ANGELIQUE COTTIN, THE ELECTRIC GIRL

At 14 years of age, Angelique Cotton, from the Normandy region of France, became a sensation amongst her peers and the local townsfolk when poltergeist-like activity began to happen within her vicinity.  Nicknamed the “Electric Girl” witnesses described seeing large tables float across rooms she was in. On one occasion an old metal weaving loom and frame 'danced' across a floor in her presence. Chairs would shoot across the room when she tried to sit, and beds would drag across the floor.

 When she lifted her left hand as if on command, pens and papers would shoot across the table.

Anyone getting close to Angelique would also receive a painful electric shock, making her already odd life a lonely one, not being to experience the touch of friends and family.

It wasn't uncommon for Angelique to suffer from fits or convulsions, and writhe and twist in pain and agony, which led her family to visit the local priest and ask for an exorcism.

 The Father convinced the family the strange goings-on were not of the spiritual world, nor demons, but of the physical world, and most likely had a plausible explanation.

 Angelique was then taken to Paris to be studied by the finest doctors and scientists the city could muster, which led to the famous physicist Francois Arago examining the child. Arago declared that the effects on the young Angelique were a genuine physical world phenomenon caused by electromagnetism.

Angelique's parents were then convinced to make money from Angelique's condition and offered her a sideshow exhibit. Then just as suddenly as her electromagnetic powers had appeared, they abruptly stopped in April 1846, and young Angelique returned to a normal life.

written by Allen Tiller

The Cooper Family Ghost Photo

The Cooper Family Ghost Photo

This photo is doing the rounds again at the moment on paranormal sites and social media, garnering attention and a lot of theories.

The stories circulating vary, but the gist of the story is the Cooper family, from Texas USA, posed for a portrait, and when the photo was developed, the strange “falling body” of a man was seen in the photo.

Some variations of the story suggest the family knew there was a body upstairs, and it fell through as the photographer snapped the photo. Another suggestion is that there is no reaction from the family as the body was there the whole time and they knew, posing, hence why no reaction and no-one looking at the body.

The origin of the story is murky at best, with the “Cooper” family only be attached approximately in 2007. Previous incarnations of the photo don’t suggest the Cooper family origin story.

The most plausible explanation for this photo is that it is a fake. The photo could be a double exposure, and the film itself has been turned upside down to create the 'ghost', or it is a recent photoshopped photo made to look older.

Whatever the case may be – it is still a creepy photo!

What do you think, real or fake?

Further Reading:

Creepy Photos: http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f239/creepy-old-photos-103314/

http://www.reddit.com/r/creepy/comments/275v8g/the_falling_body_i_find_this_photo_very_eerie/

The Death of Elisa Lam

The Death of Elisa Lam

In February 2013, a 21-year-old Canadian tourist, Elisa Lam, was found dead, floating in the water supply tank on top of the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles.

Ms Lam was visiting Los Angeles from Vancouver, Canada. She was last seen on January 31^st in “The Last Bookshop” a small store not far from the hotel. Ms Lam was in the shop buying books and records for her family back in Canada, and from the conversation she had with the store clerk, it was obvious Ms Lam was planning on travelling further around the USA in coming months.

Guests at the Cecil hotel began complaining early in February 2013 about the drinking water in the hotel being “dark” or “black”, tasting and smelling funny, and about the lack of water pressure.

On February 19^th, the Cecil Hotel sent a maintenance worker into the rooftop tanks to find out where the problem originated.

The worker came across the decomposing body of a naked young woman in a tank, Elisa Lam.

Things then got strange.

The Hotel issued a statement to all its guests to vacate the premises immediately. Which they did, some were interviewed on their way out of the building, saying they thought the water had tasted sickly sweet and was often black, but if you left the tap running long enough, it would turn clear and was drinkable.

Tests were down to establish that no bacteria had grown within the water tank, which is highly unusual considering the number of bacteria inside a decomposing body in a dark cold water environment.

The County stated that the Chlorine pumped through the water system stopped the bacteria growing...but it didn’t stop the black liquid when the taps turned on

Even more bizarre was a short security video that surfaced of Elisa in a hotel elevator acting erratically. In the video Ms Lam can clearly be seen hiding from someone, then talking animatedly to someone of the camera, reacting as though someone had stepped inside the elevator with her, and also pushing all the elevator buttons, before, she suddenly moves away from the elevator and isn't seen again,

Whom, or what was she reacting too?

The LAPD and Coroners office were very reluctant to release finding on Ms Lam's body and toxicology reports, stalling the media at every opportunity, until an almost total media blackout occurred.

