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Welcome to BHPI
What is BHPI?
Black Hills Paranormal Investigations (BHPI) is a group of dedicated people,
investigating claims of paranormal activity in the Black Hills and
surrounding area.
What is involved in paranormal investigations?
Many groups have different practices, but ours are basic, and proven to be
legitimate. We use tools to try and debunk claims of paranormal activity.
Many of us are believers, but, we have realized that about 80% of all claims
of paranormal can be explained by natural, everyday occurrences. We go into
a case with open minds, with the intent of helping people to understand what
they are dealing with and how they can best deal with it.
Will BHPI remove whatever "entity" I may have?
No. BHPI is simply here to try and document paranormal activity. If someone
would like an "entity" removed, we can give tips on how to try to "take back
your house (or building)" or we can put in contact with someone who could
help you rid your residence (or building) of any unwanted presence.
Does BHPI charge for investigations?
NO. BHPI is a completely free service to the community. We do not charge for
any facet of our services. The people at BHPI cover their own expenses
because they are so passionate about the service provided. We do accept
donations, however, we do not ask for them.
What can BHPI do for my desire of privacy from the public?
We will do anything and everything you request. BHPI understands that there
are some cases where people do not want to draw any attention to themselves,
especially with a sensitive subject like the paranormal. BHPI offers varying
levels of privacy when it comes to investigations. Should you decide you
want only BHPI and yourself to know about anything that happens, that will
be accommodated. If you would be alright with us releasing evidence as long
as we keep the address, names, city name, faces, etc. out, we will guarantee
that. BHPI will work with its clients on any detail they may want as far as
the investigation goes. Don't be afraid to ask for special requests when it
comes to privacy.
What will BHPI do in my home (or building)?
When BHPI comes into a case, several things happen. There is thorough
research done on the property by BHPI to try and find anything important
that may have happened there in the past. We obtain two copies of this
research, one for BHPI's records, and one for the property owner. We look in
this research for any tragedy or wrongdoing that may have happened, which
may be a cause of paranormal activity. We also interview the property owner,
and any and all witnesses to the paranormal activity. Once we have assessed
our notes from the interviews, we determine when we can get there for an
investigation. Upon arrival, half of the team will go on a short tour of the
property with the owner, making sure to note any place where activity was
claimed. The other half of the team asks whomever is also on the property
some follow-up questions. Once the tour is over, we discuss as a team where
we would like to set up our equipment. Our equipment consists of digital
cameras, digital audio recorders, electro-magnetic field meters (EMF
meters), thermometers, and video cameras. Once we have a base camp set up,
and our tools where they need to go, we turn out all the lights possible in
the home and begin our investigation. We take turns in teams of 2-4,
depending on the size of the property, investigating places of reported
activity. We not only look for paranormal happenings, but ways that everyday
events can be misconstrued as paranormal occurrences. As we record, we
document and note everything that we cannot immediately explain. Once our
investigation is over, we pack up all of our equipment, and leave the
property to review our evidence. We go over the evidence over the next few
days (usually a week maximum), and take note of all the occurrences that we
cannot debunk. We go over every piece of unexplainable evidence with our
team, and try to debunk anything we can. When we return to the property, we
check out a few different possibilities of everyday common events that may
have caused any of our evidence. After that, we sit down with the owner, and
discuss the evidence. We give a copy to the owner, and keep a copy for
BHPI's records.
So, after an investigation, what does BHPI offer?
We are only a phone call, email, or forum message away. You can call on us
anytime you think you need us to return. We don't simply investigate and
leave you alone forever. We want to know if you're still experiencing
paranormal events, if it's gone away, or escalated. We're not trying to
leave you alone in a situation that is uncomfortable. We will do everything
we can to help.
How can I contact BHPI?
There are several ways you can contact us at BHPI. The first,
and easiest will be email. We can be reached at
help@bhparanormal.com.
You can also email any of our team members at our
Contacts page. We do have a MySpace page, and can be contacted that way, our page is at
www.myspace.com/bhpi.
We also have a Facebook Fan Page. The last way that you can get in contact with BHPI is via a phone call. We
do have a private line but, lost our phone.
As soon as we find or replace it we will post our number.
If you have any questions that weren't covered here, please contact us
through the board, phone, or email and we'll be happy to help.