The Ashmore Estates Investigation

The Ashmore Estates Investigation
Written by Staff at: Fort Atkinson, WI Paranormal Society
Distributed by Paul Dale Roberts, HPI’s Esoteric Detective
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The drawing above was created by Richard Vasseur. Concept by Paul Dale Roberts.
It depicts a crossover between Al Capp’s Li’l Abner with Saint Gothic aka Deanna Jaxine Stinson and Cleo de Nile of Monster High

Ashmore Estates
22645 E CR 1050N
Ashmore, IL 61912
217-512-9499

Description:
Ashmore Estates was built in 1916 with 3 floors and was originally The Coles County Alms House. It housed the indigent and mentally impaired. It operated as the Coles County Poor Farm from 1916-1957, during which time approximately 100 people died there.

It served as a mental institution from 1957-1976 housing the mentally impaired and mentally disabled. It was purchased by a private owner in 1976 and housed the Intermediate Care Facility for the mentally disabled, until 1987, when it was closed due to lack of funding.

Activity:
The Fort Atkinson, WI Paranormal Society encountered numerous personal experiences backed up by audio, photo and video evidence. One of our investigators was touched on the arm, in the game room on the 1st floor, which left 3 very red finger prints. Our investigators also experienced something being thrown down the hallway backed up by video and audio, also while they were investigating the 1st floor game room. We also gathered numerous EVPs on all three floors.

Equipment:
LT Lutrom EMF-822A Digital
The Ghost Meter EMF meter
2-KII EMF Meter
Ramsey TFM3 Tri-Field Meter
2- Olympus VN-4100PC DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER
Olympus WS-21S Digital Voice Recorder
Olympus WS-110 Digital Voice Recorder
Sony ICD-B600 Digital Voice Recorder
Sony ICD-P520 Digital Voice Recorder
Sony CCD-TRV75 Hi-8 Camcorder with Night Shot
Sony CCD-TRV138 Hi-8 Camcorder with Night Shot
Sony DCR-Hc52 Camcorder with Night Shot
Raytek IR Thermometer
TIF 7000 Digital Thermometer/Pyrometer with probes
Quad system with 4 IR Cameras and 320 GB Hard Drive

Investigators:
Carol Mack LeFave, Amanda Kramer, Naomi Orcutt, Julie Parker, Jeff LeFave Sr., Dana Stricker, Deb Skinvik, with guest investigators Terre Sims and Kevin.

Description of Investigation:
We divided into groups of 2 and 3, each taking a different floor, with 2 investigators continuously watching the quad. The investigation started at 5 pm following a brief history and tour by the property owner, Scott Kelley. We investigated until midnight, with a few investigators leaving early due to health reasons.

EVP Sessions:
One of our investigators is psychic. She sensed a woman named Alice, during one session, when asking for a name, the spirit replied Alice. She also picked up a female child and a male child who had an injury to his leg. In the first floor game room, the spirit seemed to be repeating what we had said, we asked if they could knock and the voice replied knock. Many of the voices we hear on the recorders are male with the exception of at least 3 female voices. We also captured on video what appears to be a small person (child) running in front of the camera. This was captured on the third floor. Both investigators were female, both very tall and could not have crossed the camera path that fast. The camera was sitting on the third floor nurses station which was approximately 4 ft. tall, pointing down the hallway, away from our investigators. The video is very dark, but a doorway can be made out which helps to visualize the height of the person.

Findings and Conclusions:
We believe that Ashmore Estates is haunted.

We also believe that Ashmore Estates is the home of many spirits.

The following report is brought to you by H.P.I. (Halo Paranormal Investigations International). The Fort Atkinson, WI Paranormal Society is a family member of HPI.