Investigation Team: Dave Miller, Jim Hall, Shannon Blessing, Lisa
Date: November 5, 2024
Jim and I met Shannon Blessing and her friend Lisa at dusk at Fairview Cemetery in downtown Englewood. I had met Shannon at a Ghost Hunting talk that I gave to the Vandalia Senior Citizen Club a few weeks earlier. Shannon said that she had a unique talent, possibly stemming from when she was in a coma shortly after she was born. Shannon had the ability while walking or driving through a cemetery to take photographs on her cellphone and then later when viewing the photos, many would show spirits or ghosts. Shannon texted us hundreds of photos and provided Jim and I with a box of printed photos showing her finds over the years. Shannon invited us to meet her at the Englewood cemetery for an investigation. We accepted the invitation.
On this particular Tuesday evening, we walked through Fairview Cemetery, a cemetery that was rare because it did not lock its gates at night. Due to a lack of sidewalks along Union Road and National Road (two borders of this rectangular shaped cemetery), neighbors often cut through the cemetery road or walked their dogs there in the evening. During our investigation we encountered several walkers and skateboarders who scared us as they appeared out of nowhere in the dark.
Shannon took dozens of photos as did Jim and I. Shannon reviewed her photos, circled what she identified as possible spirits and texted dozens of photos to us. A few of her photos are (Photos#2, #3 & #4). Photo #5 looks like a small boy. What do you think?
From Shannon’s previous cemetery visits she sent me Photo #6 of what appears to be a woman spirit being assaulted/strangled. I researched the name on the closest tombstone (Victoria Hughes 1998-2012) but found no evidence in the Dayton Daily News archives. Photo#7 looks like a boy being attacked near a tombstone (F.M. North 1862-1923) but again I found no supporting evidence in the newspaper archives.
