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Gates: On this episode of
"expedition x"...
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Chobot: Check this out.
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This is the spot.
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Gates: My team braves
the backwoods of tennessee
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To investigate a terrifying
legend 200 years in the making.
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A vengeful spirit that locals
say has returned.
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Something crazy happened
in there.
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Chobot:
They look like claw marks.
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Oh, wow. Way more bones.
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That [bleep].
Is that a human bone?
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Did you hear it?
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Gates: Some legends
refuse to die...
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Are you still
at the bell farm?
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[ bleep ]
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There are big
scratch marks in here.
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What the [bleep]
happened down here?
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Gates: Because the witch...
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Chobot: Be careful!
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Gates: ...Is...
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Torres: Think I just
heard it again.
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Gates: ...Back.
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[ grunts ]
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Phil?
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-[ grunts ]
-are you okay?
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Gates:
Terror of the bell witch.
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Which my name is josh gates.
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In my travels,
I've experienced strange things
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That defy logic and made me
question everything.
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Oh, my god.
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Now, I've put together a team
to investigate
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The stranger side
of the unknown.
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Let's go!
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Gates: Phil torres
is a scientist
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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, do you see that?
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I just saw something
run across.
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Gates: Together,
we're searching for answers...
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Torres: What is that?
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Gates: ...To the world's
most extraordinary mysteries.
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This is "expedition x."
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-- Captions by vitac --
www.Vitac.Com
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Captions paid for by
discovery communications
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All right,
I hold in my hand
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A very important book
to the paranormal community.
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"harry potter."
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Great guess, incorrect.
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Supposedly, this is
a work of nonfiction.
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In it,
the author describes events
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That purportedly took place
on a rural farm in tennessee
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In the early 19th century,
a haunting
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That left the family who live
there gripped with horror.
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So we're talking about
the bell which.
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Yes, this is
the authenticated history
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Of the bell witch
by m.V. Ingram.
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I love this story,
read the book in college,
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And it scared the absolute
daylights out of me.
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This book scares
a lot of people.
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And the reason for that
is that a lot of people believe
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That what's in it is true.
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Why do I feel like I've seen
this movie before?
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Well, because
you kind of have.
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The bell witch
was the inspiration
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For so many stories
and movies that followed.
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Some say this was
the inspiration
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For "the blair witch project."
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In many ways,
this really is the most famous
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Haunting in american history.
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♪♪
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The year is 1894.
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Author m.V. Ingram writes
what he claims
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Is a terrifying,
but true story.
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He reports that local farmer
john bell
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Is tending to his crops
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When he spots an enormous
black dog-like beast
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With glowing red eyes.
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When he fires his rifle
at the creature,
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It vanishes like a ghost.
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Soon after,
the entire bell family
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Is terrorized in their home
by unearthly sounds of gnawing,
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Scratching, chains rattling,
and intense knocking,
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An invisible force is said
to attack the bell children
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Ripping their bedsheets
from under them in their sleep.
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Slapping, scratching,
yanking hair.
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15-year-old betsy bell
gets the brunt of the trauma.
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It's reported that the voice
of the witch is heard
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By many people who set foot
in the bell farmhouse.
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Eventually, word spreads,
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And crowds flock
to the bell farm,
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Hoping to hear the whisperings
of the specter.
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It's even said
that general andrew jackson,
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Before he became president,
is among the visitors.
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Ingram writes, "the more
attention the spirit receives,
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"the more powerful she becomes
until one day
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She actually starts to speak."
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It's said that she torments
young betsy the most
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And even identifies herself
as old kate batts' witch.
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Kate batts lived next door
to the bell family.
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It's said she was angry with
john bell
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About a financial matter,
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And on her deathbed
she cursed him,
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A curse that gave rise
to her malevolent spirit.
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Ingram concludes,
"in a final act of terror,
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The spirit announces its
intention to kill john bell."
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Days later,
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He is found dead with
a vial of poison at his side.
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♪♪
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Today, the residents
of the small tennessee town
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Are terrified once again
experiencing what they say
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Can only be the work
of the infamous witch.
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Sightings of an unidentified
creature with eerie red eyes
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Have been reported once again,
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A monster that locals believe is
not only connected to the witch,
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But possibly the witch herself.
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There are also incidents of
strange, disembodied voices,
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And just recently, a local man
claims he was restrained
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And viciously attacked
by an unseen entity.
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But skeptics counter
that it's simply superstition
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And that the story is nothing
more than just that --
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A tale made up entirely
by author m.V. Ingram,
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Perhaps a horror writer
way ahead of his time.
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Woman:
[ whispers indistinctly ]
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So?
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I just got to say,
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It seems a little
too impressive to be real.
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I mean, this isn't
a ghost story.
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This is a ghost novel.
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And so, it claims
very clearly up top
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"authenticated history."
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-So you know, it's true.
-Exactly.
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So it was written 1894.
-Yeah.
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When did this supposedly
actually take place?
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About 77 years earlier.
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So that's a long time
for this story to change.
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Well, hold up.
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I mean, the bell family
was a real family, right?
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Yes.
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Yeah, but this idea
of a talkative, invisible entity
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Attacking people just seems
a little over the top.
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Keep in mind that this is
the 1800s.
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They're not going to just make
something like this up
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Because that can get you
ostracized from church
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And from society.
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So there's nothing
for the bell family to gain
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By coming out with this.
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But there's a lot
that the author,
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M.V. Ingram, would gain
by selling this book 77 later.
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It's true.
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The other thing that we're not
even talking about
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Are the recent accounts.
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And really,
this debate is exactly
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What I want you to settle.
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Okay, your mission is to go
to tennessee
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And to meet with folks
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That are having
supposedly current experiences,
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But also to do what
you're doing right here
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To unravel the legend itself.
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You up for this?
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-Absolutely.
-I'm in.
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This is either
a work of fiction
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Or the most terrifying,
true story ever written.
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The team travels 765 miles
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From new york city
to nashville, tennessee.
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From there, it's only
a 40-minute drive north
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To rural robertson county
and the small town of adams.
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♪♪
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All right, looking at this,
we got rolling hills,
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Corn fields, old farmhouses.
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I think we made it to adams.
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Home to the story
of the bell witch.
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Oh, it's more than a story.
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I don't know about that.
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I do have an open mind,
but with this case,
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It all just strikes me
as a spooky,
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Tall tale that was retold
so many times in this community,
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It kind of became true.
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But jess is gonna fight me
on it every step of the way.
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So I've been reading up
as much as possible.
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One of the things
that kind of stood out to me
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Is general andrew jackson's
visit.
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Of all of the witnesses
to have --
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Andrew jackson
is a pretty big one
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On the list.
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According to ingram's book,
he came with a group of his men
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And they basically
went on a witch hunt.
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He was really interested in it
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And he was doing
what we're doing.
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They made a road trip
to come witch hunting.
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Which is super cool.
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So you're convinced that
at least part of this story
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Is rooted in actual history
and not just tall tales?
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I do think that something
unexplained happened
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To these people out here.
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That's why we're here
to figure out
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What actually did happen then.
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Gates: The town of adams,
tennessee was founded in 1869,
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Nearly 50 years after
the initial bell witch hauntings
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Nevertheless,
in this small town of about 700,
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The legend is all too real.
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My team's first stop is at
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The bell willett museum
and archives
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Where tyler estep, the curator,
has agreed to meet with them.
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-Hi.
-Hello.
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We're basically here interested
in all things bell witch.
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You come to
the right place, then.
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Are these teeth?
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Those are joel bales'
false teeth.
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When his body was moved back
to adams
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To bellwood cemetery over here
his false teeth were found
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And sent to the museum.
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Torres: From original photos
to family heirlooms
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And copies of the ingram book
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That made
the bell family famous,
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It's clear that the bells
and their legacy
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Are more than folklore.
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I'm seeing some of
the ingram books here.
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-Absolutely.
-Yeah.
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Well, do you have
an original at all or...
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-Yes, I do.
-Oh, that's the one.
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Yes, this is the one.
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Would you like to take a look?
-Yeah.
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♪♪
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-Ooh, nice.
-Wow.
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Super cool.
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One of the things
I wanted to look at
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Is that our family trouble
section --
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Of course.
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...Which is supposedly a direct
account from john bell's son,
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William, right?
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Kind of the deal
was with a diary was
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After everybody had died,
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Then they could make
a publication of this so
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The diary was given to ingram.
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He writes a book,
the diary disappears.
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No one knows where it is.
-Interesting.
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So ingram is the only person
we have to go on that
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Has ties to this story.
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Yes.
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If the only direct evidence
ingram had from the bell family,
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This diary was lost,
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Who's to say it ever existed
in the first place?
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Or if it did that, it would
corroborate ingram's book?
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It's at least certain that
the bell family was here
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And something
happened with them.
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-Something happened.
-Mm-hmm.
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I don't think anybody knows
exactly what happened.
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And there are people in town
who believe that whatever
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Happened out on that farm
is happening again today?
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Of course there are.
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Chobot: Tyler directs us to meet
a local resident of adams who,
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Just like the bells,
253
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Has had experiences
she simply can't explain.
254
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And lucky for us,
she owns the local diner.
255
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That looks great.
-So good.
256
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Oh, I hope you enjoy the pie.
257
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Now, brenda, we are here for two
equally important reasons.
258
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One of which is that I heard
you have the best pie in town.
259
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Yes.
260
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But two, we heard you had
a bell witch experience.
261
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I had the experience.
262
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I was driving close
to the bell farm
263
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And I looked over
and I saw this animal
264
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Coming toward me.
265
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I don't know what he was.
It was black.
266
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The only thing that I really saw
and it scared me
267
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Was the blazing red eyes.
268
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Two red eyes coming at you,
then it was gone.
269
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It disappeared as fast
as it come toward me.
270
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So when you saw the eyes,
were you able to kind of
271
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Guesstimate
how big the animal was?
