Ghost Adventures - Season 2 - Preston Castle - Part 2

0:28:43 - Evidence: Shhh/Hiss Sound
   - It is unclear if this sound comes from Nick or something else. The cast does not acknowledge it.
Evidentiary Value: Very Low

0:28:46 - Evidence: Aaron hears screaming upstairs.

   - Not heard on DVD audio.

   - Only Aaron hears it.

   - No further investigation.

Evidentiary Value: Low

0:28:46 - Evidence: Nick hears something right behind him on the stairs.

   + Both Nick and Zak hear it.

   - Neither describe what they heard.

   - No audio replay or enhancement.

   - Not heard on DVD audio.

Evidentiary Value: Low

0:30:04 - Evidence: Nick feels something come over him/upon him (feeling).

   + Happens at the same time as the light orb (0:30:06)

   - No description of what he is feeling.

Evidentiary Value: Low

0:30:38 Evidence: Light orb flies into Nick's neck.

   + Consistent with a light rather than dust or a bug.

   + Zak may be looking at the mete. (???)

   + Happens at the same time as the feeling that Nick had (0:30:04)

   + Visible on the DVD.

   + Appears to go into Nick's neck.

   - Nobody in the cast reports seeing it.  

Evidentiary Value: Good

0:30:38 Evidence: Aaron experiences scratches on his leg along with a burning sensation.
   + Scratches can be seen on the video.
   + Scratches are large.
   + Scratches appear to get worse as we watch indicating that they are recent.
   + Neither Zak nor Nick witness Aaron self inflicting the scratches.
   + Aaron describes burning and appears to be in pain.
   + Aaron is visibly shaken and he asks Zak and Nick what he should do next.
   - Self infliction is possible bit not likely.
Evidentiary Value: Good

0:31:32 Evidence: Sound heard by Zak and Nick.

   + Heard by two investigators.

   - Not heard on audio.

   - Cast does not describe what they heard.

   - No replay or enhancement.

   - Happened at a time of stress.

   - Happened at a time of high noise.

Evidentiary Value: Very low

0:31:38 Evidence: Aaron gets cold.
   + Zak feels the cold also.
   + Zak's breath can be seen under the right light.
   - Could have a natural explanation.
   - Not measured.
Evidentiary Value: Low

0:32:47 Evidence: Disembodied voice heard by the team.
   + Heard by the whole team.
   - Not heard on audio unenhanced.
Evidentiary Value: Low

0:34:21 Evidence: Zak feels weird, wanders off and displays personality changes.
   + Drastic change in personality from highly agitated to calm and at peace.
   + Seems to know Anna's feelings and wishes.
   + Talks to Anna quietly away from the group.
   + Sings songs.
   + Asks Nick to go down to the basement and get Anna's flowers with regard for his safety or wishes after saying that it isn't safe to go in the basement. (Zak is not afraid to order cast members into unsafe conditions against their will but it is always to try to get evidence. This order was just to make Anna happy).
   + Doesn't want to leave Anna's room even though Aaron asks him too.
   + Describes Anna's room as "my room".
   + Zak stops investigating
   - Unable to tell how much time elapses during these scenes.
Evidentiary Value: Good

0:36:30 Evidence: Orb flies across room and into (or behind) Zak's head.

   + Orb appears have it's own light source.

   + Inconsistent with dust, insect or lens flare.

   +- No significant paranormal event associated with the orb.

Evidentiary Value: Good

0:37:52 Evidence: Static camera in kitchen catches sound of crackling. Zak describes as frying or cooking.

   + Clearly heard on audio.

   - Could be many things...Zak seems to call it cooking or frying because they heard it in the kitchen.

   - Sounds very close to the microphone.

Evidentiary Value: Low

0:38:16 Evidence: EVP: "...hey..." on digital recorder.

   - Sounds more like a sigh.

   - Not heard live.

   + No reasonable explanation for a sigh.

