|
|
Local Tavern, Cloverdale, IN
Case File 08-1213: Tavern Investigation, Cloverdale,
IN Classification: Business
Investigators Matt Erica Shanna Leah History
of the Site and Claims of Activity The
location is a family-owned bar built in the 1950's. A vague history is known of the bar, but the client was able to tell us
that a death occurred in the parking lot years ago. Further, the owner’s husband passed away 8 years prior. The client
states that since the husband passed away, the activity has increased. Listed below are the claims of activity. - Conversation taking place and music playing when no one else
is in the bar but the owners.
- Random banging noises throughout the bar.
- Two employees claim to have been touched
in the bar area. They stated they could feel the pressure of a hand, and when they turned around, no one was there.
- Reports
of dishes falling off racks for no apparent reason and freezer doors opening and shutting on own.
- Employees have
encountered human shaped black shadows near the stage where the band plays when no one else is present.
- Clients claim
that a realtor had taken a picture of the inside of the bar while no one was present. Clients claims that the picture had
people sitting in the chairs, dressed in what appeared to be 1930's garb. They also said it appeared as though a band was
playing on the stage. iGHOST has not seen this photo. Upon asking for photo for examination, clients state that they cannot
find photo at this time.
- Client claims that she has seen a black shadow wearing a cowboy hat sitting in the women's
bathroom stall, only to open door and no one is there.
Baseline Readings - EMF reading
in bar area was 1.5-2.5 with average temperature of 75 degrees
- EMF reading in women's bathroom 1.2 with temperature
of 75 degrees
- EMF reading on stage was 0.5-2.0. Reading was higher when meters near floor of stage, which suggests
some electrical wiring under stage.
Attempting
to Debunk Claims - iGHOST noted that if anyone
walks to the bar area, a shadow is cast on the stage. The shadow does indeed appear as an anomaly if you’re not paying
attention to the bar, but focused on the stage.
Personal Experiences - When asking
for the presence to make itself be known, the EMF detector starting going off, jumping to a 2.5 from a 0.8. This continued
for approximately 3-4 seconds, and then the readings gradually decreased. This is not necessarily indicative of anything paranormal,
but rather just an unusual occurrence.
- During an EVP session, one of the members, as well as the client stated that
they heard a reply near the stage, but could not make out what was said. Both agreed it sounded female.
Evidence Collected - No unusual photographs.
- No evidence collected from the DVR equipment. At glance,
it appeared that a shadow walked across the stage, but we were able to debunk that after reviewing the rest of the DVR footage.
A member was walking across the bar area, casting a shadow on stage.
- Some unusual footage caught on audio that we
were not able to debunk. Some sort of female mumbling heard during an EVP session. Again, this is not necessarily paranormal
in nature.
|