1 00:00:01,066 --> 00:00:03,567 [Josh] On this episode of Expedition X... 2 00:00:03,567 --> 00:00:04,867 -[Jessica] Wow! -[Phil] Crazy! 3 00:00:04,867 --> 00:00:06,467 [Phil] I can't even see. 4 00:00:06,467 --> 00:00:09,934 [Josh] My team confronts the might of Niagara Falls. 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:11,233 [Phil] Do you feel that? 6 00:00:11,233 --> 00:00:13,400 I can actually feel the ground shaking. 7 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:16,266 [Josh] In an unprecedented paranormal investigation... 8 00:00:16,266 --> 00:00:17,867 -[Jessica] Did you see it? Right there. -[Phil] Whoa! 9 00:00:17,867 --> 00:00:20,000 [Josh] ...Phil and Jess discover the dangers 10 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,100 of this natural wonder. 11 00:00:22,100 --> 00:00:24,266 [man] There was more an aura of an outline of a human. 12 00:00:24,266 --> 00:00:25,700 I knew it wasn't a human. 13 00:00:25,700 --> 00:00:26,967 [Phil] Ooh! 14 00:00:26,967 --> 00:00:29,867 [Jessica] It's right there. That looks like somebody walking. 15 00:00:29,867 --> 00:00:33,500 [Josh] And they quickly realize this iconic honeymoon destination... 16 00:00:33,500 --> 00:00:34,400 [Phil] Do you hear that down there? 17 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:36,166 [Jessica] It sounds like a woman's voice. 18 00:00:36,166 --> 00:00:39,467 [Josh] ...hides a dark history of daredevil deaths 19 00:00:39,467 --> 00:00:41,467 and tragic suicides... 20 00:00:41,467 --> 00:00:42,767 Is there anyone here with us? 21 00:00:42,767 --> 00:00:44,200 [Josh] ...that just might haunt... 22 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,967 [Jessica] What the [bleep] is that? 23 00:00:46,967 --> 00:00:48,800 [Josh] ...an entire region. 24 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:50,767 -[Phil] Oh, my God. -[Jessica] What the... 25 00:00:50,767 --> 00:00:51,634 [Phil] What is that? 26 00:00:52,066 --> 00:00:53,000 -Oh! -[Jessica gasps] 27 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:54,600 What the [bleep] 28 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:56,734 [theme music playing] 29 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:06,467 -[Jessica] Guys? -Yes? 30 00:01:06,467 --> 00:01:08,700 I would like to talk about my childhood. 31 00:01:08,700 --> 00:01:09,667 Oh, boy. 32 00:01:09,667 --> 00:01:11,567 Jess, this is not a group therapy session. 33 00:01:11,567 --> 00:01:12,700 Not funny. 34 00:01:12,700 --> 00:01:15,166 I was going to say how I was born in Buffalo, New York, 35 00:01:15,166 --> 00:01:17,667 and nearby was this place I used to visit 36 00:01:17,667 --> 00:01:20,400 a ton when I was a kid. Summer vacations, Christmas vacations. 37 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:21,367 You might have heard of it. 38 00:01:21,367 --> 00:01:22,667 Buffalo Wild Wings. 39 00:01:22,667 --> 00:01:24,467 -It's gotta be. -Niagara Falls. 40 00:01:24,467 --> 00:01:26,667 -Oh, Niagara Falls. Of course, Niagara Falls. -[Jessica] Oh, my gosh. 41 00:01:26,667 --> 00:01:28,367 Natural wonder of the world. 42 00:01:28,367 --> 00:01:30,000 Tons of tourists visit there every year. 43 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,700 Back in the '50s, it was really popular 44 00:01:31,700 --> 00:01:33,166 as a honeymoon hotspot. 45 00:01:33,166 --> 00:01:35,900 However, locals like me know that there's a lot of 46 00:01:35,900 --> 00:01:38,300 paranormal activity reported around that area, 47 00:01:38,300 --> 00:01:40,800 and there seems to be an uptick lately, 48 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:42,100 and I would love to go out there 49 00:01:42,100 --> 00:01:43,500 and investigate and check it out. 50 00:01:43,500 --> 00:01:45,467 I have to say, it is the kind of thing that most people 51 00:01:45,467 --> 00:01:47,867 would never associate with Niagara Falls, 52 00:01:47,867 --> 00:01:49,166 but to Jess's point, 53 00:01:49,166 --> 00:01:52,533 it does have, actually, a really dark history. 54 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,567 Often called the eighth wonder of the world, 55 00:01:58,567 --> 00:02:02,467 Niagara Falls sees over 22 million tourists a year, 56 00:02:02,467 --> 00:02:05,066 many of them happy newlyweds. 57 00:02:05,066 --> 00:02:08,200 But some believe this honeymoon capital of the world 58 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,900 is home to a sinister paranormal force 59 00:02:10,900 --> 00:02:14,066 more powerful than the mighty falls themselves. 60 00:02:15,166 --> 00:02:17,200 Formed over 12,000 years ago, 61 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,300 European explorers first set eyes on the falls 62 00:02:20,300 --> 00:02:22,200 in 1677, 63 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:23,867 when Father Louis Hennepin, 64 00:02:23,867 --> 00:02:25,900 a member of famed French explorer 65 00:02:25,900 --> 00:02:28,567 René-Robert La Salle's expedition, 66 00:02:28,567 --> 00:02:29,867 makes this sketch 67 00:02:29,867 --> 00:02:32,600 to accompany his written description. 68 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,667 La Salle and his team quickly learned that 69 00:02:34,667 --> 00:02:38,100 for centuries, the falls and their surrounding areas 70 00:02:38,100 --> 00:02:41,600 have been stained by the blood of warring native tribes 71 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:43,867 who believe the land to be sacred, 72 00:02:43,867 --> 00:02:46,567 a place worth dying for. 73 00:02:46,567 --> 00:02:49,667 Bloodshed continues over the next 200 years 74 00:02:49,667 --> 00:02:53,266 as British, French, Native and American forces 75 00:02:53,266 --> 00:02:55,266 viciously battle for control 76 00:02:55,266 --> 00:02:57,500 over Niagara's valuable trade routes. 77 00:02:57,500 --> 00:02:59,133 Thousands are killed. 78 00:03:00,100 --> 00:03:04,066 In 1801, American socialite Theodosia Burr, 79 00:03:04,066 --> 00:03:05,467 the daughter of Aaron Burr, 80 00:03:05,467 --> 00:03:07,900 yes, Hamilton fans, that Aaron Burr, 81 00:03:07,900 --> 00:03:10,000 embarks on a bridal tour of the falls 82 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:11,467 with her new husband. 83 00:03:11,467 --> 00:03:13,100 Other elites take notice, 84 00:03:13,100 --> 00:03:15,300 and like modern day influencers, 85 00:03:15,300 --> 00:03:19,500 word spreads and a honeymoon hotspot is born. 86 00:03:19,500 --> 00:03:23,266 Industrialists see value in the raw power of Niagara. 87 00:03:23,266 --> 00:03:25,100 And in 1895, 88 00:03:25,100 --> 00:03:26,767 the Edward Dean Adams Plant 89 00:03:26,767 --> 00:03:29,367 begins harnessing the hydroelectric energy 90 00:03:29,367 --> 00:03:32,400 of nearly 44 million gallons per minute 91 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,200 of peak water flow. 92 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:37,467 But taming immense power comes with great risk. 93 00:03:37,467 --> 00:03:41,867 And 28 workers are killed in the plant's construction. 94 00:03:41,867 --> 00:03:44,600 Wherever there is danger, there are thrill seekers, 95 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:49,567 and the falls begin attracting daredevils intent on leaving their mark on history. 96 00:03:49,567 --> 00:03:52,700 Unfortunately, the mark they leave is most often 97 00:03:52,700 --> 00:03:53,867 in their own blood. 98 00:03:54,867 --> 00:03:57,266 On October 24th, 1901, 99 00:03:57,266 --> 00:03:59,000 Annie Taylor becomes the first 100 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,500 to successfully ride over the falls in a barrel. 101 00:04:02,500 --> 00:04:05,066 But scores of others aren't so lucky. 102 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,166 Like in 1930, 103 00:04:07,166 --> 00:04:08,600 when George Stathakis 104 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,667 takes the plunge with his pet turtle. 105 00:04:10,667 --> 00:04:13,533 The turtle survives. George does not. 106 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,266 In 2017, Kirk Jones becomes 107 00:04:17,266 --> 00:04:18,367 the most recent victim, 108 00:04:18,367 --> 00:04:20,767 unsuccessfully trying to survive the drop 109 00:04:20,767 --> 00:04:22,667 in an eight-foot rubber ball. 110 00:04:23,300 --> 00:04:24,467 Beyond these tragedies, 111 00:04:24,467 --> 00:04:27,166 there have been thousands of suicides at the falls, 112 00:04:27,166 --> 00:04:28,767 with 20 to 30 people 113 00:04:28,767 --> 00:04:31,233 taking their own lives there each year. 114 00:04:32,166 --> 00:04:33,867 Some estimate the number of bodies 115 00:04:33,867 --> 00:04:36,967 recovered from the base of the falls since 1850 116 00:04:36,967 --> 00:04:39,767 to be in excess of 5,000. 117 00:04:39,767 --> 00:04:42,533 Death flows like water at Niagara. 118 00:04:43,467 --> 00:04:45,166 Centuries of tragedy have led 119 00:04:45,166 --> 00:04:49,367 to a staggering number of modern day paranormal reports. 