but preferred to stay near the closet.

Susan sensed that the girl did not like the male entity.  He was not fond of her, but he wanted to make it clear that he did not do anything to her.  He just was uncertain of himself because he was uncomfortable with children.

Denise picked up that he died in a car wreck on US 19, coming to see his girlfriend in the year 1986.  He was drunk, or intoxicated, and very upset that he died that way.  He doesn't like the way he died and felt it was unfair.  He drove a red car, possibly a Volt wagon (SP) or a Shirako (?).

He was unsure of why we were there, and felt very hostile towards us.  However, when we announced we were here to help, he "apologized" and cooperated.

He is frustrated, and bangs on the walls, and paces.  He wanted us to inform his girlfriend, whose name is Tiffany or Stephanie, that it was OK.  She is now married, and possibly has a last name of Johansen, or Jennisen.  She lives in Tarpon Springs or Safety Harbor, and may work with horses. 

Other questions revealed that he would have wanted to go to Penn State University, if he had gotten his act together.

We did attempt an EVP in this room, results unknown.

There were additional temperature fluctuations.  Susan recorded a body temperature measuring from 75 to 90 degrees, and Lisa also felt a temperature drop of 76 degrees behind her.

Living room:

Pre:  Denise sensed  a male presence when we first arrived, and took several orb images.

Denise occasional sensed a little girl with long hair, and a "he", young male, blonde with a short bowl cut.

Investigation:  At the end of the investigation, Denise and Susan sensed energy flowing through the living room.  There was on spike on an EMF meter.

Susan asked homeowner if she heard rattling by the windows, as she sensed that the little girl liked to stand by the window and look outside at the fountain.  (Homeowner confirmed that she did, indeed, hear rattling near the windows when the cats were on her bed, and no noticable vibrations were sensed).  She also thought the little girl was fascinated with the TV, and came out to the livingroom to see what was on TV.  She enjoyed seeing the channels flip.

The entities were not there for any particular purpose, other than passing through to get to the fountain.

Interview:  See homeowner's document, typed on site.

Conclusions:  I think it's interesting that, once again, we may have entities that are not related to the current homeowner.  The little girl may be related to the property.  She is somehow lost.  A date of 1892 was sensed, as well as a weak call or word "Dad" sometime during the investigation.  I do not know if this is related to the little girl that was sensed or not.

I found the closet area to be incredibly powerful.  Perhaps due to the fact that the building was possibly near a nature preserve, or a Native American site, would explain some of the energy, particularly if the site was, at one point, a sacred site.

The male entity is also interesting.  If find the story plausible, but we do not have any documentation as of yet to back that up. 

The images that have come from the site thus far have produced multiple orb images, with several fog images.  Pictures I took while sitting in one area, not moving, produce both "normal" and "mist" images, which leads me to conclude that this is a legitimate mist.  35 mm film is not yet present to enter into the report.

Susan's report

We arrived at the apartment at approximately 7:15pm. The weather was very humid as it had been raining most of the day. We did our pre-investigation where normal ambient temperatures were noted and EMF was picked up only around usual electrical devices. After our silent walk through, there were several areas of the house which demanded the attentions of several of our sensitives. The first was the spare bedroom. Kelly has an unusual assortment of toys and several of us felt the presence of a young girl. As has happened in the past, the child entity took to me, sitting close by and there were temperature changes in my hands of about 10 degrees. We figured the spirit to be that of a girl, about 6 years old with curly brown hair. She was friendly and liked the women in the group, especially Brandy and her green fingernail polish. She didn't like the male entity that has been wandering through the house but has stayed mostly in the walkthrough area between the master bedroom and the bathroom. Several of us picked up spikes of EMF in this area as well as temperature fluctuations and a dizziness. We also had orbs on several of the digital cameras at that point. I personally experienced camera difficulties and was unable to take more than about ten photos with my 35 mm camera. The area could only be described as a vortex. Upon entering the master bedroom several of us felt the presence of a young male, mid to late 20's who was frustrated with the abrupt end to his life. "Danny" seemed to have been the victim of a DUI accident about 16 years ago. He was looking for his girlfriend (Stephanie?). During the post investigation interview we were able to confirm some of the events that have happened with what the sensitives picked up. I had 'seen' things off of the shelves in the room with the little girl, Kelly said that this happens quite a bit. Also she expressed a phobia related to sleeping near the closet in her room. She had always felt as if someone was watching her from that area. She has also experienced paralyzing dreams. My opinion is that she was being watched by the angry young man but that he meant no harm. The investigation ended at approximately 9:30 pm with a request for all entities to stay peacefully or move into the light.

Report #3

Field Investigation Form: Amelia Kirkner

Location: Old Coachman

Date: 3/2/03 Time: 7:15 p.m.

Weather Conditions: Crisp, cool air

Amelia's equipment used: Sony Camera

ELF meter: No

Investigators Present: Brandy, Sue, Amy, Amelia, Denise, Guest: Lisa

Notes:

The house seemed very warm and inviting, but I account most of this to be towards the homeowner. I brought along my smaller video camera this time since my last two attempts at getting an entity on film were unsuccessful. I KNOW there was an orb in the area by Scott at the 7th Ave. N. investigation that I was focusing on at the same time with my camera... so... I tried a different camera.

