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Thank you all for your submissions to our Octoberfest!
EVP's ......wow the collection of these that we have is incredible! (Our audio recordings) For those that are not familiar with them I invite you to put on some headphones and head over to our YouTube Channel.
EVP's generally fall into 3 classes. Class A, meaning you can hear what it says crystal clear. Class B, may not be as clear, and Class C generally meaning you have to clean up the audio to hear it.
Over the years, the class A EVP's for us have been abundant. (Both by analog and digital). Some has credited to as a psychic, we are only going into what I deem as haunted or worth an investigation. I never really gave a whole lot of thought about this until recently.
We have gone through the course of changes from analog, to digital, to voice recorders on cell phones. Honestly, looking at all three, I am beginning to have questions, that I will disclose on a later date.
Right now I want to open up a discussion on this:
Do you feel that EVP's are a conclusive that a location is haunted or has paranormal activity? Why or why not?
Feel free to post your answer in the comments below or email me directly at jtomlin360@gmail.com
Remember, there is always a reason for my madness! I look forward to hearing from you!
The following photos are from my personal friends, Julie and Chris Ozmar, of South Chesterfield, Virginia. This couple spends an entire year planning and collecting their Halloween decorations. There dedication and hard work shines through! It seems that each year this gets better and better!
The pictures do NOT do their decorations justice, and is a creepy yet inviting sight to view at night! May Julie and Chris continue with their dedication and hard work for all of us to enjoy!
-Jackie
When Spirit Speaks Podcast on any of your favorite Podcast formats (Season 7 Eps 89)
A little back story before I begin. My mother was a motel manager for many years. From the time I was 11-17 years, I grew up in a house, connected to the front office. I've been around many deaths unfortunately in this kind of work.
When I was young I didn't notice anything weird or strange about the home. Until, I was a teenager and that all changed. One day an older women, who escaped the nursing home, and who was a heavy alcohol checked in. She would never leave the room, just sit in the chair, and drink all day an night. On weekends I had to clean the rooms. I was about 15 I think at the time. She would never leave the chair or say a word. Just sit and stare.
My mother's job was 24/7, no breaks, no days off, except for two weeks a year for vacation. My mom didn't feel good about leaving this time and didn't think the owners would check on her. She was right. When we returned, she sadly had passed away, and this is where my ghost story begins. My mom first started complaining about phantom knocks, the cabinets opening an closing shut, and or someone moving around in the attic above. I didn't hear the noises, but started feeling as if I was being watched in my room, and just felt this sense of unease. I never felt like that in all of the years there. But, the atmosphere just felt weird. Mt sister and I shared a room. The room had a hallway leading out to the rest of the house. One night my sister woke up to her blanket being pulled off of her. She looked and saw me. She started to yell at me, she said I turned around, and started walking down the hall. She followed only to see me disappear. She then turned on the lights, only to find me asleep in my bed. The next night, as I slept, I woke up freezing, and saw that my blanket was across the room. I remembered my sisters story, so I peeked out of my eye, and saw a glowing women peeking around the corner in the hallway at me. I froze and pretend I was asleep. I eventually passed out and decided not to speak on it out of fear I would look crazy.
My mother the next day told us about what happened to her the night before. She said while laying in her bed, someone started knocking on her beds headboard, she freaked out, and went to the kitchen to find cabinets opening and closing. And what sounded like someone walking in the attic. After that I told everyone about my experience. After that we always slept with the light on.until I moved at 17 I always felt someone staring at me. But, never did I see her again. I always wondered if it was room 122. The older women who passed while we were away.
Many years later we started to watch the motel. As a favor to the owners. One day they asked my mom to spend the night. Still scared from our past experience she opted to sleep on the couch. At night, in my old room she heard papers being thrown around. She didn't check it out of fear. The next day she found the room empty, only with a few boxes, and a fridge.
Also while living there, we had a worker come stay, and would sometimes bring his son. The father explained his son was gifted and could see spirits. He would have to check our every room before committing to a room he deemed safe. He said he would see many ghosts. It still gives me the chills thinking of it.
Here are a few photos of some of this year's Halloween projects.
I've been doing this work for 30 years and have designed and built haunted houses for Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens as well as Indie attractions.
Directed for Busch Gardens and indie attractions as well.
I've been designing for EPS foam technology for 20 years but now own my own machine.
I start by cutting basic shapes from a computer Vector files and then can hand sculpt beyond that. Currently looking for Christmas work particularly parade float work.
Arthur
Look for this on When Spirit Speaks Podcast on your favorite podcast format.
My favourite story is when Jackie and her crew came to my house in Chester to set up paranormal being different things were happening in the home. You could smell someone smoking, my hand had my grandmother's perfume on it who had been deceased
People walking and chairs moving. So as Jackie had monitors set up, my son said this is BS there are no ghost here. And says out loud. If there are spirits here, open and close a door. Omg. I never seen a kid run out the house so fast as the basement door opened and slammed shut.
