Mississippi Valley Paranormal

Investigations

SKELLINGTON MANOR REVISITED!!

Private Home Muscatine Iowa #5

Grand Opera House Dubuque, Iowa Investigation #2

Private Home Investigation Illinois City, Illinois

March 2010 Investigation Private Home Davenport, Iowa

Skellington Manor Investigation

Davenport Home Investigation #2

Davenport, Iowa Home December 12, 2009

Private Home Camanche, Iowa November 14, 2009

Quarters One Rock Island, Illinois November 7, 2009

Private Home- Camanche, IA October, 2009

Grand Opera House Dubuque Iowa September 5, 2009

Private Home Clinton, IA #1 Investigation June 20, 2009

Private Home Clinton, IA #2 Investigation August 15, 2009

Private Location-QCA May 16, 2009

Private Home LeClaire, IA January 2, 2009

River Valley District Library Port Byron, IL October 18, 2008

Scooter’s Bar and Grill Aledo, IL September 21, 2008

Rock Island Library Rock Island, IL September 13, 2008

Villisca Axe Murder House Villisca, IA August 9, 2008

Kentucky Investigation Trip August 2, 2008

Private Home Moline, IL July, 2008

Private Home Eldridge, IA June 28, 2008

Private Home Erie, IL June 25, 2008

Private Home Rock Island #1, IL June 14, 2008

Private Home Rock Island, IL Investigation #2 June 28, 2008

Private Home Rock Island, IL Investigation #3 January 17, 2009

Private Home Rock Island, IL #4 Final Investigation January 31, 2009

Greenwood Cemetery Muscatine, IA May 10, 2008

Private Home Muscatine, IA #1 April 26, 2008

Private Home Muscatine, IA #2 Investigation May 10,2008

Private Home Muscatine, IA #3 Investigation June, 2008

Private Home Muscatine, IA #4 Investigation July 25, 2009

Private Home Fort Madison, IA March 22, 2008

Make sure and check out this site to find out more about our friends at Skellington Manor and their 2nd annual Monster Costume Ball! We will be attending and will be providing information on our group.

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=145947035434221

On August 28th, at 7:00 pm,  MVP will be returning to the East Moline Library. The group held a presentation and public investigation on July 17th

and it was a big success.  Some surprising results from the investigation will be revealed when the group returns on August 28th for

a reveal, new presentation and another public investigation. If you would like to be a part of the fun, please contact Tami at the library at

309-755-9614

MVP returned to this Muscatine location for the 5th time.  This was one of the more active cases we’ve had leaving us all scratching our heads a bit (and of course planning for our return investigation). EMF levels at times were a lot higher than normal and seemed to dissipate and return for no apparent reason, Wiring being a culprit for a majority of the EMF it still could not explain a lot of the activity we experienced and we believe merits further investigation to accurately pinpoint the exact source. Team members present were Jordan, Stephanie, Andrea, Chris, Paul, and Bob.  During our time there Chris and Stephanie lead the group as we toured the house with tenants and we set up IR cameras and audio recording devices in some of the hotspots throughout the home. Chris with Cell sensor(EMF detector) Paul and myself took the first session in the upstairs kitchenette and were delighted to have what appeared to be responses to some of our questions using the cell sensor as a communication media. We mounted an infrared night vision camera in the main kitchen area part of the night where dishes had been reported to have been moved and dumped but had no luck in capturing anything there. We switched groups during the night to give everyone a chance to investigate, new member Andrea of Dubuque IA, Stephanie and Jordan were the second group to investigate the upstairs area with similar results. Reports so far have lead some to believe that an older male spirit may perhaps be responsible for some of the activity but that has yet to be proven. Several pictures (that are posted here) were also taken during the night that yielded some interesting results as well. It is our belief that this case needs to be looked into further and a return investigation planned, special thanks to George for inviting us to investigate its always a pleasure to return to Muscatine also known to some as “Pearl button” capital of the world. This case brought about some unexpected events that I think deserve a mention also .It was brought to our attention by a fan Kathy at “Culvers” in Davenport IA that more people are following our site and becoming fans of Mississippi Valley Paranormal and we would just like to welcome all of you who take an interest in our work and take a second to just say “Thank you”.

Personal experiences:

Stephanie- The EMF detector was set on the line between the kitchen and hallway and was sitting there dead for a good 5 minutes or so (since we arrived upstairs).  I asked it several questions with no results.  When I specifically asked if “it” wanted us to leave the EMF detector went off with about three to four beeps then went silent again.  It remained silent for the 30 seconds or so it took for us to leave the upstairs in accordance. Later in the evening, myself and other team members asked it to come near the detector, in which it would start going off.  Then I asked it to back away from it and the detector stopped.  This happened three or four times with everyone on the team as a witness.