1st Bedroom: (Major impressions)

I did not feel any entity present in this room, but either way I sensed that it would not see me or ignore me anyhow *for whatever reason, and that statement does seem to contradict itself* Most everyone else sensed that a little girl was attached to this apartment. Great still photos were taken of a whitish haze that floated in the center of our circle. It seemed that the little girl was attached to Sue and felt quite comfortable with her. The little girl mentioned a porcelain doll that she was attached to, and she was quite playful the entire time. After about 20 minutes, she dissipated slowly.

2nd bedroom: (Major impressions)

I walked around to the 2nd bedroom and crouched by the bed with my camera on. Denise and Sue felt almost frightened of the hallway and a vortex they said was present. An entity spoke to them and said his name was Danny. They asked him if he had tried to move towards the light, and he said "What light?" He was truly miserable. He had died before his time in an automobile accident. He missed his girlfriend who was now married to another guy. He didn't know when he would be able to leave. He was thankful that we were there to help him. Lisa kept noting to me that she felt temperature changes, but I did not feel anything. He told us that he would not hurt the little girl.

The hallway: (Major impressions)

I walked through the hallway once and felt slightly cold, but nothing more. I did not venture in there again after I saw how emotional it had made Sue and Denise. I left the camera focused on the hallway while we went in the next room.

Main room:

I mostly felt the warm, secure energy of the people in the room. Someone thought they sensed energy flowing in this room, but there weren't any obvious entities present.

Overall impression:

This apartment had no overall impressions on me, but I could definitely sense the fear in Sue and Denise when they were near the vortex in the closet. Denise noted to me that a spirit was following me in the hallway, but I felt nothing out of the ordinary. (which is not uncommon) This apartment could be haunted, and I look forward to an investigation on Danny.

Denise's report

         Upon entering the residence on Old Coachman Rd, I immediately felt the presence of a male entity in his late teens or early twenties.  He was watching us from a far.  The team had begun the pre-investigation using only their equipment .  Using my equipment, I did not receive any significant EMF spikes or temperature changes which caused me concern.  Numerous photographs were taken and several orbs did appear. 

         Upon our silent walk through I felt the presence of a small female child following us around.  I also sensed the male entity still paying careful attention to us.  After sharing my feelings with the group we began the final walk-through investigation in the front bedroom.  It should be noted that during the prior walk-through, I felt as if the livingroom had so much energy in it that I was overwhelmed at times.  The hallway bathroom and attached closet felt dark and felt like it contained a vortex.

         Beginning in the front bedroom I saw a small female child approximately 6-7 years old.  Her name was Emily.  I felt the male entity was in the hallway watching us.  He was not ready to get involved with the hunt.  Emily wore a frilly dress, with matching shoes.  She would twirl around and giggle as she showed her dress to us.  Susan had picked up the little girl and began feeling warm. 

         Emily wanted to know where her mother was.  While Susan sat on the floor, Emily plopped down in front of her.  She was excited and loved having her picture taken.  She also felt comfortable with us and enjoyed our company.  We attempted to find further information out about her.  We determined that her last name was something to the affect of Johnson or Hansen.  Her father was in the war and her mother was a seamstress.

         Emily told us that she did not like the male entity that was also in the house.  She was afraid of him.  Emily continued to talk with us about her doll that her daddy had given to her and the dress her mother made for the doll.  After further conversation with Emily we went into the bathroom closet.  Emily followed us around during the rest of the investigation.

         Upon entering the closet, which has a doorway from the bathroom to the master bedroom Susan, Brandy and I all felt as if we were in a vortex.  The closet was overwhelming with an intense pressure.  We were getting spikes in the closet for no logical reason.  I also felt dizzy and felt that we were going to be pulled into another dimension if we stayed in the closet much longer.  Once entering the master bedroom I felt like we were in a bar with many people talking at once.  It was hard to distinguish words through all the voices. 

         Susan and I began talking with the male entity that had been watching us earlier.  At first he was very protective and angry.  Susan felt that he had died in a car accident on US19.  The entity was angry that he had died.  His possible name was Danny.  He was upset that he died due to drinking and driving.  He was on his way to his girlfriends when the accident happened.  By the time we had finished talking with him, he was much calmer and apologized for his earlier actions.  He wanted us to contact his girlfriend and tell her that he loved her. 

           The only other information we got from him was that he wanted to go to college at Penn State, but died before he could attend.  He also stated that he could not move on for some reason.  He said if he could, he would.  When asking about the light, Danny said the light was a train at the end of a tunnel.  We were able to get a possible name of the girlfriend as Stephanie.  She use to live in the Clearwater area, but now he can not find her. 

