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Gates: On this episode
of "expedition x"...

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Chobot: Welcome
to nevada city.

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Population: 2.

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Gates: ...My team investigates
the legend of a paranormal curse

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On an infamous ghost town
in the old west...

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It's true you'll hear things
all the time.

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People that were
in here in the past.

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...Where an evil presence
is said to reside

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[ screeching ]

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[bleep]!

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What was that?

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You'll witness
bizarre evidence...

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Torres: What?

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Chobot: Oh, my god.

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How are these falling?

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...A daring investigation...

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Check this out.

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That is dynamite.

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Torres: Alright.
Water's getting deep here.

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There's a lot of water.

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...And possible proof...

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Chobot: Are you angry
with the town?

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Gates: ...Of the afterlife?

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[ creaking ]

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Oh, my god!
It's moving!

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[ crash ]
[ screams ]

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♪♪

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My name is josh gates.

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In my travels, I've experienced
strange things that defy logic

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And made me question everything.

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Oh, my god.

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Now, I've put together a team

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To investigate the stranger side
of the unknown.

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Let's go!

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Phil torres is a scientist who
hunts for rational explanations.

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Jessica chobot's
paranormal research

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Has made her a true believer.

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Phil, did you see that?

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I just saw something
run across.

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Together we're searching
for answers...

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Torres: What is that?

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...To the world's
most extraordinary mysteries.

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This is "expedition x."

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--<font color="#ffff00"> Captions by vitac</font> --
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Captions paid for by
discovery communications

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Oh, hey, cowboy.
What is with the get up?

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Ma'am? Uh...

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I'd seemed very
appropriate

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For your next investigation.

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Haunted rodeo.

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Uh, no,
but that's a great idea.

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We should definitely
find one of those.

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Although this is
about a ghost town.

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Oh, cool.

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It's a place known
as nevada city,

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Though confusingly,
it is in montana.

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Love montana.

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As someone
who grew up in the west,

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That is as rugged
as it gets.

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This is an abandoned
gold mining town

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That some people claim

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Is the most haunted place
in the west,

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And the blame for that
rests on one notorious outlaw

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Named george ives.

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Gates: Montana, 1863.

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Prospectors discover gold
in alder creek,

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And nevada city is born.

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It's soon the richest town
in the western rockies,

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Raking in $40 million of gold
in the first five years.

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That's nearly a billion
in dollars today.

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But these newfound riches bring
scores of killers and thieves,

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Hell-bent on murder
for a profit.

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One of the deadliest gangs
in the area,

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Ironically called
the innocents,

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Employs a ruthless man
named george ives.

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To fight back,
the town's folk form

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A group called the vigilantes

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To act as judge, jury,

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And executioner.

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Ives is the first man
they arrest

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For the alleged murder
of a local merchant,

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Nicholas tbalt.

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Though there's no confession

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Or physical evidence
connecting him to the crime,

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George ives is
sentenced to hang.

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In fact,
moments before his death,

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Ives famously declares,

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"tell my mother I died
an innocent man."

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After his hanging, his body
is dumped in an unmarked grave.

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Some paranormal researchers
believe the execution

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And disrespectful burial
of george ives

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Set off
the supernatural activity

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That reportedly plagues
nevada city.

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After ives' death,

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Violence only increases in town.

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In addition, a massive fire
breaks out in 1865,

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A horrific cave-in
kills hundreds of miners,

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And residents later report
hearing ghostly screams

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Echoing in the hills.

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Then the gold dries up,

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And fortune seekers
abandon the town.

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Today, dozens of apparitions,

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From dead miners
to the town's children

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To the ghost of
george ives himself,

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Have been reported here.

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Paranormal researchers theorize

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That tragic events may be at
the root of paranormal activity.

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If that's true, nevada city
demands investigation.

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So did they ever find out
where george ives is buried?

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No, grave is still lost,

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And believers swear
that his spirit

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Is at the center
of this paranormal activity.

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Now there is currently
a search underway

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By archaeologists in nevada city
to locate his grave.

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And I'm sure they're gonna have
their work cut out for them,

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Because it was
brutal living back then.

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There's going to be
a lot of graves.

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But ghosts and curses,
I just can't get there.

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Why wouldn't you come back
to haunt the place

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That gave you
such a hard time?

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I can totally believe that
something's going on over there.

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Well, this is what I want to get
to the bottom of.

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So I want the two of you
to do something...

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Unprecedented.

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I don't just want you to go
to nevada city to investigate.

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I want you to move in.

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Okay.

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I want you to go set up shop
in this town,

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Live like
the miners lived,

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And see if you
can experience

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What the eyewitnesses
are experiencing,

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From the apparitions in town,
the stories about george ives,

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These screams
in the hills.

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Is nevada city haunted
by the ghosts of its past?

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Or is it all
just a legend?

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Alright. I mean,
I'm willing to give it a shot.

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Moving in
to a ghost town...

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Great.

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You'll love it.

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Gates: The team travels
nearly 2,200 miles,

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From new york city

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To the southwestern corner
of montana.

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♪♪

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From there, they drive
another 86 miles on back roads

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Toward nevada city.

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This lonely dirt road
is still treacherous,

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But it was once
even more deadly.

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It's said that george ives
and his gang

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Would lie in wait here

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To ambush miners and merchants

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As they headed back to town.

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This is the shortcut.

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You could go all the way around
the mountain,

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Or we could go
through the mountains.

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I don't know. I kinda like
my spine being all one spot,

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But...
Make no promises here.

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After traveling the same route

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As some of the most infamous
outlaws in the area...

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And here we are.

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The team makes its way
to nevada city,

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Rumored to be one of the most
haunted places in the west.

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-Check this out.
-This is gorgeous.

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Torres: Yeah.

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It may look scenic
at this vantage point...

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♪♪

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...But this abandoned ghost town

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Is a place locals claim

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Is a portal between the living
and the dead.

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♪♪

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Chobot: Welcome
to nevada city.

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Population: 2.

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Well, or more,

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Depending
on how many ghosts are here,

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But yes.
Fair enough.

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♪♪

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Torres: Can you imagine
back in the 1860s?

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This place would
just be bustling

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With gold miners and pioneers.
Oh, yeah.

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This is as authentic
as it gets.

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Yeah. Well, I think that also
contributes to the haunting.

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Like, this boardwalk
right here

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Is where they say
you can see his ghost.

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And a lot of people think
it's george ives.

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♪♪

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And speaking of george ives,
over here...

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Wow.
This is where they hung him.

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♪♪

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Sightings of george ives' ghost

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Have been reported
all over town,

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But primarily in the old saloon

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And around
the nevada city cemetery.

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And after his haunted curse

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Was allegedly placed
on this town,

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It's believed other apparitions
also took up residence here.

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This house --
supposedly,

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There's a female ghost
by the name of clara,

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A young girl that people say
they can see in the windows.

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♪♪

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Chobot: The 8-year-old girl said
to haunt the sedman house,

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More commonly referred to
as the yellow house,

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Suddenly and tragically
died in 1881 of diphtheria,

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A serious infection
of the nose and throat.

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♪♪

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Her name was clara sedman,

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Daughter of oscar sedman,

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A legislator
who also died tragically

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Of rocky mountain spotted fever
a few years later.

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♪♪

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Chobot: So many sightings
have occurred here

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That I feel like

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If we're ever gonna have
a ghost experience,

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This is the place
to have it.

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♪♪

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Gates: To make this experience
as authentic as the town itself,

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I've equipped my team
with the bare necessities.

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They'll be roughing it

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Just as the prospectors did
160 years ago.

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They're only modern amenities
will be their equipment.

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They're blanketing
the entire town

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With 40 night-vision
security cameras,

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Equipped with motion detectors.

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If there's
any anomalous activity,

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Whether it's a strange shadow

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Or irregular movement,

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The team will
capture evidence of it.

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Check this out.

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Torres: In addition
to our cameras,

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I brought along my own
ghost-hunting equipment,

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So to speak.

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This is a seismometer...

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Okay.
...To detect little earthquakes,

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Because montana is actually
one of the top 10

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Most seismically active states
in the u.S.

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Uh-huh.

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So, when they're
really small,

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Like micro tremors,

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You may feel like
something's off,

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Which I think
could explain

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Ghost experiences here.

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♪♪

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Torres: After hours
of rigging the town,

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Night rolls in.

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We check the massive bank
of infrared cameras

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At the makeshift tech station
that we've set up

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Just outside the old
blacksmith's building,

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Right in the center of town.

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[ sighs ] alright.

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If anything happens
in this town...

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Yeah.
...We're gonna get on tape.

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♪♪

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You ready?

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I'm ready.
Alright.

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♪♪

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Chobot: To cover
the most ground tonight,

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We're splitting up.

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Phil will investigate
the historic buildings

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On the north side of town,

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While I focus my attention

259
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On the south.

260
00:10:20,954 --> 00:10:22,454
I start with the yellow house,

261
00:10:22,456 --> 00:10:25,156
Where the spirit of
an 8-year-old girl named clara

262
00:10:25,158 --> 00:10:26,491
Is believed to haunt.

263
00:10:26,493 --> 00:10:34,699
♪♪

264
00:10:34,701 --> 00:10:36,034
[ clicking ]

265
00:10:36,036 --> 00:10:38,536
[ floorboards creak ]

266
00:10:38,538 --> 00:10:43,908
♪♪

267
00:10:43,910 --> 00:10:49,314
♪♪

268
00:10:49,316 --> 00:10:50,682
Hello.

269
00:10:53,553 --> 00:10:55,220
Is anyone there?

270
00:10:55,222 --> 00:11:05,263
♪♪

271
00:11:05,265 --> 00:11:06,231
[ whispering ] unreal.

272
00:11:06,233 --> 00:11:07,365
♪♪

273
00:11:07,367 --> 00:11:09,901
Look at this place.

274
00:11:09,903 --> 00:11:11,336
So, this big barn

275
00:11:11,338 --> 00:11:14,506
Was home to the first

276
00:11:14,508 --> 00:11:17,008
And only three-person hanging

277
00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:19,277
In montana's history.

278
00:11:19,279 --> 00:11:20,612
When they talk about
frontier justice,

279
00:11:20,614 --> 00:11:22,614
It's not a pretty thing.

280
00:11:22,616 --> 00:11:30,455
♪♪

281
00:11:30,457 --> 00:11:32,791
Oh [bleep].

282
00:11:32,793 --> 00:11:35,126
[ rustling ]

283
00:11:35,128 --> 00:11:36,461
There's movement in here.

284
00:11:36,463 --> 00:11:38,663
For sure.

285
00:11:38,665 --> 00:11:41,232
♪♪

286
00:11:41,234 --> 00:11:43,601
What is that?

287
00:11:43,603 --> 00:11:45,804
What the hell?

288
00:11:45,806 --> 00:11:46,738
[bleep].

