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Los Angeles Investigation!
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I Jim Eaton went to Los Angeles on May 19th thru the 22nd, 2000. I had a great time, met with several team members and did two investigations and several hunts around the LA area. The spookiest experience was sleeping with a ghost on the Queen Mary.....More on that in a bit! I also want to thank those of the Queen Mary for my accommodations. They furnished me with an Executive Stateroom for two nights with no cost to myself. It was quite the experience! I arrived in LA on Friday May 19th and I was overwhelmed by how busy it is there! Oh, and the Freeways.......what an experience trying to get around! My home town of Sacramento is bad but nothing like that! Anyway, I had a really nice rental car with good air conditioning, so what the heck. During my stay, I would be meeting up with several team members. Carolyn, Fran, Jim & Bruce. 

MY FIRST NIGHT - (FRIDAY NIGHT INVESTIGATIONS)
I spent the day with Carolyn & Fran......we verified addresses, checked all the equipment and added fresh new batteries to everything! Carolyn called ahead for detailed instructions to a private residence in Hollywood that was arranged for us to investigate that evening. Carolyn gave instructions to have the temperature cool for our arrival. We would be doing the Hollywood Investigation first at 8:00 PM then off to the Queen Mary for an Investigation that would start at 11 PM. 

PRIVATE INVESTIGATION  (HOLLYWOOD)
We arrived at the Hollywood residence for this private investigation close to the designated time. (okay, I admit it, we were 30 minutes late!) This residence was the scene of a murder several years ago where the husband killed is estranged wife and left her dead on the stairs that lead from the upstairs bedrooms. This has also been the location where an apparition has appeared. The other occurrences have been blinking lights, problems with electrical appliances and light bulbs going out constantly. There has not been much activity reported lately. We begin.....Carolyn began using the thermo scanner to check for temperature variations within the residence. Fran checked everything with one of the EMF meters. I began by moving some of the living room furniture around to disrupt things a bit. It usually gets a ghosts attention when a stranger comes in and starts moving things around! (that's a ghost hunters secret so don't tell anyone) Fran began getting disturbances in the electromagnetic field. This could mean ghostly activity or a strong power source (it was above the coffee table in the middle of the living room). I'm not sure about the source, and the other meters did not register anything substantial. I grabbed my camera to start taking pictures in the area but to my amazement, my flash would not work! I had just added 4 fresh new batteries that day and they were now drained! I had to actually borrow 4 AA batteries from the residences (how embarrassing) The new batteries worked fine and I began taking pictures. Note: It's not unusual for batteries to suddenly drain on an investigation. It's usually a sign that you're not wanted! Anyway, our time was limited so I snapped two rolls of film and stayed in close contact with those holding the detecting devices. I also placed a recording device upstairs to try capturing some EVP (electronic voice phenomena) and I did get one voice, can't quite make it out though. Click for EVP  I finally introduced myself and my team to any visitors (ghosts) that might be present. I stated what we were doing and apologized for disrupting things. We took a few more pictures and moved all the furniture back to it's proper place. We would not know for a few days what the pictures would reveal. Actually, I now have the pictures back and the photo results of this investigation. You are welcome to view the pictures by clicking here. There is one with an apparent presence on the stairway and an energy rod going out an upstairs window. Now it's off to the Queen Mary...

