Wed, Sep 16, 2015
The TAPS team goes to St. Charles, MO where whole cemeteries were move to accommodate growth. Perhaps some of the bodies left behind are causing paranormal activity reported in the town. Others credit a guilt-ridden sheriff and a suicidal teen. Five buildings are investigated: a restaurant, a tobacconist, an inn, a gift shop and a printing shop. Team members spot two figures and Jason and Samantha use a vibration detector to speak with a teen spirit. Some reports of voices, however, are debunked.
Wed, Sep 23, 2015
The man renovating an 1800s opera house in Carthage, MO is suffering with paranormal trouble. He reports seeing a ghostly woman, hearing footsteps, and being shoved down a staircase. His employees also report ghostly sightings. The team hears music from the basement and talks with an entity using an EMF meter. Next, TAPS travels to Fairfield County, CT, to help the Eberlin family. Their kids are terrified by being scratched, dishes being thrown, voices, and visits by a spirit. The investigators experience some of the reported activities.
Wed, Sep 30, 2015
The team travels to Joplin, MO to investigate neighboring homes which have generated paranormal activity for decades. The Willow Vista House was once a brothel and a meeting spot for gangsters. Residents contend with footsteps, voices and ghost sightings. The Jameson House, built in the 1800s, is home to the apparition of a Civil War soldier that legend says was killed and buried on the property. Later, TAPS investigates the Beechwood Inn and Barnstable House in Massachusetts which are said to share a spirit. Both homes date back to the 1700s with supposed ghosts including a little girl and a sea captain.
Wed, Oct 7, 2015
Renovating the companion office building to the Stadium Theatre in Woonsocket, RI seems to have awakened spirits in both. Workers report seeing various ghosts and hearing doors opening and other odd noises. The TAPS team members experience several events, including a door closing in front of them and footsteps being heard on an overhead catwalk. Also, a camera catches a black mass moving down the theater's staircase at the same time Jason and Steve hear sounds in that spot.
Wed, Oct 14, 2015
TAPS investigates Fort Adams in Newport, RI where the caretaker says visitors are jabbed and have rocks thrown at them. He's hoping the team can determine who the spirits are and what ear they come from. The investigators have numerous experiences including hearing footsteps; K.J. is twice touched at two different locations. Their recorders also pick up knocking sounds and a child's ghostly voice.
Wed, Oct 21, 2015
The team investigates the Houghton Mansion, built by the first mayor of North Adams, Massachusetts. A car accident in 1914 took the lives of A. C. Houghton and his daughter and triggered a suicide by his best friend. The current owners of the home, the Freemasons, report shadow figures, voices, doors closing and opening, and touching. TAPS members hear footsteps on a staircase when no one is present, and communicate with a spirit via EMF equipment.
Wed, Oct 28, 2015
TAPS investigates at Southern Vermont College in Bennington. According to legend, the wife of the school's founder committed suicide when learning about his affair with the nanny, who, it's said, hanged herself. Witnesses report a white mist in the library, as well as voices and self-opening windows. Orbs and voices are also reported in a nearby dorm. The team collects evidence they believe points to a residual haunting.
Wed, Nov 4, 2015
TAPS first visits the Conrad-Caldwell Castle, in Louisville, KY. The 1800s mansion is home to levitating objects, voices, and three ghostly women seen in the parlor. People have also seen orbs of light and smelled perfume and cigars. Dustin and K.J. get REM-pod responses when they attempt to contact former owner Mr. Conrad. Next stop: the 1865 Old Cumberland County Prison in Carlisle Pennsylvania. It's said to be haunted by Charles Salyards, a man who proclaimed his innocence even as he was being hanged for killing a policeman. On an audio recording, a voice is captured saying, "It wasn't me."