Paranormal investigators record orb attack in abandoned hotel/nursing home

January 26, 12:21 PMGhost Hunting ExaminerPatricia Marin

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Over its long history, the Hotel Rieger has also served as a nursing home.

In Nomine Paranormal Research (INPR), based in Fort Wayne, IN, recently participated in an investigation of the Hotel Rieger in Sandusky, OH with Erie Paranormal Research. INPR is a group of professional paranormal investigators formed to advance the knowledge of paranormal activity. Through the use of state-of-the-art equipment and scientific principles, they seek to produce positive quantifiable evidence of the existence of spirits, portals, paranormal energy, and the afterlife. Rob Stone and Megan Price from INPR made the three hour journey to Sandusky.  The investigation began at approximately 6:30 pm and lasted into the night.

The Hotel Rieger has gone through several incarnations, including stints as a nursing home and a bed and breakfast, finally closing its doors in 1996. It has stood vacant since then and is currently owned by the city of Sandusky.

Rob reports that the majority of the activity apparently centers on the fifth floor. Paranormal activities include footsteps, shadows, and voices. The ghost of a small child is thought to haunt the entire hotel, although his or her identify is unknown.

When Orbs Attack

Investigators covered all five floors of the hotel, along with the basement. While conducting an EVP session in one of the rooms, they heard footsteps in the hallway, although they were alone on the floor at that time. They also captured an interesting orb event on the remote DVR camera – click on the hyperlink to check it out. The orb streaks down the hallway toward the camera; then, just as it reaches the camera, some type of electrical interference causes the camera image to warp and waver. The camera itself was not physically moved. Although Rob and Megan understand that most orbs are dust, insects, or moisture they are at a loss to explain the unusual characteristics of this particular orb.

Megan took this photo of an interesting orb pattern forming in the doorway on the fifth floor.
 

Unusual orb pattern in doorway on the 5th floor.

In Nomine Paranormal Research conducts investigations upon request in homes and businesses in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, northwest Ohio, and surrounding areas. Watch this blog for results of additional INPR investigations, as well as information on their “Paranormacon 2009,” scheduled for May 16th-17th. Paranormacon will feature a demonology class with exorcist Bishop James Long, as well as a special “Hunting the Shadow Man” investigation. INPR is a member of the American Ghost Society.