Colleen had taken the doll to an investigation at a local haunted restaurant. There was a woman working there who said she felt like the doll’s name was Gregory. We gave him the nickname Tingles because my fingers had vibrated the first time I held him. Hence Gregory Tingles. In the 1st EVP we find out that his name is not Gregory Tingles.
Listen to the EVP’s HERE
The Mel-8704 was specifically designed for Paranormal Investigators. Many important features have been incorporated into this durable, precision hand held instrument. The backlight display has a dual purpose. It can be turned On or OFF manually for display viewing in dark areas, and is also bright enough so that it can be used in total darkness to navigate stairwells, corridors and door ways. Illumination of objects up to 8' away is possible with this special display once your eyes become adjusted to the light. The very large, clear display shows EMF and Ambient Temperature simultaneously to provide instant feedback when there is an EMF or Temperature change in the surrounding area. This display can be viewed up to 15' away when positioned using the table top tilt stand or tripod mount. This Instrument was designed by Pro-measure for Paranormal enthusiasts, and is manufactured by Lutron, the same company that makes the popular EMF-822A that you see used by the TAPS Team and other Paranormal Investigators Worlwide. Exclusive Design For Paranormal Investigators • Custom Dual Display • EMF "Burst" Mode Feature for Rapid EMF Detection • Measurement Ranges: 20, 200, 2000 uTesla 200, 2000, 20,000 mGauss • Super Bright Custom Backlight Display with On/Off Button • Fast Response Thermocouple Temperature Sensor • Record Feature Captures Min & Max Values • Single Axis
Gary Galka's (designer) daughter was named Melissa. He had always called her "Mel" for short since the time she was very young. I can relate to this, because I call my own daughter Ana when her full name is Anastasia. Several years ago Melissa, or "Mel," was on her way home one evening around midnight. For some unknown reason, she swerved off of the road and struck a tree. She sustained horrible injuries that night, which occurred on September 24, 2004. Mel was born in 1987. She was on life-support until September 28th, before her family made the decision to stop the life support, and she passed away. It was not long afterward that Gary’s new found interest in the paranormal field began. The MEL 8704, one of Gary's inventions that came out of that, was named for Mel, with the 87 being from the year of her birth, and the 04 from the year she passed away.
The following details about Mel's death are directly from a telephone interview with Vince Wilson: “From the moment my wife and I and two daughters got home,” Gary explained, “Mel began to let us know that she was still around.” Gary explained how Mel began playing around with electronics in the house. The TV, radio and lights would come on and turn off and switch channels by themselves. “We could smell her perfume,” he added, “Over a period of time we could feel her hugs and kisses.” These experiences didn’t just happen to him either. His wife Cindy, and daughters Heather and Jennifer also had these wonderful After Death Communications (ADC’s) as well. They all believe that Mel reached out to them in order to help them heal and move forward with their lives. Within six months of her passing, Gary and his wife began to reach out and help other bereaved parents in their homes and through the formation of grief counseling groups. He began researching the paranormal and related topics to better understand what was going on in this field. After reading several books, and watching a few of the paranormal shows on television it became apparent that most paranormal enthusiasts had to resort to using mainstream gadgets and devices that were typically intended for a totally different purpose. Many were modified or adapted to suit the application of paranormal research. Gary, with over 30 years of test and measurement experience sat down and began to design the Mel-Meter. Not only to help give the paranormal community a push forward, but the biggest accomplishment, as Gary explained with pride is that, “Most of the proceeds from the Mel product series goes directly to grief support charities such as Compassionate Friends and other known charity organizations”.
