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Private Home - Case #10 |
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Slacker's Ghosts Kansas City!!! Here's the investigation results that aired LIVE on 99.7 KY Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2001. Miller's Paranormal Research conducted a LIVE investigation of Slacker's home from 12:00am to 4:00am.
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Case #10 - Includes 4 photos (archived) |
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Date: Sept 4 & Sept 5 Time: 7:30 p.m. (Sept 4) to 3:00 a.m. (Sept 5) Location: Westport, Jackson Co, Missouri |
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Investigators on Scene: Brenda, Dee Ann, Clint, Jerry, Joyce, John |
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Attendees on Scene: Slacker, Teresa, Tanna, Max, Moffit, Dave, Jeremy |
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Conditions: Temp: 85 degrees F (beginning) 68 degrees F (ending) Barometer: 30.03 (beginning) 30.05 (ending) Humidity: 43% (beginning) 81% (ending) Weather: Clear and Fair Lunar Phase: Full moon Geomagnetic: Unsettled Solar X-Rays: M-Class Flare Wind: N 12-mph (beginning) E 5 mph (ending) |
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Evidence Collected: Digital Photos: 234 Positive Digital Photos: 151 35mm Photos: Pending Report Positive 35mm Photos: Development Pending EVPs: 8 Video: 13 (8 orbs were captured in the kitchen area and 5 orbs in the basement. One of the orbs in the basement was a very bright orb coming out of the wine cellar.) |
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Brief Home and Property Description: The house is a 2-story home built around 1904, located in the Westport area and is in the process of remodeling by current occupants. |
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History: This particular piece of property sits in the Westport area, right near what used to be the Old Santa Fe Trail. The wagon trains that sometimes numbered 200 strong in a single train passed nearby where this home now sits. Not everyone who headed west was able to complete the journey. Sometimes, due to sickness or other hardships, they would be forced to stay behind as the rest of the wagon train continued on. There were two cholera epidemics that left a high death toll in its wake. Due to accidents, violence or sickness there were a large number of immigrants that died and were buried along the trail. Graves were marked by rocks, a single wooden cross or some ot her simple means that in time fell to the wayside, leaving that grave eventually known to no one. The earliest records on this property date back to the 1850 census and an early 1800's Plat map when it was listed as part of an original 80-acre tract that was owned by a very prominent and wealthy merchant and businessman. A record of this man's will show he left part of his assets to two little girls living with him that were part Delaware Indian. There was a strong and prosperous Indian trade existing in Westport in the early years. The Indians primarily trading in Westport and around the location of this home were the Shawnee, Delawares, Wyandottes, Kickapoos, Pottawatomies, Kansas, Osages, Foxes, Miamis and Ottawas as well as numerous smaller tribes. The Westport area was ridden with conflict during the Civil War The people were exposed to the Union and Confederate presence as well as bushwhackers and being inundated with immigrants headed west. The beginning of the end for the Confederates was right in the Westport area. Grossly outnumbered, they waged a desperate and fierce battle with the Union that was later to be called "Little Gettysburg." After which the stench of death and smoke hung thick in the air. Beaten, the Confederates were forced to flee, leaving their wounded and dead behind. The good people of Westport and the Union soldiers went about their business of burying all the dead. As was common to the times of the early growing settlements, Westport experienced many, many tragic and violent deaths. In addition to natural causes, people died from sickness, from battles, skirmishes and from accidents. How many of those died with unfinished business? How many left behind family they had not seen for a very long time? How many died alone? How many died in fear? How many parents buried their children? At times the grief that reigned over the area must have been profound. This home has seen countless families come and go. It has undoubtedly seen births, deaths, and everything in-between. It has seen sorrow of life and it has seen joys in life. It's walls have vibrated with the laughter of children and heard the cries of someone's loss. It has survived two fires and the wear and tear of time. This home has been filled with the smells and heat of wood burning stoves. The aromas of homemade bread and meals have permeated throughout it's rooms and halls. This was a home that has been filled with life. The is a home with a story to tell. |
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Current Owner Reportings: + Guest and Co-worker, Teresa, reported seeing the apparition of a man in the kitchen a man in the kitchen area, thinking it was the owner, she called to him and found that he was upstairs at the time of the sighting. + An occupant of the home reported hearing slapping sounds downstairs + Current owner thought that he heard someone call his name + Bathroom light has turned on twice by itself after being turned off. |
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Reported Findings and Experiences: + Team member Brenda witnessed the bathroom shower curtain billow out, as if someone was hiding behind it. After a search for any natural air disturbances, none was found. A photograph taken just before entering the bathroom shows white light emitting from the shower curtain area to outside and above the woodwork surrounding the bathroom door. Further analyses of this photo is pending. + Upon entering the wine cellar, team member, Joyce, felt a heavy presence and asked all team members and occupants to report what they felt. Most reported a tingling sensation near the back of the wine cellar. + This investigation was reported live on FM radio station, 97.7 KY. During the live broadcast, the sound equipment had technical difficulties. The sound engineer reported that the frequency had been changed but could offer no explanation for the cause. + Photos of orbs were captured throughout the house and outside. During the live broadcast, orbs were captured in numerous photos hovering about the DJ's and radio equipment. + Slacker experienced trouble with lights in his garage when the investigation team was present. He said that he had never had problems with these lights before. He checked the fuse box and found no blown fuses. + 8 EVP's were recorded. All of these were captured in the living/dining room during conversation among occupants and/or team members. Another EVP was captured during the time that our psychic was in a trance. She claimed to be riding with "Bloody Bill Anderson's" men and was trying to identify some names. A whispery voice in the background gives the name of "Randolph". Research indicates that a man named Park Randolph was a guerilla soldier who often rode with Quantrill and Bloody Bill Anderson. |
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The following 8 evps were pickup at Slacker's house during the investigation. We have added an explanation to those evps that were captured around a certain conversation or relates to a certain event that was later confirmed through historical research. "Got a Match?" This evp was picked up on two recorders after one member picked up her cigarettes and stated she was taking a break. "I'll Take Care Of It" This evp was picked up on two recorders after two team members were discussing when to change over the evps. "I'm Upset. I Want It Done" Another evp picked up on two recorders again during a conversation between Joyce and Slacker were discussing the remodeling of the home.
