Mansfield Reformatory Investigation

Last weekend's trip to Mansfield proved to be a good one for our team. All of us were able to pick up at least three solid Class A EVP's. There were many sounds recorded that we could not explain and we did not hear them as we walked through the prison.

The prison itself is quite large and there are a lot of rooms that are segregated enough to be completely void of any other outside noises (passing cars, etc). There is a lot of props left from the filming of Shawshank Redemption.

Overall it was a very good night for us. I am still reviewing video from the evening and I am still trying to figure out how to upload some of the EVPs to this blog. Once I have it together I will post all new EVPs on the right side of this page.

Aliens on the moon?

I haven't ever posted anything about UFOs or aliens on our blog to date. It's not that I don't believe that life exists outside of the planet Earth but I just haven't really been that engaged in the subject.

With NASA gearing up for a return trip to the moon, there have been a lot of articles posted out there regarding the new rocket, the experiments, etc.

I came across this article that was particularly interesting to me so I thought I would share it with you.

NASA bombing of the Moon may create conflict with ETs or UFOs

Our next adventure!

The Mansfield Reformatory!

Built in 1886 in Mansfield Ohio, it has held over 150,000 prisoners in its lifetime before closing its doors in December 1990. It is 250,000 square feet and is likely one of the most statuesque prisons ever built. It was so grand in structure that Shawshank Redemption was filmed at this location.

Our team has the honor of being four of 100 people who will participate in a ghost hunt there this weekend! As you can imagine, we are all thrilled at our prospects. We have heard many stories about this place and we hope to capture something paranormal during our trip!

Stay tuned!

Bartonville Insane Asylum

We survived Bartonville!!!

Despite the very chilly temperatures, we had a great time touring through this very old institution. As I said in my earlier post, Bartonville has a very interesting history. It is located a few miles outside of downtown Peoria, Illinois. The asylum used to take up 1100 acres in Bartonville, but is now contained to about five acres total. (if that!) Don't let the pictures fool you. There are a lot of retail stores and restaurants around this building so it is not as isolated as it appears. The building is 60,000 square feet, no windows and has several floors which are partially blocked off due to unstable infrastructure. According to the current owner, he would like to open it up as a haunted B & B and maybe some retail establishments. I know that there are a lot of folks out there who just love staying at haunted hotels and B & B's so this will be a winner for him for sure!

Of course I would be remiss if I failed to mention our hosts for the evening. Renowned Ghost Hunter Patti Starr and the infamous Medium Chip Coffey (Psychic Kids and Paranormal State) led us through the building and shared some of their ghost hunting wisdom (and stories!) with us. Patti and Chip have worked together for many many years and brought a lot of useful information to us regarding their shared experiences.

Our team collected lots of pictures, analog and digital recordings from our six hour ghost hunt. We will be processing that information and hopefully will have something to show for it! Once we have something I will definitely updated the site with any fun EVPs or pictures we managed to catch.

If you have not been to Bartonville, they are open for tours at any time. They do charge a nominal fee for this privilege but all proceeds go to the Save the Bowen fund which has been set up to aid in renovations of this historic site. I highly recommend Bartonville for your next ghost hunt!

Scarefest - 2009

Scarefest 2009 will be held in Lexington Kentucky on September 11 - 13th. If you like the paranormal or enjoy horror movies this is the place to be in September. Chip Coffey will be in attendance again this year as well as members from Ghosthunters International.