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[Josh] Tonight, the conclusions of
one of our biggest expeditions yet.
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My team is deep into an
investigation of strange phenomena
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inside this crumbling fort.
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[both]
Holy [bleep]
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[Josh] On the storm
battered gulf coast.
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[Jessica] There's not a
single spot in this entire fort,
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that doesn't come with a story.
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[Josh]
Mounting evidence...
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Look at that.
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Look likes we might be
right on top of it.
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[Josh] sends Phil and Jess
on an epic search for answers.
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[speaking]
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[Josh]
I call in reinforcements
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World class ghost hunters from
Kindred spirits
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Amy Bruni and Adam Berry.
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[Amy] I think we've got
a lot of ground to cover.
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We have work to do.
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There are so many spiders here.
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[Amy]
Oh, my God.
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Do you what this round object
is on the ground?
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[scoffs]
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That's crazy.
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Ooh, I've got goosebumps.
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[Josh] It's an investigation
that could end in disaster.
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[speaking]
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[Jessica]
Pick out the line.
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[Josh]
Can they exhume the secrets?
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- Are there other people with you?
- Hundreds.
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[speaking]
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[Josh]
My name is Josh Gates.
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In my travels I have experienced
strange things that defy logic
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and made me question everything.
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Oh, my God!
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Now, I've put together a team to investigate
the stranger side of the unknown.
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Let's go!
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Phil Torres is a scientist, who
hunts for rational explanation.
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[speaking]
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Jessica Chobot's paranormal
research has made her a true believer.
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[speaking]
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Together we're searching
for answers...
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What is that?
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To the world's most
extraordinary mysteries
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This is Expedition X.
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My team has been investigating
historic Fort Morgan, in costal Alabama.
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A civil war era stronghold of
brick and granite.
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[Phil] Woh! Can't imagine what
this would be like in a heated battle.
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[Josh] Nearly a 1000 deaths have
been documented within these walls.
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There have been reports of people
saying that they've heard voices,
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[indistinct voices]
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[Josh] Could there
be discontented spirits,
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still roaming in this
old battle ground?
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[speaking]
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What did you see?
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Our video cameras captured an
eerie figure we can't explain.
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[both]
Holy [bleep]
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And that's just the beginning.
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[Jessica] Memory of Lieutenant
Colonel Charles Stewart
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Charles are you here?
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This is where you were killed?
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What the [bleep]?
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Did that just come out from
one of the ceilings?
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- [Jessica gasps] What the [bleep]?
- [Phil] Ooh.
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[bell dinging]
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Did you hear that bell?
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[Phil] The boats I see, all
look like they're miles away.
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[Jessica] Are there any
bells on those buoys?
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We would hear 'em and I'm not
hearing anything like that.
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So, why dist we just hear?
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The wreck of the Tecumseh
is right out there.
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Maybe this haunting
extends past the fort.
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[Josh] You think
there's more work to do
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out of the fort and now
out of the water?
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I would suggest expanding
the investigation.
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You're talking about a lot
of territory to cover here.
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You guys might need
some back up.
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- I have an idea.
- Okay.
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I know two great paranormal
investigators of the east cost
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You both know Amy and Adam
from Kindred Spirits?
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- Yeah.
- I love them.
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This is right up their alley.
Let me call them,
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and see If I can get them to
come down there and lend a hand.
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Perfect.
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In the meantime Jess, I would dig
into more of the history of the Tecumseh.
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See if you can learn more
about who is on board.
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If you really think there's a
connection to those bells,
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see what you can uncover.
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Sounds good. I'm on it.
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I'll look into the permissions
for getting up to that wreck.
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Thanks Josh,
we'll get in the water.
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- Bye.
- Good luck.
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[Josh] We're widening our
investigation to cover Mobile Bay.
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Just offshore from Fort Morgan
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is the final resting place
of the Tecumseh,
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the union ship that went down in
battle and took 93 sailors with her.
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[Phil] So, I'm taking to the
skies to see if from the air,
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we can get eyes on this infamous
wreck, and it won't be easy.
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[both speaking]
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[helicopter whirring]
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The wreck lies only 30 feet
below the surface.
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And to this day, it's the graveyard for
the sailors who died when she went down.
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[speaking]
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The Tecumseh has
war grave status,
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which means the wreck can't be
approached without permission
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from the Secretary of the Navy.
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So, only a handful of the
researchers have been allowed
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to dive over the
past six decades.
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[speaking]
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[Josh]
In the water's directly below,
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on August 5th 1864, the battle
of Mobile Bay began.
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The USS Tecumseh,
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is a 223 foot long
iron clad warship.
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Just after the battle starts, the
Tecumseh hits an underwater mine,
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and sinks in less than
30 seconds.
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Carrying 93 men
to their watery graves.
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[speaking]
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[Jessica] While Phil drives to get
the bird-eye view of the Tecumseh,
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I wanna find a little more about the
souls that were lost when she went down.
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So that I can reach out to
them, during the investigation.
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I'm meeting with John Gurner.
A military historian,
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specializing in
civil war era combat.
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He tells me that Tecumseh went
down, when it hit a torpedo.
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The torpedo field is actually what
we would consider a mine field today.
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Yes, underwater mines.
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[John]
But now, she's been hit.
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Already lifting a little bit
to one side.
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She starts to go forward down,
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and then starts to spiral. Almost like
she turns in the side and goes straight
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and just... Straight down.
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[Jessica] John gives me a
list of the names of all 93 sailors
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that were lost.
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But he tells me that the
battle of the Mobile Bay,
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didn't end with the sinking
of the Tecumseh.
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After the Tecumseh goes down,
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Admiral David D. Farragut starts
giving the commands to move the ship.
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And someone asks,
sir, what about torpedoes?
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He said, well, "Damn the
torpedoes, full speed ahead."
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- Or for bells.
- For bells?
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For bells.
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[bell dinging]
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- Do you hear that bell?
- Oh, I hear that bell.
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That's the command to make
the ship maximum speed possible.
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[dramatic music playing]
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[speaking]
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[Phil] I let Michael Panck, specializes in
aerial surveys of historic battles sites.
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He points out the
Tecumseh's location.
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Only about 300 yards offshore.
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[Phil] Recent storms here
have churned up the ocean floor.
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But unfortunately the Tecumseh
is still not visible from the air.
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She's likely buried under
several feet of mud.
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To make matters worse,
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what I can see from up here
is the condition of water.
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Muddy, churning, terrible.
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If Josh pulls through with
permission to dive the ship,
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I'll need sonar to locate her.
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But for now, It's time to head
back to Fort Morgan.
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Our reinforcements have arrived.
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[Josh] Amy Bruni and Adam
Berry are both highly respected
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paranormal investigators.
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Between them, they have over three
decades of experience seeking spirits.
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I had the pleasure of working
with them a couple of years ago,
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when we investigated ghostly
reports on the Queen Mary.
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[Jessica] If just turn that flash
light on, and then turn it back off.
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- [Jessica] All right.
- Get out of here.
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- Yeah.
- [both chuckle]
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Every time you ask it to turn
on and off, it's turning on and off.
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- Hello there.
- Hi, guys.
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- Welcome to Fort Morgan.
- Thank you.
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Hey, we can see why
you need our help.
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[Jessica]
Yeah. This place is massive.
