11
Mar/2008

by aneaglesangel

SoCo Lizzy Borden’s: The Investigation

Weather conditions for August 8, 2007:

78 degrees Fahrenheit
76% Humidity
15 MPH SW winds
29.65 Inch Barometer, Steady
70 degree Dewpoint
19% waning moon
Normal Solar X-rays
Quiet geo-magnetic field

As
always, Whaling City Ghosts was very excited to be invited to join the
Spooky Crew at Lizzy Borden's house. We arrived early and began to
prepare for the night, Mr. Alexander from SoCo magazine also arrived
early and soon LeeAnn Wilbur, a co-owner of the infamous bed and
breakfast came to let us in. Beforehand, while waiting, Gabby handed
me a specially selected assortment of crystals in a sweet little velvet
blue bag. We are very open to experimenting with different methods,
and are working out a protection scheme for both of us in the field.
Putting these in my pocket, I trusted to Gabby's intuition and trusted
her judgment. Later, I found out first hand, she picked some great
crystals, for the entities didn't seem to like them. A recorded evp
says something to the effect of, "they have rocks…..rocks like
knives". At first I couldn't figure out what they were talking about,
but on sending this on to Gabby, it didn't take her long to figure
out. She simply stated, "We had crystals in our pockets!"

As
usual WCG did a sweep of the house for temperature readings and emf
fields. We are sorry to report that soon after beginning we had an emf
detector failure and could not proceed for the rest of the night. (If
anyone is interested in donating to WCG for more equipment, we would be
grateful!) Temperature readings were steady throughout the house and
had a four degree range. Rooms were anywhere from 68 degrees
Fahrenheit to 72 degrees Fahrenheit. We were very disappointed that we
could not run emf readings, for we feel that in conjunction with other
readings and actual phenomena it is important to note any
electro-magnetic fields that are present. Though we do a lot of
experimentation we do feel that emf detection can help solidify any
evidence that happens to come up. We ran both digital still cameras,
Gabby, our video specialist ran her video camera, and we both had
digital audio recorders running all night.

By approximately
7:45 we had begun our investigation in the Abby murder room, also know
as the John Morse room. Tim, of the Spooky Crew has reported a
'pushing' phenomena that occurs there, and though I have witnessed this
phenomena happening to others, I had never experienced it myself.
Though during another investigation a different phenomena happened to
me, that I can't report on until a certain television show airs, during
a previous investigation done with Shadow Land Investigators, the
Spooky Crew, and WCG. Spooky Crew may say that they are not 'true
investigators' but I am always impressed with their professionalism.
During the time that we were in the room, they tried to disprove this
phenomena. Matt Moniz, not having a true level, made one. He put
water in a plastic cup with lines on it, placed it on the floor and
determined that the floor was indeed level. Unfortunately, WCG could
not take emf readings throughout this experiment, but could provide
temperature readings. Most of us took a shot at trying to be pushed,
and when it came to my turn, I announced that I wouldn't let it push
me. I bore down hard, spread my legs a bit into an almost sanchen-like
stance (karate days, heehee) and bore all my weight as hard as I
could. What I can report about this phenomena is that is was very
strange. As I would push forward, I could feel something pushing back,
almost as if it were holding me up. I would get to the point where I
was almost overbalanced and should fall forward, but this 'force' held
me up. Then sure enough, it would push me back to the point where I'd
rock on my feet and almost lose my balance. After experiencing this
phenomena myself, I can't come up with all that many explanations. One
theory I have is that maybe an emf field is present in that spot and it
creates a force that can feel like a push, or possibly make you lose
your equilibrium. I do not feel that this theory is correct, for
though you do get the pushing sensation, I felt completely normal. I
did not feel dizzy, or disoriented, and was in full capacity of my
bodily functions, and could control my own pushing against this unseen
force.

Approximately 30 to 40 minutes later, Colleen Johnson,
whom WCG has met before on a previous investigation and Elizabeth
Nowicki, whom we had not met yet, arrived. Elizabeth joined us in the
murder room. She told us that Mr. Borden doesn't like strangers in his
home. I have to agree with Jay Alexander on this one, strange things
did begin to occur, and some very interesting evp's came during the
rest of the time in this room. Drops in temperature were noted,
Elizabeth reported that Andrew was getting angry, and stated that Mrs.
Borden is a bit more shy and somewhat modest. Gabby, the lead
investigator and head of research for WCG tried an experiment during
this time, asking the spirits to make the temperature drop. They
actually did bring the temperature down to 62 degrees over a period of
minutes. There is some evp evidence that also occurred at this exact
time. Gabby is coaching the entity to bring the temperature down, in
degrees and at one point asks if they can bring it down to 65. There
is an answer on our RCA recorder that responds, "Sixty-five…….I'm
trying." This particular room was about 75 degrees to start out with.
When all was said and done, yes we got a 12 degree drop in temperature
for no apparent reason that we can define.

