THE BEARINGER FIREPROOF BUILDING
SAGINAW, MICHIGAN
MID MICHIGAN PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS WERE THE FIRST TEAM TO
HAVE THE HONOR OF INVESTIGATING THIS HISTORIC BUILDING. 55,000
SQ FT. 6 FLOORS AND A BASEMENT. THE BUILDING WAS ABOUT 10-20
PERCENT OCCUPIED, MAINLY ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND VARIOUS
SUITES USED BY ARTISTS AND SOME GREAT LOCAL BANDS ON THE
FLOORS ABOVE.
THE BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1893 BY ISAAC BEARINGER, A MAN WHO NOT
ONLY BUILT THE FIRST FIRE PROOF BUILDING IN SAGINAW, BUT WHO
ALSO BUILT THE FIRST ELECTRIC TROLLEY STRETCHING FROM BAY CITY
TO SAGINAW. ISAAC WAS A LUMBER MAN AND AN ENTREPRENEUR.
CLAIMS: WHILE THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING WAS SHOWING AN OFFICE
SPACE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR SHE SAW A WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS
WITH A BLACK VEIL OVER HER FACE COME DOWN THE HALL AND
WALKED THROUGH A DOOR DOWN THE HALL ENTERING A CORNER
OFFICE, WHICH WAS VACANT. THE WOMANS APPAREL WAS LATE 1800'S
EARLY 1900'S.
THE SHADOW MAN REPORTED STANDING IN THE DOORWAY OF A SPACE
ON THE SECOND FLOOR; DESCRIBED AS LARGE BLACK FIGURE, THE
FIGURE WHEN SEEN MOVED RAPIDLY DOWN THE HALL AROUND THE
CORNER AND VANISHED AT THAT POINT ACCORDING TO THE WITNESSES
WHO GAVE CHASE.
REPORTS OF AN SEXUAL ASSAULT ON THE BEARINGER BLDG'S
ELEVATOR, AND CORNER OFFICE SUITE WHICH WAS VACANT ON THE
5TH FLOOR.
REPORTS OF DIZZINESS AND THE FEELING OF THE FLOOR MOVING FROM
UNDER YOUR FEET.
WE RESEARCHED THE BUILDING, THROUGH INTERNET SOURCES, ALONG
WITH THE SAGINAW HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRIOR TO OUR
INVESTIGATION, WE WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM THE SEXUAL ASSAULT,
WHILE ALSO DISCOVERING THAT A LIL GIRL 8 YRS OLD HAD PERISHED IN
THE BEARINGER BLDG ELEVATOR.
SOME SOURCES SAY THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE LOBBY FLOOR THAT A
MAN WHO WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED STARTED WHILE COOKING FRENCH
FRIES IN GREASE. LITTLE GIRL WHO DIED IN THE ELEVATOR MAY HAVE
DIED FROM SMOKE INHALATION.
INVESTIGATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCES:
JEFF- SEEN A MAN IN A WHITE T-SHIRT, AND DARK COLORED PANTS WALK
IN FRONT OF HIM WHILE ON THE 5TH FLOOR.
LEANNE -MELANIE EXPERIENCE GETTING OFF THE ELEVATOR AND
WALKING AWAY THAT THE DOOR CLOSED THE REOPENED, ALMOST LIKE
SOME ONE STUCK THEIR HAND IN AND THE DOORS SAFETY FEATURE
REOPENED THE DOORS. REPORTS OF THIS ACTIVITY WAS REPORTED BY
OTHERS WHEN ASKED THAT NIGHT.
WE CAPTURED SOME EVPS ALONG WITH SOME STRANGE ODD
FOOTSTEPS OVER US WHEN NO ONE WAS THEIR. ALSO SOME PRETTY
GOOD DIRECT RESPONSE TAPPING. BELOW IS SOME VIDEO AND SOME
RECORDINGS FROM THAT NIGHT AT THE BEARINGER.
INVESTIGATION BY MID MICHIGAN PARANORMAL
INVESTIGATORS AND Z 93.3 FM'S JAY, MATT AND
LYNN. ALSO A GREAT LOCAL BAND SEVERE
HEAD DRAMA 10/18/08
THE VIDEO ABOVE IS OF THE FOOTSTEPS ON
THE FLOOR ABOVE. THEIR WAS NO ONE ON
THAT FLOOR.
THE FOOTSTEPS WE HEARD OVER
US
EVP OF LITTLE GIRL BY THE 5TH
FLOOR ELEVATOR DOOR.
CLICK PHOTOS TO ENLARGE
JAY IN BASEMENT Matt the hat, severe head Jay and I doing some Matt, Lynn, Jeff, Jay, and
INVESTIGATING drama, and me investigating evp work Adam 5th Floor
Lynn Roberts using the Melanie for warning the Spirits Nice shot of stair case
Parabolic Mic/ headset