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There's not a single spot on this massive
fort that doesn't come with a story.
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Adam and Amy are experts not just at
determining whether a place is haunted.
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But also discovering why
a spirit is lingering there.
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Adam asked our producer Brian
to look for a relic from the fort
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that we can use as our trigger
object during our investigation.
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- What is that?
- This is... This is a cannon ball.
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From a war.
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- [Phil] How much does this thing weigh?
- [Brian] 32 pounds.
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We can use it as
our trigger object.
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[Jessica] A trigger object is an
item that's emotionally relevant
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to a place or an entity.
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And might encourage a response
from a spirit.
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I got it.
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- You're the one with the muscle, so...
- Yes.
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[Jessica] We'll begin tonight's
investigation in Bastion four
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where last night, we
experienced a strange sequence
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of events
while trying to reach out
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to Lieutenant Colonel
Charles Stewart,
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the fort's commander during
the civil war.
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Stewart was tragically killed
when a misloaded canon exploded.
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[cannon fire]
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We had some signs of contact
from him the other night.
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So maybe now, this civil war
era cannon ball
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will provoke him
into speaking to us.
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I believe it's his spirit
haunting this fort.
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Let's just see
if anybody's here at all.
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[Jessica] Okay.
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We'll start by trying
to record EVP's.
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Which stands for electronic
voice phenomena.
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Recording devices can capture sounds that
are outside the range of human hearing.
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The nice thing about this
recorder is it is voice activated.
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So it doesn't record unless
it hears a voice.
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So if you get a response
after a question.
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You know that there was some
sort of sound that triggered it.
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Even if you don't hear it.
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[Phil] Jess, Amy and Adam are
hoping to pick up phantom voices.
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But I believe there's a more
logical explanation
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for the sounds
that have been reported.
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Just as face pareidolia fools off
brain enticing faces in random objects,
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auditory pareidolia tricks the mind
into hearing words in random sounds.
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This fort with its stone
walls and odd angles
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could amplify wind, dripping
water or crumbling rock.
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I think those noises might be what
people misinterpret as paranormal.
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It is best you
just be as silent as possible.
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[Amy] If there's anyone here
who is non-living...
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we'd love to speak with you.
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We're looking for somebody
who is in charge.
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Is your name Charles?
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If there is a message that
you're trying to get across?
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If there's someone you want us to
contact for you, this is your chance.
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Do you know what this round
object is on the ground?
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Do you recognize it? Can
you tell me the name of it?
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Let's listen and see
if anybody answered us.
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[recorder playing]
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[Amy through the recorder] If there is a
message that you're trying to get across?
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If there's someone you want us to
contact for you, this is your chance.
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[indistinct chatter]
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- What was that?
- That's crazy.
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[Amy through the recorder] If there is a
message that you're trying to get across?
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If there's someone you want us to
contact for you, this is your chance.
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[indistinct chatter]
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- It was like a, duh-duh-duh.
- Yeah.
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- Sounds like Julia.
- [indistinct chatter]
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[Amy] Julia, listen.
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Do you hear the, "Uh?"
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[indistinct sound]
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You can hear the Ju-li-ahh.
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[Jessica] Deciphering voices
from beyond is a special skill.
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Even though Phil and I had
a tough time hearing it,
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Amy and Amy heard
the name Julia.
241
00:12:52,639 --> 00:12:54,606
What's interesting is that,
242
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that happens to be the name
of Colonel Stewart's wife.
243
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But I hadn't told them that.
244
00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:02,881
-I mean it matches...
like it's-- -Right.
245
00:13:02,883 --> 00:13:05,316
But I'm not necessarily
hearing Julia.
246
00:13:07,153 --> 00:13:09,020
We should keep going with it.
247
00:13:11,824 --> 00:13:14,826
[Adam through the recorder] Do you recognize
it? Can you tell me the name of it?
248
00:13:14,828 --> 00:13:15,860
[indistinct shouting]
249
00:13:15,862 --> 00:13:16,661
- The--
- Woah!
250
00:13:16,663 --> 00:13:17,896
What was that?
251
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It's a response
to the cannon ball.
252
00:13:21,767 --> 00:13:23,101
[indistinct shouting]
253
00:13:23,769 --> 00:13:26,938
Something like this took
Charles life.
254
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If that happened to him
255
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and he sees it in a space
that he's in,
256
00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,712
it's not gonna
be a good reaction.
257
00:13:34,714 --> 00:13:36,714
- It's gonna be like, rragh!
- Exactly.
258
00:13:36,716 --> 00:13:39,584
- [indistinct shouting]
- Wants to talk to Julia.
259
00:13:39,586 --> 00:13:41,419
- Hates that thing clearly.
- Hates that thing.
260
00:13:41,421 --> 00:13:44,189
- Odds are it could be Charles.
- Charles.
261
00:13:47,693 --> 00:13:50,829
The intelligent ones, there's
usually a reason they're still here.
262
00:13:50,831 --> 00:13:54,732
Like they usually have that kind
of classic, unfinished business.
263
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- Mm-hmm.
- And the fact that he may have said Julia,
264
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The fact could indicate that
is his unfinished business.
265
00:14:00,507 --> 00:14:02,907
That is why he's still roaming
around here.
266
00:14:02,909 --> 00:14:05,910
It would be helpful if we found
out what happened to Julia.
267
00:14:05,912 --> 00:14:08,046
Like literally, you could come
back here tomorrow
268
00:14:08,048 --> 00:14:10,081
- and show him.
- Mm-hmm.
269
00:14:10,282 --> 00:14:12,250
That was very cool.
270
00:14:12,252 --> 00:14:17,822
Is there any other message that
you would like to leave us with?
271
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[Jessica] We continued to try and
make contact for the next couple of hours.
272
00:14:21,194 --> 00:14:24,162
But Colonel Stewart
has gone quiet.
273
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The next morning while Amy and Adam dig
through military and historical archives
274
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looking for more information about
Colonel Stewart and his wife Julia,
275
00:14:37,410 --> 00:14:39,444
we get amazing news from Josh.
276
00:14:40,746 --> 00:14:44,182
He came through with permission
to dive on the Tecumseh.
277
00:14:46,485 --> 00:14:51,022
I believe it's possible the wreck is somehow
connected to the four bells that we heard.
278
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Which I learned was the Navy's
signal for full speed ahead.
279
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[Captain] Full speed ahead!
280
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[Jessica] That said to be the command
given to the remaining Union fleet
281
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just after the Tecumseh
went down.
282
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[Phil] While Jess is here
to talk with ghosts.
283
00:15:05,171 --> 00:15:09,908
I'm hoping to lay eyes on
an incredible piece of history.
284
00:15:09,910 --> 00:15:13,177
We're using Sonar to pinpoint
the ship's exact location.
285
00:15:13,179 --> 00:15:15,213
[sonar beeping]
286
00:15:16,582 --> 00:15:17,949
We're getting some bumps.
287
00:15:18,684 --> 00:15:20,785
Yeah it's getting higher,
look at that!
288
00:15:20,787 --> 00:15:22,353
Looks like we might
be right on top of it.
289
00:15:22,355 --> 00:15:23,955
All right. Drop it in.
290
00:15:23,957 --> 00:15:27,392
Our dive captain marks the
spot based on the sonar reading.
