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Itmann WV!
Brief History
Located in the southern part of West Virginia Coordinates: Lat: 37.57333, Long: -81.41833 in Wyoming county. The community was named after I.T. Mann, coal operator. Itmann is an unincorporated former mining town between Pineville and Mullens. The Itmann mine was opened in 1918 by the Pocahontas Fuel Co. (now CONSOL). It was named after the president of the company, Issac T. Mann, or I. T. Mann which was eventually shortened down to Itmann. During the 1950s and 1960s it was the most productive mine in West Virginia. By the 1980s Island Creek Coal Co. was mining in Pocahontas No. 3 at Itmann, employing around 500 miners. Eventually the mine was closed, but the company store is still standing and is a registered historical landmark in West Virginia. During his campaign, John F. Kennedy entered one of the three Itmann mines while visiting the then booming neighboring city, Mullens. There was also a large mine explosion on December 16th, 1972 in the Itmann Mine #3 where many people died. Itmann is still an active community with a Council for Aging office and a welding shop that fabricates escalators for mines
The Home!
The home use to be a Doctors office that was used during the time the mines were opened for business. Since the closure of the office it was passed on to six other people to use over a period of time. The home is now owned by Eddie and Cathy (Cat) Francis who have lived there since 2002. They have reported some unusual paranormal activities and were curious about what was going on in their home. They never considered having anyone in their home until an incident occurred when they heard a males voice calling out the name of their grand child. There was now some concerns due to that event. They have contacted TAPS The Atlantic Paranormal Society for assistance in which they referred the case to their TAPS Family Member North America Ghost Hunters which was founded by Jim Beach Sr and his wife Rita Beach. Mr. Beach and his assistant Angela Bernath arrived to the Francis's home and conducted an interview with Eddie and Cathy (Cat) Francis along with their daughter Sammie.
After North America Ghost Hunters conducted their interview, they have taken their equipment which was a digital voice recorder and all film back to Winfield WV to be analyzed. After about a week, they contacted The Francis's with news, that they have captured evp's which means "Electronic Voice Phenomena" a device that can capture the voices of disembodied spirits, and have scheduled an investigation which took two months to gather a plan
to help the Francis's.
Reported Activities!
Reported activities have been shadows, footsteps, voices, and toys turning on from time to time.
The Interview Findings Below!
Interview Photo's!
There were no evidence caught on photo's.
Interview Video's!
Video was not used during interview.
Interview EVP'S!
Here are the evp's we have captured and it's location. If you are unable to hear the EVP's please turn your volume up. Please note we are in process of fixing the players if the players play when first opening this page please refresh the page no player should be playing until you click on the player.
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Before setting up our equipment we took some readings about the weather conditions etc. Below is our log on the current conditions at the home.
conditions Location: xxx River Rd. Itmann, WV Date: August 25, 2007 Moon Phase: 81.3% full
Weather Temp: 77 F Cloudy Overcast Rainy
We are near: River Creek Mountain Forest Railway
The location is: Busy Old Well kept
The area is: Wooded Hilly Mountainous
And the following are present: Boulders Large Rocks Gravel Trees
The wind is: Shifting Hot
The Team!
The investigation team was held with six people, below are the names of the investigative team.
Jim Beach Sr-Founder/Lead Investigator Angela Bernath-Investigator Zachary Bernath-Investigator in training Sarah-Special guest Douglas Beach -Investigator Zachary Collins -Investigator in training
The Setup!
700PM Setting up equipment. Placed nightvision camera in attic. Setup security camera in daughters room over looking hall and childs room. Setup cam in livingroom facing the toy that was said to play on it's own.
The Equipment used!
