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November 2007: Strange but true!
JEDDAH,
And welfare officers of the Overseas Workers Welfare Office (OWWA) are apparently running out of remedies.
“We’re doing our very best to provide comfort to those affected and to keep the rest calm. We were told that such goings on here occur either during or before the Ramadan season,” said said Digna Diaz, one of the welfare officers assigned to take care of the shelter’s more than 50 wards.
“We do hope it will end soon. We’re worried about its effect on the health of many of the wards,” said Digna Diaz, one of the welfare officers assigned to take care of the shelter’s wards.
The shelter, formally called the Filipino Workers Resource Center (FWRC), has about 50 wards, mostly domestic helpers who ran away from their employers either because of abuse or unpaid salaries.
Just before
The balete (scientific name: Ficus indica) is believed by many in the
A leader of the prayer warriors, who asked not to be identified, described what they did as a “simple prayer” meant to “cast out evil spirits” that may have stricken some of the shelter’s wards.
After an hour of praying, all of the five wards who were “possessed” calmed down. Minutes after the “warriors” left, however, just before
Based on the shelter’s records, an average of five wards have been stricken each night since the problem started on Wednesday, with some of them stricken two or more times. Eleven wards have already been stricken.
All of the victims are workers who either escaped or were abandoned by their employers, except for a 19-year-old who claimed she ran away from her parents in
Asked what the OWWA office plans to do, Musa said they were exploring the possibility of seeking help from those who have knowledge of the paranormal. He said that a team of Saudi medics who came to check on the stricken wards suggested that an exorcist may do the trick.
Diaz, the welfare officer, yesterday said she was worried because some of the wards were talking about seeing strange things, all of which seem to be linked to the “balete” tree.
Araceli Bacolor, one of those who got “possessed” last Thursday, talked of seeing a woman rushing out of the toilet toward the tree.
Another ward was said to have seen a woman “floating” beside the tree.
Some of those who have helped comfort the “possessed” observed that it helped if the victims were caressed, and held by the hand and assured that everything was alright. “It seems that they need tender loving care. Many of them have really bad experiences with their employers and they miss their families a lot. Perhaps our officials at home should look into this. Perhaps they should send psychologists to help the OWWA staff,” said one IT engineer, who asked not to be named “because I don’t want to be accused of engaging in illegal practice of psychology.”
The source cited the case of one of the women who had been stricken for four straight nights. Last night, she was staying at the home of a community member and did not get “possessed,” he said.
Ghost in Ohio
November 2007: An American Sighting!
The TV CCN have a report on a ghosts sighting in a Ohio petrol station, do you think it's real?
Richmond Road Sheffield
November 2007: A Sheffield Sighting
Rotherham-ghosts received this report on a ghosts sighting and are appealing for further information, please see copy of original email below:-
It was around
To get home we drive through a place called Richmond near Handsworth, Sheffield, I was driving and my wife was in the passenger seat with our 6 year old child in the back, we were just passing the Richmond pub on our left, when a dark shadow like vehicle crossed our path from right to left about 50 yards in front of us.
I didn't say anything as I was speechless and thought I must be tired and just seeing things, until my wife turned to me and said. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?" At that point I knew I wasn't seeing things so we began to try and make sense of what had just happened.
My wife said she saw what looked like an old fifties shape car, Black flat roof similar to the type used around the Bonnie and
It came from behind the
Yours Sincerely Mr & Mrs W
If you can help Mr & Mrs W with this sighting, please contact us at sightings@Rotherham-ghosts.com and we will pass any information we get on to them.
Cat's "Sixth Sense" Predicting Death?
August 2007: Sixth Sence
Predicting the death of a patient, even an elderly, demented one, is an inexact science, even for a doctor with decades of medical experience.
But a cat in a Providence, R.I., nursing home, an animal shelter refugee named Oscar, seems to have a sixth sense about when residents in the home's advanced dementia unit are about to pass away. And his actions can sometimes help alert the staff to notify family members in time for them to get to the nursing home to tell their loved ones goodbye.
When he senses their time is near, Oscar goes to the room, jumps onto the bed, curls up next to the patient, and purrs. The 2-year-old cat provides welcome company for grieving family members and staff keeping their bedside vigil; sometimes he fills in for family members who haven't yet arrived at the bedside.
