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Fall 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011

Paranormal Investigators Share Recordings with Johnston Audience

These paranormal investigators, led by a Waukee resident, work to find out what is causing something unexplained, rather than trying to prove there are spirits at work. Sometimes there is simply no explanation.

More than 50 people inside the Simpson Barn in Johnston fell quiet, straining to hear the scratchy recording: “I won’t leave.” People began nodding their heads, smiling and chattering to their neighbors. The recording they had just heard is one of several electronic voice phenomena — or EVPs — shared Friday by Dan Berger of Waukee, founder of the Iowa Paranormal Advanced Research Team. The presentation was arranged by the Johnston Public Library for the Halloween season. The team, also known as the Iowa Ghost Hunters, investigates paranormal happenings at no cost for people across Iowa and in some other states. Tammy Wilhelm of Des Moines and Gail Wiegmann and Lisa Van Ellen, both of Johnston, listened intently to Berger's presentation. …

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