LATE NIGHT INVESTIGATION OF THE QUEEN MARY
We arrived at the Queen Mary at 11 PM (Carolyn, Fran & myself) and checked into our respective rooms and then quickly met in my room to prepare for the investigation. I had a very nice room (compliments of the Queen Mary). They furnished me with this room for two nights because of the investigations I would be doing there. They were very nice to us and also offered us a behind the scenes investigation that night to some of the restricted areas of the ship. These areas included the pool where many ghostly disturbances have been reported. While there Carolyn saw an orb whiz by with her naked eye and I caught one on video speeding by Fran's leg. A psychic acquaintance from Washington State emailed me that we might encounter the presence of a ghostly girl named Jacqueline Tourin. (goes by Jackie) We never seemed to make contact with her but this psychic told me she called out to me twice while I was there but I never knew it. She also told me that this ghost girl (Jackie) wants her doll back. I was told that the doll may still be in existence. I will look into the possibility of getting it back, otherwise I have been given specific instructions on what type of doll it was and where to get a replacement. I'll be working on that soon and I'll see to it that the original or a replacement be taken to the ship by my team and placed in the nursery where Jackie is waiting to receive it. Of course when that day happens, we will work on getting some EVP and photos of the occasion to show everyone. Hey, I know this all sounds strange, but I feel when this mission is complete and the doll is returned or replaced to the nursery we will have proof that our efforts were not in vain. Now back to the pool....we did not get much in the way of unusual disturbances on any of our detectors in that area expect one small room by the pool. I was however able to pick up the sound of a man calling out what sounds like "Mary" . Upon leaving the pool area we toured many areas of the ship with our guide Daniel and on our travels I took several pictures of my team members from behind in the event that I might possibly capture ghostly presences following along......and I actually did! Here is one of an anomaly attached to Fran's face!  Well eventually we made it to the boiler room and to the infamous door 13! That is where a ships crew member (John Pedder) was crushed to death when he tried to squeeze through the automatic closing door. It is suspected that he might have been trying to see how many times he could go through the door before it actually closed completely! Many sightings of him have been reported and they now have a live Cam posted and aimed at that door for all to watch for Johns ghostly appearance via your computer. See the Queen Mary web site for that and other fascinating facts about the ship. While in the boiler room Carolyn developed hard & angry feelings and could not stand to be in that part of the ship.....More on that in Saturdays tour report of the ship.....also read below about how I slept with a ghost during my last night on the Queen Mary!

SATURDAYS NIGHTS CEMETERY INVESTIGATION
We started Saturday's adventures by meeting up with a good friend and fellow team member Jim H.  By the way, Jim will be reviewing many of the ghost photos I receive from now on and believe me, his services & talents are greatly appreciated!  We explored a cemetery in the Hollywood area and then went out to eat lunch at the "In & Out burger" where else!  :)   Anyway, I'll get to the point here....that evening we explored a cemetery near Carolyn's house, it's a fairly well know place called "Hillside Memorial Park"  many famous people are buried there including Michael Landon, Dinah Shore, Moe Howard (the 3 Stooges), Jack Benny and Lorne Greene, to name a few. Well, the gates close at dusk which is fine because many ghost hunters have gotten their best ghost pictures just in front of the gates and outer perimeters of cemeteries around the world. (another ghost hunters secret)  And this night was no exception....I was able to get a great shot of streaming anomalies, click here to see that picture. Also while there Fran registered a sudden drop of temperature at one point near the cemetery fence from 70 degrees to 40 degrees. Also when Jim H. was checking for temperature variations he found an area where the temperature dropped from 68 to 30 degrees! (38 degree drop!) That was so amazing! We used the rest of our film up in that spot but Jim's developed prints came out pitch black and mine came out with lot's of orange smears. I can't explain the results. I include a picture of this orange smeared energy beyond the trees where we were standing.  Click here to see picture.  Let's move on to the Queen Mary... 

