Sacramento, CA
Diamond Springs Hotel
Introduction
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Location: The restaurant is located at 545 Main St. Diamond Springs, CA 95619.
Contact: Owners Amy and Moon Shim
Phone: (530) 621-1730
Members present: Dave, Ann, Tammy, Erin, Michelle, Jason, Caren and filming for
the API documentary; Kane and Jeremy. Also present were Autumn
Charlotte filming for California Haunts and writing an article for the
Mountain Democrat.
History and Recent Unexplained Activity: Click Here or Diamond Springs History
The Investigation:
It was already dark when the team arrived at 5:30pm. The weather was clear, cool and without a breeze.
After a delicious dinner at the restaurant, we began our investigation by dividing into two main teams to
cover this 4500 ish square foot building. Once a thriving hotel and later a rowdy bar, the restaurant is the
only portion open today. New owners have begun restoring the building to its glory of the past. But with
the building came with an unexpected history of startling happenings. From objects moving in front of
customers at any time of day, to other unexplained happenings. One of the most upsetting encounters are
a security video showing what the fire department ruled spontaneous combustion. For more history and
ghost stories, including first hand audio accounts, Click Here.
At 7:30pm team one and two went to the different upstairs sections. Each half has it’s own access and can
only be gotten to from the downstairs. Team one conducted EVP and dowsing sessions in the living
section. EVP did not reveal anything audible. Video revealed nothing. There were no orbs of significance
either. Team two went to the unused portion of the old hotel. Dense orbs, similar to the prelim
photographs appeared again. The power would not work in this portion, but is known to be in working
order. In the middle, front room mid air EMF spikes to 3.5 with a baseline average of 1.0 were noted by
digital EMF and Trifield EMF in the middle of the room and near a built in closet door. EVP sessions
conducted revealed many responses to various questions addressing any entity that may be present.
Answers seemed to be female from the room with elevated EMF readings. And male in the front room near
the original upstairs door. During the last EVP session in the front room, near the door, each member’s
foot was firmly grabbed and pulled downward, during recorded answers. For the EVP recordings, Click
Here. Also in this part various team members felt dizzy and or sick to their stomach in the same location.
At 9:00pm both teams took a 30 minute break and proceeded to switch upstairs areas. After such an
intense beginning all present were very tired. EMF readings from both teams were compared after and
showed elevations that spiked in the same areas of the EVP recordings and orbs. During this team
members experienced a heavy feeling that is difficult to explain. Video footage obtained by API and the
documentary crew did not reveal anything out of the ordinary.
It is 10:10pm and team two had the temperature turn on and off repeatedly when near the rear both in the
restaurant. There were fresh batteries and no explanation for this. This is the same area of the cold
breeze and dense orb seen later in the night. Oddly, not the same booth were the man and dog has been
reported to sit.
Around 11:00pm the groups began exploring the now closed downstairs. Sensitives Jason and Caren
were drawn to the area near the restrooms. They felt dizzy when standing outside this area. Ann was
drawn outside near the base of the stairwell leading to the old portion of the original hotel. (Upon arrival,
twice a man dressed in dark clothes was seen when unloading the vehicle. He was no threatening at any
time.) When re- investigating with Michelle and Tammy, the group heard somebody walking in the grass
behind the hotel. This is recorded on the digital Olympus recorder. However, each time the team looked
for the person walking, nobody could be seen. The steps were bipedal and distinctive. The recreate the
sound, the team ventured behind the hotel and did recreate the same sound by walking in the high, dry grass.
At 11:05pm Tammy, Michelle, and Caren smelled strong cigar smoke near a security sign and again in the
parking lot. They said it was not sweet like a pipe, but different than any cigar they had smelled before.
Nobody was around them at the time and there was no wind.
One last dowsing session at 12:15pm, in the old section upstairs, a member was left a little more awake. For
the first time during a dowsing session she was touched on her back. The EMF spiked to 3.5 at this time as
well. Readings in the hall also spiked at this time slightly to 2.0.
At midnight the team wrapped up and headed home.
Research Highlights:
The EVP recordings in response to questions while having our feet grabbed and firmly pushed down was
by far the most gripping. (Please pardon the pun.) Also of interest was similar EMF spikes and orbs that
occurred in the same locations by different teams. Each team unaware of the others actions until after the
investigation was complete. And finally the invisible man walking outside in the grass. All three members
heard and recorded the same thing. All agree it was bi-pedal, slow, heavy, and deliberate walking of a
person. Yet nobody was there.
In conclusion, we find this location to be very active with unexplained phenomena. None of which was a
danger, but rather very strong.
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