As all of this was
taking place, Elizabeth stated that Andrew was getting angry. She
reported that he was poking her in the back. She described it as
someone pointing their finger and poking her in the back. At one
point, she cried out in pain. Gabby and myself became concerned.
Though this was our first meeting with her, she seemed like just a
darned sweet person in general, and we both hated to see her hurt, and
also wanted to find a reasonable explanation for what she reported. We
also, of course, had to take note, for any foul play on anyone's side.
When we pulled her shirt back on the spot where she said Mr. Borden was
poking her, we revealed some nasty looking welts and scratches. They
looked as if they had just occurred. There was also a 10 degree
difference in temperature between her right and left shoulders. Other
than Elizabeth pulling the wool over all our eyes, and making the welts
ahead of time, I can not give you an explanation for these welts. I do
not think this is the case, she was, as I said before, a very sweet
person. She was open to helping us, and seemed fearful to provoke the
wrath of "Mr. Borden". I must add, these welts looked extremely fresh,
as if they had just occurred. Gabby is an EMT and I'd say she would
agree with me on this case. Soon after, we left this room to continue
gathering evidence in other parts of the house. Later review of the
pictures I took during this time show one strange anomaly centered
around Elizabeth's head. It was a low-light shot, aimed at Elizabeth.
There is an orange glow around where her head would be. I doubt that
it was a street light, for it would have lit the whole window, and not
just a small area around her head. The picture is posted for
everyone's perusal.

By approximately 9:45 we moved on to the
Chimney Room, or Hosea Knowlton room. This room has a strange
occurrence that happens. A spirit is known to lift your legs if you
lay crosswise on the bed, with your legs hanging over. WCG didn't note
much of a temperature difference early on in this room. Tim began to
provoke this entity and there are some corresponding evp's that defy
explanation, and some that are downright creepy. These voices that
were recorded were quite rude in some of their responses and use
expletive language. They also call him a name that begins with "a" and
ends with "hole". There is some sort of pig squeal, as I describe it,
that I can not explain, and is not any of our equipment. Though the
spirit did not succeed in bringing any of the experimenter's legs all
the way up, as they had on previous tries here, it did bring some of
them up a few inches. When Colleen Johnson tried, she reported feeling
cold around one of her feet. Tim, using the WCG's thermal scanner,
reported a lowering temperature phenomena around her feet. Though we
could see a slight impression on her toe, we could not encourage it to
raise her legs. I will post pictures I have of her foot, but I'm not
sure how well you can make out the impressions, not knowing her natural
foot shape, and all.

Later, I was outside with Colleen, who you
can't help but take a liking to, having a well deserved cigarette
break. Colleen was discussing some personal experiences that she's had
outside of Lizzy Borden's house. As we were talking, I was fooling
around mostly, shooting my thermal scanner around outside. I shot
upwards toward the house and low and behold, it was suddenly 32 degrees
on a hot summer, August night. Intrigued, I scanned around a bit more,
and found this oddity only occurred above us, toward the house. The
porch is covered with a small roof, it is open to the wind. I examined
the area, looking for a vent, or some other reason why I would have
this reading. No other area produced this anomaly. Colleen began
asking if it could drop it more. It complied and brought the
temperature down to a whopping 29 degrees Fahrenheit. I can offer you
no explanation for this, try as I might to find a source for this
strange temperature drop.

It was approaching 11 o'clock by this
time and Matt Moniz decided to set up a new little infrared camera he'd
purchased up in the chimney room. (Oh, and Matt, give me back my
screwdriver, LOL!) Full of nasty delivery pizza, we all sat and
watched the video running from Matt's handy-dandy little camera.
Elizabeth and Colleen stood in the doorway, quietly talking amongst
themselves. As we watched the video feed, an audible whisper was heard
from the room. Not much after as we had all tried to figure out where
this sound had come from, the video view suddenly jumped left, pointing
at the legs of the pair in the doorway. I immediately asked if someone
had stepped on a wire. Getting up with my belly full of pizza like a
rock, I entered the room. Using my flashlight, I noted that the wire
was well behind where they were standing and ran along the wall to
where the camera was set up on an old chest. I tried methodically to
make the wire move the camera. I stepped on it, I jumped on it, I
pushed it forward with my feet, I pulled it back with my feet. I tried
brushing it from side to side, and pulled and pushed the wire with my
hands. To now avail, the camera didn't move. Setting the camera up
again, I asked Matt if the view was good for him. He told me just a
'c-hair' more, and well, I guess I'm not good with measuring c-hairs,
for I went a bit too much to the right, and had to re-adjust the view a
bit more to the left. Once Matt was satisfied with the view, I stood
over the camera, with the wires between my spread legs. I made sure
the camera was set up between two ribs, flat on the chest, firmly, so
it could not be moved because of its set up. I had just turned out my
flashlight, and as I waited for my eyes to adjust to the darkness, I
heard clearly, the sound of the camera, once again being moved. I
admit, I was a bit frustrated that it happened during my momentary
blindness, for I didn't see the movement, only heard it. This video
footage can be seen on the Spooky Southcoast blog, and I can offer you
no explanation for this activity. I know I was standing with the wire
between my legs, I know I did not move, I waited patiently, and very
still, hoping that I would SEE this phenomena in action. That cord
didn't move, the camera did. The only explanation I can offer, is that
this indeed was paranormal in nature. Did some spirit move this
camera? I'd have to say, yes, I very much think so.