Evidentiary Value: Low

0:38:52 Evidence: Pinch on Nick's leg.

   - Nick is alone.

   - We do not get to see his skin.

Evidentiary Value: Low

0:39:06 Evidence: EVP: "...never again..."

   + Very high quality clear audio.

   + Consistent with speech.

   + Words are consistent with "...never again...".

   - There does not appear to be any context for that phrase.

Evidentiary Value: Good

Overall Evidentiary Rating: Good

Comments: This episode contains several strong pieces of evidence. Probably the strongest is the figure seen walking down the hallway. It is not uncommon for Zak and the team to try to connect all the evidence they experience with the legends of the location. I am not convinced that the evidence is or isn't associated with the murder of Anna or the boys that were killed trying to escape. Overall I felt the team had many opportunities to investigate actions further but didn't (or at least we didn't see it in the episode).

  

Ghost Adventures - Season 2 - Preston Castle - Part 1

Episode 1 - Preston Castle
Originally aired: June 5th, 2009
Cast: Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, Aaron Goodwin
Setting: Preston Castle, Ione, CA USA

Episode Summary: The team heads to Ione, CA to investigate reports of paranormal activity at Preston Castle. Opened in 1894, Preston Castle was the home of Preston School of Industry - a reform school for troubled boys. The Ghost Adventures Team interviews witnesses from a paranormal group that has had many troubling experiences in the abandoned castle. Several unsolved murders are believed to be the source of the paranormal activity.

Evidence Review:

Preston Castle daytime walkthrough with paranormal investigator Gloria Young...

0:04:49 - Evidence: Roses on the ground in the infirmary.
   + Gloria states that no one has been in the castle since her team last investigated.
   - How would Gloria know this? Is she the caretaker?
   - No confirmation of this by castle staff.
Evidentiary Value: Very Low

0:06:25 - Evidence: Gloria hears something while walking with Zak, Nick and Aaron.
   - Unheard on DVD audio.
   - Unheard by Zak, Nick or Aaron.
   - Sound is not described by Gloria
   - No further investigation is shown.
   - Site is unsecured.
   - Could have been non-paranormal sounds.
Evidentiary Value: Very Low

0:11:49 - Evidence: Feeling hits Zak in the hallway next to the kitchen. Aaron also feels something.
   + The feeling comes over two investigators.
   - Neither Zak or Aaron describe the feeling.
   - No further investigation is shown.
Evidentiary Value: Low

0:12:34 - Evidence: Gloria & Nick hear a little girl crying.
   + Heard by two people near each other.
   + Not heard by Zak in the stairwell which makes sense.
   - Not heard on the DVD audio.
   - Site is unsecure.
   - No further investigation is shown.
Evidentiary Value: Fair

0:13:25 - Evidence: Zak and Nick smell Sulphur.
   + Smelled by two investigators near each other.
   - May have a natural explanation.
   - Site in unsecure.
   - No further investigation is shown.
Evidentiary Value: Fair

0:13:38 - Evidence: High pitched sound on Aaron's camera audio.
   + Heard on DVD.
   - Sound is consistent with an equipment anomaly.
   - No further investigation shown.
Evidentiary Value: Low

0:13:49 - Evidence: Gloria's audio battery is dead.
   + Happens right around the time of Aaron's audio glitch. (0:13:38)
   - Could be equipment failure.
   - No other batteries are reported to be failing.
Evidentiary Value: Low

0:15:07 - Evidence: Scratches on the back of Joshua Ford's leg.
   + Gloria is scratched also (0:17:16).
   - Joshua didn't mention being scratched during the tour.
   - Joshua came back after going home.
   - Could have been happened somewhere else.
Evidentiary Value: Low

0:17:06 - Evidence: Gloria reports scratches on right arm after walkthrough.
   +Joshua is scratched also (0:17:06).
   - Gloria didn't mention being scratched during the tour.
   - Could have been caused by something else...not paranormal.
Evidentiary Value: Low

Lockdown starts...