         Danny began to cry at the end of our conversation  because he had died at an early age.  He had not forgiven himself.    After a little more conversation Danny's energy faded.  We concluded in the livingroom.  Many orb photographs were taken in the livingroom.  It was determined that the lake behind the apt was named after an Indian reservation.  This made sense why there was so much energy in the livingroom.

         In conclusion, I believe there were two distinct entities that remain in the apartment.  The vortex in the closet allows others to come and go.  The lake also has entities that surround it and roam the area.  I believe that we helped the entities to communicate their fears and angers enough where they may be able to move on or at least give them some peace.

Homeowner Document, completed by homeowner on site:

I have experienced a few paralysis dreams since moving into this unit in November of 2001.   The most recent occurred at the end of January of this year.  It almost felt like a combination paralysis dream mixed with old hag syndrome.  Like I can't move and it's VERY hard to breathe.

My 3 cats have all exhibited odd behavior in the past, as if they are seeing or sensing something that I could not.  They have crept away from certain places in the house, especially the hallway/front entrance as if something was there and they didn't like it. I've also witnessed them laying around with me in the living room and in unison, their heads will shoot up and look in the direction of a sound I did not hear.  This is usually towards the hallway.

Almost on a daily basis, I have experienced peripheral sightings.  At first, I thought it was just one of my cats, but it would happen when the cats would be fast asleep at my feet or under a bed.  They would also happen in the shower, which was what convinced me it wasn't just my cats.  The visions seem to be especially frequent before I would have a paralysis dream.  

Susan:  Did you find anything moved?  In the first bedroom, I'd find books on the floor.  Things would be moved on the bottom shelves. 

It's mostly just seeing things out of the corner of my eye.  I'd see the cats, and they'd all be I one place. 

Strange "Creeping feelings" that there is someone behind me and turn around, there is no one there.

I have always had a closet phobia, and I really fear the closet door here.  The dreams are creeping and frighting, they are never anything cool.  One of the first reactions during a paralysis dream is "Is that closet door open"

Susan:  Have you had the windows rattle?  Kelly:  Yes, the Shades rattle.  It's usually at night, when I am in bed.  The windows are closed.

Denise:  I can't help but think there is an older woman here, 20s or30s, and straight brown hair past her shoulders.  Small, petite woman. 

Moccasin Lake Nature preserve behind the apt.

*Unusual dreams:

Yes, see above.

*Lucid dreams:

Yes, not here though.  Those were pretty cool.  Not malevolent. 

*Old Hag Syndrome:

Yes, see above.  Always sensation towards closet.

*Paralysis Dreams: Yes, see above.

*If animals are in the vicinity, have they been observed acting strangely?

Yes, see above.

Do you experience any of the following:

*Peripheral vision manifestations?

Yes, often.  See above.

*Expression of SLIder phenomena:

No

*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)?

No

March 2, 2003

Old Coachman: 

Investigators Present:  Susan, Brandy, Denise, Amy, Amelia

Others:  Kelly, Lisa, Cats, Satima, Cleopatra, Peaches.

Investigation:

Kitchen

Pre:  EMF near micro and stove

Ref. Had low EMF

1st bedroom:

Pre:  Low EMF, mirrors and balls

Lisa dropped her information, which landed in the cat box.

Investigation:  Susan tagged this as an area to go back and investigate.  She felt that things fell off the shelf as the little girl wanted to get a closer look at items on the upper shelves.  (Homeowner later confirmed that books on the lowest shelves do fall out of place).

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.

At this point, I started to feel fatigued.

Several images produced orbs.  My digital camera got five mist images, one of which had a light orb in it.  Others on the team also got images here.

There were temperature fluctuations during this time, especially on Susan's body.

Interestingly, a secondary male entity was sensed on the property. H e stayed outside of the bedroom while we were working with the little girl. 

The little girl felt tired, and started to fade.

Hall/Bathroom/walk through closet:

Pre:  When we went into the bathroom, I felt a little strange, but as soon as Susan opened the door to the walk-through closet, I felt extremely dizzy.  It was very intense. 

Investigation:  As we went through the closet, Susan sensed a male presence.  Denise told us she had sensed him earlier, when we walked in.  The male entity was curious about us, but also afraid of what we were there to do, thinking we may have been there to exorcise him.

While Susan sensed him, I got a very strong EMF spike on my trifield meter.  On the 0-3 scale, it jumped from .2 to nearly 2.0, then dropped.  Susan asked me to check around her knees.  I again had an EMF spike, less intense, from a .2 to a 1, then back.

Images taken in the closet produced orb images, including one moving in front of Susan, and possibly one on the doorframe. 

Denise and Susan both thought the closet was a vortex.  I may agree.  While not a sensitive, per se, I have felt that extent of dizziness only one other time, and that was in Cassadaga's geomagnetic vortex. 

Amy also recorded a temperature fluctuation from 72 to 77 degrees in the closet.

As we moved through to the bedroom, the entity followed us, but preferred to stay near the closet.

Susan sensed that the girl did not like the male entity.  He was not fond of her, but he wanted to make it clear that he did not do anything to her.  He just was uncertain of himself because he was uncomfortable with children.