Around
midnight we move into the dining room, which is where the bodies of
Andrew and Abby were kept for autopsies and the laying out for funeral
services. Elizabeth has opened séances here in the past, and we wanted
to observe this. Gabby remained outside the circle, and video taped
our progress. Though I sat at the table with the others, I was not an
active participant. This being the second official investigation done
at the Borden house, I'd have to say, yes, the Bordens are alive and
present, but I also have to say I feel 'something else' is present
also, and they are not so positive. I have to say my opinion of this
house is that there is some sort of drama going on there to this day.
Do the murders play themselves out over and over, and the Bordens are
helpless to do anything but stay and watch, or participate? Do these
other 'things' hold them there? Are these 'things' a product of the
murders, or did they help cause them? These are questions that have
entered my mind since setting foot into the Borden house. I can't
offer answers yet, but hope maybe with time, and more investigation,
maybe we can get closer to answers. I also can't offer an explanation
as to why the table moved in the way that it did. I tried to discount
this in any way I could. I watched Colleen and Elizabeth like an
eagle, and could not find that they were moving the table in any way.
I shone my flashlight beneath the table, watching for anyone's legs or
feet pushing the table. I could not find any evidence of foul play,
but for some reason, the table seemed to want to push toward Tim. I
can only say, they don't seem to like him. Not only were they verbally
abusive toward him, which was later revealed as I reviewed the audio
evidence, but they seemed to want to push the table at him. My
conclusion is that I could not find any evidence of foul play on
anyone's part, and am at a loss to tell you what caused the table to
want to 'attack' Tim in such a way. Though I do admit the bangs could
have been due to the flimsy nature of this old, wooden table. I admit,
during this time, worry for these employees did enter my mind. They
did not invoke any protection at all before, during, or after this
séance. This is something I'd like to speak to them about. I am fond
of all the employees there that I've had the privilege to meet, and
would like for them to find protections for themselves. I really have
to say, I didn't like seeing those welts on sweet Elizabeth's back. I
do believe there are ways to protect yourself, and must say WCG uses
their own methods of protection, and stick with them. If anyone from
Lizzy Borden's Bed and Breakfast does read this, please feel free to
contact me, I'd be happy, and feel better about your safety if we could
discuss methods of protection for you all!! As I think my life and
experiences will tell, no one has to be hurt or frightened by spirits
from the other side. I do believe we have choices!!

Our last
stop for the night was the basement. Smells of cigar smoke and rotten
meat have been reported down here, and I have to admit, yes, I did get
some evidence down there on the previous investigation we did here, but
I can't spill the beans….yet. There is a high emf reading normally in
the basement. It is where all electrical circuit boxes are located and
many bare wires and pipes run along the ceiling. Unfortunately, as
stated above, WCG had an emf failure this night, and could not record
this scenario for you. I can not say that this phenomena causes any of
the activity we've previously recorded down here, but I can say, being
in the basement makes you feel very uncomfortable, and I feel a
tingling, singing sensation in all my nerves. This can be caused by
the high emf readings, or it can be caused by spirit activity. The
best I can offer at this time is that WCG would like to do more
experimentation in the basement as time and investigations allow. At
this investigation, WCG did not record any evidence of paranormal
activity in the basement. But that is not to say that it doesn't
happen.

All in all, WCG agrees with SoCo magazine's
description of this property as "hotbed of activity". After reviewing
the evidence and hearing the evp's recorded that night we do feel there
is quite a bit of spirit activity in this infamous house. We also
believe that by mixing the psychic senses with science, and so forming
"psy-ence" we will be able to collect more data as time goes on, here
in Lizzy's former home. Do I think Lizzy and her family still reside
here? Yes, I do. I also believe the evp we recorded that states in an
old sounding accent is the voice of Lizzy herself, when she tells us,
"I'm a good daughter." Does this mean she didn't commit these murders,
so many years ago? Well, I'm beginning to form my own theories based
on evidence I've gathered not only this time, but for Shadow Land
Investigators on a previous investigation for a television show they
are working on. I have to admit, I've begun to doubt and to wonder.
Did Lizzy really do this? I'd have to ask Lizzy herself, and would she
admit it, if she did have a hand in the murders of her parents? Do I
believe the Bordens are still in residence? I'd have to say, yes, I do
believe this, but I also believe there is more here. Of what nature
they are, I'd have to say, time, and more investigations will tell.
But I suspect yes, there are some negative entities here, also. Did
they help cause the murders, are they a product of the murders? I
don't know as of yet, but I'm willing to try to find out…..

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