Alexander Major’s Home
Case No#: 08282011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Location: 8201 State Line Road Kansas City, Missouri 64114
Site Owner: John Wornall Home
Investigation start time: 1900 hours (Sunday, August 28, 2011)
Investigation end time: 2445 hours (Monday, August 29, 2011)
Weather/atmospheric conditions
Wind: East at 12 mph
Humidity: 51%
Outside Temp: 82 degrees F (Feels like 84 degrees F)
Wind chill: N/A
Visibility: 10.0 miles
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Current Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Solar X-Rays: Normal
Geometric Field: Quiet
Dew point: 62 degrees F
Pressure: 29.88” and falling
1 Investigators:
Team 1 Sal Villarreal Alyse Villarreal Wayne Rector Jeff Beck Team 2 Forrest Peterson Michael Kupsch Kyle Pretzl
Site Point of Contact: Client: Kandice Walker, Kate Gleeson
Equipment used:
CCTV System (DVR, monitor & 4 stationary IR cams)
KII /EMF meters
Ghost Box
IR Thermometer
Digital cameras
Mini DV’s
Digital Voice Recorders
Site History:
Alexander Majors built this home in 1856. Majors created the Pony Express Service, which was soon put out of business due to the telegraph.
Years later, Louisa Johnson took ownership of the home, restoring it to its original grandeur. She was found dead in the care taker’s cabin (site of the present day barn).
Purported Paranormal Claims:
It is believed that it is the spirit of Louisa Johnson that haunts the house. Activity includes:
Seeing a woman in a white dress either staring out of the windows, or walking up the sidewalk to the house. There are also claims of seeing a man dressed in period clothing ins
2 Strong wafts of sweet smelling perfume, characteristic of period perfumes.
Debunked claims:
Since the house often hosts period themed events involving reenactors, it is not beyond the scope that the incidents of seeing a woman or a man in period attire are nothing more than reenactors.
HPI did not encounter the scent of sweet perfume. Quite possibly, since the house is open for tours, which this claims is the result of lingering perfume from a tourist, or again, a reenactor.
Downstairs
Front Parlor (North):
Baseline readings:
EMF: 1.0 mg
Temp: 72 degrees F
Cam 1: None.
Stationary Digital Voice Recorder: No evidence collected.
Mini DV: None.
Photographic Evidence: None.
EVP’s: None.
KII/EMF: None.
Ghost Box: None.
Temp Changes: None.
3 Front parlor (South):
Baseline readings:
EMF: 1.0 mg
Temp: 70.0 degrees F
Cam 2: None.
Stationary Digital Voice Recorder: No evidence collected.
Mini DV: None.
Photographic Evidence: None.
EVP’s: None.
KII/EMF: None.
Ghost Box: None.
Temp Changes: None.
Dining Room:
Baseline readings:
EMF: 1.0 mg
Temp: 69.5 degrees F
Mini DV: None.
Photographic Evidence: None.
EVP’s: None.
KII/EMF: None.
4 Ghost Box: None.
Temp Changes: None.
Kitchen:
Baseline readings:
EMF: 1.0 mg
Temp: 71.0 degrees F
Mini DV: None.
Photographic Evidence: None.
EVP’s: None.
KII/EMF: None.
Ghost Box: None.
Temp Changes: None.
Upstairs
Front Bedroom (North):
Baseline readings:
EMF: 1.0 mg
Temp: 72.5 degrees F
Cam 3: None
Stationary Digital Voice Recorder: No evidence collected.
Mini DV: None.
Photographic Evidence: None.
5 EVP’s: None.
KII/EMF: None.
Ghost Box: None.
Temp Changes: None.
Front Bedroom (South):
Baseline Readings:
EMF: 1.0 mG
Temp: 71.0 degrees F
Photographic Evidence: None.
Mini DV: None.
EVP’s: None.
Ghost Box: None.
KII/EMF: None.
Temp Changes: None.
Center Bedroom:
Baseline readings:
EMF: 1.0 mg
Temp: 71.0 degrees F
Cam 4: None.
Stationary Digital Voice Recorder: No evidence collected.
Mini DV: None.
Photographic Evidence: None.
6 EVP’s: None.
KII/EMF: None.
Ghost Box: None.
Temp Changes: None.
Personal Experiences: None.
Additional Notes: None.
Conclusion:
HPI conducted an extensive investigation of the house and did not obtain any evidence to support any claims or to indicate any paranormal activity taking place in the house.
Of course, this investigation took place for just one night, and that is not to say that on another night, HPI would have collected supporting evidence. As HPI did not obtain any supporting evidence, it is our opinion that the Alexander Majors Home does not contain paranormal activity and is not haunted.
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