A French couple touring the Highlands claim to have photographed a ghost on the former site of a hanging tree.
The couple claim the spooky figure appears in a photograph they took in the High Street in Fort William, in the West Highlands.
The site – the location of the Old Fort’s hanging tree – is said to have been known for ghostly appearances since the tree was chopped down in the 1970s.
What do you think about this photo? For me, I definitely can’t rule out a misty breath or someone smoking. That’s why it’s a good idea to always HOLD YOUR BREATH when you snap a photo during an investigation. This minimizes visual contamination and is a defined rule in PRAB’s investigator’s handbook.
Jason Hawes was gracious enough to show up to SciFake.com and answer some questions concerning the recent debacle involving Donna LaCroix. Here’s his entire comment:
Sorry Ron, been sick the last couple days. I have not spoken to Syfy due to this, but since Donna made a statement here I am not sure they would need to post anything.
As Donna mentioned in her response, there never has been and never will be a “staging” crew on Ghost Hunters, and nor is anything, at any moment of any investigation, staged in any way.
The “Divas” are the ones who stated those and then talked Donna into somewhat of a corner.
As for this post of yours here. I am game for anyone who claims we have faked anything and has any information on it to go to any and all news sources about it. We do not fake anything.
I have spoken with Donna and she is upset with the way this all went down. She did tell me as I believe she told you “TAPS did not fake anything” and also she stated she knows I would never do anything like that as she again told you Ron.
Donna called me, I did not call her. So no one can ever say we scared her into recanting. Bottom line is this, people are going to say whatever they want, people are going to believe or not believe the trash that comes from those ladies “Divas” mouths or not. They do not bother me. I find it funny that they spend so much time on someone they seem to hate so much. lmao
Let alone their threatening of people with bodily harm to post stuff for them, I believe you became a victim of that on this site.
I just received another email from a lady they went after as well. She is turning what they said and did over to the local PD.
I have spoken to many people who have dealt with them and I can say most have the same thoughts about them.
As long as Donna is safe and well I am happy, and I appreciate all the attention those “Divas” have provided for the show.
I’ve got to give him credit for showing up. He seemed very calm and collected, despite the current situation. And he’s right: Ghost Hunters has received a lot of free buzz in the paranormal community. I’ll let you decide on the verdict, however.
So it seems the truth has finally caught up with TAPS. The sensationalized “paranormal” plumbers plans a press release this week regarding a recent radio interview by former member Donna Lacroix, on the Ghost Divas show. Seems good ol’ Donna finally spilled the beans regarding how TAPS managed to catch footage of ghosts again, and again, and again without fail, every week. And it ain’t pretty.
Update 11/18/09: I saw this article today on MassLive.com, which had some troubling news regarding the Ghost Divas interview:
Ron Tebo of Scifake.com stating that, and I quote, “Folks after careful consideration (and at Donna’s request) we have decided to delete all articles and comments in regards to this botched situation brought on by two self absorbing bowwows with one agenda … humiliating others.” The email continues to state that “Donna’s health is deteriorating due to this colossal disorder brought on by three uncaring and selfish misfits.”
Deteriorating health, eh? Or has she been threatened? Who knows. Troubling, nonetheless.
Here is Scifake.com’s explanation for removing the articles. Whatever happened to responsible journalism?
The following photos were taken at the Tunnel Bar, which is below the Union Station restaurant in Northampton, Massachusetts:
No Anomaly
Photo with Anomaly
Enlarged Anomaly
Originally a train station built in 1896, the Union Station building was the scene of intense happy and sad emotions for new arrivals and those departing for war overseas. One theory that attempts to explain paranormal phenomena suggests that intense human emotions may remain grounded in certain locations, resulting in “residual” hauntings. Is this happening at the Union Station building? Some people think so. The photos above were snapped by a young visitor to the bar, and the description is as follows:
My daughter’s friend has taken successive photos (2) in which the second photo taken a few seconds after the first shows a woman in 50’s or 60’s green and aqua dress with an updo hair style. She is floating in a tilted position with no legs. The arms and hands look oddly grey and odd looking in shape. She is near people sitting on barstools and is elevated slightly higher than they are. The person taking the photo said the woman was not there when she took the shot.
To me, it’s hard to tell if the anomaly is simply a person…or something else. Of course it is entirely possible that the whole thing is a hoax. It would be quite easy to afix an old-fashioned dress to a pole and hold it up for the photo. And no. Those are not orbs. IT IS DUST.
As an example of how easy it is to mistake clothes for ghosts, I’m sure everyone remembers the famous Vatican City Ghost from a while back. Turned out to be nothing more than a tour guide using a robe on a pole to signal the members of her tour group:
In the paranormal community, we use a lot of tools to measure the environment. One of the main reasons paranormal investigators do this is to attempt to explain a reason for perceived paranormal activity, and another is to be able to accurately recreate events. As I have written about in papers before, the environment can have many effects on the body from unseen forces such as infrasound, electromagnetic fields, certain lights, radiation and so on. In this article, I will discuss the effects that carbon monoxide (CO) can have on the body.
Well, it’s Hollywood, but it sure looks entertaining! I’ve noticed more and more films are dealing with paranormal phenomena these days. Ghosts, UFOs, weird science…does this shift REFLECT an increased acceptance of non-traditional concepts by the general public, or is the government trying to change us gradually through Hollywood? Do you go for those conspiracy theories? Let us know what you think.
By the way, it doesn’t look like this film is slated to be shown in the Boston area. If you’re interested, I’ve added a widget in the sidebar for you to request a showing in your area. It looks like fun to me!
A property manager got a fright when a ghostly figure turned up in a photo she had taken.
Brigid Curran used her cellphone to take some pictures of a rural Helensville property she oversees, and it was not until she returned to her office that Brigid saw what appeared to be the figure of a woman standing in the background by the fence.
“I thought, hang on. There was no one standing there when I took the photo,” she says.
Brigid sent the photo to the tenant, Janet Stansfield, who replied saying she was unfazed.
“Oh that’s just my Maori lady, she likes my garden,” she told Brigid.
Do you see it? To me, the blowup is inconclusive and you can’t rule out an unnoticed neighbor:
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