Investigations
	Since 2006, KCSPARE has done several high-profile investigations. Below you will find a brief description of these. Click on the investigation for more details.

Glore Psychiatric Museum

Located in St. Joseph, MO, the Glore Psychiatric Museum was previously known as the State Lunatic Asylum #2. It opened its doors on November 9th, 1874. By the 1950's it had over 3,000 beds, and housed some of the most criminally insane individuals in the state. By the early 1990's, most patients had been set free due to improvements in medication. In August of 1994 it was converted to a prison. Eventually, the prisoners were also moved out and the museum opened. There is a small cemetery on sight, with the first burial being recorded on December 12th, 1874, and the last in 1949. There are over 1,000 graves in the cemetery, but only about a hundred markers, the rest being unknown. There were no previous reports of paranormal activity, although it's history seemed to hold the promise of experiencing something. Glore Psychiatric Museum Investigation

Jackson County Jail and Museum

The Jackson County Jail and Museum is located on the historic Independence, Mo. Square. It opened in 1859 and housed such famous criminals as Frank James. During the Civil War, up to twenty people were held in each cell, put there by the infamous Order # 11. The cells were originally designed to hold only four people. The Museum contains both the Jail itself, as well as the Sheriff's home. The cell blocks are built of two feet thick limestone walls. There have been numerous documented paranormal events at the Jail. Everything from full body apparitions to ghostly voices. We had so much success that we had to go back for a second investigation. Jackson County Jail and Museum, First Investigation

The Stanley Hotel

A place of legend, the Stanley Hotel rises majestically over the town of Estes Park, Colorado. This is the place that inspired Stephen King to write the horror masterpiece, "The Shining". Here you can experience everything from haunted ballrooms to ghostly children playing in the hallway. We were there for a paranormal convention, with special guests Grant and Jason from the television show "Ghost Hunters". We were priviliged enough to do an actual investigation with them. The Stanley Hotel

The Sallie House

Setting on the banks of the Missouri River, the town of Atchison, Kansas, is one of the most beautiful, and most haunted towns in the U.S. And it's most famous haunted location of all is the Sallie House. A small girl named Sallie died in what was then the doctor's office, from acute appendicitis. Her ghostly presence can still be felt here to this day. But she is not the only spirit to wander this home. Something much more malevolent makes itself known from time to time. There are reports of people being physically attacked, scratches appearing out of nowhere. This is the legend of the Sallie House. The Sallie House

Rice-Tremonti Home

Built in 1844, the Rice-Tremonti House was located on the Santa Fe, California, and Oregon Trails. The home was built by Archibald Rice, and his wife Sally. It became a popular camping site for those travelling these historic trails. With many ties to local history and the Civil War, the Rice-Tremonti House is one of the most important historical homes in Kansas City. This beautiful, two-story home is open to the public, and includes a replica of a log cabin, home to a slave named Aunt Sophia. In 1929, Dr. Louis G. Tremonti bought the house. He set up a doctor's office in one of the downstairs rooms, where he allegedly performed illegal abortions. Although there have been no reports of paranormal activity in the past, the home is ripe with history. KCSPARE was the first paranormal group to investigate the Rice-Tremonti House. Rice-Tremonti House

Atchison Theatre

Originally built in 1913 as the First Church of Christ, Scientist, the Atchison Theatre was converted to the lovely theatre of today in 1976. Scorch marks from a major fire in 1948 can still be seen today. Ghostly footsteps can be heard echoing throughout the auditorium. And many a worker has reported someone banging angrily on the front doors, only on investigation to find that there is no one there! Atchison Theatre

Harris-Kearney House Washington Irving, Kit Carson, Wyatt Earp, and Jim Bridger are just a few of the names from America's past with connections to the Harris-Kearney House. John and Henrietta Harris travelled from Kentucky and in 1855 built this lovely two-story Greek Revival home, then known as the "Mansion House". They bought the first Harris Hotel in 1848, which sat right across from what is now Kelly's Westport Bar and Grill. The hotel burned to the ground in 1852, but was rebuilt in 1853. The Harris Hotel stood until 1922, when it was razed for urban renewal, but the house remains. It is the oldest home remaining in Kansas City, and has seen Kansas City grow from a small cowtown to the large metropolis that it is today. In 1864, the then 15 year old Harris granddaughter watched the Battle of Westport from her bedroom window! Today, reports of footsteps on the stairs that were hand made by the Harris' slaves, can be heard. Furniture can be heard moving upstairs when no one is in that section of the house. Pets refuse to enter the dining room. It seems that the past of the Harris-Kearney House is still very much alive! The house is open to public tours, and anyone interested in Kansas City's past should definitely pay a visit. Harris-Kearney House

Garfield House

Built in 1887, this beautiful Victorian home in the Northeast area of Kansas City, has a rich history. Built by a lumber baron by the name of Charles B. Leach, he and his wife lived in the home for many years. In 1915, the home is converted into the Jefferson Home For Women, a home for unwed mothers. In 1928 a thirty-two room dormitory is built onto the back of the house. In 1990, the Jefferson Home closes its doors forever and once again becomes a private resident. The current owners have done a terrific job of restoring this home to its original splendor, and the home had been featured on the television show, "If Walls Could Talk". There have been several reports of paranormal activity, ranginf from sgadows seen in the second floor hallway, to the sound of babies crying. Garfield House