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Researchers Present:

 

Mark Johnson
Equipment: Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-S75 Digital Camera, Sony HVL-F1000 flash,  Sony TRV22 Digital Camcorder, Olympus VN-1800 Digital Audio Recorder, Olympus Pearlcorder S921 Microcassette recorder, Cell Sensor EMF Detector, Homeland Security Camera & Monitor System  Model 01875, JVC 4-Head VHS VCR, Motorola 14-Channel two-way radios.

 

Chris Rogers

Equipment: HP Photosmart 320 Digital Camera, Panasonic Digital Voice Recorder, Avertec 80 GB Notebook Computer.

 

Darren Large

Equipment: Canon PowerShot A70 Digital Camera, Panasonic RN-505 MIcrocassette Recorder, Cell Sensor EMF Detector, Motorola Channel TalkAbout radios.

 

From South Jersey Paranormal Research:

 

Susan Bove'

Deb Thornton

Chuck Groff

Kelly Groff

Sherri Halpin


Date: 4/28/2006 Temperature: 41 Degrees
Time: 9:00 PM - 12:15 AM Humidity: 24%
Location: Columbia, NJ Barometer: 30.19 and falling
Weather:

Clear

Photos Taken: 675
X-Ray: Active Positive Photos: 45
Geomagnetic Field: Storm EVP: 30
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent - 2% visible Video: 7

Investigation Summation:  This was our third investigation of this historic mansion.  This time we were excited to be joined by our sister group South Jersey Paranormal Research.   At the start of the investigation when we first joined together several members heard what sounded like footsteps up above us on the second floor, and another researcher thought she heard voices. We were the only people in the building at the time.  Throughout the investigation both teams experienced a high amount of activity in the first floor turret area where several cold spots were felt as well as EVP's.  SJPR introduced us to a visualization technique that they have successfully used during their investigations, and we felt the presence of a young girl as well as an older male spirit.  In the first floor kitchen area SJPR Lead Researcher Susan Bove had a strong reaction to an old-time photo, and felt that the spirit of this young woman was still in the mansion.  The third floor also yielded a high amount of activity in the form of many EVP's and video events (see below).  This investigation yielded an enormous amount of EVP evidence.  SJPR revisited the mansion the very next evening and captured even more evidence.  This location is one of the most active houses that we've investigated, and we look forward to going back again soon.

 

Click Here to view South Jersey Paranormal Research's evidence from their second night of the investigation.


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Bright orb on the first floor.
9:59 PM - Susan B. (SJPR)
Another orb in the shop area.
10:08 PM - Susan B. (SJPR)
Orb hovers in third floor bedroom.
10:15 PM - Chris R.
Orb near Deb on the third floor.
10:29 PM - Kelly G. (SJPR)
Susan Bove (SJPR) has a strong reaction to an old photo in the kitchen area, and her hands began trembling strongly at the time this photo was taken.
10:32 PM - Mark J.

Susan Bove felt a strong connection to the girl in this photo (circa 1885).  Susan felt that the spirit of this girl still resides at the mansion and was attempting to make contact with her. To date we are unsure of this person's identity.  10:32 PM - Mark J.

Large orb on staircase.
11:05 PM - Darren L..
Very large orb above Chris's head in the first floor turret room.
11:08 PM - Deb T. (SJPR)
Two small orbs behind Chuck while attempting visualization techniques.
11:08 PM - Susan B. (SJPR)
Two more orbs behind Chuck.
11:09 PM - Sherri H. (SJPR)
Orb in the doorway on the second floor.
11:09 PM - Mark J.
Orb above Darren's shoulder and across the room.
11:10 PM - Kelly G. (SJPR)
Orb near the third floor elevator room.
11:33 PM - Mark J.
Orb in an empty third floor room.
11:34 PM - Mark J.
Orb at extreme left on the second floor.
11:43 PM - Mark J.

 

Large orb in first floor gift shop.
11:41 PM - Darren L.
Orb near Cherries sign.
11:43 PM - Darren L..
Orb above SJPR Investigator Chuck Groff while we were attempting visualization techniques in an empty third floor bedroom.
11:47 PM - Mark J.
This orb was captured when Mark J. felt the presence of a young female spirit enter the room.
11:49 PM - Mark J.
NJPR & SJPR together at the end of the investigation.
From L to Right: Back Row: Chris Rogers, Chuck Groff (SJPR), Kelly Groff (SJPR), Darren Large; Front Row: Deborah Thornton (SJPR), Sherri Halpin (SJPR), Susan Bove (SJPR) & Mark Johnson.

