Pontefract write up.

Pontefract Investigation

Sue and myself were lucky enough to join GCUK again for an investigation into a case of poltergeist activity from the 1970's which had recently been made into a film by a relative of the real home owner during this time. The film When The Lights Went Out is a dramatised version of events filmed in Leeds actually and so I watched the film itself (again, because i'd seen it when it came out) and researched the real story knowing that films need to embellish elements of what happened for cinematic purposes. Jenny of GCUK was gracious enough to let Sue and I enter the property first to conduct baseline readings without having peoples mobile phones etc blur the readings. This way we would be able to rule out electrical energies as natural or not. We entered the property through the kitchen which was only giving off high readings in the obvious places such as fridges and microwaves. The kitchen was at one end and at the other there was a dining room table and chairs plus an armchair next to glass doors through to the living room. there were zero readings from kitchen appliances and all around the living room except for one spot on the living room wall which was also the neighbouring wall. I got a hit of 3MG on this wall and thought that a wire would probably be run down inside it somewhere. The higher or lower I had moved my gauss meter, the readings disappeared to nothing. The 'hot spot' if you will was exactly where a small crucifix hung on a nail. Could it be that this crucifix had been used in conjunction with spirits in some way and held some energy still? or was it simply that the neighbour had something at that spot next door which gave off a natural field of electric? It was worth noting and I mentioned it to no one. On this same level was a coal room and upon entering I was reminded of the scene in this room from watching the movie before and felt a small moment of trepidation as I stood alone in there. It was only fleeting though before it turned to excitement and appreciation that i am lucky enough to even be at places such as this with like minded people. 

Sue and I continued upstairs towards the bathroom (which was a flat reading) and along the short landing which turned back on itself. My gauss clicked twice. There were three bedrooms, the first one had a pink carpet and another door in it. I walked around the room localising any odd piece of furniture and ornaments which I saw just in case we had a haunted object on our hands. The other door in this room gave off a huge reading and I grasped the handle and pulled revealing the house boiler. In other words nothing paranormal. The second bedroom was the main bedroom which had built in mirrored wardrobes and a dressing table also with a mirror on top. The bare double bed had a painting laid on it which I took a mental note of for future reference (and i also snapped photos as I went).  

The third and last bedroom had a single bed which was broken and unusable. This brought with it a sense of foreboding since we were looking at a poltergeist claim. 

We joined the others downstairs and unpacked what equipment seemed useful except my camcorder since the dinign room table had been lifted into the living room for the seance. It was balmy summers evening and with many people stuffed into this enclosed room, the temperature was sweltering. My temperature was 25C and so I elected to stand in the doorway between kitchen and living room so i could move freely. 

****(The following write up is taken from the session I dictated before my Tascam digital recorder died three weeks later as I was barely half way through my review, my notes which i made on the night and memory recorded in my brain at the time)***

 On the dining room table stood a lit candle, a crystal ball and a K2 meter. There was a K2 on the far wall past the table with people gathered and a K2 on the table. My gauss and K2 were just resting on the armchair in the dining room area at across from the kitchen end. As Jenny was about to have Kath start protection the K2 on the table flickered. Jenny started asking people to visualise and my gauss clicked with 3 seconds between them. The gauss then continued to climb next to me during protection and Neil stood next to me reporting a breeze on the back of his neck. All mobiles are off and we are stood still, so I know myself that Neil was in a flat area and not to blame. 

There was some meditation music played at the table, it was a world away from NOW 88. During the music my gauss made a single click ( I like to think that the spirit had shouted STOP!)

Jenny then asked for the group to focus on the purpose of our being here and my gauss clicking increased. A lady at the table feels an icy cold walk past and you have to remember it was damn hot in there. As Jenny preceded to ask out for spirit communication the K2 on the far wall blasted to red briefly. This same lady could feel the cold on her shoulder and then said "It's stood behind me now". The K2 on the table itself lit up now too. This lady who i am going to call Natalie from now on felt like crying, as if feeling the spiritual emotion. 

