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Exploring A Beautiful Old Cemetery In Downtown Augusta With A Paranormal Investigator

Perhaps you heard the Kicks Wake Up Krew chatting with Ricky, a local paranormal investigator, just last week.  Ricky is from the area, and while he did move away for…

Wylly Barron's Mausoleum

This is where we detected the most activity. Both meters picked up something pretty strong!

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Perhaps you heard the Kicks Wake Up Krew chatting with Ricky, a local paranormal investigator, just last week.  Ricky is from the area, and while he did move away for a while, he's back.  We talked to him about possibly getting to go with him on one of his paranormal investigations.  And sure enough, he set up a time to explore Magnolia Cemetery in downtown Augusta this past Sunday.

Setting It Up

Ricky has a group on Facebook for those interested in paranormal investigation.  He made a post about getting a small group together to investigate at Magnolia Cemetery.  The plan was for Sunday at 5 p.m. Unfortunately, Dub wasn't able to make it this time around, but I wasn't going to miss it!  In fact, I made sure to arrange my weekend in a way that we could go.

Paranormal Investigation - Magnolia Cemetery

I was so excited for this experience.  David and I got to Magnolia Cemetery just after 5 p.m. Ricky was already there with some of his equipment set up.  Shortly after we arrived, another guy showed up.  We learned his name is Leage, and he does a lot of exploring, videoing, and photography around the area.

It was still daylight, so we stood there talking for quite a bit about various experiences we've had.  Leage even showed us a really crazy video where he asked a spirit to knock, and there was definitely a response.  Ricky said there was another couple that was supposed to be meeting us, so we waited for them to show up.

Once it started to get dark, Ricky and Leage turned their equipment on and began the investigation.  Unfortunately, the Georgia-Carolina Fair was still going on right next to the cemetery... so there was quite a bit of noise.  And we're not sure if that's the reason, but there wasn't a ton of activity.

Phinizy Mausoleum

We weren't picking up much, so we walked over to the Phinizy Mausoleum.  This is where Leage had experienced the knock.  They had their cameras, apps, motion balls, and spirit boxes ready.  But again, there wasn't too much going on.  We determined maybe the spirits weren't communicating because of all the noise from the fair.

We started walking back to our vehicles since it was getting close to 8 p.m. (which is when the gates close).  Along the way, we stopped by Wylly Barron's Mausoleum.  You can read a little bit about it HERE. We stopped briefly and they set everything up.  There were 2 pieces of equipment they set up on the mausoleum. And what do you know... we actually picked up some pretty strong activity!

Check out some photos and videos from our paranormal investigation!

Magnolia Cemetery

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A beautiful Fall evening at Magnolia Cemetery. Getting ready for a paranormal investigation.


Fall In Downtown Augusta

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A cemetery can be such a beautiful, peaceful place. At least before the sun goes down.


Paranormal Investigator

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Ricky, our local paranormal investigator was set up and ready when we got to Magnolia Cemetery. His equipment included a camera for still shots, and a video camera!


Sharing Stories

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Leage is a local guy who does a lot of exploring and taking videos and pictures. He told us about many experiences he's had at the cemetery.


Equipment Set Up

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Ricky and Leage set up their various pieces of equipment to start the investigation. They had spirit boxes, various meters, and motion balls.


Asking Questions

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Once the equipment was ready, Ricky and Leage took turns asking questions and encouraging any presence to make itself known.


Videoing

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Leage live streamed our investigation in hopes of capturing anything!


Phinizy Mausoleum

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Leage took us over to the Phinizy Mausoleum where he'd detected activity before. The red light was a special light he had on his camera. He knocked on the door of the mausoleum and asked question.


Wylly Barron's Mausoleum

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This is where we detected the most activity. Both meters picked up something pretty strong!

CodyEditor
“Cody” Blaine Jackson is one half of the Kicks Wake Up Krew on Kicks 99. Her passions include fitness and anything to do with animals, as she has two fur babies, her dogs, Harley and Waylon. Cody likes to write about pets, fitness, and Augusta local events.