“Most of the proceeds from the product (Mel 8704) go to charities such as Compassionate Friends and other known charity organizations.” - Gary Galka
The following details about Mel's death are directly from a telephone interview with Vince Wilson: “From the moment my wife and I and two daughters got home,” Gary explained, “Mel began to let us know that she was still around.” Gary explained how Mel began playing around with electronics in the house. The TV, radio and lights would come on and turn off and switch channels by themselves. “We could smell her perfume,” he added, “Over a period of time we could feel her hugs and kisses.” These experiences didn’t just happen to him either. His wife Cindy, and daughters Heather and Jennifer also had these wonderful After Death Communications (ADC’s) as well. They all believe that Mel reached out to them in order to help them heal and move forward with their lives. Within six months of her passing, Gary and his wife began to reach out and help other bereaved parents in their homes and through the formation of grief counseling groups. He began researching the paranormal and related topics to better understand what was going on in this field. After reading several books, and watching a few of the paranormal shows on television it became apparent that most paranormal enthusiasts had to resort to using mainstream gadgets and devices that were typically intended for a totally different purpose. Many were modified or adapted to suit the application of paranormal research. Gary, with over 30 years of test and measurement experience sat down and began to design the Mel-Meter. Not only to help give the paranormal community a push forward, but the biggest accomplishment, as Gary explained with pride is that, “Most of the proceeds from the Mel product series goes directly to grief support charities such as Compassionate Friends and other known charity organizations”.
We have an interesting case coming up this month. We received a call from a man the other day who claims that his fiancé who has been deceased about a year has started haunting him. It had seemed odd that she would start haunting him now after all this time. Turns out the client has recently decided to start dating again and every time he tries to do anything involved with meeting a woman, his fiancé starts acting up. He’s had digital photos on his camera to fail. His friend was taking a photo of the client to show to a female friend, the 1st photo of the client he was blurry and in the 2nd attempt there is something standing behind him. Emails that he has written to a possible love interest disappear from his computer before he gets the chance to send them. His cursor on his computer will move around the screen including moving to a specific location on the screen when asked to do so. His cats have also been acting strange lately. The client understandably is a little freaked out and irritated. Needless to say we are very interested in helping this man get his life back on track and maybe help his fiancé cross over. We’ll post again when the investigation is complete.
We have added 2 new members to the DAPI family. We met Linda and Mark about a year ago when they participated in our Ghost Hunting 101 class. Both Linda and Mark come to us with past paranormal experiences in their life that have set them on their quest to find out more about the paranormal and to help people who are trying to deal with the paranormal in their own lives.
Do you live in a haunted house? Do you want to know why there are sprits hanging around? Do you have uncomfortable feelings or feelings of being watched? Have you had unexplainable sounds or things moving on their own? Does your pet act funny sometimes: staring seemingly at nothing while barking like crazy, hair up on their backs or just plain scared? If so you may have a sprit in your house. If you are interested in finding out once and for all, then you should visit our web site and click on the contact DAPI link on the home page. We are professional ghost hunters that respect your privacy. We will help you get things back in order. We have years of experience and we can help you put your ghost problems to rest.
Our investigations are completely confidential and free. We look forward to helping you.
Click here to start the process.
DAPI is gearing up for the spring of 2012 with their popular ghost hunting class. “The Ghost Hunting Experience” Don’t wait too long to register, space is limited and the seats go fast. You can check out the course and register for the class here
This is the best paranormal class around. We have a building that we use during the class that is reliably haunted and never disappoints. If you ever wanted to learn how to hunt ghost, this class is for you. We cover ghost hunting from A to Z.
You can check out evidence from past ghost hunts as well as the evidence caught at past ghost hunting classes here
Looking forward to meeting everyone in April.
DAPI has been invited to do a presentation of some of our finding at the Rotary Club of Kennett Square this coming week. Should be fun. Dawn Beck, member of DAPI was doing a radio interview on the Eat, Drink, and meet Mary show on WCHE1520 and the folks from the Rotary club heard the interview and wanted to see for themselves the evidence that we’ve collected.
DAPI is always available to participate in events. If interested just drop us an Email and we’ll set up an appointment.
DAPI is working on its first documentary. It's going to be on the Twin Tunnels in Downingtown. What we're looking for are people who have verifiable historical information about the Tunnels. For instance, Why are they called The Twin Tunnels? there are actually 3 tunnels. We'd also like to know when they were built, were there any accidents during the construction of the tunnels. (We captured a very interesting EVP indicating that there was an accident)
We’re are also looking for people who have stories about , and experiences in the Tunnels.