120 00:04:49,367 --> 00:04:51,867 Unexplained occurrences abound, 121 00:04:51,867 --> 00:04:54,567 like the sounds of impossible screams, 122 00:04:54,567 --> 00:04:58,166 sights of mysterious figures floating in the mist, 123 00:04:58,166 --> 00:05:01,967 and feelings of being drawn toward the fall's lethal edge. 124 00:05:03,066 --> 00:05:05,467 Are the ghostly experiences of today 125 00:05:05,467 --> 00:05:08,634 somehow linked to Niagara's macabre history? 126 00:05:09,567 --> 00:05:10,900 With first time access 127 00:05:10,900 --> 00:05:13,600 officially granted by the U.S. Park Service, 128 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,000 my team will get up close and personal 129 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,433 with the wrath of this geologic marvel to find out. 130 00:05:23,900 --> 00:05:25,467 Okay, so, what do you think? 131 00:05:25,467 --> 00:05:26,767 Well, so, here's the thing. 132 00:05:26,767 --> 00:05:28,900 I've always been fascinated with animism. 133 00:05:28,900 --> 00:05:30,667 And the idea behind that is that 134 00:05:30,667 --> 00:05:33,767 a place can kind of absorb spiritual energy. 135 00:05:33,767 --> 00:05:36,266 And so, I'm wondering, with Niagara Falls, 136 00:05:36,266 --> 00:05:38,467 because of all the tragedy it's had 137 00:05:38,467 --> 00:05:40,000 in and around that area, 138 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,166 is absorbing that spiritual energy, 139 00:05:42,166 --> 00:05:43,166 that negative energy, 140 00:05:43,166 --> 00:05:44,767 and then projecting it back out. 141 00:05:44,767 --> 00:05:47,000 And that is what people are experiencing 142 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,467 as paranormal activity. 143 00:05:48,467 --> 00:05:49,867 So, this is a really interesting question, 144 00:05:49,867 --> 00:05:52,200 because this place is truly imposing. 145 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,500 And could all of that force and all of that history 146 00:05:54,500 --> 00:05:55,967 actually be somehow 147 00:05:55,967 --> 00:05:58,066 acting on the living or even the dead? 148 00:05:58,066 --> 00:05:59,266 I've never been to Niagara Falls, so, 149 00:05:59,266 --> 00:06:00,900 count me in on this one already. 150 00:06:00,900 --> 00:06:01,767 Wow. 151 00:06:01,767 --> 00:06:03,700 [Phil] But what I'm wondering here is, 152 00:06:03,700 --> 00:06:06,567 if in some of these paranormal reports, 153 00:06:06,567 --> 00:06:08,100 it's actually people just being 154 00:06:08,100 --> 00:06:10,000 overwhelmed psychologically 155 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,900 by the sound and the fury of the falls themselves. 156 00:06:12,900 --> 00:06:14,967 Like, what? You think they're getting hypnotized or something? 157 00:06:14,967 --> 00:06:16,100 Well, think about it this way. 158 00:06:16,100 --> 00:06:17,867 It is a known torture technique 159 00:06:17,867 --> 00:06:19,567 to play really loud sounds, 160 00:06:19,567 --> 00:06:21,367 really loud music to someone 161 00:06:21,367 --> 00:06:23,266 to get them to break in an interrogation. 162 00:06:23,266 --> 00:06:26,100 The idea that, scientifically, there may be some reason 163 00:06:26,100 --> 00:06:28,166 why people are affected when they're near the falls. 164 00:06:28,166 --> 00:06:30,767 -Yes. Purely by that intensity. -[Josh] Okay. 165 00:06:30,767 --> 00:06:32,567 Well, speaking of paranormal reports, 166 00:06:32,567 --> 00:06:34,867 I've been in contact with a local eyewitness 167 00:06:34,867 --> 00:06:36,500 who claims that they have seen 168 00:06:36,500 --> 00:06:39,767 an actual apparition, figure of a person 169 00:06:39,767 --> 00:06:41,867 floating literally over the falls. 170 00:06:41,867 --> 00:06:44,000 So while the two of you are investigating, 171 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,467 I'll continue to look for more recent eyewitnesses 172 00:06:46,467 --> 00:06:47,300 and I'll stay in touch. 173 00:06:47,300 --> 00:06:48,266 -Sounds good. -Perfect. 174 00:06:48,266 --> 00:06:49,200 [Josh] All right. Well, good luck out there, 175 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:51,433 and probably gonna need some ponchos. 176 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,266 Oh, look at that. So prepared. 177 00:06:54,266 --> 00:06:56,900 -Wow. -Because I'm from Buffalo. 178 00:06:56,900 --> 00:06:59,500 [Josh] Niagara Falls sits seven hours northwest 179 00:06:59,500 --> 00:07:02,834 of New York City on the border of the U.S. and Canada. 180 00:07:03,367 --> 00:07:05,066 Fed by the Niagara River, 181 00:07:05,066 --> 00:07:06,667 the falls are actually made up 182 00:07:06,667 --> 00:07:08,867 of three distinct waterfalls. 183 00:07:08,867 --> 00:07:11,400 Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, 184 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:12,967 and the American Falls. 185 00:07:15,066 --> 00:07:17,467 After plummeting over 18 stories, 186 00:07:17,467 --> 00:07:19,900 the river funnels into a section of whitewater 187 00:07:19,900 --> 00:07:21,767 known as the Whirlpool. 188 00:07:21,767 --> 00:07:24,266 And then, a stretch of the Niagara Gorge 189 00:07:24,266 --> 00:07:26,100 called Devil's Hole. 190 00:07:26,100 --> 00:07:28,467 As Phil and Jess start their investigation, 191 00:07:28,467 --> 00:07:30,066 I've arranged for them to witness 192 00:07:30,066 --> 00:07:33,400 the full power of the falls up close. 193 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,367 We're gonna get completely drenched. 194 00:07:36,367 --> 00:07:38,600 [ship horn blares] 195 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:41,000 -I think that means we're ready to go. -[Jessica] Yeah. 196 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:42,700 -[Phil] Hood on. -[Jessica] Hood on. 197 00:07:42,700 --> 00:07:43,467 Let's activate. 198 00:07:43,467 --> 00:07:45,600 [ship horn blares] 199 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,300 -[Phil] Oh, I feel it. I feel it. -[Jessica] Already getting it. 200 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:48,567 Already getting it. 201 00:07:48,567 --> 00:07:50,467 Just a little bit of spray out here. 202 00:07:50,967 --> 00:07:52,667 It's crazy. It's so cold. 203 00:07:52,667 --> 00:07:53,867 Oh, my God. 204 00:07:53,867 --> 00:07:55,233 -[Jessica laughing] -[Phil] That's a lot of water. 205 00:07:55,767 --> 00:07:58,367 Oh. I can't even see. 206 00:07:58,367 --> 00:08:00,066 [Jessica] I'm just gonna cocoon. 207 00:08:00,066 --> 00:08:01,166 I'm cocooning. 208 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:02,734 [grunts] 209 00:08:03,100 --> 00:08:04,166 [Jessica laughing] 210 00:08:04,166 --> 00:08:06,000 [Jessica] Look how rough these waters are. 211 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,367 [Phil] The water is churning like wild. 212 00:08:08,367 --> 00:08:09,667 [Jessica] Can you imagine going over the falls 213 00:08:09,667 --> 00:08:11,000 thinking you're gonna survive this? 214 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:12,100 [Phil] Absolutely not. 215 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:13,333 [Jessica] All right, I'm good. 216 00:08:13,333 --> 00:08:15,767 -I've had my fun and I'm ready to go home. -[Phil laughing] Yeah. 217 00:08:15,767 --> 00:08:17,033 Oh, boy. 218 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:19,000 [Phil grunts] 219 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:20,066 [Jessica] So what'd you think? 220 00:08:20,066 --> 00:08:22,667 It's such a beautiful sight when you see it from afar. 221 00:08:22,667 --> 00:08:24,800 And it's so overwhelming when you're up close. 222 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,100 -You can't even open your eyes. -[Jessica] I know. 223 00:08:27,100 --> 00:08:28,667 [Phil] And now that we've been properly 224 00:08:28,667 --> 00:08:30,567 -baptized by Niagara... -[Jessica chuckles] 225 00:08:30,567 --> 00:08:32,266 ...I say we go meet our first witness. 226 00:08:32,266 --> 00:08:33,367 [Jessica] Works for me. 227 00:08:39,700 --> 00:08:40,700 [Phil] Jess's contact, 228 00:08:40,700 --> 00:08:42,567 Bill Kennedy, is a local teacher 229 00:08:42,567 --> 00:08:44,100 who was born and raised here, 230 00:08:44,100 --> 00:08:47,400 and says he's seen things at the falls that he can't explain. 231 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:48,367 [thunder rumbling] 232 00:08:48,367 --> 00:08:50,166 [Phil] As a storm begins to roll in, 233 00:08:50,166 --> 00:08:52,200 we're meeting him on Green Island, 234 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,867 which sits above the falls on the U.S. side. 235 00:08:54,867 --> 00:08:56,066 -[Jessica] Bill? -[Bill] Yes. 236 00:08:56,066 --> 00:08:57,567 Hey. Jessica. Nice to meet you. 237 00:08:57,567 --> 00:08:59,266 -Nice to meet you. Bill. -Hey, I'm Phil. 238 00:08:59,266 --> 00:09:00,767 So, you've been coming to Niagara Falls 239 00:09:00,767 --> 00:09:01,867 for a very long time. 240 00:09:01,867 --> 00:09:03,066 Yes, absolutely. 241 00:09:03,066 --> 00:09:04,567 I'm born and raised here in Niagara Falls. 242 00:09:04,567 --> 00:09:06,400 So I spent a lot of my childhood here. 243 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:07,967 [Jessica] You had an experience out here, 244 00:09:07,967 --> 00:09:09,266 -right? -[Bill] Yes, absolutely. 