What "Ghost Hunters" 18-th episode about
TAPS heads over to Florida to investigate two separate locations. First, TAPS heads to the 'Seven Sisters Inn' located in Ocala, Florida. Where they they will investigate claims made by employees and guests from this Inn. Later, TAPS heads to the 'Renaissance Vinoy Resort' located in Saint Petersburg, Florida, where they will also investigate other claims of paranormal activity.
(Case #1: Ocala, Florida - Seven Sisters Inn)
On the first investigation, TAPS heads to Ocala, Florida to visit the Seven Sisters Inn. In which they will investigate two different 'Victorian' style buildings located at the inn at the same night. The first building is known as the "Pink House", the second building is known as the "Purple House". Both buildings where built in the 1880's while only the Pink House was the original Seven Sisters Inn and was built in1888 by the Scott family. Both of the inn's houses was built over the former location of the battle field of the "Seminole Indian War", and was used as a triage camp as a part of the old Battle of Fort King. During the war, it was said many had died over the territories of these houses. In earlier years, the inn used o be a boarding house for the elderly. And inside the Pink House, it is said an elderly woman had died inside the in at some time in the past. The Purple House Is the third building to be built at this property. The first building was burnt in a fire. And at the same time, the building next door had also caught fire. The Purple house was built on it's place.
Claims of paranormal activities include: It has been mentioned that both houses have diffren charecterisics to them. The Pink House has a more light and happy side to it, while the Purple House has a more darker side to it. Inside the Purple House it is claimed that the apparitions of many men, woman, and children still reside inside the house. Claims made by guests and employees of an apparition of a man sitting in a specific chair inside one of he rooms of the Inn smoking a cigar, and later disappearing. This same apparition is also claimed to have thrown the chair he was sitting on at employees. The apparitions of small black phantom shadows, and other shadowy figures (aka, shadow people) that look like dogs. Inside the Pink House witnesses claim to have moved books and then witnessing these books moving by themselves back into the their original positions, An employee almost falling on stairs, but was saved by some sort of entity that pulled her back up so that she wouldn't fall. The form or appearance of a tall lady dressed in white who walks amongst a doorway and grabs objects and smashes them. It is said that this lady does not like fire because of other claims of candles mysteriously lighting off by themselves. A mysterious man with a deep voice has been claimed to utter "get out" to guests at the inn. Inside both houses it has been claimed that it could be both an intelligent and/or residual kind of haunt. Both houses have claims of phantom footsteps, mysterious moans and sensations.
(Case #2: St. Petersburg, Florida - Renaissance Vinoy Resort)
On the second case of the episode, TAPS heads over to St. Petersburg, Florida to visit the Renaissance Vinoy Resort, where TAPS will spend the night in and investigate all sorts of claims of paranormal activities. The Renaissance Vinoy Resort was built in 1925 and has 360 rooms in it. The resort has been visited by numerous figures of the past, like Jimmy Stewart and Merilyn Monroe. The resort is also frequently visited by baseball teams heading over to play against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The baseball players are said to have the most frequented paranormal experiences inside the resort.
Claims of paranormal activities include: Employees claiming to have heard eerie footsteps inside the ballroom area of people walking around in a wooden floor, but he room in question is carpeted. A mysterious apparition of a lady in white and a man wearing periodic clothing roaming the hotel's fifth floor.
Episode number: 18
Episode name: "Ghosts of the Sunshine State"
Episode release date: 2 october 2008 at 01:00
Status: aired
Rating: 6.9