We've all heard about the woman who with baby in arms, hung herself in the opening in the middle of the tunnel dropping the baby to its death and if you stop in the middle of the tunnel and listen you can hear the baby crying. Did you ever hear the baby crying? Do you have recordings of this encounter? strange pictures? We've also heard about the man who hung himself in the middle of the tunnel opening as well. These events maybe just folklore. We want to be sure.
What we know to be true is a woman's body was found in a suit case in the 3rd tunnel by a fisherman in 1995. More information can be found here.
It was always rumored that a biker gang had killed the woman, dismembered her and spread her remains around Chester and Bucks County. No one has ever been arrested for the crime and "Suitcase Jane Doe" has never been identified. We have an EVP of a woman saying the name "Mary" Was Mary the name of Jane Doe?
If you are interested in being part of this effort please drop us an Email
We will be conducting interviews during the next several months collecting information. Your privacy will be protected/respected. We will not release or publish the name of any person who assists us in this endeavor unless you grant us permission to do so.
Thank you.
Downingtown Area Paranormal Investigators.
For a third year Downingtown Historical and Parks and Downingtown Area Paranormal Investigators presented The Downingtown Ghost Walk. The event sold out both nights. This year we added a new option which was a sit down tour held at the Minquas Fire Station. It was well received and we’ll be offering it again next year.
This years Walk was especially good because we got to investigate 3 private house's in the borough and show the evidence on the walk. DAPI thanks these home owners for allowing us into their homes.
All photo’s are being posted to the web sit and can be found here, http://www.downingtownparanormal.com/investigations.html
Thanks to everybody who came out to the 2011 Downingtown Ghost Walk.
DAPI is having a public presentation at the Downingtown Library on Wednesday October 19, 2011.
DAPI will be presenting evidence collected at the Downingtown Library and other haunted locations thought out Chester County.
This is a fun and informative event for the entire family. The event is free to the public and will last about an hour.
At the end of the presentation DAPI will answer questions.
The Downingtown Library is located at 330 East Lancaster Ave. Downingtown PA 19335. Call 610-269-2741 for reservations. Don’t wait too long, seating is limited.
DAPI’s second class starting this Sunday the 11th is almost full.
The class is available through the DARC catalogue. The class will run for 4 weeks on Sunday evenings from 7 - 9. The first class will meet at the Alert fire station on Pennsylvania Ave. to learn about tools and techniques. The second class will be an investigation at an historic haunted location in Downingtown. The third class is back at Alert, where students will learn to analyze their evidence. The fourth class also at Alert will allow the students to present their evidence to the class.
The class is $60.00 paid through DARC and the proceeds benefit the Alert fire station.
Just click on the DARC link below for the Fall 2011 brochure and registration form.
Downingtown Area Paranormal Investigators is once again offering it’s popular ghost hunting class this fall. The class is available through DARC. The class will be held at The Alert 1 Fire Co and the investigation will be held at a Downingtown historic site.
Classes will meet for 4 weeks on Sunday evenings from 7 – 9 PM.
This is a very informative class explaining Terminology and technique. The proper use of ghost hunting equipment and the review and presentation process.
DAPI will supply you with the equipment that we use everyday, but if you have a laptop, digital camera, or digital voice recorder you may bring them.
Seating is limited so don’t wait too long to register.
The class is $60.00 paid through DARC, with the proceeds benefiting
The Alert 1 Fire station.
To see the evidence captured by the spring class Click Here
DAPI is looking forward to seeing you in the fall.
DAPI held an awesome investigation last night at the Mas Mexicali Cantina in West Chester PA. Joining us was Rick Wood Life coach and Psychic Medium. www.rickywood.net. It was an awesome experience. We believe the woman who committed suicide by jumping from the roof of the building in the 30’s is still there along with other sprits. DAPI along with Rick Wood will be presenting evidence from this investigation in the near future. Watch our web site www.downingtownparanormal.com for updates on this event. It’s going to be an informative and enlightening night
Ghost Hunting Class
September 2011
Have you always wanted to be a ghost hunter?