245 00:09:09,266 --> 00:09:10,967 One night, I just happened to be walking through. 246 00:09:13,166 --> 00:09:14,166 Something kind of caught my eye 247 00:09:14,166 --> 00:09:15,834 out on one of the logs out here. 248 00:09:19,300 --> 00:09:21,000 It looked like just this little light 249 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,100 and I was just like, "It's not a flashlight." 250 00:09:23,100 --> 00:09:24,266 And as it got closer, 251 00:09:24,266 --> 00:09:26,533 it was more of an aura of an outline of a human. 252 00:09:27,467 --> 00:09:29,967 I looked at it and the temperature just dropped, 253 00:09:30,767 --> 00:09:33,100 and I was just kind of shocked. 254 00:09:33,100 --> 00:09:35,266 It was just a completely surreal feeling. 255 00:09:35,266 --> 00:09:37,567 So it looked like an orb when it started out. 256 00:09:37,567 --> 00:09:39,467 But then when you got closer to it, it actually took on 257 00:09:39,467 --> 00:09:41,667 -the shape of, like, a glowing person? -[Bill] Yes. 258 00:09:41,667 --> 00:09:43,066 But I knew it wasn't a human. 259 00:09:43,066 --> 00:09:44,266 [Jessica] Oh, that's weird. 260 00:09:44,266 --> 00:09:45,500 Is there any history attached to the place 261 00:09:45,500 --> 00:09:47,700 that would explain why you would have seen 262 00:09:47,700 --> 00:09:49,467 -something so strongly? -[Bill] Absolutely. 263 00:09:49,467 --> 00:09:51,767 I do a little bit of tour guide action around here. 264 00:09:51,767 --> 00:09:54,367 And being right here, the outline that I saw 265 00:09:54,367 --> 00:09:58,033 reminded me of the story of Joseph Avery from 1853. 266 00:09:59,767 --> 00:10:01,367 There were three people in a boat 267 00:10:01,367 --> 00:10:03,166 and it got stuck in the rocks. 268 00:10:07,100 --> 00:10:09,233 Two people immediately went off the boat... 269 00:10:11,300 --> 00:10:12,533 went over the falls... 270 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:15,166 plunged to their death. 271 00:10:16,567 --> 00:10:19,266 Joseph hung on for about 18 hours, 272 00:10:19,266 --> 00:10:21,533 trying to find a way to safety. 273 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,066 But then, all of a sudden he's gone. 274 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:27,400 [Phil] Wow. 275 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:29,533 There is a picture. In fact, I have the picture. 276 00:10:30,567 --> 00:10:32,066 -[Phil] Oh, my gosh. -[Jessica] Whoa. 277 00:10:32,066 --> 00:10:34,967 That would suck to be that close to being saved. 278 00:10:34,967 --> 00:10:36,767 -[Phil] And nobody can do anything. -[Jessica groans] 279 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,200 So, where he is in that photo, 280 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:42,300 -that's similar to where you saw what you saw? -[Bill] Absolutely. 281 00:10:42,300 --> 00:10:43,800 This little area right through here. 282 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:44,934 [Jessica] Yeah. 283 00:10:46,100 --> 00:10:48,667 You know, a lot of people say that hauntings occur 284 00:10:48,667 --> 00:10:51,100 because of the amount of emotion 285 00:10:51,100 --> 00:10:53,467 in a particular area, and that's... 286 00:10:53,467 --> 00:10:57,266 I mean, it doesn't get much more emotional than that. 287 00:10:57,266 --> 00:10:59,200 Were they able to recover his body, or where did he end up? 288 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:00,367 Well, from what I've heard, it was 289 00:11:00,367 --> 00:11:02,800 down near what we call the Cave of the Winds. 290 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,100 Very treacherous, nonstop 291 00:11:05,100 --> 00:11:07,667 hurricane-tornado feel as you're down below 292 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:08,467 the bottom of the falls 293 00:11:08,467 --> 00:11:10,166 and literally the roar of the falls. 294 00:11:10,166 --> 00:11:12,800 And that's where I understand his body was found. 295 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,166 -Thank you so much. This was extremely helpful. -[Bill] Absolutely. 296 00:11:15,166 --> 00:11:16,367 -[Phil] Thanks, Bill. -[Bill] Thank you. 297 00:11:21,467 --> 00:11:23,900 -[Phil] Getting closer. You hear that roar? -[Jessica] Mm-hmm. 298 00:11:23,900 --> 00:11:26,066 The Cave of the Winds is located at the base 299 00:11:26,066 --> 00:11:27,467 of Bridal Veil Falls, 300 00:11:27,467 --> 00:11:29,567 where Joseph Avery and countless others 301 00:11:29,567 --> 00:11:30,967 have met their demise. 302 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,700 No paranormal investigative team has been granted 303 00:11:35,700 --> 00:11:37,600 overnight access so close 304 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:39,867 to the overwhelming power of the falls. 305 00:11:41,166 --> 00:11:42,166 Going down. 306 00:11:46,100 --> 00:11:46,934 Wait. 307 00:11:48,100 --> 00:11:49,100 Do you feel that? 308 00:11:49,100 --> 00:11:51,634 I can actually feel the ground shaking. 309 00:11:52,166 --> 00:11:53,300 We're getting close. 310 00:11:53,300 --> 00:11:55,100 As we approach the Cave of the Winds, 311 00:11:55,100 --> 00:11:58,867 Mother Nature's devastating fury is palpable. 312 00:11:58,867 --> 00:12:00,233 [Jessica] Whoa. 313 00:12:01,100 --> 00:12:04,166 -Pretty majestic, huh? -[Phil] Amazing! 314 00:12:04,166 --> 00:12:07,333 So overpowering and really awe-inspiring. 315 00:12:08,467 --> 00:12:10,767 The falls are well lit with colored lights 316 00:12:10,767 --> 00:12:13,166 illuminating the rushing water and mist. 317 00:12:13,767 --> 00:12:15,867 The noise is so thunderous, 318 00:12:15,867 --> 00:12:17,100 I want to take some measurements 319 00:12:17,100 --> 00:12:19,567 of the audio levels to get some baseline data 320 00:12:19,567 --> 00:12:21,567 for a theory I'm working on. 321 00:12:21,567 --> 00:12:24,467 As we're getting set up, I use a decibel meter 322 00:12:24,467 --> 00:12:27,166 to determine just how loud it actually is here. 323 00:12:28,367 --> 00:12:30,000 All right. Wow. 324 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,767 It's out all the way up to about 95 decibels. 325 00:12:32,767 --> 00:12:35,467 That type of noise is just bouncing around this entire area. 326 00:12:35,467 --> 00:12:38,100 So, what I'm really curious about is, 327 00:12:38,100 --> 00:12:40,867 does a giant white noise machine 328 00:12:40,867 --> 00:12:42,900 essentially play tricks on the mind? 329 00:12:42,900 --> 00:12:45,667 I'm gonna have to do some digging now that I got the data. 330 00:12:45,667 --> 00:12:49,300 95 decibels is about as loud as a jackhammer, 331 00:12:49,300 --> 00:12:50,800 so we're going to need headsets 332 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:53,000 to communicate during our investigation. 333 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,266 -Test 1-2, you got me? -[Jessica] Good. Gotcha. 334 00:12:55,266 --> 00:12:57,100 Test 1-2, you got me? 335 00:12:57,100 --> 00:12:58,066 [Phil] I hear you. 336 00:12:58,066 --> 00:12:59,867 With our comm system up and running, 337 00:12:59,867 --> 00:13:01,066 we're ready to begin 338 00:13:01,066 --> 00:13:03,934 one of our most challenging investigations yet. 339 00:13:10,667 --> 00:13:13,300 [Jessica] With significant levels of ambient noise, 340 00:13:13,300 --> 00:13:15,166 Phil and I are linked up with a comm system. 341 00:13:15,166 --> 00:13:17,367 -Test 1-2, you got me? -[Jessica] Good. Gotcha. 342 00:13:17,367 --> 00:13:18,834 Test 1-2, you got me? 343 00:13:19,266 --> 00:13:20,367 [Phil] I hear you. 344 00:13:20,367 --> 00:13:21,700 [Jessica] We have to stay on our toes 345 00:13:21,700 --> 00:13:23,200 for both environmental dangers 346 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,400 and possible paranormal activity. 347 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:29,066 We have heard about apparitions appearing in this area, 348 00:13:29,066 --> 00:13:31,500 so we brought our camera equipment to get to the bottom 349 00:13:31,500 --> 00:13:32,667 of these anomalies. 350 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:34,967 Let me turn on the FLIR. 351 00:13:36,266 --> 00:13:39,600 What I'm interested in is if natural patterns 352 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:41,900 can just form kind of randomly in the mist. 353 00:13:41,900 --> 00:13:43,400 So kind of like if somebody's sitting there 354 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,266 staring at clouds, they see an image in the cloud? 355 00:13:45,266 --> 00:13:47,767 -Exactly like that. -Ah, gotcha. 356 00:13:47,767 --> 00:13:49,200 So I set my camera up in a special 357 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:51,000 high contrast setting, hoping that 358 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:52,567 if there is any pattern 359 00:13:52,567 --> 00:13:56,166 in all of this white mist, I can take photos 360 00:13:56,166 --> 00:13:58,467 that can essentially duplicate what some people are seeing. 