272
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Maybe about the size
of a great dane?
273
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I mean, it was --
I mean, it was big.
274
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You could see like
a shape of a head.
275
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I can't explain the shape.
276
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The most detail I had
was the red eyes
277
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Because I've never seen
anything like that before.
278
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So what is it
that you think you saw?
279
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I don't know.
280
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For anyone
who grows up in adams
281
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Are they raised
hearing stories of the witch?
282
00:12:08,595 --> 00:12:11,196
When I was growing up,
my grandfather told me stories.
283
00:12:11,198 --> 00:12:13,965
He was saying that
his great-grandfather
284
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Was fixing
to come across a bridge
285
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And all of a sudden
the mules just stopped.
286
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So he got off the wagon,
took the reins
287
00:12:22,242 --> 00:12:23,341
And hit the mules again.
288
00:12:23,343 --> 00:12:25,043
Try to get them to go.
289
00:12:25,045 --> 00:12:26,177
Still wouldn't go.
290
00:12:26,179 --> 00:12:29,414
Talk is if whatever you are,
just let me go
291
00:12:29,416 --> 00:12:31,249
And said
he heard a shrill laugh.
292
00:12:31,251 --> 00:12:33,118
[ laughter ]
293
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And then he was able
to go home.
294
00:12:34,521 --> 00:12:35,987
Wow.
295
00:12:35,989 --> 00:12:38,990
So what would you say
to people kind of like phil
296
00:12:38,992 --> 00:12:41,025
Who don't believe
in the bell witch?
297
00:12:41,027 --> 00:12:44,562
There has been strange things
that has happened
298
00:12:44,564 --> 00:12:47,332
To make believers
out of the nonbelievers.
299
00:12:47,334 --> 00:12:50,235
Because a lot of weird stuff
does go on
300
00:12:50,237 --> 00:12:53,738
That you can't explain.
301
00:12:53,740 --> 00:12:56,040
Chobot: Brenda's account matches
the first incident that
302
00:12:56,042 --> 00:12:58,576
Ingram's book attributes
to the bell witch
303
00:12:58,578 --> 00:13:01,379
When john bell
shot his rifle at a horrific
304
00:13:01,381 --> 00:13:04,516
Dog-like beast
with glowing red eyes.
305
00:13:04,518 --> 00:13:07,418
Soon after, the witch
attacked the bell family.
306
00:13:07,420 --> 00:13:10,555
And this is why many believe
that this beast might not
307
00:13:10,557 --> 00:13:12,257
Only be connected to the witch,
308
00:13:12,259 --> 00:13:14,793
But maybe they are one
in the same.
309
00:13:14,795 --> 00:13:18,396
And some locals believe the same
supernatural pattern
310
00:13:18,398 --> 00:13:22,233
Detailed in ingram's book
is starting all over again.
311
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♪♪
312
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Hey, you must be philip.
313
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I am, great to meet you.
314
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Chobot: Caving expert
phillip rykwalder says
315
00:13:33,380 --> 00:13:35,747
That while on a recent
solo expedition
316
00:13:35,749 --> 00:13:37,582
In a newly discovered cave,
317
00:13:37,584 --> 00:13:40,351
He encountered something
that shook him to the core
318
00:13:40,353 --> 00:13:42,287
And left his arms
badly scratched.
319
00:13:42,289 --> 00:13:43,922
So was this the cave where
you had the experience?
320
00:13:43,924 --> 00:13:47,492
This is it.
321
00:13:47,494 --> 00:13:48,793
So what happened?
322
00:13:48,795 --> 00:13:50,862
I was in there
and I heard something.
323
00:13:50,864 --> 00:13:53,398
♪♪
324
00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,634
Didn't quite know what I heard,
so I stopped.
325
00:13:56,636 --> 00:14:00,738
Everything was quiet,
326
00:14:00,740 --> 00:14:03,608
It almost
sounded like a voice,
327
00:14:03,610 --> 00:14:05,577
A menacing voice.
328
00:14:05,579 --> 00:14:08,613
So I started going out,
I started getting up the rope
329
00:14:08,615 --> 00:14:13,184
And something pulled on hair
and something scratched my arm.
330
00:14:13,186 --> 00:14:16,387
I turned around.
I didn't see anything.
331
00:14:16,389 --> 00:14:19,157
I just felt this panic.
332
00:14:19,159 --> 00:14:20,658
And I got out.
333
00:14:20,660 --> 00:14:23,661
Do you think it could've been
an animal?
334
00:14:23,663 --> 00:14:25,063
Negative, totally not.
335
00:14:25,065 --> 00:14:26,965
-That's scary.
-Yeah.
336
00:14:26,967 --> 00:14:28,833
It's definitely something
that's gonna stay with me.
337
00:14:28,835 --> 00:14:30,101
I mean,
you mentioned the cuts.
338
00:14:30,103 --> 00:14:32,971
Do you still have any scrapes
or marks from it?
339
00:14:32,973 --> 00:14:34,105
I took pictures of them.
340
00:14:34,107 --> 00:14:37,308
Oh, perfect. Okay.
Oh, whoa.
341
00:14:37,310 --> 00:14:40,211
And those definitely look
like claw marks.
342
00:14:40,213 --> 00:14:42,013
Yeah, it's hard to tell,
especially the long ones here,
343
00:14:42,015 --> 00:14:45,049
The others kind of look like you
could be scrambling scars.
344
00:14:45,051 --> 00:14:46,351
When you're caving, you get
scratched on your elbows
345
00:14:46,353 --> 00:14:49,621
And your knees,
but nothing on your forearm.
346
00:14:49,623 --> 00:14:51,756
It was going for both my arms.
347
00:14:51,758 --> 00:14:53,491
Chobot: The bell witch
has long been associated
348
00:14:53,493 --> 00:14:56,060
With caves in the area.
349
00:14:56,062 --> 00:14:58,596
According to the legend,
the witch's sanctuary
350
00:14:58,598 --> 00:15:02,767
Was hidden somewhere in the vast
cave network deep below adams.
351
00:15:02,769 --> 00:15:04,535
Have you heard rumors
about the caves here
352
00:15:04,537 --> 00:15:06,437
And their association
with the bell witch?
353
00:15:06,439 --> 00:15:08,306
Did that come to mind
when this happened?
354
00:15:08,308 --> 00:15:09,874
-Yes.
-What have you heard?
355
00:15:09,876 --> 00:15:12,176
Oh, I've heard stories.
I mean, growing up, caving here.
356
00:15:12,178 --> 00:15:13,678
I started caving
when I was a kid.
357
00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:15,113
We're actually gonna go
in there and see
358
00:15:15,115 --> 00:15:17,849
If we can't get
the same experience.
359
00:15:17,851 --> 00:15:19,317
-Okay.
-Do you want to come with us?
360
00:15:19,319 --> 00:15:20,985
Totally not,
I'll go in any other cave,
361
00:15:20,987 --> 00:15:24,622
But not -- not that one.
362
00:15:24,624 --> 00:15:26,291
-All right.
-Okay.
363
00:15:26,293 --> 00:15:28,192
I can understand that,
but you're the expert here.
364
00:15:28,194 --> 00:15:31,062
What's the easiest way
to get down the bottom?
365
00:15:31,064 --> 00:15:34,032
There's only one way down.
366
00:15:34,034 --> 00:15:35,900
If you go up around
the high side of the sinkhole,
367
00:15:35,902 --> 00:15:37,402
You can rig your rope
to that big tree,
368
00:15:37,404 --> 00:15:39,671
Then repelling in.
369
00:15:39,673 --> 00:15:43,408
Chobot: Something
attacked philip in this cave.
370
00:15:43,410 --> 00:15:46,844
And any evidence or maybe
the attacker itself...
371
00:15:46,846 --> 00:15:48,146
Torres: Going down!
372
00:15:48,148 --> 00:15:49,580
Chobot:
...Lies deep underground.
373
00:15:49,582 --> 00:15:51,516
Whoa! [bleep].
374
00:15:56,022 --> 00:15:57,522
Gates:
My team is in tennessee
375
00:15:57,524 --> 00:15:59,924
Exploring
the legend of the bell witch.
376
00:15:59,926 --> 00:16:02,527
Their investigation
has led them underground,
377
00:16:02,529 --> 00:16:04,762
Where caving expert
philip rykwalder
378
00:16:04,764 --> 00:16:07,699
Had a bizarre encounter
that around these parts
379
00:16:07,701 --> 00:16:11,069
Can only be explained
as pretty bell witchy.
380
00:16:11,071 --> 00:16:15,206
♪♪
381
00:16:15,208 --> 00:16:17,842
Torres: Going down.
Whoa! [bleep].
382
00:16:17,844 --> 00:16:21,946
This drop is no joke.
383
00:16:21,948 --> 00:16:23,748
Oh, my god, look at this place.
384
00:16:23,750 --> 00:16:32,523
♪♪
385
00:16:32,525 --> 00:16:34,258
All right.
386
00:16:34,260 --> 00:16:35,893
Jess, you good?
387
00:16:35,895 --> 00:16:38,997
Chobot: Ghosts and paranormal
activity don't scare me,
388
00:16:38,999 --> 00:16:42,400
But heights, well,
that's another story.
389
00:16:42,402 --> 00:16:45,103
This is so steep.
390
00:16:45,105 --> 00:16:47,939
It's okay, just go slow.
391
00:16:47,941 --> 00:16:49,607
How much further?
392
00:16:49,609 --> 00:16:51,476
Just 10 more feet, jess.
Almost down.
393
00:16:51,478 --> 00:16:53,845
♪♪
394
00:16:53,847 --> 00:16:55,780
Whoo, all right.
395
00:16:55,782 --> 00:16:57,782
All right.
396
00:16:57,784 --> 00:16:59,984
Torres: Philip rykwalder
believes he was attacked
397
00:16:59,986 --> 00:17:03,621
By some sort of unseen entity.