291
00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:29,661
So, Jim, as far as I know,
292
00:15:29,895 --> 00:15:33,998
this is the last well documented
photo of where the Tecumseh is.
293
00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,433
- This is from the 1960's.
- Correct.
294
00:15:35,435 --> 00:15:36,901
[Jim] That was found
in the last dive.
295
00:15:36,903 --> 00:15:40,438
That was a while before the navy
took control back of the Tecumseh.
296
00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,640
This whole area right now
is a war grave.
297
00:15:42,642 --> 00:15:44,742
I believe there's 93 crew
members that are still aboard.
298
00:15:44,744 --> 00:15:46,778
[Phil] Has anyone dove
on this since?
299
00:15:46,780 --> 00:15:49,881
[Jim] It's protected site. You
cannot dive to the Tecumseh.
300
00:15:49,883 --> 00:15:52,717
If they see a boat here diving
they'll run 'em off.
301
00:15:52,719 --> 00:15:55,486
Police right there making sure
that nobody else joins us.
302
00:15:55,488 --> 00:15:57,555
All right.
Let's get suited up.
303
00:15:57,557 --> 00:16:00,291
[Phil] Our exclusive permission
comes with restrictions.
304
00:16:00,293 --> 00:16:03,861
We can dive over the top but
we aren't allowed to dig here.
305
00:16:03,863 --> 00:16:09,400
Or disturb the wreck in anyway out of
respect for the sailors entombed inside.
306
00:16:09,402 --> 00:16:12,770
This is a notoriously
dangerous place to dive.
307
00:16:12,772 --> 00:16:15,573
Salty ocean water is heavier
than the fresh water
308
00:16:15,575 --> 00:16:19,110
that pours into the bay
from multiple rivers.
309
00:16:19,112 --> 00:16:23,147
Those two shifting layers of water
create currents that are strong,
310
00:16:23,149 --> 00:16:24,816
and unpredictable.
311
00:16:24,818 --> 00:16:28,019
The visibility here
will be practically zero.
312
00:16:28,654 --> 00:16:30,989
So to help us navigate,
313
00:16:30,991 --> 00:16:33,624
we drop guide lines from
our boat to a safety boat.
314
00:16:33,626 --> 00:16:35,994
And over the spot
where the ship lies.
315
00:16:36,662 --> 00:16:39,197
[Jessica] Once Phil
finds the Tecumseh,
316
00:16:39,199 --> 00:16:41,733
I want to try to communicate
with the spirits of the lost sailors
317
00:16:41,735 --> 00:16:43,634
by using a hydrophone.
318
00:16:43,636 --> 00:16:46,938
A microphone designed
to record sound underwater.
319
00:16:46,940 --> 00:16:49,774
We're gonna record everything
on an underwater EVP.
320
00:16:49,776 --> 00:16:51,409
Somebody was ringing a bell.
321
00:16:51,411 --> 00:16:53,978
And I wanna see
if we can find out who.
322
00:16:54,513 --> 00:16:56,848
There were no ships or boats
anywhere near us
323
00:16:56,850 --> 00:16:59,384
when we repeatedly
heard bells ringing.
324
00:16:59,386 --> 00:17:01,652
- [bells chiming]
- Towards the beach?
325
00:17:01,654 --> 00:17:05,723
I believe those sounds could have
been an echo from the battle of Mobile bay.
326
00:17:05,725 --> 00:17:08,426
And the last moments
of the Tecumseh.
327
00:17:10,029 --> 00:17:13,398
[Phil] Once we're in the water,
Jim will be my safety diver.
328
00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:14,365
[water splashing]
329
00:17:17,803 --> 00:17:19,337
[water splashing]
330
00:17:24,576 --> 00:17:26,744
We'll be tethered together
as a buddy system.
331
00:17:26,746 --> 00:17:29,280
To keep the currents
from sweeping us away.
332
00:17:32,084 --> 00:17:33,918
Check. Check. Check.
Phil, can you hear me?
333
00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:36,187
[radio disturbance]
334
00:17:36,889 --> 00:17:38,256
[Phil speaking]
335
00:17:39,425 --> 00:17:40,958
[Jessica] We copy.
336
00:17:40,992 --> 00:17:42,727
[Phil speaking]
337
00:17:45,998 --> 00:17:50,368
Once I'm at the bottom, I'll use an
underwater metal detector to locate the wreck.
338
00:17:51,804 --> 00:17:52,970
[Phil speaking]
339
00:18:10,389 --> 00:18:12,190
[metal detector clicking]
340
00:18:12,424 --> 00:18:13,591
[Phil speaking]
341
00:18:19,064 --> 00:18:21,199
[Jessica] Now that Phil
is close to the shipwreck,
342
00:18:21,201 --> 00:18:22,700
I lower the hydrophone.
343
00:18:22,702 --> 00:18:23,434
Ooh!
344
00:18:24,736 --> 00:18:26,737
Man, that current is strong.
345
00:18:26,739 --> 00:18:29,240
It feels like I actually
have a fish on the line.
346
00:18:33,912 --> 00:18:35,046
I hear some clicking.
347
00:18:35,048 --> 00:18:39,984
I think that's probably
Phil using the metal detector.
348
00:18:42,821 --> 00:18:44,789
[metal detector clicking]
349
00:18:44,791 --> 00:18:47,825
Hey, Phil, I wanna try some
underwater EVP's.
350
00:18:47,827 --> 00:18:50,094
So I need you
to repeat after me, okay?
351
00:18:50,596 --> 00:18:51,996
[Phil speaking]
352
00:18:53,899 --> 00:18:56,601
Is there anyone from the Tecumseh
that would like to reach out to us?
353
00:18:56,603 --> 00:18:58,069
[Phil speaking]
354
00:19:04,076 --> 00:19:07,311
Did anyone from the Tecumseh
create a bell sound from the other night?
355
00:19:07,980 --> 00:19:09,080
[Phil speaking]
356
00:19:11,116 --> 00:19:12,316
Whoa!
357
00:19:16,955 --> 00:19:18,823
[radio static]
358
00:19:18,825 --> 00:19:20,291
Phil?
359
00:19:21,226 --> 00:19:22,360
Are you there?
360
00:19:29,968 --> 00:19:31,102
Woah!
361
00:19:31,104 --> 00:19:32,436
[Phil speaking]
362
00:19:35,073 --> 00:19:36,874
[radio static]
363
00:19:36,876 --> 00:19:38,242
Phil?
364
00:19:39,111 --> 00:19:40,444
Are you there?
365
00:19:47,819 --> 00:19:49,854
[Jessica] Phil lost the line.
366
00:19:49,856 --> 00:19:51,956
[Diver Captain] Copy that.
Copy that.
367
00:19:54,626 --> 00:19:56,327
Phil, do you copy?
Are you okay?
368
00:19:58,697 --> 00:20:02,300
Phil, Jim, can you guys,
hear me?
369
00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:10,975
Yeah, this is [bleep] stupid.
370
00:20:11,877 --> 00:20:13,611
[Jessica] In extremely
low visibility like this,
371
00:20:13,613 --> 00:20:16,614
the guide line
is a literal life line.
372
00:20:16,616 --> 00:20:19,016
It's the only way for a diver
to know where they're going
373
00:20:19,018 --> 00:20:21,185
so they don't get
swept off couse.
374
00:20:26,024 --> 00:20:27,325
Buoy's right there.
