Spooky goings on in the home of Lee and Michelle Markwell in Mottram Close in Ipswich. Glowing orbs flash round the room at night and appliances open or start by themselves.; Lee videoed the orbs in his lounge and bedroom
Video: Spooky goings-on at Ipswich couple’s home
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
10:50 AM
IPSWICH: Amateur detectives Lee and Michelle Markwell decided to take matters into their own hands after a series of bizarre experiences.
Mystified by the paranormal activities in their new house, the couple set up a camera in an attempt to discover just what goes on after dark.
And they have come to the conclusion their home in Mottram Close, Pinewood, where they have lived since last April, is inhabited by a ghostly creature.
Mr Markwell, 39, said: “Since we have lived in our house there have been some rather bizarre goings-on.
“We have had the microwave oven start itself up in the middle of the night, the kettle boil itself, the doorbell ring when no-one’s there and the toilet flush on its own.
“We’ve also heard footsteps going up and down the stairs and I’ve felt something brush past me several times when I’ve been on the stairs. It’s just all very strange.”
None of their neighbours could offer up an explanation so Mr Markwell stayed up into the early hours of the morning with a video camera.
The results he said were “absolutely fantastic”.
“I felt like a complete crackpot sitting at the top of my stairs with a camera but it paid off,” he said.
“The next moment I was surrounded by these white/grey dots and the room went completely stone cold.
“The goings-on don’t scare me at all, in fact they fascinate me.
“I think it’s absolutely fantastic.”
On another occasion Mr Markwell said he spoke to the “ghostly being” while he was filming.
“I spoke out loud and said ‘if you want me to stay, give me a bright light’ and it happened. It was very surreal,” he added.
Mr Markwell, who works as a team leader at Tower Ramparts, said he has sent some of the footage in to TV show Most Haunted and is waiting to hear back from producers.
He added: “These are the same kind of events that happen on Most Haunted and are the first signs of a ghost.”
Mr and Mrs Markwell, 33, believe the apparitions could be family members who have passed away.
“It could be my daughter who was a stillborn, my wife’s mum or my grandparents but I just don’t know,” Mr Markwell said.
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17 comments
was,not this the same couple who photographed the wild cat at the belstead brook'.i think he knows a lot about photography and special effects,cleverly done tho!
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mamamia
Friday, January 13, 2012
I am pleased to say that all the footage that has been undergone within our home has been confirmed by paranomal experts all clips were sent to them and they have confirmed they are anomilies.
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lee
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Well all i can say is im not the only one in the close to have the problems unfortunately there is a neighbour who has it worse than me down the way remember it could be you next.
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lee
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
think mr markwell should lay off the cider amazing the lengths some people go to to get attention
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TaylorP
Sunday, January 8, 2012
It's probably Elvis, Shergar or Lord Lucan. What utter rubbish. The white specks are not "energy orbs" or remnants of the deceased but bits of dust moving around in naturally occuring convection currents between warmer and cooler air especially in stairwells. Ok this couple have had their 15 mins of fame. Let's have some real news.
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Steve Blake
Sunday, January 8, 2012
I have been in a similar position to Mr & Mrs Markwell approx 20 yrs ago in a previous property. It's so easy to mock and ridicule this stuff, and not so easy to come right out and tell the world about it. But, I do agree that the "orbs" look like dust particles. I do believe in "ghosts", call them what you will, I just don't necessarily believe all the people who say they've seen or have one.
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Steve Pooley
Saturday, January 7, 2012
I think someone got some moths and hidden a torch behind the camera so the "orbs" fly around.
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CMGTHC
Saturday, January 7, 2012
You'd hope a guy who cleans a shopping centre for a living would recognise a bit of dust when he saw it. Clearly Tower Ramparts are wasting their money!
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Sarah Ipswich
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Always people rubbishing it, NOT dust but orbs very common indeed. Examples below http:www.youtube.comwatch?v=TWh5oTs2Zk0 http:www.youtube.comwatch?v=IXI1FS1d6lI
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Jonni
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Pity what ever it was didn't decorate the stairs for them lol.
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toad
Saturday, January 7, 2012
What I want to know is when did Darth Vader move to Ipswich. May the force be with you.
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Freedom
Saturday, January 7, 2012
this story makes you laugh!! the dots were most likely bits of dust that were picked up by the camera and the reason it went cold is because you scared yourself!
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Kings G IPS
Saturday, January 7, 2012
The white orbs you see going past the camera are the edges of the a human form that is unsettled on this life plain the are quite commonly known as ghosts but most experts believe that its energy that is left behind after a person passes away, its very interesting stuff but is still unexplained as there isnt any hard evidence to draw any conclusion. Great video.
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Jonni
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Who ya gonna call......
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Dad Shadow
Saturday, January 7, 2012
That video only shows dust floatng around in the air. You would be able to film the same thing in anyone's house.
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Angry Commuter
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Whilst I'm not rubbishing what the couple reported seeinghearing etc, i have to admit the little white lights in the video look a lot like bits of dust floating around and catching the video camera's lightnight-mode light. Sorry.
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lollipop
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Looks like someone playing about with a torch to me..................
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H D
Friday, January 6, 2012