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December 7, 2007 - Check back for updates soon after!
The story:
Dr. Abraham Mitchell built a house in 1769 on land in Elkton. He had a medical practice in Cecil and Harford Counties. He converted his home into a hospital during the Revolutionary War. In 1933 the Sclavos family purchased the home. John Sclavos was only a small child when his family moved into the Mitchell House. John had two dreadful encounters with ghostly spirits when he was a teenager. He was in his bed one evening relaxing, when something forcefully grabbed him. The ghostly hand rocked him back and forth like the ghost was trying to wake him up. There was no one there and he found this very frightening. This happened to him twice over a four-month period. His sister Mary was awakened from a deep sleep and she had the feeling like someone was in her room. When she looked up toward the ceiling she saw two hands reaching for her. She reached out and grabbed the two hands that seemed to be female. Mary said, "Oh my god," and the hands disappeared. John's mother was periodically awakened by a ghostly figure dressed in dark clothing standing at the foot of her bed. The maid saw a ghostly woman appear in front of her when she was busy cleaning. The ghostly figure was dressed in clothing from another century. The ghost asked the maid what the name of the family was who lived in the house. The maid gave the ghost the family name and then the ghost walked through the door and disappeared. The maid ran horrified from the house. On occasions the family saw a ghostly apparition float down the stairs and disappear. The family also heard unexplained footsteps and loud noises of heavy items being dropped. The family dog would growl at the ghostly apparition. In 1952 the Sclavo family sold the house to the Rollins family and the strange occurrences continued. Tracey Williams, the granddaughter of the owner, came to care for her grandmother while she was ill. She sensed a presence in her room that woke her up. She looked around and at the foot of her bed she saw a ghostly man that disappeared right in front of her. The house is now the law offices for Edward D.E. Rollins, III. He said some times when he works late, the hair on the back of his neck stands up and he has the feeling someone is there. His secretary has endured some strange incidents in the house. One evening she turned the lights off in the office and she went to get into her car and when she looked back the lights were back on. Rollins' six-year-old son Kyle came to visit the office and the child asked to be shown around. The child was carried to the basement and when they got to the bottom of the stairs, he pointed his hand and asked who the man was. There was no man there but the child insisted that he could see a man who was wearing a hat. The child liked to be taken to the basement when he would come for a visit and he always said the man was still there. The Mitchell House has been converted into apartments which are above the office. The sounds of footsteps and furniture being dragged are still heard in this house.
The Case:
07:00pm: Four Delaware Ghost Hunter investigators arrived at the Mitchell House in Elkton, Maryland.
08:15pm: After a tour of the Mitchell House and discussing previous experiences with the Clients, Investigators Jo and Maria along with Guest Investigator Brittany, did a thorough EMF and
Temp sweep and recorded base readings for the night. Investigator Jason prepared the remaining equipment in an office downstairs. When the investigators returned from the Sweep, cameras were placed in areas
that were reported to have paranormal activity take place.
08:30pm: Lights Out. Team 1 headed to the basement and Team 2 headed to the second floor.
09:30pm: Teams swapped floors. Team One to the 2ND floor and Team two to the basement.
10:00pm: Team one assigned to the attic and Team two assigned to the first(main) floor.
10:30pm: Teams switched floors.
11:00pm: Teams temporarily do a "free roam" of the house in an attempt to capture paranormal activity.
11:20pm: Termination of investigation. Discussion of activity taking place throughout the night.
Summation of possible paranormal events:
During the initial walk-through, investigators did not have any strong feelings toward a particular room, floor, or area. We separated into two teams, each with walkies to keep in contact
with each other and to know the whereabouts at any given time. As the investigation continued, several events were reported by investigators as well as clients.
Event 1: Investigator Jo had claims of seeing what appeared to be a shadow on the wall in the shape of a head, then dissappeared. Shadow was in a direction that made it impossible to be from an investigator.
Event 2: Investigator Jason see's what appeared to be a shadow on the landing of the second floor stairwell, just below the attic entrance. Previous reported activity occured here as well, approximately 15 years ago.
Event 3: Investigator Jason, Guest Investigator Brittany, and two of the clients attempted to capture paranormal activity in the second floor. Investigator Jason asked if there was a spirit present and if so, could it make
a tapping noise to verify it's presence. Each person noted approximately 5 knocks from the stairwell area immediately following the question. No one was present in the area the knocks occured.
Event 4: Client reported seeing a black mass cover the top wall of a second floor office. This place was in the area where Investigator Jo had reported the head-shaped shadow. Events were separated by more than two hours.
Event 5: Investigators Jason and Maria along with clients were attempting to capture EVP and photo in the main office on the first floor. Investigator Jason, along with two clients hear what sounds to be something rolling across the floor
in the office directly above where we were at. Investigator Jason walkied the other team and verified no one was present on that floor or no one had rolled anything. The office from where the noise came had an office chair with wheels, but was on carpet and hadn't moved from its original position.
The source was never able to be identified.
Event 6: Investigator Jason reported hearing what sounded like a little girls voice (saying "dad") coming from the attic area when attempting to capture EVP on the landing where activity had previously taken place.
EVP Evidence
"Can't be found." (Random Capture, 2nd Floor))
Inconclusive EVP (Random Capture, Attic)
"Who hanged you?" (Random Capture, 2nd Floor)
First voice - "Who did?" , followed by "I'll bang". Both sound female. Even though
there were female investigators present, the voices did not resemble those present.
"Anna, you left us." (Random Capture, 2nd Floor) This EVP needed utilization of a noise removal
tool due to the low frequency capture which accounts for the mechanical sound in the background.
Potential Photographic Evidence
Photo's taken in succession. Notice the orb doesn't move, but changes color.
Moving orb in the corner of the attic.
Possible Orb located near ceiling.
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