Paranormal Investigation Uneventful in Deep River, Connecticut

Claims of Mysterious Noises Could Not Be Substantiated

By Corey Sipe

DEEP RIVER - While Fox Mulder on the hit television show "The X-Files" believed the "truth is out there," his partner Dana Scully was more interested in seeing hard evidence.

In the case of patrons and staff reporting mysterious noises and sights at the Deep River Public Library, a lack of evidence means a lack of answers.

Library Director Ann Paietta said eight investigators from the Connecticut Paranormal Research Society, CPRS, came to the library on Mar. 8 to perform a four-hour investigation.

They used a variety of equipment, including video cameras, an Electronic Voice Phenomena recorder, and infrared red cameras and digital cameras.

Shortly after the investigation, researchers were optimistic that spirits, in fact, inhibit the 1881 building.

"Activity peaked when we first started our investigation as if it was attracted to what we were doing but after one to two hours, it moved away," said paracounselor Pamela Ryder.

Ryder said it was possible that the building, located at the corner of Main and Village Streets, house the spirit of the XYZ robber who was killed at the Deep River Savings Bank at 141 Main Street on Dec. 13, 1899.

News articles and the Winchester rifle are in a display case of the bank, now known as Citizen's Bank.

Almost two months after the investigation, it seems that there is no hard evidence to prove what caused those mysterious noises.

Joseph M. Franke, founder and senior investigator of CPRS said, "Unfortunately, my team yielded no findings at the Deep River Library. The evening proved to be quite uneventful. This is not to say that the library does not have some degree of paranormal activity; it only means that we did not capture any evidence to substantiate the claims. The case remains open at this time pending additional investigations."

Paietta expects to receive a complete analysis of the Mar. 8 investigation on disk and hopes the group can come back to the library for a seminar.

It is expected that the Enfield Paranormal Society will visit the library in May to give a lecture.

In February, the Enfield group claimed they had hard evidence that the 1857 Cohasset Town Hall in Cohasset, Mass. has strong paranormal activity claiming that an attic door shuts on its own and a voice was heard saying the word "no" from the cellar which was formerly a jail.

While "The X-Files" was a fictional television show, the Rolling Hills Paranormal Research Center actually offers courses in ghost hunting, EVP, and spiritual protection.