Issue 127 – The Murder Bordello, Part 2

By Kirby Robinson

Continued from Issue 126 The Murder Bordello, Part 1

Listen to tonight’s radio show Demonic Activity: Don’t Get Played by “Six” [7 PST/ 10 EST]

http://www.goddiscussion.net/2013/07/23/demonic-activity-dont-get-played-by-six-wednesday-july-24-2013/

Fake Murder Bordello Case Makes Fools of Fake Para-celeb Squad

Sometimes it’s best to just admit you made a mistake, cut your losses, and move on. But it seems that many are caught up in Russ Keeler’s literal attempt to turn Galena, Kansas into a ghost [hunting] town for his ego and financial gain. Russ’s website, After Midnight Paranormal Investigations is down, and the Facebook page is inactive. Why? So he can spend time in Galena spreading lies and tall tales.

http://www.aftermidnightparanormalinvestigationteam.com/Home_Page.php

No page or website. It seems that when Mr. Keeler gets the scent of money and fame in his nostrils it drowns out his interest in the paranormal, outside of making a lot of money.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/After-Midnight-Paranormal-Investigations/150143931705486

Chip Coffey Really Needs to Fire his Spirit Guides

We received the following posts that Coffey posted on his Facebook page concerning his days in the fake murder bordello:

~ Day 3 of filming with Barry Klinge, Brad Klinge and Selena Roane. It's about to get very real and intense on this investigation!

~ A very long, but productive, day of filming for our DVD. I think you all will be very pleased with it. We've already gotten some kick a$$ evidence! We finish up tomorrow, then I head home on Saturday.

~ The photo is of a professional actress who appears in reenactment scenes during the DVD that I filmed last week in Galena, Kansas, along with the Klinge Brothers and Selena Roane.
We investigated a haunted bordello and the actress was reenacting the role of the "madam" of the "house." 

Last week we went “soft” on Mr. Coffey, as he’s just a hired hand on this shoot. Now we clearly see that he’s helping them spread the deception since it’s proven that the house on Main has nothing to do with a murder bordello.

Local ABC News Outlet in Galena Allows Fake Para-Celebrity to Lie

http://fourstateshomepage.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=404242

- Lisa Livingston Martin would sell more of her books if the deception goes unchecked. Being an author, she should know how to fact check. Her publisher should’ve done a much better job of fact checking.

But it’s even worse than that. She outright lied to the viewers. Before the interview, she was told that all the proof concerning the main house wasn’t real. No one ever talked about the house being the murder bordello. That is, until Russ Keeler came along.

- Brad Klinge claims they’re seeking paranormal proof and historical documentation. If so, why did he rebuff anything that would prove the house is the real deal? Why did he rebuff Carolyn McLean in a series of email exchanges between them? She informed him that she had proof concerning the fact that the Staffleback house burnt down in 1897. He sent her an email asking if she’d like to be interviewed for the documentary. Then he sent her an email telling her that they’d take it from here.

Not sure what “IT” is but am sure IT isn’t the truth.

Apparently, Chip knows there’s nothing there. His act from his Paranormal State days might not be enough to save the day, so he seems to be hedging his bets.

They can’t wait to make money off the place as Russ and his squad eagerly promote this:

Hey guys. The Murder Bordello is finally ready for overnight investigations. You can have up to 10 people at the Bordello for the same price AND you get 12 full hours (7PM to 7AM). Reservations begin for the Friday, August 16th date and go daily 7 days a week...365 days per year.

Shell out $500.00 plus $24.95 processing fee. http://galenamurderbordello.eventbrite.com/

For that amount of money, you can get a spacious guest room [for approx. 24 hours] at the Beverly Hills Hotel!

Here are the lies they are spreading about the fake murder bordello:

“In the late 1800's, the mining industry was in full swing in Galena, KS--and so was malice and vice. Brothels and saloons lined the crowded streets catering to the passing miners. One family saw opportunity and not only opened a bordello, but murdered many of its patrons for their money and dumped the bodies in mineshafts to make it look like an accident. It is rumored that up to 30 murders took place in the unassuming little building on the corner of Route 66. Miners and prostitutes alike are said to have met an untimely demise, but still haunt the location. People have witnessed apparitions, disembodied voices, objects moving, doors opening and closing, and all other types of activity that defies sensible thought. Could the murderous family still linger in its shadows, or is it the miners lost souls looking for peace? Either way, you can experience an entire night in the bordello seeking them on your very own. This is not a hotel stay. This is not a bed and breakfast. It's also not a theatrical haunted house. This is the real deal. This is a museum dedicated to the memory of a bygone era and the sinister history it imprinted on the small Southeastern Kansas town. The building has recently undergone full renovations to restore it to its infamous past, and tours run daily. But this is a unique experience. Reserve your overnight stay today.”

Is this bordering on criminal conspiracy?

I’m not a lawyer but it seems to me that there’s a conspiracy to defraud people by public officials, authors, various paranormal groups, wannabes and numerous others.

They know the house is fake. They’ve seen the proof, yet they’re working to keep the public from learning the truth. They’re selling the falsehoods for profit that they wouldn’t make if the public knew the truth.

So what does that sound like to you?

Next week read more about this story as we have a lot to expose. Here's The Murder Bordello, Part 3

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Issue 126 – The Murder Bordello, Part 1

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SPECIAL REPORT

It's timely that I've done a radio program about Ghost Hunting & Paranormal Ethics. Of course, fake para-celebs never think the rules of proper conduct ever apply to them.