So far, Oscar has "presided over" the deaths of more than 25 residents in the advanced dementia unit of the Steere House Nursing and
On a whim, he wrote an essay about Oscar and submitted it to TheNew England Journal of Medicine, known more for its scientific reports on chemotherapy regimens, drug reactions, infections, and heart defects than reports on feline behavior. "I was quite surprised they agreed to publish it. "It is not usually the type of article they will publish." The saga of Oscar, complete with his photo, is in the July 26 issue of the journal.
From Shelter Resident to Star
Oscar's been living at Steere House since he was a young kitten and staff members bailed him out of a nearby animal shelter. "I first heard about him
from the nurses on the unit," says Dosa, also a geriatrician at Rhode Island Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, R.I. "It came to light that he was spending time with patients as they were becoming terminal."
The cat, Dosa says, seems to snap to attention when he senses a patient is about to die. In the essay, for instance, Dosa tells of Oscar arriving at the room of a woman and curling up beside her for more than an hour, purring and paying attention to the patient as the family arrives and the priest gives last rites, then quietly taking his leave minutes after the woman passes away.
"As people would pass, the question [among staff] was always, 'Was Oscar at the bedside?'" Dosa tells WebMD. "And the answer was invariably 'yes.' This is an end-stage dementia unit. Deaths are common."
Oscar typically arrives at a dying patient's bedside a few hours before death, Dosa says, but sometimes a half day before. His presence has been
a comfort to many family members, Dosa says. And his presence, coupled with a resident's worsening state of health, can help alert the nursing home staff to let family members know the patient may be nearing death. As Oscar's reputation grew, so did appreciation for his mission. "The largest hospice organization in the state presented him with a certificate b& acknowledging his work," Dosa says.
How Does He Know?
Explaining Oscar's track record and seeming ability to "read" a resident's end-of-life stages and predict death is a mystery, Dosa and others at the nursing home acknowledge. "Your guess is as good as mine," Dosa says when asked how Oscar picks up the sense of impending death.
"We know from some objective findings when death is imminent," Dosa says. For instance, if respirations grow difficult in a very sick patient, he says, doctors may tell loved ones death will probably occur soon.
The cat, however, might be picking up on specific odors surrounding death, Dosa and other says.
"I think there are certain chemicals released when somene is dying, and he is smelling and sensing those," says Joan Teno, MD, professor of community health and medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University,
Another possibility: "I think he is following the patterning behavior of the staff," Teno tells WebMD. "This is an excellent nursing home. If a dying person is alone, the staff will actually go in so the patient is not alone. They will hold a vigil."
Oscar has seen that pattern repeated many times, she says, and may be mimicking it.
"Animals are intuitive," she says. "We don't give them enough credit."
One of the first cases, Teno says, involved a resident who had a blood clot in her leg. "Her leg was ice cold," Teno says. "Oscar wrapped his body around her leg," she says, and stayed until the woman died.
Animal Experts Weigh In
Three animal behavior experts say the explanation about Oscar sensing a smell associated with dying is a plausible one.
"I suspect he is smelling some chemical released just before dying," says Margie Scherk, DVM, president of the American Association of Feline Practitioners, an organization devoted to improving the health and well-being of cats, and a veterinarian in
"Cats have a superb sense of smell," adds Jill Goldman, PhD, a certified applied animal behaviorist in
While the sense of smell may be one explanation, there could be another, says Daniel Estep, PhD, a certified applied animal behaviorist in
Deadly Book
July 2007: Deadly Book
A legendary book of Antichrist has been found in
Wrapped in rough blue leather it was said to be the most evil and terrifying book ever written.
It is called “Oriuagor” The One who Waits.
But was more commonly referred to as “The Prophecy of Oriuagor”. It predicts the future of Mankind as ruled by Antichrist. Contemporary records seem to confirm that many a poor soul died attempting to read it.
Most went irretrievably insane. An untold number of copies were burned or otherwise destructed. Still most modern scholars consider it all a myth.
If you have any further information on the whereabouts of this book, or you have a copy, get in touch with us at group@Rotherham-ghosts.com
Most Haunted
March 2007: Most Haunted
Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe, a "parapsychologist" on Living TV's Most Haunted, will attempt to prove that low-frequency noises are responsible for ghostly goings on in Mary King's Close, as opposed to paranormal activity.
The experiment will be the showcase event of this year's Ghost Fest - the annual festival of all things spooky that will take place in May.
Dr O'Keeffe and a team of investigators from
They will then invite members of the public to report any unusual experiences during a brief tour of the attraction to see if paranormal events occur more often in the areas where the infrasound is being generated.