361 00:13:58,467 --> 00:14:00,467 [Jessica] Okay. Well, I'm just gonna take the FLIR out to see 362 00:14:00,467 --> 00:14:03,500 if I can get any extreme hot or extreme cold spots. 363 00:14:03,500 --> 00:14:05,567 I mean, Bill mentioned that when he saw 364 00:14:05,567 --> 00:14:07,867 the apparition, it got super, super cold around him, 365 00:14:07,867 --> 00:14:10,100 so maybe I can pick something like that. 366 00:14:10,100 --> 00:14:11,367 [faint screaming] 367 00:14:14,300 --> 00:14:15,433 [Phil] Did you hear something? 368 00:14:18,166 --> 00:14:19,767 [Jessica] Was that a scream? 369 00:14:19,767 --> 00:14:21,567 Sounded like someone screaming. 370 00:14:23,967 --> 00:14:25,300 Now nothing. 371 00:14:25,300 --> 00:14:26,567 That's weird. 372 00:14:26,567 --> 00:14:28,100 I'll give the audio a check later 373 00:14:28,100 --> 00:14:29,533 and see if we picked anything up. 374 00:14:30,367 --> 00:14:31,100 [Phil] Let's get out there. 375 00:14:31,867 --> 00:14:33,333 -All right. -All right. Good luck. 376 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:48,767 [Phil exclaims] 377 00:14:48,767 --> 00:14:52,734 750,000 gallons a second going over this thing. 378 00:14:53,867 --> 00:14:55,066 Time to take some photos. 379 00:14:59,467 --> 00:15:00,533 [camera shutter clicking] 380 00:15:08,867 --> 00:15:12,567 Basically, my hope is that if I take enough photos, 381 00:15:12,567 --> 00:15:15,734 a figure will appear that looks like a person out there. 382 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:18,066 Nothing yet. 383 00:15:20,500 --> 00:15:21,567 [camera shutter clicking] 384 00:15:23,166 --> 00:15:25,266 Whoa. That really looks 385 00:15:25,266 --> 00:15:27,433 kind of like a body right through there. 386 00:15:30,867 --> 00:15:31,734 Wow. 387 00:15:42,667 --> 00:15:43,967 [Jessica] So... 388 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,100 [Jessica] I'm wondering if any residual hauntings are present 389 00:16:02,100 --> 00:16:04,834 in the flow of water over the cusp of the falls. 390 00:16:05,767 --> 00:16:07,367 I'm going to keep a recorder running 391 00:16:07,367 --> 00:16:08,400 as we investigate 392 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:10,500 and do some call-outs to see if I can capture 393 00:16:10,500 --> 00:16:13,000 an EVP from one of those spirits. 394 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:14,567 My name's Jessica. 395 00:16:14,567 --> 00:16:16,734 We just wanted to explore the area. 396 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:19,100 Did you fall here? 397 00:16:19,100 --> 00:16:21,634 If you did, what's your name? 398 00:16:24,667 --> 00:16:27,634 If you want us to see you, feel free to come out. 399 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,066 If you're here, feel free to show yourself. 400 00:16:34,300 --> 00:16:36,734 Joseph Avery, are you here with us? 401 00:16:44,100 --> 00:16:46,433 [camera shutter clicking] 402 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:49,600 [Phil] Ooh. I don't know if it's 403 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,166 my eyes playing tricks on me, but I keep getting 404 00:16:53,100 --> 00:16:55,233 this same figure over and over. 405 00:17:02,767 --> 00:17:05,066 [Jessica] If you're here, feel free to show yourself. 406 00:17:09,166 --> 00:17:10,166 So... 407 00:17:13,867 --> 00:17:15,000 Oh [bleep] 408 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,066 I think I actually did get something on the FLIR. 409 00:17:18,467 --> 00:17:19,867 Phil, you copy? 410 00:17:19,867 --> 00:17:21,000 [Phil] How's it going? 411 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:22,467 [Jessica] I'm not sure what I got. I got something. 412 00:17:22,467 --> 00:17:23,567 I think it was kind of closer 413 00:17:23,567 --> 00:17:25,367 -to the rocks. -[Phil] Okay. I mean, 414 00:17:25,367 --> 00:17:27,200 interestingly, I'm getting kind of 415 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:28,567 a repeated pattern that 416 00:17:28,567 --> 00:17:31,100 almost looks like the silhouette of a person. 417 00:17:31,100 --> 00:17:32,266 Maybe it's just the falls 418 00:17:32,266 --> 00:17:34,600 getting to my brain, but I swear I kind of 419 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:37,567 see a shape in there. I'm gonna have to show you. 420 00:17:37,567 --> 00:17:40,100 All right, cool. Yeah. Let me come down there and check out what you got. 421 00:17:40,100 --> 00:17:41,166 [Phil] Sounds good. 422 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:45,600 -[Jessica] Hey. -[Phil] Hey. 423 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:46,800 Let me show you what I got, 424 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:48,200 and you tell me what you think. 425 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,567 All right. So it's gonna be kind of like right over here. 426 00:17:52,066 --> 00:17:53,000 [exclaims] Did you see it? Right there. 427 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,100 -[Phil] Whoa! -Did you see that? 428 00:17:54,100 --> 00:17:55,233 Yes. 429 00:17:56,100 --> 00:17:59,100 Oh. So, were you pointing at the falls at that time? 430 00:17:59,100 --> 00:18:02,200 Uh, no, I was pointing just below the falls in the rocks. 431 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:04,767 -What, that big rock face right there? -[Jessica] Yeah, yeah. 432 00:18:04,767 --> 00:18:06,500 [Phil] I don't know what to make of that. 433 00:18:06,500 --> 00:18:08,266 -Can I show you what else I found out here? -[Jessica] Yeah. 434 00:18:08,266 --> 00:18:11,100 So, I swear it might just be my imagination, 435 00:18:11,100 --> 00:18:15,166 but as I looked at these patterns more and more, 436 00:18:15,166 --> 00:18:17,934 I started to see little figures in them. 437 00:18:18,767 --> 00:18:19,967 [Jessica] Like what? None of this... 438 00:18:19,967 --> 00:18:21,600 This just looks like mist to me. 439 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,867 [Phil] Maybe the falls are getting to my head. 440 00:18:23,867 --> 00:18:25,834 [Jessica] Oh. Yes, yes. Right there. Back up. 441 00:18:27,100 --> 00:18:28,667 Right there, it looks like somebody walking. 442 00:18:29,166 --> 00:18:30,333 Yeah. 443 00:18:31,667 --> 00:18:34,266 -Yeah, almost like a projection into the mist. -Yeah. 444 00:18:34,266 --> 00:18:38,166 I feel like we could maybe try to replicate that. 445 00:18:38,166 --> 00:18:39,767 Yeah, let me get the FLIR. We'll go up. 446 00:18:39,767 --> 00:18:40,967 All right, let's go. 447 00:18:40,967 --> 00:18:43,667 Based on the strange shapes I'm seeing in the falls, 448 00:18:43,667 --> 00:18:45,967 I have an idea about what could explain 449 00:18:45,967 --> 00:18:49,000 the glowing vision our witness Ed claims he saw 450 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,567 in the Niagara River. 451 00:18:50,567 --> 00:18:52,900 And we're going to put it to the test. 452 00:18:52,900 --> 00:18:54,166 So, Jess, I think 453 00:18:54,166 --> 00:18:56,200 you should just head in a straight line down this ramp, 454 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:58,367 shooting your beam at me. 455 00:18:58,367 --> 00:19:00,900 I'll get the shot, and then we'll see what we get. 456 00:19:00,900 --> 00:19:02,133 Soot it right at my back. 457 00:19:02,567 --> 00:19:03,400 Copy. 458 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:06,734 All right, I'm moving. Tell me when. 459 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:13,600 [Phil] Keep going. It's getting close. 460 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:15,266 Oh, my gosh. 461 00:19:15,266 --> 00:19:16,467 [camera shutter clicking] 462 00:19:16,467 --> 00:19:17,767 -[Phil] Okay, stay right there. -How's it looking? 463 00:19:17,767 --> 00:19:19,000 [Phil] I'm gonna get a shot here. 464 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:20,667 [camera shutter clicking] 465 00:19:22,367 --> 00:19:24,166 Amazing. Okay. Well, 466 00:19:24,166 --> 00:19:25,567 I think we got something good here. 467 00:19:25,567 --> 00:19:27,634 -Got some good evidence. -All right, heading back. 468 00:19:29,467 --> 00:19:31,266 Check this out. 469 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:32,934 [Jessica] Oh, my God. 470 00:19:39,166 --> 00:19:40,500 [Jessica] Oh, my God. 471 00:19:40,500 --> 00:19:41,767 [Phil] Isn't that crazy? 472 00:19:41,767 --> 00:19:43,100 The light backgrounds. 473 00:19:43,100 --> 00:19:44,300 -[Jessica] Yeah. -[Phil] The dark silhouettes. 474 00:19:44,300 --> 00:19:46,667 It looks like there's a glowing shadow figure 475 00:19:46,667 --> 00:19:48,500 in the middle of the falls. 476 00:19:48,500 --> 00:19:51,300 So that means that an image like this could 477 00:19:51,300 --> 00:19:52,900 hypothetically be projected 478 00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:55,066 into the middle of the river. 479 00:19:55,066 --> 00:19:57,367 The chances of a light and a person 480 00:19:57,367 --> 00:19:59,567 being in the right place at the right time is slim, 481 00:19:59,567 --> 00:20:01,300 but it's not impossible. 