Springfield Ghost Society

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Waverly IL - Private Residence


Investigation Report

By Sheri Sheppard

SGS Charter Member


This report added to the website November 28, 2003.

Date: March 14, 2003

Time: 7:30 pm

Weather conditions: Cold & Clear - Outdoor temperatures mid to lower 30's

Equipment: : 35mm Canon Sure Shot Camera, 35mm Motion Camera, Automated Voice Recorder / Microcassette and Automated Voice Recorder / Regular Cassette with external microphone / Dowsing Rods

Members Present: Diane S., Gayle H., Debbie L. and Sheri S.

7:30p.m. - We met with homeowners. At the homeowner's request, we played previous sounds / voices that were recorded on prior investigations at this same site.

8:30p.m. - At approximately 8:30p.m., we were upstairs in the south room when we all heard what sounded like a woman's voice. We all heard something but no one knew distinctly what it was, except that it sounded like a short, one-syllable word or sound. To me it almost sounded as if she said "Hello". We even stopped and each played back our tape recorders to see if we picked up anything on the tapes, but we did not.

8:45p.m. - We're still upstairs, and in listening to my tape, everyone was in conversation, but I thought I heard a voice again, but could not make it out. I even walked back into the south room and asked if there were anyone there that wanted to talk to us. Debbie thought she heard something and when she realized I was talking to an empty room began to laugh. But, I have to wonder if she heard me, or if she might have heard the same thing that I'm sure I heard. On my tape that I played back later at home, it does sound like I picked up another muffled voice on the tape, but cannot rule out that it wasn't someone from the group.

9:05p.m. - We were back downstairs by now. Standing in the kitchen, both Diane and I picked up the scent of a sweet, flowery perfume, much like the scent in the kitchen on the previous investigation. This time, I could only smell it for a brief moment and then it was gone. Diane, however, mentioned smelling it different times after that.

9:20p.m. - In listening to my tape Diane, Debbie and I are all talking, but I barely heard on the tape, someone whispered my name, "Sheri". Unless this was Gayle talking, I cannot explain this whisper on the tape.

9:45p.m. - Diane, Gayle and I were all back upstairs in the south room. We tried the dowsing rods, but really got no response to any of the questions we were asking. Just to note: the weather outside had been very calm and quiet all evening. However, we all noticed that the wind suddenly began to howl fiercely.

10:10p.m. - We gathered up our equipment and headed back downstairs. While everyone was packing up their equipment, both Gayle and I heard music playing faintly, but couldn't figure out where it was coming from. No one else in the room heard it. There is music, much like from a radio, that I captured on my tape and at that same time, both Gayle and I can be heard talking about hearing it and wondering where it was coming from. It only plays briefly and then quits.

10:15p.m. - This evening's investigation ends.

I shot pictures using two rolls of film in my Canon Sure Shot camera. Nothing at all turned up in any of these pictures. I also continued shooting pictures using the 35mm-motion camera (continued with same roll of film as was started on the previous investigation). Note: I finished off this particular roll of film at the next investigation at another site on March 30th. Of this entire roll of film, not one of the pictures came out that were taken at Waverly - only those taken at the other site turned out


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