reputation as one of Texas’ s most haunted locations.
Though initially a skeptic and more interested in the technical aspect of paranormal investigations, Janz has since learned to embrace the experiences that even he cannot deny.
“ Until I installed surveillance cameras on every floor, I couldn’ t give a definitive answer on whether or not paranormal activity was occurring,” he said.“ Let’ s just say the cameras contribute to beneficial evidence that something special is happening.”
Recently, while preparing to welcome a ghost-hunting team later that evening, Martinez and Janz turned on the camera monitors and couldn’ t believe their eyes.“ Both of us immediately said,‘ What is that?’” Martinez said. They described what they saw as a small, round ball of light floating above some of their equipment in an upstairs jail tank, hovering over the table and moving around as if it were exploring. Martines said she ran up the stairs to see if she could spot it and interact with it.
“ Unfortunately, when I got upstairs, I was in complete darkness,” she said.“ I forgot that we had infrared night vision cameras.”
When they reviewed their recording, Martinez and Janz said they were ecstatic that they had captured this energy floating around beside them, seemingly intelligent.
“ It was fascinating to see how it reacted to us, making swift movements as we set out EMF detectors, and other paranormal research equipment,” Martinez said.“ This little ball of energy was so curious about every single thing we placed on the table.”
Since then, the cameras in the Texas Jailhouse have captured almost daily phenomena.
“ I always believed that ghosts or the paranormal could be
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