482 00:20:01,300 --> 00:20:02,166 [Jessica] Wow. 483 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:04,166 [Phil] Pretty cool. 484 00:20:04,166 --> 00:20:05,867 [Jessica] I mean, here's the thing. 485 00:20:05,867 --> 00:20:07,567 I can't believe how much the falls 486 00:20:07,567 --> 00:20:09,600 is actually kind of messing with me. 487 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:12,667 I don't know if it's my brain is trying to make me imagine 488 00:20:12,667 --> 00:20:14,100 what it would be like if I was 489 00:20:14,100 --> 00:20:15,800 -falling over the falls. -Yeah. Yeah. 490 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:17,066 Or if I'm looking for 491 00:20:17,066 --> 00:20:19,000 -somebody falling over the falls. -Yeah, that too. 492 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,567 My brain is doing the exact same thing. 493 00:20:21,567 --> 00:20:22,767 Everything you just described. 494 00:20:22,767 --> 00:20:23,800 -Seriously? -Yeah. 495 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:25,367 -100%. -[Jessica] It's so weird. 496 00:20:25,367 --> 00:20:27,667 [Phil] It is oddly mesmerizing. 497 00:20:27,667 --> 00:20:29,266 I keep looking up. 498 00:20:29,266 --> 00:20:31,767 I keep expecting to see some bodies fly over them. 499 00:20:31,767 --> 00:20:33,567 I don't know why my mind is going there. 500 00:20:33,567 --> 00:20:34,467 [Jessica] I know. 501 00:20:34,467 --> 00:20:35,867 I don't know if it's the history, 502 00:20:35,867 --> 00:20:38,266 if it's the stories, or if it's the falls. 503 00:20:46,900 --> 00:20:48,266 [Jessica] After an eye-opening night 504 00:20:48,266 --> 00:20:52,066 where I experienced Niagara's intoxicating force firsthand, 505 00:20:52,066 --> 00:20:53,000 I'm beginning to wonder 506 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,100 if all the recent paranormal accounts 507 00:20:55,100 --> 00:20:56,367 could be based on something 508 00:20:56,367 --> 00:20:58,567 much farther back in the falls' history 509 00:20:58,567 --> 00:21:00,200 than I originally thought. 510 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,367 So, I'm digging into the public archives, 511 00:21:02,367 --> 00:21:03,667 looking for leads. 512 00:21:05,667 --> 00:21:07,567 "Battle of Lundy's Lane." 513 00:21:08,567 --> 00:21:11,567 "One of the bloodiest in the war of 1812." 514 00:21:11,567 --> 00:21:13,600 Let's see. What's this? 515 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,266 "Devil's Hole Massacre." 516 00:21:15,266 --> 00:21:18,667 "500 Seneca ambushed a British supply train, 517 00:21:18,667 --> 00:21:19,867 massacred the escort, 518 00:21:19,867 --> 00:21:22,567 and hurled the wagons into the chasm below." 519 00:21:22,567 --> 00:21:25,667 I mean, it basically looks like there's battles 520 00:21:25,667 --> 00:21:26,800 that have happened, 521 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:28,467 both at the falls themselves 522 00:21:28,467 --> 00:21:30,433 and up and down the Niagara River. 523 00:21:32,767 --> 00:21:35,166 "The legend of Devil's Hole. 524 00:21:35,166 --> 00:21:38,667 After La Salle had completed his building of Fort Niagara, 525 00:21:38,667 --> 00:21:40,567 he and his guide passed a huge cavern 526 00:21:40,567 --> 00:21:42,367 in the cliff below the whirlpool, 527 00:21:42,367 --> 00:21:44,166 which is known as Devil's Hole. 528 00:21:44,166 --> 00:21:46,567 La Salle looked into it, and his guide told him that 529 00:21:46,567 --> 00:21:49,233 that was the home of the evil spirit." 530 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:51,433 So, we just found 531 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:53,266 a ghost story. 532 00:21:54,667 --> 00:21:56,066 In 1669, 533 00:21:56,066 --> 00:21:57,867 the French explorer La Salle 534 00:21:57,867 --> 00:22:00,567 disregarded warnings from his Native American guides 535 00:22:00,567 --> 00:22:02,533 and ventured alone into the cave. 536 00:22:04,700 --> 00:22:08,066 Inside, he was tormented by strange voices. 537 00:22:11,867 --> 00:22:13,000 Many believed he was cursed 538 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:16,233 with his future expeditions plagued by misfortune... 539 00:22:18,900 --> 00:22:19,834 mutiny, 540 00:22:20,567 --> 00:22:23,567 and ultimately, his murder. 541 00:22:23,567 --> 00:22:27,367 Okay, here we go. Devil's Hole State Park map. 542 00:22:29,300 --> 00:22:30,700 Here we go, right here. 543 00:22:30,700 --> 00:22:32,400 So, there's the cave where La Salle said 544 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:34,233 he heard the evil spirit. 545 00:22:34,767 --> 00:22:36,200 Really, it all boils down to 546 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:38,367 Phil and I need to go explore this cave. 547 00:22:41,066 --> 00:22:42,700 [Phil] So, where are you taking us now? 548 00:22:42,700 --> 00:22:45,000 There's this place along the Niagara River 549 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:46,367 called Devil's Hole. 550 00:22:46,367 --> 00:22:48,266 Not only was it the location 551 00:22:48,266 --> 00:22:49,767 of one of the bloodiest battles 552 00:22:49,767 --> 00:22:51,367 in Niagara's history, 553 00:22:52,166 --> 00:22:54,000 but back in the 17th century, 554 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,066 there was an explorer, and he 555 00:22:56,567 --> 00:22:57,867 actually recorded 556 00:22:57,867 --> 00:23:00,066 the first paranormal experience in that area. 557 00:23:00,066 --> 00:23:01,500 There's a cave inside the Devil's Hole that 558 00:23:01,500 --> 00:23:03,967 he was convinced had an evil spirit in it. 559 00:23:03,967 --> 00:23:06,300 So you basically found the oldest documented case 560 00:23:06,300 --> 00:23:08,667 of paranormal activity in all of Niagara. 561 00:23:08,667 --> 00:23:11,166 The oldest. 17th century. 562 00:23:11,166 --> 00:23:12,667 We need to get inside that cave 563 00:23:12,667 --> 00:23:15,166 and see what is going on over there. 564 00:23:20,166 --> 00:23:22,400 -[Phil] Wow. -[Jessica] So, 565 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:25,400 anybody that goes over the falls ends up here, 566 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:27,166 -at the whirlpool. -[Phil] This is the whirlpool. 567 00:23:27,166 --> 00:23:28,900 I read about this when I was researching 568 00:23:28,900 --> 00:23:30,166 the geology of the area. 569 00:23:30,166 --> 00:23:33,567 Apparently, this formed about 4,200 years ago. 570 00:23:33,567 --> 00:23:35,667 So, just imagine how many bodies have 571 00:23:35,667 --> 00:23:37,767 probably ended up swirling around in that thing. 572 00:23:37,767 --> 00:23:39,367 [Jessica] Yeah, that's a lot of death. 573 00:23:39,367 --> 00:23:40,667 But death is why we're here. 574 00:23:40,667 --> 00:23:42,967 So, let's get to that cave, shall we? 575 00:23:42,967 --> 00:23:44,333 [Phil] All right, Jess, lead the way. 576 00:23:47,767 --> 00:23:49,066 [Jessica] All right, right down here. 577 00:23:50,867 --> 00:23:51,734 [Jessica grunts] 578 00:23:53,100 --> 00:23:54,367 Here, hold on. Hold on. Help me. 579 00:23:54,367 --> 00:23:55,700 [Phil] You good? 580 00:23:55,700 --> 00:23:57,133 [Jessica straining] Yep, thank you. 581 00:24:00,166 --> 00:24:01,867 And you're sure there's a cave up here? 582 00:24:01,867 --> 00:24:03,367 [Jessica] Uh, yeah. 583 00:24:03,367 --> 00:24:04,333 [Phil] All right. 584 00:24:11,100 --> 00:24:12,767 [Jessica exhales] Here it is. 585 00:24:12,767 --> 00:24:15,066 Ooh. Look at that cave. 586 00:24:15,767 --> 00:24:18,400 Welcome to the Cave of the Evil Spirit. 587 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:20,266 -You got your flashlight? -[Phil] Got my flashlight. 588 00:24:20,266 --> 00:24:22,100 -[Jessica] Wanna check it out? -[Phil] Yeah. 589 00:24:22,100 --> 00:24:23,233 -[Jessica] Ready? -[Phil] Yeah. 590 00:24:23,867 --> 00:24:24,734 [Jessica] Ooh. 591 00:24:26,767 --> 00:24:28,233 -Watch your head. -[Phil] Yep. 592 00:24:32,900 --> 00:24:34,066 [Phil] I just want to make sure 593 00:24:34,767 --> 00:24:36,367 it looks stable up above. 594 00:24:36,367 --> 00:24:37,567 [Jessica] You don't see any widow-makers? 595 00:24:37,567 --> 00:24:40,000 [Phil] No widow-makers. 596 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:43,934 It looks like it actually just keeps going into the mountain. 597 00:24:44,867 --> 00:24:45,767 [Jessica] Yeah? 598 00:24:46,166 --> 00:24:47,567 It could be. 599 00:24:47,567 --> 00:24:49,767 Well, I've got that voice-activated recorder. 600 00:24:49,767 --> 00:24:52,166 So, any time we ask a question, 601 00:24:52,166 --> 00:24:53,300 if we get a response, 602 00:24:53,300 --> 00:24:55,066 we will be able to play it back immediately. 603 00:24:55,567 --> 00:24:56,700 [Phil] Okay. 604 00:24:56,700 --> 00:24:58,667 [Jessica] Is there anybody in this cave with us? 605 00:25:02,467 --> 00:25:03,533 What's your name? 606 00:25:07,667 --> 00:25:08,834 Listen, listen, listen. 607 00:25:10,967 --> 00:25:12,066 [whispering] I heard a little... 608 00:25:13,300 --> 00:25:14,667 [humming] 609 00:25:14,667 --> 00:25:16,467 -Did you hear that down there? -No. 610 00:25:27,266 --> 00:25:28,800 Hello? 