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[Name Withheld Upon Request] - Bethany, New York - 2008
I am a paranormal investigator in New Jersey. I have been into the
paranormal for many years. This story is one that I still find strange to
this day. In 2008 I went with another group to Bethany, New York. I was very
excited about the trip, and was hoping to catch a spirit on film. We
traveled together communicating by cell phone to the location. When we
arrived, the other group was not there yet. I pulled into the parking lot
and saw a woman coming from the home located on the property. I got out of
my car and she told me that we were not allowed to be there. I explained who
we were and she told me that we could not be there until later on at the
time arranged. I knew this was not the owner, but assumed it was her
daughter as she came from the house. She was in her late 20s and appeared
dressed for work. She was a bit short with me, but I assumed again that many
people just show up, thrill seekers, etc. and they must get tired of telling
them to leave. I did ask her how she liked living there and she shrugged
with a look (not mean) but just a (sick of being asked look) and a grunt. So
I apologized, headed to my car, and she walking back to the house.
As planned we went back and we had the whole group for the investigation
overnight turning out some awesome pictures and experiences. This year, in
2009, I decided to take my group to Bethany. I wanted them to experience the
things I felt, saw, and filmed. When we arrived we were greeted by the owner
and we proceeded to the facility. I had informed my group not to show up
early because of my encounter with the daughter the year before. After the
video and breaking down into groups, I decided to say hello to the owner and
to introduce my Assistant Organizer. We talked and we looked at old records
of the place. I told her I was there the year before with another group. She
was a bit upset that she was moving, and the place would be shut down this
year for good. Somehow we got onto the subject of kids. I asked about her
daughter and how she was doing. I told her I had met her the year before and
that my group had been instructed not to show up early this year. To my
surprise she told me her daughter was a very young a child. That there was
no 20-30 year-old girl in her home then or now. I told her she had come out
of her home. She told me that her friend ran the event that night. She
didn't come until the scheduled time of arrival and she was nothing like I
described (age, height, or weight). I didn't know what to say. I described
her every detail as I remembered it. I quoted our exact conversation. Even
the work clothes. When she pulled out a picture I could even point her
out... only to find out she was someone from many many years ago that had
been long gone. I was left in silence. There was nothing to me that didn't
look or sound real about this girl a year ago. The owner and myself were
just speechless. Had I spoken face-to-face with a ghost from long ago and
yet had no question she was not real? Apparently I did. By far that was
indeed my most unexplained experience in the paranormal.
