Blog #35 Investigation at Medical Office in Fort Lauderdale

It was crisp night on February 14th, 2010, when SEFGR did its investigation on the ghosts that haunt this popular medical office. We arrived at 9 p.m. for a 3 hour investigation on 2 ex-employees who became recently departed and seem to be causing a haunt at the medical office. Joining us was the head medical doctor of the office and a couple of the employees. All was excited to find out what is haunting this office.




Haunt background….


 Strange phone calls from within the office from areas with no one at the other end.


 Phones message of a medical records binder slamming on desk.


 Bathroom doors would turn as if someone was trying to get inside (this occurred in early morning hours, when office is not open yet.


 Mumbling sounds of someone trying to communicate. No define words, very muffled.


 Sounds coming out of back examination rooms like there is someone there, but when investigated, no one is there.


 The sound of a disembodied voice from check in/out area at closing time. “Get Out” was heard by 2 staff employees at the same time.






The first 2 hours were in black out areas of the office. EVP sessions in conference area began a series of noise reaction to our questions. We even requested for the entity to knock back to us and it did. We followed a series of sounds. Tiny, (William Elrod) heard the mumble sound of a person in the back offices next to the conference area. Upon entering the room the sound stopped, but could be heard from time to time when wondering around the back offices.


The check in/out area, the examination area, the bathroom and the blood drawing station was investigated as well. Upon investigation, we occurred to our equipment problems, which were unusual phenomena. It only affected the sound from only one person in the room. That person was me. It would take my voice and try to eliminate it from the video. This was after I did provoke the entity.


Heidi Ramirez was assigned the bathroom detail. She observed nothing unusual. Which may be a residual haunt, since the paranormal events only happen in the morning for the bathroom area? She had no problems with any door knobs turning while she was in the washroom. Although, she wasn’t actually using the washroom that the previous employees that had this unusual phenomena.


While at the blood drawing station, which is place of work for one of the entities, we did get some unusual sounds of knocks, slamming, and mumbles. This ex-employee had a frustration twist to his working life at this office. He was always busy and had a habit of show emotion frustration by throwing medical files. The funny thing is that the office is now changed over to a paperless system. Is this a site of a residual energy from this past employee? He did try to communicate with us via sounds of knocks, but was it actually him? I mean, they don’t wear name badges, and you are relying on them to leave a EVP to prove who they are.


The funniest part of our EVP session is that we uncovered another entity. This is of a woman. Who she is and how she is tied into the haunting, we have no idea. This would have to be the focus of our next investigation at this office.






Here is part one of our video “SEFGR's Investigation at Medical Office, part 1”







Next blog, we will conclude the Investigation into this medical office’s ghosts.

Blog #34 To Investigate a ghost that you know

A couple of weeks ago I went into my doctor’s office for our seasonal check up. Of course, because I a known “Fort Lauderdalian” due to PBS, Comcast and local papers I’m known as also the “ghost guy”. Which I often would be questioned about new cases or investigations that I’m doing at the present. This time the visit was different, the employees on the staff was a bit on edge. It was just a feeling that I got upon signing in for my visit.


I sat in the examining room and waited for the doctor. When she came in we went over what I was there for which is to see if I had any issues before doing my seasonal labs. She then mentioned that I was the perfect person to ask about something that has been happening in her medical office. These occurrences have been happening before, but now additional “creepy things” are now taking place.


It was known of a employee who passed away about 5 years ago, was blames for unusual noises and in the front end desk area. That was always a running joke amoungst the employees that have been there for years. The doctor confided with me the “noises” have increased dramatically and now is affecting their communication system in the office.


I asked about any recent deaths of employees and found out that another employee had passed away. He had left the office only 3 months prior and worked for a different doctor and had gotten a heart attack and die at his home. I was in shock when I learned who it was, because I knew this man and had joked and had serious conversations with him. I was sadden and then intrigued by the occurrences.


On several occasions when employee were alone in the office, either early morning or late evening, in the bathroom, while doing their business, something was jiggling the handles while they were in there. Of course the ladies that worked there would shout out, “I’m in here”. Upon exiting and checking the office they found out they were alone. This had happened to more than 2 employees at this very busy office.


The next is baffling due to what the entity is able to do. Late at night, when either the doctor or a single employee is in the office, the conference room phone would pick up and dial the blood lab phone and leave a message. The message was not of a voice, but of a sound. The sound of a heavy binder slamming to the floor or desk could be heard only seconds after the extension’s answering service would start. Then it would hang up.


The doctor showed me what would have to happen for this to occur. How the phone would have to be picked up or extension button depressed. Then dial the extension, wait for a ring, then the answering system, and then the slam with hang up. Whew, I thought, this was something that I have to witness myself. She told me that they did have the message, but the employees got so creeped out by hearing this slamming sound that they erased the message, only after the whole staff got a chance to hear it. This event happened more than once and the noises of a binder slamming happened to the doctor as she worked in her personal office. She went to the conference room to see what binder might have fallen. None could be found.


My doctor wants me to conduct an investigation into these occurrences. We both believe that it might be ex-employee/employees that could be doing this haunt. Although not considered a malevolent spirit, the events seem very practical joke like.


This case will be different for me due to that I know the employees that died that worked for this office. I might get some unusual EVP’s due to this and look forward to seeing what we will get. I’ll share them with you, my blog readers, about what the outcome of the investigation, when everything is in and gone over.

Blog 33 Ghosts of Christmas Past

Tis the season for were the ghosts that are mentioned belong to Scrooge. There is one haunt here in Fort Lauderdale get more active during the Christmas season. That haunt is the River House Inn. Now, a abandoned Restaurant on the Middle River, its ghosts are far from forgotten.

