River City Mystery

A recent story out of England where two police officers experienced a "phantom train" reminded me of a story my sister, Barbie Deig, told me years ago. In the early 1990's, she, along with many others, attended an outdoor revival in Evansville, Indiana, and experienced a "phantom train". If you attended the revival and would like to share your story, visit my discord at www.RiverCityMystery.com/discord.

https://www.staffordshire-live.co.uk/news/local-news/terrifying-ghost-train-reported-swadlincote-8218578

https://www.facebook.com/SwadlincoteSNT/posts/pfbid02atTUUMR1XQ6X3fkEdawy7UCADgWDryLRcHgKDet1nDKrWGSzyare8fQnBukYN7PCl

https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/british-cops-report-hearing-phantom-train/

By Tim Binnall

In a spooky story out of England, a pair of police officers say that they heard a 'phantom train' pass their station where they later learned that a railway had once existed long ago. According to a local media report, the eerie incident occurred last week in the town of Swadlincote as constables Joe Stafford and Whitney Holmes-Small were set to commence their work patrolling the community. To their profound surprise, the duo suddenly heard the unmistakable sound of locomotive approaching the police station. As the noise grew closer, their confusion was compounded when leaves on nearby trees began to sway and the air felt like it was being moved by an unseen force.

Amazingly, the pair claim that the noise from the proverbial 'ghost train' went right past the station and, as the sound appeared to fade into the distance, the phantom locomotive even tooted its horn. Understandably bewildered by what they experienced, they looked into the history of the building and discovered that there had once been a railway that ran right next to the site. Remarkably, rather than keep the strange story a secret within their ranks, the Swadlincote Police Department actually shared the officers' account on social media and asked if anyone else had previously encountered the phantom train, which would seem to suggest that the tale was a genuine report of ghostly activity on the part of the two cops.

Interview with Joe Weigant, retired Evansville Police Department detective who founded Evansville Paranormal Investigations and Consulting (EPIC). Joe is a psychic and spirit communicator who specializes in crossing over trapped spirits so the living and the dead can achieve peace. He discusses some of the cases he's investigated and provides his insights on the paranormal.

He hosted "The World Beyond Radio Show" where he interviewed other paranormal investigators, psychics, tarot readers, and others in the field.

Every year, Joe leads tours of Waverly Hills Sanitorium in Louisville, Kentucky.

Joe has taught and lectured for numerous groups on topics such as quantum and metaphysics, energy healing, spirit communication, mediumship, the Law of Attraction, Reiki Certification, intuition and psychic ability, working with spirit guides, and more.

He's a 6th degree black belt in Okinawa Kempo & a martial arts instructor at Club Bushido.

Joe owns Tri State Holistic Wellness in Evansville, where he uses a combination of energy work (Reiki), tuning forks, and other emotional and physical healing modalities to achieve holistic health and well-being.

If you have questions that you'd like for Joe to address on the show, go to www.rivercitymystery.com/contact and leave a voice or text message.

During the summer of 1940, a home just outside of Odon, Indiana, caught fire 28 times in a single day. Witnessed by many, the cause of the fires remains a mystery to this very day.

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Check out Don Cosby’s books on Amazon:

My Scrap Book: A Living History of The Town of Washington in Daviess County, Indiana

Legends, Legacy and Folklore

Revisiting the Past

Travelers Insurance Company ad that was printed in the Collier’s Weekly Magazine

Sources:

https://www.washtimesherald.com/news/local_news/unusual-events-occurred-in-daviess-county—part-ii/article_fe19e6db-462e-570d-8f45-5a88c5b816b2.html

My wife and I had an encounter with something unusual while taking a walk around Garvin Lake in Evansville on the evening of Saturday, August 21, 2021.----more----

I took photos #1-#5 of Garvin Lake roughly 15 minutes after the encounter.
The aerial photo shows where my wife and I were standing (blue star) when the encounter occurred. The red star indicates where the creature was spotted in the water.

Doris McDonough was brutally beaten to death in her own kitchen in Evansville, Indiana, on October 3, 1968. Her husband, William, provided a timeline of events that raises more questions than answers about what happened that day. The case remains unsolved.

Show Notes

Unsolved Indiana: Murder Mysteries, Bizarre Deaths, & Unexplained Disappearances by Autumn Bones

The Bones of Autumn – Reddit