Denise picked up that he died in a car wreck on US 19, coming to see his girlfriend in the year 1986.  He was drunk, or intoxicated, and very upset that he died that way.  He doesn't like the way he died and felt it was unfair.  He drove a red car, possibly a Volt wagon (SP) or a Shirako (?).

He was unsure of why we were there, and felt very hostile towards us.  However, when we announced we were here to help, he "apologized" and cooperated.

He is frustrated, and bangs on the walls, and paces.  He wanted us to inform his girlfriend, whose name is Tiffany or Stephanie, that it was OK.  She is now married, and possibly has a last name of Johansen, or Jennisen.  She lives in Tarpon Springs or Safety Harbor, and may work with horses. 

Other questions revealed that he would have wanted to go to Penn State University, if he had gotten his act together.

We did attempt an EVP in this room, results unknown.

There were additional temperature fluctuations.  Susan recorded a body temperature measuring from 75 to 90 degrees, and Lisa also felt a temperature drop of 76 degrees behind her.

Living room:

Pre:  Denise sensed  a male presence when we first arrived, and took several orb images.

Denise occasional sensed a little girl with long hair, and a "he", young male, blonde with a short bowl cut.

Investigation:  At the end of the investigation, Denise and Susan sensed energy flowing through the living room.  There was on spike on an EMF meter.

Susan asked homeowner if she heard rattling by the windows, as she sensed that the little girl liked to stand by the window and look outside at the fountain.  (Homeowner confirmed that she did, indeed, hear rattling near the windows when the cats were on her bed, and no noticable vibrations were sensed).  She also thought the little girl was fascinated with the TV, and came out to the livingroom to see what was on TV.  She enjoyed seeing the channels flip.

The entities were not there for any particular purpose, other than passing through to get to the fountain.

Interview:  See homeowner's document, typed on site.

Conclusions:  I think it's interesting that, once again, we may have entities that are not related to the current homeowner.  The little girl may be related to the property.  She is somehow lost.  A date of 1892 was sensed, as well as a weak call or word "Dad" sometime during the investigation.  I do not know if this is related to the little girl that was sensed or not.

I found the closet area to be incredibly powerful.  Perhaps due to the fact that the building was possibly near a nature preserve, or a Native American site, would explain some of the energy, particularly if the site was, at one point, a sacred site.

The male entity is also interesting.  If find the story plausible, but we do not have any documentation as of yet to back that up. 

The images that have come from the site thus far have produced multiple orb images, with several fog images.  Pictures I took while sitting in one area, not moving, produce both "normal" and "mist" images, which leads me to conclude that this is a legitimate mist.  35 mm film is not yet present to enter into the report.

Susan's report

We arrived at the apartment at approximately 7:15pm. The weather was very humid as it had been raining most of the day. We did our pre-investigation where normal ambient temperatures were noted and EMF was picked up only around usual electrical devices. After our silent walk through, there were several areas of the house which demanded the attentions of several of our sensitives. The first was the spare bedroom. Kelly has an unusual assortment of toys and several of us felt the presence of a young girl. As has happened in the past, the child entity took to me, sitting close by and there were temperature changes in my hands of about 10 degrees. We figured the spirit to be that of a girl, about 6 years old with curly brown hair. She was friendly and liked the women in the group, especially Brandy and her green fingernail polish. She didn't like the male entity that has been wandering through the house but has stayed mostly in the walkthrough area between the master bedroom and the bathroom. Several of us picked up spikes of EMF in this area as well as temperature fluctuations and a dizziness. We also had orbs on several of the digital cameras at that point. I personally experienced camera difficulties and was unable to take more than about ten photos with my 35 mm camera. The area could only be described as a vortex. Upon entering the master bedroom several of us felt the presence of a young male, mid to late 20's who was frustrated with the abrupt end to his life. "Danny" seemed to have been the victim of a DUI accident about 16 years ago. He was looking for his girlfriend (Stephanie?). During the post investigation interview we were able to confirm some of the events that have happened with what the sensitives picked up. I had 'seen' things off of the shelves in the room with the little girl, Kelly said that this happens quite a bit. Also she expressed a phobia related to sleeping near the closet in her room. She had always felt as if someone was watching her from that area. She has also experienced paralyzing dreams. My opinion is that she was being watched by the angry young man but that he meant no harm. The investigation ended at approximately 9:30 pm with a request for all entities to stay peacefully or move into the light.

Report #3

Field Investigation Form: Amelia Kirkner

Location: Old Coachman

Date: 3/2/03 Time: 7:15 p.m.

Weather Conditions: Crisp, cool air

Amelia's equipment used: Sony Camera

ELF meter: No

Investigators Present: Brandy, Sue, Amy, Amelia, Denise, Guest: Lisa

Notes:

The house seemed very warm and inviting, but I account most of this to be towards the homeowner. I brought along my smaller video camera this time since my last two attempts at getting an entity on film were unsuccessful. I KNOW there was an orb in the area by Scott at the 7th Ave. N. investigation that I was focusing on at the same time with my camera... so... I tried a different camera.

