 The Haunted Hills Project is presented by Appalachian Wireless. This is The Haunted Hills Project. I'm Polly Hopkins. And I'm Carolina Weatherford. Polly, both of us grew up hearing some of the fantastic stories from the past. Folklore and legends that are unique to Central Appalachia. Nearly everyone is familiar with the Octavia Hatcher story, the Dingus Tunnel, but we're going to explore lesser-known haunts and take you on a journey ghost hunting through Central Appalachia. We'll visit the Stafford House in Painsville where legend has it a Civil War soldier is buried under the front porch. And we'll take you to the Dill Cemetery which is full of dark stories and local intrigue. The York Mansion where renovations are currently underway, located in Pikeville, Kentucky. Of course, one of the creepier stories that we encountered. There are some construction workers who report having seen the spirit of a young girl missing her face. And the Samuel May House in Prestonsburg where paranormal investigators have reported communicating with the spirit name Antnell and a boy named Jacob both actually documented as having lived in the house and died there. We were joined by our area's leading paranormal investigators. We were very thankful for all their help, Debbie and Ted of DDT Paranormal. They taught us ghost hunting novices, all of the tricks of the trade, including how to conduct an EVP session. And that stands for electronic voice phenomenon and is a way to hear spirits interact with you through electronic devices. And we actually captured some of these recordings and we will share that with you coming up soon. The Stafford House in Painsville was built around 1840 by John Stafford and he was one of the founders of the city of Painsville. One of the first things we noticed about the house was the unique layout. A portion of the house was actually built before the Civil War and the other portion of the house was built post-Civil War. We also kept getting ambient smells of flowers. It was so intense at times that we both likened it to a funeral home. It was really intense and it was kind of waving, coming and going. We were also joined there by Ashley Littoral of Appalachian Wireless who was eager to experience the paranormal himself. He wasn't disappointed. So this portion of the house is pre-Civil War, this portion of the house we think is post-Civil War. That is correct. And does the same family build both parts of the house? Yes, the Stafford family. Okay. And any idea on dates? Dating back to about 1840 is what the history says on the house. Wow. Yeah. Okay. And you've heard the rumor that there's no confirmation that there is a Civil War soldier buried under one of the porches in the house. That is true. There is no confirmation. If I were guessing, I would say what is now the front porch because that would have been an empty lot at the time. The Main Street Director was here cleaning one day and she was up in the front parlor and by the front door and was cleaning. And so it felt someone tap her on the shoulder. And the other lady that was here, the President, made sure she was in the back of the house clean. And no one was around her. So she's had an occurrence here with what they think is a female ghost or spirit. Yeah. So yeah, that's happened on more than one occasion here. Wow. Okay. Did you work with flowers? Yes. I'm Chief Meteorologist Layton Hopkins. For the clearest, most up-to-date look at your weather, it's the EKB Weather Cam, brought to you by American Heating and Cooling. We give you a bird's-eye view of the skies above Pikeville, rain or shine, day or night. Watch for the EKB Weather Cam every day at 6 and 10, brought to you by American Heating and Cooling. And the current's here with what they think is a female ghost or spirit. Yeah. And you worked in the house and you're not a member of the Stafford family. And you're from Painsville. Turn the light on, please. Thank you. Turn the light off, please. Did you work in the house? In your house. Can you turn the light on, please? In your house. Can you turn the light on, please? Did you work on the house? If you work on the house. Turn the light on, please. If you work on the house. With the animals behind the house. If so, turn the light on, please. Good. The other one turned on. The other one turned on, there's the other fly fly girls, just so you know. Awesome, Polly! After establishing that the spirit we were communicating with was a servant who worked in the home, or actually outside of the home with some of the animals, we decided to do a second EVP session, which again is an electronic voice phenomenon where we try to capture the voice of spirits on a recording device. We went upstairs to do that in the servant's quarters. And we did actually get some ghostly audio in our findings. There are many ways you can sense the presence of a spirit. The temperature in a room can change, you can get chills or feel like someone has touched you, and you can experience different scents. During our investigations we experienced all of the above. Kitchen, and we were getting a lot of K2 activity. So I'm wondering if there's someone here that would be our asker. We've been told that there's a lady that has been seen here several times. If you're here, well obviously someone's here. I'm getting that major smell of it again. Yeah, yeah. Did you work with flowers? When we reviewed the audio on site and heard the spirit tell us to get out, I was scared. We got out. When the spirit tells you to get out, it's probably a good idea to leave and move on to the next location. Hold on. Hello, I'm Rodney Scott, Pike County Sheriff. 