BACK TO THE QUEEN MARY (THE NIGHT I SLEPT WITH A GHOST!)
We explored the Queen Mary again Saturday afternoon and I captured some strange yellow energy on the right side of one of the photos. The design of the energy is most unusual! You can see this photo by clicking here.  While we were in the boiler room on the self guided tour, Carolyn again began to experience hard angry feelings. I then remembered that my our psychic contact in Washington had also told me in an email that we might experience hard feelings while in the boiler room. I told Carolyn that I just remembered that I had been cautioned that this might happen. Well that was enough for her, she led us out of there in short order.....she felt fine once we were out of the boiler area. That was really freaky, especially since I was told ahead of time about that possibly happening in that part of the ship. well Anyway, after many wonderful adventures that day and into the night I said my goodbyes to Jim, Carolyn and Fran and headed back to the Queen Mary sometime after midnight. Carolyn & Fran would not be joining me there that night. When I arrived back to the Queen Mary I was amazed at the crowds of people and dozens of limo's! I was finally able to park and make my way up to my room (B 479) and walked in. I couldn't help but think about being absent from my two team members this night. (I'm braver when others are close by)  Daniel of the Queen Mary had told me he would arrange to have me stay in one of the reportedly haunted rooms. I had wondered if that was the case because the night before was perfectly calm. Everything appeared normal as I entered and I began to pack my bags for my departure to another location in the morning. I began to have an uneasy feeling that I was not alone in the room....I ignored the feeling and got my laptop out to check my email.....I then began to smell a mild scent of tobacco. I ignored this also. (Keep in mind that there is no smoking on the ship) I was again reading my mail when the smell returned and it became progressively stronger! I immediately jumped up and said "what!"  The smell left again......I was sitting there worrying about the smell coming back (some Ghost Investigaor huh?)....Hey, I know it would look strange if the ghost investigator went running down the hall yelling ghost! Then of course it wouldn't look good if I slept in my car either! Well, as I was pondering these things, the smell again returned, stronger than ever! I again jumped up and this time I grabbed my camera and snapped some pictures (prints came out normal) then went to set on the other side of the room for awhile. I was reading a magazine when the smell found me once again....it was so strong I thought I was going to gag! I got up and set up the camcorder and aimed it at my bed and decided to either make a run for my car or do some deep breathing exercises and go to bed. I went to bed. I lay there and as I always do in a haunted location, I prayed a prayer of protection. After my prayer I turned off the lights and tried to sleep. (to escape) Almost immediately the smell of tobacco returned. it wasn't just a tobacco smell either, it smelled and felt like someone blowing tobacco smoke in my face continually! The smell became so strong that I again thought I was going to gag! It was after 3 AM by this time and I was dead tired. I placed the covers over my head and all seemed well until I felt it under the covers with me! The blowing of smoke as well as the strong gagging scent. I found that if I breathed deeply it helped me to not gag......I then surrendered myself to sleep. Upon awakening in the morning I found all to be well and the smell and the feelings were gone. Thinking back on the night before, for all practical purposes.......I slept with a ghost on the Queen Mary!

Quick update: I was told by my psychic contact had asked the ghosts of the Queen Mary if one would pay me a visit while there. She mentioned that she received conformation that a smoking boy paid me a visit and had played a prank on me. The other thing, I have yet to watch the video of me sleeping, if there is something on film I might be better off not knowing.  

SUMMARY  
I felt the trip was a complete success although there's never enough time to do everything! I received an email while there and we were asked to visit a home where the image of a girl with a greenish appearance was seen the night before. We weren't able to do that investigation because of time constraints.  I think the best part of my trip however was the opportunity to spend time with good friends and fellow team members. Carolyn and Fran were my second family while visiting there. They put everything else in there lives on hold so as to be able to have this reunion with me. Then there is Jim H. who has been my good friend and one of my greatest supporters at GhostStudy since I started my web site in May 1999. He was our guide to many of the locations we visited on Sunday. I want to also thank my good friend Bruce as well.....He arrived back in Los Angeles from a ghost hunting trip in Nevada Sunday afternoon and met with us Sunday night for dinner and a cemetery investigation.....Oh, and thanks to the psychics that helped with the investigation through emails, they were a guiding light. The trip was successful because of the efforts of these wonderful people. I feel that to be able to get together with great people and investigate and talk freely about ghosts, well is just about as good as it gets!  :)

Check out - Ghosts and Legends of the Queen Mary
(Official web site of the Queen Mary)
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