Then one of the paranormal people went into the basement and he's talking in general and then he said let's just tear this house down well that was the wrong choice of words. He came flying up the steps like he had seen a ghost and told us what he had said. A person appeared before him and said Fu(k youuuu. Ryan was so shook up. I got a picture of my uncle and said was this him. He turned white as a ghost and said yes.
So many of my family has passed in that house and then I bought it from the family estate and I totally loved hearing the souls d the smells. Then this last January my ex who was my best friend passed at the hospital at 7:09 pm.
That night my kids and I go back to the house and my oldest yells out MOM , I go running in the kitchen and he points at the Pindling clock that only my ex touched. He said to never touch his clock and we didn't But on that clock was the time of 7:09. And I knew he was still with us in spirit. And since that day we have not changed the clock or wound the clock up.
Story contributed by
Cheryl Ann
It's knoneya! A little back story before I begin. My mother was a motel manager for many years. From the time I was 11-17 years, I grew up in a house, connected to the front office. I've been around many deaths unfortunately in this kind of work.
When I was young I didn't notice anything weird or strange about the home. Until, I was a teenager and that all changed. One day an older women, who escaped the nursing home, and who was a heavy alcohol checked in. She would never leave the room, just sit in the chair, and drink all day an night. On weekends I had to clean the rooms. I was about 15 I think at the time. She would never leave the chair or say a word. Just sit and stare.
My mother's job was 24/7, no breaks, no days off, except for two weeks a year for vacation. My mom didn't feel good about leaving this time and didn't think the owners would check on her. She was right. When we returned, she sadly had passed away, and this is where my ghost story begins. My mom first started complaining about phantom knocks, the cabinets opening an closing shut, and or someone moving around in the attic above. I didn't hear the noises, but started feeling as if I was being watched in my room, and just felt this sense of unease. I never felt like that in all of the years there. But, the atmosphere just felt weird. Mt sister and I shared a room. The room had a hallway leading out to the rest of the house. One night my sister woke up to her blanket being pulled off of her. She looked and saw me. She started to yell at me, she said I turned around, and started walking down the hall. She followed only to see me disappear. She then turned on the lights, only to find me asleep in my bed. The next night, as I slept, I woke up freezing, and saw that my blanket was across the room. I remembered my sisters story, so I peeked out of my eye, and saw a glowing women peeking around the corner in the hallway at me. I froze and pretend I was asleep. I eventually passed out and decided not to speak on it out of fear I would look crazy.
My mother the next day told us about what happened to her the night before. She said while laying in her bed, someone started knocking on her beds headboard, she freaked out, and went to the kitchen to find cabinets opening and closing. And what sounded like someone walking in the attic. After that I told everyone about my experience. After that we always slept with the light on.until I moved at 17 I always felt someone staring at me. But, never did I see her again. I always wondered if it was room 122. The older women who passed while we were away.
Many years later we started to watch the motel. As a favor to the owners. One day they asked my mom to spend the night. Still scared from our past experience she opted to sleep on the couch. At night, in my old room she heard papers being thrown around. She didn't check it out of fear. The next day she found the room empty, only with a few boxes, and a fridge.
Also while living there, we had a worker come stay, and would sometimes bring his son. The father explained his son was gifted and could see spirits. He would have to check our every room before committing to a room he deemed safe. He said he would see many ghosts. It still gives me the chills thinking of it.
For those that follow my podcast "When Spirit Speaks Podcast" (also located on the homepage of http://JackieTomlin.com) Season 7 will air next Wednesday September 25th, 2024. This will be focused on your sign for the month of October.
October podcast will be about, "Body, Mind & Soul " and of course "The paranormal". If you would like to share your ghost story with us, please email your best story to any of my websites with GHOST STORY in the subject line. This may be read on the podcast, or published here on the blog "Virginia is for Ghost Lovers", and perhaps both.
Have fun with it! I look forward to hearing your stories!
It has been a LONG time, too long, since you have seen me on this blog. It looks like I will have to work on that!
OUR NEW WEBSITE WENT LIVE YESTERDAY! I'm actually pleased with the new website. It is very user friendly so if you run into a problem, please let me know!
Next I HAVE TERMINATED ALL EMAIL ADDRESSES! (The spam over the years superseded ridiculous!) The email to use for now is JTomlin360@gmail.com. Now I would say this is a temporary thing, but for other reasons, I know this will stay in place at least through the end of 2024.
Now, I want to address some of your questions....
First, yes it is true, that we NO LONGER disclose ANY of our investigations. With the TV Hype that got out of hand very quickly. Next, about team members, also non-disclosed, outside of my daughter. Finally, what are we up too? We do have a new project in the works, this will take several months and we will update as progress is made.