289
00:11:46,740 --> 00:11:48,606
Ooh. Okay.

290
00:11:48,608 --> 00:11:50,108
♪♪

291
00:11:50,110 --> 00:11:51,476
So, this is a northern flicker.

292
00:11:51,478 --> 00:11:52,711
It is a type of woodpecker,

293
00:11:52,713 --> 00:11:54,112
And it looks like its fledgling.

294
00:11:54,114 --> 00:11:56,814
I'll admit,
it scared me a bit.

295
00:11:56,816 --> 00:12:02,387
♪♪

296
00:12:02,389 --> 00:12:07,926
♪♪

297
00:12:07,928 --> 00:12:10,628
[ floorboards creak ]

298
00:12:13,533 --> 00:12:15,667
Is there anyone home?

299
00:12:15,669 --> 00:12:17,502
[ indistinct talking ]

300
00:12:17,504 --> 00:12:19,270
[bleep].
Did you [bleep] hear that?

301
00:12:19,272 --> 00:12:21,840
♪♪

302
00:12:21,842 --> 00:12:23,808
It was inside, upstairs.

303
00:12:23,810 --> 00:12:26,478
It sounded like a female voice.

304
00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:31,816
♪♪

305
00:12:31,818 --> 00:12:37,122
♪♪

306
00:12:37,124 --> 00:12:38,623
Oh! [bleep].

307
00:12:38,625 --> 00:12:40,458
God. It's a bat.

308
00:12:40,460 --> 00:12:42,127
[ bat squeaks ]
aah! Geez.

309
00:12:42,129 --> 00:12:44,295
There's another one
right here, right here.

310
00:12:44,297 --> 00:12:45,830
So...

311
00:12:45,832 --> 00:12:48,066
There's a lot of moving shadows

312
00:12:48,068 --> 00:12:50,702
Any time you look
in these buildings.

313
00:12:50,704 --> 00:12:53,438
And my guess is that

314
00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,441
You can blame these guys
right here.

315
00:12:56,443 --> 00:12:58,109
[ bat squeaks ]

316
00:12:58,111 --> 00:12:59,944
Oof!

317
00:12:59,946 --> 00:13:01,513
Wow!

318
00:13:01,515 --> 00:13:03,414
♪♪

319
00:13:03,416 --> 00:13:04,382
Phil?

320
00:13:04,384 --> 00:13:05,383
Torres: Yeah, I'm here.

321
00:13:05,385 --> 00:13:07,685
Chobot: Oh, my god.

322
00:13:07,687 --> 00:13:10,121
I legit heard a voice

323
00:13:10,123 --> 00:13:12,757
In the yellow house
when we first walked in.

324
00:13:12,759 --> 00:13:14,092
No way.

325
00:13:14,094 --> 00:13:15,293
Can you get over here

326
00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:16,861
And meet me
in front of the house?

327
00:13:16,863 --> 00:13:18,196
I want to play this file
for you.

328
00:13:18,198 --> 00:13:19,864
Copy that.
See you soon.

329
00:13:19,866 --> 00:13:23,368
♪♪

330
00:13:23,370 --> 00:13:24,402
What did you hear?

331
00:13:24,404 --> 00:13:26,204
Something was moving
around upstairs,

332
00:13:26,206 --> 00:13:28,206
And I heard
a little girl's voice.

333
00:13:28,208 --> 00:13:30,041
Geez.

334
00:13:30,043 --> 00:13:31,376
Did you get a recording
of it?

335
00:13:31,378 --> 00:13:33,211
I hope so,
but I hit stop,

336
00:13:33,213 --> 00:13:34,746
And now it says
"no data."

337
00:13:34,748 --> 00:13:37,515
It was recording the whole time.
It was flashing.

338
00:13:37,517 --> 00:13:38,983
How does that go out?

339
00:13:38,985 --> 00:13:40,518
Press stop.

340
00:13:42,923 --> 00:13:45,757
Damn it!

341
00:13:45,759 --> 00:13:48,660
Well, I think we should focus
our efforts on that place.

342
00:13:48,662 --> 00:13:51,229
Chobot: This audio recorder
was working indoors

343
00:13:51,231 --> 00:13:54,132
And requires a series of prompts
to erase a file.

344
00:13:54,134 --> 00:13:56,167
Some believe that
paranormal activity

345
00:13:56,169 --> 00:13:58,803
Can lead to electronic
equipment malfunction.

346
00:13:58,805 --> 00:14:00,772
So we decide to reenter
the yellow house

347
00:14:00,774 --> 00:14:03,508
To see if I can
make contact again.

348
00:14:03,510 --> 00:14:05,510
♪♪

349
00:14:05,512 --> 00:14:06,878
Hello.

350
00:14:08,148 --> 00:14:10,315
I'll let you
go first.

351
00:14:10,317 --> 00:14:17,155
♪♪

352
00:14:17,157 --> 00:14:18,323
Hello.

353
00:14:18,325 --> 00:14:25,763
♪♪

354
00:14:25,765 --> 00:14:28,066
Is there anyone home?

355
00:14:28,068 --> 00:14:29,901
That doors been open
the whole time.

356
00:14:29,903 --> 00:14:31,469
No!

357
00:14:31,471 --> 00:14:34,172
No. No, it has not.

358
00:14:34,174 --> 00:14:35,506
Are you [bleep]
with me?

359
00:14:35,508 --> 00:14:36,474
Jess, are you sure?

360
00:14:36,476 --> 00:14:38,276
N-- I'm [bleep] serious.

361
00:14:38,278 --> 00:14:39,544
That was shut.

362
00:14:39,546 --> 00:14:40,812
Oh, my god.

363
00:14:40,814 --> 00:14:42,213
Oh, my god.

364
00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:43,548
That was shut.

365
00:14:43,550 --> 00:14:44,983
I am positive.

366
00:14:44,985 --> 00:14:47,318
Look at this one.
Look at the bottom corner.

367
00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:49,554
Look at the bottom corner.
Oh, my god! It's moving!

368
00:14:49,556 --> 00:14:51,356
Its opening right now.

369
00:14:51,358 --> 00:14:52,757
What the [bleep]?

370
00:14:52,759 --> 00:14:53,958
[ gasps ]

371
00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:55,827
What the...
[ sighs ]

372
00:14:55,829 --> 00:14:57,562
Oh, my god. I feel sick.

373
00:14:57,564 --> 00:14:59,731
[ breathing shakily ]

374
00:14:59,733 --> 00:15:01,766
Holy [bleep].

375
00:15:02,535 --> 00:15:04,035
[ crash ]
[ screams ]

376
00:15:04,037 --> 00:15:05,003
Oh, my...

377
00:15:06,573 --> 00:15:08,806
♪♪

378
00:15:08,808 --> 00:15:11,776
Gates: My team is investigating
nevada city, montana,

379
00:15:11,778 --> 00:15:15,280
Believed to be one of the most
haunted towns in the old west.

380
00:15:15,282 --> 00:15:17,315
They're searching
the yellow house

381
00:15:17,317 --> 00:15:19,784
For the spirit
of an 8-year-old girl,

382
00:15:19,786 --> 00:15:22,453
One of the youngest souls
said to have fallen victim

383
00:15:22,455 --> 00:15:24,889
To the town's paranormal curse.

384
00:15:24,891 --> 00:15:26,591
Look at the bottom corner.
Look at the bottom corner.

385
00:15:26,593 --> 00:15:28,059
Oh, my god!
It's moving!

386
00:15:28,061 --> 00:15:30,628
Holy [bleep].
What the [bleep]?

387
00:15:30,630 --> 00:15:31,896
Oh, my god. I feel sick.

388
00:15:31,898 --> 00:15:34,032
[ breathing shakily ]

389
00:15:34,034 --> 00:15:37,368
Holy [bleep].

390
00:15:37,370 --> 00:15:38,369
[ crash ]
[ screams ]

391
00:15:38,371 --> 00:15:41,105
Oh, my...God.

392
00:15:41,107 --> 00:15:44,909
What the hell
just fell over?

393
00:15:44,911 --> 00:15:47,445
Almost sounded like
a door slamming.

394
00:15:47,447 --> 00:15:50,615
Just want to see
if something fell over.

395
00:15:50,617 --> 00:15:51,516
Holy [bleep].

396
00:15:51,518 --> 00:15:52,717
Did anything fall over?

397
00:15:52,719 --> 00:15:54,218
I don't see anything
out of place.

398
00:15:54,220 --> 00:15:56,854
Nothing fell.

399
00:15:56,856 --> 00:15:57,889
Yeah.
Let's check this room.

400
00:15:57,891 --> 00:15:59,223
Let's check this room.

401
00:15:59,225 --> 00:16:01,659
♪♪

402
00:16:01,661 --> 00:16:03,328
I don't see
anything.

403
00:16:03,330 --> 00:16:05,663
So what made
that loud bang?

404
00:16:05,665 --> 00:16:06,998
I don't know.

405
00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,167
There's nothing here.

406
00:16:09,169 --> 00:16:10,335
Okay.
I want to see the video.

407
00:16:10,337 --> 00:16:11,369
Heck yeah.

408
00:16:11,371 --> 00:16:12,704
Chobot: With all the activity

409
00:16:12,706 --> 00:16:14,973
That we've just experienced
in the house,

410
00:16:14,975 --> 00:16:16,641
I want to check
our security cameras

411
00:16:16,643 --> 00:16:20,078
To see if they captured
any visual evidence.

412
00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:22,013
This is camera 30

413
00:16:22,015 --> 00:16:23,948
In the yellow house.
Chobot: Mm-hmm.

414
00:16:23,950 --> 00:16:27,318
I'll scroll up
to see the footage.

415
00:16:28,588 --> 00:16:29,954
I didn't see anything.

416
00:16:29,956 --> 00:16:33,925
I don't see anything here that
could've caused that loud bang.

417
00:16:33,927 --> 00:16:38,162
We all saw the armoires open up
on their own.

418
00:16:38,164 --> 00:16:40,531
It definitely looked like
it was a couple inches open.

419
00:16:40,533 --> 00:16:44,836
And it continued to open
as we were standing there.

420
00:16:44,838 --> 00:16:47,238
I mean,
it's a tough one for me.

421
00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:48,873
I have no idea
what that was.

422
00:16:48,875 --> 00:16:50,775
Alright.
Well, let's the other cameras.

423
00:16:50,777 --> 00:16:53,044
Chobot: We can't identify
the source of the loud bang

424
00:16:53,046 --> 00:16:54,712
We heard in the yellow house,

425
00:16:54,714 --> 00:16:57,348
So we turn to the other cameras
we've placed throughout town

426
00:16:57,350 --> 00:16:59,384
To see what else
might have occurred.

427
00:16:59,386 --> 00:17:00,518
After scrubbing the footage,

428
00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,921
We find strange activity
in the old saloon.

