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Liberty, Indiana

CASE REPORT
PRIVATE RESIDENCE, LIBERTY, INDIANA 11-20-09 
Investigators present
Matt
Shanna
Tom
Leah
Claims of Activity
This is a private residence located in Liberty, IN. The history of the home is vague, but from what was gathered, the home appears to have been built in the early 1800’s. The home was owned by the Rose brothers, who sold the home to the current home owner’s great grandfather. Since then, the home has remained in the family.  It is said that one of the Rose brothers had buried money in the backyard. Ever since the home owner placed an underground fence in the backyard for their dogs, she states the activity has increased. She states most of the activity happens in her bedroom, and now refuses to sleep in her room. She also states that activity increases when she is sitting next to her fiancé.  Most of the activity happens at night. She recently had the home blessed, and states the activity ceased for a while, but is now increasing again. The home owner is clearly and genuinely scared of whatever is going on in her home, and has put the house up for sale.  Below are some of the claims of activity.         
- Items are rearranged in a bathroom adjacent to her bedroom.
- Covers being pulled off her head.
-Plays with her hair.
- Homeowner has taken pictures of abnormal mist in her home. It is important to note that the home owners smoke. They had tried to debunk the pictures their selves by taking pictures of cigarette smoke and was unable to duplicate the mist in the photo.
-Shuffling footsteps in bedroom.
-Bed pushes down like someone is sitting on it.
-Feels burning sensation, described as labor pains, in her lower back.
-Claims to feel the presence of the “spirit”, making her legs go numb.
-Plays with change on the nightstand.
-Brushes against the dog’s cage.
-Feels like something is crawling on her at night.
Equipment Used
Digital cameras
Audio voice recorders
Ambient thermometer
IR thermometer
Sony Nightshot Video Camera
Motion Detectors
EMF detectors
4 camera infrared DVR system
Base Readings
EMF readings in the home owner’s bedroom was 0.2 with a temperature of 68.2.EMF readings in bathroom was 0.1 with a temperature of 67.EMF readings in living room was 0.2 with a temperature of 65.4.EMF readings in side room next to living room was 0.2 with a temperature of 64.5.
Personal Experiences
Since most of the activity happens in the home owner’s bedroom, an investigator and the home owner layed down in her bed and started an EVP session.-When the home owner started asking questions, a scratching sound was heard to the left of her. It appeared to be coming from her dresser. When she would ask if the spirit was related to her, no noise was heard. When asked if it was one of the Rose brothers, the scratching noise was heard again. When asked if the spirit was upset with her, no noise was heard. When asked if the spirits money was missing, the scratching noise was heard again. When asked if the Rose brother lived in the home, no noise was heard. When asked if he owned the home, scratches were heard. This went on for about a half an hour, appearing to answer the questions asked by scratching on the dresser.-An investigator was touched by something unseen. It felt as if something was crawling on her. Nothing was seen at the time. -Shuffling footsteps upstairs.- An investigation and home owner complaining of “labor type pains.”
Debunking Claims
Upon reviewing DVR footage, the claim of the investigator being touched was debunked. You can clearly see a mouse crawling on the bed toward the investigators head. View the video here. This was not seen at the time of occurrence. This now explains the scratching noises being heard, the change being played with and the claim of something touching the home owner. Although the scratching noises seemed to answer the questions asked, we have to conclude this was purely coincidental. This could also explain the shuffling footsteps heard, as this could be mice scurrying around the house. We suggested the home owner places mouse traps throughout her home. If the activity persists after the mice have been caught, then we will gladly reinvestigate the home again.
Evidence captured
There was no evidence noted on DVR, digital camera, audio recordings or video recordings. We do, however, have the conversation with the responding scratching noises on audio. The interesting thing is that the home owner spoke to her relatives about the Rose brothers. She found out the middle brother hung himself approx. 50 yards away from her house, and that the Rose brothers owned the home but did not live in it. She had no previous knowledge of this prior to the investigation. This just seems to correlate with the responses we were getting when the scratching noises indicated that the Rose brother did not live in the home.  The scratching noises may have been coincidental, but it was rather odd to have the “mouse” scratching to questions on command.