Investigation: Historic Chapel & Shrine

Prologue: Our team investigated this Historic Chapel and Shrine late one evening. The chapel and shrine sit on several acres. There is a cemetery located on the grounds as well as a gift shop and small chapel.

Historical Background: Don Pedrito Jaramillo is perhaps the most famous curandero of all time. Known as "The Saint of Falfurrias (Texas)," Don Pedrito was a great folk saint -- a personage to whom people pray to combat their illness, change their luck, or as a simple expression of faith, who is not a canonical saint of the church but is neverthless acknowledged as one by the people. Don Pedrito's shrine in Falfurrias, Texas, at Los Olmos (The Elms), is a famous South Texas pilgrimage to this day. The walls of the chapel at Los Olmos are covered with testimonials of people who have been cured by the spirit of Don Pedrito, and stowed in the rafters are the crutches of pilgrims whose lameness apparently vanished. The gravemarker of Don Pedrito, who died in 1907, calls him "The Benefactor of Humanity."

There is a story that states Don Pedrito Jaramillo asked his brother to dig his body up three days after his interment and he would be revived. Due to fear his brother did not follow his instructions. The story of Don Pedrito Jaramillo was also aired on The Discovery Channel.

Reported Paranormal Activity: Unexplained Knocking, and Shadow Persons have been sighted.

Investigation Team: Rudy, Minerva, LeeAnn & Veronique

The Investigation Details: We arrived late one evening as to make sure there were no visitors that might conflict with our evidence or findings. We investigated the cemetery area and did an EVP Session as well as took pictures of the cemetery area. We also investigated the chapel and took some photos of the interior of the chapel. An EVP Session was also conducted inside the chapel as well as at the back area of the property. Two Sony Digital Audio Recorders, Two Olympus Digital Audio Recorders, 2 Digital Cameras, One Sony HandyCam Video Camcorder and One EMF Meter were used.

Finding: Upon reviewing the hours of audio that were recorded the only piece of evidence captured was one EVP. This EVP was captured at the back end of the chapel, outside the chapel doors. We did not notice any anomalous activity on the photos or video taken during the investigation.

"Unknown" EVP

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Here are some photos of the Investigation:

Conclusion: After our investigation of this historic Chapel and Shrine and the absence of any paranormal activity in photos or video other than the EVP; we are concluding that at this time there is not enough evidence to claim this area has paranormal activity.

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Investigation: The Driskill Hotel

Prologue-On a recent trip to Austin, Texas our team had the great opportunity and received permission to conduct an investigation at a beautiful hotel built in 1885-1886. This hotel is a gorgeous vast building with three grand entrances and splendid decor.


Historical Background-This building is located in Austin, Texas. Built in 1885-1886 this beautiful building was commissioned by cattle king Col. Jesse L. Driskill. It took one year to build the original 2 stories of the hotel. (Interesting trivia note: the Driskill was the site of Lyndon B. Johnson's first date with his future wife, Lady Bird, in 1934.)


Reported Paranormal Activity-After conducting a preliminary investigation with employees several of them reported having seen or heard many things they believe could be paranormal. This hotel is rumored to be a very haunted location and is known for it's paranormal activity. The Driskill is supposedly haunted--by more than one ghost, in fact, including Colonel Driskill himself. He reportedly makes his presence known by the smell of cigar smoke. He is believed to turn bathroom lights on and off in several guest rooms on the top floors of the hotel. Another apparition is the four-year-old daughter of a US Senator. She haunts the grand staircase leading from the mezzanine down to the lobby. The little girl was playing unattended with a ball when she slipped and fell to her death on the marble floor at the bottom of the stairs. The front desk staff has heard the child bouncing the ball down the steps and giggling.