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It's a place that's very important to a lot of us from this area because a lot of very important historical figures are buried there. Like Frank Waller, who was Effie Waller-Smith's father. She was an award-winning poet, African-American poet from Pikeville. The stranger was a very compelling story that we found while doing a little research on Dill Cemetery. He was a young man estimated to be about 27 and he was found murdered, brutally murdered. African-American man, no connection to anyone in the area and that crime stayed unsolved and we hoped to maybe make contact with him while there. Right, also the McCoys of the famous Hatfield-McCoy feud are buried there. Of note, Randall McCoy, who was the patriarch of the McCoy family and his daughter, Roseanne. Roseanne reportedly died of a broken heart after her child died and of course after she lost her love one of the Hatfields. We're going to ask questions and if you all want to communicate with us, we're only here to visit and you're welcome to talk with us in any way you want to but you're not allowed to follow us home. This is your domain, this is where you're going to be staying but we just come to visit, we mean you no harm in any way. We want to know if the one known as The Stranger is here with us. Cross for yes, spread apart for no. If The Stranger is here with us, cross for yes, spread apart for no. Of course that's what we call you because we don't know your name. You were murdered. The thing with Latifly's not here, he couldn't crawl. Okay, if you are a person of color and you're here with us tonight can you cross the rods for yes, a person of color and you were murdered while you were walking through the area. Cross for yes, if not spread apart. If you are a person of color, that would be a no. Definitely no. Music Revolution. Today's most massive hits from the world's biggest stars. Start your day with a Kid Craddock morning show, weekday mornings from 6 to 11 and end it with a Zach Sang show every weekday evening from 7 to midnight. E107-5. Straight to the emergency room. Come on. Let's go Charles. Sorry about the knock guys. I'll be alright. As soon as we know something. I wasn't playing on anything tonight. Of course you would get bit by a serpent. You did, you got bit by a serpent. We didn't get to spend as much time as we wanted to in the Dill Cemetery because Charles was actually bitten by a snake. Or were the spirits actually trying to tell us to leave? After Charles spent some time in the hospital where he was actually admitted we ended up going on to the York House without him because we figured out he was going to be okay. Yeah, he was fine. So the York House is currently under renovations and according to Ted and Debbie, renovations often stir up the spirits and produce more activity on the paranormal investigations. We were warned before we went into the house that the construction workers have very recently experienced the spirit of a young girl very little with no face. You heard that right with no face. Do we have a spirit with us today? Cross for yes. Go apart for no. At least they're not jumping around like we did. Seriously. Did we just hear you whistle? Cross for yes. Spread apart for no. Did I also hear you say something when we were coming upstairs? Cross for yes. I thought it was Ted. Cross for yes. Spread apart for no. Is there more than one spirit here? Cross for yes. Spread apart for no. The contractors working on this building have said that they've seen a little girl with no face. Are you here? Cross for yes. Let's rephrase that. She may not know she has, doesn't have. That is so creepy. But she doesn't know that she doesn't know. Seriously. She was here because my mommy were talking to us. Why wouldn't she know? She might just not know. Seriously. I have to ask if there's a little girl present. Okay. Is there a little girl here with us tonight? Cross for yes. Spread apart for no. She's here. See, she may not be aware that she's passed and that her face is not clear. Did you hear that? Yes. She may not be aware that her face is missing. So we made contact with the child. And at this point Charles was released from the emergency room and he rejoined us. He's actually manning the camera in this next clip. Can you turn the light off please? It looks like a fake. A little face. It looks like a face in here. Oh my god. Do you see it? Seriously. Do you see that? I do see it. On the wall. On the wall in there. Okay. I'm logically trying to figure this out. Oh. Turn the lights off please. Was there another addition on this room at one time? Turn the light on if yes. By addition I mean another floor. Thank you. You're gonna be chill. I am big time chills. I'm gonna mind that. But you're afraid it's gonna hurt you. Is he here? It's gonna just whisper. I heard it. It's gonna just whisper. I heard it. I have to introduce you all. Okay. Should we say hi? Yes. Hi Apple. Hi Apple. Chief meteorologist Layton Hopkins. For the clearest, most up-to-date look at your weather, it's the EKB Weather Cam brought to you by American Heating and Cooling. We give you a bird's-eye view of the skies above Pikeville, rain or shine, day or night. Watch for the EKB Weather Cam every day at 6 and 10 brought to you by American Heating and Cooling. 