Arrival
All PIM group members arrived around 9 p.m. at Willow Creek and unloaded their equipment. While Al gave Noah and Karen a tour of the location, Michael (a sensitive) began doing his impressions of the location. Karen (another sensitive) also did her impressions of the location during the tour.
After Noah and Michael took a walk through together, they went outside to do an outdoor walk through of the property, which included the barn and the shed. While in the shed, they got an electromagnetic field (EMF) fluctuation with their meters while asking questions. During this time, Karen sat with Al in the house to go over the history of Willow Creek.
After getting the history, the team setup equipment throughout the house. The type and location for each piece are described below.
Video Cameras:
1) SONY with big IR Illuminator (Chris’) – facing living room/kitchen
2) SONY Handicam with IR Illuminators (Steve’s) – Originally in parlor facing Parlor and side “Blue” room – later moved to end of Parlor Room facing Main Front Room.
3) Video Camera with IR Illuminator (Michael’s) – placed in Original Basement along with a red laser light to watch for movement
4) PANASONIC Mini DV with IR Illuminator (Michael’s camera with Chris’ Illuminator) – placed originally in upstairs Bathroom aimed down the hallway. Later moved to Main Bedroom.
5) SONY SR-80 w/Illuminators (Noah’s) – Was used a free-moving camera.
Voice Recorders:
1) OLYMPUS-3100PC (Steve’s) – placed in Parlor Room on door being refinished – RECORDER FULL
2) OLYMPUS DS-40 (Steve’s) – originally placed in upstairs hallway near bathroom, but then replaced OLYMPUS-3100PC recorder in Parlor Room – RECORDER FULL
3) OLYMPUS WS-100 (Chris’) – placed in New Basement on duct work – recorder then placed in Parlor Room
4) SONY P-520 (Chris’) – placed on stereo in Main Front Room
5) SONY P620 (Chris’) – placed on dresser in Lily’s Room
6) SONY P620 (Chris’) – placed on wicker table in Main Bedroom
7) SONY ICD-UX70 (Michael’s) – placed on shelving unit in Original Basement
8) SONY P-520 (Karen’s) – Free moving-voice recorder – used throughout the house/property
9) SONY P-520 (Michael’s) – Free moving-voice recorder – used throughout the house/property
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT:
Tri-field Meters
Weather Station
K2 Meter
Motion Detectors
Canon PowerShot A530
Point-and-Shoot Cameras
UV Flashlights
After all of the equipment was placed and started, the power was shut off throughout the house with Al’s permission. Al laid down in the living room to sleep, where he would stay the rest of the evening.
Investigation
Members of PIM began their investigation in the original basement around 12:25 a.m. During the Electronic Voice Phenomenon (EVP) session, there were times a rustling or some sort of noise was heard in the northeast corner of the basement by the copper piping. It may have been from the filtering system. No unusual activities occurred while PIM was in this room.
The group then decided to head to the second floor. They continued to do the investigation in “Lily’s Room”. Several times during the group’s EVP session, noises /knocks were heard by the team – they were unable to figure out what caused them. No paranormal activities occurred at this time.
It was then decided to try an EVP session in the newer basement. It was easy to hear noises from upstairs during this part of the investigation. The group then moved to the parlor on the first floor. No occurrences happened in either location.
The group would end its first night of active investigating around 2:45 a.m. The power was put back on, and all recorders and video cameras were kept on while all PIM members and Al slept. Noah and Karen were in the Parlor, and Michael was in the Master Bedroom.
