Location:Parker
House Tavern,Scranton
City - Lackawanna
County
InvestigationDate
and Duration:
12/16/2009
Arrive 10:30pm - 4:00 am
Location
Status:
This
is a three story building built in 1823 and currently being used as a
tavern. The building was originally a boarding house for minors then a
brothel and finally a bar until it later became the tavern.
Reported
Activity:
Employees
have reported seeing an apparition, mainly of a man’s face, on the
second floor and a woman in period clothing who was believed to be a
former employee when the business was operated as a brothel years
ago. A swing door on the third floor also reportedly opens and closes
by itself.
Equipment:
DVR System
with four IR cameras
Digital Voice Recorders (4)
Paranormal Weather: Geomagnetic
Field:
Quiet Solar
X-Rays: Normal PWO:
Average
Moon Phase: waning
crescent
Technical
Notes:
Nothing to report
AUDIO and EVP
(Electronic Voice Phenomenon):
VR1 (Digital
Voice Recorder: Stationary in basement) No physical evidence captured
on this device at the time of the investigation
VR2 (Digital
Voice Recorder: Stationary in 3rd
floor room at the top of steps) At 2:25am, this device captured what
sounds like a young girl's voice. This comes just after Bob asks if a
little girl is present. What is being said can not be discerned. The
sound can be heard 13 seconds into the clip.
-
At 3:35am, this device recorded what sounds like a man's voice saying
“My house” just as Tim, Bob and Mike enter the third floor. The
cracks and knocks in the recording at this time can be attributed to
the hard wood floor. Investigators did not hear this at the time they
were present. The whisper can be heard 6 seconds into the clip.
VR3
(Digital
Voice Recorder: Stationary on second floor) No physical evidence
captured on this device at the time of the investigation.
VR4
(Digital
Voice Recorder: Stationary in shuffleboard area) No physical evidence
captured on this device at the time of the investigation.
VR5
(Digital
Voice Recorder: mobile with investigators) No physical evidence
captured on this device at the time of the investigation.
VIDEO:
DVR
Cam1 –(Viewing
3rd floor main room and stair case) No physical evidence captured on
this device at the time of the investigation.
DVR
Cam2
- (Viewing
3rd floor front room) No physical evidence captured on this device at
the time of the investigation.
DVR
Cam3
- (Viewing
2nd floor dining room) No physical evidence captured on this device
at the time of the investigation.
DVR
Cam4
- (Viewing1st
floor shuffleboard room) No physical evidence captured on this device
at the time of the investigation.
Camcorder
#1 –(Mobile
with investigators)No
physical evidence captured on this device at the time of the
investigation.
Camcorder
#2 – (Mobile
with investigators)No
physical evidence captured on this device at the time of the
investigation.
Photographs:
No
photos of evidential value were discovered.
EMF
(Electro Magnetic Field):
Standard
baseline readings were taken throughout the building with expected
spikes near electrical appliances. Investigators measured a high EMF
field running along the second floor near the staircase to the attic.
The field was approximately 3 ft high and runs the entire width of
the 2nd
floor. This field is only present when electricity is on in the main
bar area.
Investigator
Feelings / Experiences: Bob-
Nothing
to report
Mike-
Nothing
to report
Tim
& Hawk –Both
investigators reported that while standing by the shuffleboard table
they felt what they thought was Ben passing by their legs. When they
looked, Ben was laying down 15ft away. At the same time, Tim had
noticed a faint smell of perfume and hawk noticed a smell that he
could only describe as the smell of sex.
In
the same location, Tim and Hawk also witnessed the same thermometer
produce a momentary reading of negative 181F degrees and a small
fluctuation in the emf meter from 0.0 to 1.28 and back to 0.0. This
is not something the thermometer has done before and the experience
could not be duplicated. The cause at this time is unknown.
Ben(K9)
- While
present with Tim and Hawk on the third floor, Ben began running to
the front room near the window and back to the top of the staircase
approx 4 times. His behavior was out of the ordinary but could not be
explained as paranormal or normal.
Conclusion:
During
the investigation on this particular date, our investigators had a
few personal experiences and two possible evp's. Some strange
equipment malfunctions or readings were noted, that being our
thermometer having a rare occurrence where it indicated the
temperature in the room (shuffleboard) was a momentary -181F degrees.
No
video evidence was recorded on this date, however, we conducted
various experiments on the swinging door on the third floor. These
experiments showed that the door can close easily and that a strong
wind or slight bump that a may not be noticeable may close the door.
The door opening, however, by itself would take much effort and is
very unlikely a bump or breeze could open the door. No know cause for
the door opening can be determined at this time.
Based
solely on this evidence from this particular investigation, there is
insufficient evidence to say a “true” haunting is taking place,
however, taking into consideration investigator personal experiences,
two possible evp's and the accounts of the clients and employees,
there appears to some type of paranormal activity taking place.
Further investigation that may produce more substantial or definitive
evidence is recommended should the client feel it necessary.
Apart
from the scientific investigation conducted by The PPA, information
gained through psychic medium Michele J. indicates that both a
residual and intelligent haunting is taking place. Michele had picked
up on a previous prostitute that worked in the tavern, a young
daughter of another prostitute who lived a short time above the
tavern and the presence of a man who may have committed a rape at
this location who are all occupying this space. Full details have been
provided
to the client.