Burlington County Prison Museum

Date Of Investigation: 10/22/99
Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Weather: Raining, mid 40's
Location of Investigation:  Burlington County Jail, Mount Holly,  NJ
Investigators On Scene: Jonathan Williams, Hildred Robinette, Courtney Boulton, Anne Palagruto, Dave Juliano, Cindy Huntsinger, Jenn Mikula, Lou Gentile, Harry Thomas, Jean Thomas, Mike Mollet, Tome Wilson, 5 Guest Investigators 
Equipment Used:35mm cameras, EMF detectors, Sony Camcorders w/ nightvision, APS Camera, Olympus 340R Digital Camera, tape recorders, Kodak Digital Camera, two way radios, thermoprobe, thermometers, geiger counter.
Film Speed: Kodak 400 35mm, 800 kodak gold, Fuji 800
Video Tapes:  8mm 
Audio tapes: TDF 60min
Photos taken: 400
Positive Photos: 32
EVP's: 0
Video:  0


Basement



Second Floor


 
 
The Events:

8:31p Started the investigation
8:34p Blackout (Completely Dark)
8:36p Started Audio Recording
8:40p Invest. Huntsinger took a photo out the window into the courtyard, she saw pixie dust, and the photo was negative.
8:43p 1 Cell – Invest. H. Thomas detected a cold spot =  East side of building, negative EMF.
8:43p 2 Cell – Invest. H. Thomas detected a cold Spot = East side of building, picture of boy engraved into wall.
8:44p Invest. H. Thomas observed an 18th century woman = East side of building, cellblock. 
8:45p Invest. H. Thomas observed an orb in back corner and a man walking in cell. = Last Cell.
8:46p Invest. Robinette observed a male figure. = Basement, East cell block
8:46p Invest. H. Thomas felt a cold sensation. = First floor, East side stairs. 
8:47p Invest. J Williams took positive orb photo = Basement, East cellblock. An orb is one of the many ways that spirits appear on film.  It is believed that cameras capture spirits because they are capturing an event in a split second, faster than the human eye does.  Often a person will not see anything at the time of the photo.  The camera actually captures the pure image as it is, without having a brain to interpret the data first.  (photo on disk = Burl.Co.Jail05.JPG)
8:48p Invest. H. Thomas felt a strong presence = East side of First Floor stairway.
8:48p Invest. Robinette got a name of Andrew = East side of basement = Presence felt at the stairway.
8:50p Invest. Juliano and the NY Times Crew notice the stretcher completely moved in the cell next to the death row cell was not in same position.  It was now laying flat.
8:50p Invest. Robinette felt a presence in basement hallway.  Invest. J Williams takes positive photo (photo on disk = Burl.Co.Jail08.JPG)
8:51p Invest. H. Thomas observed a piece of plaster on the gate, first floor hallway, moving back and forth, no breeze.
8:53p Documentary Crew’s camcorder shut off by itself while recording first floor east area.
8:54p Invest. Juliano took a positive orb photo = against graffiti wall, death row cell. (photo on disk = burl05.jpg)
8:54p Invest. H. Thomas felt a cold spot on the wall; he also observed an arm projecting from that area.
8:56p Invest. J Williams took a positive orb photo (photo on disk = Burl.Co.Jail17.JPG)
9:03p Invest. H. Thomas & Robinette both felt a cold spot = East cell.
9:04p Invest. J Williams gets a positive EMF reading of 1-2.0.  An EMF meter is reading the fluctuations in electromagnetic fields.  When we first arrive we take preliminary readings and map out the locations of power lines, appliances and other EMF sources.  Most normal readings are in the range of 9.0 - 30.0 on the EMF meter.  These are typical EMF readings in a home.  Anything that registers in the 1.0 to the 8.0 range and cannot be traced to a source is attributed to spirit activity.  It is commonly accepted that spirits are made up of energy and that EMF meters detect that low level of energy accurately.
9:05p Audio tape turned off by itself in the basement, east area.
9:06p Invest. Palagruto observed figure in death row block and an orb in a doorway.
9:16p Invest. Gentile observed a person on the 3rd floor, cell 5.
9:16p Invest. Gentile felt an extra person in corner = 3rd floor, cell 5.
9:16p Cell 5 motion detector went off when the cell was empty.
9:18p 2 degree temp drop = 3rd floor, cell 5.
9:18p Invest. H. Thomas felt a cold sensation = West end of 1st floor.
9:19p Invest. H. Thomas got a positive EMF reading 3.0 = 1st floor.
9:20p All teams alternated, basement = 1st, 1st=3rd, 3rd = basement.
9:21p Invest. H. Thomas got a positive EMF reading 2.0 = 1st floor.
9:24p Invest. J Williams got a positive orb photo = main hallway. (photo on disk = Burl.Co.Jail30.JPG)
9:28p Invest. Juliano took two Positive orb shots in basement main hallway and on the steps when Invest. Palagruto and Juliano observed silhouettes in the area. (photos on disk = burl15.jpg, burl12.jpg)
9:28p   Invest. J Williams got an orb photo = main hallway. (photo on disk = Burl.Co.Jail34.JPG)
9:29p   Invest. J Williams got an orb photo = main hallway. (photo on disk = Burl.Co.Jail35.JPG)
9:30p Invest. Juliano observed a tall man behind group = middle hall basement.
9:32p Invest. J Williams took an orb photo = west end, second cell, third floor. (photo on disk = Burl.Co.Jail37.JPG) 
9:40p Invest. Boulton heard heavy breathing and footsteps = West wing basement archway. 
9:46p Invest. Boulton heard footsteps in hallway = east steps, blocked off area.
9:46p   Invest. Juliano got a multiple orb photo = basement. (photo on disk = burl19.jpg)
9:52p Invest. Mollet got a positive EMF reading of 5-6 = East Wing.
10:00p Invest. Gentile got an orb photo = 2nd floor. (photo on disk = bcj01.jpg)
10:14p Invest. Gentile got an orb photo = 2nd floor. (photo on disk = bcj02.jpg)
10:20p Invest. Mollet discovered his EMF detector had been moved in the basement.
10:25p Invest. Juliano got an orb photo = West Wing Basement Stairway. (photo on disk = burl24.jpg)
10:26p Invest. J Williams got an orb photo = basement main hallway. (photo on disk = Burl.Co.Jail45.JPG)
10:30p End of investigation, wrap up, and interviews from media.



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