The Traveling Ghost

Haunted Prison | National Geographic Channel

2009-12-29T19:44:00.000-08:00

SJGR is part of an episode on the National Geographic Channel's new show American Paranormal. The episode premieres on Jan 24th at 9pm EST... check it out!

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Hoia Baciu - Romania

2009-11-12T12:17:00.000-08:00

Here's a must watch...

Probably one of the coolest things I've seen on Destination Truth so far. What in the world picks this camera man up and throws him?

The woman giggling and moaning .... gave me chills.

Check it out... they are investigating reports of hauntings in Hoia Baciu forest, Romania.

Next part -

Destination Truth

2009-10-30T20:37:00.000-07:00

Let me preface this by saying I absolutely love Destination truth, Josh Gates is hysterical (and crazy)... and I am always excited to watch the shows.

That being said.

I hate when the production aspect of the show is obvious. Tonight Josh and his team are on the hunt looking for werewolves in Romania. At one point he spots something on the FLIR in the distance run past the camera. He takes off after it tumbling and sliding on the uneven land.

Now while I am getting excited about what might happen it dawns on me that I am seeing Josh running towards the camera not away. This means the camera man was some how ahead of Josh in the same place he happened to spot the animal running. Yet when I rewind and watch the FLIR as he sees it there is no camera man ahead of him, he would show on the FLIR... wouldn't he?

So how many of the wild chases are set up?

Just a thought, I still love this show.

Ghost caught on security cam?

2009-10-30T11:12:00.000-07:00

Orb caught on camera activating security cameras.

Click here

Burlington County Prison

2009-10-19T23:15:00.000-07:00

Dave Juliano from South Jersey Ghost Research captured these images while investigating the Burlington County Prison on 3/26/08. The images were taken with in seconds of each other with an infrared illuminator attachment. Click here to learn more about the photos...

I was on this investigation as well. This is a fascinating place that I can not wait to return to... (which is why you'll find this post so long winded)

Being the type who likes to put a face to a name I had to know more about who this apparition was. There are a couple reported ghosts at this prison. Since this photo was taken in front of the stairway I decided to do my research on a particular ghost that has been known to haunt this stairway. The story is that he was a security Guard that was killed by a prisoner and that he has been seen multiple times at this exact location and roaming up and down the stairs.

I was able to unearth the memorial page for a William Harry King (picture to right). His "Officer Down Memorial page" can be found here. He was murdered by a prisoner named Harry Asay in 1920. The warden had opened the inmates door to give him medicine and was attacked and killed as well as a trustee named Charles Vernon.

After a little more searching I was able to find the Original article of the deaths of Warden William Harry King and Trusty Charles Vernon in the New York Times, It clarifies many of the differences in all the "haunted stories" I have found on the web. Which all state different versions of the deaths, dates and names... Click the image for the New York times original PDF version.

The Warden's photo was a cool find in knowing the face and story behind the Warden that still walks the halls of the prison. Although with the hat, graininess and mustache in the photo on his memorial page it's hard to see the resemblance between the apparition photo, in which I personally can make out a hairline, center split bangs, an angular jaw line, no facial hair and possibly glasses. Now had William Harry King taken off the hat, shaved the mustache who knows we could have our ghost!

So I kept looking for more pictures of William and came across this image of guards from the prison that were taken by a lady in the wardens office while touring the now museum.

Sadly, I can't tell which of these men is the Warden (or if the Warden is even in this picture) but I suspect the guy in the upper right hand corner...

All though the Warden's photo looks very much like the guy in the upper right corner to me, it has been pointed out by another team member that the actual apparition photo looks like the guy below him to the right in glasses.

I tend to agree with this... But who is the guy in glasses? He doesn't look like the warden to me, all though I could be wrong... What I really need is a list of names to go with these photos.

What I do find amazing is the resemblance to the style in the apparition photo... The hairline, The center split bangs, and not much facial hair.

What do you think? Here is a total comparison (click the image for a larger version... )

Part of the film put together for SJGR by Randy Niedt...

Last and certainly least... A little about Prisoner Harry Asay:
- Suffered from delirium tremons
- After the attacks Asay was overpowered and disarmed by Sheriff Haines
- According to most articles he lived the rest of his days and died in the prison (I was not able to confirm that...some ghost books claim he was put to death at the prison)

Reincarnation

2009-10-19T22:00:00.001-07:00

Another Great Story

Crash Ghost

2009-10-19T20:02:00.000-07:00

The story behind this famous picture.

It's been reported on some websites that the driver of this car had passed away and this is the spirit leaving ... but in fact she survived and attributes that to this ghost or Angel.

(the volume is very low on this video)

Hospital Angel

2009-10-19T19:46:00.001-07:00

Interesting....