Speaking from his offices at the
"The infrasound generator was specially built for the experiments. We're not sure how people will react or if anyone will report a ghostly presence, but it is what will make the event so exciting."
The experiment comes just a few years after experts examined the close and discovered that two areas which had been identified as the most haunted had naturally-occurring low frequency sound in them. Since then, paranormal investigators have speculated whether the sound may be responsible for unusual or ghostly experiences at the attraction.
Dr O'Keeffe's investigation will be just one of the highlights of the ghost festival, which organisers are hailing as the biggest and best to be staged in
Now in its third year, the ten-day showcase will see the return of scientists, physics and investigators who are aiming to scour the city for proof of the Capital's spooky legends. Among the other events will be overnight vigils at the underground vaults below
A team of experts investigating the effects of Electronic Voice Phenomenon - or "white noise" - will also stage experiments at Mary King's Close, the vaults and an old schoolhouse in the grounds of the Camera Obscura.
A spokeswoman for the festival, which was shortlisted for a national Scottish Thistle Award last year, said: "We are very excited about this year's Ghost Fest, which is shaping up to be the biggest and best. We have a host of new events and new locations which we hope will be more than enough to keep avid ghost hunters or the most hardened of sceptics happy."
The third annual Ghost Fest will take place from May 11-20. Full details will be available on www.edinburghghostfest.com.
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January 2007:
Story run by The Daily Mirror on
Evil Roy Whiting has told prison warders he his too terrified to sleep in his new cell because it’s haunted by the ghost of Dr Shipman.
Paedophile Whiting, 47 who murdered eight year old Sarah Payne, claims he his scared witless by eerie noises and “strange goings on”.
Two weeks ago he was moved in Wakefield Prison’s cell D336, the place where serial killer Shipman hanged himself.
But he has already complained about his haunting to the governor, his psychiatrist and jail staff.
A source at the
He says he can not sleep at night because of strange noises and is convinced the ghost of Harold Shipman has returned. He will no doubt be going on about his human rights being abused next.
“There is very little sympathy for him from staff. But if he keeps on complaining, he will no doubt end up being moved.”
Whiting had been kept in a segregation unit for sex offenders before the move. He claims the hauntings began in earnest the closer it got to the third anniversary of Shipman’s suicide on Saturday.
Many of the prisoners in
But warders think Whiting is being targeted not by the spectre of Shipman, but by non sex offender inmates who are deliberately making spooky noises to torment him.
The insider said “Prisoners in the neighbouring cells are winding him up, making strange noises when he his asleep. The ‘straights,’ as they are called, left a noose in there for him to find, which hasn’t helped.”
Whiting’s behaviour has become increasingly erratic as a result of the so called haunting. He is increasingly smelly, bedraggled and unkempt and spends his free time wondering around looking for used cigarette ends. Whiting snatched Sarah on
Shipman, 58, from
January 2007:
Coming soon in 2007!!! Rotherham-ghosts.com is getting even closer!!!
This Christmas Rotherham-ghosts.com is 2 years old; during this time we have had over 100.000.00 hits since it's launch in December 2004.
Due to the success of Rotherham-ghosts.com, In 2007 we will be making some changes to the site and adding more features and getting even closer!!! like investigation reports of the listed sightings, photos and video clips. During this time some of the site may be unavailable to view, please be patience with us, this will only a temporary measure.
If there is anything that you would like to see added to the site, please feel free to email us on Rotherham_ghosts@hotmail.co.uk or leave a message on the ideas and comments page.
Rotherham-ghosts would like to thank everyone who has visited the site over the last 2 years and looks forward to your continuing support in 2007.
This just leave's one thing last to say!!!
"Have a Have a Happy New Year!!! from Rotherham-ghosts.com
December 2006: Mysterious Mist
A Council Officer from Rotherham Council got more than he bargained for when he was out on a Swinton housing estate, as he was taking photographs of a grass verge, the second one he took (see below) had a strange mist appear on it. The Council Officer said that there wasn't any mist or smoke about that day and no vehicles had gone past causing it.
Please note the date on the photo is incorrect.
November 2006:Rotherham-ghosts now featured in a book!
Book writer Michelle Moore has featured Rotherham-ghosts in her new book click here to buy or download.
Haunted Nights - Halloween Edition
by Michelle Moore
November 2006: A further sighting has been reported by the new pub owners of the Travellers Inn in Swinton!
Please see the story from South Yorkshire Times 28 April 2005 edition below
Landlady Julie Laver and visitors Giles and Mike Brearley believe it is.
