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[Josh] On this episode of
Expedition X...
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-[Jessica] Wow!
-[Phil] Crazy!
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[Phil] I can't even see.
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[Josh] My team confronts
the might of Niagara Falls.
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[Phil] Do you feel that?
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I can actually feel
the ground shaking.
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[Josh] In an unprecedented
paranormal investigation...
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-[Jessica] Did you see it?
Right there.
-[Phil] Whoa!
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[Josh] ...Phil and Jess
discover the dangers
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of this natural wonder.
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[man] There was more an aura
of an outline of a human.
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I knew it wasn't a human.
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[Phil] Ooh!
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[Jessica]
It's right there. That looks
like somebody walking.
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[Josh] And they
quickly realize this iconic
honeymoon destination...
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[Phil] Do you hear
that down there?
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[Jessica] It sounds like
a woman's voice.
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[Josh] ...hides a dark history
of daredevil deaths
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and tragic suicides...
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Is there anyone here with us?
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[Josh] ...that just
might haunt...
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[Jessica]
What the [bleep] is that?
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[Josh] ...an entire region.
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-[Phil] Oh, my God.
-[Jessica] What the...
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[Phil] What is that?
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-Oh!
-[Jessica gasps]
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What the [bleep]
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[theme music playing]
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-[Jessica] Guys?
-Yes?
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I would like to talk
about my childhood.
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Oh, boy.
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Jess, this is not
a group therapy session.
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Not funny.
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I was going to say how I was
born in Buffalo, New York,
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and nearby was
this place I used to visit
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a ton when I was a kid.
Summer vacations,
Christmas vacations.
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You might have heard of it.
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Buffalo Wild Wings.
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-It's gotta be.
-Niagara Falls.
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-Oh, Niagara Falls.
Of course, Niagara Falls.
-[Jessica] Oh, my gosh.
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Natural wonder of the world.
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Tons of tourists
visit there every year.
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Back in the '50s,
it was really popular
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as a honeymoon hotspot.
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However, locals like me know
that there's a lot of
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paranormal activity
reported around that area,
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and there seems
to be an uptick lately,
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and I would love
to go out there
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and investigate
and check it out.
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I have to say, it is
the kind of thing
that most people
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would never associate
with Niagara Falls,
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but to Jess's point,
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it does have, actually,
a really dark history.
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Often called the eighth wonder
of the world,
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Niagara Falls sees over
22 million tourists a year,
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many of them happy newlyweds.
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But some believe this
honeymoon capital of the world
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is home to a sinister
paranormal force
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more powerful than
the mighty falls themselves.
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Formed over 12,000 years ago,
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European explorers
first set eyes on the falls
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in 1677,
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when Father Louis Hennepin,
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a member of
famed French explorer
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René-Robert La Salle's
expedition,
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makes this sketch
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to accompany
his written description.
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La Salle and his team
quickly learned that
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for centuries, the falls
and their surrounding areas
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have been stained by the blood
of warring native tribes
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who believe the land
to be sacred,
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a place worth dying for.
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Bloodshed continues
over the next 200 years
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as British, French,
Native and American forces
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viciously battle for control
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over Niagara's
valuable trade routes.
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Thousands are killed.
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In 1801, American socialite
Theodosia Burr,
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the daughter of Aaron Burr,
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yes, Hamilton fans,
that Aaron Burr,
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embarks on
a bridal tour of the falls
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with her new husband.
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Other elites take notice,
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and like
modern day influencers,
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word spreads and a honeymoon
hotspot is born.
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Industrialists see value in
the raw power of Niagara.
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And in 1895,
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the Edward Dean Adams Plant
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begins harnessing
the hydroelectric energy
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of nearly 44 million
gallons per minute
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of peak water flow.
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But taming immense power
comes with great risk.
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And 28 workers are killed
in the plant's construction.
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Wherever there is danger,
there are thrill seekers,
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and the falls begin attracting
daredevils intent on leaving
their mark on history.
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Unfortunately, the mark
they leave is most often
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in their own blood.
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On October 24th, 1901,
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Annie Taylor becomes the first
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to successfully ride
over the falls in a barrel.
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But scores of others
aren't so lucky.
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Like in 1930,
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when George Stathakis
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takes the plunge
with his pet turtle.
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The turtle survives.
George does not.