Photos are for entertainment only and do not make claims of paranormal activity.

EVP youtube video

Bob has created a new video for MVP and it can be viewed on the mvp youtube link. Check it out! Thanks so much Bob, for your hard work!

Mississippi Valley Paranormal was contacted by Jim, the homeowner of a home in Illinois City, regarding activity in his home.
The following are some of the claims of activity:
This place has been haunted for a long time there were incidents during my grandparents time but the recent events have continued on for the last 25 years.  The serious haunting began with night visits to the bedrooms with heavy breathing and the room turning so cold you would have thought you could see your breath, that progressed to the bed being pushed down and waking you from a sound sleep, then to being shoved or poked.  This went on for some time then it finally slowed to today only an occasional event maybe every 6 months. We have a dog that is occasionally bothered and will jump up and bark at it or sometimes you can see her looking as if she sees something.  Drawers have been pulled open in front of a room full of people, pictures slammed down, lights being turned on or off, toilets flushing, clothes dryer being turned on.
The most current events are as follows you will hear conversations as if you can almost understand them but not quite, keys missing for 2 months then turning up in the middle of the living room floor.  This week a pile of change on the counter was there at 4 AM but missing at 8 AM with no one in the house.  The serious events with in the last few months have happened in the garage with myself and brother in the garage about to close it up after a projec. We heard a loud meow from the attic and thought it was a cat that had gotten in I went up to shoo it out and was calling it.  The noise got really loud came up to me then went past to the other end of the attic. There was no cat up there I told my brother and came down.  After I got down a popcorn tin was thrown from the attic and hit me, I threw it back and told it this is my garage.  This last month my brother went to the garage when he turned his back to leave he heard a noise, turned and the drawers on the big tool box were open he went and closed them before he got to the door they were opened
again.  He caught a glimpse of an old man walking past the door then
disappeared. My sister saw someone standing behind her as she looked at her reflection in the window.  She moved to see if it was a fluke but only her reflection moved when she looked behind her no one was there.

A team consisting of Becky, Bryce, Steve, Jordan, Paul, and Bob started the investigation with Bob and Steve setting up video equipment. A voice recorder was set in the basement next to some Native American artifacts. We then conducted an EVP session in the dining room/ kitchen area. During that time, we all experienced seeing the lazer light beam going out twice, with no explanation for it and no reoccurence of it at any other time.

The members split up with Jordan and Becky staying in the house, Bryce and Steve in the garage, and Bob and Paul in the wooded area. During the night, the members switched teams and did a thorough investigation of the home and grounds. All members experienced unexplained noises.

Becky and Bryce both reported hearing conversations through their headphones, but nothing was caught on any dvr. When Becky was sitting in the recliner, in the living room, it felt like something pushed on the back of the recliner. She also reported smelling the scent of flowers while sitting at the dining room table. Later during the night, Bob reported a floral scent, as well, and was not aware of Beckys earlier report of it.  Bryce reported that in the Garage he heard the sound of something hollow being hit (a storage drum possibly), movement of the attic ladder, and 2 meows from a cat that was unseen and not captured on audio. In the woods he heard the sound of a branch breaking, but this could have been an animal.

The team concluded the investigation after 3 hours.

The following unexplained audio was captured:

AUDIO
deep voice cleaned

help me

noise

thud

thump garage

unknown voice

very faint whisper garage

voice

whisper garage

whoosh

woo

PHOTOS

DVR set next to Native American artifacts

View of the basement with mist

Same view of the basement without the mist.

Team members Becky Conner, Steve Danielsen, and Bob Brading did a fantastic job representing the group at a presentation for the Muscatine Iowa Lions Club on April 15, 2010. Becky was contacted by George, a homeowner in Muscatine that MVP has investigated for 4 times in the past. He is a member of the Lions Club and wanted MVP to do a presentation for his group.

The presentation started with Becky making introductions and giving a brief history of MVP. Next Steve demonstrated some of the equipment that we use in our investigations to try to collect scientific evidence of the paranormal. Bob had created a 3 page handout that consisted of a flyer on the front page that had our website, youtube address, and contact information, and a multiple choice quiz of pararnormal terms on the second and third pages. Bob made a cd of 19 of our best EVPs from various investigations and Steve played that while Becky explained where each was from and what we believed was being said or heard. The presentation ended with a question and answer period and we had good audience participation for that.