They couldn't believe their eyes on a quiet weekday evening recently when a decanter containing blackcurrant liqueur apparently took on a life of its own, the lid suddenly taking off sideways to shoot under the bar.
Giles Brearley and his brother Mike were among visitors who witnessed the incident of the dizzy decanter.
"It was the weirdest thing I've ever seen," said Giles.
"It didn't just go up in the air. It went an inch out sideways then shot down into the floor. Really weird."
But according to landlady Julie, who with husband David took over at the Travellers three weeks ago, the spooky spirit is just the latest in a long list of tales of the unexpected.
"We have been told that the ghost of a long-ago barmaid may haunt the pub," she said.
Now Julie thinks she may be also attracting attention from the pub poltergeist.
"I was coming downstairs and it seemed as if something grabbed my ankle," she said. "Then I fell down 13 steps."
But she added, effects can sometimes also be benign.
"On another occasion, I was standing behind the bar and I was having pains in my neck - and although I was completely alone, I suddenly felt as if my neck was being massaged."
Julie told the Times that another of their regulars is now making a list of all the ghostly goings-on.
Looking back on the visit, Giles Brearley said: "I am a sceptic - until I see something I do not believe it. But this was one of the strangest things I've ever seen.
"The funny thing is, just before the decanter started behaving strangely, a woman had rushed in very upset and then immediately dashed out.
"She had just gone out of the door when it happened.
"Perhaps it was the emotionally charged atmosphere that woke up a ghost.
"Whatever it was, it spooked us."
November 2006:
The M6 has been named
The M6's spooky reputation follows with reports of phantom Roman soldiers, a ghostly woman and a lorry driving against the flow of traffic.
Motorists have also reported eyes looking out from bushes in
The A9 in the
The road appears again at number eight in the list, produced by Tarmac, following a sighting of a Victorian-clad man on a horse at The Mound between Dornoch and Golspie.
There were reports of a phantom dog on Great Yarmouth High Street and ghostly children playing in
A guardian angel voice allegedly alerted a woman driver of an out-of-control car on the B4293 in Devauden in
Tony Simmons, sightings co-ordinator for Tarmac, said: "We compiled the top 10 on the basis of the clarity of sightings rather than just the number of spooky experiences.
"At this time of year it's easy to mistake swirling mist for something more sinister and we wanted to make sure we were listing truly spooky sightings."
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November 2006!!!!
A new improved video section!! This a collection of ghosts videos from around the world!
A new E.V.P. recording section from around the world.
NEWS from a website visiter!
NEWS from The Sun News paper!!! 7 July 2006
A family from
Storey and new paper cutting from The Sun newspaper dated
NEWS from Mexico!!! 12 June 2006
ESS, a paranormal group from Mexico has sent through to Rotherham-Ghosts a picture they have had submitted to them for your comments and opinions. Please email them with your thoughts on the picture to thirdplanecontact@hotmail.com please don't forget to state it was Rotherham-Ghosts where you saw the picture!!!
NEWS!!!! 17 May 2006
Please check out the new look website and links covering EVPs, Orbs, Seance and Are You Haunted!!!!!
HOT NEWS!!!! 28 April 2006
Please see report from The Yorkshire Post regarding a recent ghost sighting in Barnsley!!!!!
Landlord’s terror at phantom menace
By The Yorkshire Post
A terrified landlord is calling in a priest to exorcise his 
When I went into the ladies I couldn’t believe what I saw. There was a figure of what I believe was a woman with no face and silvery grey hair, dressed in a white gown. I stood there for about four or five seconds then fled in terror. I ran out of there, I was that shaken. I couldn’t speak. I couldn’t even speak to the police when they arrived soon afterwards after my wife called them. She took two officers into the toilets and they saw them just flushing by themselves, all the time. They are not automatic and you have to pull the handle down. There was nobody there. I can’t remember much about it after that. I was shaking. I have never seen anything like it before and don’t want to again. It was the ugliest thing I have ever seen.” Mr. Froggatt insisted he was a man who was not easily frightened and one who had run pubs for some time. “This has just done my head in,” he said. “We’ve had gas taps turning themselves on in the cellar and barrels mysteriously moving about but have just dismissed it as figments of our imagination. But believe me, last night was real.” Mr. Froggatt and his wife Kathryn, 55, have run the pub, formerly called the Watt Tyler, for just a year. A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “Officers attended and made a search of the property. On entering the toilet area the pedestal toilets in the cubicles began to flush themselves. We are still investigating.”