However, I can say going full NON DISCLOSURE was the best decision we ever made!
We have been out there since 2008 now, and there are several new things in the paranormal field that we find to be disappointing. Stick around I will publish more on that later.
Right now, enjoy the new website, and I look forward to hearing from you!
Happy New Year! I know it has been awhile since we have posted here, but the year has started out busy. As I type this I still have emails to catch up on.
I know I had spoke with some of you on a book that I was writing and it is indeed out. Twist of Events is a fiction, thriller with paranormal activity. Although it features a bride on the cover it is NOT a paranormal romance. This is more about a group of ghost hunters and the location, with a few twists along the way. (Hence the title!)
Currently it is available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle. (More to come soon!) The sequel is well underway, with a detour of another publication prior to the sequel coming out. You can read Chapter One here.
I would love to hear from you, so you may email me directly at Jackie@cvapi.com.
For paranormal concerns you can reach me through CVAPI or for psychic readings, visit my website here.
This blog has been a long time coming, so I ask that you
read it closely.
In all of the requests that we receive on negative haunts, I
want everyone to know that there is a process to it without any clear-cut
answers.
First of all, a paranormal investigation is not the solution
to your problem. Nor can anyone come in
and “Banish” something from your home.
In actuality I would have to say that a paranormal
investigation and a house blessing are only about 20% of it. (In case you did not know, both WILL make
things worse in the beginning!)
The other 80% lies within you….the haunted and/or the
haunted family.
The first part is your willingness to recognize what has
drawn this into you.
The second part is going to be your faith. Not that I want to preach to you, but adding
religious items such as crosses, bibles and praying when your really not sure
what you believe in….it’s not going to work.
Now this is just my opinion but ask yourself this…. How can you believe
in something evil, but yet not believe in something good?
The third part is stop giving it recognition. (Easier said then done.) Do not speak of it AT ALL. This means do not text, call or email about
it. Just STOP mentioning it. Even if an item moves in front of you, say
nothing and go on about your day.
(Remember, “Where thoughts go, energy flows.”) I do however recommend clergy counseling outside of the location
during this process.
The fourth part is taking a unified front as a family. (This is extremely important.) Even if someone is having no experiences,
they will need to participate with their support. (Even if one is affected, it can escalate to affect everyone if
it is not properly addressed.) Generally it will target one person more then
the others. Remember this, although
rare…. obsession can lead to possession.
That control is up to you.
I have seen too much from credible families with credible
psychiatric evaluations to know that these things DO happen. The answer lies in their willingness to beat
it.
I can say that in the majority of these cases, most have had
paranormal experiences at a different location as well as a ouja board has been
used at some point in time.
In a different scenario, it is also possible that you have
moved into a negative location. (It
happens.) My question to you is …. Why
are you staying? Because you like the
place? Because your savings are
invested there? If this is the case
then ask yourself this….is it worth causing mental and/or physical harm to your
family? Is it worth risking your
children? Is it worth tearing up your
marriage?
With that said, make sure it is just that….the location and
not a family member. Because if it is a
family member and not the location, then moving is not the answer. It will only follow you.
In either case there are certain things you SHOULD NOT DO.
Consult
a ouja board. (Although by Parker
Brothers, it is a source of divination, and an opening to both sides.)
Bring
in a psychic or medium. (And YES I
am a psychic! They will often stir
you to believe it’s a human presence by mistake.)
Smudge. (It will be effective on noisy
locations, not on the negative.)
Run
EVP’s (No, no, no! ) (A demonic can take on many forms in order to earn
your trust.)
Bring
in a paranormal team with no experience in the negative. (It will make things worse and leave
you hanging as well as putting people at risk.)
Running
a salt circle. (You can seal it
in.)
In a nutshell….a paranormal investigation is NOT the answer
to your problem. (And in most cases, you
may have to leave home afterwards.)
A paranormal team, clergy and demonologist….is NOT the
answer to your problem. They are just
the beginning steps into getting your problem resolved.
You can view this whole process like someone trying to loose
weight. You didn’t gain it overnight
and your not going to loose it overnight.
The same with the negative, it didn’t just happen overnight and it’s
going to take your dedication and loyalty in order to beat it.
What if all of this doesn’t work? Then it’s you that is giving up.
No one else can fix it for you.
It’s a battle, and you have to keep going…
I could provide you with a full list of signs of a negative
haunt. However, if your living it, then
you already know it. If you question
whether or not it is negative, chances are it may be in the beginning stages or
just an aggressive haunt. Either way,
be mindful of how you handle it!
We have seen too many of these legitimate cases to know that
they do exist. However, we have also
seen these families follow this process with SUCCESS. (Some take months and some take years.) The majority of them remain in their homes today. So do you choose fear or living? Because living in fear should NEVER be an
option!
