Bruce Wayne Barraclough, Jr., is the founder and director of a team that, like many, have been called to St. Albans Sanatorium to make a connection with the immortal spirits that walk within her walls. Upon his arrival, he felt so connected to the ethereal essence of the asylum, that he and his team later went on to develop an event designed for the sole purpose of helping to reconstruct the wood, stone, and rock of the sanatorium back into its original form. “Paranormal Restore was a conference that brought together leaders in the paranormal field who wanted to help save St. Albans,” said Bruce. “They gave presentations and workshops for a number of interested individuals, many of them paranormal investigators. It was followed
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“About 20 minutes into the session, we started smelling a bad odor. Imagine smelling a corpse that had been freshly laid out in a morgue, it was that disturbing,” said Bruce. He continued, “Suddenly, I heard a loud knocking sound that came directly from behind us. I began taking a quick succession of photographs and was interrupted by a deep, resounding voice telling us to ‘get out.’” To respect the request of the Spirit that had asked them to remove themselves from the premises, they left and returned to the St. Albans Inn, where they were staying that …show more content…
I showed the photo to Marcelle Hanauer, who is the director of operations for St. Albans, and she shared with me the story of a child’s spirit named Jacob,” said Bruce. Jacob is the spirit of a little boy who was rumored to be murdered during the time St. Albans served as a sanatorium. Jacob is thought to wonder throughout the asylum but, is most reported in “his” room on the second floor. The location of Jacob’s room is part of the wing that served as the children’s ward at the time. The two investigators continued culling through the over 700 photographs they had taken during their investigation that night, looking for additional visual anomalies. They were not disappointed. They found a photograph of what appeared to be someone in a long dress or long shorts. Both Bruce and his team member were wearing jeans that night. “I am hesitant to say for certain that this is a definitive photograph of a spirit,” said Bruce. “It well could have been a camera glitch, but it is an interesting photograph,
“About 20 minutes into the session, we started smelling a bad odor. Imagine smelling a corpse that had been freshly laid out in a morgue, it was that disturbing,” said Bruce. He continued, “Suddenly, I heard a loud knocking sound that came directly from behind us. I began taking a quick succession of photographs and was interrupted by a deep, resounding voice telling us to ‘get out.’” To respect the request of the Spirit that had asked them to remove themselves from the premises, they left and returned to the St. Albans Inn, where they were staying that …show more content…
I showed the photo to Marcelle Hanauer, who is the director of operations for St. Albans, and she shared with me the story of a child’s spirit named Jacob,” said Bruce. Jacob is the spirit of a little boy who was rumored to be murdered during the time St. Albans served as a sanatorium. Jacob is thought to wonder throughout the asylum but, is most reported in “his” room on the second floor. The location of Jacob’s room is part of the wing that served as the children’s ward at the time. The two investigators continued culling through the over 700 photographs they had taken during their investigation that night, looking for additional visual anomalies. They were not disappointed. They found a photograph of what appeared to be someone in a long dress or long shorts. Both Bruce and his team member were wearing jeans that night. “I am hesitant to say for certain that this is a definitive photograph of a spirit,” said Bruce. “It well could have been a camera glitch, but it is an interesting photograph,