Location:
518
W. Reed
(A
partial investigation was also conducted at another store that is
Investigators on Scene:
Brenda,
Dee Ann, Misty, Joyce, John
Guest
Investigators: Jason, Lindsey, Willie, Mark & Linda
Carson
and Norman, owners of the store
Temp:
n/a
Barometer:
n/a
Humidity:
n/a
Lunar Phase: Waxing Crescent, 7% full, 2 days after New Moon
Solar
X-Rays: Normal
Geomagnetic:
Quiet
Wind:
n/a
Evidence
Collected:
Digital
Photos Taken: 249
Positive
Digital Photos: 50
35
mm Photos Taken: 44
35
mm Photos Positive: 0 (pending report from Misty)
Video:
(See Reported
Finding and Experiences for Details)
EVPs: 3 (See
Reported Finding and Experiences for Details)
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518 West Reed |
The
building at
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213 West Reed |
It is unknown exactly how old the building located at 213 W. Reed is, but it was
in existence in 1895 when it was occupied by a dry goods and men's clothing
store. An optometrist named Dr. Carpenter opened an office and jewelry store
there in 1910. It has housed many different businesses including a hardware
store in the 1950’s and early 1960’s which was owned and operated by one of
the currents owners father.
518
W. Reed
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Owner saw apparition of a man at the store located peering at him from around
the staircase wall.
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Employees have reported seeing and hearing things they could not explain.
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Owner receives uneasy feelings around the stairway and hallway downstairs.
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There have been a few occasions where the water or lights have been found on it
the bathroom resulting in each owner accusing the other of leaving them on.
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One of the owners experienced very strange dreams while sleeping upstairs.
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Feelings of being followed up the stairway.
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One of the owners refuses to be in the store by himself after dark.
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An employee saw what he thought was smoke floating across the security camera
upstairs. Thinking the building might be on fire he went to investigate but
found nothing there.
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One of the owners saw what appeared to be a streak of light dart into one of the
booths in the hallway downstairs.
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As one of the owners was carrying a mop upstairs, he felt something pick the end
of the mop up as if it was trying to help him.
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A customer reported feeling like someone was tugging on the back of her coat
upstairs. She indicated that it felt like a child.
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The stairway leading to the 2nd floor of the mall. |
The hallway on the 1st floor of the mall. |
213
W. Reed
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One of the owners heard a female voice say either “Oh” or “No” as he
walked through one of the doorways.
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Unexplained thumping noises have been recorded on the security camera.
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A large tarp covering building materials appeared as if someone was trying to go
underneath it, lifting up and making a rustling sound as they did so.
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Owner noted a metal sculpture shaking while he was watching television.
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Lights have been turned on and off when no one was in the building.
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| An orb is photographed at 213 W. Reed in the room where both Misty and Joyce detected a female presence. | An orb is photographed in the alleyway behind 213 W. Reed where Misty felt that a man still lingered after being murdered there. |
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Linda reported the sensation of being tapped on the shoulder several times while
she was upstairs.
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Several team members reported seeing movement in an area of the store upstairs
where no one was at the time.
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Several photos taken upstairs showed an unexplained green mist hovering near the
ceiling. These photos were taken
and examined by a professional photographer who could
offer no explanation for the effect. Light sources have been ruled out.
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3 EVPs were recorded during Misty’s reading. See “Psychic Reading/Misty”
for details.
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Both Misty and Joyce detected that the building at 518 W. Reed was haunted by an
adult male, an adult female and a male child. Their readings were conducted
separately.
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All team members reported a heavy sensation while walking up the staircase.
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Videos placed upstairs and in the stairway of the store located at 518 W. Reed
filmed several orbs which seemed to travel in different directions.
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Orbs were also filmed in the main room of the store located at 213 W. Reed.
The following 2 photos were taken by Linda Wall, a professional photographer who accompanied us on this investigation. These photos were taken upstairs at the mall while Misty was feeling the presences of an older man and young boy. Linda edited the original photographs to try to explain the green mist-like faces and to help rule out camera movement. She came up with no explanation for these 2 photographs. Both the original photos and their edited versions are shown below.
