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Indiana Ghost Trackers, Evansville Chapter
Follow-up visit to the Old Courthouse Catacombs - August 17, 2003
On the above date we were invited back to
further explore several areas of interest that we encountered on our first
visit to the Old Courthouse Catacombs, Evansville, IN.
Temperature readings were taken in various areas with very little
fluctuation (.5 - 1 degree), and we did not have any results from our EVP
recordings, neither in the Fifth St. alcove nor in the actual catacombs
themselves. All of our EVP results were obtained in the first visit on
July 27, 2003.
What was most interesting, however, were the readings we continued to get in the same area we detected magnetic influence on our first visit. Our compass consistently spun wildly (in a complete circle) in a defined area of the floor in this area. None of us has ever witnessed a compass doing this. This area is where several of the employees at the Catacombs show saw a spectral form moving from another room into this area. Using our temperature gauge in this area, we found nothing out of the ordinary. On our previous visit we detected a marked change in temperature. We took readings using our Tri-Field and did not get any readings indicating electrical interference, but did get marginal readings in the magnetic range (2-3 mill gauss). The spectacular readings still were from the compass. There were no electrical lines in the floor and the power had been cut to the speakers and sound system in that area. The soil itself did not seem to have any magnetic properties. Our host obtained a shovel and dug down into the earthen floor approximately 2 feet or more and found a very old whisky bottle with newspaper clippings from what we determined were from the 20's - 1927 to be exact. Several of the tiny pieces of paper were very cryptic and impossible to link to the others. There were two pictures - one of a man and another of a woman, but no names were listed on the clippings for these individuals. The woman appeared to have a short, dark pageboy haircut and wore classes. The man also had dark hair - not quite as dark as the woman's - with it parted slightly off center to his right. He was wearing a suit with a tie. Most of the clippings looked to be from February of 1927 with one showing February 27. There was a cartoon picture of an angel that apparently had its head torn off deliberately. One clipping had a partial heading of "Death" and under that: "…Also takes stand... relating events leading to husband's murder." Another one was: "Girl's Headless, Armless Remains Found in..." Another was: "Woman, Former Resident Here (?)... Victim." Another had only one word that was legible -"Victims." The one with the most information was the following:
"Body, Almost Nude, (?) Broken,
Sighted by Boys Near South Bend." The article reads as follows: South
Bend, Feb. 10 - (AP) The decapitated and partly dismembered body of a girl
was found today in the St. Joseph river near South Bend and the police
tonight were working on a theory that it may be the remains of one of four
girls or women reported missing in the vicinity during the past few months
(sic?). Identification was impossible ...(?).. .shoulders... and
(?)."
There was also a March Sky Map for 9 o'clock March 4, 8 o'clock Mar. 19.
Moon's phases: New M. 3rd, First Qr 10th, Full M. 18th, Last Qr 26th. The
readings we obtained as well as the actual digging of the hole have been
documented on videotape.
We cannot come to any solid conclusions about what this bottle with the clippings in it all means. It does not seem to have anything to do with the compass readings, as we examined the area and hole without the bottle and obtained the same thing. The clippings are very cryptic. We have attempted to research them without much luck so far. Needless to say, the fact that they involved murder and brutal ones at that, would lead us to believe that someone who saved these had a personal interest in this information, although we cannot say for sure. Our group will continue to research these findings and report any information we can.
Several orbs were captured on this visit on digital camera, but not on APS film.
Indiana Ghost Trackers. Evansville Chapter
Visit to The House of Lector, September 14, 2003
On this visit we did not take any temperature readings nor did we do any EVP recordings. We did capture several orbs on digital film and one very faint one on APS film. Nothing spectacular was recorded on this visit, but we did get a very nice history lesson regarding this building and its structure. At some future date we may be able to visit again and get more in-depth with our investigation.
In conclusion, we noted several unusual EVP recordings on our first visit to the Courthouse (unexplained noises and something that sounded like a scream), various pictures and temperature readings at that time, and of course the readings stated above on our second visit as well as some pictures taken at the House of Lector. No definite conclusions can be made at this time as to what any of this means, as this is not an exact science. We do feel, however, that there is something unusual going on here that will warrant further exploration and study.