103.1 True Classic Rock With The Rock, you get more true classic rock from the greatest classic rock artists of all time. 3.1 Start your mornings big with The Big Show with John Boyne-Billy every weekday morning from 6 to 10 with an awesome best of show every Saturday morning. Our most terrifying experience of this entire project happened at one of the oldest houses in Prestonsburg, the Samuel May House, which dates back to the early 1800s. Debbie of DDT, of course, our lead paranormal investigator, she warned us that spirits often react more strongly to spirit triggers. So I brought with me a portrait of some of my family members from the similar time period who also happen to be related to Samuel May. And the house interestingly is like a time capsule and everything in the house actually belonged there at one point in time. So basically the whole thing is a spirit trigger. Awesome. And this has been a music major. This is one of my favorite things in the world. Ethel, I'm touching your organ. Okay. I told you. I have to introduce you all. Okay. Should we say hi? Yes. Hi Ethel. These are my friends. This is Paulie. This is Carolina. And that's Charles. You know the rest of us. We're here. We're just going to talk to you and see what you have to say. I'm getting major like creepy vibes all the time. We're not here to hurt you. I wouldn't let that happen. But we're just happy to be here in a common ancestral home. Get it started. So Nell and Ethel are both actual Samuel May descendants who lived in the house. Okay. So I ask the question. Okay. Are there any spirits here that are not at Nell? Cross for yes. Cross them if the answer is yes. Because I'm not doing anything. No, you're not. It's okay. Don't be shy. Thank you. I'm not doing anything. I'm not doing anything. Oh my gosh. Okay. So can I ask another question? Yes. Okay. Are the spirits that are here that are not at Nell? Are you happy? It's so cross the rods. If yes, cross the rods. If no, go in the opposite directions. Oh my God. That's unusual. I'm not doing anything. I'm not doing anything. When the last time we see that happen. No. I bet Jacob's here. Is there Can I ask a question? You ask anything you want. Is there a child here? Please turn the light on. If the answer is yes. Of course please. Jacob is the spirit of the child. He is one that we were actually able to document. That actually didn't pass away here. How old was he? He was 8, 7, 8, somewhere in that area. I feel it's really weird right now. Okay Jacob, come on. You're always here and you always like to touch those lights. So turn the light on. Thank you. Thank you Jacob. You just ran up and snapped that one didn't you buddy? Hello, I'm Rodney Scott Pike County Sheriff. West Care Emergency Homeless Shelter services 500 people per year. One third of those being children. Pike County Sheriff's Office will be hosting a supply drive to aid the shelter in preparing care kits to leave around the county for homeless persons. If you or your organization would like to contribute to the drive simply drop off items at the Pike County Sheriff's Office from October the 16th through October the 31st. Thank you for supporting the Sheriff's Office effort to help the homeless in Pike County. Is your boss the worst? Co-workers driving you bonkers. Those cubicle walls seem smaller every day don't they? You need a change. 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Are there several of you? Could you turn the porch light on if the answer is yes? Yes Maybe it's the boy who wanted to talk to me. Are you good? If you're good please flash. That's on the blue one. Do you want to talk to Polly? Please flash with yes. Everyone's up your ride? Yes. Do you want to talk to me? Okay turn the light back off please thank you. Is there a little girl in the other room flash for yes? What's the red one? You're both working. Okay turn the light back off please. Is there a red one? You're both working. Okay turn the light back off please. That's how much the area is charged in here. Look at the area so far. I stuck my hand in here to one step and it came. And I got my hand out of here. Is your still on? Mine's still recording. Take that out. So you've got like 10 minutes going. 10 minutes going. This is the last recording I have prior to that. And that's when I was using the dousing stairs. That was a while ago. That was before we started up. I was watching you record though. So I've been putting that thing moving. This is the red light was on. Yeah I've been putting it on. Two or three recordings. It coincides with that thing moving. So the baby carriage moved on its own across the floor. Even creepier. Or I guess to add to how scary that whole event was. Charles had footage from his camera that just disappeared. About 20 minutes of footage. But that didn't scare us away. What happened next? Did. Did you see movement? Where? Where? It was in the middle area. Was it in the landing? Was there something just moving in the central area of the upstairs? Flash ones for you guys. The A-double? Stop. Okay. I think we both went into this. Actually I think all three of us you, me and Charles went into this with a healthy dose of skepticism and an open mind. And honestly I wouldn't say that now I believe in ghosts. But there were definitely some things that happened that we cannot explain and that is supernatural. Or paranormal. I went into it thinking it wasn't going to be as scary as it was. All of us including Ashley Littoral of Appalachian Wireless. We were all very touched by what happened. Some of us quite literally. I felt something touch me honestly. We also got some very creepy recordings and smelled the strong scent of funeral flowers. Although we didn't find the ghost of the stranger in Dill Cemetery it was a very spooky place and obviously there were snakes which is pretty scary. Whether they were just there or whether the spirits didn't want us there and put a snake in the path of Charles and at the York House in Pikeville we heard a little girl say Papa no Papa no and this is the same place where construction workers had reported seeing a little girl with no face. I was terrified of the idea that there was a little girl there who had no face and as Debbie explained may not even realize that her face was missing. To me the scariest of all was the Samuel May House. We had a ton of evidence from that house and a lot of things happened. The baby carriage moved, Charles had footage go missing and we heard the voice of a child even though there were no children at the house that night. Very frightening. Thank you for joining us. Coming along through the Hills of Appalachia to experience the Haunted Hills project. If you know of a local haunt that you would like to have investigated let us know. Happy Halloween.