375
00:20:32,965 --> 00:20:34,432
I see Jim.
376
00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:39,203
Hey, he got the line!
377
00:20:46,411 --> 00:20:49,347
Hey, they're coming to you guys. They
gotta come to you. So head on over there.
378
00:21:16,742 --> 00:21:20,344
The current pushed us
100 feet towards the gulf.
379
00:21:23,415 --> 00:21:25,082
Hey, you guys all good?
380
00:21:25,417 --> 00:21:27,018
We're all good over here.
381
00:21:27,020 --> 00:21:27,952
We're all good.
382
00:21:27,954 --> 00:21:29,720
Ready to get dry.
383
00:21:29,722 --> 00:21:31,989
All right. See you
at the dock.
384
00:21:33,792 --> 00:21:35,660
I'll analyze the
hydrophone recordings later
385
00:21:35,662 --> 00:21:39,764
to see if we were able to capture
any responses to my questions.
386
00:21:39,766 --> 00:21:43,267
Hopefully, Phil's near-death
experience was worth it.
387
00:21:43,269 --> 00:21:47,571
I heard, "I've lost the line,"
then, I heard nothing.
388
00:21:47,573 --> 00:21:50,741
- And then, I saw bubbles just all over the damn place.
- [chuckling] Oh, no.
389
00:21:50,743 --> 00:21:52,043
So, I just thought
you've been dying.
390
00:21:52,045 --> 00:21:54,278
- You thought I became a ghost?
- Yeah.
391
00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:58,382
- Oh, my God.
- Sorry. We're okay.
392
00:21:58,384 --> 00:22:03,154
- [Jessica] You owe me a ka-trillion beers.
- Fine. Fine.
393
00:22:03,588 --> 00:22:06,857
[Jessica] While we were busy
with our off-shore investigation,
394
00:22:06,859 --> 00:22:10,695
Amy and Adam tracked down a
couple who say they witnessed first-hand,
395
00:22:10,697 --> 00:22:13,597
some strange phenomenon
at Fort Morgan.
396
00:22:13,599 --> 00:22:15,733
Larry Conley spent
five years in the navy
397
00:22:15,735 --> 00:22:18,869
and has a passion
for military history.
398
00:22:18,871 --> 00:22:21,706
His wife, Melinda, joined him
on a visit to Fort Morgan.
399
00:22:21,708 --> 00:22:26,977
Together, they experienced
something disturbing inside this tunnel.
400
00:22:26,979 --> 00:22:28,412
The tunnel is the main
entrance to the fort,
401
00:22:28,414 --> 00:22:30,915
and hundreds of soldiers
would've marched through here
402
00:22:30,917 --> 00:22:32,316
on their way
to the battleground,
403
00:22:32,318 --> 00:22:36,687
including our primary paranormal
suspect, Colonel Stewart.
404
00:22:36,689 --> 00:22:40,658
We heard that you guys have had
some paranormal encounters in the fort.
405
00:22:40,660 --> 00:22:43,027
So, can you kind of take us
through what happened?
406
00:22:43,029 --> 00:22:45,363
Sure. When we
first got to the fort,
407
00:22:45,365 --> 00:22:50,201
we were walking down this very
tunnel, and we're about halfway through,
408
00:22:50,203 --> 00:22:53,404
and I hear, and she heard
it too, someone say, "Hey."
409
00:22:53,406 --> 00:22:54,271
Okay.
410
00:22:54,273 --> 00:22:55,873
So, I turn around,
thought maybe I was
411
00:22:55,875 --> 00:22:58,509
in someone's way or I dropped
something, and there was no one around.
412
00:22:58,511 --> 00:23:01,812
- Was it male or female?
- It was male. Yes.
413
00:23:01,814 --> 00:23:04,582
- Did it sound like it was right next to you?
- Right behind us.
414
00:23:04,584 --> 00:23:05,850
- [Amy] Oh.
- Yes.
415
00:23:05,852 --> 00:23:08,018
Was it really crowded
out front at the time?
416
00:23:08,020 --> 00:23:09,653
It was a rainy day.
417
00:23:09,655 --> 00:23:12,156
So, there was people out there but
they were more towards the bay here.
418
00:23:12,158 --> 00:23:14,191
- I see.
- So, no really right here.
419
00:23:14,193 --> 00:23:17,695
Was there water dripping? Or was there,
like, water filling up here, you think?
420
00:23:17,697 --> 00:23:19,997
No. No water.
421
00:23:19,999 --> 00:23:22,833
But that was not your only
experience. So, what else happened?
422
00:23:22,835 --> 00:23:27,505
Right. We'd gone inside and I'd looked
back here, and she had some scratches.
423
00:23:27,507 --> 00:23:28,939
[both] Oh, so,
you got scratched.
424
00:23:28,941 --> 00:23:31,909
- What did it feel like?
- It really didn't hurt.
425
00:23:31,911 --> 00:23:33,711
- But it left a mark?
- Yes, it left two marks.
426
00:23:33,713 --> 00:23:35,679
And what did it look like?
427
00:23:35,681 --> 00:23:38,048
- [Larry] I've got a picture if you'd like to see it.
- Oh, yeah.
428
00:23:39,918 --> 00:23:41,852
[Adam] Oh, I see. Right here.
429
00:23:41,854 --> 00:23:44,889
- [Larry] There, there, and there.
- [Adam] Oh, right there too.
430
00:23:44,891 --> 00:23:48,959
[Amy] The scratch
is pretty wild.
431
00:23:48,961 --> 00:23:50,861
[Jessica] I believe it's
possible that Melinda and Larry
432
00:23:50,863 --> 00:23:53,798
may have encountered
the spirit of Colonel Stewart.
433
00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:55,966
If he has
the ability to throw bricks...
434
00:23:55,968 --> 00:23:58,402
- [thudding]
- What the [bleep]
435
00:23:58,404 --> 00:24:00,337
Trip up our equipment...
436
00:24:01,573 --> 00:24:03,707
maybe even appear on camera,
437
00:24:03,709 --> 00:24:07,244
then perhaps, he could've
taken a swipe at Melinda.
438
00:24:08,413 --> 00:24:10,781
We head back to the fort
to meet up with Amy and Adam.
439
00:24:10,783 --> 00:24:13,083
They've been doing
their own deep dive,
440
00:24:13,085 --> 00:24:15,286
looking into the personal
history of the colonel.
441
00:24:15,288 --> 00:24:19,256
He was commander of the fort when
he was killed in a cannon accident...
442
00:24:20,759 --> 00:24:23,794
while preparing for future
battle with the Union naval fleet.
443
00:24:23,796 --> 00:24:26,730
We started digging into Charles
444
00:24:26,732 --> 00:24:28,899
to figure out what was
going on with his family, right?
445
00:24:28,901 --> 00:24:33,904
We did find out his wife
was pregnant when he passed.
446
00:24:33,906 --> 00:24:34,939
Did he know
that she was pregnant?
447
00:24:34,941 --> 00:24:38,142
I'm sure, because she had
the baby two weeks later.
448
00:24:38,144 --> 00:24:40,945
And they named her Charlie.
449
00:24:40,947 --> 00:24:44,615
His only son passed away when
he was eight. He fell out of a tree.
450
00:24:44,617 --> 00:24:47,685
That's a lot of heartbreak
for one family.
