Story By: Chad Alan

 

Beardslee Castle - Little Falls, New York

 

Considered one of Americas "most haunted houses," the Beardslee Castle was built in the 1860's and served as a home for the Beardlee's for 80 years.  It's now a restaurant and bar and safe to say, a paranormal haven.  Workers and guests have reported footsteps coming from areas where no one was around, hearing strange noises, seeing shadow figures and ghostly images in windows, and seeing strange lights zipping through the rooms.  One worker was in the basement at night and was chased out of the castle by a loud scream.  Another worker, many years ago, hung himself in the castle and it's logical that this event has left a scar.

 

With Jason Hawes out dealing with family matters, TAPS co-founder Grant Wilson was accompanied by Steve Gonsalves and they headed to the kitchen to try and debunk a door in the kitchen opening and closing by it self.  They were able to show that the draft from one door opening does make another door in the kitchen open and close.  They headed to the dining room to see if they could witness the shadows that have been reported by workers and guests.  Before they even had a chance to test the shadows being cast by cars driving by at night, Grant was stopped in his tracks by what he thought was somebody singing.  Amy Bruni was in the basement or dungeon as it's referred to, and believed she heard a woman's voice.  Not long after this they both experienced the same sounds or noises.  Next they began hearing footsteps coming from above them even though no other team members were on that floor.  Other members of the team did hear the same sounds coming from other areas of the castle.

 

Kris Williams and Dave Tango spent time in the upstairs area and were experiencing a type of thumping, as if something was trying to communicate with them.  They also believed they heard some keys jingling. The noise stopped and they hoped to get some more evidence on their audio recorders when they did their post investigation review.

 

Not a whole lot of additional items came up during the review of the evidence except for one interesting EVP that seemed to say "Yes" that was sort of out of place for the questions being asked.  A lot of hype for dud of an investigation.

 

Olson House - Savannah, GA

 

TAPS heads back to its house investigation roots to help out a family who seem to have a ghost that may be a member of a former family who lived in the house.  Nonee appears as a 12 year old girl, much younger then the Nonee who died at age 54 and did live in the house.  Nonee seems to be the star of the hauntings, being seen by the family and visitors who have spent time in the house.  Neighbor kids who have spent the night have reported seeing Nonee playing jacks on the floor next to the bed they were sleeping in.  Dark shadows and sounds of footsteps have also been reported by the family.

 

Jason and Grant started their investigation upstairs and it wasn't long before Grant felt something pass by him followed by some footsteps on the stairs and then later in the hallway.  The noises eventually stopped.

 

Amy and Kris were the next to investigate the upstairs bedrooms, where Nonee is said to be seen the most.  They set up a new piece of equipment called a "laser spectrum" in the hallway as another way to capture any movement.  Nothing substantial to report outside of a few strange noises.

 

Dave and Steve went up to the attic where the owner of the house is said to always feel unwelcomed.  Although they spent a lot of time in the attic and ran multiple EVP sessions, nothing obvious got their attention.

 

One interesting piece of evidence that was caught on tape was a thumping sound that seemed to come in response to questions that Grant was asking during one of the EVP sessions.  They team did have a few personal experiences but could not get Nonee to come out and play.

 

Ghost Hunters airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Syfy.  Check your local listings, especially since the HD channels offer different times for the show.

 

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