H.P.I Member Jennifer Baca takes a picture of a window at the paranormal investigation of the haunted Martinez House and it appears that an apparition is peering out of the window. The date is July 17, 2007, Tuesday. The Ghost photo in question shows more then just what happens to be pointed out in red. many have emailed say look at this face or strange body in the photo.
The paranormal investigators that attended this investigation after the meeting were: Shannon McCabe, Tim Hawkins, John Wachter aka Vlawde, Michelle Paykel, Michele Stump, Chris Grissom, Jennifer 'The Jen Girl" Baca, Lisa Holt and her nephew Jessie Ibarra, Mary Casiano, Alicia Perry, Brian Colbert, Lou Paman & Dee Pizarro. Lou Paman and Dee Pizarro were also my guests and this was their very first paranormal investigation. Lou & Dee are part of a band called Taal and I saw them both play last Friday at the Stockmarket Grill off Folsom Blvd. Both are great musicians and with the enthusiasm I saw in both of them tonight, I believe they will make very good investigators.
Let me describe this house. The house looks like the Munsters or Addam's Family's home. I kid you not. There are gargoyles in front of the home. The house is an actual mansion, that is over 100 years old. The house is abandoned. The house is located at 2131 H Street, corner of 22nd. There are huge palm trees in front of the house. Lisa Holt's nephew, Jessie, an intuitive or what you may call a sensitive, sensed a entity crossing one of the upstair rooms in front of the window, and he and Alicia suggested to John that he take a picture. And he got an amazing bright white orb that shows motion. The house is absolutely spooky to behold.
Alicia Perry and Mary Casiano did a scouting investigation of the home on their own, and when they got back in their truck they smelled a man's cologne. Figuring they were being followed by an entity, Alicia proceeded to tell their "guest" to leave. Fortunately they were doing an audio recording at the time, because they picked up an EVP that says, "I'll git." At least the ghost was a gentleman!
As digital cameras flashed away, gorgeous orbs were taken around the house. (already mentioned above) Vlawde takes a picture that almost looks like an orb coming out of the window. Jennifer Baca takes a picture of the window and it appears that an apparation is peering out of the window.
The neighbors of this abandoned home came over to see what we were doing and here are some of the stories they told:
That Dr. Aden Hart and his family lived in this home. There has been some deaths in the house. That at one time, one of the tenants of this home, would take his wife to the cellar and torture her, she eventually died in the house. One story goes that a man went berserk and killed his whole family in the house. None of these stories can be substantiated. The stories are all urban myth. The Martinez family lived there and they were the last occupants of the house, before it became abandoned. Now below are some possible facts:
Fact from a researcher of the Martinez House:
"The occupants in 1907 were Dr. Arden C. Hart and Alice Hart.
Arden founded Sutter Hospital. They lived in that wonderful house
until around 1950. I do not know if one or the other died there.
The house was then sold to (last name not disclosed). One of the
pair's sons inherited the house. I assume he grew up there. That
is when, 1976, it was vacated. In 2000 the grandson lived there
very briefly. He was scared away."
Information from a neighbor:
"One day, I was lounging about on our front porch. I saw the
owner's son run out of the house, and then back in. That afternoon
he had packed up and moved out.
In a later conversation, the lad told me this. "I was upstairs. I had the radio going on in the kitchen. I was alarmed, when the radio began changing stations. I went down to see who was doing it. There was no-one. I went back upstairs. The radio once again began changing channels. I ran down this time, no-one again. I ran outside and around the house. There was nobody in sight. That is when I decided to move out. It was the last straw."
Other Information Gathered On the Martinez Home:
Some claim that there was never any Martinez family that resided
there. The Martinez family story could be another urban myth. It
is said that the Amaruso(s) bought the home in the 50s and still
own it. Paranormal investigator Brian Colbert received 3 EVPs and
HPI is in the process of analyzing the EVPs that he picked up this
night. Some of the investigators smelled cologne or smoke that emanuated
from the house. At one point of time, I smelled cologne that came
and went. Alicia Perry and Mary Casiano also smelled cologne on
their separate scouting mission to this home, before this initial
investigation.
Paranormal Investigator Brian Colbert dug up this information:
"The trouble seems to have started three weeks
after Mrs. Lillian Martinez and her family moved into the remodeled
house in 1973. Sounds of crashing glassware and noises of a struggle
in the kitchen started late at night, but nothing was there.
Then 15-year-old Angie began seeing a gray and white cat fade in
and out of reality. Upstairs, a "panting presence" started
following people around and later materialized as the ghost of an
Oriental man wearing a white coat.
The ghost of a woman wearing a yellow flower-print dress was also
seen by Lilly Monica, Tyrone, and Diana Martinez. Husband Julio
reported the ghosts of two children hiding in doorways. Rumors of
a family murder in the house have never been confirmed, but other
tenants down through the years reported similar activity. (The house
is now a private residence near 22nd and H Street in Midtown Sacramento.)
Background research-
I've had several people tell me the story behind the house is that
the original builders and owners of the house were a prominent &
historical family of both Sacramento & California in general.
The patriarch of the family, apparently suffering from an unknown
mental disorder (dementia?) murdered his grandchildren, the house
servants, and family pet.
Searching in the Sacramento historical archives, I have uncovered
some information that lends some credence to this legend. Moving
backwards through the owners, I found the original owners: the Hart
Family. The original owner of the house is listed as one "A
C Hart". Cross referencing through the Sacramento Directories,
the full name is Aden (or Aben, but I believe this is a typo) C
Hart, physician.
by Shannon 'Ms. Macabre' McCabe
