Case Files

The Dark Side Of Louisville

Paranormal Society

Private Residence

Louisville,Ky

We went to a private residence located in Louisville,KY. The owner of the home told us she believed she was being visited at night by her deceased mother and possibly another that seemed to stay in the darkness. She asked us to do a investigation in her home to prove she wasn't crazy. We began our investigation by setting up our equipment using the night vision camcorder and two other camcorders, three digital recorders, emf meter, thermal meter, three digital camera's. We had captured some interesting evp's threw the night. below is the evidence that we had captured.

Here Is what we captured

Private Residence

We were called to a home to do a Investigation that was located in Ky. When we arrived at the location a few members done a intial sweep of the property there was nothing found to be unusual at that moment. As the night came we setup all equipment and turned on the night vision camcorders that were sitting on tripods pointing in directions that were of interest..We decided to began to do some ghost box recordings as we waited in another section of the property, as I was asking did anyone know my name I suddenly got a quick response and was given my first and last name then we begin to ask more question's afterwards and again the question's were answered correctly. When we finished for the night we left and later went over what was captured in video, there were a few orbs caught in motion but nothing else and on recordings there was nothing only what I already have said. We will in the future like to do a follow-up investigation. As of right now and what our members have captured I do not believe it to be haunted at the moment.

Here is what we captured

We got a call from a client about some strange things happening in there home. They had told us about doors opening and closing, footsteps heard on the staircase, growl sounds, etc. We went to the home on June 2nd, 2010 to do a investigation. We started off doing a initial sweep which was in normal readings during that time, also had done a thermal temperature reading which was normal to. We then started to one of the kids rooms that was upstairs when we went into the room and started talking a bear was knocked off the top shelf and another stuffed animal started to shake his leg, there was nothing around to be causing the stuffed animal to be moving its leg. We then started to talk again and the EMF started to go off so then I started to ask questions and was getting some responses to the questions. Also everyone in the house was getting growled at by something that was not seen. We have added some things that was captured during the investigation. We will be doing a follow-up in the future.

Private Residence

Cincinnati, Ohio

EVP's

Private Residence In Portland

Louisville,Ky

We had received a call from a client in the Portland area located in Louisville,KY. The home owner had told us about some things that were happening in there house of seeing full body apprations in the hallway, voices calling out there names, being attacked sexually by a inhuman entity. When we arrived at the home the home owner gave us a tour of the home. We started off doing a initial sweep of the home with our EMF and Thermal thermometer meter the EMF was spiking threw the whole home which we believe was due to bad wiring. We had done some evp's in the living room where we had got a laugh when I had asked it to move closer to the K2 meter there was also some other evp's capture. We had setup video camera's and took over 300 still photo's but nothing unusual was captured. One team member had a personal experience what felt like a hand had sweeped across there head. We do believe the home has paranormal activity but not haunted by what we have captured.

Below is what we have captured.

Private Residence In Taylor Blvd Area Louisville,Ky

We were contacted by a home owner concerned about some things that were happening in there home. We came to there home on June, 2010. When we first arrived we done a interview and a tour of the home. The owner had told us of some things that were going on for some time as hearing noises, things being misplaced, Christmas tree lifting and doing a 360 angle turn. We then began by doing a initial sweep of the home with are EMF and Thermal Meter everything was in normal range the temp stayed between 72-74 degree. We had set-up 3 night vision camcorders and 5 audio recorders and taken over 100 still photo's. As we were Investigating threw the night the K2 meter was responding only when next to the owner which later we believed it could possibly be her grandfather. We do believe the home has some paranormal activity by what was heard and seen by the Investigators but nothing of that was captured. We do not say it is haunted from the evidence that we had captured. Here is our findings.

