Chicago is a city filled with ghosts, from haunted houses to ghostly graveyards. But of all of the tales, there is one that rises above all of the others. I like to think of Resurrection Mary as Chicago’s most famous ghost. It is also probably my favorite ghost story of all time. It has all of the elements of the fantastic from the beautiful female spirit to actual eyewitness sightings that have yet to be debunked. There is much about the story that appeals to me and I never tire of hearing or talking about Mary, her sightings and her mysterious origins.
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Wolfinger Cemetery actually sits in the middle of Secor Park. Once in the park I found the side road that leads to the Cemetery. You are welcomed in by a huge arched rod iron gate. It is a very old Cemetery with Tombstones that date back to the late 1700’s. It is a fairly small Cemetery. I was driving through looking for the five graves sites of the Family that had died within weeks of each other. It didn’t take long to find them. They are buried along the fence to the far right side of the Cemetery. I got out of the car to read the names on the Tombstones (My wife wouldn’t leave the car ).
In September of 2007 I was approached by a co-worker about this particular case. Wendy had heard I was involved in the world of paranormal investigating. She approached me on a couple different occasions in regard to the home she was residing in and the unwanted guests that seemed to have moved in with her. One evening she seemed to be upset and approached me with a request to have her home investigated. After discussing her case further, we decided to do a investigation with little time to prepare and gather our staff.
TOGHS took this case after receiving complaints from several of its employees. We are keeping the names and the establishment private to protect their privacy. After interviewing employee’s and hearing the stories of slamming doors, lights that go on and off by itself, voices being heard, objects being moved from one place to another, objects being moved and never found again as well as full body apparitions being witnessed by night employee’s as well as the management staff.
TOGHS investigated this private residence in October 2006. We are keeping the name and location private to protect the privacy of the client. Butch, Fred and I along with our guest investigator Bobby arrived in Custar in the evening of October 2006. As we got out of our vehicles, Butch noticed a little girl looking out an upstairs window. When Butch pointed it out to me, I thought I saw her to. Once inside this location we were all amazed that there was not a young girl living in residence. We had spent the first hour or so just doing a walk through and getting as much information from our client as possible. While interviewing our client she had mentioned the fact that the residence was being haunted by a young girl.
While visiting Marblehead in August of 2006 with my Wife and Son along with my Sister and her husband we decided to cross the toll bridge and visit Johnson’s Island. We have heard the stories of the Haunted cemetery, the legendary prison as well as the spirits of Confederate soldiers that are said to be seen wandering the island. We did not have Investigation equipment with us at the time but I always have a digital camera in the car. We visited the cemetery first. We found this cemetery very well kept and has a rather peaceful setting.
This is a home where I lived with my family for several years while growing up as a young boy and early teenager. I’ve always had a great interest in the Paranormal as a child but my belief in the paranormal and visitors from the other side was firmly established over the course of a few years. I am the second oldest of nine children, so to say I’ve come from a big family is an understatement. The home was huge and the rooms were huge as well. Our dinning room alone was probably 30 feet long by twenty foot wide.
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