1Tripod 1 Fuji Digital Camera 2 Sony DCR-HC36 800x Digital Zoom Camcorder w/ Super Nightshot 1 Sony CCD TRV37 Video 8XR 200X Digital Zoom w/Nightshot 2 IR Extenders 6 Sony Camcorder batteries 1 doz Duracell Batteries AA-AAA-9V 1 Security Camera 2 Olympus 35mm Cameras 1 Nikon 35mm Camera 8 Rolls 35mm Film 6 MiniDV Film Tape 4 Fuji High Quality P6-120 Hi-8 Film 2 Cellsensor EMF 1 Low ELF 1 K-II Emf 2 Olympus DVR 2 Sony DVR 1 Strobe Light 4 Extention Cords 3 Surge Protector 1 Desktop PC (Trust me I wish It was a laptop :) )
The Investigation!
9:30PM Assigned each group of two to their perspective locations, starting off with evp sweeps
10:00PM While in the livingroom area performing our evp sweep Zachary Collins and I were sitting on seperate sofas when we heard a "Boing" behind me from where I was sitting, we both went to see where it was coming from and noticed there was nothing that could have made the noise.
10:15PM Zachary Collins and I moved towards the bedroom where the male voice was to have been heard. We performed evp sweeps and taking photo shots. Nothing occurred during the 45 minutes we in the room.
11:00PM Switched investigators around, while we were switching teams we were asked if we heard a "boing" noise earlier, everyone in the home heard the noise including Sarah who was sitting on the top of the ladder in the attic.
11:30 Break for all investigators.
12:00AM Break over, I decided to bring in the owner with us in the attic due to our past analysis of the evps we have captured. We spent almost 1 hour in the attic trying to communicate with the spirits with the K-II detector, while we were asking questions we did have some activity with the cellsensor that spiked up to 4.0. The only experience I have had while in the attic was near the double door that lead to the other side of the unfinished attic and I began to feel light headed and a little queezy to the stomach,this was the point where we were going to try an attempt with the K-II, but I am a skeptic on the useage of communicating with the spirit with this device. Upon questioning we asked if it was a male, nothing happened, then we asked if it was a female, then the K-II lite up as if it was trying to communicate. After a series of questions this is what it was claiming... 1- it was a female. 2- She said she was 7 years old. 3- She passed away by natural causes. 4- She also said she was the one who liked the banjo and plucked the string. 5- She also said that she was not alone and that there were other children there with her as well as an Adult Male and Female. With this I cannot say "yes" the place haunted by the answers to the questions that were asked, but as I have stated I am a skeptic to the K-II detector. The only way to verify that the answers were correct will be when we analyze the DVR'S.
1:00AM We have brought in the owners wife and daughter to see if we can get some more evidence, there was no more activities at this point. We stayed in the attic until the investigation was at it's end.
2:30AM End of Investigation.
Investigation Finding's!
Here are the findings of the August 25, 2007 investigation in Itmann, WV.
Investigation Photo's!
There were nothing paranormal caught on photos like shadows, mists, or vortex. Except for a possible glare that may have reflected to give it the appearance of an orb, but then again it may be.
Investigation Video's!
During the investigation
Nothing was captured on night cam.
Investigation EVP'S!
Here are the evp's we have captured and it's location. If you are unable to hear the EVP's please turn your volume up.
After reviewing all of the evidence we have collected, we try to debunk things before claiming a home or establishment is Haunted. please let me give you some idea about haunting or haunted...
Haunted or Haunting...To inhabit, visit, or appear in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being.
This can be sounds of activity, voices being heard through actual hearing or voice recorder, objects being moved, sightings of apparitions, shadows, etc.. in a location when people are present and then no one is there physically. So in this case we would have to label the France's home as "Haunted".
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Cathy and Eddie Francis's Comment!
On Aug. 25th 2007 The North America Ghost Hunters came to our house to do an investigation. Jim and his group was very professional, they treated us and our home with respect. We were real pleased with how well the investigation went. They found some amazing evps. I have invited North America Ghost Hunters back into our home. We would highly recommend them to anyone who may need their help.
Eddie and Cat Francis
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