PRISM Paranormal Investigations

History:
The Ball Cemetery began as a family cemetery and its oldest grave marker is dated 1869. Over the years, the cemetery grew to include individuals such as William "Rattlesnake Pete" Liddiard, a United States Marshal and implement dealer, who left his home of Springfield, Nebraska to join up with William “Buffalo Bill” Cody. He had a large handle bar mustache and became known as one of the fastest “on the draw” of all the U.S. Marshals. When he later died on the West coast, his body was brought back to Ball Cemetery for burial.

Various apparitions have been seen at Ball Cemetery. The ghost of a tall, male figure has been seen walking around the cemetery after dark. This ghostly apparition is known to have a rather bad temper, and there have even been reports of phantom, physical attacks dealt to some of the people who dare to visit this cemetery late at night. Other visitors have found unexplainable bruises on their arms and legs after entering the cemetery. Could this be the work of Rattlesnake Pete?

Another spirit roaming this cemetery by night is thought to be Mary Mumford, one of Ball Cemetery’s interred residents. Visitors have reported hearing the faint voice of a woman emanating from somewhere in the cemetery and some have even felt their clothing being tugged, followed by a woman's laughter.

More strange happenings at Ball Cemetery include those who say they have witnessed headstones tipping over and then rising back up on their own, and strange ectoplasm mists appearing in photographs taken among the gravesites.

Visitors beware! Ball Cemetery is guarded by its next door neighbors, who won't think twice about brandishing a shotgun if they catch you hanging out at this cemetery in the middle of the night.

PRISM Paranormal Investigation

Date: 4/3/05
Time: 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Weather Outside: Partly Cloudy
Outside Temperature: 56°F
Humidity Outside: 31% (Dry)
Sunrise & Sunset: 7:04 am & 7:57 pm
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent (30% Full)
Solar Activity: Normal
Geomagnetic Activity: Quiet

On 4/3/05, PRISM investigators David Rodriguez and Dan Christianson visited Ball cemetery. The cemetery gates were closed this night, so both investigators had to take their photos, video, and EMF readings from the outside of the fence which lines the cemetery. No unusual EMF readings were recorded.