EVP Examples used by Lisa Butler at the 2006 AA-EVP Conference

I survived

Martha Copeland’s Aunt Francis (left) Aunt Seable and Aunt Doris

Martha played a few examples of EVP for her Aunt Doris while Doris she was still in the physical. Doris told her that she would say something to Martha via an EVP when she got “over there.” Doris did recently cross over, and it was not long before Martha began receiving EVP from her. Martha could hardly make out the words and repeatedly told Doris that she needed to speak more clearly. As you can see in this example, Doris did.

I love you

Karen Mossey’s father, Stanley Searles

One of the most popular EVP examples we provide for the media has been Karen Mossey’s father speaking, “I miss you.” We are able to tell that the same person is speaking in other examples Karen has recorded.

Braden’s not dead

Vicki Talbott’s son, Braden, along with his best friend, Jim, transitioned in a boating accident. Braden has become an active participant in Vickie’s EVP experiments, and has clearly retained his voice, way of speaking and sense of humor. We feel that Jim came through in a Video ITC experiment, as you can see here.

Were okay. We hear you mommy

Joey Caruso

Debra Caruso is relatively new to EVP, and one of our best examples of how EVP is available to a wide range of people. Here, Debbie’s son, Joey, is speaking.

Hi Mom

Geoff Danne with one of his big cats

Teri Danner’s son, Geoff Danne, was an animal trainer. He was killed in an automobile accident, and that morning, the tiger, G.G., that Geoff carried on his shoulders during his act, began to cry as if she knew that something had happened to Geoff. Soon all the other cats were crying and they cried all night. They knew that Geoff had passed.

After the memorial service, Geoff’s Dad, Dave, and Teri were walking through the Tiger and Lion Barn. Teri told us that, “Dave was carrying Geoff’s ashes in an urn. I had a small J300 recorder. We were giving the cats closure. I recorded as I stopped at each set of cat cages. I recorded the cats puffering and talking to me. Tigers are very personable if you have been around them since they were young, and if they know you as a caregiver.

This is the EVP she found in the recording.

Hi Kalaya

David (Skip) Walton with his niece, Kalaya

Melissa Bailey’s father, David (Skip) Walton made his transition because of cancer. In this recording, you can hear Melissa’s niece, Kalaya ,saying “Hi Poppy” and Skip’s response, “Hi Kalaya.”

How to EVP: A Need for Protocol … Ghost Researchers, Let’s Find a Way to Prove EVP

AN OPEN LETTER to ghost researchers from Stacey Jones, founder of Central New York Ghost Hunters:

I have been doing some reading on the paranormal, specifically the belief in the paranormal. The three books I am reading are college text books, called How to Think About Weird Things, Paranormal Beliefs: A Sociological Introduction and Hauntings and Poltergeists: Multidisciplinary Perspectives.

1. How to Think About Weird Things is interesting and, as I am reading into chapter 4, doesn’t seem to dismiss the paranormal… yet.

2. Paranormal Beliefs: A Sociological Introduction is making me angry. I read the first page and wanted to find the author and make him lap the water from my loo. I have a B.A. Degree in Sociology, and minors in Education, History, Social Justice and Physics. Read more …

EVP - Copeville Cemetery - Electronic Voice Phenomenon

Beware the volume towards the end, I have those clips amped. It can startle you a little.

EVP - Copeville Cemetery - Electronic Voice Phenomenon

Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP); How EVP Was Discovered

Otherwise known as EVP, electronic voice phenomena is the recording of mysterious voices from “beyond.” Here’s what it is, how it works and how you can experiment with it

Mankind has long believed that it is possible to communicate with the dead. Attempts to do so have been made over the centuries through oracles, séances, mediums and psychics. Today, with a variety of electronic equipment at our disposal, there might be an easier, more effective way. And whether or not the results really are communication with the dead - or something else - the results seem to be quite real. Here’s what you need to know about it, how you can hear samples and how you can try it!

What is electronic voice phenomena?

Electronic voice phenomena - or EVP - is a mysterious event in which human-sounding voices from an unknown source are heard on recording tape, in radio station noise and other electronic media. Most often, EVPs have been captured on audiotape. The mysterious voices are not heard at the time of recording; it is only when the tape is played back that the voices are heard. Sometimes amplification and noise filtering is required to hear the voices.

Some EVP is more easily heard and understood than others. And they vary in gender (men and women), age (women and children), tone and emotion. They usually speak in single-words, phrases and short sentences. Sometimes they are just grunts, groans, growling and other vocal noises. EVP has been recorded speaking in various languages. Read more …

The Most Horrific EVP Ever Recorded

IN JANUARY, 2007, the Central New York Ghost Hunters (CNYGH), based in Syracuse, New York, were invited to investigate an old hotel in upstate New York. (The owners of the hotel have asked to keep its location confidential.) The investigation proved to be one of the most intensely active the group has ever encountered, and produced an EVP – an electronic voice phenomena recording – that is remarkable not only for its length, but also for its terrifying content.