398
00:17:03,623 --> 00:17:06,891
But a more likely explanation
is he disturbed a coyote
399
00:17:06,893 --> 00:17:10,428
And was disoriented
in the dark.
400
00:17:10,430 --> 00:17:13,364
Careful.
401
00:17:13,366 --> 00:17:15,066
Opens up back here.
402
00:17:15,068 --> 00:17:16,134
Oh.
403
00:17:16,136 --> 00:17:17,702
-Ouch.
-Wow.
404
00:17:17,704 --> 00:17:20,838
My hope is that if we thoroughly
explore the cave,
405
00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:24,442
We may find clues left behind
from whatever it was that scared
406
00:17:24,444 --> 00:17:26,611
And scratched our witness.
407
00:17:26,613 --> 00:17:27,812
Let's see what
have we got?
408
00:17:27,814 --> 00:17:29,313
-Looks like passage back there.
-There.
409
00:17:29,315 --> 00:17:30,648
Looks like we got one up here.
410
00:17:30,650 --> 00:17:32,083
I'm kind of favoring this one
411
00:17:32,085 --> 00:17:35,286
Because it looks like it kind of
launches off into a larger area.
412
00:17:35,288 --> 00:17:36,921
Okay, let's go for it.
413
00:17:36,923 --> 00:17:42,560
♪♪
414
00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:44,729
-Oh, my god.
-What?
415
00:17:44,731 --> 00:17:47,765
This place
is filled with bones.
416
00:17:47,767 --> 00:17:49,400
Check it out. Look at that.
417
00:17:49,402 --> 00:17:52,036
Holy [bleep].
418
00:17:52,038 --> 00:17:53,471
What, is that a human bone?
419
00:17:53,473 --> 00:17:56,207
I don't know
what kind of bone it is.
420
00:17:56,209 --> 00:17:58,309
Oh, my god,
there's a huge pile behind us.
421
00:17:58,311 --> 00:18:00,411
You see all those?
-Oh, wow.
422
00:18:00,413 --> 00:18:02,747
What are these from?
Is something living down here?
423
00:18:02,749 --> 00:18:06,350
Could still be here?
424
00:18:06,352 --> 00:18:08,252
[ whispers ]
I don't like this place.
425
00:18:08,254 --> 00:18:11,322
I feel like
we're being watched.
426
00:18:11,324 --> 00:18:12,757
All right,
should we keep going?
427
00:18:12,759 --> 00:18:14,892
I kind of feel
like we already found this,
428
00:18:14,894 --> 00:18:16,661
We have to keep going.
429
00:18:16,663 --> 00:18:19,664
I'll follow you.
430
00:18:19,666 --> 00:18:21,332
All right, tight squeeze.
431
00:18:21,334 --> 00:18:25,203
♪♪
432
00:18:25,205 --> 00:18:27,472
Oh, wow.
433
00:18:27,474 --> 00:18:28,506
Way more bombs.
434
00:18:28,508 --> 00:18:30,775
-More?
-More.
435
00:18:30,777 --> 00:18:32,410
It's like
a graveyard down here.
436
00:18:32,412 --> 00:18:34,212
Oh, god.
437
00:18:34,214 --> 00:18:37,315
♪♪
438
00:18:37,317 --> 00:18:41,619
This looks like some animal
was storing its food in here.
439
00:18:41,621 --> 00:18:43,121
Look at that,
what are these? Walnuts?
440
00:18:43,123 --> 00:18:45,356
And it also seems to be
like bedding
441
00:18:45,358 --> 00:18:47,625
All the leaves and everything.
442
00:18:47,627 --> 00:18:51,295
Is that a candle?
443
00:18:51,297 --> 00:18:52,463
I mean, this is a candle.
444
00:18:52,465 --> 00:18:53,931
This looks old.
445
00:18:53,933 --> 00:18:55,933
That -- that is so weird.
446
00:18:55,935 --> 00:18:58,836
Oh, I feel creeped out
just holding this thing.
447
00:18:58,838 --> 00:19:01,672
♪♪
448
00:19:01,674 --> 00:19:05,576
Somebody actually came down here
at one point to do a ritual.
449
00:19:05,578 --> 00:19:07,712
♪♪
450
00:19:07,714 --> 00:19:11,315
I have no clue what would make
this combination
451
00:19:11,317 --> 00:19:14,685
Of all the walnuts
and the bones
452
00:19:14,687 --> 00:19:16,554
And then
there's a candle, too.
453
00:19:16,556 --> 00:19:18,189
So that, to me,
454
00:19:18,191 --> 00:19:22,059
Says a human
or someone was down here.
455
00:19:22,061 --> 00:19:26,831
This, to me, says, you know,
probably some kind of animal.
456
00:19:26,833 --> 00:19:28,666
Maybe it's a combination,
457
00:19:28,668 --> 00:19:30,434
Which is we're also known
for having familiars
458
00:19:30,436 --> 00:19:32,837
And familiars were, like,
with various animals
459
00:19:32,839 --> 00:19:34,438
That would
do the witches' bidding
460
00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:35,907
Or it would be the one
to carry out
461
00:19:35,909 --> 00:19:37,675
And help her with her spells.
462
00:19:37,677 --> 00:19:39,043
In wiccan mythology,
463
00:19:39,045 --> 00:19:42,346
Familiars are supernatural
entities or demons
464
00:19:42,348 --> 00:19:44,782
That can take the form
of many animals.
465
00:19:44,784 --> 00:19:48,219
Traditionally, they've provided
protection for their masters
466
00:19:48,221 --> 00:19:49,854
And help them perform magic.
467
00:19:49,856 --> 00:19:52,924
And walnut trees were once
feared as a bad omen
468
00:19:52,926 --> 00:19:56,661
And holds special significance
as gathering spots for witches.
469
00:19:56,663 --> 00:19:59,397
Piles of bones, walnuts,
and candles
470
00:19:59,399 --> 00:20:02,133
All in one specific area
of this cave,
471
00:20:02,135 --> 00:20:03,968
It can't be an accident.
472
00:20:03,970 --> 00:20:07,972
This is still the weirdest pile
of anything
473
00:20:07,974 --> 00:20:09,740
I've ever seen in nature.
474
00:20:09,742 --> 00:20:11,609
This could be a wild animal
just in its space,
475
00:20:11,611 --> 00:20:14,579
But that candle?
476
00:20:14,581 --> 00:20:17,014
I feel like that candle
is kind of the bridge
477
00:20:17,016 --> 00:20:19,717
To whatever's happening here.
478
00:20:19,719 --> 00:20:22,220
Hear that?
479
00:20:22,222 --> 00:20:25,089
It was like a rock
fall or a knock?
480
00:20:25,091 --> 00:20:26,257
Shh.
481
00:20:26,259 --> 00:20:28,392
[ clatter ]
482
00:20:28,394 --> 00:20:30,461
[ whispers ]
it came from over there.
483
00:20:30,463 --> 00:20:33,197
Something could be down here,
I'm serious,
484
00:20:33,199 --> 00:20:34,932
We got to be careful.
485
00:20:34,934 --> 00:20:36,200
Yeah, for sure.
486
00:20:36,202 --> 00:20:40,171
You wanna go that way?
487
00:20:40,173 --> 00:20:42,873
-Wow, big drop over here.
-Really?
488
00:20:42,875 --> 00:20:47,011
Big drop.
489
00:20:47,013 --> 00:20:50,147
The tiny passage opens up
to a larger section of the cave
490
00:20:50,149 --> 00:20:52,950
Where we get confirmation
that we're not alone.
491
00:20:52,952 --> 00:20:55,219
Yeah, look at this.
-What'd you find?
492
00:20:55,221 --> 00:20:57,121
See that?
493
00:20:57,123 --> 00:20:59,457
That looks like -- yeah.
Can you see that?
494
00:20:59,459 --> 00:21:00,891
Toe pads, one, two,
three, four.
495
00:21:00,893 --> 00:21:02,126
Oh.
496
00:21:02,128 --> 00:21:03,561
And those talons
right there,
497
00:21:03,563 --> 00:21:07,665
Those two are how you know
it's canine, whatever it is.
498
00:21:07,667 --> 00:21:09,800
I want to keep pushing through.
499
00:21:09,802 --> 00:21:14,872
♪♪
500
00:21:14,874 --> 00:21:17,642
Pretty slippery here.
501
00:21:17,644 --> 00:21:20,544
We follow the passage deeper
into the darkness,
502
00:21:20,546 --> 00:21:23,714
But we find no signs
of additional tracks.
503
00:21:23,716 --> 00:21:26,117
Wow, look at this place.
504
00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:30,087
Ooh, whoa.
505
00:21:30,089 --> 00:21:33,391
Wow.
506
00:21:33,393 --> 00:21:37,461
Oh, wow.
Look at all these stalactites.
507
00:21:37,463 --> 00:21:40,431
This is where you could see
the power of all that erosion
508
00:21:40,433 --> 00:21:41,899
And all the water
that runs underneath
509
00:21:41,901 --> 00:21:43,367
Tennessee connects
all these caves.
510
00:21:43,369 --> 00:21:45,469
Mm-hmm.
511
00:21:45,471 --> 00:21:48,239
If you believe the legend,
the caves beneath adams
512
00:21:48,241 --> 00:21:50,541
Were once the stomping ground
of the bell witch.
513
00:21:50,543 --> 00:21:54,045
Old kate batts' witch,
as she was also known.
514
00:21:54,047 --> 00:21:56,647
It's rumored that kate batts
was john bell's neighbor
515
00:21:56,649 --> 00:21:58,816
And she cursed him
on her deathbed.
516
00:21:58,818 --> 00:22:02,687
Her voice and sightings
of a black dog-like beast
517
00:22:02,689 --> 00:22:04,455
Were both reported
to have appeared
518
00:22:04,457 --> 00:22:07,692
In chambers like this one.