429
00:17:03,923 --> 00:17:05,423
♪♪

430
00:17:05,425 --> 00:17:06,424
Hang on. Hang on
look at that.

431
00:17:06,426 --> 00:17:08,126
Look at that.

432
00:17:08,128 --> 00:17:11,662
That's open more.
Okay.

433
00:17:13,099 --> 00:17:14,465
Okay.

434
00:17:14,467 --> 00:17:15,666
Wow.

435
00:17:18,071 --> 00:17:19,404
♪♪

436
00:17:19,406 --> 00:17:21,739
That swung wide open.
Yeah.

437
00:17:21,741 --> 00:17:23,408
It's like they're inviting you
into the saloon.

438
00:17:23,410 --> 00:17:24,942
[bleep].
Look, look, look.

439
00:17:24,944 --> 00:17:27,545
Oh, my god.

440
00:17:27,547 --> 00:17:29,881
Hang on. What?

441
00:17:29,883 --> 00:17:31,682
♪♪

442
00:17:31,684 --> 00:17:32,683
Look at this.

443
00:17:32,685 --> 00:17:34,519
All good.

444
00:17:34,521 --> 00:17:36,187
Nothing around.
Mnm-mnm.

445
00:17:36,189 --> 00:17:38,489
That thing goes down.

446
00:17:38,491 --> 00:17:39,891
So, we have
the door opening,

447
00:17:39,893 --> 00:17:43,227
We have the camera falling...
In the saloon.

448
00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:44,862
♪♪

449
00:17:44,864 --> 00:17:46,798
They are on tripods.

450
00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:48,466
There's sandbags
keeping them up.

451
00:17:48,468 --> 00:17:49,534
Oh, that's right.
There's sandbags.

452
00:17:49,536 --> 00:17:51,402
These things are solid.

453
00:17:51,404 --> 00:17:53,604
Place is so haunted.

454
00:17:53,606 --> 00:17:54,939
♪♪

455
00:17:54,941 --> 00:18:00,278
I have to check the seismometer,
just in case.

456
00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:03,681
There was a minor tremor
that we couldn't detect.

457
00:18:03,683 --> 00:18:06,684
There is no explanation
other than,

458
00:18:06,686 --> 00:18:10,254
This place is<i> haunted</i>

459
00:18:10,256 --> 00:18:12,090
With a capital "h."

460
00:18:12,092 --> 00:18:15,993
♪♪

461
00:18:15,995 --> 00:18:18,663
Alright. So...

462
00:18:18,665 --> 00:18:21,032
Definitely got
some data here.

463
00:18:21,034 --> 00:18:22,266
Okay.

464
00:18:22,268 --> 00:18:24,469
That's...

465
00:18:24,471 --> 00:18:25,870
Not much.

466
00:18:25,872 --> 00:18:27,138
So there was
no earthquake?

467
00:18:27,140 --> 00:18:28,272
There was
no earthquake.

468
00:18:28,274 --> 00:18:30,208
Which means...

469
00:18:30,210 --> 00:18:31,709
It was a ghost.

470
00:18:31,711 --> 00:18:34,011
Chobot: I'm anxious
to explore the saloon

471
00:18:34,013 --> 00:18:35,980
To investigate
the strange activity

472
00:18:35,982 --> 00:18:38,116
Caught by our cameras.

473
00:18:38,118 --> 00:18:40,551
After all, this is one
of the prime locations

474
00:18:40,553 --> 00:18:42,353
Where visitors claim
to see the ghost

475
00:18:42,355 --> 00:18:44,555
Of the town's
most notorious resident,

476
00:18:44,557 --> 00:18:46,357
George ives.

477
00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:48,493
♪♪

478
00:18:48,495 --> 00:18:50,394
We go in and check
that camera.

479
00:18:50,396 --> 00:18:52,396
♪♪

480
00:18:52,398 --> 00:18:53,698
Wow.

481
00:18:53,700 --> 00:18:55,066
So did it get
disconnected?

482
00:18:55,068 --> 00:18:58,035
I'm just trying to figure out
why it went black.

483
00:18:58,037 --> 00:19:00,872
You'd have to purposely
knock this over.

484
00:19:00,874 --> 00:19:02,140
♪♪

485
00:19:02,142 --> 00:19:03,608
See, yeah.
It's on right now.

486
00:19:03,610 --> 00:19:05,176
You can see the light.
Okay.

487
00:19:05,178 --> 00:19:09,147
So, then why were
we getting black?

488
00:19:09,149 --> 00:19:11,616
I actually don't know.

489
00:19:11,618 --> 00:19:13,050
It's so weird.

490
00:19:13,052 --> 00:19:14,986
Chobot: We checked the saloon
for anything that might

491
00:19:14,988 --> 00:19:16,521
Have knocked this camera over.

492
00:19:16,523 --> 00:19:18,856
Just trying to see
if there's any signs

493
00:19:18,858 --> 00:19:21,859
Of any animals
that could be living in here.

494
00:19:21,861 --> 00:19:28,499
♪♪

495
00:19:28,501 --> 00:19:30,334
Chobot: George,
are you here?

496
00:19:30,336 --> 00:19:32,470
I don't see anything.

497
00:19:32,472 --> 00:19:36,040
♪♪

498
00:19:36,042 --> 00:19:38,309
George, if you're here...

499
00:19:38,311 --> 00:19:40,311
Now is your time
to speak up.

500
00:19:40,313 --> 00:19:49,987
♪♪

501
00:19:49,989 --> 00:19:51,556
Chobot: After conducting
a call-and-response

502
00:19:51,558 --> 00:19:53,224
For george ives in the saloon,

503
00:19:53,226 --> 00:19:55,059
We decide to let
the cameras roll...

504
00:19:55,061 --> 00:19:57,261
♪♪

505
00:19:57,263 --> 00:19:58,396
...And head back outdoors

506
00:19:58,398 --> 00:20:00,631
And into nevada city's
original cemetery

507
00:20:00,633 --> 00:20:03,401
To search
for ives' famously lost grave.

508
00:20:03,403 --> 00:20:07,104
♪♪

509
00:20:07,106 --> 00:20:08,873
Place gives me the creeps.

510
00:20:08,875 --> 00:20:10,741
I believe his final
resting place

511
00:20:10,743 --> 00:20:13,477
Could be the source
of all the paranormal energy

512
00:20:13,479 --> 00:20:15,913
That he's unleashed in town.

513
00:20:15,915 --> 00:20:18,049
Can't even see the date
on this one.

514
00:20:18,051 --> 00:20:20,051
Looks like
an unmarked grave.

515
00:20:20,053 --> 00:20:21,686
Ives was so reviled

516
00:20:21,688 --> 00:20:24,889
For the alleged murder of
local merchant nicholas tbalt,

517
00:20:24,891 --> 00:20:26,891
He was buried
in an unmarked grave

518
00:20:26,893 --> 00:20:29,827
That to this day
has never been found.

519
00:20:29,829 --> 00:20:30,995
According to the legend,

520
00:20:30,997 --> 00:20:33,164
He still wanders the grounds
at night,

521
00:20:33,166 --> 00:20:36,267
Bitter over a wrongful hanging
and an insulting burial,

522
00:20:36,269 --> 00:20:39,770
And some say the haunted curse
of nevada city will continue

523
00:20:39,772 --> 00:20:42,673
Until his final resting place
is rediscovered.

524
00:20:42,675 --> 00:20:43,808
Check this out.

525
00:20:43,810 --> 00:20:46,978
That's definitely
somebody's grave.

526
00:20:46,980 --> 00:20:48,212
1894.

527
00:20:48,214 --> 00:20:50,381
I mean,
these people were alive

528
00:20:50,383 --> 00:20:53,217
When george ives
was alive.

529
00:20:53,219 --> 00:20:55,987
♪♪

530
00:20:55,989 --> 00:20:58,756
It's wild to think
that the entire community

531
00:20:58,758 --> 00:21:02,226
Probably came out
to watch him get executed.

532
00:21:02,228 --> 00:21:04,629
Oh, yeah.
They hated that man.

533
00:21:04,631 --> 00:21:06,030
♪♪

534
00:21:06,032 --> 00:21:07,431
Chobot: The legend is that ives

535
00:21:07,433 --> 00:21:09,500
Was buried outside
of the cemetery.

536
00:21:09,502 --> 00:21:11,736
So we look for any signs
of a burial

537
00:21:11,738 --> 00:21:14,305
Beyond the edge
of the graveyard.

538
00:21:14,307 --> 00:21:16,307
So, what should
we be looking for out here?

539
00:21:16,309 --> 00:21:19,944
I kind of feel like
he could be anywhere under this.

540
00:21:19,946 --> 00:21:22,880
I think our best chance
contacting him

541
00:21:22,882 --> 00:21:26,317
Would be to use
the recorder.

542
00:21:26,319 --> 00:21:27,952
So, you want to try
to find the grave

543
00:21:27,954 --> 00:21:29,920
By speaking out to him?
Well, yeah.

544
00:21:29,922 --> 00:21:31,222
Or at least
just getting him

545
00:21:31,224 --> 00:21:33,691
To give us a response
of some sort.

546
00:21:33,693 --> 00:21:34,825
Okay.

547
00:21:34,827 --> 00:21:36,627
Chobot: Using a sensitive
audio recorder,

548
00:21:36,629 --> 00:21:39,063
I'm attempting
a call-and-response session.

549
00:21:39,065 --> 00:21:41,832
If the ghost of george ives
<i> is</i> haunting this town,

550
00:21:41,834 --> 00:21:44,368
This may be the best place
to contact him.

551
00:21:44,370 --> 00:21:46,937
George, are you here
outside the cemetery?

552
00:21:46,939 --> 00:21:48,773
[ insects chirping ]

553
00:21:48,775 --> 00:21:53,144
♪♪

554
00:21:53,146 --> 00:21:54,945
George...

555
00:21:54,947 --> 00:21:57,114
Are you angry
with the town?

556
00:21:57,116 --> 00:22:00,151
♪♪

557
00:22:00,153 --> 00:22:02,687
[ screeching ]

558
00:22:02,689 --> 00:22:04,388
♪♪

559
00:22:04,390 --> 00:22:06,524
What was that?

560
00:22:09,228 --> 00:22:12,663
♪♪

561
00:22:12,665 --> 00:22:15,366
George, are you here
outside the cemetery?

562
00:22:15,368 --> 00:22:18,402
♪♪

563
00:22:18,404 --> 00:22:20,104
George...

564
00:22:20,106 --> 00:22:23,107
Are you angry
with the town?

565
00:22:23,109 --> 00:22:25,509
[ screeching ]

566
00:22:25,511 --> 00:22:27,778
♪♪

567
00:22:27,780 --> 00:22:29,347
What was that?

