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Bella Maggiori Inn 9 9 Bella Maggiori Inn to happen. The four people were having fun, Searching for the Truth Searching for the Truth Ghost Hunt: Bella completely unaware that these sorts of things Maggiori Inn don’t happen very often . Debbie, was quiet, (Always Telling the Truth Means seemingly distracted. I have seen this happen before when she is picking up something Never Having to Remember powerful. My skin was crawling --because of Anything) ghosts or my own reaction to the readings, I don’t know. We brought out the dowsing rods and let Continued from Page 8 our newcomers try their hand at dowsing a ghost. It wasn’t long before the rods crossed at the exact spot where the red zone was detected. This entrance has a ranch type barbed We set up a simple code so we could ask wire fence showing the boundary line in each questions of the entity. The spirit said she was direction from the gates. While at this entrance the ghost called Sylvia and that she was I walked along the fence line in order to get a murdered at the hotel long ago. We then asked if better view of the Russian Radar equipment set by Richard Senate she could appear before us and the rods crossed up in the distance. The guard(s) in the guard indicating “Yes.” house were keeping tabs on my activities along They were waiting, patiently, two A picture was taken just then using a the fence with the camera that is mounted about 25 feet atop a metal tower, and whenever I couples. They had won a chance to take part in digital camera. There appeared on the mans moved along the boundary, the camera followed a ghost hunt as part of a charity package. They shirt a strange light, shaped like a triangle. We me. were waiting at the target for tonight’s asked how many ghosts were here and it said investigation: the historic Bella Maggiori Inn on three. The thing went on to say it was frightened 67 South California Street, Downtown, Ventura, to leave, fearing some form of judgment. The California. I had planned the investigation as a thing didn’t seem to know it had been dead for follow up to one I had conducted last October. 60+ years, she thought it was only ten years, The goal was to confirm the data collected at once again confirming that time, as we know it, that time. I didn’t think much would happen. I doesn’t exist in the spirit world. She confirmed would discover this night was one of the most the story of her death indicating she was significant I had ever lead. I recall it was raining murdered in the nude and hung up in the closet that night, just a few weeks ago, the rain was in a faked suicide. She confirmed that she knew coming down in on and off showers. Perhaps it her killer and she understandably hated him. As was the rain or maybe the combination of she communicated with us the smell became psychic gifts found in the team that would make stronger until one of the team, suffering from this investigation a success. asthma began to have an attack! Then, as soon We met and shook hands. My wife, as it started, it was over. The powerful E-M Debbie, was with me, her psychic gifts a real readings were gone and so to the smell. After being at the entrance for several boast to any findings we may or may not It was an interesting investigation that minutes, we soon noticed something in the experience. Would we encounter the persistent did confirm the presence of the ghost, or ghosts, spirit of Sylvia, the ghost that haunts room 17 or at the inn and gave us new data on the death of distance on the road inside the gates, coming perhaps one of the other specters rumored to the spirit called Sylvia. It was a night I shall not towards us, and it turned out to be another wander the halls of the 1927 Inn? Even as I forget in a long time. The data with scientific security guard, in a white Jeep. He stopped outlined the plans for the evening, the pungent tools confirmed something that shouldn’t have about a quarter mile from us and observed us smell of cheap rose perfume drifted into the been there, the information gathered with the with binoculars, as had been done at the main lobby. There didn’t seem to be a source for the rods experiment gave new information to follow entrance two days ago. Since we were apparently not a threat to smell but it has long been associated with the up. And the odd photo presented more him, he shortly thereafter drove up to the ghost of Sylvia. It is her scent, the rose water mysteries. The old Bella Maggiori once again guardhouse, getting out of the vehicle while perfume. It became so oppressive that it made proved herself to be the queen of haunted trying to stay out of view of our cameras. When my eyes water. It would follow us as we toured Ventura. he departed he seemed upset that he had left the the place. passenger door open on the Jeep, and rather than We went to the hallway were the ghost If you have had an experience at the come around the vehicle to close it where we woman has been seen in the past, then to the Bella Maggiori Inn or any other haunted B&B, would have a good photo opportunity of him, he reading room on the second floor. That was to please contact me at my web site: www.ghost- be our base of operations as we were set to stalker.com. Further investigations will be backed the Jeep up, hit the brakes and tried to conduct a number of experiments. conducted in the future. close the door. Unfortunately for him, it didn't First I brought out an Electro-Magnetic work, so he leaned over the seat out of our view scanner because ghosts tend to leave traces of and pulled the door shut before taking off E-M energy where they appear. This one was toward the base. We departed the back entrance, designed not to pick up ghosts but to check if returning to Rachel, satisfied that whatever equipment (such as microwave ovens ) are takes place at Area 51 is well protected by leaking harmful E-M radiation. Because of this, warning signs that are extremely serious in their the scanner is marked with a red danger zone. warnings, surveillance equipment that works This indicates that the E-M readings are harmful well, and guards that have what appears to be a to human life. Only once before did the thing boring job unless someone like us shows up. ever go into the red zone and that was at a very I appreciate the hospitality of Chuck haunted house in Hollywood. I scanned the Clark, and know that my lectures and editorials room expecting to get nothing very strong only to have the machine scream out a warning and about Area 51 will be different in the future go red! I checked, there wasn’t any mircowave having "been there ---and done that". ovens or anything that might cause this to happen. I checked several times, the zone did Dennis G. Balthaser seem to move as well. It was bizarre to say the Web site: www.truthseekeratroswell.com least. Then the lights began to flicker faintly. Visit Richard Senate at his website - Email: truthskr@roswell.net All photographs Copyright © Balthaser, 2006 Was it ghosts or was the rain causing something www.ghost-stalker.com.