Evidence of a Haunting at Pitcher Cemetery

 

Pitcher Cemetery is located at 3306 Blue Ridge Blvd. North of Pitcher Road in Independence, Missouri

This family burial plot for the Thomas Pitcher family established in 1830, is also the final resting place for some who fought in the Revolutionary War.  Many Civil War soldiers who perished in battle nearby in 1864 are buried in a mass grave.  Another mass grave is in the cemetery, which contains pioneers who perished from the Cholera epidemic of 1849—1851.  Most of the grave markers are simple standing rocks without engraving.  It is estimated that over 200 people are buried here.

Visitors have reported noises in the trees, glowing balls of light, and a floating apparition.

A recent investigation would prove fruitful. I visited the site with fellow investigators Jean Walker and Devin Listrom so we could obtain evidence that spirits still roam the site. We were not disappointed. As we arrived there was a sense of multiple spirits in the area, and this was confirmed by Devin's dowsing rods. Next, I was pulled to a particular grave of a Revolutionary Soldier and placed a Rem Pod on top of the tombstone. I asked the question, "Is there a spirit here?" and the Rem Pod began to respond with multiple beeps. All the lights began to blink. With each question, there was the same response. Devin, who is also a medium, and I heard a man speaking and he told us that he had been murdered for a small bag of gold coins in his pocket. 

Oddly, the man has the same last name as Devin's mother's maiden name, and she is researching to see if there is a connection. 

Jean Walker walked further back into the cemetery and was drawn to a strange object placed between two tree limbs. I was also drawn to look at it from a distance, and we feel that there is a spirit residing there. 

There are no hours posted and no locked gate, so it appears that this cemetery is open at all hours. 
 
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Margie Kay is the director of Quest Paranormal Investigation Group and author of Haunted Independence and Gateway to the Dead: A Ghost Hunter's Field Guide. See more info at www.margiekay.com.