July 11, 2008 Case Report

INVESTIGATORS PRESENT                             
Matt
Billie
Shanna
Chris-IGT
Angela-IGT
 
CLAIMS OF ACTIVITY
Homeowners claim that a "presence" may be following them. The husband stated that he had seen apparitions in his parents’ home as a child. He claims of seeing a "cloaked figure" when he was in the 1st grade, and a "lady kneeling down praying" when he was 16. The homeowners moved into their newly built house 5 years ago and state that activity has been occurring in the previous month. The wife heard a male voice saying, "Go to work!" Both husband and wife hear footsteps running downstairs when no one else was around. The oldest son (7) claims to have seen a "man next to his bed staring at him, then floats up in the air and disappears." He also claims to see "white blinking lights" and a "shadow man walk in hallway into the toy room" while he was in bed. Parents at first dismissed claims as an overactive imagination and say that their son doesn't talk about these stories all the time. One day the son was talking to his parents calmly about the "shadow man", then burst out in tears saying, "Mom, he's right behind you!" Parents deny seeing apparitions. Husband is an amateur ghost hunter and has recorded EVPS in the home. EMF spikes in the hallway between kitchen and family room ranged from 0.2 - 9.0.

ATTEMPTING TO DEBUNK CLAIMS
- Performed EMF readings where husband claimed to have EMF spikes. Our meters indeed had a spike from 0.5-9.0, but meter was near a light source. When light switch and TV turned off, meter went back down to 0.2. We presented this conclusion to the homeowner.
- Their son’s bed is located next to a window and a road is located directly outside of his room. Every time a car would drive by, white lights would shoot across the room. This could be the "white lights" he was seeing.
- If the child is lying in bed, he can see out in hallway where he claimed to see a "shadow man". A team member lay down on his bed, while another member walked from parents room, (which is located next to child’s room), past the boys room and to the stairs. Parents may have walked down hallway at night, causing the son to believe he saw a "shadow man." When member walked past boy’s bedroom, he appeared pitch black, as a shadow.
- Noted both boys playing video games and sitting closely to TV. Parents state the boys only have rated G games, and have no violent games; however it can be noted that excessive video game playing can cause overactive brain waves and extrasensory stimulation for several hours afterwards, which can lead to nighttime discomfort and overactive imaginations.

PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
None of the investigators had any personal experiences. We recorded no EMF spikes or fluctuations in temperature. No unusual sounds or occurrences were noted on this investigation.
Moon was 64% illuminated. Weather was partly cloudy, with a high temperature of 87, low temperature of 66. No precipitation.