451
00:24:47,687 --> 00:24:48,853
You know, we've
encountered spirits
452
00:24:48,855 --> 00:24:50,654
who don't know
they've passed away.
453
00:24:50,656 --> 00:24:52,656
So, if there's anything
he's gonna wanna know,
454
00:24:52,658 --> 00:24:56,360
it's, "What happened to my family?
What happened to my unborn daughter?"
455
00:24:56,362 --> 00:24:59,830
- It's just a matter of, I guess, telling him. So...
- Mmm-hmm.
456
00:24:59,832 --> 00:25:02,700
And seeing if the activity picks
up or changes or dissipates.
457
00:25:02,702 --> 00:25:04,969
We have work to do.
458
00:25:06,838 --> 00:25:09,807
[Phil] We decide to
split into two teams.
459
00:25:09,809 --> 00:25:12,676
Amy and I are heading
to the entrance tunnel where
460
00:25:12,678 --> 00:25:16,780
Larry and Melinda say that
they heard a disembodied voice.
461
00:25:16,782 --> 00:25:19,950
I want to check conditions to
see if there's anything natural
462
00:25:19,952 --> 00:25:22,987
like dripping water
or animal activity
463
00:25:22,989 --> 00:25:25,489
that could've
caused those sounds.
464
00:25:25,491 --> 00:25:28,893
[Jessica] And since my EVP session
at the Tecumseh wreck was cut short,
465
00:25:28,895 --> 00:25:31,395
Adam and I want to try again
to make contact
466
00:25:31,397 --> 00:25:33,697
with the sailors
who died when it sank.
467
00:25:33,699 --> 00:25:37,768
The shipwreck is only
300 yards off shore.
468
00:25:37,770 --> 00:25:39,703
- See that glowing spot right there?
- [Adam] Yeah.
469
00:25:39,705 --> 00:25:41,872
- [Jessica] That's the Tecumseh.
- Okay.
470
00:25:41,874 --> 00:25:45,376
- We'd investigated along beach shores before.
- Uh-huh.
471
00:25:45,378 --> 00:25:47,745
And obviously, the--
It's hard to hear
472
00:25:47,747 --> 00:25:50,648
because you have wind blowing.
The contamination is high.
473
00:25:50,650 --> 00:25:52,816
So, if we use the Spirit Box
and headphones,
474
00:25:52,818 --> 00:25:55,953
that'll be our best way
to, like, get information.
475
00:25:55,955 --> 00:25:56,887
- Something a little bit more clear...
- Yeah.
476
00:25:56,889 --> 00:25:58,422
- Than we would normally--
- Yes.
477
00:25:58,690 --> 00:26:00,291
This is where we wanna set up.
478
00:26:00,293 --> 00:26:04,461
A spirit box scans through hundreds
of radio frequencies at high speed.
479
00:26:04,463 --> 00:26:08,666
Some believe that entities pull words
through the device in order to communicate.
480
00:26:08,668 --> 00:26:12,770
While I'm asking questions, Adam
wears the noise-cancelling headphones
481
00:26:12,772 --> 00:26:16,840
and a blindfold so he won't
know what I'm saying, or when.
482
00:26:16,842 --> 00:26:18,876
He'll call out
any responses he hears.
483
00:26:18,878 --> 00:26:21,512
Adam and Amy have had
years of success
484
00:26:21,514 --> 00:26:24,615
connecting with spirits
using this technique.
485
00:26:24,617 --> 00:26:27,918
I'm excited to try it out with
another paranormal expert,
486
00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:31,021
and without Phil here
to roll his eyes.
487
00:26:31,656 --> 00:26:34,158
Adam, can you hear me?
488
00:26:35,860 --> 00:26:37,761
Okay, I'm gonna get it started.
489
00:26:37,763 --> 00:26:41,265
Is anyone from the Tecumseh
with us right now?
490
00:26:45,103 --> 00:26:47,271
Was it you ringing the bell?
491
00:26:50,041 --> 00:26:53,377
- Feel free to reach
out to us-- - I'm here...
492
00:26:55,513 --> 00:26:57,147
too.
493
00:27:01,553 --> 00:27:04,588
When you say I'm here too,
do you mean two people?
494
00:27:04,590 --> 00:27:07,958
Or... Is there two people here
with us right now?
495
00:27:10,495 --> 00:27:13,998
We'd love to have
a conversation with you.
496
00:27:17,869 --> 00:27:21,972
I've a list of names for people that
were stationed on the Tecumseh.
497
00:27:21,974 --> 00:27:26,076
If this is you or if you know this
person, feel free to reach out to us.
498
00:27:26,678 --> 00:27:28,345
George Work.
499
00:27:28,947 --> 00:27:31,415
Acting Master Thomas Eustick.
500
00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:37,287
Is James Dalton with you?
501
00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:42,993
Ah...
502
00:27:43,261 --> 00:27:46,397
Are you in pain?
Are you screaming?
503
00:27:46,965 --> 00:27:48,999
Is that...
504
00:27:49,001 --> 00:27:52,002
Is that what
you're trying to express?
505
00:27:52,404 --> 00:27:54,271
Are there other people with you?
506
00:27:54,739 --> 00:27:56,407
Hundreds.
507
00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:04,181
[Jessica] Are there
other people with you?
508
00:28:04,482 --> 00:28:05,783
Hundreds.
509
00:28:11,056 --> 00:28:12,623
[Jessica] Ninety three sailors
went down with the Tecumseh,
510
00:28:12,625 --> 00:28:17,728
and nearly 1,000 died over
the course of the fort's history.
511
00:28:17,730 --> 00:28:22,833
We might be communicating with
both sailors and soldiers from the fort.
512
00:28:22,835 --> 00:28:24,101
This could truly be
513
00:28:24,103 --> 00:28:28,205
the most tragic, most
haunted place I've ever been.
514
00:28:29,774 --> 00:28:32,109
Did something happen to you?
515
00:28:37,549 --> 00:28:42,019
This was where Melinda
and Larry were walking.
516
00:28:42,021 --> 00:28:46,557
And they heard a disembodied
voice say, "Hey" to them,
517
00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:48,125
like, behind them.
518
00:28:48,127 --> 00:28:50,561
- And they said that there was no one else around.
- Okay.
519
00:28:50,563 --> 00:28:52,296
It was raining. It wasn't
a busy day at the port.
520
00:28:52,298 --> 00:28:54,331
But this was where it all
started for them.
521
00:28:54,333 --> 00:28:57,935
You'd also think, with rain, that would
cause a lot of, basically, white noise.
522
00:28:57,937 --> 00:29:00,738
- It would be harder to hear voices around.
- That's true.
523
00:29:00,740 --> 00:29:04,408
I will say,
walking around this place,
524
00:29:04,410 --> 00:29:06,810
- you hear sounds bounce around a lot.
- Yeah.
525
00:29:06,812 --> 00:29:09,713
Can we do, if I just walk
out there and say, "Hey,"
526
00:29:09,715 --> 00:29:12,015
- and see if it sounds like it's in here?
- Okay.
527
00:29:12,017 --> 00:29:14,618
- Here, I'll say it a few different ways.
- Okay.
528
00:29:14,620 --> 00:29:16,386
Few different spots.
529
00:29:19,023 --> 00:29:21,258
Right. I'm gonna
start right here.
