Today paranormal
investigator Timothy Yohe is back to share an update about the latest
explorations into Molly Stark Hospital. His previous post was Is the Molly Stark Hospital in Ohio Truly Haunted? Timothy has provided plenty of new photos, so I
hope you enjoy this revisit to one of the most mysterious abandoned hospitals
in the U.S.
Over this past summer I had the opportunity to travel back to my hometown in Ohio and pay a visit to my family. This trip was taken literally right before our first grandchild was to be born. I knew I was taking a chance on missing his birth, but my intuition told me he would wait for my return. Following that same instinct that I use in paranormal investigations, we jumped into the rental car and headed for the eastern horizon.
When I
left for Ohio, I hadn’t really planned to make another visit to the Molly Stark
Hospital. This was just a trip to see our folks, although it was looming in the
back of my mind. On previous investigations we had had great success capturing
orbs, hearing voices, and I even encountered at least one of the site’s
residents when I entered in through a back window and explored the basement. It
was really cool to document my
first article of a paranormal investigation and, yes, I owe a lot of that
to Brian Moreland. His invitation to guest write this story for him (we met on
his Trans-Allegheny article) has launched a passionate blog with an even
more amazing community tying it all together. Thank you Brian!
During
those investigations that started back in 2012, my bother-in-law and nephew
tagged along for the experience. In our short time there a passion got fired up
within my nephew, who was 14 at the time, and now he loves to pursue the
paranormal. He now visits the site on a regular basis with his friends and
continues to capture activity. So, naturally, during the first night of our
visit, he proposed a return to the hospital grounds. How could I refuse?
On each
of the previous visits we had focused on the three-story hospital in search of
activity. We captured voices coming from the ventilation shaft, orbs present in
the balcony overhangs, movement in the windows, and when I ventured down the
hallway, I could hear footsteps coming down the stairs that made the hair on my
arms stand on end. I believe that some
of the residents here have never left and my experiences have absolutely confirmed
this suspicion.
This
time we started our investigation with the smaller building, shooting many
digital photos as we walked around its perimeter. We were unable to capture any
visual evidence, but we were able to still-frame some of the beautiful
architecture on this building.
The
only spot that was in question was a second-story window that was open on the
back side and seemed to have someone peering out from it. There wasn’t any
background light to contrast the darkness, there was simply that feeling you
get when someone is watching you. It was quite creepy, but no documentable
evidence to be had as proof.
I did
bring an electronic voice recorder with me and kept it running the whole time,
sticking it in through any opening and trying to remain as quiet as possible as
we walked. At one stop on the route I did find an open window and we think we
may have captured a female voice uttering about three words. It is very
difficult to ascertain what is being said because the device is more suited for
recording college professors than paranormal activity. I am hoping by this
summer I can obtain a good DVR so I can finally get good audio recordings. Good
evidence supports good paranormal claims.
After
we finished investigating the smaller sanatorium, we ventured over to the
hospital just to see if, by chance, we could capture any of the activity like
the previous times we were here. Since our last time, my nephew said that he
and his friends have done some extensive investigating on the property and have
heard quite a few sounds they were unable to identify. One time his friend’s
dog had a reaction to something inside the building because he started barking
and prancing erratically. After pulling him away and moving further down the
building, he did settle down. They were not sure exactly what to make of that
incident. Animals do have abilities to detect things we cannot and their senses
of smell and vision are keener than ours. That is one reason the Ghost Hunters team brought along their
dog, Maddie, on several of their investigations. Jason Hawes, founder and lead
investigator, wanted to see if Maddie could be helpful, and she was on many
occasions.
As we
made our way around the first corner, we encountered the warning “Death Awaits”
written in graffiti on a wooden door. Indeed, every effort was being made to
keep people out of the Molly Stark Hospital, not only because it is a crumbling
danger zone, but also because it is full of asbestos. I did not know this fact
when I entered the building a couple years earlier. I am hoping that by not
wearing a mask that I won’t catch asbestosis later in life. Goes to prove, make
sure you thoroughly research your sites before you do an investigation. This is
good advice I would give to anyone.
A park
ranger has now been assigned to walk the beat around the premises as many
teenagers have been reported to have been sneaking in through the windows and
venturing throughout the interior. If you search YouTube you can find a few of
these boys incriminating themselves. The ranger we met was really cool and he
made a lot of small talk with us just to see if we were up to anything we
shouldn’t be. He saw my voice recorder, but didn’t mind us using it. We have
that conversation recorded on the EVR. He is now submitted evidence.
While
walking around the perimeter we took several photos of the balconies, windows,
and doorways where we had captured orbs before. This time around we didn’t
catch anything. But, when the park ranger wasn’t in our immediate vicinity, we
did pull back a couple of the plywood boards and did some quick shots. Here we
did capture a couple of things we are not sure how to debunk, if they can be
debunked at all.
In our
first photo you can see a white ball of light on the right and in the middle of
the picture. We shot several photos of this spot and the light showed up on all
of them but one. We tried hard to see if there was an object that light could
be reflecting off of, but we couldn’t ascertain anything in that spot. The room
is full of a lot of stuff, so this might be debunked as not being paranormal.
We did
capture something, though, that we cannot debunk. You will notice in the
picture above that the area looks like a shower-type area. There’s nothing in
the way of the paranormal to be seen. It’s just a cluttered room.
This
next photo was taken by my nephew using his cell phone camera to shoot the
exact same spot I just shot with a digital camera. Although this picture is not
anywhere as clear as the one on his phone, there is a green mist present in the
doorway. This next photo is a close-up of the area, again without any sign of
an anomaly.
This
green mist we believe is the clear sign of something in the doorway attempting
to manifest itself for us. Prior to these photos we had placed the EVR inside
and were asking several questions without any response. Perhaps the entity was
choosing a visual response over an auditory one. Another thing you will notice
about my nephew’s photo is that there is some visible white streaking. There
wasn’t any glass on the window, so a reflection is out of the question. After
doing some research, I have found that this shows up in photos as the spiritual
veil which separates the physical and supernatural worlds. So, in essence, his
photo gave us a two-fold capture – one of an entity attempting to manifest and
the other is a rare view of the invisible barrier that separates the dead from
the living.
Concluding
Thoughts
Once
again Molly Stark Hospital has not let us down as very active. It is rather
unusual for a site to consistently yield activity, but this one has been the
exception. In our brief amount of time here, we were able to capture more
evidence that simply puts the nail in the coffin, so to say, that this location
is haunted. We do not believe there are any malevolent entities on the grounds,
just perhaps some of them may be a bit intimidating. Life in a tuberculosis
hospital would have been a combination of fresh air therapy mixed in with chaos
and misery. The patients would have carried those energies with them when they
crossed over the spiritual veil.
I do
wonder if my great-great aunt and her son, patients at the hospital in its
earlier existence, still walk in and throughout the Molly Stark property. I
would like to think that their souls are content and happy. The state of Ohio
purchased the site for one dollar and they are planning to redevelop it into
Molly Stark Park. The buildings are slated to be torn down, but perhaps the
beauty of a new vibrant landscape will allow all the souls here to finally rest
in peace.
For more true paranormal
stories, check out Timothy Yohe’s Paranormal blog: ghosttracker423.blogspot.com