1st Bedroom: (Major impressions)

I did not feel any entity present in this room, but either way I sensed that it would not see me or ignore me anyhow *for whatever reason, and that statement does seem to contradict itself* Most everyone else sensed that a little girl was attached to this apartment. Great still photos were taken of a whitish haze that floated in the center of our circle. It seemed that the little girl was attached to Sue and felt quite comfortable with her. The little girl mentioned a porcelain doll that she was attached to, and she was quite playful the entire time. After about 20 minutes, she dissipated slowly.

2nd bedroom: (Major impressions)

I walked around to the 2nd bedroom and crouched by the bed with my camera on. Denise and Sue felt almost frightened of the hallway and a vortex they said was present. An entity spoke to them and said his name was Danny. They asked him if he had tried to move towards the light, and he said "What light?" He was truly miserable. He had died before his time in an automobile accident. He missed his girlfriend who was now married to another guy. He didn't know when he would be able to leave. He was thankful that we were there to help him. Lisa kept noting to me that she felt temperature changes, but I did not feel anything. He told us that he would not hurt the little girl.

The hallway: (Major impressions)

I walked through the hallway once and felt slightly cold, but nothing more. I did not venture in there again after I saw how emotional it had made Sue and Denise. I left the camera focused on the hallway while we went in the next room.

Main room:

I mostly felt the warm, secure energy of the people in the room. Someone thought they sensed energy flowing in this room, but there weren't any obvious entities present.

Overall impression:

This apartment had no overall impressions on me, but I could definitely sense the fear in Sue and Denise when they were near the vortex in the closet. Denise noted to me that a spirit was following me in the hallway, but I felt nothing out of the ordinary. (which is not uncommon) This apartment could be haunted, and I look forward to an investigation on Danny.

Denise's report

         Upon entering the residence on Old Coachman Rd, I immediately felt the presence of a male entity in his late teens or early twenties.  He was watching us from a far.  The team had begun the pre-investigation using only their equipment .  Using my equipment, I did not receive any significant EMF spikes or temperature changes which caused me concern.  Numerous photographs were taken and several orbs did appear. 

         Upon our silent walk through I felt the presence of a small female child following us around.  I also sensed the male entity still paying careful attention to us.  After sharing my feelings with the group we began the final walk-through investigation in the front bedroom.  It should be noted that during the prior walk-through, I felt as if the livingroom had so much energy in it that I was overwhelmed at times.  The hallway bathroom and attached closet felt dark and felt like it contained a vortex.

         Beginning in the front bedroom I saw a small female child approximately 6-7 years old.  Her name was Emily.  I felt the male entity was in the hallway watching us.  He was not ready to get involved with the hunt.  Emily wore a frilly dress, with matching shoes.  She would twirl around and giggle as she showed her dress to us.  Susan had picked up the little girl and began feeling warm. 

         Emily wanted to know where her mother was.  While Susan sat on the floor, Emily plopped down in front of her.  She was excited and loved having her picture taken.  She also felt comfortable with us and enjoyed our company.  We attempted to find further information out about her.  We determined that her last name was something to the affect of Johnson or Hansen.  Her father was in the war and her mother was a seamstress.

         Emily told us that she did not like the male entity that was also in the house.  She was afraid of him.  Emily continued to talk with us about her doll that her daddy had given to her and the dress her mother made for the doll.  After further conversation with Emily we went into the bathroom closet.  Emily followed us around during the rest of the investigation.

         Upon entering the closet, which has a doorway from the bathroom to the master bedroom Susan, Brandy and I all felt as if we were in a vortex.  The closet was overwhelming with an intense pressure.  We were getting spikes in the closet for no logical reason.  I also felt dizzy and felt that we were going to be pulled into another dimension if we stayed in the closet much longer.  Once entering the master bedroom I felt like we were in a bar with many people talking at once.  It was hard to distinguish words through all the voices. 

         Susan and I began talking with the male entity that had been watching us earlier.  At first he was very protective and angry.  Susan felt that he had died in a car accident on US19.  The entity was angry that he had died.  His possible name was Danny.  He was upset that he died due to drinking and driving.  He was on his way to his girlfriends when the accident happened.  By the time we had finished talking with him, he was much calmer and apologized for his earlier actions.  He wanted us to contact his girlfriend and tell her that he loved her. 

           The only other information we got from him was that he wanted to go to college at Penn State, but died before he could attend.  He also stated that he could not move on for some reason.  He said if he could, he would.  When asking about the light, Danny said the light was a train at the end of a tunnel.  We were able to get a possible name of the girlfriend as Stephanie.  She use to live in the Clearwater area, but now he can not find her. 

         Danny began to cry at the end of our conversation  because he had died at an early age.  He had not forgiven himself.    After a little more conversation Danny's energy faded.  We concluded in the livingroom.  Many orb photographs were taken in the livingroom.  It was determined that the lake behind the apt was named after an Indian reservation.  This made sense why there was so much energy in the livingroom.