"There Was Damage" This evp was picked up as Joyce was starting her reading for Slacker. "Wait, Come Back" This evp was picked up while team members were discussing to take a break. |
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Psychic
Reading:
+ Detected fire that only burnt a partial part of the house in 1926. Another fire occurred in the 1930's. She saw a rock basement and a big potbelly stove in basement. The stove was responsible for one of the fires that had occurred in the home. + A child died of whooping cough in the house. She was under the care of a Doctor by the name of Hendrix or Kendrix who lived a few blocks away. + A German family by the name of Guthrie, Guther or something similar to that lived in the house at one time. The first name of the man was William. + The spirit in the kitchen is upset over the remodeling but it will be all right with him when it's completed. This man walks with a limp. His name begins with the letter H, such as in Henry, but it's not Henry. Slacker later presented a tax receipt that he had found in the wall while remodeling. The name on the receipt was Herman Trieb, a former occupant of the home. + Detected a female spirit upstairs whose voice is the one who calls Slacker's name. She moves around upstairs and hums an old hymn. She had arthritis and became ill but died downstairs. This happened in another house that was on the property before the current house was built. + Before current house was built, the property was located near a wagon trail, a wagon pulled off of the trail and set up camp on the property because of sickness on this wagon. They came across the Mississippi River, somewhere from the east. The man's name was William Hennesy or Hannesy, his wife was called Etta or Edie but that was not her full first name. They had four young children. The wagon was pulled by six horses instead of oxen and had a smaller wagon that it was towing behind. The smaller wagon carried the wares of the man's trade, who was a blacksmith. This occurred around 1818 and they stayed there through the winter, there was a heavy snow that year. She did not detect any deaths associated with this wagon train. + She detected a man that sits around a wood stove in the basement. His wife was a tall, heavy-set woman who died in the house but is not earthbound to it. The man had a dark complexion but was not black, he had gray hair and died of pneumonia. His name was Mark Grey or Greyson. + She saw white military tents around the area but not camped on the property. She said it was a Union encampment to the south with 2500 or more union soldiers. + Detected a spirit of a cat or dog in the house, unsure of which, but feels that it might be a female cat. + The strongest vibrations detected were in the northeast corner of the basement, vibrations of many spirits were here. She felt the wine cellar was the nest-egg of the spirit gathering. She picked up the spirit of a man hiding in this area after murdering someone. He had been shot and had a hole in the right side of his chest. This man was one of "Bloody Bill Anderson's" men. + She detected a man was buried at the back of the property in the early 1800's. + Detected gold coins hidden in the walls of the home. Slacker said that he was putting new pennies dated 2001 in the walls as he was remodeling. She thought this was probably what she was picking up. + She kept picking up an eagle that was associated with Slacker but could not pinpoint why it kept showing up around him. Later, Slacker remembered that his grandfather was an honored Eagle Scout. + Several deaths in the house, but gave no other details than those previously mentioned. Picked up the spirit of a man hiding in this area after murdering someone. He had been shot and had a hole in the right side of his chest. This man was one of "Bloody Bill Anderson's" men. + After going into a trance, she began to identify the locations of several buildings that were once located near the property; the school about 6 blocks away and a hospital near it. There was also a store that had everything in it. It was constructed of wooden log planks. She also claimed that she was riding with some of "Bloody Bill Anderson's" men. |
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Photos |
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Front view photo of Slacker's house and the KYYS van |
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Numerous orbs captured around Slacker, team members Joyce and Clint. Joyce stated she saw a rock basement and a big potbelly stove which was responsible for one of the fires on this property |
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Massive orbs captured in basement surrounding Joyce nearing the wine cellar. Joyce detected the strongest vibrations in the northeast corner; she detected the spirit of a man hiding in this area after murdering someone |
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Several orbs captured in living room around Jeremy, Tanna, Max and Slacker. During the live broadcast, the sound equipment had technical difficulties. The sound engineer reported that the frequency had been changed but could offer no explanation for the cause |