Case #27 Peery Hotel

Last night we had an investigation at the Peery Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City.  We only  investigated in the basement office area and storage tunnels although a small group went into one of the rooms on the hotel level but didn't find anything. During set up we encountered a small girl and her older brother who were quite advanced as far as showing themselves and communication.  A few other colorful characters also like to hang out in the tunnels as well on the other side of the building. I think one of the best personal experiences came as we were breaking down the equipment. One of our team members was wrapping up cables and the only one in the tunnel at the time as he pulled a section towards him to wrap up it got yanked down the tunnel again. A few of us investigated to see if there was a practical reason for this to happen and could not find a reason for it other than a playful spirit who didn't want us to go.  (side note we were told quite a few times as we ended our EVP sessions not to leave)

-Lindsay

Case# 26 Fort Douglas Museum

Last night we had the opportunity to investigate the Fort Douglas Museum located at the University of Utah.  I've only been there once a few years ago and had an experience so I was excited to actually do an investigation. We had a handful of team members present and a few guests. The investigation took place in two separate buildings so we divided our time and equipment between the two locations.  Some experiences had during the night was a spirit channeling that took an unexpected turn which you can read about by following this LINK, a spirit speaking German in the basement storage area, sensations of being sick in the infamous poker room,  a few nurses, and a marine. We have not had a chance to start processing our audio\video yet so we don't know if we encountered the most famous of the apparitions at the museum who was given the name "Clem". Fingers crossed we do get some confirmation that he still roams the halls.

-Lindsay

Case #25 The Off Broadway Theater

First we had one heck of a time getting to this location. Not that it was a hard to find place it was due to lack of parking downtown. The basement was more active than the the main floor and the balcony was more active than the stage. I did have one scare during the investigation and that came from  cardboard cutout of Justin Beiber. I came around a dark corner and there it was standing in the corner, I don't think I would have noticed except my flashlight just happened to pass over it. The other experience that I can share with everyone was pretty awesome.  Two of us were in the costume and prop storage room and we asked for a sign to let us know the spirit we were communicating with was in fact there. Through the Ovulus we were told the following three things;  "turn around", "green", and "apple".  We both began looking for a green apple in the props or some sort of clothing with a green apple when I looked down and saw a tube of green paint. I picked up the tube and it was called green apple paint.  Sure it could have been by chance however "spirit" did end up confirming.

-Lindsay


Here is a pic of the theater from the stage!

Case # 24 Chapman Library

This was a 2 hour daytime investigation but don't think just because it was during daylight hours it didn't produce some interesting things. Intelligent responses, phantom smells and a very interesting game of hide and go seek with a spirit child. Other than these few tidbits there isn't much to say so be on the lookout for the full case file. Below are some funny warning signs that were on the wall at the Library.

Case #23 Undisclosed Residence

This location had a bit of deja vu for us considering we were consulted about this location at the first of the year I believe, told we couldn't handle the case, and then contacted by the home owner after our tours at Union Station. I for probably the first time didn't have any personal experiences but Tim and the Home Owner did. Since the Owner's experience is a big part of the case I will leave that for the actual case file but I will share some of what I saw and Tim's experiences. Walking into the house I had a back story in my head that wasn't a pleasant one which had been put together  by a previous person asked to come and see what was going on. After doing some research of my own, evp sessions,  and knowing a bit about said person I'm not entirely sure this back story is correct. I expected to feel a heavy presence and did not get any feeling from the location. I did share a rather scary experience with the home Owner other than that nada.  As far as Tim's experiences he did get rather ill in one of the rooms where pretty much everyone other than myself also got sick. He  also felt like he got pinched in another part of the house.

-Lindsay

Case #22 Asylum 49/ Old Tooele Hostpital

This was a very active location in fact one of the few locations where our DVR camera's captured some rather interesting stuff. I will leave the DVR evidence for the case file but I will let everyone in on some pretty interesting personal experiences. This location we decided to try something a little different. We did not have a paranormal activity briefing prior to going in and then discussed our experiences after the investigation.  I had three distinct experiences and found out about the possible cause\spirit that could have caused them during breakdown.  First off I stayed at base for personal reasons which you can read more about on my personal blog by visiting this link  (Halloween Haunted Houses Oh My).  The first experience came shortly after the two teams went to different parts of the hospital.  I heard a female humming a tune either in the same room as me or just outside of the door in the hallway. I made a phone call to a team mate that couldn't make it to let them know how the investigation was going and mentioned the humming, she asked me what the tune was so I hummed a little bit which made the spirit who was humming get a little louder.  Buck who was our guide during the investigation let me know that "Ring around the Rosie" is often sung in that area. I however couldn't make out the exact tune. The second experience came after our 15 minute break, I again was alone at base and went into the women's restroom briefly. Shortly after coming back into the room a large shadow resembling a male came into the room and I felt as if the wind was knocked out of me as well as pain around my stomach. There is said to be a spirit known as the Guardian who has gotten a little violent with investigators prior but usually is provoked first which didn't happen during this sequence. The third and final personal experience came pretty close to the time the shadow came into the room. I heard the stall door open in the women's restroom and lock, followed by the toilet flushing and the stall door opening again. I went to see what was going on and couldn't find an explanation as to why any of that would happen and no one was in the restroom at the time. Just before leaving I told Buck about this and he informed me that there is a spirit of a Nurse who manipulates things in that same bathroom.  All in all it was a very interesting place to investigate and our team looks forward to seeing if our evidence will back up these experiences and possibly investigating there again.

-Lindsay