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This former funeral home turned bar, has had its share of paranormal
experiences over the years. Coletta's Funeral Home was founded in 1908 and operated until the 1960's, in 1995 it was bought
by the Tito brothers and renamed "Tito's on the Edge". The first recorded apparition sighting occurred in the summer of 1995.
Owner Russ Tito spent the night in the bar, and awoke in the middle of the night to an image of an older man in a trench
coat walking towards the stage and disappearing. Since that time numerous other apparitions and other unexplained occurrences
have been experienced sporadicly over the years, including ectoplasmic mist, shadows and a phantom band member.
Investigation
October 1, 2005 5:00pm - 11:30pm
October 18, 2005 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Equipment:
TriField emf meter, Trifield Natural em meter, noncontact infrared thermometer, Nikon
digital camera, Olympus digital camera, 2 digital voice recorders, 1 mini Dv video cameras, Hi8 video camera. All video
cameras equipped with night shot.
Investigators:
Jim, Holly, Trevor
Baseline readings:
Main hallway: Emf 1 - 2mg Temp 68° - 70°
Men's bathroom: Emf 1mg Temp 70°
Kitchen: Emf 1 - 2mg Temp 68° - 70°
Back hallway: Emf 1mg Temp 67° - 68°
Storage room #1: Emf 1.5mg Temp 65°
Storage room #2: Emf .5mg Temp 66° - 68°
Viewing area/Stage: Emf 1mg Temp 68° - 70°
Bar area: Emf 1-2mg Temp 69° - 71°
Basement: Emf 1-2mg Temp 62° - 65°
Basement backroom: Emf 4mg Temp 60°
In September of 2005, we were contacted by
Al Tito, and asked to investigate his cousin's bar, Tito's On The Edge. We arrived on October 1 and were met outside
by Al. While Holly interviewed him about the reported activity at the location, Jim and Trevor took baseline readings
from all rooms in the establishment. After the interview was completed, Al walked us through the place pointing out
all of the locations where activity has been reported. One of the bartenders told us she refuses to go into the back
room alone, because she always has the feeling of being watched. Al also told us accounts of patrons experiencing cold
spots, televisions that change channels on their own, and sightings of apparitions. We were then led to the basement
where there has also been reported activity. Al told of objects moving on their own, and of a woman who was reportedly
pushed down the stairs by an unseen entity while on Richard T. Crowe's Haunted Pub Tour. Baseline readings were taken
of the entire basement. While setting up a video camera in the back room an emf spike was recorded simultainiously with
the camera shutting off on it's own. Photos of the area were immediately taken, revealing anomalous activity.
We attempted to record evp's in the basement, but we realized that the noise from the patrons upstairs would contaminate
any evidence we collected. After wrapping up in the basement, we concluded any further investigation would
be useless, as the bar was becoming louder and more crowded.
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