The ArkansasTuberculosis Sanatorium
Follow-Up Investigation
The paranormal investigation conducted at the TB Sanatorium
was at the old Nyberg Building. The construction of the Nyberg Building was
started in 1938 and finished in 1941. It is 528 feet long, five stories high and
had a 512 bed capacity. At one time it housed doctor's offices, laboratories,
x-ray and pneumothorax rooms, employees' cafeteria and kitchen. A morgue was
located on the 5th floor.
As the TB sickness grew in Arkansas so to did the population
of the sanatorium. The people came to the hospital to receive the cure but
because the cure had not been fully perfected most died. There have been many
stories of apparitions as the workers went about their duties. For the most part
the stories have centered around noises, moans and footsteps. Once in awhile the
shadow of something crossing the hall or a flicker in the corner of a persons
eye would start a good story. Because of the stories we were allowed to spend
the night in the old abandoned sanatorium to gather evidence of a haunting or to
dismiss the stories to an overactive imagination. We gathered enough evidence to
conclude that the old Nyberg Building is paranormally active. Spirits are
present on all floors but the most active is the third floor especially on the
end where prisoners were housed.
Final Report
EVPs
| EVP1
EVP taken in the
Morgue. Voice answers, “What’s your name?”
by AL |
| EVP2
Female voice
answers, “I didn’t know you were coming.”
by AL |
|
EVP3
Multiple voices answer, “Were y’all bad?”
by AL |
|
EVP4
Unknown answer to the question ,“Why is there a
lockup on this floor?”
by AL |
|
EVP5
EVP captured on the Fifth Floor, “I
Love You.”
by PM |
|
EVP6
EVP captured on Fourth Floor, “Where are
you?”
by PM |
|
EVP7
EVP captured at the end of the dowsing rod
experiment. Alan said "Bye," and a female voice responded, “Bye.” |
Photos
