PRISM Paranormal Investigations
O'CONNOR'S IRISH PUB
Omaha, Nebraska
Ongoing Investigation
** Pre-Investigation: August 24, 2005 **
** Pre-Investigation: September 1, 2005 **
** Investigation: September 18, 2005 **
Location:
1217 Howard St.
Omaha, NE 68102
Website:
None
History:
History coming soon!
PRISM Preliminary Investigation:
Date: 8/24/05
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
On August 24, 2005, PRISM investigators David Rodriguez, Ralph DeStefano, and Dan Christianson conducted a pre-investigation of O'Connor's pub. Various staff were interviewed and photographs and baseline EMF readings were taken.
PRISM Preliminary Investigation:
Date: 9/1/05
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
On September 1, 2005, PRISM investigators David Rodriguez, and Josie R. returned to O'Connor's pub to conduct an interview with the owner of the establishment, Katie O'Connor. Other reports of paranormal activity were relayed to the investigators by various staff members, many of which included sightings of shadow figures near the entrance to the kitchen.
PRISM Overnight Investigation:
Date: 9/18/05
Time: 6:00 pm to 2:00 am
Weather Outside: Mostly Cloudy / Isolated T-Storms
Outside Temperature: 82°F - 84°F
Inside Temperature: 73°F - 76°F
Humidity Inside: 48%
Humidity Outside: 54%
Barometric Pressure: 29.91 in / 1013 hPa
Sunrise & Sunset: 7:07am & 7:27pm
Moon Phase: Full Moon (99% Full)
Solar Activity: Active
Geomagnetic Activity: Unsettled
Present at the investigation were PRISM investigators David R., Anney H., Carl N., Dottie N., Ralph D., Trevor R., and Dan C. Also present at the investigation was the owner of the O'Connor's Pub, Katie O'Connor, and three of her girlfriends.
At 8:33 pm, Katie, who was sitting at one of the downstairs tables along with her girlfriends, asked any spirits to please come in to the bar and make themselves known. Immediately after that, the downstairs bar lights turned on. Of course, the women were shocked that the lights turned on right after asking any spirits to show themselves. Upon further investigation, it was noted that the light switch was located near the four women, and all four of them swore that they didn't touch the light switch. All of the PRISM investigators were on the second floor when the event occurred.
At 10:20 pm Anney and Dan both felt cold spots and noted anomalous readings of 2 to 4 mG on their EMF meters. These were recorded at the front steps. The EMF zones did not stay in the same spot, and eventually disappeared.
At approximately 10:30 pm, Trevor, Anney, and Katie were at the bottom of the front steps, and Katie asked any spirits present to show themselves. At that exact time, their EMF meters spiked again, and they all heard something move upstairs. What was intriguing was that nobody was upstairs, and everyone was accounted for downstairs. The three of them began ascending the stairs and witnessed a shadow figure behind the second floor bar. Katie yelled out, "Who's there?" twice, both times, there was no reply. Immediately after that, a sound was heard that sounded like someone shuffling through papers behind the bar. All three of them headed towards the second-floor bar, and Katie screamed out, "Who is up there?" The three of them then witnessed a shadowy figure run for the bar into the adjacent back stairwell, and heard what sounded just like loud footsteps running down the stairs. They were sure that it was someone playing a prank on them, but when they tried to find out who it was, they realized that the rest of the team, and Katie's girlfriends, were all together downstairs. The rest of the group had not heard heard anything, and even though they were located very close to the back stairwell, they had not heard anyone run down the steps.
Throughout the night, there were several instances of equipment failure. At one point, Katie entered the kitchen and saw that several items were had been rearranged. Many investigators noticed cold spots throughout the night, and most everyone saw what appeared to be shadows moving around on the second floor of the establishment.
Audio Evidence:
(Best listened to through headphones)
Note: Not everyone hears the same things being said while listening to an EVP. Let your own ears be the judge!
EVP: CLASS C
The audio clip was recorded in the second floor bar area, at approximately 12:30am on 9/19/05.
PRISM investigator David R. asks "Do you feel more at peace with women?" He then adds, "I know Ralph does." After some quiet laughter, a male spirit voice can be heard saying something unknown.
We have added a reversed version of the EVP as well. When it is reversed, it sounds as if the
voice is saying, "So, she hates it."