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In 2017, Kirk Jones becomes
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the most recent victim,
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unsuccessfully trying
to survive the drop
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in an eight-foot rubber ball.
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Beyond these tragedies,
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there have been thousands
of suicides at the falls,
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with 20 to 30 people
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taking their own lives there
each year.
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Some estimate
the number of bodies
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recovered from the base
of the falls since 1850
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to be in excess of 5,000.
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Death flows like water
at Niagara.
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Centuries of tragedy have led
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to a staggering number of
modern day paranormal reports.
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Unexplained
occurrences abound,
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like the sounds
of impossible screams,
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sights of mysterious figures
floating in the mist,
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and feelings of being drawn
toward the fall's lethal edge.
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Are the ghostly
experiences of today
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somehow linked
to Niagara's macabre history?
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With first time access
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officially granted
by the U.S. Park Service,
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my team will
get up close and personal
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with the wrath of this
geologic marvel to find out.
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Okay, so, what do you think?
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Well, so, here's the thing.
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I've always been
fascinated with animism.
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And the idea
behind that is that
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a place can kind of
absorb spiritual energy.
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And so, I'm wondering,
with Niagara Falls,
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because of all
the tragedy it's had
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in and around that area,
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is absorbing
that spiritual energy,
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that negative energy,
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and then
projecting it back out.
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And that is what people
are experiencing
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as paranormal activity.
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So, this is a really
interesting question,
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because this place
is truly imposing.
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And could all of that force
and all of that history
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actually be somehow
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acting on the living
or even the dead?
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I've never been
to Niagara Falls, so,
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count me in
on this one already.
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[Phil] But what
I'm wondering here is,
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if in some of these
paranormal reports,
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it's actually
people just being
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overwhelmed psychologically
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by the sound and the fury
of the falls themselves.
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Like, what?
You think they're getting
hypnotized or something?
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Well, think about it this way.
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It is a known
torture technique
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to play really loud sounds,
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really loud music to someone
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to get them to break
in an interrogation.
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The idea that, scientifically,
there may be some reason
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why people are affected
when they're near the falls.
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-Yes. Purely by
that intensity.
-[Josh] Okay.
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Well, speaking of
paranormal reports,
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I've been in contact
with a local eyewitness
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who claims that they have seen
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an actual apparition,
figure of a person
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floating literally
over the falls.
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So while the two of you
are investigating,
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I'll continue to look
for more recent eyewitnesses
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and I'll stay in touch.
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-Sounds good.
-Perfect.
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[Josh] All right.
Well, good luck out there,
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and probably gonna
need some ponchos.
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Oh, look at that. So prepared.
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-Wow.
-Because I'm from Buffalo.
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[Josh] Niagara Falls
sits seven hours northwest
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of New York City on the border
of the U.S. and Canada.
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Fed by the Niagara River,
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the falls are actually made up
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of three distinct waterfalls.
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Horseshoe Falls,
Bridal Veil Falls,
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and the American Falls.
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After plummeting
over 18 stories,
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the river funnels
into a section of whitewater
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known as the Whirlpool.
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And then, a stretch
of the Niagara Gorge
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called Devil's Hole.
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As Phil and Jess
start their investigation,
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I've arranged
for them to witness
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the full power
of the falls up close.
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We're gonna get
completely drenched.
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[ship horn blares]
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-I think that means
we're ready to go.
-[Jessica] Yeah.
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-[Phil] Hood on.
-[Jessica] Hood on.
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Let's activate.
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[ship horn blares]
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-[Phil]
Oh, I feel it. I feel it.
-[Jessica] Already getting it.
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Already getting it.
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Just a little bit
of spray out here.
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It's crazy. It's so cold.
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Oh, my God.
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-[Jessica laughing]
-[Phil] That's a lot of water.
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Oh. I can't even see.
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[Jessica]
I'm just gonna cocoon.
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I'm cocooning.
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[Jessica] Look how rough
these waters are.
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[Phil] The water is
churning like wild.
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[Jessica] Can you imagine
going over the falls
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thinking you're gonna
survive this?
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[Phil] Absolutely not.
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[Jessica] All right, I'm good.
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-I've had my fun
and I'm ready to go home.
-[Phil laughing] Yeah.
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Oh, boy.
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[Phil grunts]
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[Jessica] So what'd you think?
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It's such a beautiful sight
when you see it from afar.