568
00:22:29,349 --> 00:22:32,750
♪♪

569
00:22:32,752 --> 00:22:34,585
I don't know.
I'm not seeing any eyeshine.

570
00:22:34,587 --> 00:22:36,020
That is a scream.

571
00:22:36,022 --> 00:22:38,656
That was a scream.

572
00:22:38,658 --> 00:22:40,191
To me, that sounded
like an animal.

573
00:22:40,193 --> 00:22:41,425
Now, there's
grizzly bears here,

574
00:22:41,427 --> 00:22:43,894
Wolves here,
mountain lion.

575
00:22:43,896 --> 00:22:45,763
It sounded like
a human scream to me.

576
00:22:45,765 --> 00:22:48,299
I just can't accept

577
00:22:48,301 --> 00:22:51,936
That that is a human ghost
screaming out there

578
00:22:51,938 --> 00:22:54,939
When we are in on of
the wildest places in america.

579
00:22:54,941 --> 00:22:56,207
Don't you think
it's a little odd

580
00:22:56,209 --> 00:22:58,376
That it happened
right when I was asking george

581
00:22:58,378 --> 00:22:59,543
If he was angry.

582
00:22:59,545 --> 00:23:01,045
I can admit...

583
00:23:01,047 --> 00:23:03,013
It's weird timing.

584
00:23:03,015 --> 00:23:04,482
Chobot:
We continue investigating

585
00:23:04,484 --> 00:23:06,317
Around the graveyard
for several hours.

586
00:23:06,319 --> 00:23:07,818
One thing is for certain.

587
00:23:07,820 --> 00:23:10,955
Something out here
made a terrifying noise,

588
00:23:10,957 --> 00:23:12,456
And we captured it.

589
00:23:12,458 --> 00:23:13,724
Whatever this is,

590
00:23:13,726 --> 00:23:15,393
It lines up to historic accounts

591
00:23:15,395 --> 00:23:18,729
Of distant screams that date
back for over a century.

592
00:23:18,731 --> 00:23:20,231
♪♪

593
00:23:20,233 --> 00:23:22,133
With only a few hours
before dawn,

594
00:23:22,135 --> 00:23:24,635
We hit the hay
and try to get some rest.

595
00:23:24,637 --> 00:23:26,804
♪♪

596
00:23:26,806 --> 00:23:29,006
After only one night
of investigation,

597
00:23:29,008 --> 00:23:32,610
Who knows what this town
will throw at us tomorrow?

598
00:23:32,612 --> 00:23:33,944
How were you able
to fall asleep

599
00:23:33,946 --> 00:23:36,013
After what happened
last night?

600
00:23:36,015 --> 00:23:37,982
I mean, a lot of the stuff
we saw last night

601
00:23:37,984 --> 00:23:40,785
Was plain weird.

602
00:23:40,787 --> 00:23:42,953
What if you have to admit
that I'm right?

603
00:23:42,955 --> 00:23:45,189
I'd need something stronger
than coffee to say that.

604
00:23:45,191 --> 00:23:46,724
I would need something
stronger than coffee

605
00:23:46,726 --> 00:23:47,958
To celebrate with.

606
00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:49,927
[ laughs ]

607
00:23:49,929 --> 00:23:52,229
Chobot: Unfortunately,
happy hour

608
00:23:52,231 --> 00:23:54,165
Is gonna have to wait.

609
00:23:54,167 --> 00:23:55,766
-Hi, jeff.
-Hey, there.

610
00:23:55,768 --> 00:23:57,735
Hello. How are you?

611
00:23:57,737 --> 00:23:58,803
Chobot: I've arranged a call

612
00:23:58,805 --> 00:24:00,805
With local firefighter
jeff gerhardt,

613
00:24:00,807 --> 00:24:02,840
Who has responded
to emergency calls

614
00:24:02,842 --> 00:24:04,308
All over the county.

615
00:24:04,310 --> 00:24:07,278
Not only is he familiar
with the area, local folklore,

616
00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:08,779
And native wildlife,

617
00:24:08,781 --> 00:24:10,714
He recently had
his own encounter

618
00:24:10,716 --> 00:24:11,882
With unexplained screams

619
00:24:11,884 --> 00:24:14,151
Coming from the hills
above nevada city.

620
00:24:14,153 --> 00:24:16,120
Well, we know
this area definitely has

621
00:24:16,122 --> 00:24:18,722
Its own reputation
and stories

622
00:24:18,724 --> 00:24:21,358
Relating to ghosts
and things like that.

623
00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:25,196
We understand you heard a kind
of ghostly noise.

624
00:24:25,198 --> 00:24:27,031
Can you tell us
about this?

625
00:24:27,033 --> 00:24:30,468
Oh, it had to be about
probably 9:00 or so at night.

626
00:24:30,470 --> 00:24:32,803
Sun just setting

627
00:24:32,805 --> 00:24:34,839
And just heard this
really intense scream

628
00:24:34,841 --> 00:24:36,106
Up the gulch here.

629
00:24:36,108 --> 00:24:38,742
One of the most
incredible sounds

630
00:24:38,744 --> 00:24:39,810
I've ever heard.

631
00:24:39,812 --> 00:24:42,213
Just unearthly.

632
00:24:42,215 --> 00:24:44,048
When you heard it,
did you try to go check

633
00:24:44,050 --> 00:24:45,716
And see what made
the noise?

634
00:24:45,718 --> 00:24:47,485
No,
I was a little concerned.

635
00:24:47,487 --> 00:24:50,087
I didn't want to really
get too close to it.

636
00:24:50,089 --> 00:24:52,756
I have several friends
that are loggers

637
00:24:52,758 --> 00:24:57,294
That have heard the sound
in the hills around here.

638
00:24:57,296 --> 00:25:00,097
We also heard a crazy scream
just last night.

639
00:25:00,099 --> 00:25:01,832
In that area,
what's up in those hills?

640
00:25:01,834 --> 00:25:04,101
Are there abandoned mines
or caves.

641
00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:05,636
There a lot
of different mine shafts

642
00:25:05,638 --> 00:25:07,104
On the way up the gulch.

643
00:25:07,106 --> 00:25:09,773
These are all old structures
from the 1800s?

644
00:25:09,775 --> 00:25:12,343
Yes. They're all
over those hills.

645
00:25:12,345 --> 00:25:14,612
Well, jeff, we're gonna do
some investigating,

646
00:25:14,614 --> 00:25:16,146
And if we find out
what's making that noise,

647
00:25:16,148 --> 00:25:17,815
We'll let you know.
Please do.

648
00:25:17,817 --> 00:25:19,450
And please be careful
out there,

649
00:25:19,452 --> 00:25:21,385
Because I don't want to have
to come looking for you guys

650
00:25:21,387 --> 00:25:23,320
If you get in trouble.

651
00:25:23,322 --> 00:25:27,191
Torres: To maximize our efforts,
jess and I are splitting up.

652
00:25:27,193 --> 00:25:29,493
I'm following up
on the mysterious sounds

653
00:25:29,495 --> 00:25:31,729
Coming from these hills.

654
00:25:31,731 --> 00:25:33,330
After researching the area

655
00:25:33,332 --> 00:25:35,032
And the direction
we heard the noise,

656
00:25:35,034 --> 00:25:37,701
I discovered that there was
once a gold and silver mine

657
00:25:37,703 --> 00:25:39,169
Directly above town,

658
00:25:39,171 --> 00:25:40,437
Called the u.S. Grant mine,

659
00:25:40,439 --> 00:25:42,439
Named after our 18th president,

660
00:25:42,441 --> 00:25:44,742
Which dates back
to george ives' era.

661
00:25:44,744 --> 00:25:47,311
Much faster
than walking.

662
00:25:47,313 --> 00:25:49,413
Mines in the area
have a long history

663
00:25:49,415 --> 00:25:51,749
Of tragic accidents and deaths.

664
00:25:51,751 --> 00:25:53,918
With its close proximity
to town,

665
00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:55,619
Could the grant mine
be the source

666
00:25:55,621 --> 00:25:57,821
Of the blood curdling screams
that jess and I

667
00:25:57,823 --> 00:26:01,859
And so many locals have heard
for over a century?

668
00:26:01,861 --> 00:26:05,729
To get there, I'm riding to
over 6,000 feet in elevation,

669
00:26:05,731 --> 00:26:09,400
Where I've arranged to meet up
with the mine's caretaker.

670
00:26:09,402 --> 00:26:10,401
Take a look at that.

671
00:26:10,403 --> 00:26:12,670
Old mining equipment
from the the era

672
00:26:12,672 --> 00:26:14,038
Of george ives.

673
00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:16,307
♪♪

674
00:26:16,309 --> 00:26:18,609
Chobot: Meanwhile,
I'm focusing on george ives'

675
00:26:18,611 --> 00:26:19,910
Lost grave site,

676
00:26:19,912 --> 00:26:23,147
Which is at the center of
nevada city's paranormal legend.

677
00:26:23,149 --> 00:26:25,716
It said he cursed the town

678
00:26:25,718 --> 00:26:26,684
After he was hanged

679
00:26:26,686 --> 00:26:28,452
For the murder
of nicholas tbalt

680
00:26:28,454 --> 00:26:30,187
And dumped in a shallow grave.

681
00:26:30,189 --> 00:26:32,089
If I can pinpoint its location.

682
00:26:32,091 --> 00:26:35,326
It may increase my chances
of making contact with him

683
00:26:35,328 --> 00:26:38,529
And maybe help put his spirit
to rest,

684
00:26:38,531 --> 00:26:40,731
But without being able
to exhume the graves here,

685
00:26:40,733 --> 00:26:43,934
I'll need to find another way
to see underground.

686
00:26:43,936 --> 00:26:45,603
So I'm headed back
to the cemetery

687
00:26:45,605 --> 00:26:48,606
To meet with tom rust
and crystal alegria,

688
00:26:48,608 --> 00:26:50,507
To archaeologists
who have been actively

689
00:26:50,509 --> 00:26:51,709
Hunting for george ives

690
00:26:51,711 --> 00:26:54,511
With technology
that can see the unseen

691
00:26:56,616 --> 00:26:59,350
So, you guys are on the hunt
for george ives?

692
00:26:59,352 --> 00:27:00,384
We are.

693
00:27:00,386 --> 00:27:02,052
Well, we've been
trying to find out

694
00:27:02,054 --> 00:27:04,088
Where
the unmarked graves are.

695
00:27:04,090 --> 00:27:06,757
What is kind of the process
to try and find george ives?

696
00:27:06,759 --> 00:27:09,994
Our first step was
to survey the entire cemetery.

697
00:27:09,996 --> 00:27:12,429
So, we came up
with this map here

698
00:27:12,431 --> 00:27:14,264
Where we've used
the magnetometer

699
00:27:14,266 --> 00:27:15,799
To measure the earth's
magnetic field,

700
00:27:15,801 --> 00:27:18,268
As well as any ferris objects
underneath.

