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[jericho]

Hello.


I live in Lawrence, Kansas, about 15 minutes from the famous Stull Cemetery and Church. I've been in this area of rabout four years, and have made a number of visits to the church, noe of which were before its destruction two years ago, I'm sad to say.

Before I go on, let me state this- I am a skeptic. I have never seen a ghost, or any evidence of the paranormal, and when going into supposedly haunted places, I rarely expect to. Nine times out of ten when I hear a person describing legends or rumours, I scoff inwardly, as most people who seem to be enthusiastic about talking about the supernatural...well, let's just say I have a low tolerance for flakes, and there's alot of them out there.

I have met people, however, in whose veracity I believe. I have a small circle of acquaintances and friends who have related encounters and experiences to me which I do not scoff at.. so what does that say about me?

I suppose, in a nutshell, I'm a nonbeliever who desperately wants to be proven wrong.

Back to Stull... for one reason or another, I seem to never get bothered by either ghosts or the authorities. Stull is widely known as a place where, if you are caught, you WILL go to jail. I've been there in the middle of the night, and the middle of the day, and I've yet to be hassled, harrassed, haunted or arrested.

I am planning on revisiting Stull often, and I would like to make an open offer to anyone: if you have questions you would like answered, or photographs taken, let me know and I'll do what I can. I might even be willing to sell some small parts of my collection of stones, mortar and wood from the church itself for the right price. In the near future I am planning on going to Stull with a metal detector, infrared camera lens and whatever other equiptment I can muster. I'm even hoping to spend the night sometime soon when the weather is nicer, perhaps late October. (In case you're wondering, yes, I do have secret knowledge/techniques/permission at my disposal, and no, I'm not divulging what they are.)

I am looking for only two pieces of information:

1. I have heard many reports about the hidden staircase behind and to the right of the church, but so far have been unsuccessful in finding it. If anyone knows where this staircase is, please let me know. Especially helpful would be distances from the church. Since the demolition of the church walls happened, much of the surrounding area is covered in rubble. If this staircase was a storm cellar or storage room of some sort, which seems to me to be the most likely explination, then it might be covered in rubble. I'd rather have some confirmation of this than go pushing through all that rock- it's hot in Kansas, and the grasshoppers and mosquitoes are out in full force.

2. I have herd rumours about a second cemetary behind the main one, a "children's cemetary" that is supposedly REALLY haunted. My search of the area and viewing of satellite photos indicate that there isn't one nearby. However, satellite photos aren't all that detailed (on Terraserver, you can't even make out the stones in the main cemetary), so there might be some truth to this. I HAVE been to the cemetary down the road from Stull, and I can tell you that it is not exclusively a children's cemetary, and it seems no less haunted than any other place I've been to.

If anyone has information about these things, please tell me. I will reciprocate in any way I can.

If there is anyone in the area who would like to accompany me on ghost hunts, Urban Exploration or the finding of ghost towns in the area, let me know....the more the merrier.

Jericho

[jericho]

Your ideas sound very plausible... so are you saying that the staircase is located directly behind the church, say, a few feet at the most from the foundation? I'm going back in a few weeks, so if you can be more precise it would be helpful. I'm also working on getting permission from the owners to explore as part of a myth debunking project.

Jericho

[Caesar]

Jericho, let us know whats uo,thanks

[KalebKellum]

A band called Urge Overkill actually did a song about Stull Cemetery. And the pope apparently didn't want to fly over it either. Tre Creepy!

[Caesar]

I herd that too,about the Pope but that it was a rumor
http://aboutfacts.net/Haunting5.htm

[jericho]

There's no truth to the rumour about the pope whatsoever- Time magazine never even interviewed that pope, much less took a statement regarding Stull. Also untrue is the rumour that the band The Cure refuse to play the midwest because of it... the truth there is that Robert Smith was "fagbashed" in Kansas City, and hit with a beer bottle onstage in St.Louis... hence, his refusal to come back.


Still awaiting precise coordinates of the staircase... I'm going to go on the assumption that it's close to the foundation itself when I return next week. I'll be sure to post a report, including photos, just as soon as I can.

Jericho

oh, and yes, I'm happy to have companions when I go, if anyone in the area wants to join.

[jericho]

The way I see it, the townsfolk and owners are mainly protecting the land from vandalism and being a place for "satanists" to loiter, get drunk, and potentially hurt themselves, thus creating a lawsuit. When I visit these sorts of places, I leavce them as I found them, except that I bring a trach bag and try to clean up whatever debris I find. Nine times out of ten, the worst I get is a stern command to leave. I know it's not hte most legal philosophy, but I feel that since I'm not damaging anything or anyone, why not?

I still could use some info on the proximity of the stairs to the church- 3 feet away, ten, twenty? Any clues would be helpful... regardless, it's become almost a challenege now- I MUST find them darn stairs!

Jericho

[CajunKnight]

First page post 14 I think you may find of interest.


http://www.ghostvill...;num=1087788409

[opterasis]

All the way in kansas huh? ive always wanted to find a place in my area with some sort of secret staircase, closest thing was the Northampton State Hospital, but thats being torn down as we speak.