New APRA Member Eric Borghesani

Eric Borghesani has very strong investigate skills from a long history in Law Enforcement. He has a keen sixth sense which has proven to be valuable in the paranormal field. Eric was also looking for his own truth when he first investigated with APRA in October of 2009. He and his wife Tracy had an experience which has kept them asking for more. Eric continues to strive to do thorough investigations and bring quality evidence to the public. He is very excited about being a part of APRA and is looking forward to many happy haunts!

New APRA Member Tracy (Kelley) Borghesani

Tracy (Kelley) Borghesani is a fifth generation California Native & has 20 years experience as a 911 dispatcher. She started having paranormal experiences as a young child but was raised in a family with strong Catholic faith who didnt believe. It wasnt until the recent death of a loved one and the experiences that followed that she sought out APRA to investigate for herself. Her first investigation in October 2009 proved to her beyond a doubt that ghosts are living amongst us. Her goal is to collect good quality evidence that can be shared with the world so that everyone can review it and make their own conclusion.

Welcome to the American Paranormal Research Association guys!!!!

Follow A.P.R.A. into a Paranormal Investigation of Prospect Place!

Commentary by: Michael Rudie

Music: Brandon Alvis

EVP#1: “Yes Sir” collected by Brandon in the Ballroom. “Yes Sir” by APRA Paranormal

EVP#2: “Girl Humming” collected by Brandon in the Ballroom. “Girl Humming” by APRA Paranormal

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Follow A.P.R.A. into a Paranormal Investigation of America’s most brutal and unsolved murder.

Commentary by: Michael Rudie

Music: Brandon Alvis

EVP#1: “Man Scream” was collected by a control device in the bedroom of J.B. Moore. “Man Scream” by APRA Paranormal

EVP#2: “Girl’s Screaming” was collected by a control device in the living room adjacent to Lena & Ina’s guest room. “Girl’s Screaming” by APRA Paranormal

EVP#3: “No, Please Don’t. What Are You Doing To Me?” was collected again by a control device in the bedroom of the Moore Children. “No, Please Don’t. What Are You Doing To Me?” by APRA Paranormal

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Follow A.P.R.A. into two of Santa Clarita California’s most prominent historical locations !

Commentary by: Michael Rudie

Music: Brandon Alvis

EVP#1: “I Want My Mommy” collected by a control device on the second floor of the Newhall Ranch House. “I Want My Mommy” by APRA Paranormal

EVP#2: “Mary Ellen” collected by a control device on the first floor of the Newhall Ranch House. “Mary Ellen” by APRA Paranormal

EVP#3: “I Want My Baby” collected by Brandon on the staircase leading to the Station Masters Living Quarters. “I want my baby” by APRA Paranormal

EVP#4: “Will That Be On The Train?” collected by Brandon in the Station Masters Living Quarters. “Will That Be On The Train” by APRA Paranormal

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A View From The Other Side is a documentary series created by the American Paranormal Research Association in order to document their investigations as well as to highlight the colorful history of historical locations throughout the united states and the paranormal activity that may take place. We hope as we progress in our knowledge of the field and gain expertiese with various instruments and methods these documentaries will be a learning tool for other investigators and people interested in the field.

Follow A.P.R.A. into one of Hayward California’s most prominent historical locations !

Commentary by: Michael Rudie

Music: Brandon Alvis

EVP#1: “Just Let Them Know, Dad” was collected by Brandon in the Parlor. Just Let Them Know, Dad by APRA Paranormal

EVP#2: “Step Back” was collected by Brandon in the staircase leading to the attic. “Step Back” by APRA Paranormal

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It was the dead of night and two paranormal investigators were on the second floor of the old, creaky Saugus Train Station.

The men were scouring the more than 100-year-old building, part of the historical Heritage Junction in Newhall. They gripped special recording devices to catch electronic voice phenomena, or EVPs.

They were on the hunt for anything that went bump in the night.

The investigators didn’t hear much at the time.

But when they played the recordings back, they heard her speak as a real-life train whizzed through the station and set off its whistle.

“Will that be on the train?” says a loud voice from what sounds like an older woman with a British accent.

Those six words have left the American Paranormal Research Association’s five-member team puzzled.

Where did the voice come from?

Explaining the unknown
The American Paranormal Research Association’s investigations at Heritage Junction— home to the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society — date back to 2008, two years after 22-year-old Brandon Alvis of Bakersfield founded the ghost-hunting group.

People had told Pat Saletore, the historical society’s executive director, stories about the Ranch House.

There were strange sounds and apparitions that couldn’t be explained, she said.

Yet Saletore didn’t immediately give in. Because she works out of an old building next to a railroad crossing, it allows for a lot of everyday sounds to be easily misinterpreted, she said.

And when asked about paranormal activity at Heritage Junction, she’d show visitors photos and let them make up their own minds.

“You have to have a certain amount of evidence to be sure, and I haven’t had any conversations face-to-face with any ghosts,” Saletore said. “So I want to believe. I’m not convinced just yet.”

The investigation
The association’s five-member team, three of whom call the SCV home, regularly hits the road with the goal of capturing paranormal activity and debunking claims at historical locations and private homes.

The investigations have taken the group up and down California and to such paranormal hot spots as the Queen Mary in Long Beach.

“All of us work so well together,” 40-year-old Bridget Odien of Saugus said.