In the early 1990s, a Houston woman took a trip to the Driskill from Florida to try and recuperate from a wedding that her fiancé called off on the actual wedding day. Staying in Room 29, she decided the best way to help herself would be to go on a week-long shopping spree with her fiancé's credit cards. She was last seen coming out of the elevator on the fourth floor with her arms filled with numerous bags and packages, and her body was discovered three days later when the housekeepers became concerned that she hadn't left the room to eat. Her body was found lying in the bathtub; she had shot herself in the stomach, muffling the sound with a pillow. The Austin Police Department crime scene photographer reported that it was a sad to see such a young women commit suicide when she could have had a long, happy life ahead of her.


Investigation Team- Rudy, Veronique, and Zelina.

The Investigation Details- The team was given permission to investigate room 29 where the woman reportedly committed suicide. We also had the opportunity to investigate the hallways of the upper floors. During the investigation a base reading was taken of the room and a video Camera was placed in the room recording it and part of the restroom. Multiple digital audio recorders were used, Digital cameras, 35MM Cameras, a parabolic microphone and a Digital EMF Reader were used.


Findings-No Video or Photo anomalies were found during the review of this particular investigation. We did note that while doing an EVP session in Room 29 the EMF meter spiked while the team asked several questions and the actual replies were heard via parabolic mic at the time of investigation. Several EVP's were recorded and after analyzing the audio we have compiled these EVP's.

This first one was captured in Room 29. We believe it says "Just Passing" as investigators Veronique and Zelina are tagging their recorders.
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This second EVP was also captured in Room 29. This one says "Don't Forget Her".
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This really interesting EVP was captured as Rudy enters the bathroom and makes an observation that there is water on the floor. You will hear the wood floors creak then you will hear "Go Away" after Rudy speaks of the water.
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This EVP was captured on the marble staircase where the child fell to her death.
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Conclusion-The activity and personal experiences told to us by the employees, bellman, and the assistant manager on duty plus the research we did online concerning the Driskill Hotel coupled with the actual EVP and EMF meter evidence we captured would make it hard to dispute that paranormal activity does in fact occur at this Hotel and particularly in Room 29.

Investigation: Undisclosed Goverment Building

Prologue-While on a trip to Austin, Texas the team was visiting several buildings in the downtown area and recieved permission to do an informal investigation at this location. Visiting an area called the Vault Rooms.

Historical Background-This building is located in Austin, Texas. Originally designed by Elijah E. Myers, it was constructed from 1882–88 under the direction of civil engineer Lindsay Walker, and a $75 million underground extension was completed in 1993. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1986.

Reported Paranormal Activity-Many employees and staff discussed with us the apparition of a woman dressed in red who frequents the stairs and the upper balconey. Also, voices have been heard, things are moved around, and shadow people have been sighted. A maintenance employee told us of his personal experience. One day while cleaning the women's bathroom in the East Wing a woman's voice answered him from the restroom preventing him from cleaning it. So he waited for approx. 10 minutes and then knocked and walked in to see if anyone was indeed in the restroom since no-one had walked out. The maintenance employee and his co-worker found no one in the restroom. Both employees had acknowledged hearing the woman's voice and stated things like this always happened.

Investigation Team- Rudy, Minerva, Veronique, and Zelina.

The Investigation Details-Due to the large area to be covered in this building and the presence of other people in the hallways the team concentrated their investigation in one or two rooms with the most reported activity. The Vault Area is said to have been the scene of a crime and armed with this historical information the team investigated this area heavily. Multiple digital audio recorders were used, Digital cameras, 35MM Cameras, video camera, and a Digital EMF Reader were used.

Findings-No Video or Photo anomalies were found. Several locations of EMF readings from 0 to 2.5 were recorded. One EVP was recorded during this investigation. After analysis we believe it says "I wish I could" in reply to a question asked by Investigator Rudy.
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Conclusion: In spite of the investigation performed we didn't collect significant evidence of paranormal activity. At this time we are unable to confirm or debunk the presence of paranormal activity at this location. We will remain in contact with the facility and perform a follow up investigation if reported activity continues or increases.