The Coroner then stated the autopsy reports would be released on May 16^th, only to stall again until June. Then a statement was made saying that Ms Lam's death had been accidental and that no drugs of any kind showed up in her toxicology report, and that “Bipolar” disorder was the culprit.

Ms Lam was found with no drugs in her system.

Ms Lam passed through numerous locked doors and a security-alarmed section of the Cecil Hotel

Ms Lam was found naked.

Ms Lam had no signs of trauma, or struggle on her body.

Ms Lam had suffered from depression previously, as stated on her blog - http://etherfields.blogspot.hk/ - and it is very possible that her depression, that became bipolar led her to a state of schizophrenic hallucination, which in turn led her to the act in the erratic way the video footage shows...but things get a little weirder.

A YouTube user recently claimed that the Elisa Lam CCTV footage had been slowed down and possibly edited. He makes a case that the tape was tampered with and that we have not yet seen the full extent of Elisa Lam’s final video appearance.
Another twist that has come forth to the case is that of a “False Flag” attack of biological weaponry that happened at the same time Ms Lam was found dead. An outbreak of Tuberculosis, reportedly affecting 4, 500 people hit Los Angeles, the most bizarre thing though, the TB test used to diagnose patients during this outbreak was known as LAM ELISA TEST ( http://www.cli-online.com/featured-articles/lam-antigen-testing-an-effective-rule-in-test-for-tbhiv-co-infection/)

Also, the Cecil Hotel was the very hotel that serial killer Richard Ramirez, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Ramirez) better known as “The Night Stalker” (1985) and lesser-known Austrian killer Jack Unterwager (1991) had lived in while committing atrocities across Los Angeles.

It was also the last place that Elizabeth Short, aka “The Black Dahlia” was seen before her vicious and brutal murder in 1947

With all the twists and turns, co-incidents, cover-up and false lag allegations, one thing remains constant through the whole story, Elisa Lam lost her life. Whether it was drugs, a conspiracy, mental illness, possession from ghosts or demons, Ms Lam suffered a horrible end to a very young life. May she find peace where ever she is now.

After these horrific events, the Cecil Hotel was rebranded “Stay on Main” and is considered one of the most haunted hotels in Los Angeles.


© 2014 – Allen Tiller
www.Eidolonparanormal.com.au
www.AllenTiller.com.au



More reading:
https://archive.4plebs.org/x/thread/14059932/
http://lizadidit.com/
http://www.mmrp.org/projects/clinical-trials/diagnostics-medical-devices/rapid-antigen-detection.html
http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/163050/3_seriously_creepy_circumstances_surrounding
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=265921

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What is Braucherei?

Bruacherei was brought to the United States by early Germanic immigrants who fled religious persecution in their homelands, these Immigrants would later be referred to as the Pennsylvania Dutch.
  This magical system is based on aspects of Christian Theology, European Folklore, superstition, ceremonial magic, witchcraft rites and shamanism; added in some areas are Native American Indian practices. The magical system can be traced back as far as the 2nd Century.

Much of the magical system is based on three sets of writings, Egyptian Secrets by Albert Magnus, Long Lost Friend by John George Hohman, and the Romanus-buchlein, which derives from some Gypsym (Roma) traditions. Bruacherei, as a religion, relies very heavily on the power of God and Christ and incorporates the mystic and magical teachings and philosophies of early Christian mystics

The heart of the religion remains in Pennsylvania, and as one travels further out of the state, the religion blends more into Shamanistic and Neopagan practices and loses some of its Christian aspects. Modern-day Braucherei practitioners include Chris Bilardi, Jack Montgomery, and Rob Chapman. These gentlemen have brought the traditional aspects of the religion back into the limelight through books and websites.

Like all religions it has a good and bad side, the light workers are known as practitioners of “Pow-Wow” the “night-workers” are known as the “Hexerei” or “Hexers”.

Hexerei

This is the darker side of Braucherei, this is what the Pennsylvania Dutch consider, in their terms, “witchcraft”. It is the practice of hexing, using malevolent magic to cause hurt and harm. It is a self-serving form of the Braucherei, utilising demons and spirits to serve for one's own gain.

Pow-wow

Pow-wow is the Braucherei practitioners' of good and light. It teaches healing and protection against evil by utilising charms to protect against the evils of hexes and witchcraft.