701
00:27:18,270 --> 00:27:20,938
That tells us
where there's magnetic anomalies

702
00:27:20,940 --> 00:27:23,407
That might indicate
where there are graves.

703
00:27:23,409 --> 00:27:25,843
We were searching
kind of in the far end

704
00:27:25,845 --> 00:27:27,678
Of the old section
of the cemetery.

705
00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:29,713
You know, so am I right?
Am I wrong?

706
00:27:29,715 --> 00:27:31,749
We've done a lot
of oral history research

707
00:27:31,751 --> 00:27:33,217
And we've heard
george ives

708
00:27:33,219 --> 00:27:36,253
Was buried on the east side
of the cemetery,

709
00:27:36,255 --> 00:27:37,121
Outside the fence.

710
00:27:37,123 --> 00:27:38,088
Okay.

711
00:27:38,090 --> 00:27:39,757
We do have documentation
that says

712
00:27:39,759 --> 00:27:42,292
He was buried next
to nicholas tbalt

713
00:27:42,294 --> 00:27:44,895
They buried him
next to the victim.

714
00:27:44,897 --> 00:27:47,197
I feel like that is
a poor choice.

715
00:27:47,199 --> 00:27:48,132
-[ laughs ]
-yes, exactly.

716
00:27:48,134 --> 00:27:49,733
Oh, my gosh.
You're kidding me.

717
00:27:49,735 --> 00:27:50,901
That's terrible.

718
00:27:50,903 --> 00:27:52,536
Definitely a mark
of disrespect.

719
00:27:52,538 --> 00:27:54,471
Maybe it's so
he could torment ives

720
00:27:54,473 --> 00:27:55,339
In the afterlife.

721
00:27:55,341 --> 00:27:57,441
He can dance
on ives' grave.

722
00:27:57,443 --> 00:27:59,677
They oftentimes would bury
criminals and ne'er-do-wells

723
00:27:59,679 --> 00:28:02,346
North-south
instead of east-west.

724
00:28:02,348 --> 00:28:04,481
So when jesus comes
on the second coming,

725
00:28:04,483 --> 00:28:06,650
You can have the sun
shine on you,

726
00:28:06,652 --> 00:28:08,185
And you can meet him.
Ah.

727
00:28:08,187 --> 00:28:10,487
And ives, they would
have put them north-south.

728
00:28:10,489 --> 00:28:12,556
So they don't get
that same privilege.

729
00:28:12,558 --> 00:28:16,527
I had no idea about that.
That is twisted.

730
00:28:16,529 --> 00:28:19,363
If ives was buried
in a north-south orientation

731
00:28:19,365 --> 00:28:22,599
Right next to tbalt,
who was buried east-west,

732
00:28:22,601 --> 00:28:24,802
Than that gives us
a very distinct signature

733
00:28:24,804 --> 00:28:25,936
To look for.

734
00:28:25,938 --> 00:28:28,639
Would they have been
in a "t" formation then?

735
00:28:28,641 --> 00:28:30,274
We can only speculate.

736
00:28:30,276 --> 00:28:33,644
We're hoping that
that formation

737
00:28:33,646 --> 00:28:36,146
Will give us some marker

738
00:28:36,148 --> 00:28:39,149
That we can see
using our equipment.

739
00:28:39,151 --> 00:28:40,951
Ives and tbalt were buried

740
00:28:40,953 --> 00:28:42,953
Next to each other
in a "t" formation

741
00:28:42,955 --> 00:28:46,190
Just outside
the cemetery gates.

742
00:28:46,192 --> 00:28:47,691
So to scan for that,

743
00:28:47,693 --> 00:28:49,960
We're using
ground penetrating radar,

744
00:28:49,962 --> 00:28:52,596
Or g.P.R.,
to look below the earth.

745
00:28:52,598 --> 00:28:55,232
G.P.R. Sends
high-frequency radio waves

746
00:28:55,234 --> 00:28:59,336
To detect the depth and location
of objects buried underground.

747
00:28:59,338 --> 00:29:01,138
So hopefully,
we'll get lucky

748
00:29:01,140 --> 00:29:03,040
And pinpoint where
ives has been hiding

749
00:29:03,042 --> 00:29:04,575
All these years.

750
00:29:04,577 --> 00:29:06,977
Gates: As jess
tries to track down

751
00:29:06,979 --> 00:29:09,246
The final resting spot
of nevada city's

752
00:29:09,248 --> 00:29:10,981
Most notorious villain,

753
00:29:10,983 --> 00:29:14,151
Phil still has a long way to go
before reaching the mine,

754
00:29:14,153 --> 00:29:16,887
And this backcountry
is no easy going.

755
00:29:16,889 --> 00:29:22,459
♪♪

756
00:29:22,461 --> 00:29:28,065
♪♪

757
00:29:28,067 --> 00:29:30,968
Torres: Oh, I'm soaked
to the bone.

758
00:29:30,970 --> 00:29:33,370
♪♪

759
00:29:33,372 --> 00:29:35,572
Torres: After a few hours
on horseback

760
00:29:35,574 --> 00:29:38,475
And that about 6,000 feet
in elevation...

761
00:29:38,477 --> 00:29:41,011
I finally reached
my destination,

762
00:29:41,013 --> 00:29:43,280
The u.S. Grant mine.

763
00:29:43,282 --> 00:29:46,049
♪♪

764
00:29:46,051 --> 00:29:47,551
Entrance is right up here.

765
00:29:47,553 --> 00:29:51,221
♪♪

766
00:29:51,223 --> 00:29:53,724
I'm meeting with philly mason,
the mine's caretaker,

767
00:29:53,726 --> 00:29:56,560
Who has worked underground
in this area for decades.

768
00:29:56,562 --> 00:29:58,662
Hey, there.
Thank you.

769
00:29:58,664 --> 00:30:01,231
And he's also heard
his fair share of strange sounds

770
00:30:01,233 --> 00:30:03,200
Coming from this mine.

771
00:30:03,202 --> 00:30:04,301
How long has
it been here?

772
00:30:04,303 --> 00:30:06,804
1864, 1868.

773
00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,207
So, is this still
an active mine?

774
00:30:10,209 --> 00:30:12,609
Not an active mine
as of now.

775
00:30:12,611 --> 00:30:14,278
Well, it is officially
cold enough

776
00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:15,512
That I can see
my breath in here.

777
00:30:15,514 --> 00:30:17,147
Is it always
this cold?

778
00:30:17,149 --> 00:30:20,117
Yes, it stays this temperature
year-round.

779
00:30:20,119 --> 00:30:21,852
Now we're gonna be getting
to the water here

780
00:30:21,854 --> 00:30:23,020
Pretty soon.

781
00:30:23,022 --> 00:30:25,355
I guess that's why
you gave me the helmet.

782
00:30:25,357 --> 00:30:27,090
[ both laugh ]

783
00:30:27,092 --> 00:30:28,992
♪♪

784
00:30:28,994 --> 00:30:30,627
Torres: Before we go further,

785
00:30:30,629 --> 00:30:35,165
Philly insists I gear up
since this mine floods easily.

786
00:30:35,167 --> 00:30:36,366
Torres:
I've heard stories.

787
00:30:36,368 --> 00:30:38,535
People report
hearing screams

788
00:30:38,537 --> 00:30:39,970
Coming from this area.

789
00:30:39,972 --> 00:30:41,905
What's your take on that?
Well, it's true.

790
00:30:41,907 --> 00:30:43,574
♪♪

791
00:30:43,576 --> 00:30:45,442
You'll hear things
all the time.

792
00:30:45,444 --> 00:30:49,012
I ignore them myself.

793
00:30:49,014 --> 00:30:50,581
I don't know if
it's mother earth

794
00:30:50,583 --> 00:30:52,416
Making that noise,

795
00:30:52,418 --> 00:30:56,019
Or people that were in here
in the past.

796
00:30:56,021 --> 00:30:58,055
Philly confirms
that the strange noises

797
00:30:58,057 --> 00:30:59,923
We heard in town often emanate

798
00:30:59,925 --> 00:31:01,925
From within
the old mine tunnels.

799
00:31:01,927 --> 00:31:03,327
So the question is,

800
00:31:03,329 --> 00:31:06,663
What or who could be
lurking inside?

801
00:31:06,665 --> 00:31:08,265
Take a look at this
right here.

802
00:31:08,267 --> 00:31:09,433
Do you recognize
this scat?

803
00:31:09,435 --> 00:31:11,335
Yeah, those are pack rats.
Pack rats.

804
00:31:11,337 --> 00:31:13,270
How big are they?
They get pretty big.

805
00:31:13,272 --> 00:31:15,339
They get up
to probably 2 foot long

806
00:31:15,341 --> 00:31:17,541
With the tail.

807
00:31:17,543 --> 00:31:18,909
Wow.

808
00:31:18,911 --> 00:31:21,111
♪♪

809
00:31:21,113 --> 00:31:22,246
What I'm wondering here is,

810
00:31:22,248 --> 00:31:24,781
If a cave like this
is full of prey,

811
00:31:24,783 --> 00:31:26,250
If there could
be predators.

812
00:31:26,252 --> 00:31:28,385
Yes.
I've seen mountain lion tracks.

813
00:31:28,387 --> 00:31:30,254
So there's a chance
that I could go in there

814
00:31:30,256 --> 00:31:32,122
And come face-to-face with
something like a mountain lion.

815
00:31:32,124 --> 00:31:34,758
Yes. That is a very
strong possibility.

816
00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:36,960
Fantastic.
Alright.

817
00:31:36,962 --> 00:31:38,428
Let's get started then.

818
00:31:38,430 --> 00:31:40,163
My plan is to follow the tunnel

819
00:31:40,165 --> 00:31:41,331
Deep into the mountain,

820
00:31:41,333 --> 00:31:43,233
Looking for additional
animal tracks

821
00:31:43,235 --> 00:31:45,302
And any other evidence
I can find.

822
00:31:45,304 --> 00:31:47,271
And we're gonna
give you this.

823
00:31:47,273 --> 00:31:50,173
In case you have trouble,
you call me.

824
00:31:50,175 --> 00:31:52,109
We just had recent storms

825
00:31:52,111 --> 00:31:54,344
Water will rise here
underground.

826
00:31:54,346 --> 00:31:56,380
Can happen pretty fast.

827
00:31:56,382 --> 00:31:59,750
So mountain lions,
floods, giant rats,

828
00:31:59,752 --> 00:32:01,418
Perfect cave to explore.

829
00:32:01,420 --> 00:32:02,619
Good luck.

830
00:32:02,621 --> 00:32:04,788
♪♪

831
00:32:04,790 --> 00:32:08,191
So, clearly, some of the
supporting structures in here

832
00:32:08,193 --> 00:32:09,826
Have collapsed over time.