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And it's so overwhelming
when you're up close.
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-You can't even
open your eyes.
-[Jessica] I know.
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[Phil] And now that
we've been properly
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-baptized by Niagara...
-[Jessica chuckles]
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...I say we go
meet our first witness.
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[Jessica] Works for me.
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[Phil] Jess's contact,
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Bill Kennedy,
is a local teacher
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who was born and raised here,
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and says he's
seen things at the falls
that he can't explain.
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[thunder rumbling]
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[Phil] As a storm
begins to roll in,
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we're meeting him
on Green Island,
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which sits above the falls
on the U.S. side.
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-[Jessica] Bill?
-[Bill] Yes.
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Hey. Jessica.
Nice to meet you.
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-Nice to meet you. Bill.
-Hey, I'm Phil.
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So, you've been
coming to Niagara Falls
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for a very long time.
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Yes, absolutely.
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I'm born and raised
here in Niagara Falls.
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So I spent a lot
of my childhood here.
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[Jessica] You had
an experience out here,
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-right?
-[Bill] Yes, absolutely.
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One night, I just happened
to be walking through.
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Something kind of
caught my eye
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out on one of
the logs out here.
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It looked like
just this little light
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and I was just like,
"It's not a flashlight."
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And as it got closer,
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it was more of an aura
of an outline of a human.
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I looked at it
and the temperature
just dropped,
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and I was just
kind of shocked.
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It was just a completely
surreal feeling.
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So it looked like an orb
when it started out.
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But then when you got closer
to it, it actually took on
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-the shape of, like,
a glowing person?
-[Bill] Yes.
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But I knew it wasn't a human.
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[Jessica] Oh, that's weird.
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Is there any history
attached to the place
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that would explain why
you would have seen
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-something so strongly?
-[Bill] Absolutely.
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I do a little bit of
tour guide action
around here.
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And being right here,
the outline that I saw
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reminded me of the story
of Joseph Avery from 1853.
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There were
three people in a boat
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and it got stuck in the rocks.
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Two people immediately
went off the boat...
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went over the falls...
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plunged to their death.
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Joseph hung on
for about 18 hours,
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trying to find
a way to safety.
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But then,
all of a sudden he's gone.
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[Phil] Wow.
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There is a picture.
In fact, I have the picture.
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-[Phil] Oh, my gosh.
-[Jessica] Whoa.
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That would suck to be
that close to being saved.
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-[Phil] And nobody
can do anything.
-[Jessica groans]
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So, where he is in that photo,
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-that's similar to where
you saw what you saw?
-[Bill] Absolutely.
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This little area
right through here.
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[Jessica] Yeah.
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You know, a lot of people say
that hauntings occur
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because of the amount
of emotion
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in a particular area,
and that's...
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I mean, it doesn't get
much more emotional than that.
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Were they able
to recover his body,
or where did he end up?
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Well, from what
I've heard, it was
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down near what we call
the Cave of the Winds.
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Very treacherous, nonstop
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hurricane-tornado feel
as you're down below
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the bottom of the falls
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and literally the roar
of the falls.
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And that's where I understand
his body was found.
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-Thank you so much.
This was extremely helpful.
-[Bill] Absolutely.
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-[Phil] Thanks, Bill.
-[Bill] Thank you.
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-[Phil] Getting closer.
You hear that roar?
-[Jessica] Mm-hmm.
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The Cave of the Winds
is located at the base
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of Bridal Veil Falls,
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where Joseph Avery
and countless others
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have met their demise.
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No paranormal
investigative team
has been granted
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overnight access so close
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to the overwhelming power
of the falls.
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Going down.
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Wait.
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Do you feel that?
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I can actually feel
the ground shaking.
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We're getting close.
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As we approach
the Cave of the Winds,
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Mother Nature's
devastating fury is palpable.
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[Jessica] Whoa.
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-Pretty majestic, huh?
-[Phil] Amazing!
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So overpowering
and really awe-inspiring.
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The falls are well lit
with colored lights
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illuminating the rushing
water and mist.
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The noise is so thunderous,
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I want to take
some measurements
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of the audio levels
to get some baseline data
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for a theory I'm working on.
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As we're getting set up,
I use a decibel meter
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to determine just how loud
it actually is here.
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All right. Wow.
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It's out all the way up
to about 95 decibels.