Click on the speakers below to listen to the audio clip:
 Original audio clip + EVP looped
EVP looped (reversed)
This EVP was recorded by PRISM investigator Dan C. on an Olympus digital audio recorder on Sep. 19, 2005. After the original audio clip is heard, the EVP portion was looped 3 times. Noise reduction was added to this loop and it was also slowed down by 20% using Adobe Audition software.
EVP: CLASS C
The audio clip was recorded in the second floor bar area, at approximately 12:49am on 9/19/05.
At the same time that PRISM investigator Ralph D. saw a shadow figure in the stairwell leading to the first floor kitchen area, this EVP was captured. At first, it sounds like footsteps running down the stairs, but when noise reduction is applied and the audio clip is slowed down a bit, a male voice can be heard saying what sounds like, "Get the f*ck out!"
Click on the speakers below to listen to the audio clip:
Original audio clip + EVP looped
This EVP was recorded by PRISM investigator Ralph D. on a digital audio recorder on Sep. 19, 2005. After the original audio clip is heard, the EVP portion was looped 3 times. Noise reduction was added to this loop and it was also slowed down by 20% using Adobe Audition software.
Photographic Evidence:
(Click on images to enlarge)
 O'Connor's Pub - Outside
A view of the front of O'Connor's Pub. A faint orb can be seen in the photo as well.
* Photo: David R. (Sony DSC-V3 Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Main Bar
A strange light anomaly, also known as a super-charged orb, is photographed in PRISM investigator Carl N.'s hair.
Note:
Also in the photo is Katie O'Connor, the owner of the bar, and three of her girlfriends. PRISM investigators David R. and Ralph D. can be seen off to the right, standing in fron of Carl.
* Photo: Trevor R. (Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Main Bar
A view of the main bar. Lots of spirits can be seen here ...unfortunately none are of the supernatural kind.
* Photo: Dan C. (Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Kitchen Hallway
A view of the hallway leading to the restrooms (on the right) and into the kitchen (straight ahead) and the back stairwell (on the left.) It is in this area that various staff members have seen shadow figures lurking around.
Note: What is now the kitchen, used to be an office, before the building was turned into a bar/ restaurant.
* Photo: Dan C. (Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Main Bar
PRISM investigator Dan Christianson is debating between playing video poker and looking for ghosts.
* Photo: Dan C. (Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Main Bar
PRISM investigator David Rodriguez at the makeshift headquarters for the investigation, which was set-up in the corner of the main bar area.
* Photo: Trevor R. (Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Basement
More "spirits" in the basement.
* Photo: Anney H. (Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Front Stairwell
A view from the bottom of the front steps leading up to the upstairs bar. A couple of faint orbs can be seen in the center of the stairwell. This is also where some of the investigators noted numerous intermitent EMF spikes throughout the investigation.
* Photo: Trevor R. (Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Front Stairwell
At 10:20 pm, PRISM investigator Anney H. and Dan C. noted numerous intermitent EMF spikes of 2 to 4 mG. This occured in this same area at different times throughout the investigation.
* Photo: Dan C. (Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Front Stairwell
Katie O'Connor and Anney H. discuss the anomalous EMF readings being recorded in the front stairwell area. It was shortly after this that Katie, Anney, and Trevor heard sounds coming from the bar upstairs.
* Photo: Trevor R. (Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Upstairs Bar
A view of the upstairs bar from the top of the front stairwell, taken around the time that Katie, Trevor, and Anney heard the sound of papers shuffling behind the bar and then witnessed a shadowy figure dart towards the back stairwell (the open door seen at the other end of the bar.)
* Photo: Trevor R. (Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Upstairs Bar
Lots of different colored orbs photographed in the area around the upstairs bar.
* Photo: Carl N. (Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Back Stairwell
A view of the back stairwell which leads from the upstairs bar down to the kitchen area and restrooms.
It was in this stairwell that PRISM investigators Anney H. and Trevor R., along with Katie, the owner of the bar, saw and heard a shadowy figure running away from them. Everyone else was accounted for downstairs, and no one downstairs heard the footsteps.
It was also in this back stairwell that PRISM investigator Ralph D. saw a shadowy figure almost two hours later.
* Photo: Anney H. (Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Office
PRISM investigator Trevor Redmond videotaping during an EVP session conducted in the office.
* Photo: Dan C. (Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Office
PRISM investigators Carl N. and Ralph DeStefano during an EVP session conducted in the office.
* Photo: Dan C. (Digital Camera)
O'Connor's Pub - Office
Numerous orbs were photographed in the office.
* Photo: Trevor R. (Digital Camera)
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