When we first started CVAPI back in 2008, a demonic case would come in about 1 in every 20 cases. Nowadays, it appears that 80% of our investigation requests are demonic cases.
If this applies to you, you do not need a paranormal team or a paranormal investigation. From what we have seen you know what is there, and so do we. You need clergy and/or a demonologist. We do not clear, or banish anything from locations.
In 95% of demonic cases, someone in the home has done something to draw this in to them. We have found that these families will start seeking help when they or someone close to them has been attacked. YES, they can attack someone in your home as well as someone close to you. It can also effect your attitude as well as effect you emotionally and physically.
Having your home blessed and buying religious items is not going to "Fix" a demonic haunt. 80% of fixing the problem is going to lie with you or the person that has drawn it in. (A united front as a family helps!) But the first thing that HAS to happen is to stop communicating with it and STOP giving it recognition. (Both are feeding it and giving it strength.) Don't even discuss it, do not run EVP's, and do not "enjoy" any paranormal activity that it creates. Moving is not the answer, as it will generally follow you.
Often it appears that people are seeking an investigation because they may feel that we do not believe them. We do believe you. As crazy as your report may sound, we HAVE heard it before and have had these cases. An investigation is only going to amp things up and NOT solve your problem.
Even with family members being attacked, it is common that this family will still give it recognition. They are not possessed (That is a rarity) but they become "Obsessed" with it. I can tell you that once you have reached this point....things will only get worse.
It is a long drawn out process. You can compare this to someone who is trying to loose weight. They didn't gain the weight overnight, nor will they loose it overnight. It is a process that takes time, and takes you addressing the problem each day. You have to make "Lifestyle changes" for weight loose, you have to do the same with a demonic haunt. I have seen success from people overcoming these haunts by following the lead of clergy and/or a demonologist.
You should never have to pay for an investigation, house blessing etc. However, if you are seeking to have someone come in from out of state you CAN expect to pay for their travel expenses and stay. (I don't know of anyone that is independently wealthy enough to fly around the country for free.)
How many "Demonic" investigations requests are we getting? As of today a whooping 17 request for the calendar year of 2014. Why? Has the Universe changed? Or perhaps it is television.... CVAPI does NOT want to be known as a team that specializes in demonic haunts.
What we CAN do....
We can point you in the direction of clergy and/or a demonologist. IF at that point they would like us to perform an investigation, then arrangements will be made.
Over the span of two weeks, it has been bought to my attention that there are several local paranormal teams that are not following up with their clients. (4 teams to be exact.)
No matter how busy CVAPI may be, we ALWAYS provide a written report as well as a copy of anything that we found or may have questioned. We take a lot of pride in the fact that not only did the client contact us, but they opened up to us and shared their stories as well as allowing us in to their location.
To the paranormal teams out there that are not following through, I am more than disappointed. In my opinion this makes you a "Thrill Seeker", not a "Paranormal Investigator". (There is a difference!) And generally it leaves another paranormal team to clean up your mess for sake of keeping the paranormal investigators in a positive light as a whole.
CVAPI has waited many years to see another team establish the same ethics as us, in putting the client FIRST. With that said, we would like to give a "Welcome" and a "Shout out" to Historic Paranormal Research. It has been really nice to have another local team to collaborate with.
To those with a paranormal concern, neither CVAPI or HPR will ever leave you hanging! In the event, you cannot reach us, or cannot accommodate our waiting list, this is a team we would recommend.
I am more than pleased with how “A Haunting” aired.Demonic haunts are few and far in
between.So I decided to take the time
to fill in the blanks on how we came to this conclusion.
When Tiffany first contacted me, she was scared, and so was
Georgia.There was a tremendous amount
of turmoil between her and Billy.She
explained to me in great detail the changes that she had seen in him since
moving in.She reached out to me at the
time her animals were dieing with no explanation.I can confirm that what you saw on television were just some of
her actual reports.
I took this case for two reasons.One, being there was a child that was scared.The second being that her animals were
dieing without an explanation.Unfortunately, she called me when we were slammed, and I indeed had to
put her on a waiting list.
Tiffany contacted me daily.In that time a lot of new reports came from her.Did I think she was crazy?Not crazy, but I thought she may be scared
that I would turn the case down because she was nearly two hours from me.As the days followed some of her reports I
began to question, as they resembled that of Amityville.Still I had agreed to take this case, and
kept my word.
The day finally came, that I rode to Franklin to meet her
and Billy and take a look at the location.It was so perfect.A very large
farmhouse with two stairwells, a wrap around porch and a breezeway, 20 acres of
land and a barn.A postcard
setting.Inside the home was clean,
spacious and well decorated.Yet, it
did not have a “Warm” feeling to it.It
had the feeling of you were being watched.