0:18:55 - Evidence: Sounds heard by Zak, Nick and Aaron.
   + Heard by multiple investigators.
   - Not heard on DVD audio.
   - Cast does not describe what they heard.
Evidentiary Value: Low

0:20:31 - Evidence: Voice heard by Zak, Nick and Aaron.
   + Site is secure.
   + Heard by multiple investigators.
   + Sound is consistent with a voice or a screechy sound of something being moved across a floor.
   + Heard on DVD without enhancement.
   + Sounds like it is not close to the investigators which is consistent with what they reported hearing.
   - Not completely identifiable as speech or a vocalization.
   - No further interaction with or investigation of the sound is shown.
Evidentiary Value: Medium

In the Infirmary...

0:23:03 - Evidence: EVP - Playback of Nick's digital recorder... "I don't know" & "Talk".
   - Sounds are ambiguous and not clearly consistent with speech.
   - Sounds are consistent with ambient noise or interference from the cast.
Evidentiary Value: Low

0:24:29 - Evidence: EVP - Playback of Nick's digital recorder "Get outta here".
   - Sounds are ambiguous and not clearly consistent with speech.
   - Sounds are consistent with a breath or release of air.
Evidentiary Value: Low

0:24:40 - Evidence: Sound heard by Zak and Nick.
   + I hear a footstep.
   - No other sounds are heard on the DVD audio.
   - Cast is talking during the sound.
   - Cast does not describe what they heard.
   - There is no replay or enhancement.
Evidentiary Value: Low

0:24:58 - Evidence: Voice heard by Zak, Nick and Aaron.
   + Heard by all three investigators.
   - Not heard on DVD audio.
   - Cast does not describe the voice.
   - There is no replay or enhancement.
Evidentiary Value: Low

0:25:12 - Evidence: EVP - Playback of Nick's digital recorder "...come on. You can do it...".
   + Resembles whispered speech.
   - Not fully recognizable as speech.
   - Found upon later review.
Evidentiary Value: Fair

0:25:25 - Evidence: Knocking sound heard by Zak, Nick and Aaron.
   + Faintly heard on DVD audio.
   + Heard by all three investigators.
   - Not necessarily paranormal, buildings make noise.
Evidentiary Value: Fair

 0:26:28 - Evidence: Mist seen on static vision camera.
   + A very faint figure is seen upon playback.
   + Figure's movement is consistent with moving down the hallway away from the camera.
   + Replayed several times.
   + Appears around the same time as electromagnetic pump runs out of power (0:26:58)
   - Could be a residual image from a previous recording or bled over from other equipment. Not sure if this is possible or not.
   - The figure is so faint it is hard to investigate further.
Evidentiary Value: Good

0:26:58 - Evidence: Electromagnetic pump runs out of power.
   + Happens around the time that the faint figure is captured on the static vision camera.
   + Figure may have used the power to appear.
   - Technology may be unclear to the viewer.
   - Battery may have died for non-paranormal reasons.
   - No testing or verifying of the functionality is shown.
Evidentiary Value: Fair

0:27:23 - Evidence: Creepy female scream.
   + Sound is not consistent with normal sounds heard at night.
   + Happens in quick succession to the faint hallway figure and the electromagnetic pump failure.
   + Sound is replayed several times.
   - Sound is not consistent with a female scream.
   - Sound resembles a bird or other animal screeching.
Evidentiary Value: Medium

0:27:47 - Electromagnetic detection device alarms down the same hallway as the figure and the other sounds.
   + Happens in quick succession to the hallway figure, electromagnetic pump failure and other sounds.
   - Earlier the cast implies that the electromagnetic pump may be drained by the spirit/activity in the area and yet does not seem to consider the possibility that the pump is setting off the sensor.
   + The Pump and the sensor are not really in close proximity to each other so why would they be interacting with each other.
Evidentiary Value: Fair

(continued in part 2)