On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, Rissa Miller and I conducted an on-site investigation at the recently renovated Yorktowne Hotel (Hilton Hotels) at 48 E. Market St. in York, PA.
Before the on-site investigation, Beyond Horizons
Remote Viewing was given the task of conducting remote viewing sessions - Target
8434-7193 for Lon Strickler regarding the ‘Hilton Hotel Paranormal
Investigation – June 2024.’ This is the only non-specific information provided
to the team.
Participants
Deleece Cook - Telepathic Reading
Manuel Ulliac - Remote Viewing
Taliesin - Remote Viewing
Charlotte – Remote Viewing
Deleece Cook later conducted an individual telepathic
review of the location to provide more information before the on-site
investigation.
All the remote viewing and
telepathic information was then provided to Lon Strickler and Rissa Miller.
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Yorktowne Hotel
Investigation
Rissa Miller and Lon
Strickler
July 10, 2024
Rissa Miller’s Report
Advance Notes
Before the visit, Lon
forwarded only the coordinates of the location to RV coordinator, Deleece Cook,
who remotely tapped into the space’s energy. She picked up several ghost
signatures in the building, but nothing malevolent, though one was sassy, and
one was sad. Deleece picked up a newer, spunkier entity named Jane and sent Lon
a drawn image of what looked VERY similar to the border around the rooftop
lounge. Deleece’s notes described it more as a balcony looking over a street.
This is one of Jane’s preferred locations.
Jane & the Lounge Areas
On the day of, Lon & I
started at the rooftop lounge. Both instruments in use went off in the same
areas, indicating an entity might be present (EMF meter and visual energy
camera). Her presence was first lit up in the hall by the bathrooms, then
out in the main room, then onto the rooftop outdoor area.
Notes from psychic - Jane
was not an old ghost like the other two. She may have lived as recently as the
1960s-1970s. She has a lot of energy and curiosity. She has likely interfered
with electronics, or broken things like plates because she’s just young and
curious. Not young like a child, but like a younger soul, a person who did not
like old age. It was said that Jane did not grow up in York but came here
to marry someone suggested by her family. But she loved it in York and had
dined at the Yorktowne as a living person. It held good memories for her.
Jane may be visible to
others as a shadow in the lounge or lobby, but where there should not be one.
She is responsive to her name. She likes it when the lounge areas (lobby and
rooftop) are busy; she likes people, music, and activities. She may also be
noticeable when there is an orange blossom perfume scent (when there shouldn’t
be one).
Please note, that Jane has enough
energy to move things. She is not dark-intentioned and has no cruelty, but she
is very curious and may move things because she wants to explore - or because
she wants to be part of what is happening at the hotel.
Jane can show up anywhere in
the hotel. Unlike the Ghost of Hospitality or the Nanny Ghost, she is not
locked into one region. She is what investigators call a “walk-in” - she walked
into the hotel as a ghost and decided to stay. She is bound to space by her own
choice. Jane is an intelligent haunting, meaning she can and does interact.
8th Floor - The Ghost of
Hospitality
This floor is home to the
hotel’s longest-running ghost story and is well within the public domain. There
are many versions of the story of this entity, but the one that matches an
actual obituary is about a cigar salesman who “lived” at the hotel in the
1950s. He was unmarried and came from Philadelphia. Herman Eugene Abrams,
“Eugene” to friends, was a full-time salesman and spent so much time with the
staff of the Yorktowne, that he considered them his family. He went into a heart
attack in the lobby and died at what we now think of as Wellspan-York Hospital. But
he returned to the Hotel to stay forever.
Eugene is a formal,
old-school gentleman. He is seen dressed in formal attire from the early to mid-1950s.
He wears a hat and is known to tip it if you see him as he walks by. His usual
room was always on the 8th floor and that is where he most often stays.
Sometimes he goes out into town, and you know he’s coming or going because the
8th floor button will light up. Also, he does smell like cigar smoke, so if
anyone smells cigars on the 8th floor in the currently nonsmoking hotel, it’s
just Eugene. He does not know how to speak or move things around; he conducts
himself as a gentleman would.
Lon and I had some activity
in the lobby of the 8th floor right by the elevators and for a moment, both had
a whiff of cigar smoke (Lon did not know the story going into the investigation
and had never visited Yorktowne). EMF meter had readings by the lobby, but not
in the hallways.
This long-standing story is
still relevant and held up to investigation, and the distance-psychic reader
also picked up on Eugene. Eugene is an intelligent spirit.
Violet and the 4th & 5th
Floors
Another less well-known, but
in-the-public-domain ghost story about the Hotel is the Nanny Ghost. The
legends say that on the 4th floor, she appears to comfort children and babies
who are upset. She is said to be gentle and kind, not at all frightening. In
her presence, fussy little ones are said to calmly go to sleep. Again, Lon did
not know this story going into the investigation. Deleece, the psychic noted a
sad female presence in this area of the hotel.