DAPI is offering our second class through DARC
in the Fall DARC catalogue. The class will meet for
4 weeks on Sunday evening from 7 - 9. The first
Class will meet at the Alert fire station on Pennsylvania
avenue to learn about tools and techniques. The
Second class will be held at a historic haunted location
for the investigation. The third class is back at Alert,
where the students will learn to analyze their evidence.
The fourth class (also at Alert) will allow the
class to present their findings. The class is $60.00
paid through DARC, with the proceeds benefiting
The Alert 1 Fire station.
To see the evidence captured by the spring class Click Here
I know summer has just started but we are already preparing for the 2011 Downingtown Ghost walk. This year is going to be bigger and better with the added offering of a sit down tour at Minquas Fire house. This would be a be good option for anyone who doesn’t want to walk the tour route. Either way you’ll have a frightful, informative night. The sit down tour at Minquas will be Friday October 21th from 7 – 8:30 PM.
The walking tour will be on Saturday October 22nd from 4 – 9 PM and Sunday October 23rd from 3 – 8 PM. and will start at the Minquas Fire house and end at East Ward. As you may or may not know, our tour is different than most Ghost Walks. We actually investigate the buildings that are on the tour route and present the evidence that we find to the tour groups. Tours start every 20 minutes.
Tickets go on sale on September 1st. Keep watching our wed site for more information on ticket prices and sale locations
New evidence is being posted all the time at our web site. www.downingtownparanormal.com.
If you haven't checked out the site in a while, take a look. We have some very interesting evidence posted.
DAPI’s last class of The Ghost Hunting Experience ended on Sunday night. I think everybody came away with a better understanding of ghost hunting and the tools used to capture and record the evidence. We even had a reporter from the Downingtown Dish come for the investigation. She wrote a very informative article on the class. Click here to read the article.
In the next couple of weeks we will be posting the evidence that the class captured during their investigation.
DAPI will be holding other future classes and events. Please check out the web site www.downingtownparanormal.com for updated investigation evidence and future events. You can also email us at info@downingtownparanormal.com and we’ll put you on our mailing list and you’ll be notified when future events are coming up.
DAPI’s first class is off to a great start. We have 10 brave soles in the class and everything is going great. Everyone seems like they are enjoying themselves and hopefully learning something. When we asked the class why they took the course the answers ranged from interest to having experiences of their own.
We had one student who has had 2 personal experiences the night of the investigation. In first incidence she was engulfed in a cold spot. In the second incidence she was standing next to a partition wall in the upstairs girls room bathroom (which always seems to have something paranormal going on) and the wall pushed in toward her. There was no one else in the room with her at the time.
This has also been a great experience for DAPI as well. We’ve met a great group of people who share the driving interest of DAPI, and that is to discover and document paranormal activity.
DAPI was formed out of a like class a few years ago. Hopefully if they have the desire,this class could start it’s own ghost hunting group.
We’ll probably be doing similar classes in the near future so keep checking our web site for information. www.downingtownparanormal.com
You can also sent us an email requesting that we add your email to our mailing list and when we have future events in place we’ll send you an email letting you know that an event or class is being offered. info@downingtownparanormal.com
D.A.P.I.is proud to announce; The Ghost Hunting Experience with Downingtown Area Paranormal Investigators. This class is available through DARC Downingtown Area Recreational Consortium. http://www.darcinfo.com/
The class runs for 4 weeks on Sundays, April 3, 10, 17, and May 1 from 7Pm to 9 PM at the Alert 1 Fire house. As you may or may not know the Alert 1 Fire house was a featured stop on the Downingtown Ghost Walk the last two years and is considered to be one of the more haunted locations in the town. This is good news for the class participants because you stand a good chance of capturing evidence of the several sprits know to inhabit the station.
Please visit http://www.darcinfo.com/ for more information and Registration.