When I did my research in the haunting and the paranormal happenings at the River House Inn, I would get many employees and management would express how Christmas was a active haunt at the homes of Tom and Reed Bryan’s homes made into one great restaurant.

Perry, the son of Camille and Tom Bryan, would love the holiday time. Who wouldn’t, being the only son of very wealthy parents? His spirit still roams the house as a 8 year old boy who would love to play with the Christmas lights in the restaurant. Upon closing of the restaurant, the manager Vivian would make sure all the plugged in Christmas displays would be unplugged, lock up the place and turn on the security system, only to walk by later with all the unplugged lighting back inside their sockets. She was always fearful that this old historical landmark would catch on fire due to the Christmas lighting that would magically turn on by themselves.

Then there is the Spirit of Barbara Estelle Bryan Umbro, 2nd wife of Reed Bryan. She died in her sleep on the second floor of the Reed Bryan’s side of the restaurant. Her sightings would heighten during this time of year as well. She would often be seen descending from the ceiling from the second floor. This could only be seen if you did not look directly at her. As soon as you would make eye contact with her, she would vanish.
She was a striking looking woman and would often be seen walking along the front veranda at the Reed’s River House. Her ghostly presence would be seen by those eating on the veranda. She would nod and smile as she went by. People who would dine there would ask, “Where did that Lady with Lace dress go?” to the employees, thinking that the ghost would be a reenactor working at the restaurant. Only to be told that there is no woman like that working for the fine dining establishment.
The lights have gone dim at his restaurant since it’s closing in mid 2009. I go past there in my ghost tour, only hoping to get a look at the ghosts of Christmas past.


Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all and a Happy New Year!

Blog 32 RTSC coming to a iPhone or Radio Shack near you

I’ve been noticing this new device popping up in many ghost researcher reality shows called the “Ovilus”. This first appeared in a show called “Paranormal State”,

now often featured in “Ghost Adventurer” with a headset device to boot.

The device made by Bill Chappel seems take EMF readings and turn them into words that have a 1000 word vocabulary. It uses harmonics and has 3 different modes to select depending on the haunt and entity that is trying to communicate. He currently working on several devices in paranormal research, but the Ovilus is getting the most attention. Those who were fortunate to get the last prototype have had some success in 2 way communication. Others seem to hard time in making out what the box is saying.

I first was interested in RTSC (Real Time Spirit Communication) after hearing about “Frank’s Box”. Frank Sumption who has been working on his device long past 2002 has come up with many devices
which he recreates over and over again, but tweaks them to new specifications.

Using frequency waves and scanning the frequencies in a sweeping session to pick up RTSC thru the white noise that comes between occupied frequencies. He doesn’t seem to sell the unit, but gives them out to those who do research. I’ve tried to obtain one with no reply back to my request.

The RTSC devices have expanded to devices that you can make on your own using Radio Shack radios. Known as the Radio Shack Hack, these devices have made me spectacle of the reliability of the device. I too, made a Radio Shack Hack and have success and failure that still make me question the device or how the sound is obtained.

Warning: Haunted One Too does not take responsiblity to any damaged radios by those who want to do the Radio Shack Hack. I've done this successfully, if done with skill and patients.


There has been other versions of the so called “ghost box”, a name given by inventor Thomas Edison who was working on the project before his death. George Meeks has picked up where Edison left off. With his help from others who had passed on, who are currently working on this “Circle” of spirit workers that are there to help us communicate and shelter us from some of the harmful spirit that can take over a session. Yes, an actual network being set up to communicate to the other side by the flip of a switch.


These creations by Bill Chappel, George Meeks and Frank Sumption all forge the process of new devices into the world of RTSC. There is even talk about development of a iPhone with a ovilus application to use on your next ghost hunt or tour.

Blog 31 What we’ve experienced at Haunted Fire Station No.3

Fire Station No.3 SEFGR event was great this past Halloween weekend. We had plenty people show up, which was fantastic because the Fort Lauderdale Fire Museum needed the funding. We did over $500 in ghost tours and investigation for the Fire Station No. 3. I am very pleased that our work did not go in vain.

On the first night of the ghost tours and investigations we had a couple of things happening. Girls who used the public bathroom were startled to hear the door handle of the stall would rattle while they were in the bathroom. Upon looking, they were truly alone. This was reported by 2 different people at separate times.

As we were going to do an investigation in the berthing area some strange stuff began to happen. As we moved from the first room to the next berthing room, a hand print was seen on the wall that wasn’t there before. It looked like a baby’s hand print. The entire hand print was less than 4 inch with trace outline of red liquid like substance which looked like candy, lollipop or popsicle residue.

Several people were reported to be touched by unseen hands on both nights. We did have communication via K2 device to one of the spirits. We tried to have the little girls cross over, but they were too scared to cross. Robert, of course, got very angry and became a presence in the room. It was quite evident that Robert was in control of that Fire Station.
He did the usual for me, which was to do the opposite of what I asked. If I told him to answer me, he would not, then I would say, “Ok, don’t answer me”, then he would answer. Truly not into doing what is asked of him. He did produce this shadow over by the doorway of the berthing area and in the fire truck bay and the end of a fire truck. At one point the shadow did move several times to a wall next to me, where several people saw the same shadow that night. Robert did try to cloak me, by putting this darkness around me. Almost like a blanket being thrown over my head. It was quite disturbing and I did get upset with him and told him to quit it, which he did.
The second night during the investigations we got lots of touching. Soft touches like a child trying to get attention. A patron kept threatening to leave due to being frightened by the unseen touches. Robert was still present for this investigation too. His shadow was seen at the end of the fire truck again during the last hour of Halloween’s event.
We still have to put together the video and sound up on the blog so those who attended can download and shift through the evidence that might lie there. SEFGR should have it all collected by next week for your view and listening pleasure.

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