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That type of noise
is just bouncing around
this entire area.
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So, what I'm really
curious about is,
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does a giant
white noise machine
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essentially play tricks
on the mind?
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I'm gonna have
to do some digging
now that I got the data.
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95 decibels is about
as loud as a jackhammer,
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so we're going
to need headsets
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to communicate
during our investigation.
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-Test 1-2, you got me?
-[Jessica] Good. Gotcha.
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Test 1-2, you got me?
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[Phil] I hear you.
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With our comm system
up and running,
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we're ready to begin
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one of our most challenging
investigations yet.
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[Jessica] With significant
levels of ambient noise,
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Phil and I are linked up
with a comm system.
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-Test 1-2, you got me?
-[Jessica] Good. Gotcha.
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Test 1-2, you got me?
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[Phil] I hear you.
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[Jessica] We have
to stay on our toes
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for both environmental dangers
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and possible
paranormal activity.
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We have heard about
apparitions appearing
in this area,
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so we brought
our camera equipment
to get to the bottom
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of these anomalies.
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Let me turn on the FLIR.
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What I'm interested in
is if natural patterns
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can just form kind of
randomly in the mist.
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So kind of like if
somebody's sitting there
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staring at clouds, they see
an image in the cloud?
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-Exactly like that.
-Ah, gotcha.
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So I set my camera up
in a special
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high contrast setting,
hoping that
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if there is any pattern
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in all of this white mist,
I can take photos
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that can essentially duplicate
what some people are seeing.
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[Jessica] Okay.
Well, I'm just gonna
take the FLIR out to see
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if I can get any extreme hot
or extreme cold spots.
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I mean, Bill mentioned
that when he saw
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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.
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[faint screaming]
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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?
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Sounded like
someone screaming.
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00:14:23,967 --> 00:14:25,300
Now nothing.
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That's weird.
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I'll give the audio
a check later
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and see if we
picked anything up.
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[Phil] Let's get out there.
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00:14:31,867 --> 00:14:33,333
-All right.
-All right. Good luck.
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[Phil exclaims]
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750,000 gallons a second
going over this thing.
378
00:14:53,867 --> 00:14:55,066
Time to take some photos.
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[camera shutter clicking]
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Basically, my hope is that
if I take enough photos,
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a figure will appear that
looks like a person out there.
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00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:18,066
Nothing yet.
383
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[camera shutter clicking]
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Whoa. That really looks
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kind of like a body
right through there.
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00:15:30,867 --> 00:15:31,734
Wow.
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[Jessica] So...
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[Jessica] I'm wondering if any
residual hauntings are present
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in the flow of water
over the cusp of the falls.
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00:16:05,767 --> 00:16:07,367
I'm going to keep
a recorder running
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as we investigate
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and do some call-outs
to see if I can capture
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an EVP from
one of those spirits.
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My name's Jessica.
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We just wanted
to explore the area.
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00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:19,100
Did you fall here?
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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]
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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
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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...
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00:17:13,867 --> 00:17:15,000
Oh [bleep]
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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?
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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.
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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
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00:17:28,567 --> 00:17:31,100
almost looks like
the silhouette of a person.
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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
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see a shape in there.
I'm gonna have to show you.
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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.
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00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:46,800
Let me show you what I got,
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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.
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[exclaims] Did you see it?
Right there.
427
00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,100
-[Phil] Whoa!
-Did you see that?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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in the Niagara River.
451
00:18:50,567 --> 00:18:52,900
And we're going
to put it to the test.
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So, Jess, I think
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you should just
head in a straight line
down this ramp,
454
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shooting your beam at me.
455
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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.
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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]
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00:19:16,467 --> 00:19:17,767
-[Phil] Okay,
stay right there.
-How's it looking?
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00:19:17,767 --> 00:19:19,000
[Phil] I'm gonna
get a shot here.
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00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:20,667
[camera shutter clicking]
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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
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The light backgrounds.
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00:19:43,100 --> 00:19:44,300
-[Jessica] Yeah.
-[Phil] The dark silhouettes.
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It looks like there's
a glowing shadow figure
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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
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hypothetically be projected
478
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into the middle of the river.
479
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The chances of
a light and a person
480
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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
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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
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-falling over the falls.
-Yeah. Yeah.
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00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:17,066
Or if I'm looking for
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-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.