It may well be the most intense, frightening EVP ever recorded.

THE INVESTIGATION

On that weekend in January, CNYGH founder Stacey Jones and several members of the group went to the hotel on an overnight stay for what they thought would be a routine investigation. They had no idea what they were in for.

Originally built in the late 1800s, the building was in its colorful history the site of some nefarious activity, a fact that might be key to what is heard in the EVP.

On Friday night, Stacey and her group set up their equipment – audio recorders, video recorders and other electronics – and settled in, hoping to document some evidence for the haunting the owners had claimed. Most investigations are relatively quiet, but this night was filled with paranormal activity, including muffled voices of unknown origin, footsteps from unseen bodies and more. Members of the group I spoke with confirmed that it was the most active haunting they had personally experienced.

The real shocker came the next day. On Saturday afternoon at about 3 p.m., two female CNYGH investigators and a member of the owner’s family (also a female) sat on the staircase of the hotel with a digital voice recorder, intending to capture some EVP. They chose the stairway because they had heard soft conversations and footsteps on the floor above, although no one was up there.

When they later played the recording back, however, what they heard were not soft voices and footsteps, but something totally unexpected and completely terrifying.

THE EVP: WHAT YOU’LL HEAR

Stacey Jones describes what you’ll hear on the recording:

“You can [faintly] hear the three females talking throughout the recording. You will hear a female – the family member – say, ‘Hello, baby,’ and another long conversation. Those are all human voices. But what sounds like a struggle or attack is going on as well.

“The male [voice] you hear was not present at the hotel. You will hear a cuckoo clock (which was not present) a ticking of a hall clock (which was there); you will hear what sounds like the microphone being moved (which was not touched) and then the sound becomes clearer.

“You will hear a creaking door and slamming of the door, which is real. Then you will hear a [unknown] woman say, ‘Get off me,’ and what sounds like the woman being attacked. The struggle continues for awhile, and during the EVP you can hear some of my investigators’ conversations. After interviewing my investigators, they said they went and sat on the stairs of this hotel, because they heard from an above floor, what sounded like footsteps and conversations, not what you hear on this recording. When the noises stop, you hear the investigators participate in a lulled conversation. They stated that they started to talk when the noises stopped. In their conversation, you will hear a male voice say, ‘Help me’ several times.”

Download and listen to the EVP

Caution: the recording is violent and may be too intense for some listeners.

It’s a large file, so the download may take awhile. If you’re having trouble downloading the file, try right-clicking the link above and choose “Save Target As…” in Internet Explorer or “Save Link As…” in Firefox to save the file to your computer’s hard drive, then play it from there.

If you still have trouble, try listening to it from YouTube: YouTube version

“The EVP has not been altered in any way, except it was edited for time,” Stacey says. “CNY Ghost Hunters have tried to reduce the noise, amplify and ‘clean’ it up, but found it difficult to make out exactly what was being said. We invite you to download this EVP to see what you can make of it.

“Please let me know what you make of this EVP. I can’t give you any more of the history as we are no longer able to enter the hotel where the EVP was obtained. If you can make out any further detail, please drop Stephen an email (paranormal@about.com) or contact Central New York Ghost Hunters at: Stacey@gotghosts.org”

Central New York Ghost Hunters (of which I am a member) is one of the oldest paranormal investigation groups in the state.

The Most Horrific EVP Ever Recorded

IN JANUARY, 2007, the Central New York Ghost Hunters (CNYGH), based in Syracuse, New York, were invited to investigate an old hotel in upstate New York. (The owners of the hotel have asked to keep its location confidential.) The investigation proved to be one of the most intensely active the group has ever encountered, and produced an EVP – an electronic voice phenomena recording – that is remarkable not only for its length, but also for its terrifying content.

It may well be the most intense, frightening EVP ever recorded.

THE INVESTIGATION

On that weekend in January, CNYGH founder Stacey Jones and several members of the group went to the hotel on an overnight stay for what they thought would be a routine investigation. They had no idea what they were in for.

Originally built in the late 1800s, the building was in its colorful history the site of some nefarious activity, a fact that might be key to what is heard in the EVP.

On Friday night, Stacey and her group set up their equipment – audio recorders, video recorders and other electronics – and settled in, hoping to document some evidence for the haunting the owners had claimed. Most investigations are relatively quiet, but this night was filled with paranormal activity, including muffled voices of unknown origin, footsteps from unseen bodies and more. Members of the group I spoke with confirmed that it was the most active haunting they had personally experienced. Read more …

EVP Stories from the AA-EVP Big Circle Part 2

Stories told by people who have recorded the voice of their loved one using Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP). The Big Circle is a name given by Martha Copeland’s daughter, Cathy, for people in the physical and in the etheric who help one another in life. This is an American Association of Electronic Voice Phenomena (AA-EVP) project. See