530
00:29:21,826 --> 00:29:23,694
Hey.
531
00:29:23,696 --> 00:29:27,097
[Phil] I can hear you clear,
but I can also see you.
532
00:29:27,099 --> 00:29:30,300
Do you wanna try to get out of sight
and see how it bounces around here?
533
00:29:30,802 --> 00:29:31,969
[Amy] Sure thing.
534
00:29:34,139 --> 00:29:36,006
I'll do one this way.
535
00:29:41,246 --> 00:29:42,212
Hey.
536
00:29:45,450 --> 00:29:47,351
That was a good one.
537
00:29:48,686 --> 00:29:50,788
- Hey.
- [Amy] Hey. How did that sound?
538
00:29:50,790 --> 00:29:53,657
I gotta say, I think that was a
pretty successful experiment.
539
00:29:53,659 --> 00:29:55,559
There were some
where when you said it,
540
00:29:55,561 --> 00:29:58,929
it almost sounded like the sound
was just kind of bouncing above me.
541
00:29:58,931 --> 00:30:03,000
It was really hard to tell if it
was in front of me, or behind me.
542
00:30:03,002 --> 00:30:04,935
And I was way out
in the parking lot.
543
00:30:04,937 --> 00:30:06,770
- [Phil] Really?
- Yeah.
544
00:30:06,772 --> 00:30:08,639
[Phil] The key to
this auditory illusion
545
00:30:08,641 --> 00:30:10,808
is the fort's
unique architecture.
546
00:30:10,810 --> 00:30:14,411
The long oddly angled walls
bounce sound waves around
547
00:30:14,413 --> 00:30:16,513
in ways that our brains
don't anticipate.
548
00:30:16,515 --> 00:30:18,749
When these echoes
stack up just right,
549
00:30:18,751 --> 00:30:21,685
it can create
a very convincing impression
550
00:30:21,687 --> 00:30:24,188
of noises coming
from a different location
551
00:30:24,190 --> 00:30:26,423
as Amy just demonstrated.
552
00:30:26,425 --> 00:30:31,662
But Melinda also believes that
something or someone scratched her.
553
00:30:31,664 --> 00:30:36,400
- And this is where the witness said she was scratched?
- Yeah.
554
00:30:38,069 --> 00:30:39,670
[Phil] I'll say,
the walls here...
555
00:30:39,672 --> 00:30:42,806
there's not as many objects
just sticking out or broken bricks
556
00:30:42,808 --> 00:30:44,675
that would explain
someone getting scratched.
557
00:30:44,677 --> 00:30:46,910
- No nails or anything.
- Uh-uh.
558
00:30:46,912 --> 00:30:49,046
- It's just flat concrete.
- Yeah.
559
00:30:49,048 --> 00:30:53,050
[Phil whispers] Oh, my gosh.
There's so many spiders here.
560
00:30:53,052 --> 00:30:56,220
[Amy] Oh, my God.
Oh, God.
561
00:30:56,254 --> 00:30:59,189
There's so many.
562
00:30:59,191 --> 00:31:04,695
[Phil] There are over 90 species of spiders
in Alabama, most of which are harmless.
563
00:31:04,697 --> 00:31:07,364
Many of the ones I see here
are funnel weavers.
564
00:31:07,366 --> 00:31:09,700
This place is amazing.
565
00:31:09,734 --> 00:31:11,335
[Amy gags]
566
00:31:11,337 --> 00:31:13,470
- [Phil] Wanna see a trick?
- I don't wanna see a trick.
567
00:31:13,472 --> 00:31:14,938
[Phil] Hey, sometimes,
it brings 'em out.
568
00:31:14,940 --> 00:31:17,207
- [Amy] You do this on purpose for fun?
- Yeah.
569
00:31:17,209 --> 00:31:19,243
[whispering] Oh,
that guy's eating right now.
570
00:31:20,011 --> 00:31:22,579
[Amy] Ew, ugh.
571
00:31:22,581 --> 00:31:25,315
They're like
in every nook and cranny.
572
00:31:25,317 --> 00:31:26,483
Walking around
the place like this
573
00:31:26,485 --> 00:31:29,753
you're gonna be thinking
there's something all over you.
574
00:31:29,755 --> 00:31:33,523
So she was probably
hyper-aware, like I am right now
575
00:31:33,525 --> 00:31:36,059
of every little feeling.
576
00:31:36,061 --> 00:31:38,829
Like easily, I don't know,
I wonder if she...
577
00:31:38,831 --> 00:31:41,064
Anytime you think something's
crawling on you,
578
00:31:41,066 --> 00:31:41,765
- you're going to
scratch and so-- - Yeah.
579
00:31:41,767 --> 00:31:44,601
I think...
580
00:31:44,603 --> 00:31:46,970
- We should consider that as a possibility...
- Okay.
581
00:31:46,972 --> 00:31:49,473
Of how the scratch occurred.
582
00:31:49,475 --> 00:31:51,241
Yeah, I agree with you.
583
00:31:53,878 --> 00:31:55,979
[Jess] Is there anything
you feel we should know?
584
00:31:56,981 --> 00:31:58,982
Turned on his head.
585
00:31:59,918 --> 00:32:03,186
The Tecumseh flipped
as it was sinking.
586
00:32:03,188 --> 00:32:05,088
Were you stuck on board?
587
00:32:07,692 --> 00:32:08,392
[man] Hmm.
588
00:32:12,897 --> 00:32:14,031
Can you tell us your name?
589
00:32:17,001 --> 00:32:19,169
Is there anyone else that
would like to speak with us?
590
00:32:25,209 --> 00:32:28,178
[Jess] After an hour
the responses seemed to stop.
591
00:32:30,815 --> 00:32:32,849
[man] Oh my gosh. That's wild.
592
00:32:32,851 --> 00:32:35,619
I got a little, uh, shocked.
593
00:32:35,621 --> 00:32:38,255
What it sounded like for me
was that...
594
00:32:39,424 --> 00:32:41,959
At first it sounded like there
was like one or two voices
595
00:32:41,961 --> 00:32:44,861
and it wasn't, I mean, like,
coming from somewhere.
596
00:32:44,863 --> 00:32:46,163
[Jess] Mmm-hmm.
597
00:32:46,564 --> 00:32:50,434
And then there was
a cacophony of voices, as if
598
00:32:50,436 --> 00:32:52,769
it felt like there were a lot
of people trying to speak up.
599
00:32:52,771 --> 00:32:55,472
It seemed like we were
getting very specific responses.
600
00:32:55,474 --> 00:32:56,406
It's like a crowded room.
601
00:32:56,408 --> 00:32:58,508
Everybody is trying
to get the attention.
602
00:32:58,510 --> 00:33:03,714
That's cool. So it's as if being here night
after night after night sparked something.
603
00:33:03,716 --> 00:33:06,883
I mean, I just think there's
a lot of people stuck here
604
00:33:06,885 --> 00:33:11,054
- throughout history at different points of time.
- Yeah.
605
00:33:11,823 --> 00:33:14,458
That are, kind of,
talking over each other.
606
00:33:14,460 --> 00:33:16,960
A lot of souls reaching out.
607
00:33:16,962 --> 00:33:21,932
And when somebody, kind of,
turns the light on in that room.
608
00:33:21,934 --> 00:33:23,467
It's like, you know,
moths to a flame.