Private Residence In Northwestern Pkwy Area

Louisville,Ky

We did a Investigation on Northwestern Pkwy In Louisville,KY on July 23rd,2010. We were told about 4 full body apparitions being seen, Cabinet doors opening on there own, Footsteps being heard upstairs, Picture frame doing a full turn on a shelf, Lights coming on, Dresser drawer being pulled out and flipped over, Cat being seen, Etc. We started off by doing a initial sweep with are EMFmeter and a baseline temperature with are thermal meter, the EMF meter was spiking consistently threw out the home we believed was due to excessive electrical equipment and appliances, the Temp stayed within normal range between 78-79 degree's. We used 4 Night vision Camcorder's, 6 audio recorder's, 1 Ghost Box, and took over 200 still photo's. After going over the evidence that we had captured we had quite a few Evp's, 3 pictures and nothing was caught on video. There was some strange personal experience that also occurred when 1 Investigator was speaking to the owner while doing a tour of the home they suddenly felt dizzy and couldn't speak correctly, this happened threw out the night and finally stopped when the Investigation was over and we left. There was also 1 Investigator In the upstairs bedroom with one of the owner's of the home when the owner suddenly seen a shadow of a cat moving closer to us the dog outside started to bark which then made the cat to start backing up then both the Investigator and owner got up an followed the cat until it was a foot in front of them and the motion light came on and the cat disappeared with no trace. After going over everything that was captured we do believe this home to have extreme Paranormal Activity and hope to be able to do a 2nd Investigation in the future.

Strictly Hardcore Wrestling

SHW Areana Barn In

Corydon,In

We did a Investigation at the Arena on June 26th,2010. We had 1 of are member's to set this up for us. We had went to the match that day and after the match was over we had talked to the owner's wife and was told that there was unusual things go on in the house but they didn't know of anything in the barn. We started to set-up are equipment at about 11:00 P.M after setting up we had a couple of member's begin doing a initial sweep of the barn and around it. One of the member's with the K2 meter had got some spikes on the side of the barn, there was nothing around that could be causing this then it disappeared and never returned to that spot. There was 2 member's that had sat in the back doing some ghost Box recordings there was quite alot of interference coming threw to what we believe was due by the metal roof. We had set-up 4 Night Vision Camcorder's, 6 Audio Recorder's, and took over 150 still Photo's. After going over are evidence this is what we captured. There was nothing seen on video, Audio recording's with the ghost box was unusable due to the interference the metal was causing, there was no EVP's caught. We did capture a few bright orb's. We do not believe the place to be haunted but may have potential to have some paranormal activity but we will have to do another Investigation in the future which we have already planned this in cooler weather within the next couple month's.

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Private Residence

Charlestown,In

We received a call from a Residence In Indiana about claims of having spirit children In the home drawing on the walls, noises, animals acting funny, door knobs raddling, Items being moved, Etc. We scheduled a Investigation on August 2ND, 2010. Once we arrived at the home we began doing a initial sweep using are EMF Meter and Thermal Meter, both we're In normal range. We set-up Camcorder's and Audio recorder's In all room's of the home. One Investigator started off using the ghost box In one of the bedroom's of the home and had gotten alot of response's talking about there were children there and that they were scared of the Investigator's. We had used 4 Camcorder's, 6 Audio recorder's and took over 100 still photo's. After going over the evidence there was a door caught opening while hearing the door handle being turned In one of the back bedroom's with no apparent reason. We scheduled to do a 2ND Investigation on August 13th, 2010. We used 3 Camcorder's, 3 Audio recorder's and took about 200 still photo's. While using the Ghost box the owner and one of the Investigator's name was repeatly being called and 2 children's names were givin as being seth and joyce . We had asked where was the children and are response was they were hiding by two voices of a man and woman.

We believe the home has some Paranormal activity but by the evidence that we have captured we cannot say at this time that it be haunted.

Private Residence

Louisville,Ky

We had got a call from a residence about claims of something evil in the bedroom of the house and seeing people In the closet. When we had arrived at the home we started off doing a sweep of the home with the K2 Meter, there was alot of interference due to old wiring. We begin doing some evp recordings in the bedroom where the claims were said. There was 2 Investigators In the bedroom and 2 Investigators upstairs. As we were doing some evp's and ghost box recordings we had got some Interesting responses. Nothing else happened threw the night. We will be doing a future Investigation, but at this time I do not believe it to be haunted.

We used 4 Night Vision camcorders, 6 recorder's and took over 100 still photo's.