Swarms of large flies – One of Tiffany’s
reports.When going out to the barn, we
went through the kitchen were Tiffany showed me flies on the kitchen
counter.They were huge, not horseflies
and not regular houseflies.I chalked
this up to it’s a farm, and really didn’t think anymore about it.It wasn’t exactly a swarm at the time but I
would say around 40 all in one spot.When we returned inside the home, through the kitchen.They were gone.No trace whatsoever.
The animals – In the barn she showed me Georgia’s
rabbit.(The largest rabbit I had ever
seen.)They also had an adorable puppy
named Rebel, as well as her horse.The
property allowed the horse to walk all the way to the porch on the house.Tiffany stated that the horse no longer
wanted anything to do with the barn and that was not normal.Within 72 hours of my visit, the rabbit was
found dead in the barn with no explanation.The puppy Rebel, had run from the home down the driveway and was struck
by a car.(This home sets well off the
road, and had a very long driveway.)This left her with only the horse.Tiffany was beyond devastated when she called.
Upstairs -In the master bedroom, this is what I would describe as feeling
an actual oppression.I was not wanted
there.Audio I ran that day, later
showed that something had actually rushed up on me with heavy breathing.(My dog flipped when I played this to my
daughter.)There was no one in the home
but Tiffany and me.Georgia was in
school and Billy was out back burning a pile of brush.
Billy – When coming back from the barn, we stopped to
chat with Billy and Tiffany introduced me.He was onboard with the investigation and pretty much left it with “Get
me some answers.” He would be out of town for the actual investigation.How would I describe him?Gruff, comes to mind.At the time Tiffany had not reported to me
the changes in his eyes.Were his eyes
blue that day?Not that I recall.The day we sat in the conference room of New
Dominion Pictures his eyes were notably blue.He was completely different.Matter of fact, he did not even remember ever meeting me.
Face in the window – Tiffany did not review the
photos of the day they were moving in until later on.This is when she found that there was a face in the window.She provided me with the actual photo taken
that day.In checking the meta tag
information on that photo, we could see that the photo had not been tampered
with.
On the ride home, I new that this was an “Aggressive”
haunt.I needed all of my investigators
onboard and every piece of equipment we had to penetrate the entire
location.There was no doubt in my mind
that this location would produce, I just wasn’t sure “What” it would produce.
The history – One of my best friends, Linda Silk
lives in Sussex Virginia.She spent the
day with me at the courthouse pulling property deeds.We found how far the land went back to we could no longer read
the handwritten deeds.Interestingly
enough, we also found that somewhere on the land was an old family
cemetery.Tiffany and Billy were
renting this farmhouse.Tiffany spent
time at the public library researching what she could.She found the public record showing the
people that had moved in and out of the location, with most not staying 12
months.We collaborated on our findings
often.
The morning of the investigation my daughter (and co-founder
of CVAPI) was fine.As we began loading
equipment she got sick.She was sick
for the entire investigation staying seated in the living room near the
monitor.Tiffany called to report that
the heat had gone completely out.(Billy’s out of town.)We would
move forward with the investigation by heating with the wood stove and a space
heater upstairs.Upon arrival, the
power is out on the barn.No logical
explanation, just no power.
During our setup, 4 of my investigators, including myself,
were unpacking equipment in the breezeway.A strong cold breeze came into the room.As an investigator was speaking we were all speechless noticing
that we could see his breath when he spoke.We were in the adjoining room of the woodstove registering at 65
degrees.A few minutes later in the
same room, an investigator notices that a cup she is drinking from is now
covered in condensation.(We
experimented with all of this at a later date and were unable to duplicate it.)
The door that opens on voice command – I myself, grew
up in a 200 year old farmhouse.They
have wood floors, creak, make noises and generally have wiring problems.One thing I wanted to investigate was
Tiffany’s claim that a large crawl space door under the second stairwell would
open when you asked it to.Stopping
everyone in their tracks….NO foot movement from ANYONE even in an adjoining
room.I stood 4 feet from that door and
asked it to open.It did, more than
once I might add.
Bathroom light – Tiffany reported that the bathroom
off the dining rooir that the light would come on.(Electricians had already been into this location, by the
way.)She described it as very quick,
like someone just flipped the switch.Though we did not see it happen it was indeed caught on camera.(See video.)
Oozing “Gunk” from the walls – Yes, she actually
reported this.During the investigation
Tiffany came to get me and two other investigators to report the oozing gunk
had started on one of the walls.What
did this look like?Like Kayro syrup
with a yellowish brownish tint.Large
drips, not just in one spot but the entire wall beginning at the seam in the
ceiling.We checked the floor upstairs
and I sent one under the house.No
idea….We went back to film it….GONE.As if it never happened and never
existed.On numerous occasions I have
wished to have a college science department onboard over this.Could we have placed it in a test tube?Would it have evaporated?Could science tell us what this was?