Psychic notes - The name
Violet came through strongly. As well as a uniform, like Violet worked at the
hotel as a maid or in some other capacity. Her hair is dark and cut into a bob,
like would have been stylish in the late 1920s, and her attire, as described,
matches that timeframe. It’s very possible Violet did not marry or have
children of her own, but very badly wanted a family. She absolutely LOVES
babies and children and feels tenderly towards them.
Dark Theme - There was also
the feeling she may have been a victim of rape and had a miscarriage. I could
not find any police reports in old newspapers to verify this. However, it’s not
likely an unmarried woman would have reported such a crime in the 1920s. There
is also a likelihood Violet died young, like in her 20s. Possibly from a crime
or severe/fast-acting illness. But like the others, the Hotel was her home, so
she came back to stay there.
There were strong equipment
hits around the maids’ closets on the 4th and 5th floors. Like almost as high
as the meter could go. If there was room 507 (it’s where the closest is), that
would be the hottest spot on these two floors.
Violet is an intelligent spirit
but reserved. She will not show herself readily and prefers young children to
most adults. She has not been known to speak or interact very often.
Ballroom
In the ballroom, there was
some meter activity but nothing specific. Lon and I both wondered if there is
residual energy for all the events there. Most likely there were happy
memories, like parties and dancing. It wouldn’t surprise us if late at night,
residuals of such events show up.
Overall Observations
There are ghosts at the Yorktowne, but they’re not malevolent and don’t seem to have any requests or demands. Rissa Miller
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Yorktowne Hotel
Investigation
Rissa Miller and Lon
Strickler
July 10, 2024
Lon Strickler’s
Report
This was my first and only
visit to the Yorktowne Hotel, a venerable and contemporary 1920s-style structure
and interior.
From what I was told by
Rissa, the management had requested an investigation because much of the
previous interactions between the known spirit energies and staff/guests had
waned since the multi-year renovation of the hotel. We were asked to give our
impressions as to why this occurred.
On-Site Investigation
At the beginning of the
investigation, Rissa and I took the elevator to the roof area. The location includes
a bar/restaurant as well as an outside promenade. The balustrade (The exact
design described by Deleece) completely encompassed the promenade.
Rissa and I both remark that
we felt a female presence as we disembarked the elevator onto the floor. It was
obvious to us that this was Jane’s energy greeting us. She is a boisterous
spirit, demonstrating her desire to interact with us.
As we descended from the
roof to the guest levels, Jane remained with us. It seemed that she was
directing us to a location that she wanted us to concentrate on.
Rissa was very aware of some
of the known history and energies that have interacted with guests and staff
during the past 100 years. As we made our way to each subsequent floor, there
were indications of spiritual energy, especially on the 8th floor (Herman
Eugene Abrams and the cigar odor both Rissa and I pick up on).
There were also a few other impressions
sensed during our walk-through, particularly the odor of burning wood, possible
portal activity between descending floors, and the constant presence of Jane.
When we reached the 5th
floor, both Rissa and I experienced a heightened sense of the past. Deleece had
mentioned in her report that the number 507 was significant to Jane. I believe
that 507 referred to a room number.
As we got closer to the area
where a possible Room #507 would have been located it was obvious that was now
a housekeeping storage room or closet. But there was a deep sense of dread and
pain at the door of this housekeeping storage room. As I approached the door
and touched the original molding the word ‘violence’ immediately came from my
mouth. At the same exact time, Rissa stated ‘Violet.’ We both received a
message, though I believe both Violet’ and ‘violence’ were relevant terms under
the circumstances.
I instantly ‘sensed’ a
female figure, of short, petite stature, and wearing a one-piece dress/uniform.
She was African American with very short black shiny hair. She was in distress
and pain. I saw a stream of blood flowing down her left leg. I then saw her
lying on her right side with her legs extending out of the room into the
hallway.
I felt her intense pain. I
felt her shock. I felt her ‘death.’
I feel that this was the
Nanny that Rissa had told me about. I truly believe that Jane was telling us
the Nanny’s story… and her demise.
Because of the times when
this occurred, which I feel was either in 1927 or 1928, the violent death of an
African American woman, by whatever means, would have been silenced. But Jane
wanted us to know.
I make these assumptions
based on my intuition and ability to interpret spiritual energy. In the time
since our investigation, I have not been able to gather any other intuitive
evidence from the location, not even remotely. It was as if my instant
connection to this terrible act was suddenly turned off. I would surely like to
find tangible evidence of the assault, but I realize that this may not be possible.
Final Notes:
I was truly privileged to
have been allowed to work with Rissa. We had only talked and
texted before the Yorktowne Hotel on-site investigation, but I quickly felt
comfortable with her when we met that day. I am very appreciative to have
become acquainted with an experienced, capable, and intelligent colleague. I
look forward to future collaboration with Rissa. Lon Strickler
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