We enjoyed ourselves and believe that the audience obtained a better understanding of our group and the paranormal in general.

In March 2010, Mississippi Valley conducted two investigations at the home of Kelly in Davenport. Kelly had contacted us for validation for a presence she felt was in the home.  Kelly thought of this woman as Helen and she was believed to be a past owner of the home. Kelly experienced lights, radio, and tv going off and on, and at one time felt she had been grabbed around the ankle, while walking up the stairs. She told of painting at the house and as she went to turn off the light in the entry, the extension pole crashed to the floor in the kitchen.  She also reported experiencing a really heavy  feeling.  Like that feeling that someone is watching you, but really heavy.
MVP conducted the first investigation with members Becky, Stephanie, Steve, Bob, Bryce, Sally, and Paul being present.  Because of possible contamination of evidence, a second investigation was scheduled for the following week. This investigation consisted of Becky, Bob, Steve, and Diana.

Personal Experiences from both investigations

Becky- In the right bedroom, we all heard a very loud noise after I asked for anything there to go closer to the emf to make it go off. I thought I saw a shadow out of the corner of my eye, out in the hallway. Steve, Stephanie, and I all heard an unexplained noise out in the hallway.   Stephanie and I both saw a very bright light flash on the lower part of the bedroom wall, right above the mopboard. I thought I saw a dark shadow pass in front of Steve. It seemed to block him out for a second, to the point where I could not see his light colored hat.

Bob- The only experience I had was seeing what looked like something going past the door frame at the top of the stairs on the second floor, I’m still not sure what it was, like the edge of something medium to light/brown only a few inches of it as it went past the door frame,I stopped at the top of the stairs and called out to see if anyone was upstairs and there wasn’t….?

Stephanie- I did see the small bright orb of light go across the wall once in the main bedroom upstairs collaborating Becky and Steve’s claims.

Steve- I did see the little balls of light in the main bedroom, and had something pulling my hair in the basement.  The hair pulling has yet to be determined being the fact there were several cobwebs hanging from the ceiling.

Steve- 2nd investigation: We were in the middle of a direct K2 conversation with something that was there in the house, when suddenly I lost all control.  I felt a cold sensation ride up my back, then out of nowhere I felt an overwhelming sadness that overtook me.  When asked what was wrong I abruptly answered “I don’t know.”  It was as if something took over my body and my emotions for what seemed to me like minutes, in reality it was like 5 seconds.  I had an experience similar to what a psychic medium would have.  I cannot explain it much more than this.  All I know is I will never forget the experience as long as I live.

Diana-  As for personal experiences the only thing I can say that I witnessed was the direct K2 conversation that we had going on. Which was awesome and I really do believe that Kelly has something there…….. I finally got through audio this weekend and I did have something weird happen, even though I didn’t catch anything tangible on my audio, I noticed when I went to listen to it, the last half or at least the last 1/4 of it didn’t record anything at all…….even though it says it recorded 3 hours of audio I bet there was only about 2 hours total that I listened to and it showed a full battery and my DVR isn’t full by any means it should have had plenty of room on it. But the last hour I left it up in the bathroom by itself while Steve and bob went up to the attic and Becky, me and Kelly went downstairs. Then Steve and Bob came back down to try to recreate the K2 session from earlier and that whole thing should have been on my audio and it wasn’t. Another thing I thought was weird is the fact I remember specifically when I went up there to get it while we were packing it up I remember seeing the red light on it and turning it off… so why didn’t I get anything?
AUDIO

click

die

diana light this is the audio of Diana seeing the pinpoints of light that Bob captured on film.

knock

snap

tap

thump and voice

walking

female laughing kelly’s house

voice 2 kelly’s home

voice 3 kelly’s house

female voice calling out

PHOTO

*Photos and video do not claim to be proof of the paranormal

Green and Blue pinpoints of light we were seeing

Green light enhanced

Blue light enhanced

Green and Blue lights circled

VIDEO

white orb

Sally made chili and entered it in a chili contest that was being held as part of Kids First Academy(Camanche) Family Fun night, held at Gils in Clinton. Bob and Paul were on hand to help her dish up the chili so that it could be judged. They all handed out flyers and business cards in an effort to make people in Clinton and surrounding areas aware of our group. Please look at the Gallery Page for pictures from this event!

Our Videographer, Bob Brading has just posted his latest Youtube Video entitled “The Tools of Ghost Hunting”. Check out this informative video at our Youtube link. Great job Bob!