Random red lights – Two investigators in the front
foyer came to me in a panic that they had seen a red light from the back porch
shine through the back door.Also noted
that the person at the monitor saw this as well.I brushed this claim off.There were two digital cameras on the premises that would cast off a red
light.Video later revealed that this
indeed happened more than once.It not
only occurred at the door, but in the dining room.(Near the bathroom.)It
occurs when we are running an audio session upstairs in the Master
Bedroom.Paranormal teams I cannot
begin to STRESS the IMPORTANCE of ADJOINING camera views.This was NOT a digital camera.Everyone is accounted for in the location
and what equipment is in their hands!
Digital recorder – The audio in the Master
Bedroom.An Olympus recorder states “Do
you know your dead?”Listen to it.(See video).This was my voice and a question that I asked earlier in the
evening in the barn.This actually
PLAYED to us through a recorder that was in record mode.(Another recorder beside it, captured
it.)We later confirmed from Olympus,
the manufacture of this recorder that it CANNOT happen…..but it did.
The heater – (See video) This also occurred in the
master bedroom when Tiffany states “I think its scared”.I cannot tell you the time we spent trying
to duplicate this.Cameras show no one
is near that heater in the room and no one is moving at the time the buzzer
goes off.We even swapped the heaters
out.
The smell – (They did a WONDERFUL job on that
reenactment!)Though Tiffany never
reported the smell coming from the dining room, this is where it occurred
during an audio session.It was strong,
pungent and nauseating.You certainly
did not have to ask, do you smell it?Rotten meat or a dead body come to mind.
Joseph – EVP’s (Audio files) could never deny or
confirm the presence of Joseph.I can
state that the only audio captured on the entire investigation was during the
questioning of Joseph.
Tiffany being pushed down the stairs – The feeling of
aggression upstairs was very overwhelming.A video clip of that stairwell shows an orb.What was first thought to be the pixilization of the camera
indeed does appear that something is moving down the stairs.I cannot confirm that this ever happened to
her.But in the hours we spent there,
none of us can deny it happened either.
Investigators – One of my investigators is a man of
science and a huge skeptic.He stated
that while in the master bedroom he felt as though someone poured a cold
pitcher of water down his shirt collar.This puzzled him to say the least.He put a lot of research into this instance and could not come up with
an explanation.
The barn – Several trips were made out to the barn
that evening.(There is no power and no
EMF’s are picked up.) 4 Voice recorders are placed on a workbench near the tool
shed.Digital cameras began to power
off.ALL of the voice recorders powered
off.Trying this again later in the
evening, we still had problems out there.On our final trip to the barn, let me see if I can describe this.We felt SMALL…..as if what was in there was
larger than life itself.We felt threatened.We now know whatever is occurring in the
home is NOT the size of what is in that barn.It had begun to rain, a slight mist.The barn has a large entrance on the front and access to the horses
stall on the rear.We stood in the barn
with a fresh salt lick and fresh hay, the horse would not come in.(Actually the horse looked at us like we
were nuts. A horse well generally seek shelter if nothing else under a tree, he
walked off from us and headed to the pasture.)Before exiting the barn we notice a white mist.(Common, it has begun to rain.)Not so common was watching it transform to
an extremely large black shadow. (See video.)Notice the height of it?This
also could not be duplicated.We
returned to the house to find there are now camera problems in the dining
room.
Was there a portal in the barn?I have been asked this on numerous occasions.I cannot say.Demonologist seem to think so.All I know is that as of today, I have never felt something that strong
before, nor do I want to.
Georgia – To this day, I am horrified to think of
what that child experienced in the barn.
Camera interference – All through the night.This is why I only use a wired system.(I never trust a wireless system). Cameras
and cords are matched to one another.The interference is noted on several cameras throughout the night.That same system has been on countless
investigations with no problems.
The flame- (See video.) Again, this is the importance
of your ADJOINING camera views.This
occurs in the master bedroom, adjoining cameras show two investigators have
just left the room.What is it?To this day, I will listen to any
explanation ANYONE has to offer.
The bread – (See video.)This occurs in the kitchen early in the morning on our tear down.(Notice the power is now on.)That room has not had anyone in it in a
couple of hours.It is more than the
end is unraveling, it actually tilts off the table.It has not been touched in over 4 hours.There is a noticeable “swirl” beside it, you
can see it by the stove.That is only
on camera while this is occurring with the bread.Over the years, how many experiments have we done with a loaf of
bread?Too many to count.
The day following the investigation – One of my
investigators has 4 house cats.Two are
sick and taken to the vet, and one is put down.My daughter now feels fine and states she will not return
there.I feel exhausted, disoriented
and lethargic would be a good word.(Enough that we mixed up some cell phones when I left.)Another investigator calls to say he is
sick.Hang up the phone, and yet
another one calls to say he is sick.My
skeptic, calls me with a severe migraine and is headed to a doctor.And, another one calls, she has two small
housedogs, one is sick and going to the vet and the other has run off.My Siberian husky, “Sasha”is taking six foot leaps trying to climb a
wall.We stop her from doing that and
she proceeds to try to dig up the bathtub.Abnormal behavior to say the least.At this point, we have not even reviewed anything from that evening.
