For those who knew we were attempting a live stream this evening:

It is not working

Unfortunately the wifi is not connecting and it is not looking good to resolve tonight.

JCPI has welcomed two new team members this week to our staff! While they aren’t “new” to us, we are glad to have them officially join our ranks!

Adam and Monica Roberts have formerly head up Mid America Paranormal Investigations aka MAPI out of Holts Summit, Missouri. We joined up on a joint investigation a few years ago with them investigating a burial mound and haven’t much parted since. We have mutually included our teams in several investigations since, joined up for radio spots with KOPN and online radio with PEMA as well. Inspiring each other to be better investigators and becoming close friends! Adam also works with the Jefferson City Conventions and Visitors Bureau working at the Missouri State Penitentiary and formerly was a guard when it was in commission.

Unfortunately through a series of attrition of his seasoned team and attempts to train new team members Adam had decided to retire MAPI and he didn’t even have to ask, we are pleased to have them!

Adam joins us as a lead investigator with a forte for quick and detail oriented data review! Bringing his never ending thirst for answers, a wealth of knowledge and experience and a fun attitude!

Welcome to the ranks!

Our Current team:

Michael Joseph
Marie Lacey
Justin Proctor
Janiece Zareicki
Michael Lear
Maggie Scott
Adam Roberts
Monica Roberts

On occasion we receive or run across online a compelling photo and people asking real or fake? Sometimes they are posted as genuine originals. Here is one that was posted on Facebook and a friend in common tagged me in a thread to conjecture it’s authenticity. Best as I can read it’s original photo credit belongs to a person nicknamed “Precious” posted via Mandi Kemps Wall.

The image was familiar. And a quick search through the Free IPhone App “Ghost Capture” confirmed my suspicion. While I won’t fault the source for bored out of his/her mind looking for some Internet based hospital room fun to help digest the Jello I will say this is definitively Fake. The proof is in the recreation. In this case, her twin sister from Room 1412, spoiling the fun.

What was most disturbing, there were over 50 replies on the original and only 2 citing possible fake. The second citing another web image of the same added ghosting but no detailed cause for explanation. Like 93% fading on the slider.

***comment from Facebook via Mid-America Paranormal Investigations page: Larry D . States: “Your article on the little ghost girl I-phone app missed a very important point. The picture was immediately pointed out as a fake I-phone app. But the person kept removing and blocking the people who showed this. The picture has over 3870 shares now. The sad part is when a person intentionally perpetuates a hoax.”

Indeed.

Here is another image I received last year from an anonymous submission from the Missouri State Penitentiary Tour Participant citing though anonymous, a credible source for authenticity.

Again the same app, I recreated this photo with a photo I had in my phone, same location, but faded a bit more to recreate:

In their defense, both photos claimed “no photoshop” , which wasn’t a lie. Being “Ghost Capture” is it’s own trademark

Happy Debunking!

Michael

Just to add, she reared her creepy little head once again on my Facebook wall. Paranormal teams are only discrediting themselves with similar images posted as evidence on their pages. This was another researchers recreation to debunk as well!! This little girl is viral!

We just passed a defense act allowing imprisonment indefinitely without trial. Unconstitutional. Now we seek to limit other freedoms… Freedoms that may disallow pages like this.

Think about it …but tomorrow, we might fear to write about it.

Wishing everyone many blessings in the new year! We hope you had a very blessed Holiday Season as well!

Special thank you to Paranormal Task Force for inviting Michael Joseph of JCPI to participate in their semi-monthly public investigation of the Pythian Castle in Springfield MO. In addition to the great folks at PTF and myself, we saw some familiar faces from our MSP events and even got to meet a group from Arkansas. Andrew Selfridge of OKCGC and freelance paranormal technical guru and blogger, tech reviewer and published contributor to Paranormal Underground Magazine also joined this event as a special guest.

The evening started at 7pm with overcast conditions, 60 degrees with wind 10mph and ended with a cold rain in the 40s by 4am.

Data review is still under review:

JCPI noted EMF fields .0 to 3.8 as a baseline throughout, some of the higher fields present in the basement.