611 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:30,900 Is it okay that we entered this cave? 612 00:25:30,900 --> 00:25:32,166 [low whisper] 613 00:25:33,467 --> 00:25:35,100 [whispering] Dude, I think I heard whispering. 614 00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:36,834 -[whispering] What? -[in normal voice] I'm not kidding. 615 00:25:37,767 --> 00:25:39,033 I swear to God. 616 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,133 It sounds like a woman's voice. 617 00:25:45,100 --> 00:25:47,166 [low whisper] 618 00:25:47,166 --> 00:25:49,567 [Jessica] Are you a man or a woman? 619 00:25:49,567 --> 00:25:51,767 [whispering] I feel like this place is playing tricks on my ears. 620 00:25:51,767 --> 00:25:52,934 I heard something too. 621 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:56,133 [Jessica] Why are you here? 622 00:25:58,166 --> 00:25:59,166 [Phil] Should we do playback? 623 00:25:59,166 --> 00:26:00,634 -[Jessica] Yeah, let's do playback. -[Phil] Okay. 624 00:26:02,266 --> 00:26:04,033 -[Jessica] Saving it. -[Phil] Okay. 625 00:26:05,367 --> 00:26:06,467 All right. 626 00:26:06,467 --> 00:26:07,634 [on tape] Why are you here? 627 00:26:10,567 --> 00:26:11,734 [eerie sound] 628 00:26:12,367 --> 00:26:15,166 -What was that? -What the [bleep] 629 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:21,767 What the [bleep] was that? 630 00:26:21,767 --> 00:26:23,634 There. Can you rewind? 631 00:26:24,867 --> 00:26:26,100 [on tape] Why are you here? 632 00:26:28,867 --> 00:26:30,033 [eerie sound] 633 00:26:31,467 --> 00:26:33,567 [Phil] That high-pitched noise 634 00:26:33,567 --> 00:26:34,834 makes me uncomfortable. 635 00:26:34,834 --> 00:26:36,567 What the heck was that? 636 00:26:36,567 --> 00:26:38,400 I didn't hear that when we were in here. 637 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,066 I didn't hear that either. 638 00:26:40,066 --> 00:26:42,567 [Phil] Bottom line is we have it recorded, 639 00:26:42,567 --> 00:26:44,600 so we can isolate that track 640 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,300 and then see if we can really pull something out. 641 00:26:47,300 --> 00:26:48,467 All right. Well... 642 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,033 -Weird cave. -Weird cave. 643 00:26:57,266 --> 00:26:58,567 [Phil] We're going to see if we can 644 00:26:58,567 --> 00:27:00,333 analyze that evidence further. 645 00:27:01,266 --> 00:27:03,133 But in the meantime, Josh reached out 646 00:27:03,133 --> 00:27:05,367 with another lead for our investigation. 647 00:27:05,367 --> 00:27:07,367 Hey, guys. How are you? 648 00:27:07,367 --> 00:27:09,100 -Hey, Josh. Pretty good. -Good. How are you? 649 00:27:09,100 --> 00:27:11,467 I'm good. You guys are winning the award right now for 650 00:27:11,467 --> 00:27:14,367 best video conferencing background ever. 651 00:27:14,367 --> 00:27:16,467 You know, we thought we'd give you a little view. 652 00:27:17,166 --> 00:27:18,233 Ta-da. 653 00:27:18,233 --> 00:27:19,300 [Josh] That is unbelievable. 654 00:27:19,300 --> 00:27:21,000 How's it been going so far? 655 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:24,400 You know, I got to say the falls are intense. 656 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:26,767 It is possible that the sheer noise 657 00:27:26,767 --> 00:27:29,734 and fury of Niagara may be enough 658 00:27:29,734 --> 00:27:30,934 to affect your cognition 659 00:27:30,934 --> 00:27:33,166 and make you see and hear things that aren't 660 00:27:33,166 --> 00:27:34,133 really there. 661 00:27:34,133 --> 00:27:36,100 I was kind of directing all my attention 662 00:27:36,100 --> 00:27:38,266 towards the falls, but I'm starting 663 00:27:38,266 --> 00:27:41,467 to think maybe there's paranormal activity that runs 664 00:27:41,467 --> 00:27:42,867 all over this area, up and down 665 00:27:42,867 --> 00:27:44,667 Niagara River, all over the place. 666 00:27:44,667 --> 00:27:46,000 So I want to explore that some more. 667 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:47,567 Well, I'm glad to hear you guys are thinking about 668 00:27:47,567 --> 00:27:49,500 investigating beyond the falls 669 00:27:49,500 --> 00:27:52,467 because there's an area downstream on the Niagara River 670 00:27:52,467 --> 00:27:54,400 that I really want you to check out. 671 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:57,166 In the 19th century, a bunch of industrial buildings 672 00:27:57,166 --> 00:27:59,233 went up with the purpose of 673 00:27:59,233 --> 00:28:01,567 channeling Niagara's water for power. 674 00:28:01,567 --> 00:28:03,834 They would use these underground tunnels 675 00:28:03,834 --> 00:28:05,467 called raceways 676 00:28:05,467 --> 00:28:06,934 to channel the river's force. 677 00:28:06,934 --> 00:28:08,266 And one of these complexes, 678 00:28:08,266 --> 00:28:10,467 this place known as the Western Block, 679 00:28:10,467 --> 00:28:13,367 is rumored to be extremely haunted. 680 00:28:13,367 --> 00:28:15,567 The owners' names are Heather and Frank. 681 00:28:15,567 --> 00:28:17,367 They are really eager to meet you two, 682 00:28:17,367 --> 00:28:19,100 and they're very hopeful that you can help 683 00:28:19,100 --> 00:28:20,667 solve this mystery. 684 00:28:20,667 --> 00:28:22,667 -Okay, we're on it. -Yeah, we'll check it out. 685 00:28:22,667 --> 00:28:24,066 All right, good luck. Oh, and hey, 686 00:28:24,066 --> 00:28:25,133 stay dry out there. 687 00:28:26,133 --> 00:28:26,934 We'll try. 688 00:28:28,667 --> 00:28:30,667 [Jessica] Ooh. 689 00:28:30,667 --> 00:28:33,667 [Phil] With a fresh lead from Josh, we head to meet the owners 690 00:28:33,667 --> 00:28:35,166 of the Western Block, 691 00:28:35,166 --> 00:28:38,834 an old factory with a very dark history. 692 00:28:45,867 --> 00:28:47,033 -[Jessica] Okay. -[Phil] Okay. 693 00:28:47,033 --> 00:28:48,266 [Jessica] This is weird. 694 00:28:48,266 --> 00:28:50,467 Ah. Giant garage door. 695 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:51,834 [Heather] Hi, guys. 696 00:28:51,834 --> 00:28:53,166 -[Jessica] Hey. -[Phil] Hello. 697 00:28:53,166 --> 00:28:55,367 Thank you so much for inviting us to come out here. 698 00:28:55,367 --> 00:28:57,166 -[Heather] Absolutely. -[Frank] Absolutely. You're welcome. 699 00:28:57,166 --> 00:28:59,433 So, in what rooms have you guys picked up 700 00:28:59,867 --> 00:29:00,734 what you call 701 00:29:00,734 --> 00:29:02,033 a paranormal activity around here? 702 00:29:02,033 --> 00:29:04,033 [Heather] Oh, almost all of the property. 703 00:29:04,033 --> 00:29:05,500 [Phil] You have photos? 704 00:29:05,500 --> 00:29:06,433 Oh, yeah, it's right here. 705 00:29:08,467 --> 00:29:10,100 The photos were taken in one of the galleries, 706 00:29:10,100 --> 00:29:11,734 and they were taken by guests of ours, 707 00:29:11,734 --> 00:29:13,133 um, all in the same area. 708 00:29:13,133 --> 00:29:14,467 For whatever reason, whatever's there 709 00:29:14,467 --> 00:29:16,400 likes to hang out in that corner. 710 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:18,300 [Jessica] That's a really cool grab. 711 00:29:18,300 --> 00:29:21,767 [Phil] You have a video. Describe the video to me. 712 00:29:21,767 --> 00:29:23,467 [Frank] Looking through the doorway, I saw a shadow 713 00:29:23,467 --> 00:29:25,467 of a woman walking across the wall, 714 00:29:25,467 --> 00:29:27,166 and when I looked at it, I thought it was 715 00:29:27,166 --> 00:29:29,667 Heather coming up the back stairs, but later on when she 716 00:29:29,667 --> 00:29:31,600 checked the security cameras, that's what she found. 717 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:32,667 [Jessica] Oh, yeah. 718 00:29:32,667 --> 00:29:35,266 -That is super distinct. -Okay. 719 00:29:35,266 --> 00:29:38,667 That's a shadow of a woman for sure. 720 00:29:38,667 --> 00:29:40,266 [Jessica] And nobody else was in the building with you 721 00:29:40,266 --> 00:29:41,367 -at this time? -[Frank] No. 722 00:29:41,367 --> 00:29:43,300 So what was this building actually used for? 723 00:29:43,300 --> 00:29:44,600 Like, what did they make? 724 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,467 It was a factory that made pulleys and wheels 725 00:29:47,467 --> 00:29:48,967 for ships all over the world. 726 00:29:48,967 --> 00:29:51,367 And at one point in time, it was all hydro-powered. 727 00:29:51,367 --> 00:29:53,166 [Phil] Yeah, the water's right across the way. 728 00:29:53,166 --> 00:29:55,667 So how did they get the power here? 729 00:29:55,667 --> 00:29:57,266 [Heather] They had channels of water, 730 00:29:57,266 --> 00:29:59,467 raceways that allowed water 731 00:29:59,467 --> 00:30:02,266 to flow down the hill, right onto the property. 732 00:30:02,266 --> 00:30:04,033 So, that ended up 733 00:30:04,033 --> 00:30:06,000 running all of the machinery 734 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:07,967 and the entirety of the complex. 735 00:30:07,967 --> 00:30:10,467 You actually have water running underneath this place right now? 736 00:30:10,467 --> 00:30:11,533 -Yes, we do. -Yes. 737 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:15,600 [Heather] This property was used during Prohibition 738 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:16,934 to move alcohol around. 