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Ghost hunters go high-tech at favorite haunts |
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Written by DeadGirl
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Saturday, 30 October 2004 |
Some use cameras, thermal scanners in search for paranormal activities
October 30, 2004
Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss.--Alan Brown, like the characters in the Ghostbusters films, ain't afraid of no ghosts. Only he's never actually met one, yet. Mr. Brown, the author of four books about haunted places, said such encounters always seem to happen to someone else.
"It seems to be the people who aren't expecting things," said Mr. Brown, whose most recent book, Stories from the Haunted South, offers accounts from paranormal investigators across the country who investigate things that go bump in the night.
Among the real-life "ghostbusters" is Karen Lundahl, who uses scientific technology to investigate alleged hauntings.
"We can actually pinpoint where activity is occurring and give them physical evidence and audio, with temperature readings. We can actually validate that, 'yes there is something here; you're not crazy,' " Ms. Lundahl said.
Ms. Lundahl, founder of the Central Arkansas Society of Paranormal Research, said her organization uses cameras, electromagnetic field detectors and thermal scanners to document any paranormal activity in buildings.
Paranormal investigators have studied places in Mississippi to chart alleged hauntings, most notably at McRaven Tour home in Vicksburg, Miss.
McRaven tour guide Leonard Fuller said that "ghostbusters" from California spent two weeks studying the residence that dates back to the Civil War.
"They said that there was more activity in this home than any they had ever been in," Mr. Fuller said. "We are considered the third-most haunted house in the United States by their records."
In his 14 years as a tour guide, Mr. Fuller said he has seen nine of the reported 12 ghosts.
"They are just like you and I. When you look at them, they fade out a lot of time," he said.
He said the building's most frequent visitor is the ghost of Mary Elizabeth Howard, a 15-year-old girl who died while giving birth.
Mr. Fuller said that Howard's ghost often plays jokes by turning on and off the lights and even serving as a tour guide.
Though Howard is thought to be friendly, Mr. Fuller said there has been one incident of an unfriendly ghost. Mr. Fuller said the current owner, Leyland French, had an unusual encounter while cleaning the dining room floors one evening.
"He was down on the floor on his hands and knees, and a force shoved him down till it broke the glasses on his face," Mr. Fuller said.
After that incident, Mr. Fuller said an Episcopal priest came through with holy water to ward away the spirits, but the ghosts still inhabit the grounds.
Mr. Fuller said he prefers to focus his tours on the $14 million in antiques that grace the home, instead of its haunted past.
"It is kind of bad to have all that history and then go to ghost stories," Mr. Fuller said.
While Mr. Brown has yet to go to McRaven, the author cites Meridian's Merrehope home as the "most haunted place" he has ever visited.
Two years ago, Mr. Brown spent the night at the 20-bedroom Victorian-era home with two radio disc jockeys and a paranormal investigator.
Video cameras were set up in every room with a main monitor in the dining room. Mr. Brown said that around midnight, the door to a cabinet in what is known as the "bride's" room opened and closed by itself.
"I ran upstairs, and I didn't see anybody. I didn't see any strings attached to the door, that was freaky," Mr. Brown said.
Mr. Brown said two ghosts allegedly haunt the building, the spirit of the former owner's daughter, Eugenia Garry, and the ghost of a retired teacher who reportedly shot himself there.
While Mr. Brown said residents have reported hearing Garry singing in the bathroom, he said the second ghost was credited with scaring away potential robbers.
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