St. James Episcopal Cemetery - May 21, 2005

Investigation Report

At base- Michele heard a little girl say "mommy" below the parking lot. Two meter readings were recorded near "drop off". Michele heard a person moving on the other side of the bush where she and Laurie were sitting. While there, Laurie & Michele smelled a "strong sage" odor. Laurie, Ed & Michele saw something move in front of streetlight and blocked it out for a second. Michele felt drawn to the "Garden of Peace" section of the cemetery. As she & Laurie were sitting on a bench near the back, Laurie felt the hair on the back of her neck raise and Michele felt a presence come up behind them and felt they needed to leave.   Upper center- Ed recorded an EMF reading near the large oak tree. Kevin heard something fall through the leaves of the oak tree. Kevin located a cold spot between the oak tree and the fence..Michele feels a presence walking with her team.   Upper right- Kevin & Chad notice an "odd" smell that got stronger the closer they got to the road. The odor vanished 30 feet from the road.   Middle right- Michele & Laurie heard sounds similar to footsteps by the big magnolia tree. Ed walks on leaves underneath the tree to try and replicate the sound they heard. The sound of his footsteps is very similar to what was heard. Kevin & Ben herd something falling through the magnolia tree. Chad felt something brush past his arm two times. As Kevin was reporting the occurrence to base, he said Chad’s name multiple times. The investigator at base never heard the name of who it was that had been touched.   Lower right- At large statue, Michele’s camera died, seconds later, Laurie’s camera died. Not five minutes later, Laurie’s camera died again and then so did Michele’s.   Lower left- Michele felt a presence near the fence and Ed’s meter went off. A balloon on a grave near the fence began to move when there was no wind present. Michele & Laurie smelled a sweet smell. Michele says it reminded her of her grandmother’s house. Laurie said it smelled like Easter lilies.

Investigation Log

Historic Ghost Watch and Investigation Saint James Episcopal Cemetery May 21, 2005 Team 1: Laurie, Michele, Ed Time of Event Phenomena Witnessed Location 9:20pm Investigation begins Upper Left 9:31pm Ed records an EMF reading on his meter near the large oak tree. Upper Left 9:36pm Ed reports that his camera may be setting off his meter. Upper Middle 9:47pm Michele senses a presence walking with the group. Upper Middle 9:57pm Michele and Laurie hear sounds by the big magnolia tree. They said that it sounds "like something falling from the tree" but "very heavy". They note that the sounds are beginning to sound like footsteps. Lower Right 10:00pm Laurie reports that there are a lot of little white moths that may affect our pictures. Lower Center 10:01pm Base: Kevin hears what sounds to be a "teenage sounding yell" coming from the lower center area of cemetery. Near the front gate. Base 10:05pm Team investigates sounds at the big magnolia tree. Ed walks beneath the tree to compare his sounds with the sounds heard earlier. Laurie reports that the sounds are the same. Lower Right 10:11pm Laurie reported that the team heard the sound of a child saying "Hey" from the center back area of the cemetery. Upper Middle 10:15pm Michele’s camera died then Laurie’s dies 15 seconds later. The team was taking pictures at the statue. Lower Right 10:19pm Laurie’s camera dies then Michele’s camera dies. Lower Right 10:39pm Balloon on a grave in moving although there was no wind. Michele senses a presence. Ed’s EMF meter goes off Lower Left Corner 10:49pm Team reports a "sweet smell", Michele said that the smell reminds her of her grandmother’s house. "Smell resembles Easter Lillies." Lower Left 11:00pm Investigation Ends Upper Left     Historic Ghost Watch and Investigation Saint James Episcopal Cemetery May 21, 2005 Team 2: Kevin, Ben, Chad Time of Event Phenomena Witnessed Location 11:12pm Investigation Begins Upper Left 11:20pm Kevin reports hearing something falling through the leaves of the oak tree. Upper Center 11:24pm Kevin locates "very noticeable cold spots" between the fence and the big oak tree. Upper Center 11:30pm Team reports that they were unable to record a difference in temperatures. Ben captured a "mist" in two pictures around Kevin and Chad as they are discussing temperature readings. Upper Center 11:30pm Base: Michele heard, or felt, a little girl say "mommy" just below the parking lot. Upper Left 11:35pm Base: Two meter readings are recorded by the "drop off" Upper Left 11:36pm Kevin and Chad report an "odd smell" that gets stronger as they get closer to the road. Upper Right 11:37pm Kevin and Chad report that the smell vanished 30 feet from the road. Upper Right 11:37pm Base: While sitting on a bench just below the parking lot Michele hears a "person moving" on the other side of the bush behind them. Upper Left 11:41pm Base: Laurie and Michele smell a "strong sage smell" while sitting at the bench just below the parking lot. Upper Left 11:42pm Team reports a sound like something falling through the large magnolia tree. Middle Right 11:45pm Chad heard a "thud, like something hit the ground". Middle Right 11:50pm Base: Michele and Laurie felt something behind them as they sat on the bench just below parking lot. Upper left 11:51pm Base: Michele and Laurie heard movement behind them while they sat on the bench just below the parking lot. Upper Left 11:55pm Chad felt something brush past his right forearm, twice. Middle Right 11:55pm As Kevin was reporting incident to base, he said Chad’s name several times. Base never heard Chad’s name over the 2-way radio. The recorders at base all recorded the conversation yet never recorded Chad’s name. The recorders in the field all recorded Chad’s name being said several times. Middle Right Base 11:58pm Base: All team members, while sitting at the bench just below the parking lot, reported seeing something move in front of a streetlight and block it for a second. Upper Left 11:59pm Chad reported that he had felt "drawn" to the area where he had be touched. Middle Right 12:30am Michele drawn to the area just above the parking lot. The "Garden of Peace". She and Laurie move to sit on the bench at the back on the garden. Laurie felt the hairs on the back of her neck raise then Michele says "We need to leave!". Michele reported that she had felt a presence coimng up behind them. Upper Left

Investigator Pictures

Recorded EVPs
	"Burn it" or "Bernadette", Breath x3, "Gosh", "Great", "It's not you", A mans laugh, "Mommy", "Must be dying", "Stand up", "Thank you", "Who are here" or "Cooler here"

Our Conclusion

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