739 00:30:16,934 --> 00:30:20,166 We knew they were using the raceways to get rid of problems, 740 00:30:20,166 --> 00:30:21,133 those problems being people 741 00:30:21,133 --> 00:30:22,734 when they were moving the alcohol around. 742 00:30:23,667 --> 00:30:24,867 So you're telling me they actually would 743 00:30:24,867 --> 00:30:26,100 take bodies and then, like, 744 00:30:26,100 --> 00:30:27,734 shove them out through the river 745 00:30:27,734 --> 00:30:29,133 -to get rid of them? -[Heather] Yes. 746 00:30:29,133 --> 00:30:30,266 They either dumped them straight in, 747 00:30:30,266 --> 00:30:31,367 maybe stuck them in a barrel, 748 00:30:31,367 --> 00:30:33,600 and they would float out into the canal. 749 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:36,066 This plot keeps getting thicker and thicker. 750 00:30:36,066 --> 00:30:37,567 [Jessica] You mind if we have a run of the place? 751 00:30:37,567 --> 00:30:38,867 -[Frank and Heather] Absolutely. -[Jessica] Awesome. 752 00:30:38,867 --> 00:30:41,266 -Thank you very much. -Thanks, guys. 753 00:30:41,266 --> 00:30:43,667 [Jessica] It's clear that some unexplained phenomenon 754 00:30:43,667 --> 00:30:46,767 is making life hell for Heather and Frank. 755 00:30:46,767 --> 00:30:49,066 The only question is, what? 756 00:30:49,066 --> 00:30:51,367 In search of more evidence, we're setting up cameras 757 00:30:51,367 --> 00:30:53,266 where they captured these photos. 758 00:30:53,266 --> 00:30:55,400 [Phil] We have our shadow figure trap set. 759 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:57,100 -Yeah. Looks good. -Okay. 760 00:30:57,967 --> 00:30:59,133 [Jessica] Heather told us a hotspot 761 00:30:59,133 --> 00:31:01,100 is the factory floor, where there have been 762 00:31:01,100 --> 00:31:03,066 recent reports of unusual activity. 763 00:31:10,834 --> 00:31:13,133 [Phil] I can't imagine how dangerous it must have been 764 00:31:13,133 --> 00:31:14,500 -working here. -Oh, my God, yeah. 765 00:31:14,500 --> 00:31:16,367 All those moving parts, 766 00:31:16,367 --> 00:31:18,934 rushing water, powering this whole thing. 767 00:31:35,300 --> 00:31:36,266 -[Phil] Oh! -[Jessica gasps] 768 00:31:36,266 --> 00:31:37,734 -[loud thumping] -[Jessica] What the [bleep] 769 00:31:38,867 --> 00:31:39,834 [Phil whispering] Okay. 770 00:31:40,867 --> 00:31:42,767 Something loud 771 00:31:42,767 --> 00:31:44,066 is moving right above us. 772 00:31:45,133 --> 00:31:47,233 My first instinct was something rolling off the roof, 773 00:31:47,233 --> 00:31:49,266 but this above us is completely flat. 774 00:31:49,266 --> 00:31:50,133 [Jessica] Yeah. 775 00:31:51,266 --> 00:31:52,166 [distant noise] 776 00:31:53,500 --> 00:31:54,834 -Did you hear that? -Did you hear all that? 777 00:31:55,767 --> 00:31:57,166 [Phil] Yeah. 778 00:31:57,166 --> 00:31:59,233 Let's try to figure out where it's coming from. 779 00:31:59,233 --> 00:32:01,233 The sound's kind of echoing around here, though. 780 00:32:03,667 --> 00:32:05,233 -[Jessica] Let's go around. -[Phil] Okay. 781 00:32:07,166 --> 00:32:08,100 [soft bang] 782 00:32:08,100 --> 00:32:09,567 Wait, Jess, I just heard something inside. 783 00:32:09,567 --> 00:32:11,233 -[Jessica] What? -[Phil] Something just fell in here. 784 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:15,634 [Phil shushes] 785 00:32:17,166 --> 00:32:18,533 [bleep] What is that? 786 00:32:20,967 --> 00:32:23,333 [Jessica whispering] It sounds like it's coming up from upstairs. 787 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:31,100 On the right side. 788 00:32:31,100 --> 00:32:32,367 [Phil] Unable to find the source 789 00:32:32,367 --> 00:32:34,266 of the strange sounds we've been hearing, 790 00:32:34,266 --> 00:32:38,100 and with 100,000 square feet to cover in this factory, 791 00:32:38,100 --> 00:32:40,300 Jess and I decide to split up. 792 00:32:40,300 --> 00:32:42,300 She stays upstairs to investigate 793 00:32:42,300 --> 00:32:45,367 where the owners captured their haunting video. 794 00:32:45,367 --> 00:32:48,834 I'm headed to the Western Block's underground crawl spaces 795 00:32:48,834 --> 00:32:51,100 to try and access the raceways where bootleggers 796 00:32:51,100 --> 00:32:54,000 disposed of bodies during Prohibition. 797 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,367 As I descend, the air gets heavy. 798 00:32:56,367 --> 00:32:58,734 So, I'm not taking any chances. 799 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:04,734 Oh, yeah. 800 00:33:05,567 --> 00:33:06,867 I'm going in. 801 00:33:10,567 --> 00:33:13,767 Looking down here, I'm starting to see a few pools of water. 802 00:33:13,767 --> 00:33:16,634 But more interesting than what I see is what I hear. 803 00:33:19,300 --> 00:33:21,834 It sounds like a lot of rushing water. 804 00:33:21,834 --> 00:33:23,367 So I think at least one of the raceways 805 00:33:23,367 --> 00:33:24,867 underneath this structure 806 00:33:24,867 --> 00:33:26,867 is still at least partially active. 807 00:33:26,867 --> 00:33:27,734 [exhales] 808 00:33:31,467 --> 00:33:32,533 All right, starting, 809 00:33:33,033 --> 00:33:35,166 uh, call and response one. 810 00:33:35,166 --> 00:33:38,467 I'm using an EVP app to see if I can elicit a response from 811 00:33:38,467 --> 00:33:40,834 any ghosts lingering in the building. 812 00:33:43,166 --> 00:33:46,233 If you're here with me, could you tell me your name? 813 00:33:47,166 --> 00:33:48,333 [distorted voice speaking] 814 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:49,667 I heard ED. 815 00:33:51,133 --> 00:33:54,000 Ed, are you somebody that worked here at the factory? 816 00:33:55,567 --> 00:33:58,133 Ed, were you a bootlegger in the area? 817 00:33:58,133 --> 00:34:00,634 Were you doing anything that you shouldn't be? 818 00:34:01,233 --> 00:34:02,066 [distorted voice speaking] 819 00:34:02,066 --> 00:34:03,133 Move it. 820 00:34:04,166 --> 00:34:05,433 What are you moving? 821 00:34:05,967 --> 00:34:07,066 [distorted voice speaking] 822 00:34:11,967 --> 00:34:14,233 Niagara Falls hides many secrets. 823 00:34:14,233 --> 00:34:17,800 But in 1969, some of them were shockingly revealed. 824 00:34:18,934 --> 00:34:20,867 Geologists wanted to study the falls 825 00:34:20,867 --> 00:34:23,166 to see if they could slow its erosion. 826 00:34:23,667 --> 00:34:24,834 And so, Army engineers 827 00:34:24,834 --> 00:34:28,300 built a massive dam to halt Niagara's flow, 828 00:34:29,100 --> 00:34:30,834 turning off the water for the first time 829 00:34:30,834 --> 00:34:33,000 in 12,000 years. 830 00:34:33,834 --> 00:34:35,367 But what no one anticipated 831 00:34:35,367 --> 00:34:37,767 was that the falls would finally reveal 832 00:34:37,767 --> 00:34:39,500 what they'd been hiding. 833 00:34:39,500 --> 00:34:43,667 At the now dry base lay a fortune in lost coins 834 00:34:43,667 --> 00:34:46,333 and two unidentified corpses. 835 00:34:47,166 --> 00:34:48,934 The geologists ultimately decided 836 00:34:48,934 --> 00:34:50,967 they couldn't fix the falls. 837 00:34:50,967 --> 00:34:54,033 And so, after six months without water, 838 00:34:54,033 --> 00:34:56,033 the makeshift dam was dynamited 839 00:34:56,033 --> 00:34:59,266 and the falls returned to their full majesty. 840 00:34:59,266 --> 00:35:01,133 As to the bodies, one turned out 841 00:35:01,133 --> 00:35:03,500 to be a man who jumped into the water. 842 00:35:03,500 --> 00:35:06,467 And the other, a woman who was never identified. 843 00:35:06,467 --> 00:35:08,934 Yet another mystery of Niagara. 844 00:35:12,934 --> 00:35:14,200 [Jessica] What are you moving? 845 00:35:14,834 --> 00:35:15,767 [distorted voice speaking] 846 00:35:15,767 --> 00:35:16,567 Yeah. 847 00:35:18,100 --> 00:35:19,567 Yeah, that's what that was. 848 00:35:22,867 --> 00:35:24,533 Why have you not left? 849 00:35:27,567 --> 00:35:29,166 The whole thing just crashed. 850 00:35:30,367 --> 00:35:31,533 It's not playing at all. 851 00:35:32,734 --> 00:35:34,133 That shouldn't have happened. 852 00:35:34,133 --> 00:35:36,367 I clearly heard the name Ed, 853 00:35:36,367 --> 00:35:37,934 and the voice saying spirits 854 00:35:37,934 --> 00:35:39,767 could be a reference to alcohol, 855 00:35:39,767 --> 00:35:43,166 given Western Block's ties to Prohibition-era bootlegging. 856 00:35:43,166 --> 00:35:44,367 I want to reconnect with Phil 857 00:35:44,367 --> 00:35:47,200 to pursue whatever tried to communicate with me. 858 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:48,667 [exhales] Hey. 859 00:35:51,233 --> 00:35:52,033 So, 860 00:35:52,500 --> 00:35:54,133 I just got a really big hit 861 00:35:54,133 --> 00:35:55,467 on an EVP upstairs 862 00:35:55,467 --> 00:35:58,266 where the guy said that his name was Ed. 863 00:35:58,266 --> 00:35:59,567 And he goes, "Move it." 864 00:35:59,567 --> 00:36:02,333 And I said, "Move what?" And he said, "Spirits." 865 00:36:02,333 --> 00:36:03,767 I'm wondering, 866 00:36:03,767 --> 00:36:05,667 based on the discussion that we had with the owners, 867 00:36:05,667 --> 00:36:07,767 I think it might be one of these bootleggers. 