Kath's mediumship shows her a long dark lane worth fields either side and then the scene flashes to the head of a scruffy haired boy rolling down the road. His attacker hides in a hay loft with the instrument of decapitation, a scythe. 

The K2 flashes again as a lady feels as if she is rocking. There were some more breezes reported but there's no air in the room it's so hot. 

Kath continues.."this person murdered people in their teens....maybe 5 people. It was a man."

The gauss clicks repetitively.

Kath "This attacker ended up hung from a tree".

Jenny moves on to asking for bangs from spirits and one lady has to step out of the room. 

28 minutes and 48seconds on my audio, I hear a low male noise "Murrrrr". 

Next, Kath senses a woman. "She had dark grey hair, short and straight, down over her ears. If I may say so, she had a slightly large nose, dark eyes too." The K2 and gauss react together. At the table, nobody can identify with this description strongly. "This lady is now bringing a man with her. He always had his hair combed neatly in place. (Gauss clicks)He had long arms and was always smartly dressed." 

"He was tall and had chest problems" 

The next idea is to put a ouija board upon the table. Jenny spots the K2 going mad on the fireplace. 

Another lady tries to run the board session. "Can spirits please come forward to the board?" 

With no movement forthcoming, the people at the board are instructed to move the glass themselves round in circles in the hope of creating a small charge of energy to make it easier for a spirit to get started. 

With no energy coming to the table, another idea is tried. 

Kath puts an MP3 of bells ringing through a portable speaker and the lady asks again. (It could be argued that this is suggestive rather than seeing what comes through). Now, We get movement. 

"Are you a male?" YES.    "Thank you".   The music is turned off. 

"Can we have the first letter of your name please?" The glass moves quickly to 'H'. K2 also flashes. 

"The next letter please.." The K2 goes off as the glass moves but no answer is given. 

"Are you messing with us?" YES

"Are you the monk?" As this is asked, an MP3 is started of monks chanting. However the spirit answers clearly NO. 

"How old are you in numbers?" 54. 

The glass moves then to H. 

"Keep going ..." H-E-L-L

"You're in Hell?" YES. 

"Do you want us to leave this house?" YES

"Are you trapped in this house?" YES

"Are you the man that murdered the woman?" YES

"Are you the monk?" YES. (Hmmm) 

"Have you got anyone else here with you?" YES 

"Is it a man?" YES

"Is he as bad as you?" Wow, loaded question. YES. 

"Do you not like people coming in this house?" YES        "Oh you do!" 

"Do you like to scare them?" YES. 

"Are you going to scare us tonight?"   YES. 

I can't help but wonder of this spirit is just playing along with this incessant notion that it's EVIL which is being pushed upon it. 

"Do you want to give us a message?" HELL.........F.......H.

"Are they the initials of the lady you murdered?"   No answer.   (See what I mean?) 

"Are you sorry for what you did?" YES. (We don't truly know who it is or what it did.) 

"Are you stuck here?" YES

The glass keeps going to just  H.

"Please spell it out" G. H. 

"Do you want to talk to someone around the table?" YES. 

"Can you take the glass to the person who you wish to talk to?" G.  H. 

The glass falls off the board. 

"Who do you want to speak to?" A L L J U N. 

"Try again" ALLI

"Alison?" YES

"What is the message?" GET OUT. 

"Why do you want us to get out?" HELL.

"Are you trying to warn us?" 

The next glass movement surprises everyone with its swiftness.  SUE  "That was really quick" 

Jenny asks "Are we in any danger?" YES

Claire "Are we on any danger from you?" YES

Jenny "Do you not trust yourself?" NO

"Is there anyone else here who will harm us?" 

The K2 flashes and the glass goes repeatedly to 'I - I - I'

"just you then"

Kath "Are you going to open that cupboard door for us tonight?" YES

The K2 strongly flares and a noise is heard outside of this room. 