519
00:22:07,694 --> 00:22:09,427
I think it's worth
looking around here to see
520
00:22:09,429 --> 00:22:13,798
If we can find any evidence
of anyone else being here.
521
00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:14,932
Mm-hmm.
522
00:22:14,934 --> 00:22:17,668
But also I want to
take out my gas meter
523
00:22:17,670 --> 00:22:21,405
Because, you know, with this
story that philip had,
524
00:22:21,407 --> 00:22:24,775
It's kind of hard to believe
for such an experienced person
525
00:22:24,777 --> 00:22:27,011
To not know
what was happening here.
526
00:22:27,013 --> 00:22:30,548
So if I can detect
some sort of gas,
527
00:22:30,550 --> 00:22:32,550
Maybe he was hallucinating
or something.
528
00:22:32,552 --> 00:22:34,285
That's why I think it's good
to use a detector.
529
00:22:34,287 --> 00:22:37,188
Okay.
530
00:22:37,190 --> 00:22:39,957
Torres: Methane gas is commonly
found in cave networks
531
00:22:39,959 --> 00:22:41,926
Such as this one
532
00:22:41,928 --> 00:22:43,794
Migrating
through the limestone walls
533
00:22:43,796 --> 00:22:47,765
And underground water systems.
534
00:22:47,767 --> 00:22:49,633
Let me just
get the sensitivity.
535
00:22:49,635 --> 00:22:51,469
So this sound means
it's working.
536
00:22:51,471 --> 00:22:54,138
It'll be very loud
if it detects something.
537
00:22:54,140 --> 00:22:57,375
[ monitor beeping rapidly ]
538
00:22:57,377 --> 00:23:00,911
It's getting...
539
00:23:00,913 --> 00:23:04,915
It's getting a little bit,
nothing too crazy.
540
00:23:04,917 --> 00:23:06,283
Nothing that can kill us?
541
00:23:06,285 --> 00:23:08,052
Yeah, not that I can tell.
542
00:23:08,054 --> 00:23:10,721
Inhaling too much methane
can cause visual
543
00:23:10,723 --> 00:23:12,923
And tactile hallucinations,
544
00:23:12,925 --> 00:23:15,726
Which could explain
what philip experienced here.
545
00:23:15,728 --> 00:23:17,561
Trying to check some of
the fissures in the rocks
546
00:23:17,563 --> 00:23:19,797
To see if anything
could be seeping out of there.
547
00:23:19,799 --> 00:23:22,066
The detector's recording
very low amounts
548
00:23:22,068 --> 00:23:23,567
In the surrounding limestone
549
00:23:23,569 --> 00:23:26,904
So we can cross
that theory off our list.
550
00:23:26,906 --> 00:23:29,473
That's another pile.
Tons of bones.
551
00:23:29,475 --> 00:23:33,177
-Really?
-Yep, lots of sticks.
552
00:23:33,179 --> 00:23:35,946
Something is putting little
shrines all over the place.
553
00:23:35,948 --> 00:23:39,583
Why would someone be putting
these piles of bones
554
00:23:39,585 --> 00:23:41,886
And shrines around here?
555
00:23:41,888 --> 00:23:44,622
Who knows? They could be
protection shrines,
556
00:23:44,624 --> 00:23:48,225
Homages to something
that it worships.
557
00:23:48,227 --> 00:23:50,561
Many cultures believe
that caves are portals
558
00:23:50,563 --> 00:23:53,030
To the spiritual world,
and it's not unusual
559
00:23:53,032 --> 00:23:55,566
To find shrines
or offerings inside of them.
560
00:23:55,568 --> 00:23:58,536
What's strange is finding
a shrine-like piles
561
00:23:58,538 --> 00:24:00,738
In a cave
that is so inaccessible.
562
00:24:00,740 --> 00:24:04,008
So let's just do some
call and response
563
00:24:04,010 --> 00:24:05,075
And set up some equipment
564
00:24:05,077 --> 00:24:07,111
And see
what we can get out here.
565
00:24:07,113 --> 00:24:09,647
If the spirit of the bell witch
is down here,
566
00:24:09,649 --> 00:24:12,283
I'd like to say hello.
567
00:24:12,285 --> 00:24:14,385
She's supposed
to be talkative.
568
00:24:14,387 --> 00:24:16,454
Right? Yeah, she is.
569
00:24:16,456 --> 00:24:19,457
Ingram states in his book
that the witch actually spoke
570
00:24:19,459 --> 00:24:20,858
To those she tormented
571
00:24:20,860 --> 00:24:24,495
And that 15-year-old betsy bell
was her favorite target.
572
00:24:24,497 --> 00:24:26,630
So even if she decides
to communicate
573
00:24:26,632 --> 00:24:29,700
In the faintest whisper,
my audio recorder's
574
00:24:29,702 --> 00:24:33,337
Sensitive microphone can pick up
the most subtle sounds
575
00:24:33,339 --> 00:24:36,740
That are undetectable
by the human ear.
576
00:24:36,742 --> 00:24:39,810
I also have a vibration
and motion detector,
577
00:24:39,812 --> 00:24:41,111
A device wired to pick up
578
00:24:41,113 --> 00:24:44,615
The slightest reverberations
down here.
579
00:24:44,617 --> 00:24:47,885
If anything moves in this area,
the alarm will be triggered,
580
00:24:47,887 --> 00:24:50,154
Displaying lights
and an audible alert.
581
00:24:50,156 --> 00:24:53,190
♪♪
582
00:24:53,192 --> 00:24:55,259
Kate, are you there?
583
00:25:00,366 --> 00:25:04,935
Kate, why did you hate
john bell so much?
584
00:25:04,937 --> 00:25:09,607
I know you spoke to betsy bell,
can you talk to me?
585
00:25:09,609 --> 00:25:13,978
♪♪
586
00:25:17,917 --> 00:25:20,484
Are you, kate?
587
00:25:20,486 --> 00:25:23,053
[ beep ]
588
00:25:23,055 --> 00:25:24,255
The detector is moving.
589
00:25:24,257 --> 00:25:28,526
Yeah, the detector's moving.
590
00:25:28,528 --> 00:25:31,562
Dude, the detector went off
right when I said, are you kate.
591
00:25:34,534 --> 00:25:38,669
Is there anything
you need to tell us?
592
00:25:38,671 --> 00:25:40,337
Did you get it?
593
00:25:40,339 --> 00:25:42,473
I'll be honest,
that sounded
594
00:25:42,475 --> 00:25:45,309
Almost like a voice.
595
00:25:45,311 --> 00:25:47,144
[ speaks indistinctly ]
596
00:25:47,146 --> 00:25:48,512
I wanna see what that was.
597
00:25:48,514 --> 00:25:49,914
Here, give me that.
598
00:25:49,916 --> 00:25:50,948
-Hold this.
-What? Where you going?
599
00:25:50,950 --> 00:25:52,049
I wanna know what it is.
600
00:26:03,629 --> 00:26:06,830
Ah.
601
00:26:06,832 --> 00:26:09,300
Whoa! [ grunts ]
602
00:26:09,302 --> 00:26:11,101
Phil?
603
00:26:20,947 --> 00:26:21,946
Did you hear that?
604
00:26:21,948 --> 00:26:25,182
♪♪
605
00:26:25,184 --> 00:26:27,985
I'll be honest,
that sounded
606
00:26:27,987 --> 00:26:30,454
Almost like a voice.
607
00:26:30,456 --> 00:26:31,989
What? Where are you going?
608
00:26:31,991 --> 00:26:34,491
I want to see what that was.
609
00:26:34,493 --> 00:26:38,996
♪♪
610
00:26:38,998 --> 00:26:42,433
[ grunts ]
611
00:26:42,435 --> 00:26:44,401
Phil?
612
00:26:44,403 --> 00:26:45,869
Oh, [bleep].
613
00:26:47,173 --> 00:26:50,274
Phil! Phil, are you okay?
614
00:26:50,276 --> 00:26:52,810
[ groans ] I'm all right,
I'm all right.
615
00:26:52,812 --> 00:26:55,779
I'm all right, I'm okay.
616
00:26:55,781 --> 00:26:56,780
I'm coming up.
617
00:26:56,782 --> 00:26:59,049
What happened!
618
00:26:59,051 --> 00:27:01,018
Oh, I heard moving out there.
619
00:27:01,020 --> 00:27:03,153
It was sizable, it was moving,
620
00:27:03,155 --> 00:27:06,290
And then I kind of fell down
the hill.
621
00:27:06,292 --> 00:27:08,325
-Are you all right?
-I'm fine.
622
00:27:08,327 --> 00:27:09,960
But seriously, though,
are you okay?
623
00:27:09,962 --> 00:27:11,028
I'm fine.
624
00:27:11,030 --> 00:27:12,296
I mean, I'm down
to still stay in here
625
00:27:12,298 --> 00:27:14,398
And do a little bit
more exploring.
626
00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:17,735
Okay, let's keep going.
627
00:27:17,737 --> 00:27:20,137
Chobot: We continue to search
the cave for hours
628
00:27:20,139 --> 00:27:22,506
Looking for the source
of what sounded something
629
00:27:22,508 --> 00:27:24,508
Like a disembodied voice,
630
00:27:24,510 --> 00:27:27,811
Whether it was a real animal
or a harbinger of the bell witch
631
00:27:27,813 --> 00:27:29,213
Who knows?
632
00:27:29,215 --> 00:27:32,249
But there's no doubt in my mind
that the piles of bones
633
00:27:32,251 --> 00:27:36,120
And candle we found are evidence
that something very strange
634
00:27:36,122 --> 00:27:39,223
Is going on below
the surface of adams.
635
00:27:39,225 --> 00:27:40,991
So we decided to check in
with josh
636
00:27:40,993 --> 00:27:43,527
To figure out our next move.
637
00:27:43,529 --> 00:27:44,561
-Hey, josh.
-Hi.
638
00:27:44,563 --> 00:27:46,563
-How are you?
