What is electronic voice phenomena?
Electronic voice phenomena - or EVP - is a mysterious event in which human-sounding voices from an unknown source are heard on recording tape, in radio station noise and other electronic media. Most often, EVPs have been captured on audiotape. The mysterious voices are not heard at the time of recording; it is only when the tape is played back that the voices are heard. Sometimes amplification and noise filtering is required to hear the voices.
Some EVP is more easily heard and understood than others. And they vary in gender (men and women), age (women and children), tone and emotion. They usually speak in single-words, phrases and short sentences. Sometimes they are just grunts, groans, growling and other vocal noises. EVP has been recorded speaking in various languages.
The quality of EVP also varies. Some are difficult to distinguish and are open to interpretation as to what they are saying. Some EVP, however, are quite clear and easy to understand. EVP often has an electronic or mechanical character to it; sometimes it is natural sounding. The quality of EVP is categorized by researchers:
*Class A: Easily understood by almost anyone with little or no dispute. These are also usually the loudest EVPs.
*Class B: Usually characterized by warping of the voice in certain syllables. Lower in volume or more distant sounding than Class A. Class B is the most common type of EVP.
*Class C: Characterized by excessive warping. They are the lowest in volume (often whispering) and are the hardest to understand.
The most fascinating aspect of EVP is that the voices sometimes respond directly to the persons making the recording. The researchers will ask a question, for example, and the voice will answer or comment. Again, this response is not heard until later when the tape is played back.
**Some EVP's may emit a high volume hiss (due to some original/unedited file attachments). Please adjust volume before playing**
**Best listened to with headphones and on loop/repeat**
Each EVP is a clickable link which will automatically play in your default media player.
12/02/05 Session - Private Residence
EVP-1. The first part of this is difficult to interpret, the last part sounds like "I wanna..." OR "I want her..." (Original EVP)
12/02/05 Session - Private Residence
1."A*shole" (?) (Reversed EVP)
12/05/05 Session - Private Residence
1. "I Love You..." (Reversed EVP,Rapid/Listen for the syllables)
2. "Come In..." (Reversed EVP)
12/07/05 Session - Private Residence
1. "Hey..." (Reversed EVP, 12/07/05)
12/12/05 Session - Private Residence
1. "Linda..." (Original EVP)
2. "Right now..." or "I'm Here..." (Reversal of EVP-6)
12/18-19/05 Session - Sharon Hill Memorial Park
1. "I can't complain..." or "talk to me..." (Original EVP, 12/18/05)
2. "Is he ok?" or "Do you want that?" (Original EVP, 12/19/05)
3. "Think about it." (Original EVP, 12/19/05)
12/21/05 Session - Sharon Hill Memorial Park
1. "Yeah, I know." (Original EVP)
2. "Not right." (Reverse EVP of previous clip)
12/31/05 Session - Sharon Hill Memorial Park
1. "It's too late." or "Silly." (Original EVP)
2. "It is not right, Mr. Simpson." (Edited EVP for hiss removal)
3. "Henry's." (Original EVP)
01/04/06 Session - Barratt's Chapel - Frederica, Delaware
1. "Drop It." (Original EVP)
2. "Help Me." (Original EVP,Taken in Same area as 12-31 Session)
3. "You don't know her" or "You don't love her" (Original EVP)
4. "I..am..Thomas." (Original EVP)
5. "...unknown evp" (Original EVP, Captured immediately after #4)
01/08/06 Session - Barratt's Chapel - Frederica, Delaware
1. "Hey Edward." (Original EVP)
2. "hello..." (Original EVP)
3. "Who is this?" (Original EVP)
4."Henry dies." (Original EVP)
1/11/06 Session - Sharon Hill Memorial Park
1."they (or we) are back." (Original EVP)
2."Let me fight for you." or "That'd be fine for you" (Edited EVP)
3. "Have you talked to Chris?" (Reversed/Edited EVP of #2)
4. "Marine." (Original EVP,After a Lead Investigator asked "What's your rank?")
5. "Airman." (Reverse EVP of #4)
01/13/06 Session - Sharon Hill Memorial Park
1. "I'm Hungry." (?) (Original EVP)
2. "Come In, 1-2-3." (Original EVP)
3. "Take care of her." (Original EVP, Captured after investigator asked "Can you hear me right now?")
01/27/06 Session - Barratt's Chapel - Frederica, Delaware
1. "Please let him sleep." or "William Smith" (Original EVP)
2. "(unknown?) , I love you." or "There's two of you." (Reversed EVP of #1)
2. "I want Chocolate." (Edited EVP - Noise Removal)
01/31/06 Session - Smyrna Odd Fellows Cemetary, Delaware
1. "I'm....seven." (Original EVP, after Investigator asked "How old are you?")
02/10/06 Session - The Green - Dover, Delaware
1. "Waskowski" or "Russ Haslett." (Original EVP, near the John Haslett Armory)
2. "It's not healthy" or "Someone help me." (Reverse EVP of #2)
3. "We were dead too." or "we were scared to." (Original EVP)
4. "for a year." (Edited EVP for noise reduction, asked "How long have you been here?")
5. "over a year." (Reversed/Edited EVP of #5 for noise reduction)
02/16/06 Session - The Green - Dover, Delaware
1. "Happy New Year..." (Original EVP)
2. "I'm Here." (Edited EVP - noise reduction, answered when investigator asked "Is Anyone Here?")
04/22/06 Session - Fort Dupont and Gracelawn Memorial Cemetary
1. "Get 'em out..." (Original EVP)
2. "This Ghost is Here." or "This goes right here." (Original EVP)
3. "I broke it." (Reverse of EVP #2)
1. "Let those children play..." (Original EVP, taken in the Childrens Section of the Cemetary)
1. "Stop it...Stop it.." (Original EVP)
1. "Wasn't this by you?" (Original EVP)
1. "(overlapping voices)" (Original Unknown EVP, after Investigator asked "What is your name?")
1. "Who's that?" (Original EVP)
It's been a while since we last updated the EVP section, but we are back at it!
07/01/06 Session - Fort Delaware
1. "They were supposed to come back for me." (Original EVP, after investigator asked "How long have you been here?")
07/30/06 Session - Gettysburg Battlefields (PA) Battlefields
1. "Help me..." (Slightly Cleaned for Clarification)
08/01/06 Session - Manassas (VA/Bull Run) Battlefields
1. "I'll kill him" (Slightly Cleaned for Clarification)
2. "Don't be scared." (Slightly Cleaned for Clarification)
3. "Hang him." or "Hey you." (Slightly Cleaned for Clarification)
08/11/06 Session - Silver Lake Cemetery
1. "They've almost got her." (Original Version)
2. "There are too many." (Original Version/reversed)
3. "Let's go with them." (Original Version)
4. "There's a reason." (Original Version/Reversed)
5. "Look at me." or "They can't be." (Original Version/Investigators speaking, then evp at end of clip)
10/13/06 Session - The Green and Christ Episcopal Church - Dover, Delaware
1. "They'd shoot me." (Original Version, after investigator asked "Why are you here?")
4. "Where is he?....(then unknown response at end) " (Original Version, After investigator asked "Is there anything you would like to say before we leave?")
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*These EVP's have been evaluated by the DGH Staff and are solely based on the opinions of what WE believe to have heard.*
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