The boy who lived before

2008-11-24T10:32:00.000-08:00

I took some time last night to search reincarnation on YouTube - I came across this amazing story of a Scottish boy who remembers his past life. I tend to believe children more on this subject and this little boy has details! So they go searching for his former life.... Watch what happens.

Part One

If you liked that one - here are the continuing videos.
Part Two - Part Three - Part Four - Part Five

Seven Sisters Inn

2008-11-24T06:50:00.000-08:00

T.A.P.S Investigated the Seven Sisters Inn, in Ocala FL.
See the investigation here.
part1 - part2 - part3 - part4

At one point Jason's Flip Flop goes missing only to turn up in a different room that they had not entered, they assume it's the little boy that has been mentioned to haunt this Inn ... This intrigued me so I decided to take on the task of finding this little boy. Which has proven to be very difficult. Along my travels I have discovered many names of folks who died at this location and a few mentions of a small boy.

Here are my finding:

Battle of Fort King - Second Seminole War

Fort King was referred to as Camp king in old archive.. or Cantonment King

As I understand it one of the houses stands on part of the grounds for the battle of Fort King.. this battle was dubbed the "Indian war" between the Seminoles and the early settlers. It began in the 1830's as the second seminal war. Click here for brief History on the war.

According to this site there is a very low number of incidents and deaths that actually happened on the grounds of Fort King: Fort King, with six incidents and nine officers and soldiers killed in battle, a very large number of deaths were do to disease: out of some 1,466, 328 died in battle.

List of names and reasons for deaths:

An Indian man (June 19th - 1835) - killed at the skirmish at Hickory Sink - over stolen and eaten cattle.
Pvt. Kinsley Dalton (august 1835) - mail express, before the 2nd war started. believed to be in response for a Indian death at the skirmish at Hickory Sink. He was on route to Fort King from Fort Brook. (Dalton, Georgia, named for him)
Chief Charley Emathla (November - 1835) - Sold his cattle at Fort King and agreed to removal of his tribe and family- Read more about removal here "Treaty of Payne's Landing". Chief Osceola killed him as was part of his rule made months earlier - any Seminole chief who sold his cattle would be sentenced to death - he was on the Indian trail from Fort King. - This marked the last death before the war began.
Second Seminal war begins.
General Wiley Thompson - Indian agent- died of gunshot wounds by chief Osceola - most accounts say he was strolling after or before dinner around the sutlers store (which is said to have been with in a hundred yards of the Fort).
Lieutenant Constantine Smith - walking with the general - killed same way.
Erastus Rogers Was the sutler - He was killed at his store with 2 other clerks and a 12 year old boy all scalped - some accounts say the boy was not scalped. (the number of deaths at the sutlers store changes in every article - two seems to be the most common said) It is said chief Osceola was robbing the store of guns and ammo to go meet his tribe at the Dade Massacre
The other two known deaths at the store were:
Mr Suggs - (damaged old archive - looks like Holtzler... look for date - 22 Jan. 1836) - Store Clerk or helper?
Hitzler - (damaged old archive - looks like Holtzler... look for date - 22 Jan. 1836) - another store clerk or helper.
12 year old boy said to have been a store helper.

Unfortunately I was not able to find the name of the boy that died - my other alternative is to compare a map of Fort King and present day Ocala and see if the Sutlers store matches the location of the Seven Sisters Inn... that would at least put this boy at the right location. I have found one old map of the Fort courtesy of Exploring Florida As you can see we're not working on much detail on this map... I'll have to come back to this when I find out more info. I'd like to one day look up letters written at the time of this battle and find mention of the deaths and names at the Sutlers store. But for now we at least have a mention of the twelve year old boy. Who knows maybe one day he'll tell us his name. If you have any info on this please write me at sassafrascal@gmail.com

Articles used to research:

resource
resource - Dade and his troops were ambushed on route - they all died but maybe one or two - they were later buried on the site... then later still removed and taken to St. Augustines.
resource
Mention of names and dates of deaths... at sutler store Mentions a boy that died.
More names no mention of boy in this one at sulter store
Book
resource
Book
The entire story of the Dade Massacre -
list of deaths
maps -
Says the boy was 12 -
actual Newspaper article archive?

Looks can cool

2008-11-24T06:08:00.000-08:00

An interesting tidbit for the scientific minded Ghost Hunter.

Have you ever felt you were being watched and you get a sudden chill. According to Cornell University's Chronicle Online you can lower the temperature of an object just by observing it". Could this be the explanation as to why a person can suddenly get the chills and feel they are not alone ... can this theory work with a spirit observing you... could the concentration of the act of being observed by a spirit actually drawing out your energy giving you the chills? Read the article here www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept06/schwab.quantum.html