Garr's Ln Project

Louisville,Ky

We went to Garr's Ln Project on Oct 22,2010 to do a Investigation with the following members Pattie, Tony, Gabe, Jeanna, Vickie. We arrived at approx. 7:30 P.M to set-up our equipment and we began our Investigation at 8:00 P.M. we had been told by the owner about some things that had been happening In the home as seeing full body apparations, noises, shadows, etc. We used the EMF and Thermal Meter to do a Initial sweep of the home, both were In normal range. We had caught random EVP's and still photo's.

We used 3 Camcorders, 7 Audio recorders, 1 Ghost Box, and took over 200 still photo's.

This Is what we have captured at this location.

We will be adding more soon!

Thanks to Jeanna, Gabe and Vickie for these awesome EVP's that was captured at The Garr's Lane Project.

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Private Residence

Louisville,Ky

I the founder and Co-founder Vickie had made a special trip to the home I grew up in to do a Investigation because of activity started up 15 years after my father's death. There was doors slaming, footsteps, rambling noises, voices. When arriving at my previous home I did a EMF and Thermal reading everything was in normal range. I had asked for my father to slam the door or knock on the wall and as soon as I turned my back the door had slamed 3 times repeatly. I had also done some EVP sessions and had got some outstanding recordings. There were voices heard on the video's, and a large orb was captured during the visit. I have been to the home 3 times and have captured something new each time.

Below is my findings

After going over all evidence the home has paranormal activity and I will be doing a further Investigation.

I will be adding further more evidence that was captured shortly!

Co-Founder Vickie Captured This orb after asking for a photo of them.

The Crump Theater

We Investigated The Crump Theater on Feb 12th, 2011 with the following members Pattie, Tony, Otis, Chris, Johnathon, Lauren, Ladonna, Kert. We arrived at approx. 6:00 P.m to meet the owner of the crump. She had told us about some stories about paranormal activity and the history of the crump. We split up into 3 groups and started our Investigation at 9:00 P.m until around 4:00 A.m. During the night there were numerious shadows and voices heard by all members. Later during the night Member Kert had been speaking to any spirits that might of been around and had got a few EMF spikes when asked to come closer to the ghost meter that was being used. We have posted a few EVP's. Once everything is gone over we will be adding more.

Brief History Of The Crump Theater

Exact origins of Crump's Opera Hall/Theatre are debated among certain circles at this point in time, with both "Opera Hall and Theatre" lumped into one generalized category. Checking different sites on the internet, you'll find some say the Crump began its operations in 1874. Where this date originated, I am uncertain. The date is definitely not right.

If you want to get down to those proverbial brass tacks, it all depends on whether you are talking about "Crump's Opera Hall," or "J. S. Crump's New Theatre."

In 1872, Francis J. Crump (John Crump's father), contracted for a "new" Opera Hall to be built. The building was located on the northeast corner of Washington Street.

"The street floor of Crump's new building is being rapidly fitted up. One room is already occupied by a provisional store," the Republican reported on Thursday, May 23, 1872.

Although it is unknown at this point in time who Francis contracted to build the Opera Hall, once the structure was in place, he hired Hege, Mathes & Company to finish the woodwork. The month was July and it was hoped the new hall would be open by September. September came and went, and on October 26, 1872, the Republican reported: "Crump's new Opera Hall is just about completed. Its appearance has been much improved by the beautiful frescoing of the ceiling. Mr. Reynolds, the artist, and his assistant have done their work in a manner that reflects much credit on themselves. Columbus has now a hall of which none of her citizens need be ashamed, though, it is much regretted that Mr. Crump did not build it a little more in the style of an opera house."

On October 31, 1872, the Republican reported: "The Columbus Dramatic Club propose giving an entertainment on Wednesday evening, November 6, at Crump's New Opera Hall. 'The Robber Wife' and 'Slasher and Crasher' will be represented." There was another article in the paper concerning the performance given on Monday, October 28, 1872, by White and Turner's troupe, the very first performance at the place on that grand opening day.

Crump's Opera Hall was located on the northeast corner of 4th and Washington Streets. In Will Marsh's book, I Discover Columbus, he speaks of Crump's Opera Hall being on the corner of 4th and Washington, then in another sentence, he says it was just above the corner. Luckily, the exact location has been verified by an ad in the Republican, 1972, for J. B. Cobb's Books and Stationery.

Francis J. Crump's Opera Hall burned at some point during the latter part of the 1800's, destroying the 2nd and 3rd floors. Francis Crump elected not to reopen his Opera Hall.