-Good.
639
00:27:46,565 --> 00:27:49,199
Have you found america's
most famous witch yet?
640
00:27:49,201 --> 00:27:50,434
I mean, possibly.
641
00:27:50,436 --> 00:27:52,002
Okay, we've got a possibly.
What's up?
642
00:27:52,004 --> 00:27:54,004
We actually met up
with some eyewitnesses
643
00:27:54,006 --> 00:27:56,407
Who claim to have seen
the same dog-like creature
644
00:27:56,409 --> 00:27:58,876
That ingram writes
about in his book.
645
00:27:58,878 --> 00:28:00,744
So we went
and explored this cave
646
00:28:00,746 --> 00:28:03,047
And we found multiple piles
of bones
647
00:28:03,049 --> 00:28:04,682
As well as a candle,
and it looked like
648
00:28:04,684 --> 00:28:06,784
It might have been used
in some sort of ritual.
649
00:28:06,786 --> 00:28:08,852
So a lot of really weird stuff.
650
00:28:08,854 --> 00:28:10,487
And we did find
a canine paw print in there.
651
00:28:10,489 --> 00:28:12,556
Okay.
652
00:28:12,558 --> 00:28:14,892
So something's living down there
or trapped down there.
653
00:28:14,894 --> 00:28:17,795
So at least that part
of his story holds up.
654
00:28:17,797 --> 00:28:20,898
So I see jess hasn't fully
convinced you yet, phil?
655
00:28:20,900 --> 00:28:22,866
-Oh, no.
-I'm working on it.
656
00:28:22,868 --> 00:28:25,369
We definitely did hear
something down there.
657
00:28:25,371 --> 00:28:26,570
I will give her that.
658
00:28:26,572 --> 00:28:28,605
It is fascinating
that the modern sightings
659
00:28:28,607 --> 00:28:31,709
Are mimicking the book,
but the really frustrating part
660
00:28:31,711 --> 00:28:34,511
Is we don't even know
if anything in the book is true.
661
00:28:34,513 --> 00:28:35,879
Right.
662
00:28:35,881 --> 00:28:37,614
And this really is
the heart of the matter, right?
663
00:28:37,616 --> 00:28:39,383
I mean, this is where
the legend comes from.
664
00:28:39,385 --> 00:28:40,684
So to that end,
665
00:28:40,686 --> 00:28:43,520
I've tracked down
a historian named david britton
666
00:28:43,522 --> 00:28:47,091
Who has recently found
what could be like an honest
667
00:28:47,093 --> 00:28:49,393
To god smoking gun document.
668
00:28:49,395 --> 00:28:50,527
-Okay.
-That's awesome.
669
00:28:50,529 --> 00:28:51,762
Yeah, that sounds intriguing.
670
00:28:51,764 --> 00:28:53,597
I'm told that it's a document
of some kind
671
00:28:53,599 --> 00:28:56,300
That hasn't seen
the light of day in 200 years.
672
00:28:56,302 --> 00:28:58,669
And whether this is something
that proves that
673
00:28:58,671 --> 00:29:02,506
Ingram was literally crying wolf
or whether it reveals
674
00:29:02,508 --> 00:29:05,642
There was something terrifying
happening out in the bell farm,
675
00:29:05,644 --> 00:29:08,045
This could be the key
to unlocking the whole legend.
676
00:29:08,047 --> 00:29:09,346
How do we get
a hold of this guy?
677
00:29:09,348 --> 00:29:11,281
I'm setting a meeting
this afternoon out
678
00:29:11,283 --> 00:29:13,784
At the old bell farm,
so he'll meet you out there
679
00:29:13,786 --> 00:29:15,786
And hopefully bring whatever
he's found with him.
680
00:29:15,788 --> 00:29:17,087
-Perfect.
-Great.
681
00:29:17,089 --> 00:29:20,290
Good luck
and stay safe, okay?
682
00:29:20,292 --> 00:29:21,391
Chobot: Ever since I read
683
00:29:21,393 --> 00:29:23,160
The authenticated
history of the bell,
684
00:29:23,162 --> 00:29:27,531
Which back in college
I've been hooked on this story.
685
00:29:27,533 --> 00:29:30,901
But separating 200 years
of fact from fiction
686
00:29:30,903 --> 00:29:32,469
Is no easy task.
687
00:29:32,471 --> 00:29:34,905
I'm just getting a little
overwhelmed at this point.
688
00:29:34,907 --> 00:29:37,341
Like, we've got hellhounds
attacking people.
689
00:29:37,343 --> 00:29:39,476
We've got the ingram book.
690
00:29:39,478 --> 00:29:41,512
What part of it is true?
What part of it is false?
691
00:29:41,514 --> 00:29:43,480
What is something that we should
be paying attention to
692
00:29:43,482 --> 00:29:46,650
And what is something
that we should be dismissing?
693
00:29:46,652 --> 00:29:48,685
I'm really hoping that
he'll be able to tell us,
694
00:29:48,687 --> 00:29:51,054
Historically speaking,
695
00:29:51,056 --> 00:29:55,092
What information is verifiable
and what isn't?
696
00:29:55,094 --> 00:29:57,828
We're meeting historian
and author david britton
697
00:29:57,830 --> 00:29:59,763
On the old bell farm property,
698
00:29:59,765 --> 00:30:01,999
The location
where the legend began.
699
00:30:02,001 --> 00:30:04,468
David has been researching
the story for years
700
00:30:04,470 --> 00:30:07,070
And is currently writing a book
on the subject.
701
00:30:07,072 --> 00:30:08,705
Thanks for meeting us out here.
702
00:30:08,707 --> 00:30:10,207
Absolutely,
it's my pleasure.
703
00:30:10,209 --> 00:30:11,842
So are any of the buildings
still standing?
704
00:30:11,844 --> 00:30:13,210
Not at all.
705
00:30:13,212 --> 00:30:15,646
No, they've they've been gone
for, you know, decades,
706
00:30:15,648 --> 00:30:17,347
If not over 100 years plus.
707
00:30:17,349 --> 00:30:18,649
Wow.
708
00:30:18,651 --> 00:30:20,450
There's, you know,
graves and remnants of a well
709
00:30:20,452 --> 00:30:22,619
And that's about it.
710
00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:24,054
So we've been here
investigating.
711
00:30:24,056 --> 00:30:27,324
Some people are saying
that there's haunted caves.
712
00:30:27,326 --> 00:30:29,626
Other people are saying
that's there's --
713
00:30:29,628 --> 00:30:31,295
-Hellhounds.
-Yeah, the hellhound.
714
00:30:31,297 --> 00:30:33,030
In this local community,
715
00:30:33,032 --> 00:30:36,567
It's such a strong story
and has been for so long
716
00:30:36,569 --> 00:30:38,969
That any time something
unexplained happens,
717
00:30:38,971 --> 00:30:40,270
Blame it on the bell witch,
right?
718
00:30:40,272 --> 00:30:41,505
-Got it, yeah.
-So.
719
00:30:41,507 --> 00:30:43,006
So with the ingram book,
720
00:30:43,008 --> 00:30:45,075
Is that something
we should completely write off?
721
00:30:45,077 --> 00:30:46,376
No, it is not.
722
00:30:46,378 --> 00:30:49,513
Scholars up until this point
have generally thought
723
00:30:49,515 --> 00:30:50,914
That ingram made this up
724
00:30:50,916 --> 00:30:56,386
Until I accidentally
discovered a resource.
725
00:30:56,388 --> 00:30:57,487
Can I show it to you?
726
00:30:57,489 --> 00:30:59,056
-Absolutely.
-Yes.
727
00:30:59,058 --> 00:31:00,691
It's a journal of a soldier.
728
00:31:00,693 --> 00:31:03,293
He was part of
a scientific expedition.
729
00:31:03,295 --> 00:31:04,595
Wow.
730
00:31:04,597 --> 00:31:06,063
So he's about
as professional as you come --
731
00:31:06,065 --> 00:31:07,464
-Yeah.
-...At this point.
732
00:31:07,466 --> 00:31:10,400
And as I was reading through it,
came across this entry.
733
00:31:10,402 --> 00:31:14,271
This is Thursday,
October 19, 1820.
734
00:31:14,273 --> 00:31:17,708
He says that rather
a singular circumstance was here
735
00:31:17,710 --> 00:31:21,511
Related to me of a young girl
736
00:31:21,513 --> 00:31:24,948
Of about 15 years of age.
737
00:31:24,950 --> 00:31:26,984
A voice accompanies her.
738
00:31:26,986 --> 00:31:31,021
[ indistinct whispering ]
739
00:31:31,023 --> 00:31:34,591
Thousands of persons have
visited her to hear this voice,
740
00:31:34,593 --> 00:31:36,226
He's talking about betsy bell.
741
00:31:36,228 --> 00:31:38,161
He's writing this down
742
00:31:38,163 --> 00:31:39,830
And hearing about it
as it's happening.
743
00:31:39,832 --> 00:31:41,198
-That's correct.
-Oh, my gosh.
744
00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,567
So this
is a true primary resource
745
00:31:43,569 --> 00:31:45,669
As far as history scholars
are concerned.
746
00:31:45,671 --> 00:31:48,505
But this does tell us is
that everything that comes
747
00:31:48,507 --> 00:31:50,574
After it has a kernel of truth.
748
00:31:50,576 --> 00:31:52,643
That is so cool.
749
00:31:52,645 --> 00:31:54,544
That makes me so happy to hear
that you found that.
750
00:31:54,546 --> 00:31:55,612
How did it get lost?
751
00:31:55,614 --> 00:31:57,714
It was a document
just in the dustbins
752
00:31:57,716 --> 00:31:59,316
Of the national archives.
753
00:31:59,318 --> 00:32:01,118
And so nobody
was really looking for it.
754
00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:02,619
You guys are actually
the first people
755
00:32:02,621 --> 00:32:04,454
Outside of my close friends
to hear about this.