833
00:32:09,828 --> 00:32:11,328
♪♪

834
00:32:11,330 --> 00:32:12,996
Always a good sign.

835
00:32:12,998 --> 00:32:14,831
♪♪

836
00:32:14,833 --> 00:32:19,069
It actually smells
like dynamite powder right here.

837
00:32:19,071 --> 00:32:21,738
♪♪

838
00:32:21,740 --> 00:32:24,308
Check this out.

839
00:32:24,310 --> 00:32:25,909
[ groans ]

840
00:32:25,911 --> 00:32:27,544
That...

841
00:32:27,546 --> 00:32:28,545
Is dynamite.

842
00:32:28,547 --> 00:32:32,549
♪♪

843
00:32:32,551 --> 00:32:34,651
As I get deeper in...

844
00:32:34,653 --> 00:32:35,786
Look.

845
00:32:35,788 --> 00:32:37,688
Look at this.

846
00:32:37,690 --> 00:32:39,790
Dead pack rat.

847
00:32:39,792 --> 00:32:41,725
Scat of bigger animal here.

848
00:32:41,727 --> 00:32:43,827
There's evidence
of animal activity.

849
00:32:43,829 --> 00:32:45,629
Seen these rounded edges
right here,

850
00:32:45,631 --> 00:32:47,230
And it's not
tapered and tight.

851
00:32:47,232 --> 00:32:49,700
That to me says cat.

852
00:32:49,702 --> 00:32:51,702
♪♪

853
00:32:51,704 --> 00:32:54,071
Was that like that?
Look at that.

854
00:32:54,073 --> 00:32:56,039
Come on.

855
00:32:56,041 --> 00:32:58,108
We got hairs.

856
00:32:58,110 --> 00:33:00,677
We got hairs.

857
00:33:00,679 --> 00:33:02,145
Yes.

858
00:33:02,147 --> 00:33:04,481
As a biologist,
this is gold from me,

859
00:33:04,483 --> 00:33:06,183
Not the kind most people
were looking for in here,

860
00:33:06,185 --> 00:33:08,318
But this is good.

861
00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:10,721
The hair and scat samples
will offer insight

862
00:33:10,723 --> 00:33:13,457
Into what animals are living
and hunting here.

863
00:33:13,459 --> 00:33:15,459
After searching a series
of side shafts.

864
00:33:15,461 --> 00:33:16,727
I eventually turn around

865
00:33:16,729 --> 00:33:18,962
And head back toward
the mine's entrance.

866
00:33:18,964 --> 00:33:22,899
But it soon becomes clear
that I'm in a different tunnel.

867
00:33:22,901 --> 00:33:26,403
I thought this is
where we came from.

868
00:33:26,405 --> 00:33:28,372
There's a lot of water
there now.

869
00:33:28,374 --> 00:33:30,874
Alright.
Water's getting deep here.

870
00:33:30,876 --> 00:33:33,310
♪♪

871
00:33:33,312 --> 00:33:34,778
Philly, you copy?

872
00:33:34,780 --> 00:33:36,413
Philly?

873
00:33:36,415 --> 00:33:37,447
You copy?

874
00:33:37,449 --> 00:33:38,882
Philly?

875
00:33:38,884 --> 00:33:40,617
You copy?

876
00:33:40,619 --> 00:33:41,852
[ sighs ]

877
00:33:41,854 --> 00:33:43,153
Oh, boy.

878
00:33:45,691 --> 00:33:52,662
♪♪

879
00:33:52,664 --> 00:33:54,698
Alright.
Water's getting deep here.

880
00:33:56,435 --> 00:33:58,201
Philly, you copy?

881
00:33:58,203 --> 00:34:00,070
[ sighs ]

882
00:34:00,072 --> 00:34:01,905
Oh, boy.

883
00:34:01,907 --> 00:34:04,741
[ sighs ] gonna have
to find another way out.

884
00:34:04,743 --> 00:34:08,278
♪♪

885
00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:10,147
Philly, you copy?

886
00:34:12,251 --> 00:34:14,117
Oh, thank god.

887
00:34:14,119 --> 00:34:17,988
So we tried making our way back
to where you are,

888
00:34:17,990 --> 00:34:19,589
And it's completely flooded.

889
00:34:19,591 --> 00:34:20,957
Okay, listen to me.

890
00:34:28,700 --> 00:34:31,168
And hopefully,
you can get out through that.

891
00:34:31,170 --> 00:34:32,502
Alright.
Let's get out of here.

892
00:34:32,504 --> 00:34:33,503
Let's go.

893
00:34:33,505 --> 00:34:34,971
I follow philly's instructions

894
00:34:34,973 --> 00:34:36,173
In search of a passage

895
00:34:36,175 --> 00:34:39,009
That branches left
to another exit.

896
00:34:39,011 --> 00:34:42,079
♪♪

897
00:34:42,081 --> 00:34:43,213
Up here...

898
00:34:43,215 --> 00:34:44,714
Stick to the tracks.

899
00:34:44,716 --> 00:34:46,883
But this place is a labyrinth.

900
00:34:46,885 --> 00:34:48,218
♪♪

901
00:34:48,220 --> 00:34:49,920
Got a lot of water up here.

902
00:34:49,922 --> 00:34:57,294
♪♪

903
00:34:57,296 --> 00:35:00,764
I don't think this is it.

904
00:35:00,766 --> 00:35:02,666
♪♪

905
00:35:02,668 --> 00:35:05,168
Looks pretty rickety.

906
00:35:05,170 --> 00:35:06,169
Oh!

907
00:35:06,171 --> 00:35:07,170
[ groans ]

908
00:35:07,172 --> 00:35:13,176
♪♪

909
00:35:13,178 --> 00:35:15,579
Starting to see light up here.

910
00:35:15,581 --> 00:35:17,681
Looks like we just got
one more ladder,

911
00:35:17,683 --> 00:35:18,915
And we're out.

912
00:35:18,917 --> 00:35:20,750
Ooh, yeah.

913
00:35:20,752 --> 00:35:23,753
♪♪

914
00:35:23,755 --> 00:35:25,255
[ grunts ]

915
00:35:25,257 --> 00:35:26,790
Oh!

916
00:35:30,028 --> 00:35:33,730
Next time, I'm gonna make
jess do the cave stuff.

917
00:35:33,732 --> 00:35:35,665
Gates: While phil is thankful
to see daylight

918
00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:39,469
And makes his way back to town
with samples for analysis,

919
00:35:39,471 --> 00:35:43,507
Jess and local archaeologists
crystal alegria and tom rust

920
00:35:43,509 --> 00:35:45,942
Are scanning
the nevada city cemetery

921
00:35:45,944 --> 00:35:47,978
Using ground-penetrating radar

922
00:35:47,980 --> 00:35:49,412
In an effort to pinpoint

923
00:35:49,414 --> 00:35:51,715
The lost grave site
of george ives.

924
00:35:51,717 --> 00:35:54,317
Oh, come on.
You gotta find george.

925
00:35:54,319 --> 00:35:56,686
Chobot: If his grave
can finally be found

926
00:35:56,688 --> 00:35:58,188
After all these years,

927
00:35:58,190 --> 00:36:00,123
It could help put this legend

928
00:36:00,125 --> 00:36:02,692
And maybe even his spirit
to rest.

929
00:36:02,694 --> 00:36:12,102
♪♪

930
00:36:12,104 --> 00:36:13,770
Hey, I think
I found something!

931
00:36:13,772 --> 00:36:18,575
♪♪

932
00:36:18,577 --> 00:36:19,676
Chobot: Oh, yeah.

933
00:36:19,678 --> 00:36:21,444
No, but it's
a very distinct signature.

934
00:36:21,446 --> 00:36:24,181
Whoa!

935
00:36:24,183 --> 00:36:26,116
So this could
be george ives.

936
00:36:26,118 --> 00:36:27,350
It could be.

937
00:36:27,352 --> 00:36:29,219
This looks like
it's fitting the pattern.

938
00:36:29,221 --> 00:36:32,589
So you got him going there.
You got him doing this.

939
00:36:32,591 --> 00:36:35,625
That's the "t" that we've been
looking for right there.

940
00:36:35,627 --> 00:36:38,195
The data discovered
by ground-penetrating radar

941
00:36:38,197 --> 00:36:39,663
Does in fact indicate

942
00:36:39,665 --> 00:36:42,265
A t-shaped disturbance
underground.

943
00:36:42,267 --> 00:36:43,633
Well, it all matches up
to what...

944
00:36:43,635 --> 00:36:45,068
It does.
...Everybody was saying,

945
00:36:45,070 --> 00:36:48,338
Where they would have buried
outside of the cemetery gates

946
00:36:48,340 --> 00:36:52,242
On the eastern side
in that "t" formation

947
00:36:52,244 --> 00:36:55,712
So that nicholas tbalt could
get his revenge on george ives.

948
00:36:55,714 --> 00:36:57,214
Right?
And boom.

949
00:36:57,216 --> 00:36:59,649
There you go right here.
We haven't seen anything else

950
00:36:59,651 --> 00:37:01,151
Like this.

951
00:37:01,153 --> 00:37:03,587
Chobot: Crystal and tom
won't be able to excavate here

952
00:37:03,589 --> 00:37:07,090
Without the deceased's
next of kin and court approval,

953
00:37:07,092 --> 00:37:08,858
So it could be a while
before we know

954
00:37:08,860 --> 00:37:10,727
If their theory is right,

955
00:37:10,729 --> 00:37:14,531
But for a nearly 200-year old
missing-persons case,

956
00:37:14,533 --> 00:37:16,099
It's one hell of a lead.

957
00:37:16,101 --> 00:37:17,067
Wow.

958
00:37:17,069 --> 00:37:19,903
♪♪

959
00:37:19,905 --> 00:37:22,806
So, phil and I reconnect
at base camp and call josh

960
00:37:22,808 --> 00:37:24,140
To fill him in

961
00:37:24,142 --> 00:37:25,942
On the new developments
in the case.

962
00:37:25,944 --> 00:37:27,544
Hey, guys!
How are you?

963
00:37:27,546 --> 00:37:29,079
Good.
Hey. We're good.

964
00:37:29,081 --> 00:37:30,480
How's the wild west
treating you?

965
00:37:30,482 --> 00:37:33,583
Phil's cowboy coffee
has a lot to be desired.

966
00:37:33,585 --> 00:37:35,252
You know,
caffeine is caffeine.

967
00:37:35,254 --> 00:37:37,387
I can see the relationship's
really blossoming.

968
00:37:37,389 --> 00:37:38,822
We could use
a bigger tent.

969
00:37:38,824 --> 00:37:40,957
So, let's talk about how
it's been going so far.

970
00:37:40,959 --> 00:37:43,293
Does nevada city live up
to its reputation?