         In conclusion, I believe there were two distinct entities that remain in the apartment.  The vortex in the closet allows others to come and go.  The lake also has entities that surround it and roam the area.  I believe that we helped the entities to communicate their fears and angers enough where they may be able to move on or at least give them some peace.

Homeowner Document, completed by homeowner on site:

I have experienced a few paralysis dreams since moving into this unit in November of 2001.   The most recent occurred at the end of January of this year.  It almost felt like a combination paralysis dream mixed with old hag syndrome.  Like I can't move and it's VERY hard to breathe.

My 3 cats have all exhibited odd behavior in the past, as if they are seeing or sensing something that I could not.  They have crept away from certain places in the house, especially the hallway/front entrance as if something was there and they didn't like it. I've also witnessed them laying around with me in the living room and in unison, their heads will shoot up and look in the direction of a sound I did not hear.  This is usually towards the hallway.

Almost on a daily basis, I have experienced peripheral sightings.  At first, I thought it was just one of my cats, but it would happen when the cats would be fast asleep at my feet or under a bed.  They would also happen in the shower, which was what convinced me it wasn't just my cats.  The visions seem to be especially frequent before I would have a paralysis dream.  

Susan:  Did you find anything moved?  In the first bedroom, I'd find books on the floor.  Things would be moved on the bottom shelves. 

It's mostly just seeing things out of the corner of my eye.  I'd see the cats, and they'd all be I one place. 

Strange "Creeping feelings" that there is someone behind me and turn around, there is no one there.

I have always had a closet phobia, and I really fear the closet door here.  The dreams are creeping and frighting, they are never anything cool.  One of the first reactions during a paralysis dream is "Is that closet door open"

Susan:  Have you had the windows rattle?  Kelly:  Yes, the Shades rattle.  It's usually at night, when I am in bed.  The windows are closed.

Denise:  I can't help but think there is an older woman here, 20s or30s, and straight brown hair past her shoulders.  Small, petite woman. 

Moccasin Lake Nature preserve behind the apt.

*Unusual dreams:

Yes, see above.

*Lucid dreams:

Yes, not here though.  Those were pretty cool.  Not malevolent. 

*Old Hag Syndrome:

Yes, see above.  Always sensation towards closet.

*Paralysis Dreams: Yes, see above.

*If animals are in the vicinity, have they been observed acting strangely?

Yes, see above.

Do you experience any of the following:

*Peripheral vision manifestations?

Yes, often.  See above.

*Expression of SLIder phenomena:

No

*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)?

No

Old Coachman: 

Investigators Present:  Susan, Brandy, Denise, Amy, Amelia

Others:  Kelly, Lisa, Cats, Satima, Cleopatra, Peaches.

Investigation:

Kitchen

Pre:  EMF near micro and stove

Ref. Had low EMF

1st bedroom:

Pre:  Low EMF, mirrors and balls

Lisa dropped her information, which landed in the cat box.

Investigation:  Susan tagged this as an area to go back and investigate.  She felt that things fell off the shelf as the little girl wanted to get a closer look at items on the upper shelves.  (Homeowner later confirmed that books on the lowest shelves do fall out of place).

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.

At this point, I started to feel fatigued.

Several images produced orbs.  My digital camera got five mist images, one of which had a light orb in it.  Others on the team also got images here.

There were temperature fluctuations during this time, especially on Susan's body.

Interestingly, a secondary male entity was sensed on the property. H e stayed outside of the bedroom while we were working with the little girl. 

The little girl felt tired, and started to fade.

Hall/Bathroom/walk through closet:

Pre:  When we went into the bathroom, I felt a little strange, but as soon as Susan opened the door to the walk-through closet, I felt extremely dizzy.  It was very intense. 

Investigation:  As we went through the closet, Susan sensed a male presence.  Denise told us she had sensed him earlier, when we walked in.  The male entity was curious about us, but also afraid of what we were there to do, thinking we may have been there to exorcise him.

While Susan sensed him, I got a very strong EMF spike on my trifield meter.  On the 0-3 scale, it jumped from .2 to nearly 2.0, then dropped.  Susan asked me to check around her knees.  I again had an EMF spike, less intense, from a .2 to a 1, then back.

Images taken in the closet produced orb images, including one moving in front of Susan, and possibly one on the doorframe. 

Denise and Susan both thought the closet was a vortex.  I may agree.  While not a sensitive, per se, I have felt that extent of dizziness only one other time, and that was in Cassadaga's geomagnetic vortex. 

Amy also recorded a temperature fluctuation from 72 to 77 degrees in the closet.

As we moved through to the bedroom, the entity followed us, but preferred to stay near the closet.

Susan sensed that the girl did not like the male entity.  He was not fond of her, but he wanted to make it clear that he did not do anything to her.  He just was uncertain of himself because he was uncomfortable with children.

Denise picked up that he died in a car wreck on US 19, coming to see his girlfriend in the year 1986.  He was drunk, or intoxicated, and very upset that he died that way.  He doesn't like the way he died and felt it was unfair.  He drove a red car, possibly a Volt wagon (SP) or a Shirako (?).