Pennsylvania Dutch Hexes

The Pennsylvania Dutch are a colorful folk when it comes to decoration, many barns are adorned with colourful symbols that also appear on birth certificates and in other places. These colourful symbols are known as Hex Signs, a term coined by Author Wallace Nutting in his book Pennsylvania Beautiful, which was published in 1924.

Hex Signs utilize motifs, usefully featuring hearts, wheat, birds, tulips and colours, some also use a very distinctive bird known as a Distelfinks, also common is the usage of Stars, the moon and sun.
 During the late 1800s people in the area started painting the hex signs on their barns as a way to ward of witchcraft, bad luck and other evil doings, They became even more popular after the 1928 “Witch Craft Trials” dubbed by one local newspaper as “The weirdest and most curiously fascinating in the history of jurisprudence."

  

  

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History Of The Gladstone Gaol

History Of The Gladstone Gaol

Written and Researched by

Karen Paynter

A famous and historic heritage-listed building, The Gladstone Gaol was built between 1879 - 1881 at the cost of  £21,640.

 It was constructed from slate sourced from the Mintaro Quarry and transported to the Gladstone site by bullock drays.

While originally housing "inebriates" and "debtors", the Gladstone Gaol never housed its intended capacity. Reaching never more than approximately 86 prisoners between 1881 until the 1920s.

 Although always intended as a Gaol for both Men and Women, the prisoners always remained totally separated, maintaining zero contact.

 The Women were assigned to laundry duties, while the Men were to attend the market gardens outside of the prison grounds.

During the global conflict of World War II, The Gladstone Gaol was transformed into a South Australian Internment Camp for German and Italian internees. While interstate, another two gaols were also used, along with a hospital and a racecourse, eventually leading to the need of purpose-built internment Camps.

 Following this, the gaol was used as a Military Detention Barracks.

Between 1943 and 1953 the Gaol remained unused until it became a corrective training facility for offenders aged 18 - 25 years old.

In 1955 the complex increased to include 125 cells following an extension.

Closing in 1975, as its facilities were deemed outdated, only to be reopened to the public in 1978

Charles Vangelis Ross in His Prison Guard uniform

Photograph provided courtesy of Roslyn Ross, http://Roslyn-ross.blogspot.com/.

During the late months of 1979, The Gladstone Gaol became the "Gatunga Gaol" for the set of the prison movie "STIR".

While controversial at the time, "STIR" was inspired by and loosely based on the real-life prison riot at Bathurst Gaol of N.S.W. in 1974.

The "B" and "C" wings were used in the making of the movie.

Travellers and Tourists alike find the Gladstone Gaol a "must-see" destination of the Southern Flinders Ranges.

Today, The Gladstone Gaol is available for overnight accommodation with three styles available

-"Budget": Bring your own bedding

 - "Affordable": ready-made beds

- "Bed and Breakfast": Fully prepared accommodation with a continental breakfast

Tours available include:

- A  "Do it yourself" Tour

- A Guided Tour

or

You can make an appointment for a night "Ghost Tour"

 - functions and conferences are also catered for, along with special interest groups

 - Light refreshments are available at the Gaol Cafe

 Gaol opening times are:

Wed- Mon 10am - 5pm

Address:

Ward Street

Gladstone S.A. 5472

Ph: (08) 86622200

Mobile (Cell): 0429799926

Fax: (08) 866622240

 

June 1910, appointed Senior Warder at Gladstone Gaol 

Investigation

Preparation

 We prepared for our investigation by researching our location, getting maps and making a list of all known haunted areas within the Gaol, Karen and Allen then presented this material to the other teams at a team meeting held the weekend before the Gaol Investigation.

We decided on how to approach the investigation at the team meeting. It was decided each team would take a section of the Gaol, locations listed from A to E, and spend half an hour there investigating before moving into the next section. All the teams would then meet together and try some experiments Allen and David had designed, then return to the rotating roster of locations.

Pre Investigation

We started our walkthrough of the site with Kathy Webb, former caretaker of the Gaol. Kathy gave us vast amounts of insight into the operations of the gaol in its working life, and life in the gaol since its closure in 1975.  Kathy took us to all the locations reputed to be haunted and told us the stories associated with the haunting, some of which, in her opinion, are not true at all.

After our tour we began our setup process, DVRs were placed in the "D" block by the Adelaide Shadow Hunters, and the "C" and "A" blocks, and tower by Adelaide Spirit Chasers and Shadow Riders Paranormal Investigations. Ir lighting was set about the different hallways and measurements of sound, wind and EMF were taken throughout the facility.

We then stopped for dinner and a quick chat about noise levels and contamination of evidence.