In The Republic book Steps Through Time and the 2003 History Of Bartholomew County, published by the Bartholomew County Historical Society, the above picture is identified as the Crump Theatre on 3rd Street. However, after much discussion on the Historic Columbus Indiana Message Board, it has been determined that this Crump building was located on Washington Street, across from the Courthouse and would be the future home of A. Tross. At this point in time, it still remains uncertain as to what this business was. It is also uncertain what year this picture was taken

1889 was the year work was finalized on what we now call the Crump Theatre, but it was a very different looking Theatre from the one most one-time Columbus residents are familiar with.

Here is a series of odds and ends taken from the Republican from 1889:

Tuesday, July 2, 1889: Mr. Gottschalk has gone to Chicago tonight on business. While there, he will look into the matter of securing a company to give the opening performance at Crump's new theatre here. A number of talented dramatic companies have been negotiating with Mr. Gottschalk for the opening event, but it is his desire to begin the season with an opera company...

Tuesday, July 2, 1889: One or two bricklayers working on Crump's theatre building yesterday succumbed to the severe heat, and were compelled to quit work. If a sufficient number of tenders can be secured, all the brick work of the building will be completed this week...

Monday, July 8, 1889: The new opera house building will soon be under roof. The timbers used in the construction of the building are exceedingly strong, making the structure substantial in every particular...

Thursday, August 1, 1889: Ken Newsom came near meeting with a severe accident at the new opera house building yesterday. He was coming out of the new building through the main entrance when his foot became caught in some timbers, and he was thrown to the floor with considerable force, alighting on one arm, which was somewhat injured but not broken...