He was unsure of why we were there, and felt very hostile towards us.  However, when we announced we were here to help, he "apologized" and cooperated.

He is frustrated, and bangs on the walls, and paces.  He wanted us to inform his girlfriend, whose name is Tiffany or Stephanie, that it was OK.  She is now married, and possibly has a last name of Johansen, or Jennisen.  She lives in Tarpon Springs or Safety Harbor, and may work with horses. 

Other questions revealed that he would have wanted to go to Penn State University, if he had gotten his act together.

We did attempt an EVP in this room, results unknown.

There were additional temperature fluctuations.  Susan recorded a body temperature measuring from 75 to 90 degrees, and Lisa also felt a temperature drop of 76 degrees behind her.

Living room:

Pre:  Denise sensed  a male presence when we first arrived, and took several orb images.

Denise occasional sensed a little girl with long hair, and a "he", young male, blonde with a short bowl cut.

Investigation:  At the end of the investigation, Denise and Susan sensed energy flowing through the living room.  There was on spike on an EMF meter.

Susan asked homeowner if she heard rattling by the windows, as she sensed that the little girl liked to stand by the window and look outside at the fountain.  (Homeowner confirmed that she did, indeed, hear rattling near the windows when the cats were on her bed, and no noticable vibrations were sensed).  She also thought the little girl was fascinated with the TV, and came out to the livingroom to see what was on TV.  She enjoyed seeing the channels flip.

The entities were not there for any particular purpose, other than passing through to get to the fountain.

Interview:  See homeowner's document, typed on site.

Conclusions:  I think it's interesting that, once again, we may have entities that are not related to the current homeowner.  The little girl may be related to the property.  She is somehow lost.  A date of 1892 was sensed, as well as a weak call or word "Dad" sometime during the investigation.  I do not know if this is related to the little girl that was sensed or not.

I found the closet area to be incredibly powerful.  Perhaps due to the fact that the building was possibly near a nature preserve, or a Native American site, would explain some of the energy, particularly if the site was, at one point, a sacred site.

The male entity is also interesting.  If find the story plausible, but we do not have any documentation as of yet to back that up. 

The images that have come from the site thus far have produced multiple orb images, with several fog images.  Pictures I took while sitting in one area, not moving, produce both "normal" and "mist" images, which leads me to conclude that this is a legitimate mist.  35 mm film is not yet present to enter into the report.

Susan's report

We arrived at the apartment at approximately 7:15pm. The weather was very humid as it had been raining most of the day. We did our pre-investigation where normal ambient temperatures were noted and EMF was picked up only around usual electrical devices. After our silent walk through, there were several areas of the house which demanded the attentions of several of our sensitives. The first was the spare bedroom. Kelly has an unusual assortment of toys and several of us felt the presence of a young girl. As has happened in the past, the child entity took to me, sitting close by and there were temperature changes in my hands of about 10 degrees. We figured the spirit to be that of a girl, about 6 years old with curly brown hair. She was friendly and liked the women in the group, especially Brandy and her green fingernail polish. She didn't like the male entity that has been wandering through the house but has stayed mostly in the walkthrough area between the master bedroom and the bathroom. Several of us picked up spikes of EMF in this area as well as temperature fluctuations and a dizziness. We also had orbs on several of the digital cameras at that point. I personally experienced camera difficulties and was unable to take more than about ten photos with my 35 mm camera. The area could only be described as a vortex. Upon entering the master bedroom several of us felt the presence of a young male, mid to late 20's who was frustrated with the abrupt end to his life. "Danny" seemed to have been the victim of a DUI accident about 16 years ago. He was looking for his girlfriend (Stephanie?). During the post investigation interview we were able to confirm some of the events that have happened with what the sensitives picked up. I had 'seen' things off of the shelves in the room with the little girl, Kelly said that this happens quite a bit. Also she expressed a phobia related to sleeping near the closet in her room. She had always felt as if someone was watching her from that area. She has also experienced paralyzing dreams. My opinion is that she was being watched by the angry young man but that he meant no harm. The investigation ended at approximately 9:30 pm with a request for all entities to stay peacefully or move into the light.

Report #3

Field Investigation Form: Amelia Kirkner

Location: Old Coachman

Date: 3/2/03 Time: 7:15 p.m.

Weather Conditions: Crisp, cool air

Amelia's equipment used: Sony Camera

ELF meter: No

Investigators Present: Brandy, Sue, Amy, Amelia, Denise, Guest: Lisa

Notes:

The house seemed very warm and inviting, but I account most of this to be towards the homeowner. I brought along my smaller video camera this time since my last two attempts at getting an entity on film were unsuccessful. I KNOW there was an orb in the area by Scott at the 7th Ave. N. investigation that I was focusing on at the same time with my camera... so... I tried a different camera.