Investigation

Each team began its investigation in it's allocated area, then rotated throughout the evening, until we gathered together for an experiment.

Cell Block Experiment

We gathered all the teams together in cell block "C". Allen and David acted as the Warden and Guard.

  All the remaining team members divided into individual cells, then Allen and David walked through the cell block calling "lights out" and checking on the individual cells as guards would have done in their era.

During this experiment we noted a number of occurrences, one team member reported that their K2 meter went into the "red" , Allen and David both witnessed a light leaving a cell behind them and heard the sound of shuffling feet (no-one was behind them, nor was anyone moving about). 

We decided to move the experiment into cell block "B' and try again, this timeless phenomenon occurred in the cell block when compared to the previous experiment, however, whilst watching the DVR system during the experiment, we noticed movement in the stairwell and in the "C" block where we had just been...

Each team took turns at doing EVP sessions during the night, experiments and using various equipment - look for a video on youtube soon showing some of the investigations during the night

Personal Experiences

Sometimes whilst investigating people have experiences that aren't caught on camera, voice recorder or other equipment.

These experiences, being touched, being scratched, smelling perfume etc. cannot be caught on conventional paranormal investigation equipment. Often these experiences are dismissed as they cannot be quantified, or validated by any conventional means, and thus remain the personal experience of the witness.

The majority of Personal Experiences are never expressed to the client as no physical evidence or reading can be supplied, however, if the event coincided with a reading, it may be referenced in a report.

Here we are going to share some of the personal experiences from team members on our investigation at The Gladstone Gaol.

We are not stating that these experiences are verifiable paranormal experiences, but they are related to the investigation and previous ghost stories told from the Gaol.

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Lisa: Shadow Riders Paranormal Investigations

When we were doing the experiment in area B, I thought I would just lay down for a minute (mistake no 1) and shut my eyes for a sec(mistake no 2). I started to doze off, at first it felt like someone was lightly rubbing the inside of my knee, but then I decided it was just the fabric of my jeans moving across my leg, that I must have moved slightly. As I was falling deeper asleep, I got what felt like a firm squeeze on the right side of my waist, I really thought it felt like fingers digging into me, and I woke up with a jolt. When I was awake I thought I must have imagined it and it was just that I woke with a start. When I mentioned it on Sunday morning, I found out some of the others had the same thing. 

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John: Adelaide Shadow Hunters

"We began by holding an EVP session in Cell 1 where the only activity seemed to be me (John) experiencing something tug on my Infra-red light cord.  We then moved around each cell in D-block conducting EVP sessions where we didn't get much activity.

Another personal experience that happened to me was I had seen a shadow go across the back wall into a closed-cell.  As we went down there to see which cell it went in we noticed that the cell was locked and that you could not get into it."

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 John: Shadow Riders Paranormal Investigations

It was about 5.30am... in "A" Block and I awoke with a pain in my side like I was being clamped by a claw of sorts. The funniest thing was I had been dreaming that I had been bitten by a crocodile. After I woke the pain was gone within a few seconds

Back Row: John (S.R.P.I.), David (A.S.C./ S.A.P.), Allen (E.P./ S.A.P.), Ben (A.S.H.), Tony Holland - Curator

Middle: Lisa (S.R.P.I.), Mick (A.S.C.) John (A.S.H.), Courtney (A.S.H.)

Front: Cathy Webb (Guide) Jayde (E.P.), Maryann (A.S.C.), Teena (M.N.P.), Deb (M.N.P.)

Kneeling: Karen(E.P./ S.A.P.)

Thank You

A big thanks to Tony Holland, Gladstone Gaol caretaker for allowing us to investigate.

Thanks also to Kathy Webb for the tour and valuable insight into Gaol life...

...And finally, a big thank you to Mid North Paranormal for all the liaising in Gladstone

References

TROVE

http://trove.nla.gov.au

"The Mercury" - Hobart, Tasmania, Sat. 15th May 1920 - page 7

"The Advertiser" - Adelaide, South Australia; Sat. 21st Oct. 1911 - page 19

"Barrier Miner" Broken Hill, N.S.W. Mon. 2nd March 1953 page 1

"Barrier Miner" Broken Hill; N.S.W. Wed. 9th May 1894 page 1

Gladstone Community Development & Tourism Association  

http://www.gladstonesa.com.au/gladstone-gaol/ 

Postcards

http://www.postcards-sa.com.au/features/gladstone_gaol.html

© 2014 Allen and Karen Tiller

www.eidolonparanormal.com.au