609
00:33:23,501 --> 00:33:25,569
Right.
610
00:33:25,571 --> 00:33:28,338
[Jess] We head back to bastion
fort to meet up with Phil and Amy.
611
00:33:28,340 --> 00:33:31,641
This might be where Colonel.
Stewart was killed in the cannon misfire.
612
00:33:31,643 --> 00:33:35,746
And it's where we believe we
made contact with his spirit last night.
613
00:33:35,748 --> 00:33:37,948
We're hoping our new
information about what happened
614
00:33:37,950 --> 00:33:40,050
to his pregnant widow
and children
615
00:33:40,052 --> 00:33:41,351
will earn us a response.
616
00:33:41,652 --> 00:33:43,353
[Phil] Okay.
617
00:33:43,355 --> 00:33:46,790
Adam has a camera ready
to record any anomalies.
618
00:33:46,792 --> 00:33:50,160
While Amy has her digital
recorder to pick up EVPs.
619
00:33:51,729 --> 00:33:53,463
[Amy] Charles Stewart.
620
00:33:53,465 --> 00:33:56,967
We're back. We have
some information for you.
621
00:33:58,536 --> 00:34:05,175
Your wife gave birth to a beautiful
daughter two weeks after your accident.
622
00:34:05,710 --> 00:34:09,312
And they named her Charlie,
after you.
623
00:34:18,389 --> 00:34:23,994
Your son, Evander, did have
an accident when he was eight.
624
00:34:23,996 --> 00:34:27,297
Um, he fell out of a tree
and passed away.
625
00:34:28,566 --> 00:34:35,138
Your son and his sister and
your wife are all buried together.
626
00:34:35,140 --> 00:34:38,775
But if you're here worried
about them, you don't need to be.
627
00:34:38,777 --> 00:34:40,944
You can go be with them.
628
00:34:44,449 --> 00:34:46,416
[Amy] We can listen to that
and see.
629
00:34:46,418 --> 00:34:52,656
[static] Charles Stewart. We're back.
We have some information for you.
630
00:34:52,658 --> 00:34:59,029
Your wife gave birth to a beautiful
daughter two weeks after your accident.
631
00:34:59,031 --> 00:35:02,699
And they named her Charlie,
after you.
632
00:35:02,701 --> 00:35:03,867
[static] were you--
633
00:35:03,869 --> 00:35:05,402
- Ooh.
- [exclaims] What?
634
00:35:05,404 --> 00:35:06,937
[man] Did he say Charlie?
635
00:35:06,971 --> 00:35:08,405
[Amy] That was crazy.
636
00:35:08,407 --> 00:35:10,407
[Jess]
I've got goosebumps.
637
00:35:14,879 --> 00:35:18,482
The USS Tecumseh isn't the
only sunken Civil War vessel
638
00:35:18,484 --> 00:35:21,451
that's said to be sending
ghostly signals to shore.
639
00:35:21,453 --> 00:35:27,524
On February 17th, 1864, in
Charleston harbor, the H.L. Hunley,
640
00:35:27,526 --> 00:35:33,463
a Confederate submarine, hits the Union
blockade ship, USS Housatonic with a torpedo.
641
00:35:33,465 --> 00:35:37,601
Becoming the first sub
ever to sink an enemy ship.
642
00:35:37,603 --> 00:35:41,671
Afterwards, eyewitnesses report
seeing a signal light from the Hunley
643
00:35:41,673 --> 00:35:43,640
confirming that
their mission is complete.
644
00:35:43,642 --> 00:35:46,576
But the sub
never makes it back to base.
645
00:35:46,578 --> 00:35:50,614
In 2000, the Hunley is recovered
from the bottom of the harbor.
646
00:35:50,616 --> 00:35:53,450
Forensic analysis indicates
all eight crew members
647
00:35:53,452 --> 00:35:55,785
died suddenly at their stations.
648
00:35:55,787 --> 00:35:58,321
Possibly from the shockwave
of the torpedo blast.
649
00:35:58,323 --> 00:36:01,291
So, who raised
that signal light?
650
00:36:01,293 --> 00:36:05,962
To this day some claim to see a ghostly
light shining across Charleston harbor.
651
00:36:05,964 --> 00:36:08,899
But skeptics say that's
just the power of suggestion
652
00:36:08,901 --> 00:36:11,401
working on
the subconscious mind.
653
00:36:15,806 --> 00:36:18,275
Named her Charlie after you.
654
00:36:18,809 --> 00:36:19,876
[static] were you--
655
00:36:19,878 --> 00:36:21,745
- Ooh.
- [exclaims] What?
656
00:36:21,747 --> 00:36:22,412
[man] Did that say Charlie?
657
00:36:22,947 --> 00:36:24,414
[Amy] That was crazy.
658
00:36:24,416 --> 00:36:26,483
[Jess] Ooh, I've got goosebumps.
659
00:36:26,485 --> 00:36:29,052
[Jess]
Can you play it back again?
660
00:36:29,054 --> 00:36:33,056
Accident. And they
named her Charlie, after you.
661
00:36:33,058 --> 00:36:35,292
- [static] were you worried for them?
- [Amy] Yeah.
662
00:36:35,294 --> 00:36:37,160
[Amy] It says Charlie.
663
00:36:38,362 --> 00:36:40,830
- [Adam] I heard it from over here, like, loud too.
- [Amy] Yeah?
664
00:36:40,832 --> 00:36:43,233
- I mean that is so wild.
- [Amy] That was a good response.
665
00:36:45,269 --> 00:36:49,005
So, Sir, if there's anything else we
can do for you, we're happy to do so.
666
00:36:49,007 --> 00:36:50,073
Just say it.
667
00:36:54,412 --> 00:36:55,245
Here we go.
668
00:36:55,247 --> 00:36:57,080
[static] If there's anything
else...
669
00:36:57,082 --> 00:37:00,250
[Amy] We continue calling out to
Charles, but after that initial reaction
670
00:37:00,252 --> 00:37:03,620
to the name of his daughter,
he seems to have gone quiet.
671
00:37:03,622 --> 00:37:07,290
Perhaps he's satisfied with the
update we brought him about his family.
672
00:37:14,098 --> 00:37:14,531
- [Josh] Hey guys.
- [all] Hey.
673
00:37:14,533 --> 00:37:15,565
[Phil] ...Josh.
674
00:37:15,567 --> 00:37:18,602
So, how did it go in the Gulf?
How are you doing?
675
00:37:18,604 --> 00:37:22,205
- We're doing great.
- Yeah. So, Amy and Adam, that was a fantastic idea.
676
00:37:22,207 --> 00:37:23,807
Thank you so much for
putting them in touch with us.
677
00:37:23,809 --> 00:37:26,376
Sure. And how was
that dive on the Tecumseh?
678
00:37:26,378 --> 00:37:30,247
There's literally zero
visibility. Complete darkness.
679
00:37:30,249 --> 00:37:33,617
Had to use sonar and then the
metal detector to find this wreck.
680
00:37:33,619 --> 00:37:36,620
[exclaims] Wow. That
sounds terrifying actually.
681
00:37:36,622 --> 00:37:40,490
But hey, at least you were up
close to this incredibly historic wreck.
682
00:37:40,492 --> 00:37:42,892
Jess, did you find
the source of those bells?
