Central Texas Paranormal Society

Our latest investigation was conducted in November of this year. We were asked to come and investigate a home with claims of some incredible activity. Our homeowners stated that they believe there to be an entity of a young boy they call Jack residing in their home with them. Some of the activity reported includes radios turning on and off by themselves, the water faucet being turned on by itself, cabinet doors in the kitchen opening and closing and the bed moving while the homeowners are sleeping in it. Homeowner “M” is retired and occupies her time training dogs and doing freelance writing while her spouse “B” is actively employed outside of the home. Both occupants states that the occurrences are not limited to particular hour of the day or night but seem to be very sporadic and happen at all times. The homeowners were unable to pinpoint an triggering events that may have caused the alleged paranormal activity but state “that there has always been something happening all the time”. Home owner “M” has had brushes with the paranormal in the past beginning when she was a small child. Both of the occupants in this home deny feeling afraid of the experiences that they have had or feel that there is any malcontent towards them. They are simply looking for confirmation that something is occurring.

We began our investigation on a cool autumn night, the skies were clear, with low humidity and a median temperature around 60 degrees. We set up IR cameras in the master bedroom, in the kitchen and outside near the capped well just outside the back door. We used digital video and digital still cameras randomly throughout the home and surrounding grounds. The homeowners remained present throughout our investigation which proved to be difficult due the constant interference from the television being watched in the living room. This residence is also located in a business district where the property is flanked by a local restaurant on one side and a detention center on another. As we began our investigation the homeowners seemed to remember more information surrounding the history of the home. We were told that the original occupant of the home died inside of the home from cancer. We were told that she had become terminally ill and was being cared for by hospice staff and by all reports there was nothing traumatic or unusual about her death. Homeowner “M” also then reported to us that the well in the back yard was filled in many years ago prior to her purchase of the property and that she and her husband uncapped the well just to look and then noticed odd behavior from the animal outside. None of the videos shot inside or outside out the home revealed any paranormal activity. We did capture a few orbs that initially we were ready to dismiss as artifact until after reviewing the pictures our guest investigator Rita pulled one photo aside. This photo was taken in the master bedroom The only investigators in the home at this time were Rita and myself. At one point we placed a toy car on the bed and asked “Jack” to move the car or play with it and Rita told me she felt something behind her. At this point I shot a digital picture of Rita and in the image behind her you can clearly see an orb. The rest of the investigation proceeded uneventfully with the only personal expiriences coming from “M” who while participating in an EVP session with Rita, Jane and myself, developed a stinging, burning sensation to her lower left leg. There was no visible mark and the sensation passed as soon as she left the room. We continued to communicate with Jack or whomever may have been present with no results. We concluded our investigation shortly after 1am due to interference from external sources we were unable to control and left for home. Around 2am that same morning “M” called very upset and crying stating “that Cody (the outside dog) was barking and behaving very erratic so she went outside and took a few pictures and saw a bright light near the dog pen and well area”. I assured “M” that she reported feeling no malice or sense of intent to harm her or her spouse in the past so we as a group saw no reason to feel afraid at this time. I also told “M” that I would call or even come back in the morning to take another look around. My follow up call later that morning revealed a much calmer client. “M” forwarded the photos to me for review.

It took us 2 weeks to review and discuss the images and EVP recordings. And after carefull thought and anaylsis we had to dismiss the EVP recordings. We felt that due to the close proximetry of the businesses we could not definitively call these EVP’s genuine. So other than the few orbs we had no other evidence to present. We offered to come back and repeat the investigation if the homeowners would agree to allow us to conduct the investigation alone, to attempt to minimize external interferences. Our offer was declined. “M” states that she “feels as though she received the confirmation she was looking for and did not want to disrupt things any further”. As always “M” was reassured that we would gladly come back or refer her to another group should she change her mind.      

Lee CTPS Case Manager