Tuesday, October 29, 1889: Crump's Theatre Those who are fortunate enough to be included in the dedicatory audience tomorrow night have a dazzling surprise in store for them as to the internal arrangements of the new theatre. Passing through the massive archway that forms the main entrance to the theatre, the visitor finds himself in a spacious and well lighted vestibule, the ceiling and walls of which are decorated in dull tones and gold relief work, treated in strict harmony with the decorations in general, and is of the Romanesque style. To the right and left rise, the commodious staircases leading to the balcony, under which, in the lobby, is located an inglenook. The box office, with large sliding window, and an art window to either side, is located on the right side. At the end of the lobby, the entrance to the auditorium is reached, and the charming and graceful order of architecture and decoration, which prevails throughout the auditorium asserts itself at once. The designs for the entire decorative work are composite productions from modern temples of dramatic art. The carpet for the boxes, parquet and aisles were furnished by L. Lehman, and are in perfect keeping with the remainder of the decorations. The chairs in the lower part of the house are a rich red plush back, with perforated mahogony seats, and in the remainder of the house, of perforated cherry, back and seats, all on the latest improved automatic iron frames. The balcony projects over the orchestra circle, the ceiling of which is like that of a room elegantly decorated with graceful design in pink and gold. The massive proscenium arch of thirty feet opening is richly ornamented with relief work siennas and gold. The rails of the proscenium boxes, fashion boxes and balcony are of red plush, and their rich color constitutes a pleasing relief to the delicate tints that prevail throughout the auditorium. From the top of the immense proscenium arch rises the ceiling by a succession of graceful coves extending across the house, following the line of vision to the back seats of the gallery. The entire ceiling is divided into panels, separated by ornamental bands of plastic relief. The decoration of the ceiling, like that of the entire house, is outlined in gold relief. Perhaps the handsomest feature of the auditorium are the angular pagodas that form the proscenium boxes and stand out in graceful symmetry, giving an uninterrupted view of the stage and adding greatly to the elegance of the interior. The proscenium boxes, of which there are two on either side, one above the other, are elaborately ornamented and hung with draperies of rich silk colorings, with flowing fringes and heavy brocatelle portieres. To the right and left, adjoining the proscenium boxes, are four elegantly fitted fashion boxes, two on each side. The balcony has five rows of automatic folding chairs, back of which large and commodious settees ascent at an angle in the line of vision to the top of the gallery, offering and unobstructed view of the stage from any position. The balcony is provided with two large exits by broad stairways, leading into the spacious lobby below. All the exits leading from the auditorium are furnished with paneled doors opening outward, either directly to the level of the street or to spacious stairways. With the abundant precautions taken in the way of reels of hose hung in available spaces, the absence of combustible material and the great number of exits, nothing but an absolute panic can prevent the audience from leaving the house with perfect safety and comfort in two minutes. Every door in the vast auditorium is an exit. Absolute harmony in every detail of ornamentation and coloring pervades the interior of the building, and the decorations, executed by Messrs. Charles Green, George Beckman, T. B. Denham, and Charles Gilbert, are artistically beautiful and correct in design, the charming scheme of color extending to the rich curtain, which is in perfect harmony with the decorations. The stage of Crump's theatre is in perfect keeping with the magnificent auditorium and is furnished with every available device and improvement necessary to insure realistic presentations. Messrs. Sosman and Landis, the celebrated scenic artists of Chicago, have furnished a large and most comprehensive stock of scenery, which can be made into over 30 complete and beautiful stage pictures, The drop curtain represents a scene in Palermo, a beautiful and appropriate picture of life in Sicily, which also is in complete harmony with decorations of the theater and was painted by the eminent artist, Thomas G. Moses. The handling of the color, with the brilliant effect of a southern sun, a clear blue sky and the rich coloring of the dresses of the wanderers and the lazy native, present a charming picture which is beautifully framed by an artistic arrangement of heavy silk and plush drapery of rich though somber colors. The steps and floor on which the pictures rests are partly covered with heavy oriental rugs. the tormentors and draperies are in plush and silk, and for concert and lecture purposes, there is a modern fancy chamber in the prevailing composite decoration, with pale blue and gold walls, and an antique oak interior in the Romanesque order of architecture. The working sets comprise a full line of palace drops, a Norman armor gothic with brilliant light effects. French interior of Louis XIV, Roman interior, rustic kitchen, prision, plain interior, garret with ceiling and skylight, dark wood scenes, ancient street, modern street, cottage flats, snow landscape, village landscape, moonlight castle, light wood landscape, mountain pass, ocean scene and horizon, set houses and cottages, and a very large list of battlements and garden walls, wharf pieces, village sets, trees, balustrades, vases, tents, cottages, huts, bridges, etc. The stage measures 30 feet by 60 feet, by 42 feet. The stage machinery has been put in under the supervision of Mr. C. S. King of Chicago, in which he was assisted by Mr. Walter Doup, who is a stage machinist with a thorough knowledge of the business, and who will have charge of this department of the theater. There are Hamlet, star and vampire traps, and every contrivance that is known to modern stage mechanism. Altogether, the scenic investure of the stage of Crump's Theater will not be surpassed by that of any other stage in the country...

Those first Crump Theatre Programmes handed out to the audience on opening night, Tuesday, October 30, 1889, were perfumed with "Marvel of Peru" perfumery by Theo E. Otto, a local druggist.

According to the newspaper accounts of the day, opening night at Crump's Theatre was a smash...

That beautiful three arched building that looked so much like it was designed specifically as an Opera House or Theatre existed many years prior to Crump's opening. And that's where the questions begin. When was this building built, and by whom? Harry McCawley, Bartholomew County Historian and Associate Editor for The Republic, notes that this building is where The Republic got its start. The building was known as Keith's Arcade and the paper was known back then as the Republican. Its first press run was April 4, 1872. The Republican's offices were in rooms 4 and 5.

Charles Sparrell built the Crump Theatre (the back part denoted on the 1890 Sanborn map), and renovated the existing building as well. The print shop, shown on the 1886 map, became the entranceway to the Theatre and the words,. J. S. Crump's New Theatre were also bricked in and added to the front and within the 3 arches.

The earliest reference so far to this building can be found in the 1879 Atlas of Bartholomew County. It shows the same Crump area being occupied by Keith's Arcade, Job Printing, and offices for the Columbian, an early Columbus newspaper. The 3 arched building was built by Isham Keith or his son, John Keith. Early accounts state they also had a theater inside Keith's Arcade. But the date the building was built remains a mystery at the moment...