756
00:32:04,456 --> 00:32:06,089
That's fantastic.
Also, thank you.
757
00:32:06,091 --> 00:32:07,324
-Yeah.
-Absolutely.
758
00:32:07,326 --> 00:32:08,959
-I promise not to tweet it out.
-All right.
759
00:32:08,961 --> 00:32:11,461
-Yet.
-Yet.
760
00:32:11,463 --> 00:32:15,032
David discovered the first
recorded eyewitness report
761
00:32:15,034 --> 00:32:18,902
About the supernatural events
on the bell farm.
762
00:32:18,904 --> 00:32:21,738
It proves that ingram
didn't invent the story,
763
00:32:21,740 --> 00:32:23,440
As many have suggested,
764
00:32:23,442 --> 00:32:27,511
And that he was recounting some
sort of actual terrifying event
765
00:32:27,513 --> 00:32:29,880
On the bell farm
decades earlier.
766
00:32:29,882 --> 00:32:31,748
And if the spirit still exists,
767
00:32:31,750 --> 00:32:35,085
The farm is the most
likely place to make contact.
768
00:32:35,087 --> 00:32:38,355
So as daylight starts to fade,
we make our way
769
00:32:38,357 --> 00:32:42,859
To the cornfield,
just like john bell did in 1817,
770
00:32:42,861 --> 00:32:45,762
Right before a hellhound
paid him a visit.
771
00:32:45,764 --> 00:32:46,897
Torres:
Oh, this corn is so thick.
772
00:32:46,899 --> 00:32:50,934
Ah, I'm already getting
smashed in the face.
773
00:32:50,936 --> 00:32:54,471
At the middle of the field
is a lone hackberry tree.
774
00:32:54,473 --> 00:32:56,606
All right, let's go see
the tree up ahead.
775
00:32:56,608 --> 00:32:59,009
All right,
keep heading that way.
776
00:32:59,011 --> 00:33:01,611
This was the center
of the old bell farm.
777
00:33:01,613 --> 00:33:05,015
♪♪
778
00:33:05,017 --> 00:33:08,285
Oh, all right,
made it to the tree.
779
00:33:08,287 --> 00:33:10,087
Look at this, I see the well.
780
00:33:10,089 --> 00:33:11,588
That's the bell family well.
781
00:33:11,590 --> 00:33:17,294
Well, this is the only thing
left from the original
782
00:33:17,296 --> 00:33:18,662
John bell house.
-Yeah.
783
00:33:18,664 --> 00:33:20,063
-Where everything began.
-Yeah, yeah.
784
00:33:20,065 --> 00:33:22,232
I want to see
how deep this thing is.
785
00:33:22,234 --> 00:33:24,334
Oh, that is deep.
786
00:33:24,336 --> 00:33:27,637
-We should investigate it.
-Yeah.
787
00:33:27,639 --> 00:33:30,173
Chobot: Some believe that
spirits can attach themselves
788
00:33:30,175 --> 00:33:32,843
To everything from people
to property.
789
00:33:32,845 --> 00:33:35,679
At the bells home
played host to the witch,
790
00:33:35,681 --> 00:33:38,548
And if her presence
also exists underground,
791
00:33:38,550 --> 00:33:41,218
Then this well is all
she's got left,
792
00:33:41,220 --> 00:33:44,888
A portal between the farm
and the other side.
793
00:33:44,890 --> 00:33:46,990
-You got my line?
-I got your line.
794
00:33:46,992 --> 00:33:49,726
Okay.
795
00:33:49,728 --> 00:33:51,928
All right, going down.
796
00:33:51,930 --> 00:33:54,264
A supernatural portal?
797
00:33:54,266 --> 00:33:55,932
I'm not so sure about that.
798
00:33:55,934 --> 00:33:57,667
But it is the only
remaining part
799
00:33:57,669 --> 00:33:59,536
Of the original bell farmstead.
800
00:33:59,538 --> 00:34:02,439
And I want to get
a firsthand look.
801
00:34:02,441 --> 00:34:05,609
Oh. [ exhales ]
802
00:34:05,611 --> 00:34:09,613
♪♪
803
00:34:09,615 --> 00:34:10,947
[ exhales slowly ]
804
00:34:10,949 --> 00:34:14,518
I'm down. Wow.
805
00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:16,520
Weird.
-What? What? What?
806
00:34:16,522 --> 00:34:17,754
Holy [bleep].
807
00:34:17,756 --> 00:34:21,691
There are like
big scratch marks in here.
808
00:34:23,562 --> 00:34:27,197
♪♪
809
00:34:27,199 --> 00:34:32,069
[ exhales ] all right,
going down.
810
00:34:32,071 --> 00:34:34,237
Oh.
811
00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:36,339
[ exhales ]
812
00:34:36,341 --> 00:34:38,742
♪♪
813
00:34:38,744 --> 00:34:40,143
[ exhales slowly ]
814
00:34:40,145 --> 00:34:41,578
I'm down.
815
00:34:41,580 --> 00:34:43,814
Wow.
816
00:34:43,816 --> 00:34:45,382
Weird.
-What? What? What?
817
00:34:45,384 --> 00:34:46,850
Holy [bleep].
818
00:34:46,852 --> 00:34:50,320
There are like
big scratch marks in here.
819
00:34:50,322 --> 00:34:53,256
Seeing them here, here, here.
820
00:34:53,258 --> 00:34:56,393
Like, something was trying
to climb out of here.
821
00:34:56,395 --> 00:34:59,096
God, that's dis --
there's hair.
822
00:34:59,098 --> 00:35:00,797
Oh.
823
00:35:00,799 --> 00:35:02,365
It looks more
human than animal.
824
00:35:02,367 --> 00:35:04,134
What the [bleep]
happened down here?
825
00:35:04,136 --> 00:35:06,269
If you can bring any of that up,
bring it up with you.
826
00:35:06,271 --> 00:35:08,505
Yeah.
827
00:35:08,507 --> 00:35:12,709
♪♪
828
00:35:12,711 --> 00:35:13,777
-Phil?
-Yeah?
829
00:35:13,779 --> 00:35:15,045
Hurry up.
830
00:35:15,047 --> 00:35:17,080
I just heard something rustling
around close to us.
831
00:35:17,082 --> 00:35:20,183
All right, got too much slack,
you gotta pull it tight.
832
00:35:20,185 --> 00:35:22,018
All right.
833
00:35:22,020 --> 00:35:26,089
♪♪
834
00:35:26,091 --> 00:35:27,457
All right, pull more.
835
00:35:27,459 --> 00:35:29,025
Okay!
836
00:35:29,027 --> 00:35:31,595
[ bleep ]
837
00:35:31,597 --> 00:35:35,665
[ grunting ] oh.
838
00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:36,967
You okay up here?
839
00:35:36,969 --> 00:35:39,102
I straight up
heard something out here,
840
00:35:39,104 --> 00:35:40,837
I feel like somebody is here.
841
00:35:40,839 --> 00:35:43,807
Let me show you what I got.
Pretty gross hair.
842
00:35:43,809 --> 00:35:45,942
Okay, you can hold that.
I don't need to hold that.
843
00:35:45,944 --> 00:35:48,011
That's great.
844
00:35:48,013 --> 00:35:49,579
This is creepy.
845
00:35:49,581 --> 00:35:51,681
Oh, yeah.
846
00:35:51,683 --> 00:35:53,517
Okay, let's see
if we can figure out
847
00:35:53,519 --> 00:35:55,719
Where that noise
is coming from.
848
00:35:55,721 --> 00:35:59,389
♪♪
849
00:35:59,391 --> 00:36:02,959
We push even deeper
into bell family territory.
850
00:36:02,961 --> 00:36:06,129
David britton also talked
about nearby gravesites
851
00:36:06,131 --> 00:36:07,564
On the property.
852
00:36:07,566 --> 00:36:09,733
Other, you know
graves and remnants of a well,
853
00:36:09,735 --> 00:36:11,902
And that's about it.
854
00:36:11,904 --> 00:36:13,236
Chobot: If the bell witch
tormented john
855
00:36:13,238 --> 00:36:14,838
And lucy bell in life,
856
00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:17,607
Perhaps she still
haunts them in death.
857
00:36:17,609 --> 00:36:20,143
So we make our way
to the bellwood cemetery,
858
00:36:20,145 --> 00:36:23,046
The final resting place
of the bell family,
859
00:36:23,048 --> 00:36:26,316
Hoping our presence
might draw out the witch.
860
00:36:26,318 --> 00:36:27,651
Whoa.
861
00:36:27,653 --> 00:36:29,920
This place
is kind of creepy.
862
00:36:29,922 --> 00:36:33,924
♪♪
863
00:36:33,926 --> 00:36:36,092
I want to see
what some of these names are.
864
00:36:36,094 --> 00:36:40,163
♪♪
865
00:36:40,165 --> 00:36:43,400
Joel bell.
-Okay?
866
00:36:43,402 --> 00:36:45,135
So where are john
and lucy buried, then?
867
00:36:45,137 --> 00:36:47,137
Well, I mean, I'm assuming
by the obelisk?
868
00:36:47,139 --> 00:36:50,907
Let's check that.
869
00:36:50,909 --> 00:36:53,643
So...
870
00:36:53,645 --> 00:36:56,780
So this is it.
John bell and lucy.
871
00:36:56,782 --> 00:36:58,148
Uh-huh.
872
00:36:58,150 --> 00:37:00,584
This is the couple that was
haunted by the bell witch.
873
00:37:00,586 --> 00:37:05,755
Yeah, whose farm included
the land hereabouts built --
874
00:37:05,757 --> 00:37:07,090
Wait a minute.
So I don't get this.
875
00:37:07,092 --> 00:37:11,962
254 rods north,
23 degrees east from here.
876
00:37:11,964 --> 00:37:13,964
Yeah, so that's telling us
where their house was.
