Past Investigations
Investigations
Lubbock Cemetery - Lubbock Texas - 8 Investigations
Results - Haunted
Burial Site of Buddy Holly
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Hell's Gates aka "7 gates of Hell" - Lubbock Texas 8 Investigations
Results - Haunted
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Archive from our investigation June 17, 2008
We will be doing another live investigation there soon as well as other live investigations to follow at other locations.
Pearce Strip Cemetery - Abernathy Texas 7 Investigations
Results - Haunted
We have captured on evp and photo evidence a young girl approximately 10-12 years of age in period clothing.
I.O.O.F. Cemetery - Abernathy Texas 6 Investigations
Results - Active
We have captured evp evidence of small children playing and laughing when no children were present.
Private Residence - Pampa Texas Ongoing 4 Investigations
Results - Haunted
This home has approximately 8 entities. 2 of which are showing signs of being demonic in nature. Homeowner lives close to Native Indian burial ground.
Private Residence - Lubbock Texas Ongoing 3 Investigations
Results - Haunted
Private Residence - Lubbock Texas Ongoing 1 Investigation
Results - Active
Wolfforth Cemetery - Wolfforth Texas Ongoing 1 Investigation
Results - Active
Waverly Hills Sanatorium - Louisville Kentucky July 14-15 with LIVESCIFI.TV and SHANNON SYLVIA of GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL
The Real Waverly Hills
Private Residence - Lubbock Texas July 16, 2008
Results - Haunted
Destructive and aggressive entities.
Investigation #1
Family has been attacked including small children. During the investigation several of our female investigators were attacked as well. It seems timid of males living in the household also our male investigators included.
Private Residence - Lubbock Texas July 25, 2008
Results - Haunted
Destructive and Aggressive entities.
Investigation #2 at this location
Second investigation at this location. Family has been attacked including small children. During the investigation several of our female investigators were attacked as well as 2 of our male investigators. The entities are getting a little more daring. It still seems somewhat timid of males living in the household also our male investigators included.
Private Residence - Lubbock Texas July 29, 2008
Results - Active
Female Child entity
Owner reports her "pretties" get moved, pillows get moved with no explanation. Bumps and bangs in the night. Feelings of being watched. During investigation we encountered the little girl named Cathryne. Approximately 4 years of age. She communicated to us that her mommy lost her through one of our sensitives. She told us her mommy lost her at the mall. We asked her her parents names. Her father's name's name is Richard, mom's name not said. We asked her if she was afraid. She told us she was afraid of the "the man". We started to ask what he looked like. She didn't respond. Our sensitive said he left the area we were in. Not much happened after that. Deems further investigation.
Private Residence - Lubbock Texas August 10, 2008
Results - Haunted
Destructive and Aggressive entities.
Investigation #3 at this location
Family has been attacked including small children. During the investigation several of our female investigators were attacked as well as 2 of our male investigators. The entities are getting a little more daring. It still seems somewhat timid of males living in the household also our male investigators included. 3rd investigation at this location. Pretty much same activity but worsened. We now believe there is a demonic entity here. We are getting our on call priest involved. Details to follow.
Private Residence - Lubbock Texas September 4, 2008
Private Residence - Pampa Texas September 6, 2008 4 Investigations
Results - Haunted by several entities. Ongoing investigation. Currently involved with demonoligist on this case.
Lubbock Cemetery - Lubbock Texas Undisclosed date.
Results - Active
1920 Church that is now an abandoned house - Pampa Texas September 6, 2008
Results -Active will return for second investigation.
Private Residence - Littlefield Texas Nov. 2008
Private Residence - Lubbock Texas Oct 12, 2008
Results - Haunted by demonic presence
Destructive and Aggressive entities.
Lubbock Cemetery Training Field Investigation - Lubbock Texas Oct. 26
Results - Active
Hells Gates Training Field Investigation- Lubbock Texas Oct. 26
Results - Active
Private Residence - Lubbock Texas Nov. 1, 2008
Results - Active
Private Residence - Lubbock Texas Nov. 2008
Inconclusive
Private Residence Investigation - January 10, 2009.
Possible demonic haunting, family reportes being punched, slapped, bit, shoved, growls, plus apparitions of a child an cowboy reported.
Results - Active
Further investigation needed.
Private Residence Investigation - January 17, 2009
Results - Active
Jailhouse Investigation Undisclosed LocationFebruary 09,
Employees report they hear noises, see apparitions, dark shadows, hear voices, and objects being moved.
Results - Active. We had an investigator attacked on the 3rd floor. Definitely dangerous location.
March 09-May 09 TPRS took a vacation. The team needed some time off a while.
July 3rd Private residence Lubbock Texas
Results - Active
Further investigation needed.
