Private Residence - Elmo, MO
Location Information
Date:14th November, 2003 Type:Residential
Location Title:Private Residence City/State:Elmo, MO
Investigation Times:08:30 PM - 02:00 AM Status:Analysis
Weather Information
Sunrise:07:05 AM Sunset:05:04 PM
High Temperature:52 °F Low Temperature:34 °F
Sky Condition:Overcast Wind:S at 7 mph
Humidity:92% Precipitation:0%
Lunar Phase:Waning Gibbous % disk visible:75%
Solar X-Rays:Active Geomagnetic Field:Unsettled
Investigators Present
Bryan Kaplan
Jenny Kerr
Becky Ray
Question: How long have you lived here?
Answer: Since April 1, 2002, spouse since August 2002
Question: When did the phenomena start?
Answer: Didn't really notice until August 2002, although felt cool breezes move through house from front door inward.
Question: Any certain hour of the day or certain rooms?
Answer: Door slam sounds heard between 11pm and 1am
Question: Any visual apparations?
Answer: Not really. Did see a shadow move across the wall in the bathroom once. Also, have witnessed basement door opening on its own.
Question: How do the visual apparitions appear?
Answer: Just a shadow.
Question: Have there been any movements of objects that you see?
Answer: When we were redoing the bathroom, we were using the old sink in the basement. A razor was set parallel to the sink. When I got out of the shower, it was laying across the sink. This happened twice.
Question: Any apports (things appearing out of nowhere)?
Answer: N/A
Question: Any teleportation (things moving from one place to another)?
Answer: N/A
Question: Any sounds?
Answer: Door slamming heard a lot. Sounds the same no matter which room you are in. Faint, as if in a different part of the house. Have also heard distant voices. Sounds like gibberish with four or five voices talking at once.
Question: Any voices? What do they say?
Answer: Sounds like gibberish
Question: Any cold spots?
Answer: Cool breezes that would pass through the house. One time, a cool breeze past through the living room wall to the outside. As soon as this happened, our two black labs started barking. They were staring at the side of the house.
Question: Any rushes of wind?
Answer: Just the breezes.
Question: Any touches or caresses?
Answer: One time in the kitchen. Felt a tug on the back of my shirt, turned to ask spouse what he wanted, but he was further away with his hands full of dishes.
Question: Any physical attacks?
Answer: No
Question: Any smells?
Answer: A lavender "old lady perfume" type smell.
Question: Any past investigations, priests or clergy?
Answer: No
Question: Any use of Ouija boards, seances, automatic writing, etc?
Answer: No
Question: Did previous occupants, neighbors or landlords know of phenomena?
Answer: Asked previous owner, and she said she never experienced anything. She also commented that no one had ever died VIOLENTLY here. Her husband died in 1998, but we do not know if he died in the house.
Question: How far back can you trace the history of the property?
Answer: Can trace the property records to 1857. Do have copies of the previous owners deeds.
Investigators Notes
No investigators notes
EVPS
The group had just started to interview the owners of the Northern Missouri House when this near quiet voice was recorded as saying "Dog".
Submitted by Bryan
The group was interviewing the owners of the house when this was recorded. The voice seems to say: Polish (though some respondents believe its saying Hush).
Submitted by Bryan
The group was still interviewing the house owners at the time of this clip. Member Bryan asked if the owners had seen strange things in pictures they have taken. One of the house owners was speaking of such a picture when this voice was recorded as saying, "Hey...help."
Submitted by Bryan
At this point in the investigation everyone moved into the kitchen, where the owners graciously fed the group. During this clip one of the owners was mentioning how she could make tea, or coffee, or Kool-aid. Bryan mentioned that he had brought some soda to the investigation but that it wasn't very cold. The other house owner mentioned how they had bought a bag of ice. You will hear Bryan opening a bag of chips when this E.V.P. was recorded as saying "I love you, can we ride upstairs with you." The first time you hear the evp, the audio is in its original form. The second time some filtering is done and the third time you hear the EVP, the clip is filtered and amplified.
Submitted by Bryan
Many thanks to website visitor Bill L. from Minnesota who provided us with this version of the previous clip. It has been modified to remove more of the "metallic" background noise so the voice is easier to understand. In this clearer version, it sounds more like the voice is saying, "I love you, though I shouldn't like you."
The group and houseowners were still in the kitchen when both of these EVP's were recorded.
Submitted by Bryan
The group and the homeowners were heading towards the stairs to the basement. One of the homeowners asked the other if they had their flashlight (maglight), he responded that he didn't, and she said she would get it. Bryan then asks if its safe to come down yet (because one of the homeowners had to go down to turn on a light). You will then hear an EVP say "I'll Check Up On It".
Submitted by Bryan
Bryan decided to take the E.L.F. detector to the basement by himself. The rest of the group remained with the home owners on the other side of the house. After walking around the basement he started to head back upstairs. On his way back upstairs a couple of E.V.P. were captured. To save on download time the minute long segment was cut in half to highlight each E.V.P. separately.
Submitted by Bryan
Here is the 2nd E.V.P. that was recorded as Bryan was walking upstairs from the basement. The rest of the group and the homeowners were on the other side of the house when this E.V.P. was recorded as saying, "Get Down" (or possibly Get Out).
Submitted by Bryan
After leaving the basement Bryan walked over to the side of the house that the other group members were. He noticed that the video camera that was set up in the main hallway was off (A fully charged battery was in the video camera and in an hour it had completely drained). Bryan comments 'Beautiful' in regards to the camera shutting off, followed by a faint male voice saying "Mark it Straight".
Submitted by Bryan
After one of the homeowners described an incident that took place in the bathroom Bryan decided to go upstairs by himself. After walking around upstairs he headed towards the stairs to go back downstairs when this EVP was recorded.
Submitted by Bryan
Bryan had left the homeowners bedroom to get the E.L.F. detector when this E.V.P. was recorded.
Submitted by Bryan
Bryan had gone into the kitchen alone to get a drink when this E.V.P. was recorded.
Submitted by Bryan