971
00:37:43,295 --> 00:37:46,263
Oh, yeah!
It is haunted!

972
00:37:46,265 --> 00:37:48,331
So we went
into this house

973
00:37:48,333 --> 00:37:50,734
That is supposedly haunted
by a little girl.

974
00:37:50,736 --> 00:37:55,205
Not only was one of the room's
wardrobe doors open,

975
00:37:55,207 --> 00:37:57,340
But as we turned around
and looked in the other room,

976
00:37:57,342 --> 00:38:00,577
We actually watched one open
in front of our faces

977
00:38:00,579 --> 00:38:02,178
But I --
no, you were scared.

978
00:38:02,180 --> 00:38:03,513
I -- I was scared.

979
00:38:03,515 --> 00:38:05,649
Phil, this is usually
where you jump in to tell me,

980
00:38:05,651 --> 00:38:08,285
"no, this place
is totally normal."

981
00:38:08,287 --> 00:38:09,419
I'm not hearing that.

982
00:38:09,421 --> 00:38:10,887
I can't explain that.

983
00:38:10,889 --> 00:38:13,890
Now, phil, I know you went out
to this mine today, right?

984
00:38:13,892 --> 00:38:14,924
How did that go?

985
00:38:14,926 --> 00:38:16,026
It was absolutely
worth it.

986
00:38:16,028 --> 00:38:17,327
Yeah, tell him
about your poop.

987
00:38:17,329 --> 00:38:20,163
Josh, I found
the best poop.

988
00:38:20,165 --> 00:38:21,865
I found scats,
and I found hair...

989
00:38:21,867 --> 00:38:23,466
What now?
...That may belong

990
00:38:23,468 --> 00:38:25,335
To some sort
of feline species.

991
00:38:25,337 --> 00:38:27,537
So if there is
a screaming mammal

992
00:38:27,539 --> 00:38:28,705
In the hills,

993
00:38:28,707 --> 00:38:29,973
I think that
explains a lot

994
00:38:29,975 --> 00:38:31,041
Of what people
have been hearing

995
00:38:31,043 --> 00:38:32,242
Around this area.

996
00:38:32,244 --> 00:38:33,910
But we won't know
until the lab analysis

997
00:38:33,912 --> 00:38:35,812
Of the samples
comes back.

998
00:38:35,814 --> 00:38:38,948
And what about the story
of george ives and his ghost?

999
00:38:38,950 --> 00:38:41,318
He really is the center
of this haunting story.

1000
00:38:41,320 --> 00:38:43,420
I met up with a group
of archaeologists

1001
00:38:43,422 --> 00:38:45,121
And did a scan
of the area,

1002
00:38:45,123 --> 00:38:47,857
And we're pretty sure we found
the body of george ives.

1003
00:38:47,859 --> 00:38:50,794
That is a place that nobody's
identified before, right?

1004
00:38:50,796 --> 00:38:52,696
These scans are the closest
we're going to get

1005
00:38:52,698 --> 00:38:54,864
To confirming
that that's george ives

1006
00:38:54,866 --> 00:38:56,399
Unless we actually
exhume the body,

1007
00:38:56,401 --> 00:38:58,768
Which is not
allowed to happen.

1008
00:38:58,770 --> 00:39:01,471
Look, if there's any truth
to these paranormal reports,

1009
00:39:01,473 --> 00:39:04,908
I would say that the location
of ives' body has got to be key,

1010
00:39:04,910 --> 00:39:06,343
You know,
to understanding that.

1011
00:39:06,345 --> 00:39:08,778
I would really focus
on that cemetery.

1012
00:39:08,780 --> 00:39:09,879
Go back there,

1013
00:39:09,881 --> 00:39:11,214
Use all the tools
at your disposal.

1014
00:39:11,216 --> 00:39:13,083
See if you can collect
compelling evidence.

1015
00:39:13,085 --> 00:39:14,684
Good luck
with the investigation

1016
00:39:14,686 --> 00:39:15,952
And be careful out there,
alright?

1017
00:39:15,954 --> 00:39:16,953
Alright. We will.
You got it.

1018
00:39:16,955 --> 00:39:22,058
♪♪

1019
00:39:22,060 --> 00:39:24,728
Chobot: With the sun having set,
we walk carefully over

1020
00:39:24,730 --> 00:39:27,063
The final resting place
of the hundreds of people

1021
00:39:27,065 --> 00:39:30,200
Who once lived in this town

1022
00:39:30,202 --> 00:39:33,436
It's chilling to think that
many of them back in their day

1023
00:39:33,438 --> 00:39:35,038
Could have witnessed
the public hanging

1024
00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:36,072
Of george ives

1025
00:39:36,074 --> 00:39:40,110
And possibly even helped
dig his grave.

1026
00:39:40,112 --> 00:39:42,579
I marked the grave's
exact gps coordinates

1027
00:39:42,581 --> 00:39:43,913
In my phone earlier.

1028
00:39:43,915 --> 00:39:46,082
So there's no guesswork
in the dark.

1029
00:39:46,084 --> 00:39:48,084
Yep. Here we go.

1030
00:39:48,086 --> 00:39:49,386
Right here.

1031
00:39:49,388 --> 00:39:51,788
This would be nicholas' grave
right here,

1032
00:39:51,790 --> 00:39:55,558
Which means that
george is...

1033
00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:58,128
Here we go.
Here's george.

1034
00:39:58,130 --> 00:40:01,898
So this could be
george ives' grave?

1035
00:40:01,900 --> 00:40:03,133
Yep.

1036
00:40:03,135 --> 00:40:04,434
To attempt to make contact,

1037
00:40:04,436 --> 00:40:06,202
We're upping our tech arsenal,

1038
00:40:06,204 --> 00:40:09,005
Which includes to rem pods
to place over the graves

1039
00:40:09,007 --> 00:40:10,740
Of george and nicholas

1040
00:40:10,742 --> 00:40:12,976
Phil definitely
approaches everything

1041
00:40:12,978 --> 00:40:14,377
With a skeptical eye,

1042
00:40:14,379 --> 00:40:16,279
But I'm hoping our equipment
will provide

1043
00:40:16,281 --> 00:40:19,215
Substantial evidence
that he can't deny.

1044
00:40:19,217 --> 00:40:20,817
[ whining ]

1045
00:40:20,819 --> 00:40:23,086
Okay, we're good.
So, there's george.

1046
00:40:23,088 --> 00:40:26,556
These rem pods radiate
their own electromagnetic field,

1047
00:40:26,558 --> 00:40:28,458
And they create an alert
when anything moves

1048
00:40:28,460 --> 00:40:30,593
In or out of that field.

1049
00:40:30,595 --> 00:40:32,362
If a spirit
is present here,

1050
00:40:32,364 --> 00:40:35,365
It may displace
electromagnetic energy.

1051
00:40:35,367 --> 00:40:37,066
Just in case george
is more analog,

1052
00:40:37,068 --> 00:40:39,235
I got...

1053
00:40:39,237 --> 00:40:40,603
This.
[ bell jingles ]

1054
00:40:40,605 --> 00:40:42,372
What, you gonna call
for room service?

1055
00:40:42,374 --> 00:40:43,339
What is that?

1056
00:40:43,341 --> 00:40:44,641
Back in the day,

1057
00:40:44,643 --> 00:40:46,876
They used to bury people
with bells.

1058
00:40:46,878 --> 00:40:48,211
In case they were
buried alive,

1059
00:40:48,213 --> 00:40:49,846
They could pull on the string
in their coffin

1060
00:40:49,848 --> 00:40:51,414
And notify someone.

1061
00:40:51,416 --> 00:40:53,082
What?
That's a terrifying thought.

1062
00:40:53,084 --> 00:40:54,050
That's where
we get the whole

1063
00:40:54,052 --> 00:40:56,786
"saved by the bell"
saying from.

1064
00:40:56,788 --> 00:40:58,555
No way.
Mm-hmm.

1065
00:40:58,557 --> 00:41:01,758
So, in case more
of the modern day tech

1066
00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:03,493
Throws him for a loop,

1067
00:41:03,495 --> 00:41:05,795
This is something
that he could use.

1068
00:41:05,797 --> 00:41:06,930
Okay.

1069
00:41:06,932 --> 00:41:10,967
So, why don't we put it
right by his grave?

1070
00:41:10,969 --> 00:41:12,902
♪♪

1071
00:41:12,904 --> 00:41:15,371
You're trying to give them
as many options as possible.

1072
00:41:15,373 --> 00:41:17,707
Yep.
Okay.

1073
00:41:17,709 --> 00:41:19,309
Chobot:
With the rem pods in place

1074
00:41:19,311 --> 00:41:21,377
And the bell ready to be rung,

1075
00:41:21,379 --> 00:41:23,146
It's time to see if george ives

1076
00:41:23,148 --> 00:41:25,548
Is willing
to make himself known.

1077
00:41:25,550 --> 00:41:27,917
Why don't we back away
a little bit,

1078
00:41:27,919 --> 00:41:30,019
And we'll do some
call and response.

1079
00:41:30,021 --> 00:41:33,690
I'm also using a device
that scans radio frequencies

1080
00:41:33,692 --> 00:41:35,458
And background white noise.

1081
00:41:35,460 --> 00:41:38,061
It has been theorized
that spirits may be able

1082
00:41:38,063 --> 00:41:41,564
To communicate through
short bursts of static.

1083
00:41:41,566 --> 00:41:43,199
George, are you here?

1084
00:41:43,201 --> 00:41:46,669
[ static ]

1085
00:41:46,671 --> 00:41:48,671
George, are you mad
that they buried you

1086
00:41:48,673 --> 00:41:51,040
Outside
of the cemetery gates?

1087
00:41:51,042 --> 00:41:53,543
[ static intensifies ]

1088
00:41:53,545 --> 00:41:55,979
That was a noise.
That was weird.

1089
00:41:55,981 --> 00:41:57,780
George,
is this you buried here?

1090
00:41:57,782 --> 00:42:00,049
[ static ]

1091
00:42:04,222 --> 00:42:07,323
George,
did you kill nicholas?

1092
00:42:07,325 --> 00:42:08,658
[ static ]

1093
00:42:10,161 --> 00:42:12,328
Will you actually
innocent?

1094
00:42:12,330 --> 00:42:13,863
[ static stops ]

1095
00:42:25,677 --> 00:42:27,944
Like a clink?

1096
00:42:27,946 --> 00:42:28,878
[ clink in distance ]

1097
00:42:31,316 --> 00:42:32,482
Did you hear that?

1098
00:42:32,484 --> 00:42:33,850
That's our bell.

1099
00:42:33,852 --> 00:42:35,184
Right?
That's our bell.

1100
00:42:35,186 --> 00:42:37,854
♪♪

1101
00:42:37,856 --> 00:42:39,289
Yeah, look.
It's on the ground.

