Solar: Normal/Geomagnetic: STORM; New moon;  Temp: 36F,  Weather: Fair, 48% humidity ;  In attendance: Investigators Lynette B; Lynnette D; Ashley; Signa; Greg;   Equipment: Temp guns {thermo-scanners}, gauss meters, 2 Sony Nightshot digital video cameras, digital cameras, motion detector

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS PROPERTY IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -PERMISSION MUST BE OBTAINED TO INVESTIGATE INSIDE OR OUT.  FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN YOUR ARREST!   

Recent events:  Some very extensive vandalism had occurred since our last visit.  The vandals expressed themselves violently in words & deeds.   This type of destructive behavior was a very pathetic commentary on themselves.   Could the bottled up rage of some of the deceased & troubled inmates have been manifesting themselves thru these vandals?   People who are under the influence of drugs, alcohol, & have poor self esteem, are prime targets for spirit possession.  (NOTE:  C.I.G.H.T. does not condone any type of vandalism.  Always show respect for the location you are investigating or visiting.  It is a malicious, immature, & illegal activity.   & If you discover vandalism, please report it to the proper authorities.}  

Results of Investigation:  The thing that stood out the most on this investigation was the strange & baffling behavior of our camera equipment.  Most of this took place in the section where the kitchen & cafeteria was, & the boiler room directly below it.   Other areas affected were in places of more extensive vandalism.   {Perhaps an imprinting of the violent emotions expressed there still gave off 'bad vibes'?}   In the kitchen area we took some photos, & 2 different investigators, with different brand digital cameras, both got unusually blurry shots.  The cameras have auto focus & functioned fine in subsequent & previous shots.   Here is a photo taken by Investigator Signa:   

And here is one taken by Lynette B, facing the opposite direction. 

We also measured temperature drops of 10+ degrees in certain areas of the kitchen.   

The cafeteria has a door leading directly in the kitchen.  In this area Investigator Lynnette D took a picture that seems filled with a black fog that her flash was barely able to penetrate.  

Here is a picture taken by Investigator Lynette B, near by in the same room, that shows no unusual darkness.

 

We normally don't include stationary orb pictures any longer, but these pictures, taken in the kitchen by Investigator Greg, were backed up by a subsequent photo, by Investigator Lynette B, that show the same orbs.   The 1st photo by Greg shows a large orb in the doorway that leads to the above mentioned cafeteria.  It may be a trick of the eye, but it looks uncannily as if the orb is marked "31" with a dot above & below the numbers!  

Greg's next photo

His last photo shows them split up with the large one near the left corner, & the small one near the ceiling to the right.  {Both circled}    The following photo, which backs up the consistency of the photos taken by Greg,  was taken by Investigator Lynette B, from about the same area as the others, seconds after Greg took his last shot.   Note that the large & small orbs, {circled},  are now grouped together again, but their order has been reversed. 

We had also tried setting up a Sony video camera on Nightshot, in the dark kitchen, after we left the area.   We returned to find that while the settings seemed to be correct, there was nothing wrong with the camera, -& no, the lens cap wasn't on-, the camera picture remained dark the whole time.  The Nightshot feature refused to work, & we only recorded sound.  

The following 2 photos were taken by Investigator Signa in the boiler room, which is below the kitchen area.   There is a chance motion blur may have caused this partial double exposure effect but there aren't accompanied by the usual yellow/red streaked look.   These were taken with a digital camera, & these were the only photos she took that night that did this.  See what you think.  

 

Our other camera difficulties, which were in the high vandalism areas, included Lynette B's digital camera zooming in & out on it's own, from telephoto to wide angle.  It has not done this before or since.   A second Sony Nightshot video camera was also set up, on a tripod, in a hallway with the most damage.  The camera & Nightshot feature were checked before leaving it.   Upon returning, we reviewed to the tape, only to find that shortly after we left it, it stopped filming.   It was still in the correct mode for filming, but what footage we did get shows the camera rocking to the left , {the controls are on the right side}, & then the tape stops.   No unusual sound accompanied this.  ???

