Farnsworth House Investigation – Part Three - Night Vision, Estes Method, and the Case of the Haunted Trench Coat

by Roxanne Crouse March 10, 2026

Farnsworth House Investigation – Part Three

Night Vision, Estes Method, and the Case of the Haunted Trench Coat

Part three meant one thing: total darkness.

Or at least as close as you can get when there are tiny device lights blinking like you’re camping inside a very judgmental spaceship.

We switched to night vision, shut off the lights, and let the room settle.

And then… we waited.

Into the Dark

Once the lights were out, the only illumination came from device indicators and our phones (which immediately proved how sensitive some of our gear is).

The cat balls lit up — but only when we moved near them. If I shifted on the bed, they reacted. If I walked past them, they reacted. When we tested them without movement? Nothing.

That pattern matters.

In a small, uneven 1800s room with thin floors and paper-thin walls, vibrations are constant. If a device responds consistently to movement, it’s doing what it was designed to do — not necessarily responding to spirits.

Ghost Tube & Casual Conversations with Jeremy

We ran Ghost Tube again, fully acknowledging we’re not convinced by it. But testing means actually testing.

We asked questions directed at the well-known child spirit said to haunt the property — Jeremy.

Some of the responses included:

“Smell good”
“Autumn”
“Quesadilla”
“My dreams”
“It hurts”
“55,000 words”
“Make yourself on fire”
“Little girl”
“No school”
“Caramel lunch”

If that sounds chaotic, that’s because it was.

There were moments that almost felt conversational — “Hey buddy” popped up at one point — but most responses were random, disconnected, or unintentionally hilarious.

At one point it said “bro.”

Which, honestly, tracks for modern app vocabulary more than Civil War child spirit.

The Balloon “Activity”

We placed a balloon in the room as a visual trigger object.

It moved.

A lot.

It would have been very easy to frame that as paranormal. Especially on night vision. Especially in silence.

But the heater and air conditioning kicked on multiple times throughout the night — and every time they did, the balloon reacted.

To show how misleading this can be, I even swapped audio in one clip to show how removing the heater sound could make the movement appear unexplained.

It’s a good reminder: context is everything. Remove the environmental cues, and suddenly normal airflow looks like ghost manipulation.

Estes Method (Quiet Edition)

Because we didn’t want to disturb neighboring rooms, we tried a quieter version of the Estes Method using headphones and a spirit box.

We don’t strongly believe in the method — but we’re willing to test it.

The first attempt ended early when the camera battery died (lesson learned: always check battery levels before diving into darkness).

During the session, responses included things like:

“Doomed”
“Bro”
“Can’t”
“Roof”
“My baby”
“Elanor”

There were moments that sounded almost responsive. There were also long stretches of complete randomness.

It was interesting — but not compelling.

And no, there was not 45 minutes of groundbreaking evidence lost to battery failure. It was maybe two minutes. I promise you didn’t miss the ghost of the century.

EMF & Equipment Notes

Throughout the night:

Cat balls only activated with physical movement.
Rim pods did not go off on their own.
EMF readings appeared steady and likely tied to phones or electronics.
The building remained noisy, even late.

Interestingly, rim pods that have gone wild at other locations were quiet here. That inconsistency alone raises questions about battery life, sensitivity, and environmental factors.

If a device behaves dramatically in one building and silently in another, that’s worth analyzing.

Trail Camera Setup

We ended the active investigation around 9:30 p.m. out of respect for other guests.

Before sleeping, we set up a trail camera to monitor the room overnight.

Only one clip triggered.

The cause? The sign hanging from the doorknob moved — almost certainly due to the air conditioner turning on.

What’s interesting is that it didn’t trigger more often, since the AC cycled multiple times. But the only activation corresponded with visible airflow movement.

So we’re calling that one officially debunked.

3:00 a.m. Photos & The Haunted Closet

I woke up around 3:00 a.m. and took long-exposure photos using my phone — 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds.

Some came out blurry (as expected in low light). Some came out… dramatic.

The closet photos were the creepiest — they genuinely look like a person standing inside.

It’s my trench coat.

Still looks cool, though.

This is a perfect example of how easily the brain fills in shapes in darkness. Human silhouette? Or fabric hanging at just the right angle?

Once you know, you know.

Morning After

We reviewed the trail cam footage.

Nothing unusual beyond the one AC-triggered movement.

No unexplained sounds.
No shadow figures.
No mysterious footsteps.

And surprisingly — considering how thin the walls are — it was a very quiet night overall.

So… Is the Farnsworth House Haunted?

Personally?

It didn’t feel haunted.

I never felt uneasy.
I never felt watched.
The only time I felt cold was because my husband likes the room arctic.

That doesn’t mean no one has experiences there.

It just means we didn’t capture compelling evidence over three parts of the investigation using:

Spirit box
Ghost apps
EMF meters
Rim pods
Cat balls
Thermal imaging
Trail camera
EVP sessions
Long exposure photography

If something is there, it didn’t perform on cue.

And that’s okay.

Because the whole point isn’t to prove it’s haunted.

It’s to test the claims.

We’ve got hours of footage to review, and if anything strange shows up during editing, you’ll see it.

Until then…

Stay curious, spooky cats. 🐾