Demonologist – I reached out to Bishop
James Long in Kentucky on this case.I
enjoyed working with him and his assistant and learned A LOT.As you saw on television, it was Tiffany’s
decision to not bring them in, but to stay in the home.He did state that now that we have had one
of these cases, that for whatever reason, more would follow.And they did.
Did I really say “Move out.” – I did.This is the first and only case I have ever
stated that to anyone.
NEW DOMINION PICTURES- I have to admit that when Erin
Hull, of New Dominion Pictures contacted me to see if I would participate in
this, I was not at ease.A past
production experience on another show, proved to me that things were twisted
with added hype for ratings.HATS OFF
TO YOU ERIN HULL!BRAVO, BRAVO for
keeping to Tiffany’s story and recognizing, that the case in itself was strong
enough without added “Fluff”.As far as
production, you did an excellent job on the reenactments, I was more than pleased.
Tiffany had stated in an interview, “I want people to know
that it is real and not always harmless.”I stand behind that statement 100%.By choice we release very little on demonic cases.We are seeing trends to them as in other
cases.However, the last thing I need
is everyone yelling, “It’s a demon” to get on TV.These cases are rare but they do happen.To the paranormal investigators that are
skeptical and think its all television, we thought the same thing at once
too.Educate yourself on these.If not, you are putting yourselves and
families in the line of fire.
Well there you have it.An hour television show and one lengthy blog, and I still did not cover
everything.This is definitely a case
that left me with more questions than answers.In case your wondering….other than the walk thru and the investigation I
have NEVER returned to that house.(The
house on television is not the actual house.)
This is a topic that I have been meaning to discuss for a
while now and will probably publish this to both of my blogs. In filming three separate episodes for
different shows, there appears to be a lot that the general public is not aware
of. The next thing I want to discuss is
the “Bashers” of psychic television, paranormal television, and Reality TV in
general.
The first thing I want to start by saying, is what you see
on TV, actually took days to film. So
what you are actually viewing is the highlights of what was filmed. “Reality” TV, means that they are real
people, (or real families), they are not actresses or actors.
You will also hear people state that Reality TV is
scripted. Some of it is, but what does
that mean? Let me see if I can give you
an example. Lets say production has
asked me to meet up with these 3 people, at this restaurant, and
discuss this topic. That is
about as scripted as it gets.
Production will film it, and they will use what they see fit, no one is
reading from an actual script. Now,
also notice that the 3 people I am meeting were filmed coming in. That is because they were met up the road
and each has their mics (microphones) on.
Now speaking of microphones. Do you ever notice on shows were they “run into” someone? They have on microphones and yes, you can
tell. (Some shows do not.) I can tell you that you will not be filmed
for National Television and NOT sign a consent form to be on a show.
An exception to the rule of “Scripted” would be any show
filmed that use re-enactments. These
are actual people stating their stories, but actresses and actors do the
re-enactment part reading from an actual script that production has provided. It also may be a set and not the actual
location to which they are discussing.
Production companies like to use a neat trick called the
“Voice Overlay”. What does this
mean? Let me give you an example. Lets say, in watching a show, you heard me
say “this”. That was indeed my
voice you heard, but NOT in that particular conversation. This could have been filmed two days prior in a totally different
conversation. How can you tell? Because you won’t see me on TV saying
it. It will be my voice with another
scene.
After the episode has gone through several edits, who has
the final say? The Network. They are the final decision on what is
aired. What are they looking for? Ratings.
So why do people watch Reality TV? Because they LIKE it!
They like the people, the families, the subject matter, story line, or what they represent. It is known as “Entertainment”. Why do the “Bashers” watch it? Because they need a life. With all the causes that they could
represent to do some good in the world, this is what they have dedicated their
time to in hopes of recognition.
However, I am sure that the actual Networks are grateful for
them boosting their ratings. Any
Network can see the number of dedicated fans out weighs the “Haters” of the
show by far.
A little off the topic here, but I also know someone who has
their story done into a Lifetime Movie.
(Notice it says “BASED ON a true story.”)
In the last 3 months, several different individuals have
contacted me about people “Bashing” popular psychics on television as well as
paranormal shows. These “Bashers” are
nothing more than “Glorified Stalkers” that are seeking a following. Some have dedicated websites to support
their beliefs and some have fallen so far off their rockers that they have even
self publish books on different Reality series. These idiots have contacted me before as well as people I know.