EVP Clips

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While in the first floor turret area, Susan Bove recorded a male voice commanding, “Don’t flash at her,” as Investigator C. Groff took a picture in her direction. -- 10:00 PM - Susan Bove (SJPR)

 

While in the same area, Chuck Groff noticed a cold spot forming between himself and Susan.  He commented that there was a change in temperature, and then another male voice shouts out in a long, drawn out manner "Temperature."
-- 10: 21 PM - Susan Bove (SJPR)

 

Captured on video/audio at the base of the stairs on the first floor.  A couple of researchers are talking nearby when a car starts to drive past outside.  As the car's engine gets the loudest, a faint voice can be heard that sounds like a little boy saying, "Mommy?".  We have also included a filtered version here. -- 10:21 PM - Mark J.

 

This female voice was captured by Sherri's  recorder that was lying on the counter in the first room of the gift shop.  It sounds as though she’s saying, “Hear me talk.”  -- Sherri Halpin (SJPR)

 

As everyone started to get ready for a break, Susan was gathering her things and thought for a moment that she had lost her ring.  You’ll hear her say aloud to myself, “Where’s my ring…oh” (she had found it).  A male spirit then whispers, “You brought it to your hands.”   The “clopping” sound in the clip is the footfalls of the other investigators leaving the area.  -- 10:48 PM - Susan Bove (SJPR)

 

Kelly Groff recorded the voice of a young male saying, “Hit me.”  -- Kelly Groff (SJPR)

 

When Kelly was commenting that the doorway in the large parlor leads to the roof of the side porch and that it didn’t seem to be safe, she recorded this male voice saying, “It’s stable.” -- Kelly Groff (SJPR)

 

Darren was recounting his paranormal experiences at the Farnsworth Hotel in Gettysburg, PA when Kelly recorded this male voice saying, “It’s dirty inside.” -- Kelly Groff (SJPR)

 

While sitting in the room with the video monitor, Susan recorded this male voice while she and Mark Johnson were chatting.  The male voice says what sounds like, “Hey, vomit,” as though he was insulting someone.  It was also during this time that Investigator C. Groff was feeling uncomfortable, as though his presence was unwanted.  Could this spirit have been targeting Investigator Groff?   -- Susan Bove (SJPR)

 

Captured in a front room on the third floor,  Susan recorded what sounds like two male voices.  The first simply says, “Yeah.”  The second male says, “They’re older too.” -- Susan Bove (SJPR)

 

As Kelly was looking at the pictures in the back room where Mark had set up his DVR, she recorded this female voice saying, “That’s Kelly,” then a different female voice says, “Hi Kelly.”  She was alone at that time. - Kelly Groff (SJPR)

 

This was recorded on the third floor towards the end of the evening while several of us were attempting visualization techniques.  Sherri Halpin captured a female voice saying, "You never kept them", which is followed by an inaudible male voice in the background.  Everyone was sitting quietly at the time this was recorded.  -- Sherri Halpin (SJPR)

 

In the 3rd floor hallway/common room, Kelly recorded a female voice (southern accent?) loudly saying, “Hi, Butch.”  There is also a male voice following her, speaking with what sounds like a British accent.  We are undecided as to what he is saying, but the last word is “pocket.”  Note that there were no men named Butch on any of the teams.   -- Kelly Groff (SJPR)

 

As Kelly and Investigator Thornton were admiring the wood and workmanship of the past, she recorded a mocking female voice “Look at this one staring at the wood!”  -- Kelly Groff (SJPR)

 


Video Clips

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Video 1 - A large anomaly shoots past the camera on the third floor. -- 11:07 PM - Mark J.

 

Video 2 - Another bright anomaly moves quickly down from the ceiling. -- 11:55 PM - Mark J.

 

Video 3 - A flashing orb moves slowly above the heads of SJPR researchers Sherri Halpin and Chuck Groff on the third floor.
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11:55 PM - Mark J.

 

Video 4 - An extremely bright anomaly appears near SJPR researcher Chuck Groff's hand and moves around his body before abruptly vanishing. -- 11:59 PM - Mark J.