Richard Senate's Ghostwatch Newsletter
for March 2008

Richard and Debbie Senate

The Richard and Debbie Senate Report on the Paranormal

Sarah Senate  Married at Haunted Ventura Restaurant


Richard Senate with newly weds Sarah and Justin Vaugh



Richard and Debbie’s eldest daughter was married at the Haunted Landmark 78 Restaurant in Ventura. Sarah is twenty-one years of age and has been living with her Grandmother and Uncle in Carson City while working for the Nevada Telephone Company. She met her new husband Justin Vaughn many years ago. The couple will be residing in Ventura after the wedding. Sarah is looking forward to helping her father with investigations once again. The wedding will be a small ones with just friends and family. Maybe the ghost of Rosa, the resident ghost at the Landmark Restaurant will take part in the event.

NEW GHOST TOURS FOR MARCH

March Ghost Tours.

March 29, Ghosts and Ghouls of City Hall, Ventura. Another evening of ghost seeking at the 1912 era City Hall where several ghosts walk. Once again bring all your gear because you never know what will happen on a Richard and Debbie Senate tour.

To get tickets for these tours call The City of Ventura at 805-658-4726.

SPECIAL TOURS COMING UP

Two new special tours are being planned in the future, You can help with your comments and ideas to make these trip even better. Do contact Richard at HaintHunter@aol.com

GHOST HUNT ADVENTURE SANTA BARBARA

Ever want to explore the supernatural side of Santa Barbara? Ever want to walk though a haunted graveyard? This is a four hour trek into haunted places in the colorful beachside community. The tour includes the Old Spanish Mission and the Cemetery. $32.00

GHOST TOUR: CREEK ROAD/OJAI

Creek Road may well be the most haunted roadway in all California. Here rides the headless horseman and the legendary Char-Man. Come explore these ghosts and other haunts of the Ojai Valley with Richard and Debbie Senate. This adventure will feature hands on ghost hunting. Fee $24 per person, $40 per couple.

LIZZIE BORDEN JUST PUBLISHED!

At long last the Lizzie Borden book was re-issued by Inner Light Press of New York just a few days ago (March 12). This work includes a free CD with an interview featuring Debbie and Richard Senate.

The book will be featured in several locations including The Conspiracy Journal as well as Mr. Senate’s web page. 

This book may be ordered from Phantom Bookshop by emailing them or calling them at 805-641-3844. The price is $22 and includes tax and shipping.

"The interview is a special feature included with the price of the book and one that can’t be purchased anywhere else," confides Mr. Senate to this Reporter. "It tells how Debbie and I became involved in solving this America’s greatest locked room puzzle. It also hints at how we work together, the psychic and the researcher. I think we make a great pair. We don’t always see eye to eye but together we are able to get to the bottom of most mysteries." The book is sure to sell well with all who are interested in the Lizzie Borden mystery. Psychic evidence seems to indicate that Lizzie was innocent of the double murders! You might be shocked at who really used the axe! You will have to read the book to learn more.

QUOTE OF THE MONTH: " Never, never, never, never give up!" Sir Winston Churchill.

Mr. Senate Does Radio Shows

In January Mr. Senate did two radio shows. The interviews can be heard by contacting the web sites of both shows.

Jan. 25, The Jeff Rense Show (with Brad Steiger) On ghosts and investigations including the sightings of a ghost at the historic Olivas Adobe.

Jan. 27, The Darkness Radio with Dave and Tim on ghosts and haunted places. Talked of ghosts and time warps. How ghosts might be linked to time folds along with Bigfoot and UFOs.

Mr. Senate is glad to do radio shows if he can get the time to do them. Just contact him to see his availability. Its first come first serve.

HAUNTED FUNERAL HOME INVESTIGATION

Mr & Mrs. Senate are currently planning to investigate a new site—a haunted funeral home where two apparitions have been seen and a person has suffered a psychic attack. Sorry they can’t let the public know what home it is or even what city its located in but it may prove to be one of the most interesting in recent times. It may well be featured in future articles. "Many funeral homes are haunted all over the US," recalls Mr. Senate. "Maybe some of our readers know of other haunted funeral homes. I invite them to write in and share their accounts."

PREDICTION FAILURE

In January Debbie and Richard made a list of predictions. One has failed within the first six weeks. It was predicted that Mitt Rommey would be the Republican Presidential candidate but, with a poor showing on Super Tuesday the former Governor has dropped out. "There is still a chance he will get the nod," says Richard. "If something should happen to McCain maybe he would be given the chance at the convention, but that is a real long shot."

NEW GHOST SIGHTING IN VENTURA’S CITY HALL

Recently two men from the sports department were up on the third floor of the west wing of City Hall, Ventura, on Poli Street when they both saw a woman with long black hair and a white dress quickly move across the room. This took place at 3:00 in the afternoon. The third floor has long been rumored to be haunted and it was used long ago as the women jail for the County of Ventura (1932 to 1982). Stories told by the former matrons who worked at the jail stated that it was haunted by the ghost of a woman who hung herself in her cell in 1940. Several years ago a similar woman was seen walking though the area that once held the cells (they were removed in the 1980s) late one night and there are cold spots and a general feeling of creepiness linked to the place, now just used for storage. The 3^rd floor will be featured in the Ghosts and Ghouls tour set for the end of March.

SÉANCE!

Mr. and Mrs. Senate are about to start a number of experiments in mediumship and spirit communications. Debbie will be our medium as we explore the other side from the table of a séance. These meeting can offer a unique insight into psychic research. Anything can and does happen at such events. Messages from the other side can happen. Be warned: They are not for the faint of heart. If you would like to be part of this séance contact Mr. Senate now. There is a fee for the séance, the funds will be used to further Mr. and Mrs. Senate’s Psychic work. The fee is $88 per person. Séance will last from one to two hours. We can not be sure any specific messages will come though but, it will be a fascinating evening to be sure. You can see posted dates on this blog. Phone Phantom Bookshop for reservations at 805-641-3844. Space is limited.

Paranormal Holiday coming up—March 31.

On March 31^st 1848 the two Fox sisters made contact with a spirit in their house in Hydesville, New York.

This contact started a craze in spirit communication that would see the birth of spiritualism as a religion. The rise of this faith would cause scientists to begin to study the paranormal and start groups to investigate such things as haunted houses and ghosts. The whole study of the supernatural started in a small house in Hydesville, one night in 1848. So honor the Fox sisters and the movement they started. Bake a cake, hold a séance or just read a book on the paranormal and think of the pioneers who started this new science so long ago.