A 1913 theatre going crowd saw the popularity of vaudeville acts visiting the local theatre, and on May 6, 1914, the Theatre was witnesses to something rather new that was sweeping the entire country: The moving picture. Scenes of the Panama Canal, which was completed on August 15, 1914, were assembled in a news reel type format. Some note that this was the first "movie" shown at the Crump, but there has been speculation regarding this statement.

In 1920, two years after John Crump's death, the Crump Theatre was closed for several months for renovations. Times were changing. Traveling road shows were on the decline, and moving pictures on the increase. The Theater, however, could still accommodate both.

On Sunday, October 3, 1920, the Theatre was reopened and the general public invited to come at no charge and see the improvements. No movie was shown, but orchestra music filled the place on this opening day. New, more comfortable chairs, and a mezzanine floor had been added. The place was made more spacious through the renovation, and also allowed for dancing. The six boxes. three on each side of the interior, remained. According to newspaper accounts, they quoted the seating capacity of the Theatre at "more than 2,000." Overall cost for this renovation was around $50,000.

Another very important aspect of this renovation was the dramatic change of the exterior. The original 3 arches were removed, and a stucco front was added during the 1920 remodel. The Crump at that time more or less resembled the way it looks today, minus the glass vitrolite front, which would be added during the remodel of 1941. If you would like to learn more about the history of The Crump Theater please visit http://www.historiccolumbusindiana.org/jscrump.htm

These Evp's were brought to you by Otis

You hear the Investigator ask if someone out there would like to talk to her and you hear a answer NO.

You hear a voice on the ghost box saying run to.

You hear a voice at the begining saying otis or oh.

You hear on the ghost box a voice saying the Investigators name Otis.

You can hear something growling at the begining of the recording.

You hear a strange scream noise after the Investigator said ow.

You can hear a loud bump noise that came from nowhere.

You can hear what sounds like large doors slaming.

Another strange squel was caught on the voice recorder when Investigators were talking.

A Investigator ask does anyone want to talk and she had got a voice saying the devel.

You can hear someone walking behind the Investigators.

You can hear a weird laughing noice.

You can hear something moving around upstairs when all Investigators were in one room.

You can hear whispering.

Private Residence

Cincinnati, Ohio

Case #

We had gone out to a private residence in Cincinnati,OH for the third time. Three investigators attended this investigation. We had got some complaints of running back and forth in the upstairs bedroom, radios turning off and on by themselves, growls being heard, door knobs being raddled by themselves, etc. We did a sweep of the home with our K2 & Mel-meter, everything was in normal range. Upon arriving we had heard foot steps upstairs and a scooting across the floor so we decided to start upstairs with 2 Investigators, we began by doing a K2 session and nothing seem to be reacting to the K2. After being upstairs for approx. a hour and trying a couple different tools we decided to head to the basement. Once in the basement everything seemed quiet at first until be began another K2 session, we had asked if there was someone in the room with us and the K2 lit up, as we asked more question the entity continued to respond. Later threw the night we had done a 3rd K2 session and asked if we were welcome the K2 had gone crazy and then a object was thrown at the founder of the team. We immediately left the basement for a brief moment to let the entity calm down, upon later arriving back into the basement we began talking to the entity once more and began by hearing a scratching noise against the window and another item flew out of nowhere again at the founder. After the 2 attacks we decided to call it a night and had told the home owner that we would get a demonologist out asap.

Our conclusion

We believe the residence to be haunted from 3 complete Investigations of the home.

Video footage will be added soon!

Louisville Stoneware

Louisville, Ky

Our group went to the Louisville Stoneware on April 29th, 2011. The following members attended was Pattie, Vickie, Chris, Maggie, Suzy, Sara, Deb, Mary, Danny, Johnathon, Jennifer, Chris, Sharon, lauren, and 2 quest. There was claims from workers of doors slaming, items being knocked off but nothing was seen. The Investigation consist of 2 buildings with both having upper floors. We split up the team into 3 groups. All groups did a intial sweep of the building before starting with the EMF meter and thermal meter, everything was in normal range. We started our Investigation at approx. 9PM and ended at 1AM. After going over all evidence that was captured there was numerious video, evps, and personal expierences.

Below you will find what was captured during our Investigation:

This clip was caught by Investigator Sara

You can see a orb fly pass.

This was caught by Investigator Sara.

This was another orb In motion.

This was also captured by Sara