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Unedited photo of green mist which resembles a chubby-cheeked face. |
Edited version of photo on the left.. Notice that there appears to be no blurring of the person in the right of the photo nor of the other visible objects. |
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Unedited photo of green mist which appears like it could possibly be a profile of a face and upper torso. |
Edited version of the photo on the left. Unfortunately this photo does not show any other visible objects. |
Psychic
(Joyce
and Misty did their readings separately.
JOYCE
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have a really great feeling here.
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Do you know rather this was a doctor’s office or not?
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There is a man here that I could see at the back of the room when I came in.
He’s a tall slender black man and he was a janitor or something here.
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I also feel that if you go back into the history of this building that you’ll
find a man was killed in here. He either had a stroke or he was shot in the head
during the 1800’s. I see that this building was also some kind of store lined
with shelves and I’m picking up this man in association with that. It was
either a hardware store or a dry goods store or something like that.
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As you go towards the back the vibrations pick up. As you walk back here there
is a woman in a long dress with puffy sleeves and black hair pulled back in a
knot. She is a very distinguished looking lady.
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Do you know if at anytime if this was a drug store with a fountain in it?
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There are many spirits here but they are all good. I see Christmas here, I see
Thanksgiving here, I see that this building was used for a long time until
recently when the people went out of business.
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there a bank next door? Norman informed Joyce that
the building was once used as a Title Company.
Okay,
that must be what I’m picking up but that was probably in the 1940’s.
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They are not giving me their names.
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I’m seeing that the front half of this building was used as a floral shop at
one time.
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The woman that I saw liked this place. She had so much of herself in this
building. Once you finished your renovations you will probably smell her
perfume. It’ll be a jasmine smell. She used jasmine in her hair and in the
soap she used.
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I see a lot of children playing through here. They didn’t die here or
anything, their essence is just here.
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There is a lot going on back here in the alley. There was a house of ill-repute
close by which was frequented by the railroad men.
Antique
Mall
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There is a man here named Frank. He was from the Civil War era and died in a
house that used to sit on this site. He liked the home so well that he decided
to stay here after his death.
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There is also a young boy about 11 years old that is here. I feel that he died
with pneumonia in the early 1900’s. He died upstairs. He spent a lot of time
at the store. He wears the shirts and britches that they wore in the early
1900’s.
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Frank has a beard, a big heavy beard. He has a big face and real thick dark
hair.
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This is really a busy place.
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I’m seeing a woman in a real pale blue dress, high collar, long sleeves, long
skirt and she wears lots of gold jewelry. She was a rich lady. I’m seeing her
around here.
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Is there a basement under this building? I’m seeing a fire somewhere in a
basement.
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Every booth as some interesting vibrations. I just get name after name after
name with all the different items.
Upstairs
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I’m being bombarded with people, a lot of people.
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I see a man. I think this man is Frank and he had an accident involving his
right arm. The collar bone, the shoulder bone, and the lower bone of his arm
were broken. I can see him in an old-fashioned cast. He’s a little bit angry.
His eyes are dark brown. He’s introducing me to a man with dark eyes and dark
hair and he says his name is Carl. He says he was killed in an accident along
the railroad in 1884.
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I see a family and big, beautiful black horses pulling a buggy. They are out
along the street. I don’t know why this vision is coming to me. This man comes
to me and tells me his name is Harold and his wife’s name is Edith. Their
son’s name is Benjamin. He’s actually showing me their tombstones with their
names on it. I feel that they died in the winter. I’m seeing the winter of
1881 or 1891. He keeps pointing at it as if there is a message. Edith died in
childbirth, giving birth to a daughter. He and the boy got some kind of disease.
He keeps saying they were misdiagnosed with what they died of. They lived in the
house or an apartment here. He played the fiddle. His last name was Streeter.