877
00:37:13,966 --> 00:37:17,434
And then their graves are
267 rods north
878
00:37:17,436 --> 00:37:20,303
18 degrees east from here.
879
00:37:20,305 --> 00:37:21,838
So they're not even buried here.
880
00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:24,608
-No.
-This is just a memorial.
881
00:37:24,610 --> 00:37:26,343
So where are they buried?
882
00:37:26,345 --> 00:37:29,879
267 rods north,
18 degrees east.
883
00:37:29,881 --> 00:37:31,381
So...
-Okay.
884
00:37:31,383 --> 00:37:33,450
We got to figure out
how long a rod is.
885
00:37:33,452 --> 00:37:34,517
-All right.
-Maybe we should look this up.
886
00:37:34,519 --> 00:37:38,188
Well, it is defined as
16 1/2 feet.
887
00:37:38,190 --> 00:37:40,924
Okay, then,
we have to do 267 --
888
00:37:40,926 --> 00:37:42,058
Uh-huh.
889
00:37:42,060 --> 00:37:43,493
...Times 16 1/2 feet.
890
00:37:43,495 --> 00:37:47,897
Okay, 4,405 feet.
891
00:37:47,899 --> 00:37:49,866
That's like
just shy of a mile.
892
00:37:49,868 --> 00:37:54,004
Okay, so then north,
18 degrees east from here.
893
00:37:54,006 --> 00:37:55,171
So there it is.
894
00:37:55,173 --> 00:37:56,306
All right.
895
00:37:56,308 --> 00:37:59,709
Almost a mile
in that direction
896
00:37:59,711 --> 00:38:02,012
Are the actual graves
of john and lucy bell.
897
00:38:02,014 --> 00:38:04,247
Yeah.
And that's where we need to go.
898
00:38:04,249 --> 00:38:06,950
We got some hiking to do.
899
00:38:06,952 --> 00:38:08,985
Chobot: John and lucy bell's
true gravesite
900
00:38:08,987 --> 00:38:10,387
Is located about a mile
901
00:38:10,389 --> 00:38:13,223
In this direction
with no clear trail
902
00:38:13,225 --> 00:38:16,860
And no landmarks to help guide
our way other than the well,
903
00:38:16,862 --> 00:38:18,928
John and lucy's graves
are the only remnants
904
00:38:18,930 --> 00:38:21,765
From their time.
905
00:38:21,767 --> 00:38:24,801
If we can find them,
it could help us make contact
906
00:38:24,803 --> 00:38:28,238
With the witch that haunted them
when they were alive.
907
00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:30,006
I think now that we're close,
908
00:38:30,008 --> 00:38:31,775
Best chance
of actually finding this thing
909
00:38:31,777 --> 00:38:32,942
Is to fan out a little bit.
910
00:38:32,944 --> 00:38:35,545
I'll head this way,
you that way 1,500 feet.
911
00:38:35,547 --> 00:38:37,280
Mm-hmm, okay.
912
00:38:37,282 --> 00:38:43,953
♪♪
913
00:38:43,955 --> 00:38:50,927
♪♪
914
00:38:50,929 --> 00:38:53,963
It is so creepy in here.
915
00:38:53,965 --> 00:38:56,800
This place is, ooh,
it's weird.
916
00:38:56,802 --> 00:39:04,774
♪♪
917
00:39:04,776 --> 00:39:09,012
Oh! I found it.
918
00:39:09,014 --> 00:39:10,180
You found it, for sure?
919
00:39:10,182 --> 00:39:11,681
Absolutely, for sure.
920
00:39:11,683 --> 00:39:13,883
All right, can you shine your
light and holler a little bit?
921
00:39:13,885 --> 00:39:15,452
I'll come your way.
922
00:39:15,454 --> 00:39:18,621
I'm over here!
923
00:39:18,623 --> 00:39:20,256
♪♪
924
00:39:20,258 --> 00:39:23,093
-What you got?
-Check this out.
925
00:39:23,095 --> 00:39:25,362
Oh, my gosh.
926
00:39:25,364 --> 00:39:27,097
John bell...
-Mm-hmm.
927
00:39:27,099 --> 00:39:28,998
1750 to 1820.
928
00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:30,266
Yeah, and his wife lucy.
929
00:39:30,268 --> 00:39:33,903
This is the spot.
930
00:39:33,905 --> 00:39:37,273
Yeah, this is it.
931
00:39:37,275 --> 00:39:38,942
Something's
in the bushes over there.
932
00:39:38,944 --> 00:39:42,545
Something big.
933
00:39:42,547 --> 00:39:45,448
I see some eyes shining.
I see some eyes shining.
934
00:39:45,450 --> 00:39:49,486
♪♪
935
00:39:49,488 --> 00:39:52,322
Did you see it anymore?
936
00:39:52,324 --> 00:39:54,491
No.
937
00:39:54,493 --> 00:39:57,327
I saw something, for sure.
938
00:39:57,329 --> 00:40:01,164
Maybe she's watching us.
939
00:40:05,404 --> 00:40:07,337
One of the most famous legends
surrounding the bell witch
940
00:40:07,339 --> 00:40:09,305
Which is that then
soon to be president,
941
00:40:09,307 --> 00:40:11,841
Andrew jackson had his own
terrifying encounter
942
00:40:11,843 --> 00:40:12,876
With the spirit.
943
00:40:12,878 --> 00:40:14,444
To help separate
fact from fiction,
944
00:40:14,446 --> 00:40:16,613
We reached out to the director
of interpretation
945
00:40:16,615 --> 00:40:19,783
At the andrew jackson hermitage
in nashville, tennessee.
946
00:40:19,785 --> 00:40:22,952
Please welcome mike zimmerman.
So, mike, what's the deal?
947
00:40:22,954 --> 00:40:25,622
Any chance that andrew jackson
went out to this farm?
948
00:40:25,624 --> 00:40:28,391
You know, I wish I could
say that he absolutely did.
949
00:40:28,393 --> 00:40:30,427
I mean, I will be honest.
There's a slight chance.
950
00:40:30,429 --> 00:40:32,862
But frankly, when I look through
jackson's letters,
951
00:40:32,864 --> 00:40:36,166
He does not demark one note
about john bell, the witch,
952
00:40:36,168 --> 00:40:37,600
Anything like that.
953
00:40:37,602 --> 00:40:40,603
The bell boys were involved
with jackson, the war of 1812.
954
00:40:40,605 --> 00:40:42,672
And I could see where
the connection would come from.
955
00:40:42,674 --> 00:40:44,441
But he was pretty
tight-lipped if he did.
956
00:40:44,443 --> 00:40:46,209
One would imagine
957
00:40:46,211 --> 00:40:47,644
That if something
like this had happened,
958
00:40:47,646 --> 00:40:49,679
Word would have really
gotten out quickly.
959
00:40:49,681 --> 00:40:50,847
Oh, absolutely.
960
00:40:50,849 --> 00:40:52,449
So not impossible
that he went out there,
961
00:40:52,451 --> 00:40:54,117
But nothing
in the historical record.
962
00:40:54,119 --> 00:40:56,586
Yeah, I don't have anything
for certain. I wish I did.
963
00:40:56,588 --> 00:40:57,854
Well, there you have it.
964
00:40:57,856 --> 00:40:59,222
While phil and jess continue
their investigation,
965
00:40:59,224 --> 00:41:00,824
This particular piece
of folklore
966
00:41:00,826 --> 00:41:02,125
Appears to be just that.
967
00:41:06,898 --> 00:41:08,531
Gates: Jess and phil
are on the old
968
00:41:08,533 --> 00:41:11,334
Bell family property
in adams, tennessee,
969
00:41:11,336 --> 00:41:14,370
Investigating
the legend of the bell witch
970
00:41:14,372 --> 00:41:17,240
A deadly paranormal entity
made infamous
971
00:41:17,242 --> 00:41:21,211
By the writings of m.V. Ingram.
972
00:41:21,213 --> 00:41:25,248
And perhaps,
it's more than just tall tales.
973
00:41:25,250 --> 00:41:27,350
I see some eyes shining.
I see some eyes shining.
974
00:41:27,352 --> 00:41:32,121
♪♪
975
00:41:32,123 --> 00:41:35,225
Do you see it anymore?
976
00:41:35,227 --> 00:41:37,760
No.
977
00:41:37,762 --> 00:41:40,163
I saw something, for sure.
978
00:41:40,165 --> 00:41:44,400
Maybe she's watching us.
979
00:41:44,402 --> 00:41:47,003
There's something out there
with eyes shining,
980
00:41:47,005 --> 00:41:48,705
And it took off.
981
00:41:48,707 --> 00:41:49,906
Chobot: Ingram's book says
982
00:41:49,908 --> 00:41:52,075
That the sighting
of a supernatural creature
983
00:41:52,077 --> 00:41:54,544
Often precedes an attack
from the witch,
984
00:41:54,546 --> 00:41:58,248
From the cave to the burial site
of john and lucy bell,
985
00:41:58,250 --> 00:42:01,451
And into the expanse
of cornfields on this property,
986
00:42:01,453 --> 00:42:04,320
It seems like something
has been stalking us.
987
00:42:04,322 --> 00:42:06,956
And if we're going to make
contact with the bell witch,
988
00:42:06,958 --> 00:42:09,926
It's going to be
right here tonight.
989
00:42:09,928 --> 00:42:11,327
All right, well,
let's set it up.
990
00:42:11,329 --> 00:42:13,329
We find a small clearing
in the corn
991
00:42:13,331 --> 00:42:15,532
And set up various
trigger items --
992
00:42:15,534 --> 00:42:17,433
An old photo of the bell
farmhouse
993
00:42:17,435 --> 00:42:20,069
And a candle similar
to the one we found in the cave
994
00:42:20,071 --> 00:42:22,572
Might elicit a response
from the bell witch.
995
00:42:22,574 --> 00:42:25,041
We're also rigging
infrared motion sensors
996
00:42:25,043 --> 00:42:26,442
Around the area.