Future Investigations
Abandoned Jail Undisclosed Location Fall 2009
Abandoned Hospital Undisclosed Location Summer 2009
Hotel - Undisclosed Location 2009
Jailhouse Investigation Undisclosed Location
Private Farmland - Undisclosed Location 2009
Farm Owner refuses to go out on the property at night. Reports seeing a solid white mass.
National Historic Landmark Undisclosed location to do owner request - Texas 2009
Native American Indian Reservation - Undisclosed location/date
Museum - Undisclosed Location 2009
University in Texas. - Details to come. TBA
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum TBA
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Waverly Hills Sanatorium Late Spring 2010
Rolling Hills Asylum August 2009 -
Co-op investigation between TPRS and PROP
Eastern State Penitentiary - Philadelphia, PA Tentative
Approximately Summer 2010
Haunting Ghost Stories of Eastern State Penitentiary
A 140-Year-Old Key Unlocks Tortured Spirits?
By Charles Montaldo, About.com
Known as being the most expensive building built in the U.S. at the time, the Eastern State Penitentiary became a prototype in design to 300 prisons.
The facility was operated under the Pennsylvania System from 1829 to 1913. This system, used by the Quakers, was designed to force the incorrigibles sent there to look inside themselves and find God. In reality, the system which placed inmates in complete solitude, drove many a sane man to madness.
Tough Time
Prisoners at Eastern State had a toilet, table, bunk and Bible in their cells, in which they were locked all but one hour a day. When the prisoners did leave their cells, a black hood would be placed over their head so they could not see any other prisoners as they were guided through the halls of the prison. Interaction and any form of communication between inmates was forbidden.
Inmates lived a life in mundane solitude and would only get a glimpse of sunlight, known as "The Eye of God" which came through a slit in the prison ceiling. In desperate need of human interaction, prisoners would tap on pipes or whisper through vents to each other. If caught, the penalty was brutal.
Harsh Punishments
* The Water Bath
The inmates who broke the rules risked being dunked in a bath of ice-cold water then hung from a wall for the night. During the winter months, when this punishment was most popular, the water on the inmates's skin would form into a layer of ice before morning.
* The Mad Chair
The Mad Chair was named such because it was not uncommon for an inmate to go mad before his punishment ended. Inmates would be strapped into the chair with leather strips, so tightly that it was impossible for them to make the smallest of movements. They would sit for days, without food, until the circulation in their body almost stopped from the tightness of the straps and the lack of movement.
* Iron Gag
The most deadly punishment was known as the Iron Gag and specifically designed for those inmates who refused to obey the no communication policies. An iron collar was clamped onto the tongue of the inmate, and then chained to his wrists which were strapped high behind their back. Any movement resulted in a tearing of the tongue and severe bleeding. Many inmates who suffered this torture died from loss of blood before their torment ended.
* The Hole
Dug under Block #14, the hole was nothing but a pit in the ground where incorrigible inmates would stay locked, sometimes for weeks. There was no light, little air, and those thrown into its tortuous grip would receive water and a slice of bread, if they got to it before the rats and roaches.
It has been reported that the Quakers were not responsible for the punishments the inmates were forced to endure. The extreme penitence was something the hired staff in the prison designed and enforced.
Charles Dickens visited the prison in the 1840s and found the conditions appalling. He described the inmates at Eastern Penn as being "buried alive..." and wrote about the psychological torture the inmates suffered at the hands of their captors.
Prior to its reform in 1913, the prison which was designed to house 250 inmates had over 1700 prisoners jammed into tiny makeshift cells where there was little light and even less ventilation. Finding the conditions of the prison unacceptable, the prison was taken over and reformed and the Pennsylvania System was abolished. Finally, in 1971, the sprawling monstrous prison was closed.
Ghost Stories of Eastern State Penitentiary
Since its closure visitors, employees and those researching paranormal activity have reportedly heard unexplained eerie sounds throughout the prison.
The Locksmith
One major paranormal episode reported occurred to a locksmith doing restoration work in Cell Block #4. According to the tale, he was working to remove a 140-year-old lock from the cell door when a massive force overcame him so powerfully he was unable to move.
Some believe when he removed the key it opened a gateway to the horrific past and offered the spirits caught behind its bars a pathway out. The man spoke of experiencing an out-of-body state as he was drawn toward the negative energy which burst through the cell.
Anguished faces appeared on the cell wall, hundreds of distorted forms swirled around the cell block and one dominating form seemed to beckon the locksmith to him. The man's experience was so vivid, years after he would shudder in fear when he talked about it.
Today the penitentiary is opened to the public. In a typical year, maybe two dozen paranormal investigations take place in the cell blocks, and according to Assistant Program Director Brett Bertolino, they almost always find evidence of activity.
Tourists and employees have reported hearing weeping, giggling and whispering coming from inside the prison walls.