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The picture of the man I see here, I get the name Carl Dansbury. He did not live
here. He lived in another town.
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I’m seeing a lady here now that is lying in a bed on her back. She had back
problems and was paralyzed in one leg. She had to be helped. Her name is
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There are lots of names coming in, one right after another with all of this
stuff.
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I’m getting vibrations with this suitcase. It was a woman’s suitcase who did
lots of traveling. She traveled overseas a lot, to
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When I first come up the stairs I kept feeling there was a doorway that had
caskets behind it. I don’t know why they would be up here.
It
was revealed that the building next door used to be a mortuary and that the
building on the other side of it was a used as a funeral home.
I think
they may have stored some caskets in this building also.
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The woman with the back problem was named
MISTY
Antique
Mall
Upstairs
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I see a lot of people walking along side outside this building like there was an
alleyway or something here.
Misty
was told that the building next door was used as a mortuary and funeral home.
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There is one piece of furniture in the store that belonged to a couple who lived
and died in this town.
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There are two males and a woman haunting this building. There is also a small
child.
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Ruth Ann is the name a female here. She did not live in the house that was here.
She lived a few blocks over. She has gone into the light. There are a few items
in this store that belonged to her. She is in a photograph that is a picture of
people in the town. She says it’s this picture. (Misty
stopped at a picture of a celebration on
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Is there a family named Mottely or Morley here? I’m getting the name Samuel
Jackson Mottely or Morley.
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I’m feeling the male energy now. He was associated with the house that was
here. It was almost like a 3 story house, 2 stories with an attic or dormer.
There should be a picture of it somewhere.
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A lot of the energy you feel over here is coming from next door. One was a
tractor accident, he didn’t know it even happened, it happened so fast.
Another one died of an illness in the 1930’s.
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The child is a boy and he feels more like a recent death. He has nothing to do
with the store. He’s looking for someone.
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There is a big energy shift when you walk to the front of the store.
This was
the area of the store where
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The little boy is not here all the time.
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The man with the farming accident. There is so much vibration in here from
someone’s essence.
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Misty
began following someone and said,
“Come
here.” This
was followed by an EVP of a male voice saying what sounds like,
“Tell
them we’re here.” Then
Misty said
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The little bitty one, it was the kid. He said, “Here girl, I’m here.”
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There are 4 ghosts here for sure. The man is here all the time. The others come
and go.
The
little boys name I’m getting like Burney, Barnard, Barney. It could be a last
name.
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I feel the house might have been associated with the funeral home.
213
Reed Street
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There is a woman in here and I’m picking up the name Mary.
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Can you find out if there was a murder back here in the alleyway? Somebody was
killed here. I hear a man out here. There was someone killed in this alleyway
before all this stuff was here. He haunts the place.
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Was there prostitution, gambling and racketeering going on back here? That’s
probably what happened. He was stabbed over money. This whole area was open then
and that’s where the gambling and some of the prostitution comes in.
Owner’s
grandfather used to tell him about the gambling that occurred in the building.
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Misty was having problems with her camera in the alleyway. After coming back
inside she began working on her camera. An EVP was recorded at this time of a
male voice saying what sounds like,
“Keep
Her Here.”
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I just feel the woman and the man who was murdered down here. I can’t get the
man’s name. He says he drug him to someplace near a creek or river and buried
him there.
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I’m feeling a lot of hustle and bustle in the town.
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The man that was murdered, he wasn’t a local.
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| This investigation report would not be complete without including a photo of the malls life-size cutout of the "Maytag Man." He managed to quicken our heartbeats several times when we came upon him unknowingly in the dark. |
After
reviewing the evidence and psychic readings conducted at both buildings, MPR
does believe that they are both haunted.
At
518 W. Reed, both Misty and Joyce detected the presence of a male whom probably
occupied the house that once existed on the property. They also both detected
the presence of a woman upstairs and a young boy. EVPs recorded seem to support
the presence of the male and young boy.
