The mansion's security camera on the second floor went off by itself. It was off for about nine seconds and then came back on.
Our own static cameras turned off with no explanation. You can see the #3 camera sitting on the mantle in the frame of camera #2. It turns off and stays off for just over two minutes before all cameras turn off for a few seconds. You will notice that cameras #1 and #2 continue to record with no video. We were inside the mansion at the time and did not notice this until we reviewed the video footage later. We have no explanation.
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History: McInteer Villa is one of the most unique residences in Atchison, KS. Constructed in 1889 for prominent businessman John McInteer, the mansion is largely as it was when McInteer lived there. McInteer owned a successful harness manufacturing company and invested heavily in the commercial district of Atchison.
The Claims: There have been nine documented deaths in the home. Most were natural, although McInteer's step-son , Charles Donavan, did commit suicide in the upstairs bedroom in 1922. A former owner, Isobel 'Goldie' Altus also died in the home and was not found until 24 hours later. It is claimed that the chair Isobel died in is still in the home and it rocks on its own. Other paranormal claims include seeing shadow figures, hearing doors slamming, footsteps and voices, items moving on their own, smelling the scent of perfume and cigarettes and seeing the tower lights come on when there is no electricity to the third floor attic area. Our Findings: We investigated the McInteer Villa in March, 2022. Weather conditions were fair, with temperatures in the mid-30s to mid-40s throughout the investigation. There was no precipitation and winds were mostly out of the East at 7-13mph. The current owner of the home provided an extensive history of the mansion and its previous occupants as well as sharing her own stories of strange happenings at the mansion. The mansion has been beautifully restored and is like stepping back in time to the late 1800s. After hearing the claims of recent activity, we set up six static night vision cameras as well as trail cams throughout the mansion living areas and basement. As is our protocol, we began holding EVP sessions throughout the home. The investigation was very quiet. We did hear a lot of banging and knocking but suspect it was the radiator heat. We did hear voices coming from individuals who were across the street at the school as well as the surrounding neighbors. Perhaps this is what others are hearing and believe it is coming from inside the mansion. There was some rempod activity in the basement near a doll thought to be haunted. We were able to determine the activity coincided with the heat coming on as well as determining there is a high amount of EMF in the room where the activity is said to take place. Perhaps this can account for at least some of the paranormal claims in the basement. While we may have come up with some reasonable explanations for some of the paranormal claims, we did have several things occur that we cannot explain. During a walk-through with the SLS camera, we did capture a man’s voice saying ‘shut it down’ as well as capturing an unexplained voice in the parlor. We also had some weird stuff happen with both our static cameras and the mansion’s security camera. While we were not able to validate the majority of paranormal claims, we did capture just enough unexplained phenomena to warrant another investigation. |