997
00:42:26,444 --> 00:42:29,546
If a spirit,
an animal, a ghost,
998
00:42:29,548 --> 00:42:33,383
A witch,
if anything passes by,
999
00:42:33,385 --> 00:42:35,852
We're gonna know about it.
1000
00:42:35,854 --> 00:42:36,853
All right, call me on the walkie
if anything happens.
1001
00:42:36,855 --> 00:42:39,556
All right.
1002
00:42:39,558 --> 00:42:41,224
We're splitting up
to cover more ground.
1003
00:42:41,226 --> 00:42:45,228
Today, the land is a maze
of endless rows of corn.
1004
00:42:45,230 --> 00:42:50,600
♪♪
1005
00:42:50,602 --> 00:42:55,705
I swear it is so hard to see
anything in here.
1006
00:42:55,707 --> 00:43:00,343
♪♪
1007
00:43:00,345 --> 00:43:02,812
Chobot: I'm way deep
in the field.
1008
00:43:02,814 --> 00:43:05,848
I'm gonna go
and sit down here
1009
00:43:05,850 --> 00:43:08,851
And see if I can communicate
with the bell witch.
1010
00:43:08,853 --> 00:43:12,422
Copy that.
1011
00:43:12,424 --> 00:43:13,623
Chobot: I'm using a device
1012
00:43:13,625 --> 00:43:16,025
That scans radio frequencies
and white noise
1013
00:43:16,027 --> 00:43:21,431
That many believe spirits
can use to communicate with.
1014
00:43:21,433 --> 00:43:25,568
Are you still at
the bell farm?
1015
00:43:25,570 --> 00:43:27,770
Kate, is that you?
1016
00:43:27,772 --> 00:43:34,177
♪♪
1017
00:43:34,179 --> 00:43:36,346
Kate, is that you?
1018
00:43:36,348 --> 00:43:38,514
♪♪
1019
00:43:38,516 --> 00:43:40,650
Did you hear that?
1020
00:43:40,652 --> 00:43:45,555
[ rustling ]
1021
00:43:45,557 --> 00:43:48,658
It's like
it's moving around us.
1022
00:43:51,730 --> 00:43:54,764
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Oh, [bleep].
1023
00:43:54,766 --> 00:43:56,766
Jess, did you hear that?
1024
00:43:56,768 --> 00:43:59,102
It sounded like a voice to me.
1025
00:43:59,104 --> 00:44:02,605
If it's a person, then why
the hell can't we see it?
1026
00:44:02,607 --> 00:44:04,440
You got anything
on the thermal?
1027
00:44:04,442 --> 00:44:06,476
I don't see a thing.
1028
00:44:06,478 --> 00:44:12,181
♪♪
1029
00:44:12,183 --> 00:44:13,216
If it was the bell witch,
1030
00:44:13,218 --> 00:44:18,788
Which was that you making
that noise?
1031
00:44:18,790 --> 00:44:21,190
Did you hear that?
1032
00:44:21,192 --> 00:44:22,859
Phil, are you there?
1033
00:44:22,861 --> 00:44:24,661
Yeah, go ahead.
1034
00:44:24,663 --> 00:44:27,296
So I just said,
if you are the bell witch,
1035
00:44:27,298 --> 00:44:29,432
Did you make that noise?
1036
00:44:29,434 --> 00:44:32,268
And the ghost box said,
yes, yes.
1037
00:44:32,270 --> 00:44:36,239
What? Are you sure?
1038
00:44:36,241 --> 00:44:37,607
[ bleep ]
1039
00:44:37,609 --> 00:44:40,810
[ bleep ]
1040
00:44:40,812 --> 00:44:45,248
♪♪
1041
00:44:45,250 --> 00:44:50,720
[ indistinct whispering ]
1042
00:44:50,722 --> 00:44:52,155
Phil, are you there?
1043
00:44:52,157 --> 00:44:53,423
What's happening?
1044
00:44:53,425 --> 00:44:54,490
I hear that noise again,
1045
00:44:54,492 --> 00:44:56,125
And it's really
close this time.
1046
00:44:56,127 --> 00:44:59,395
It's right by me.
1047
00:44:59,397 --> 00:45:00,897
[ indistinct whispering ]
1048
00:45:00,899 --> 00:45:03,332
Yeah, I think
I just heard it.
1049
00:45:03,334 --> 00:45:04,667
I'm going after it.
1050
00:45:04,669 --> 00:45:07,837
Me, too. What the [bleep]
is this thing?
1051
00:45:07,839 --> 00:45:15,478
♪♪
1052
00:45:15,480 --> 00:45:18,848
Okay, something was loud.
What was it?
1053
00:45:18,850 --> 00:45:20,717
It was right next to me.
1054
00:45:20,719 --> 00:45:24,353
It sounded like something
was coming through the cornfield
1055
00:45:24,355 --> 00:45:25,955
And it was close.
1056
00:45:25,957 --> 00:45:27,990
Did you notice
the candle's out?
1057
00:45:27,992 --> 00:45:29,158
No.
1058
00:45:29,160 --> 00:45:31,828
I didn't hear
the sensors go off.
1059
00:45:31,830 --> 00:45:33,029
Definitely heard something
in the corn,
1060
00:45:33,031 --> 00:45:34,664
The candle's out.
-Mm-hmm.
1061
00:45:34,666 --> 00:45:37,400
There's essentially
zero wind here tonight.
1062
00:45:37,402 --> 00:45:41,771
We just got some responses.
We're not calling it a night.
1063
00:45:41,773 --> 00:45:46,476
-Okay, let's keep at it.
-All right.
1064
00:45:46,478 --> 00:45:48,978
Torres: We continue to search
the cornfields and graveyards
1065
00:45:48,980 --> 00:45:50,413
Of the old bell farm,
1066
00:45:50,415 --> 00:45:53,649
But whatever was lurking
and whispering in the shadows
1067
00:45:53,651 --> 00:45:58,488
Has fallen silent.
1068
00:45:58,490 --> 00:45:59,889
With the sun about to rise,
1069
00:45:59,891 --> 00:46:03,126
We finally make our way back
to the main road.
1070
00:46:03,128 --> 00:46:07,196
I love the fact that we now
have our own bell witch story,
1071
00:46:07,198 --> 00:46:09,565
And I think it's amazing
that we got that
1072
00:46:09,567 --> 00:46:11,567
Yes. Yes, right
when I mentioned the bell witch
1073
00:46:11,569 --> 00:46:13,703
And kate's name.
1074
00:46:13,705 --> 00:46:14,937
Gates: The story
of the bell witch
1075
00:46:14,939 --> 00:46:17,673
Was popularized
by the work of m.V. Ingram,
1076
00:46:17,675 --> 00:46:19,642
But was he reporting
on true events?
1077
00:46:19,644 --> 00:46:21,077
With this legend,
1078
00:46:21,079 --> 00:46:24,046
The lines between fact
and folklore seem to blur
1079
00:46:24,048 --> 00:46:25,615
Between the edges.
1080
00:46:25,617 --> 00:46:27,183
Was the voice
that seemingly spoke
1081
00:46:27,185 --> 00:46:31,387
To jess simple
radio interference or kate batts
1082
00:46:31,389 --> 00:46:33,723
Trying to make contact
from beyond the grave.
1083
00:46:36,060 --> 00:46:40,029
Did you hear that?
It said yes, yes.
1084
00:46:40,031 --> 00:46:42,532
Gates: More questions
left unanswered.
1085
00:46:42,534 --> 00:46:45,134
Don't get me wrong,
we saw some weird stuff,
1086
00:46:45,136 --> 00:46:48,638
Heard some weird stuff
from the cave to the cornfield.
1087
00:46:48,640 --> 00:46:50,573
Gates: In a local cave,
the team found evidence
1088
00:46:50,575 --> 00:46:54,443
Of animal activity
and also potential ritual items,
1089
00:46:54,445 --> 00:46:57,246
But also heard what sounded
like a voice.
1090
00:46:57,248 --> 00:47:00,983
At john and lucy bell's grave,
and in the cornfield,
1091
00:47:00,985 --> 00:47:03,786
Something seemed to be hiding
in the shadows.
1092
00:47:06,391 --> 00:47:07,523
Gates: Lab analysis
of the evidence
1093
00:47:07,525 --> 00:47:09,458
Phil collected
in the well concluded,
1094
00:47:09,460 --> 00:47:11,894
The hair sample was,
in fact, human.
1095
00:47:11,896 --> 00:47:15,798
How and why it got down
there is anybody's guess.
1096
00:47:15,800 --> 00:47:17,333
But one thing is certain,
1097
00:47:17,335 --> 00:47:20,336
New documents confirm
that a ghostly presence
1098
00:47:20,338 --> 00:47:22,638
Has at least been reported
on the bell property
1099
00:47:22,640 --> 00:47:25,708
For two centuries.
1100
00:47:25,710 --> 00:47:28,043
To me, the thing that stands
out the most
1101
00:47:28,045 --> 00:47:29,979
Was that historical document.
1102
00:47:29,981 --> 00:47:33,316
From a soldier unassociated
with the bell family,
1103
00:47:33,318 --> 00:47:36,052
He's completely impartial.
1104
00:47:36,054 --> 00:47:39,589
He's just jotting down what
he knows as fact
1105
00:47:39,591 --> 00:47:42,391
During the time
that it was actually happening.
1106
00:47:42,393 --> 00:47:43,826
That's a needle
in a haystack find.
1107
00:47:43,828 --> 00:47:45,494
To me,
we found the bell witch.
1108
00:47:45,496 --> 00:47:49,465
I will agree
that something unexplainable
1109
00:47:49,467 --> 00:47:54,036
Must have happened
right there 200 years ago.
1110
00:47:54,038 --> 00:47:58,741
I can live with that.
1111
00:47:58,743 --> 00:48:01,077
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1112
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