This is when I hear the famous phrase of “I KNOW FOR A
FACT….” This is also followed by: (from
me)
“Do you know these people personally?” NO
“Have you ever met these people?” NO
“Where you there when it happened?” NO
“Where you there when it was filmed?” NO
“Did production acknowledge you or ask you to be on
TV?” NO
(hmmmmm…..all very interesting.)
Next will come, “I HAVE INTERVIEWED THEIR FAMILY AND
FRIENDS”. Really? Because you are unable to validate any of it
by stating it is “Confidential”. Well I
can tell you what IS indeed “Confidential”.
The contract between the person filming and the production company as to
what can be discussed. (One would not
think it would take a rocket scientist to figure that out.) So why do people with television appearances
refuse to answer to these people?
Because they don’t HAVE to and who are they anyway?
To anyone in the news field, that will actually give these
idiots the time of day, I would like to suggest that you fire your researcher,
because you have now tainted your own credibility. These people have dedicated their time and energy to “EXPOSE or
INVESTIGATE” one thing only and that is TELEVISION……Seriously? (Obviously their parents never taught them
not to believe everything they see on TV.)
To those that appear on these shows, my hats off to you for
taking the high road! You are doing
something right! (In all honesty, I
watch very little psychic and paranormal television, but do watch other reality
shows.)
To the “Bashers” if ANY of you EVER contact me again, I will
do nothing more than refer you right back to this blog. The very idea that you are “investigating or
exposing” something seen on television is ABSURD. The only thing you are doing is publicly stalking people. I would
also like to lend some advice to those that hate Reality TV……TURN THE
CHANNEL!!!
The immediate response to this question would be NO.
With so many paranormal shows, and paranormal specials
appearing, this is now becoming a common question. Our intention and focus is on YOUR case, not television. On the flip side, we have also upped our
screening process on cases to make sure that it is not YOUR intention.
I want to take the time to clarify some of this
process. We are indeed contacted by
production companies on varying occasions throughout the year. In addition, we have had homeowner’s submit
their own cases to various shows. So
let me see if I can give you some insight as to how this works.
Let me give you an example of some of the questions a
production company will approach us with:
-Do you have a location with a history of….
-Has anyone ever reported …
-Have you had an investigation with….
-Have you ever been in a location like…
-Do you have a family that has experienced …
-Do you have any cases that were not paranormal because of …
-Do you have any footage of…
-Do you have any families that need help with….
-Have any families changed their lives because of …
-Can you back the families claims with evidence of ….
That is just a short list to give you an idea of what we are
asked on our end. Now in the event that
we have a case they are looking for, there are questions for the homeowner’s
that may appear like this:
-Are they comfortable with sharing their story?
-Do they mind going on camera?
-Are they looking for money?
-Do they rent or own their home?
-Will they allow production in their home?
-Are they willing to travel?
On our end, we are looking at everything INCLUDING the
production company that has contacted us:
-Are they looking for the “worst of the worst” for ratings?
-What have they produced before?
-What kind of airtime are they looking at for this case? (6 minutes or an hour?)
-Have they ever produced anything with the paranormal
before? (That is a BIG deciding
factor!)
In the event that we can make a match with all of these
pieces, you will be contacted by either JACKIE or NIKKI. (No one else portraying as CVAPI!) Your information is NOT released to ANY
production company unless we contact you first. If you give us the go ahead for them to contact you directly then
we will do so. (For those that are submitting
your own cases, we would appreciate the same in return.)
In reality, there is only a SMALL PERCENT that we can make a
match to. We have also had cases to
which the homeowner has backed out of filming to which we are completely FINE
with. There is also no time limit as to
when these cases occurred. Recently we
filmed our best case from 2009.
However, we have been asked before to return to the location for
additional footage.
We have numerous updates that will take place on our website. Currently you will find that our Video Page has changed. Due to an increasing amount of mobile devices such as tablets and cell phones, we found it necessary to remove the embedded video and add the links. This will allow for easier loading to the page.
Also please take the time to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. This will email you an alert when a new video is uploaded. In addition, you will begin to find video clips that are not included on the website.
Due to time constraints, we are having problems getting some of our older paranormal investigations put into the YouTube format. We are currently seeking a volunteer that would be interested in working with these case files.!
It is always left to the discretion of our clients as to if pieces of their investigations may be displayed, and we honor their wishes. I have many from past investigations that would like to see their info put up.
CVAPI is strictly of the paranormal realm with a scientific approach. For those that have an interest in the psychic realm of things, please join Jackie on her website. (You will find psychic articles from Examiner posted here on this blog as well.)
Giving a special shout out to "Jaselyn", born November 22, 2013 at 6 lbs. 2 oz., as she holds the title of "Paranormal Investigator in Training."
My name is Jackie and I am the founder of Central Virginia Paranormal Investigations. We are a paranormal team offering investigations, consultations, and group appearances. I also work as a full time psychic.
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