The team is usually called in because of suspicious feelings — usually a sense of being watched.

While the team will look into the history of a home, they generally keep an open mind during investigations. “We go into these buildings to see if we can put some data behind the feelings,” 23-year-old Michael Rudie of Bakersfield said.

Each investigation brings a mix of cameras, electromagnetic detection and recording devices. The group usually splits up into teams of two and take turns examining the location.

Larry Odien recently built a new device, known as an electronic field processor or EFP that boosts what an EVP can pick up.

Once overnight investigation is completed, it’s time to review the evidence and later present it to the their clients with a memento: a certificate indicating paranormal activity.

The team realizes their evidence will not always convince the skeptics.

“It’s all subject to opinion,” Rudie said.

“No one knows,” Bridget Odien said. “And that’s why we do it.”

The team first investigated homes at Heritage Junction in 2008 where they picked up evidence like the voice of a little boy saying,

“I want my mommy” in the Ranch House.

They’ve since been back to the location nearly 10 times. They’ve caught what they call a “shadow man” outside a second-floor window at the Saugus Train Station.

The association is involved with the society’s annual Heritage Haunt fundraiser, which involves tours and dinner.

The voices of the little boy and woman with a British accent loosely correspond with the history of the house.

“Martha” is the name of a woman who lived with the Del Valle family in the late 1800s.

“I have some inclination to want to think that it’s her,” Saletore said. “It’s more of a hope than a knowledge.”

Still, Saletore holds on to some hope.

“I really want to believe,” the local history buff said, “because I think it would be cool if some of the people I spend my time studying would be around.”

The Signal Group Shot. Taken by: Francisca Rivas (The Signal)

The E.F.P. is a small size enclosure approx. (2.75 x 5.0 x 1.0). The E.F.P. has been tested and is commonly used by the American Paranormal Research Association, proving to be a valuable tool when conducting E.V.P. investigations. Its “real time, high visibility” Green with Red center LED display allows others to view E.V.P. responses easily in dark locations. This feature allows users the ability to capture E.V.P. evidence on video. The device has a “white noise baseline adjustment” allowing the user, to set the baseline level on the devices illuminated scale. This provides a “visual reference” to see in real time any “addition” or “reduction” of proprietary frequency noise. The E.F.P.‘s built in circuitry filters and amplifies input signals to extremely high levels allowing users to visually monitor E.V.P. responses at higher resolution. The input to the device has (1) 3.5mm stereo plug used to connect to any recording devices audio output (earphone). The E.F.P. also has (1) 3.5mm audio output which can be used for earphone or mp3 type speakers. The E.F.P. has a “manual ON/OFF switch” and built in “push button portable single LED navigational light“. The E.F.P. operates on one standard “9 volt” battery. The current regulation circuitry in the device provides hours of use.

The E.F.P. is intended to be used by professional investigators and “does not” include recording device. It is designed to be used in conjunction with any recording device that has 3.5mm output.

*Bright illuminated scale for dark locations

*Calibrated “white noise baseline” adjustment dial

*Displays E.V.P.s above and below baseline

*Visually displays hard to hear E.V.P.s in real time

*Earphone or mp3 speaker jack

*Prevents E.V.P. errors with highly sensitive display

*Standard 9volt battery compartment

*Great for reviewing or presenting E.V.P. data to large numbers

*Great learning tool for the beginner and the professional

*Portable, attaches to most recorders

This device brings a whole new meaning to white noise and the mechanics behind it. EFP pushing the boundaries of Electronic Voice Phenomena.

The EVP Field Processor was created by Larry Odien for the American Paranormal Research Association A.P.R.A. This audio device takes Electronic Voice Phenomena EVP to the next level with real time Data review and visual review capabilities. Information on the EVP Field Processor EFP is available only at www.apraparanormal.com

Commentary/Music: Brandon Alvis

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Commentary by: Michael Rudie

Music: Brandon Alvis

EVP#1: “You F****** Faggot” was collected by Brandon in one of the psychiatric cells.
“You F******* Faggot” by APRA Paranormal

EVP#2: “I Bet You’d Like That” (Device I) was collected by Brandon in one the psychiatric cells.
“I Bet You’d Like That” by APRA Paranormal

EVP#3: “I Bet You’d Like That” (Device II) was collected by control device #1 in one of the psychiatric cells.
“I Bet You’d Like That” Device II by APRA Paranormal
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The First Ever Paranormal Investigation of the Green Hotel!

A View From The Other Side is a documentary series created by the American Paranormal Research Association in order to document their investigations as well as to highlight the colorful history of historical locations throughout the united states and the paranormal activity that may take place. We hope as we progress in our knowledge of the field and gain expertiese with various instruments and methods these documentaries will be a learning tool for other investigators and people interested in the field.

Follow A.P.R.A. into Shafter California’s most prominent historical location !

Commentary by: Michael Rudie

Music: Brandon Alvis

EVP#1: “Donna” was collected by Brandon in the city suite.
“Donna” by APRA Paranormal

EVP#2: “Here I Am” was collected by Brandon in the City Suite.
“Here I Am” by APRA Paranormal

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During our travels we have collected a wealth of audio data…

The American Paranormal Research Association Presents…

Countdown: Top 10 EVP 2006-Present.

Music – Brandon Alvis

Commentary – Michael Rudie

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