"Is that you outside the room?" YES

"Come into this room, we welcome you"

"Try and blow this candle out"

"How long have you been trapped in this house?" 5-6-5

"565 years?" YES

Jenny "Were you hung?" YES

Claire "Did you have any children?" At this, the glass falls over. 

Jenny "Did you molest children?" YES

"Are you sorry for what you did?" NO

"How many children did you hurt?" 6-7

"6 to 7 year olds?" No answer. (Surely this more likely was a straight forward answer to the question) 

Claire "Did your father hurt you as a child?" YES

"Well that doesn't excuse what you did to the children or to that woman"

"Is your body under this house on a well?" 

"Was that ring that was found anything to do with you?" YES

Neil "Were you alive when they threw you in the well?" YES

The glass lands on Goodbye and then falls off the board. 

The communication isn't allowed to stop at Goodbye. 

The glass goes to J-2-J-A-I-3-L. The correct thought is put forward that GAOL would be the perceived spelling of jail but the line of questioning ignores this. 

"Did you die in jail?" NO

"Did you die in the well?" YES

"Were you left there to rot?" YES

"And so you should've been!" (Hmmm, respect for spirit now seems to be slipping) 

Jenny "You deserve to go in a well and die for what you did, don't you?"

"Do you get angry with people?" 

"Are you going to stay with us all night?" K-O-L-K-I-L

"Who do you want to kill?" 

The gauss crackles as the glass idles about. 

The glass goes to Goodbye again. Communication continues. 

"Do you want to go to the person you don't like" 

There's a strong movement know as the spirit is getting restless. 

"Are we making you very angry now?" 

"Be nice to us and we'll be nice to you" 

The glass settles down. 

"Were you married?" YES

"Married to God perhaps?" Suggest Neil. YES

J.   J.   J 

"Why did you kill people?" K2 flash. 

Someone else pipes up "You're disgusting, you should be ashamed of yourself!" 

Claire "Did you kill your wife before you became a monk?" 

"Are you still here? Do you still want to talk to us?" 

SILENCE. 

The spirit has had enough. 

The good cop bad cop grilling continues. 

"Do you miss your wife? Please come forward"

     "We mean you no harm, we just want to ask you some questions"

Kath "He's all mouth and no trousers!"

    "You should be ashamed of yourself!!!"

Jenny asks for the table to be closed down as the board is dead. 

Two K2's next to each other in the kitchen had high readings through that session and It was a sterile envioroment- I can vouch for that.

I have presented my version of events only and I admit there may well be knowledge I didn't previously know as well as other people here. It is only my opinion that the questioning got out of hand. Neither am I saying I would've done better. The spirit was strong, that much I can attest to. 

The next session takes place upstairs with half of us in the link carpeted bedroom and the other half in the main bedroom. We are all upstairs as the gauss in kitchen is loudly shrieking. 

There is a whistle noise heard and Jenny sees a white light. A little later Jenny sees a black movement out near the bannister. Neil who is filming out to there may have seen a black shadow on his camcorder. 

It starts raining outside. If this is t distracting enough there are cars and fireworks which muddy the audio. 

Sue and Claire go downstairs and Sue reports to me that her chair shook beneath her. 

We all hear the gauss climbing. Sue asks out downstairs as Kath asks to be pulled off the bed in one of the rooms. 

A lady is asked to recite the Lord's Prayer and then she sings in Latin. 

We swap rooms and try other ideas as we all grow tired. 

The only other thing of note is when a growl is reportedly heard by Mike and Claire from upstairs. Also a feeling of dread when Mike goes upstairs alone. Sue joins Mike and I join them too just in time for the atmosphere to have changed. The meters were very active in this location and I've no doubt there was a spirit with us but I can't be sure who or what It truly was. Sue and I had a great time though and look forward to investigating with GCUK again. 

C WHITEHOUSE 2014.