I have had many crazy experiences in
the years I have been investigating. I have seen and heard things that I have
never been able to explain. I have captured audio that gave me the chills, and
sometimes freaked me out a little.
Occasionally I recorded an EVP that
captivated me. It made me want to find more answers for the client and the
spirit that allowed me the privilege of capturing their voice from beyond. The
answers were rarely available.
Spirits don’t speak on command. They
don’t always communicate in ways that we understand. They don’t carry on a
conversation or always answer questions. It’s one of the many things about the
paranormal that as investigators, we simply don’t understand. I am not sure we
ever will.
I have been on investigations where I
captured a spirit, on audio, speak the name of one of my fellow investigators. I
always wondered how that person felt when they heard their name. I always
thought it must be a little unnerving to hear.
I always wondered why a spirit would
have such a connection with one of us that they would feel the need to connect
on such a personal level. Did they have a message for us? Were they trying to
tell us something?
Shortly after I joined A.L.P.S we
went out to one of our first investigations, a residential. There was an
orchard located right next to the property and there had been reports of
activity in the orchard. Feeling that the close proximity of the orchard could
possibly be causing issues with the property, we decided to send investigators
into the orchard throughout the night.
Later in the night, Anna and I
decided to move out to the orchard. I brought my new camcorder with me so I
could record our experience. I was excited about being able to capture something
paranormal on video.
As we walked around the orchard, in
complete darkness, Anna saw something moving ahead of us. I heard her comment
on what she saw, but I was too busy trying to change my mini-DVD that had just
run out. I didn’t realize that she had moved on ahead of me.
As I fumbled with my camcorder, in
the dark, I lost track of where Anna was. I remember wondering where she was as
I made my way through the orchard. I eventually met up with her.
I went home and listened to the audio
from my digital recorder. When I came to our time in the orchard I captured
some audio that really shocked me. As I was wondering where Anna was in the
orchard, I captured a female voice clearly say, “she’s up ahead Scott.” The voice
had a pronounced accent. It was a “class A” EVP, which is the best quality you
can capture.
I let Anna listen to the EVP. We were
both amazed at the quality and intelligence of what we captured. It had us both
a little puzzled, but like most evidence we couldn’t explain it.
We moved on to our next residential
investigation. During the course of the night I captured a female voice, with a
heavy accent say, “Scott.” I was stunned! It was the same female from the
orchard. Anna even listened and confirmed it.
Our next residential investigation none
of our investigators captured an EVP, except for me. As Anna was speaking, I
captured the same woman, again, say my name.
Our next investigation was The
National Hotel. It was, as we call it, a “fun” investigation. We had no client.
We were only there to see what we could find because the hotel intrigued all of
us with its age and incredible history. My female friend never showed up.
I started to see a pattern. She
always showed up during residential investigations, but she never showed up
during our business or “fun” investigations. I would even try to get her to
communicate with me during EVP sessions and she never came through.
The more I heard her speak my name
the more I wondered why she was following me from investigation to investigation.
who was she? Had I somehow known her? Was she trying to tell me something?
In the end I decided not to dwell on
it. Maybe it was better not to know. Maybe we aren’t meant to know what it
means when a spirit speaks your name.