JCPI Filmed throughout the event with ISI Vision3 Raytheon Core BST Thermal Imager with redundant Nightvision Sony DCR-SR45 with IR illuminators. EMF sweep with Mel-Meter single axis. Still images taken both by Pentax DSLR and Nikon 5700 Modified Open Spectrum DSLR Style with IR Illumination. We only utilized audio capture by Sony DCR video and redundant Olympus control recorder slaved into thermal feed for audio stamping and imager noise contamination control at the source. JCPI video apparatus kept mobile on the “Noose” shoulder rig for non-permanent equipment deployment. No DVRs deployed for public safety on cabling. Due to humidity Ion Sensors were not deployed, Static EMF Arrays not deployed due to fields present. However some evp sessions had one present for static monitor.

Andrew Selfridge came mobile equipped with his Self-built (and ever impressive) Fig-Rig equipped with his FLIR with Redundant Nightvision video from a Sony DCR-SR65. As well as equipped with IR Imager for still images, Sony LPCM for EVP Audio capture, Creepy Hollow style IR Illuminators. A nice all in one mobile rig! Andrew also set up a PX device session in the queen suite “office”.

PTF were excellent hosts, loaned metering devices to the public, trained and deployed a Paranormal Puck Session in the front Parlor as well.

Early on, Andrew reported an audible anomaly consistent with a whisper in his war near the queen suite during the tour. We audited the tour from the very back and no one was present in our area. Later on the first rotation I experienced an audible anomaly of a two-syllable “growl” approaching the office off of the queen suite. These experiences were reasons to choose to work in this area near midnight.

We also had a door prematurely close on us entering the theater. Held open with a wedge, it was thrust closed with force, the wedge displaced nearly a foot away from door edge. Dara review reveals it was not caught on video and thermal, as I saw the event, as it occurred during my photographic walkthrough. Andrew was just past the doorway with cams forward and likely only captured audio.

Several participants reported unexpected battery drain in several devices. Andrew had premature drain in both his FLIR and Sony DCR and Mobile DVR for thermal capture. I experienced abrupt battery drain with Thermal Imager failure at first test prior to start of event. I was able to boot thermal with back-up battery. No issues after until Midnight session in queen suite. Battery began prematurely fluctuating with poor thermal capture in Queen suite office. After three reboots, the battery normalized for further capture with no issue. At 2am I swapped for recharged Battery 1 (recharged on site) which had no further unusual battery fluctuation. Both thermal batteries were fully charged prior to event start and kept climate controlled prior to event. The Sony DCR experienced on premature long-life battery fail after 3 hours use.

Data review is pending completion:

Sorry for the lack of updates! But here are some images from our recent Private Paranormal Overnight Investigation at the MSP! Joining JCPI was Active Paranormal Research (APR) out of Kansas City, Mo*IST – Missouri Investigations Into Spirit Tracks of Holts Summit, Kris Wyatt from Columbia Paranormal Society and while MAPI- Mid- America did not make it after all last minute, there DVR and equipment did so we consider them a part as well! Thank you to the Conventions and Visitors Bureau of Jefferson City for hosting a wonderful venue!

(yes, though we work with the CVB we enjoyed paying for a stress free private night and had wonderful guides to oversee our night as well!)

Though data review continues, here are some shots of the 16 cam DVR coverage we had in A-Hall!

Investigators present:
Chad Cloud, Kristeena Cloud- APR
Patrick Potts – Mo*IST
Kris Wyatt- CPS
Michael Joseph, Marie Lacey, Justin & Jen Proctor, Lisa Barrett, Michael Lear-JCPI
DVR loan and data review-Adam Roberts, MAPI
Clear, 47 degrees median temp. Winds 12mph.

A teacher emailed me regarding our site and being able to use some “out of the box” ways to keep students interested in History. One student asked we share this site with you! So here it is:

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JCPI’s Marie Lacey was featured in the Tribune for her work with the Prison Tours and the Jefferson City Conventions and Visitors Bureau!

the Tribune Article here!

Great Article Marie!

Episode airs Nov 2, 2011. Next Wednesday!

http://m.syfy.com/s/18222/Videos?&indexSelected=1