While our group did do a prayer of protection before starting the hunt, Investigators Lynette B & Lynnette D, started to wonder over the following weekend, if they has still accidentally had spirits follow them home.   Lynette B had a TV come unplugged by itself, & the end of the cord was pulled back & hidden under a stack of books.   The TV had last been used the night before the investigation.  Shortly after she discovered this, a box containing 2 jars of clay fell off a counter in another room.  No one was near it.  One jar fell out, but the box & other jar were found right side up some distance from the counter.  At the exact same time the box fell, a stuffed animal fell from another location in the same room.  {This was witnessed by Lynette B's husband.}    That same weekend, Lynnette D was half-sleep, but still awake, when she startled to feel an unseen entity hugging her.   She also thought she saw the silhouette of a person at this time.  She also discovered her bathroom waste basket in her bedroom.  No one in her family had touched it.   It would have had to move across a hallway to get there.  

Next time we vow to do a second prayer of protection before leaving a haunted  location!   Uninvited guests aren't fun.

  Solar: Unsettled/Geomagnetic: M Class Flare; 1st Quarter moon;  Temp: 50F,  Weather: Cloudy, 82% humidity ;  In attendance: Investigators Lynette B; Lynnette D; Alan; Steve; Signa;  Special Guest: Gregg H from Cityview magazine.  Equipment: Temp guns {thermo-scanners}, gauss meters, Sony Nightshot digital video camera, digital cameras, motion detector

Recent events:  During pre-production for the spring show, the resident ghost moved a set piece while the light crew was changing lights.   Also an actor saw some movement, the last night of the fall production, when he was in the side stage hall waiting for his entrance.

Results of Investigation:  We had some evidence of temperature fluctuations back stage,  & a few solid, stationary orb pictures in the seating area, that could not be tied in with other evidence.  {Since these type of orbs can not be 'solid proof', we have not included them here.}  Investigator Signa was lucky enough to capture this moving orb right above a seat in the auditorium.   

Gregg Hennigan,  a reporter for Des Moines, Iowa's Cityview paper, had interviewed our group, & joined us for this mini ghost investigation at the community theatre. 

  Solar: Normal/Geomagnetic: Quiet; 4th Quarter moon;  Temp: 60-65F,  Weather: Clear, calm   

Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa, IA:   

The 1st  ecto shot by the road was taken with a  Sony Cybershot 3.2.  Investigators Lynnette & Eric D., & Investigator Signa started walking south of that area where there was a pond with a huge stone marker.  As they got closer to the pond, they noticed that there were swans swimming there.  Investigator Lynnette D. took pictures with Investigator Signa's camera, a Kodak 4800 3.0.  The original intent was just to get pictures of the swans, the first picture was dark, the second picture Investigator Lynnette D. took showed a blue mist filling the display screen!   You can make out one swan but the second swan behind it is completely blocked out by the mist.   {The second photo of the blue ecto is the same as the first, but with the contrast enhanced}  The third picture, taken immediately after,  from the same spot and angle, didn't show anything until they got home and downloaded it.  When lightened up you can faintly see the swans but nothing else.  The ecto was gone.

 

  Solar: Normal/Geomagnetic: Quiet; 1st Quarter moon;  Temp: 66F,  Weather: cloudy, 94% humidity   

 PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS PROPERTY IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -PERMISSION MUST BE OBTAINED TO INVESTIGATE INSIDE OR OUT.  FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN YOUR ARREST!   

 

The site was originally built as a county 'poor farm' back in 1867.  The original building was replaced in 1896 & has been built on to many times since.  It became 'home' to the unfortunate people who had no where else to go, to those who were mentally or physically handicapped,  to the orphaned & the elderly.   In the 1800's & early 1900's inmates who could helped raise crops & stock to help pay for their keep.  But they could not keep the best of their bounty.  That was to be sold, & only the barest, plainest, minimum was reserved for the 'patients'.    When residents died with no families to provide for them, they were buried in nameless graves as late as 1962.

Thankfully, situations had been much improved & modernized in the last 40 years, but it was still not a place most people wanted to end up in.   The Home closed a few years ago & has sat vacant since.   Well, not completely vacant..... some troubled former residents remain.   Some as merely as place memories, absorbed by the building, some as restless spirits.

We were fortunate enough to obtain permission to investigate the interior of this structure & try to capture the essence of these residents who remain.   To honor their memory.

Our investigating group was larger than normal on this trip, so we were not able to use some equipment we might have other wise.  But we were lucky enough to capture some very intriguing  photos, giving some proof of those who would not be forgotten.....& still remain.    (Special Thanks to Investigator Signa for her research on this location!)

This is the same County Home where we obtained the apparition in the window & ecto in past investigations. 

During this inside investigation we noted many places where the temperature would drop by as much as 20 degrees.   Abnormal readings were also obtained on the E.M.F meter.