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History of the Location

This commercial property, located in Schofield, Wisconsin, is approximately 3,800 sq. ft. on a 19,602 sq. ft. lot. It is currently leased to a professional services provider.

Previous Uses Include:

• A social and human services organization supporting individuals in achieving fuller, more independent lives.

• A secure visitation and supervision provider for children, ensuring safe interaction with non-custodial parents in a monitored setting:

“Our program provides a vital opportunity for children separated from their families to maintain a meaningful connection with their non-custodial parents while a permanency plan is crafted. Under the guidance of professionally trained staff, children and parents can share quality time in a safe and nurturing environment. Staff offer education, observation, documentation, and intervention as needed.”

• Believed to have also operated as a laundromat in earlier years.

Property Development Timeline (from aerial and historical records):

• 1950s: Appears as vacant land, likely owned by a local resident.

• Mid/late 1950s–early 1960s: A narrow rectangular building constructed.

• Between 1986–1998: Building doubled in width.

• Present: Structure has remained largely unchanged since the 1990s.

Wisconsin public records offer limited further detail. Newspaper archives note job fairs held here in 2003–2004. Historic articles also reference individuals connected to the property, but no direct link to current activity has been confirmed.

Reported Paranormal Activity

The client reported that activity began almost immediately after moving into the space on April 17, 2024, escalating by the next day.

Key Reports Include:

• Disembodied voices, often when alone.

• Sounds resembling bowling or carts racing in the empty half of the building.

• Multiple electronic malfunctions in a single day, including:

• TV channels changing on their own, stopping upon verbal request — followed by loss of audio until the next day.

• Kitchen TV turning on by itself.

• Paperwork disappearing.

• Uneasy feelings in the basement; one visitor refused to step off the last stair.

• Occasional strong perfume scent in one office, detected by visitors but not by people working inside.

• Glimpses of a black figure crossing from the conference room into the hall.

• A cleaning crew incident where one helper reportedly said “There are bad things. I no stay,” then left and did not return.

• Same cleaner later reported being tapped on the shoulder three times in the bathroom, followed by motion-sensor lights switching on/off at 4-minute intervals (normally set to 15 minutes).

• Activity is more frequent when the witness is alone, but also occurs when others are present.

• Most events occur during the day, centered in the witness’s office but also in other areas.

Investigation Summary

Date/Time: Saturday, Feb 8, 2025 — starting at 12:00 PM

Weather: Significant snowfall, approx 9.5 inches of snow; temperature ~-8.3°F.

Investigators Present: Brazier, Christiansen, Blaschka, Beaudry, Brown.

Client Presence: Client not present; WPRS had keys for full access.

Equipment Used:

• Digital Video Recorder (DVR) system

• Six digital infrared cameras

• Cellphone cameras

• K-2 EMF meter

• Spirit box

• REM Pod

• Digital voice recorders

• Motion detectors

• Mel meter (temperature/EMF)

• Omni Pod

• Field camera (basement)

Property Layout:

Single-level commercial building with a small empty basement. Located near the Wisconsin River. One half of the building is occupied by the client, the other is vacant.

Environmental Readings:

• Consistent indoor temperature.

• Significantly elevated EMF in two locations:

1. Kitchen — along the far outside wall. NOTE: Addition of a pool table and dart board in the kitchen area.

2. Large office space — near power strip/addition of fish tank by TV.

• Two electro-hypersensitive investigators reported static sensations in these locations before readings were taken. EMF spikes in the kitchen appeared linked to a utility pole just outside the building. NOTE: The sensations were not as prominent as previous investigations at the building.

Visual Evidence:

• Multiple digital photos taken; no anomalies observed.

• DVR and client’s security footage showed orb-like movement, but these lacked intentional trajectory and were likely dust.

Estes EVP Session (4:30 PM):

No notable responses. Very quiet this time.

Additional Investigator Experiences (Unverifiable)

• Patrick: In the kitchen area at the back of the building, experienced pins-and-needles from hands to elbows. Symptoms were there but much more low-level than previously, and less consistent.

• Beth: Developed headache and oppressive sensation in kitchen, recurring with each visit to that space.

• Two investigators experienced arm hair standing on end and a static-electricity sensation in the kitchen.

• Two investigators experienced the smell of drier sheets at the same time.

Historical Correlation

Roughly three weeks after the investigation, historical research revealed that in the 1970s, a utility worker fell from a pole next to the property and was instantly killed by 7,000-volt transformers. Newspaper archives confirm this incident.

The kitchen area of the building was at one time used as a Laundromat, which connects to several investigators feelings of static-electricity.

Conclusion & Recommendations

The WPRS team considers this location a very interesting and intriguing, and would still like to do additional investigations to gather stronger evidence. Although there was no physical evidence gathered at this time, personal experiences such as smelling drier sheets and persistent feelings of static electricity and pin and needles remain. The team wonders if the addition of a pool table and dart board in the kitchen area has had an effect on activity. Has the positive/new energy generated from the games shifted the energy that lingered in the space.

Recommendations for Follow-Up:

• Schedule further investigations during minimal exterior noise conditions.

• Schedule during ‘working hours’ since activity seems to align with those times.

• Attempt to eliminate consistent ambient sounds (e.g., analog clock in office) to improve audio clarity.

• Focus additional monitoring on the kitchen and large office near the fish tank, where EMF levels and personal experiences were highest.

• Place additional video and environmental sensors in the basement and vacant half of the building.