683
00:37:42,894 --> 00:37:46,863
So, while he was diving, I was using
the hydrophone to do an EVP session
684
00:37:46,865 --> 00:37:50,000
and we got some amazing results.
685
00:37:50,002 --> 00:37:52,168
So I'm going to send them
to you. Check these out.
686
00:37:52,837 --> 00:37:54,104
Okay. What do we got?
687
00:37:55,273 --> 00:37:56,273
[click]
688
00:37:56,907 --> 00:37:57,440
[bang]
689
00:37:59,143 --> 00:38:00,310
[bang]
690
00:38:00,678 --> 00:38:01,978
[bang]
691
00:38:03,247 --> 00:38:04,781
What is that?
What am I hearing?
692
00:38:04,815 --> 00:38:07,751
At first I thought it could have been
the noise of us jumping into the water.
693
00:38:07,753 --> 00:38:10,086
But then it just keeps getting
louder and louder.
694
00:38:10,088 --> 00:38:13,623
To me it seems, very
obviously, that it is cannon fire.
695
00:38:13,625 --> 00:38:14,791
It does sound like that.
696
00:38:14,793 --> 00:38:16,092
And if you check the other file.
697
00:38:16,094 --> 00:38:19,629
There's what sounds like somebody's
voice speaking under the water.
698
00:38:19,631 --> 00:38:20,897
And this thing was so far down
699
00:38:20,899 --> 00:38:24,134
it was definitely not picking
up anybody talking on the boat.
700
00:38:24,136 --> 00:38:26,036
All right.
Let me give it a listen.
701
00:38:26,304 --> 00:38:28,204
[static] Hello.
702
00:38:30,541 --> 00:38:33,610
There's something there but
that is really hard to make out.
703
00:38:33,612 --> 00:38:35,412
What, what do you think
that is Jess?
704
00:38:35,414 --> 00:38:38,315
A little bit of
what sounds like a hello.
705
00:38:38,716 --> 00:38:41,418
[static] Hello.
706
00:38:41,420 --> 00:38:44,220
There were dolphins around.
It could have been a dolphin.
707
00:38:44,222 --> 00:38:45,955
- Saying hello in dolphin voice. Yeah.
- Hello.
708
00:38:45,957 --> 00:38:47,824
- It's possible.
- It's not poss--
709
00:38:47,826 --> 00:38:50,627
But the loud explosion sound.
No clue.
710
00:38:50,629 --> 00:38:52,529
So in terms of
the investigation in the bay.
711
00:38:52,531 --> 00:38:55,732
I would call the evidence
here inconclusive.
712
00:38:55,734 --> 00:38:58,501
You know, I, that first sound
file is really intriguing but,
713
00:38:58,503 --> 00:39:00,770
let's talk about
the fort itself.
714
00:39:00,772 --> 00:39:03,506
The question remains.
Is Fort Morgan haunted?
715
00:39:03,508 --> 00:39:05,175
Oh, hell yeah.
716
00:39:06,677 --> 00:39:08,778
[Josh] My team analyzed the,
more than,
717
00:39:08,780 --> 00:39:12,882
200 hours of audio and video
data they collected.
718
00:39:12,884 --> 00:39:15,385
In the end, Phil and Jess
were able to find explanations
719
00:39:15,387 --> 00:39:18,555
for some of the phenomena
around Fort Morgan.
720
00:39:18,557 --> 00:39:22,359
Remember the ghost photo
that triggered this investigation?
721
00:39:22,361 --> 00:39:25,462
Phil was able to make
a very similar image.
722
00:39:25,464 --> 00:39:29,065
Suggesting it might be the
result of atmospheric conditions.
723
00:39:29,367 --> 00:39:32,602
As for the disembodied voices
reported there.
724
00:39:32,604 --> 00:39:35,538
Phil determined that the Fort's
distinct architecture and acoustics
725
00:39:35,540 --> 00:39:39,642
- can create echoes seemingly from nowhere.
- [echo] Hey.
726
00:39:39,644 --> 00:39:44,814
The trail cams Phil placed around
the Fort did snap a few shots of wildlife.
727
00:39:44,816 --> 00:39:48,051
Though, not the bobcat, who's
eerie screech we captured.
728
00:39:50,821 --> 00:39:53,823
And when they analyzed
all of Jess' recordings
729
00:39:53,825 --> 00:39:55,859
from inside the Fort
for any EVPs.
730
00:39:55,861 --> 00:39:57,927
[Jess] Are you there? Hello?
731
00:39:57,929 --> 00:39:59,662
[Josh] They got nothing
but crickets.
732
00:39:59,664 --> 00:40:00,063
[crickets chirping]
733
00:40:00,065 --> 00:40:02,298
Literally.
734
00:40:02,300 --> 00:40:08,204
And the surveillance cameras they left
running showed no further ghostly anomalies.
735
00:40:08,206 --> 00:40:13,676
But the team did gather other
evidence that can't be easily explained.
736
00:40:13,678 --> 00:40:17,080
Jess and Adam called out to
the lost souls of the Tecumseh.
737
00:40:17,082 --> 00:40:19,716
- [Jess] Are there other people with you?
- Hundreds.
738
00:40:19,718 --> 00:40:22,786
And got what could be answers.
739
00:40:22,788 --> 00:40:25,989
And our team's attempts to
connect with Colonel Charles Stewart
740
00:40:25,991 --> 00:40:28,024
yielded intriguing results.
741
00:40:28,026 --> 00:40:29,025
Charles, are you here?
742
00:40:29,027 --> 00:40:31,027
The REM Pod alerts.
743
00:40:31,862 --> 00:40:33,430
The brick that fell.
744
00:40:33,432 --> 00:40:35,498
- [thuds]
- What the [bleep]?
745
00:40:35,500 --> 00:40:37,867
Did that just come out of
one of the ceilings?
746
00:40:37,869 --> 00:40:40,737
And what seemed like
intelligent responses.
747
00:40:40,739 --> 00:40:41,805
[static] were you--
748
00:40:41,807 --> 00:40:43,006
- Ooh.
- [exclaims] What?
749
00:40:43,008 --> 00:40:44,574
[man] Did that say Charlie?
750
00:40:44,576 --> 00:40:49,512
[Josh] All of those unexplained
events, happening around the same time
751
00:40:49,514 --> 00:40:53,983
begs the question, what is
really going on at Fort Morgan?
752
00:40:55,519 --> 00:40:57,754
Believers would argue
that the pain and tragedy
753
00:40:57,756 --> 00:41:00,890
that occurred within
these walls, and just offshore
754
00:41:00,892 --> 00:41:03,626
is most certainly
the cause of a haunting.
755
00:41:03,628 --> 00:41:06,629
More than a thousand lives
were lost here
756
00:41:06,631 --> 00:41:09,666
over its 125 years
as an active Fort.
757
00:41:09,668 --> 00:41:12,902
Lives suddenly
and brutally cut short.
758
00:41:12,904 --> 00:41:17,173
And as the crumbling Fort
faces what may be it's final days,
759
00:41:17,175 --> 00:41:19,876
even a hardened skeptic
will find it difficult
760
00:41:19,878 --> 00:41:22,145
to explain this.
761
00:41:24,415 --> 00:41:26,983
For more information
on Expedition X
762
00:41:26,985 --> 00:41:30,053
head to
Discovery.com/ExpeditionX.