1102
00:42:39,291 --> 00:42:40,290
It's on the ground.

1103
00:42:42,994 --> 00:42:45,495
♪♪

1104
00:42:45,497 --> 00:42:48,064
George ives isn't
the only old west figure

1105
00:42:48,066 --> 00:42:51,167
Whose final resting place
is shrouded in mystery.

1106
00:42:51,169 --> 00:42:54,304
Take the famous outlaw
billy the kid.

1107
00:42:54,306 --> 00:42:55,805
According to most historians,

1108
00:42:55,807 --> 00:42:57,473
Sheriff pat garrett gunned down

1109
00:42:57,475 --> 00:43:01,611
21-year-old billy
in new mexico in 1881.

1110
00:43:01,613 --> 00:43:04,747
His body buried
at the fort sumner cemetery.

1111
00:43:04,749 --> 00:43:07,116
But decades later, in 1950,

1112
00:43:07,118 --> 00:43:09,519
A man known
as brushy bill roberts

1113
00:43:09,521 --> 00:43:13,056
Came forward claiming
he was the real billy the kid.

1114
00:43:13,058 --> 00:43:16,659
So, will the real gunslinger
please stand up?

1115
00:43:16,661 --> 00:43:18,227
To try to settle the debate,

1116
00:43:18,229 --> 00:43:21,598
A photo analysis was conducted
at the university of texas,

1117
00:43:21,600 --> 00:43:23,967
Comparing authenticated photos
of billy

1118
00:43:23,969 --> 00:43:26,035
To photos of brushy bill.

1119
00:43:26,037 --> 00:43:29,205
They turned out
to be a 93% match.

1120
00:43:29,207 --> 00:43:32,842
So, who's really buried
in billy the kid's grave?

1121
00:43:32,844 --> 00:43:35,244
Dead men tell no tales.

1122
00:43:36,781 --> 00:43:40,350
♪♪

1123
00:43:40,352 --> 00:43:42,852
[ bell chimes ]

1124
00:43:42,854 --> 00:43:45,288
Did you hear that?
That's our bell.

1125
00:43:45,290 --> 00:43:46,356
Right?
That's our bell.

1126
00:43:46,358 --> 00:43:47,991
I didn't hear it.
Yeah, I heard it.

1127
00:43:47,993 --> 00:43:49,959
Over there.

1128
00:43:49,961 --> 00:43:51,260
Yeah, look.
It's on the ground.

1129
00:43:51,262 --> 00:43:52,328
It's on the ground.

1130
00:43:52,330 --> 00:43:53,830
Holy [bleep].

1131
00:43:53,832 --> 00:43:56,265
♪♪

1132
00:43:56,267 --> 00:43:58,434
Looks like it got knocked
off its stand.

1133
00:43:58,436 --> 00:44:00,036
♪♪

1134
00:44:02,574 --> 00:44:04,374
Chobot: Is it possible
that the small bell

1135
00:44:04,376 --> 00:44:06,209
We placed over george's grave

1136
00:44:06,211 --> 00:44:09,145
Could be his final communication
from beyond.

1137
00:44:09,147 --> 00:44:11,414
[ bell rings ]

1138
00:44:11,416 --> 00:44:14,283
George, did you knock
over the bell?

1139
00:44:20,592 --> 00:44:22,191
George, is that you?

1140
00:44:22,193 --> 00:44:25,561
[ whining ]

1141
00:44:25,563 --> 00:44:28,064
The rem pod just detected
a disturbance

1142
00:44:28,066 --> 00:44:30,033
In the electromagnetic field,

1143
00:44:30,035 --> 00:44:33,102
Which could mean a spirit
is trying to reach out.

1144
00:44:33,104 --> 00:44:34,937
George,
are you messing with us?

1145
00:44:34,939 --> 00:44:40,410
♪♪

1146
00:44:40,412 --> 00:44:42,845
After a flurry
of strange activity,

1147
00:44:42,847 --> 00:44:44,814
It ends almost as quickly

1148
00:44:44,816 --> 00:44:46,182
As it began.

1149
00:44:47,852 --> 00:44:49,052
Yeah.

1150
00:44:49,054 --> 00:44:51,788
We branch out and explore
more of the cemetery,

1151
00:44:51,790 --> 00:44:55,925
Looking and listening for
anything out of the ordinary.

1152
00:44:55,927 --> 00:44:59,062
If george ives really was
communicating with us...

1153
00:44:59,064 --> 00:45:00,530
I think he's
out of energy.

1154
00:45:00,532 --> 00:45:04,133
...It seems he said all he's
going to say for tonight.

1155
00:45:09,107 --> 00:45:10,139
Okay.

1156
00:45:11,843 --> 00:45:13,009
Bye, george.

1157
00:45:13,011 --> 00:45:15,845
♪♪

1158
00:45:15,847 --> 00:45:17,413
Okay.

1159
00:45:17,415 --> 00:45:19,849
Time to check out

1160
00:45:19,851 --> 00:45:21,517
If we had

1161
00:45:21,519 --> 00:45:22,985
Any little quakes.

1162
00:45:22,987 --> 00:45:24,487
So...

1163
00:45:24,489 --> 00:45:26,489
♪♪

1164
00:45:26,491 --> 00:45:27,857
And...

1165
00:45:29,494 --> 00:45:31,027
Whoa. Yes.
Do you see that?

1166
00:45:31,029 --> 00:45:33,696
That's...A spike.

1167
00:45:33,698 --> 00:45:35,665
I mean, minor quake...
Uh-huh.

1168
00:45:35,667 --> 00:45:37,100
...Geologically speaking,

1169
00:45:37,102 --> 00:45:38,701
But still significant.

1170
00:45:38,703 --> 00:45:40,203
The time code of it

1171
00:45:40,205 --> 00:45:42,338
Is right around the time

1172
00:45:42,340 --> 00:45:43,539
Were were up
at the cemetery.

1173
00:45:43,541 --> 00:45:45,808
Torres: There can be
hundreds of micro quakes

1174
00:45:45,810 --> 00:45:48,511
Beneath the surface
in this region every day,

1175
00:45:48,513 --> 00:45:50,079
But without equipment like this,

1176
00:45:50,081 --> 00:45:52,782
They're nearly impossible
to detect.

1177
00:45:52,784 --> 00:45:54,050
Now,
I didn't feel anything.

1178
00:45:54,052 --> 00:45:57,053
Would that be strong enough
to ring the bell?

1179
00:45:57,055 --> 00:45:59,155
Could be strong enough
to do a lot of things.

1180
00:45:59,157 --> 00:46:02,458
Earthquakes can release
electromagnetic energy.

1181
00:46:02,460 --> 00:46:04,227
So, maybe that
could explain

1182
00:46:04,229 --> 00:46:06,295
Why the rem pods
just kept going off.

1183
00:46:06,297 --> 00:46:07,697
That's the best explanation

1184
00:46:07,699 --> 00:46:10,399
I have for what
happened tonight.

1185
00:46:10,401 --> 00:46:11,534
Mm-kay.

1186
00:46:11,536 --> 00:46:14,570
I still don't understand
how a micro quake

1187
00:46:14,572 --> 00:46:16,172
Would have still
been strong enough

1188
00:46:16,174 --> 00:46:19,075
To ring that bell
without us feeling it.

1189
00:46:19,077 --> 00:46:20,676
So, where does
that leave us?

1190
00:46:20,678 --> 00:46:23,813
♪♪

1191
00:46:23,815 --> 00:46:25,848
Gates: Ghost stories
are built on the premise

1192
00:46:25,850 --> 00:46:27,583
Of unfinished business.

1193
00:46:27,585 --> 00:46:29,752
And the last words
of george ives,

1194
00:46:29,754 --> 00:46:32,588
"tell my mother
I died an innocent man,"

1195
00:46:32,590 --> 00:46:36,692
Certainly leave a haunting
legacy in nevada city.

1196
00:46:36,694 --> 00:46:40,630
But can one tortured criminal
truly bring a curse upon a town

1197
00:46:40,632 --> 00:46:44,400
And summon the spirits
of others who died there.

1198
00:46:44,402 --> 00:46:47,570
The evidence my team gathered
would suggest to believers

1199
00:46:47,572 --> 00:46:49,438
That the answer is yes --

1200
00:46:49,440 --> 00:46:52,408
The saloon door
opening on its own

1201
00:46:52,410 --> 00:46:55,144
And the infrared camera
falling to the ground

1202
00:46:55,146 --> 00:46:58,181
Right where george ives
is rumored to haunt.

1203
00:46:58,183 --> 00:47:00,917
Then there's the seemingly
unexplainable force

1204
00:47:00,919 --> 00:47:03,953
Opening and slamming doors
in the yellow house.

1205
00:47:03,955 --> 00:47:05,655
[ screams ]

1206
00:47:05,657 --> 00:47:06,989
Make no mistake --

1207
00:47:06,991 --> 00:47:08,758
This once-mighty boomtown was

1208
00:47:08,760 --> 00:47:10,860
A place of vigilante justice

1209
00:47:10,862 --> 00:47:14,063
That put many men
at the end of a rope.

1210
00:47:14,065 --> 00:47:18,334
That history has certainly
given rise to ghostly folklore,

1211
00:47:18,336 --> 00:47:20,870
But these mountains
are also home

1212
00:47:20,872 --> 00:47:22,405
To flesh-and-blood culprits

1213
00:47:22,407 --> 00:47:24,674
You wouldn't want
to meet face-to-face.

1214
00:47:24,676 --> 00:47:26,943
The scat samples
recovered by phil

1215
00:47:26,945 --> 00:47:29,078
Turned out to be that of a lynx.

1216
00:47:29,080 --> 00:47:31,814
Analyze the mating call
of this wildcat...

1217
00:47:31,816 --> 00:47:33,316
[ screeching ]

1218
00:47:33,318 --> 00:47:35,685
...And it sounds,
well, an awful lot

1219
00:47:35,687 --> 00:47:38,654
Like the human screams
that have been reported here.

1220
00:47:38,656 --> 00:47:40,957
♪♪

1221
00:47:40,959 --> 00:47:44,327
In the end, whether george ives
lives on in nevada city

1222
00:47:44,329 --> 00:47:46,262
Or just in local legend,

1223
00:47:46,264 --> 00:47:49,732
Both believers and skeptics
will agree --

1224
00:47:49,734 --> 00:47:52,134
His story has not
been forgotten,

1225
00:47:52,136 --> 00:47:55,371
And if that isn't communication
from beyond the grave,

1226
00:47:55,373 --> 00:47:56,873
Then what is?

1227
00:47:56,875 --> 00:47:58,407
[ bell dings ]

1228
00:47:58,409 --> 00:48:00,743
For more information
on "expedition x,"

1229
00:48:00,745 --> 00:48:04,046
Head to
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