868 00:36:07,767 --> 00:36:10,033 [Phil] Any bootleggers that did get killed here, 869 00:36:10,033 --> 00:36:11,333 the bootleggers' bodies 870 00:36:11,333 --> 00:36:12,667 would have been flowing in the water 871 00:36:12,667 --> 00:36:14,133 that runs under the Western Block 872 00:36:14,133 --> 00:36:15,734 and right, pretty much, under our feet right now. 873 00:36:15,734 --> 00:36:16,834 [Jessica] Yep, exactly. 874 00:36:16,834 --> 00:36:18,266 [Phil] We should probably find where the water's flowing. 875 00:36:18,266 --> 00:36:19,166 Yep, I agree. 876 00:36:19,166 --> 00:36:21,200 -Down this way? -Let's give it a shot. 877 00:36:22,834 --> 00:36:25,333 Jess and I canvassed the perimeter of the factory, 878 00:36:25,333 --> 00:36:27,734 searching for the point at which flowing water 879 00:36:27,734 --> 00:36:30,634 exits the Western Block's underground raceways. 880 00:36:31,567 --> 00:36:32,533 [Jessica] Check it out. 881 00:36:32,533 --> 00:36:34,934 -So this must be the canal... -[Jessica] Mm-hmm. 882 00:36:34,934 --> 00:36:36,367 ...that the raceways run into. 883 00:36:36,367 --> 00:36:38,600 So, what we have to find is where the raceway 884 00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:40,767 that flows from the Western Block meets the canal. 885 00:36:40,767 --> 00:36:41,967 [Jessica] It's got to be over here 'cause I can 886 00:36:41,967 --> 00:36:43,567 -hear that water running. -[Phil] Oh, yeah. 887 00:36:47,567 --> 00:36:49,367 [Jessica] Oh. Here we go. 888 00:36:49,367 --> 00:36:50,800 -[Phil] Is that it? -[Jessica] That's it. 889 00:36:52,367 --> 00:36:53,634 Look at that. 890 00:36:54,734 --> 00:36:57,233 -No Niagara, but we found the water. -[Jessica] Yeah, yeah. 891 00:36:58,367 --> 00:36:59,800 [Phil] God, can you imagine 892 00:37:00,467 --> 00:37:02,100 that people would dump bodies 893 00:37:02,100 --> 00:37:03,166 all the way up in the building, 894 00:37:03,166 --> 00:37:04,967 it would flow underground 895 00:37:04,967 --> 00:37:07,233 and pop out right there into this canal... 896 00:37:08,166 --> 00:37:08,967 down to the river? 897 00:37:08,967 --> 00:37:10,367 Maybe your guy, Ed, 898 00:37:10,367 --> 00:37:12,033 -ended up down here too. -[Jessica] Yeah. 899 00:37:12,033 --> 00:37:13,734 So, that's what I'm thinking, actually. 900 00:37:13,734 --> 00:37:16,467 So, I was thinking of trying to reach out to Ed, 901 00:37:16,467 --> 00:37:18,967 so I figured I'd use the SLS and see what we can get. 902 00:37:18,967 --> 00:37:20,767 I got the FLIR. Might as well put it to use, 903 00:37:20,767 --> 00:37:22,834 see what kind of activity we can pick up. 904 00:37:22,834 --> 00:37:24,667 [Jessica] You know what? Let me try 905 00:37:24,667 --> 00:37:27,300 walking around here and getting a little closer to the water. 906 00:37:28,433 --> 00:37:29,667 [Phil] Want me to record audio? 907 00:37:29,667 --> 00:37:31,367 [Jessica] Yeah, why don't you record audio, 908 00:37:31,367 --> 00:37:33,333 -see what we can pick up. -[Phil] And recording. 909 00:37:34,734 --> 00:37:35,767 [Jessica] Ed, are you here? 910 00:37:35,767 --> 00:37:37,834 Was that you talking to me inside the building? 911 00:37:39,433 --> 00:37:41,333 Were you a bootlegger in this area? 912 00:37:44,233 --> 00:37:45,233 [Phil] Want to go down? 913 00:37:45,734 --> 00:37:46,634 [Jessica] Yeah. 914 00:37:51,367 --> 00:37:53,166 [Phil] I'm gonna leave this running up here. 915 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:04,900 [Jessica] Okay. 916 00:38:07,467 --> 00:38:08,300 [Jessica] You good? 917 00:38:09,100 --> 00:38:09,934 [Phil] Good. 918 00:38:18,467 --> 00:38:19,667 [Jessica] Ed, are you here? 919 00:38:19,667 --> 00:38:21,834 If you're here, feel free to show yourself. 920 00:38:24,100 --> 00:38:25,767 My name's Jessica. This is Phil. 921 00:38:25,767 --> 00:38:27,600 We just wanted to explore the area, 922 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:29,600 and it sounded as if you reached out to us 923 00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:30,834 inside the building. 924 00:38:42,367 --> 00:38:44,667 [Josh] My team continued to investigate the area 925 00:38:44,667 --> 00:38:45,867 until sunrise, 926 00:38:45,867 --> 00:38:47,600 but unbeknownst to them, 927 00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:50,734 it was what they recorded at this exact moment... 928 00:38:51,367 --> 00:38:52,667 [Jessica] Ed, it's your last chance. 929 00:38:52,667 --> 00:38:54,834 Do you want to reach out? 930 00:38:54,834 --> 00:38:57,567 [Josh] ...that would reveal, upon detailed analysis, 931 00:38:57,567 --> 00:38:59,500 an astounding EVP. 932 00:39:00,367 --> 00:39:01,867 [Jessica] Ed, it's your last chance. 933 00:39:01,867 --> 00:39:03,066 Do you want to reach out? 934 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:06,600 [distorted voice speaking] 935 00:39:06,600 --> 00:39:07,834 [Josh] And coincided 936 00:39:07,834 --> 00:39:09,867 with this strange visual anomaly 937 00:39:09,867 --> 00:39:11,767 we picked up on our thermal camera 938 00:39:11,767 --> 00:39:14,000 in the raceway outfall, 939 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:16,934 and also connects with the response elicited 940 00:39:16,934 --> 00:39:19,066 during Jess's EVP session. 941 00:39:19,066 --> 00:39:20,734 [Jessica] If you're here with me, 942 00:39:20,734 --> 00:39:22,166 could you tell me your name? 943 00:39:22,166 --> 00:39:23,200 [distorted voice speaking] 944 00:39:23,467 --> 00:39:24,634 I heard Ed. 945 00:39:25,367 --> 00:39:26,467 [Josh] Our research discovered 946 00:39:26,467 --> 00:39:29,734 that one of Niagara's most notorious cold cases 947 00:39:29,734 --> 00:39:33,834 is that of professional baseball star Ed Delahanty. 948 00:39:33,834 --> 00:39:36,266 After a drunken and violent outburst, 949 00:39:36,266 --> 00:39:38,166 Delahanty was kicked off a train 950 00:39:38,166 --> 00:39:40,467 near Niagara in 1903. 951 00:39:40,467 --> 00:39:43,266 His lifeless body would be found a week later 952 00:39:43,266 --> 00:39:45,266 at the base of the falls. 953 00:39:45,266 --> 00:39:48,967 The circumstances of his death are still a mystery today. 954 00:39:48,967 --> 00:39:51,066 Jess believes her theory holds, 955 00:39:51,066 --> 00:39:53,667 and possibly the spirit of Ed Delahanty 956 00:39:53,667 --> 00:39:55,967 is moving about the Niagara area, 957 00:39:55,967 --> 00:39:58,433 propelled by the energy of the falls. 958 00:39:58,867 --> 00:40:00,567 And as for the other EVP 959 00:40:00,567 --> 00:40:02,767 Jess captured in Western Block... 960 00:40:02,767 --> 00:40:04,100 [Jessica] What are you moving? 961 00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:05,900 [distorted voice speaking] 962 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:08,133 [Josh] In researching a connection 963 00:40:08,133 --> 00:40:10,500 between Delahanty and Prohibition, 964 00:40:10,500 --> 00:40:13,367 we discovered that Delahanty's brother, Frank, 965 00:40:13,367 --> 00:40:14,834 was a bootlegger. 966 00:40:15,767 --> 00:40:17,500 And even though our static cameras 967 00:40:17,500 --> 00:40:19,567 didn't catch any shadow activity 968 00:40:19,567 --> 00:40:22,100 similar to what Heather and Frank reported, 969 00:40:22,100 --> 00:40:25,166 it's easy to see why many consider Western Block 970 00:40:25,166 --> 00:40:28,000 a supernatural hotspot in Niagara. 971 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:29,133 -[Jessica] Ready? -[Phil] Yeah. 972 00:40:29,133 --> 00:40:31,266 [Josh] Evidence from the Cave of the Evil Spirit 973 00:40:31,266 --> 00:40:34,367 also seemed to reinforce paranormal lore. 974 00:40:34,367 --> 00:40:36,467 [Jessica] Is there anybody in this cave with us? 975 00:40:36,467 --> 00:40:40,166 [Josh] We detected multiple unexplainable audio anomalies, 976 00:40:40,166 --> 00:40:42,667 including this strange sound. 977 00:40:42,667 --> 00:40:43,900 [eerie sound] 978 00:40:44,867 --> 00:40:46,166 [Josh] Add this to the scream 979 00:40:46,166 --> 00:40:48,767 my team heard near the base of the falls, 980 00:40:48,767 --> 00:40:51,333 which we ran through noise-canceling filters. 981 00:40:51,333 --> 00:40:52,500 [faint screaming] 982 00:40:54,333 --> 00:40:56,600 [Josh] And it's fair to say the ghostly sounds 983 00:40:56,600 --> 00:40:58,266 captured by my team 984 00:40:58,266 --> 00:41:01,567 corroborated many of the reports in the area. 985 00:41:01,567 --> 00:41:04,567 The raw power and majesty of Niagara Falls 986 00:41:04,567 --> 00:41:06,734 will continue to attract visitors 987 00:41:06,734 --> 00:41:08,467 from all over the world. 988 00:41:08,467 --> 00:41:11,133 But for those planning a trip, be warned. 989 00:41:11,133 --> 00:41:13,133 While no one can be truly prepared 990 00:41:13,133 --> 00:41:17,166 for the awe-inspiring natural forces of the falls, 991 00:41:17,166 --> 00:41:19,734 you'd be wise to keep your ears and eyes open 992 00:41:19,734 --> 00:41:21,600 for the unnatural forces... 993 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:24,133 [Jessica] Oh, yeah. That is super distinct. 994 00:41:24,133 --> 00:41:27,166 [Josh] ...that seem to be swirling in the mist.