The story goes back a few weeks. I was looking for a story and came across a press release that concerned Ghost Lab's Brad and Barry Klinge and Chip Coffey teaming up for a new series. It promised to shock the viewer it as going to be scary but true.

Really? Turns out, it's not a TV series but will go direct to DVD. A real studio doesn't produce it. The Kling Brothers will handle the distribution, meaning they get all the money and don't worry about ratings, reviews, and being able to pass muster with the debunkers.

After a little digging, we found out why they chose this house and not the actual site. Because the original site is now a vacant lot. The house that stood there was burnt to the ground back in 1897 by the townspeople. Empty lots aren't too sexy.

As for the impending DVD program, Chip Coffey gets a pass on this one, as he's just the hired help like he was on Paranormal State. We can find no wrong in his actions unless he gets a psychic reading from an unhaunted home, something he's done in the past.

The final villain is Russ Keeler of After Midnight Paranormal Investigations, who charges big money for ghost hunters to go into an unhaunted house. Especially with a DVD coming out, there'll be a line of ghost hunters down the street ready to fork out money to go into the house, buy fake books, t-shirts, etc.

Now let’s begin the story.

If you happen to stop in the sleepy little town of Galena, Kansas you'll probably hear about the Murder Bordello, where locals claim as many as 50 people were killed during the 1890s

It was run by Ma Staffleback, her husband and two sons. Local miners, flush with earnings from working the mines, would go the house seeking some female companionship. Problem is, they also stood a chance of being rolled and killed. The Stafflebacks' took the adage "The family that kills together goes to jail together" to heart. All four were tried and convicted in 1897 for murdering Frank Galbraith. The story hung around and was local legend status. We jump ahead 100 plus years and like in the Merle Haggard song, people along the famed Route 66 wondered Are the Good Times Really Over?

The once proud highway has been in decline ever since the I-40 and other interstates and bypasses were built back in the 60s and 70s. Towns and communities are struggling to recapture the glory and the tourist bucks. A group of investors restored a gas station and turned it into a snack bar/gift shop known as 4 Women on the Route and the money began flowing in. Attention turned to a long dilapidated house on the corners of Main and Front Streets—right on Route 66.

Making it a bed and breakfast was tossed around, but that was too tame, as by now, the rumor mill had begun operating. People began to say that the house was none other than the Murder Bordello. Going through records, we couldn't find any claims that the house had ever been the site of such slaughter. Nor have we found any record of it being a haunted house. But, just as with the Amityville Horrorand the Haunting in Connecticut, the haunting train was starting to depart and this train didn't have a reverse gear.

The mayor jumps in saying the Bedside Book About Bad Girls: Outlaw Women of the American West, has inspired his interest--or was it tourist dollars? "The Joplin Globe" started to run stories about the house and its bloody history. Other local papers ran with the lurid tale. A story of murder, prostitution and a rumor of a cache of gold dust buried somewhere on the property sold papers during a time when the newspaper business is on its deathbed.

By this point, everyone was excited to have such a local treasure. It could be a much-needed local source of income.

Russ Keeler came along and convinced the property owners that if they spent thousands of dollars to renovate the property and bring in antique furniture, the home could look like it did 100 years ago.

If that was done, he could bring in thousands of dollars from ghost hunters, both groups and individuals, to come in overnight set up their equipment to collect evidence. He used the After Midnight presence within the paranormal field in order to sell the site to the paranormal community. You can really have that spotlight shine on you and your team if you get a TV para-celeb to come to the site. It's much even better if they feature it on their TV show.

If it's not on network or cable TV, that’s okay, due to the fact that what the networks are looking for has changed. Unless you can post cable ratings like the Long Island Medium, don't bother knocking. Many are going with direct to DVD projects pioneered by the Booth Brothers who have produced many such programs. A few years ago, Ryan Buell and Chad Calek did a documentary called American Ghost Hunter. You make all the money because there aren't producers or distributors to contend with. You also have lots of artistic freedom.

Chip Coffey had repeatedly tried to get back on TV and to follow up to his modestly successful book. He was happy to join the guys from Ghost Lab who'd been in talks with Keeler to be the first to investigate the Murder Bordello and sell it to the public.

However, the brothers from Ghost Lab are no stranger to credibility issues.

- They faked an EVP on a fake paranormal show. There was a claim something happened but no camera managed to pick it up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv2FPr9RJ0g

They made much of the video of a shadow person in Tombstone, AZ. It was easily debunked within 5 minutes.

http://bostonskeptics.com/2009/10/5-minute-debunk-ghost-lab-tombstone-az-shadow-person/

They went to Alcatraz, and got an EVP saying, "I can't forget what I have done." The only issue – the voice and accent happen to be the same as one of the brothers from Ghost Lab.

Their Lizzie Borden investigation is debunked.

http://allaboutanythingatall.blogspot.com/2010/10/ghost-lab-s02e03-lizzie-borden-reviewed.html

So in a sense you had the perfect storm for paranormal fakes.

- Town needing tourist dollars

- Property owners willing to ignore paranormal deception

- A ghost hunter and team willing to bend the rules of ethics in order to get famous

- A former TV ghost hunting team knowing those 15 minutes of fame expired a while ago and just maybe a DVD series can buy them more time

- Former TV psychic who now works as a phone psychic looking to cut into Theresa Caputo's fame

- A public that buys paranormal claims without any facts

Fortunately, because of good people who stand up for the truth, even when it's not popular, we extend a big thanks to someone who cares, and that person is Carolyn McLean.

Her story starts next week. See it here: The Murder Bordello, Part 2

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