| Most of us remember the "Ghost Busters" movie. We | | | | trap. |
| watched in delight as Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd used | | | | Bess had initially tried to attract investors in his |
| techniques and equipment that only Hollywood could | | | | chamber but was predictably unsuccessful. Still |
| have invented, to capture and "bust" ghosts. Although | | | | determined to prove the existence of ghosts and that |
| the movies were entertaining (admit it you liked them) | | | | his ghost trap would work, Bess ponied up his own |
| even the strongest believers in ghosts knew that they | | | | money to see the experiment through. In May of 2007, |
| were pretty far fetched and unbelievable. Using a trap | | | | it all paid off according to Bess.While NBC filmed his |
| to capture a real ghost? We all knew that it was | | | | experiment for television and over one hundred |
| impossible. Or was it? | | | | witnesses watched, the chamber was triggered and |
| A man by the name of Robert Bess didn't think so. As | | | | two entities were trapped within the ghost chamber |
| a matter of fact, he spent over 10,000 dollars of his | | | | walls. These ghosts were visible to everyone present, |
| own money to build his very own "ghost trap", with the | | | | including the NBC crew. The ghosts were captured on |
| intentions of capturing and filming a real ghost for the | | | | both video and still picture. There is no doubt that |
| first time in history. Believe it or not, there are many | | | | something was contained within the chamber. Was it a |
| that say he has succeeded and that there are pictures | | | | real ghost? The ghosts were released a short while |
| and film to prove it. NBC featured his quest dubbed the | | | | later and the debate over the Bess Ghost Chamber |
| "3 Mile Lock Experiment" in a television show. The | | | | began. One would assume that Robert Bess had once |
| show followed Bess to the Pump House near | | | | and for all proven the existence of ghosts and that |
| Boulevard Bridge in Richmond, VA, where he set up | | | | society and the scientific community would finally |
| his chamber. | | | | accept the reality of ghosts and paranormal activity. |
| Bess' chamber is an 8 ft tall, 4 foot wide box | | | | Unfortunately, this was not the case. Although Bess |
| constructed of plexiglass. Electromagnets, lasers, | | | | welcomes challenges to his technology, skeptics |
| sensors, internal and external digital thermometers, and | | | | remain non believers. No matter how much and what |
| magnetic locks were strategically installed to prevent | | | | kind of evidence is presented, some people will never |
| the entity from escaping once it was inside. Great care | | | | believe that there is any such thing as a real ghost and |
| was taken in the design of this real life ghost buster | | | | the ghost chamber is proof of that. |