1st Bedroom: (Major impressions)

I did not feel any entity present in this room, but either way I sensed that it would not see me or ignore me anyhow *for whatever reason, and that statement does seem to contradict itself* Most everyone else sensed that a little girl was attached to this apartment. Great still photos were taken of a whitish haze that floated in the center of our circle. It seemed that the little girl was attached to Sue and felt quite comfortable with her. The little girl mentioned a porcelain doll that she was attached to, and she was quite playful the entire time. After about 20 minutes, she dissipated slowly.

2nd bedroom: (Major impressions)

I walked around to the 2nd bedroom and crouched by the bed with my camera on. Denise and Sue felt almost frightened of the hallway and a vortex they said was present. An entity spoke to them and said his name was Danny. They asked him if he had tried to move towards the light, and he said "What light?" He was truly miserable. He had died before his time in an automobile accident. He missed his girlfriend who was now married to another guy. He didn't know when he would be able to leave. He was thankful that we were there to help him. Lisa kept noting to me that she felt temperature changes, but I did not feel anything. He told us that he would not hurt the little girl.

The hallway: (Major impressions)

I walked through the hallway once and felt slightly cold, but nothing more. I did not venture in there again after I saw how emotional it had made Sue and Denise. I left the camera focused on the hallway while we went in the next room.

Main room:

I mostly felt the warm, secure energy of the people in the room. Someone thought they sensed energy flowing in this room, but there weren't any obvious entities present.

Overall impression:

This apartment had no overall impressions on me, but I could definitely sense the fear in Sue and Denise when they were near the vortex in the closet. Denise noted to me that a spirit was following me in the hallway, but I felt nothing out of the ordinary. (which is not uncommon) This apartment could be haunted, and I look forward to an investigation on Danny.

Denise's report

         Upon entering the residence on Old Coachman Rd, I immediately felt the presence of a male entity in his late teens or early twenties.  He was watching us from a far.  The team had begun the pre-investigation using only their equipment .  Using my equipment, I did not receive any significant EMF spikes or temperature changes which caused me concern.  Numerous photographs were taken and several orbs did appear. 

         Upon our silent walk through I felt the presence of a small female child following us around.  I also sensed the male entity still paying careful attention to us.  After sharing my feelings with the group we began the final walk-through investigation in the front bedroom.  It should be noted that during the prior walk-through, I felt as if the livingroom had so much energy in it that I was overwhelmed at times.  The hallway bathroom and attached closet felt dark and felt like it contained a vortex.

         Beginning in the front bedroom I saw a small female child approximately 6-7 years old.  Her name was Emily.  I felt the male entity was in the hallway watching us.  He was not ready to get involved with the hunt.  Emily wore a frilly dress, with matching shoes.  She would twirl around and giggle as she showed her dress to us.  Susan had picked up the little girl and began feeling warm. 

         Emily wanted to know where her mother was.  While Susan sat on the floor, Emily plopped down in front of her.  She was excited and loved having her picture taken.  She also felt comfortable with us and enjoyed our company.  We attempted to find further information out about her.  We determined that her last name was something to the affect of Johnson or Hansen.  Her father was in the war and her mother was a seamstress.

         Emily told us that she did not like the male entity that was also in the house.  She was afraid of him.  Emily continued to talk with us about her doll that her daddy had given to her and the dress her mother made for the doll.  After further conversation with Emily we went into the bathroom closet.  Emily followed us around during the rest of the investigation.

         Upon entering the closet, which has a doorway from the bathroom to the master bedroom Susan, Brandy and I all felt as if we were in a vortex.  The closet was overwhelming with an intense pressure.  We were getting spikes in the closet for no logical reason.  I also felt dizzy and felt that we were going to be pulled into another dimension if we stayed in the closet much longer.  Once entering the master bedroom I felt like we were in a bar with many people talking at once.  It was hard to distinguish words through all the voices. 

         Susan and I began talking with the male entity that had been watching us earlier.  At first he was very protective and angry.  Susan felt that he had died in a car accident on US19.  The entity was angry that he had died.  His possible name was Danny.  He was upset that he died due to drinking and driving.  He was on his way to his girlfriends when the accident happened.  By the time we had finished talking with him, he was much calmer and apologized for his earlier actions.  He wanted us to contact his girlfriend and tell her that he loved her. 

           The only other information we got from him was that he wanted to go to college at Penn State, but died before he could attend.  He also stated that he could not move on for some reason.  He said if he could, he would.  When asking about the light, Danny said the light was a train at the end of a tunnel.  We were able to get a possible name of the girlfriend as Stephanie.  She use to live in the Clearwater area, but now he can not find her. 

         Danny began to cry at the end of our conversation  because he had died at an early age.  He had not forgiven himself.    After a little more conversation Danny's energy faded.  We concluded in the livingroom.  Many orb photographs were taken in the livingroom.  It was determined that the lake behind the apt was named after an Indian reservation.  This made sense why there was so much energy in the livingroom.

         In conclusion, I believe there were two distinct entities that remain in the apartment.  The vortex in the closet allows others to come and go.  The lake also has entities that surround it and roam the area.  I believe that we helped the entities to communicate their fears and angers enough where they may be able to move on or at least give them some peace.