Rochester Paranormal

Sharing a little bit of my recent trials and tribulations.

The Way Things Are

More like a case of winter time Western New York cabin fever. But then I suppose snow blowing the last three days can also make you a bit spacey.

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I’ve been silent long enough about this individual and his bull crap and now that I have been informed as to the full scope of his shenanigans am I now going public.

Now am I here to complain about his attracting a great deal of attention for himself from Syfy Ghost Hunters while originally going under the name Rochester Paranormal Society?

Not really. Especially when all he did was walk down the same path already create by another Western New York individual who prior had pulled the same stunt using our name.

And do I care that Mr. Street is also associating himself with a Ghost Tour scheme where he is the primary focus as an all knowing ghost hunting guru through his Herb Street method which sounds more like a birthing class than it does anything paranormal related?

No. Because this was all predicted behavior which always involves first an obsession with power which then evolves into a profit making scheme.

Or is it the fact that even though his group or should I say “alleged groups” are now existing under at least two different names that Herb Street still insists on having videos through YouTube under the name Rochester Paranormal Society even after having requested numerous times that he stop using our name and creating confusion with the public?

No. Because someone of his mentality can generally not be trusted nor expected to do the right thing.

But what does upset me is that Herb Street is such a lowlife scumbag that he instead now has setup a FaceBook group called Rochester Paranormal Society which is apparently managed by his girlfriend or wife who has herself pictured with their recently born baby!

So there you have it folks. The REAL HERB STREET! The man who plays games and hides behind or should I say “uses” a young mother to express his true agenda.

I’ve accepted the fact that since so many individuals from the Western New York paranormal region have intentionally created so much mayhem and self obsessed BS using our name sake that the reputation of Rochester Paranormal has become irreparably damaged.

Allot of heart went into this organization. Thousands of hours involving field investigations and research went into this organization. And all of it for nothing as door after door was slammed in our faces thanks to the efforts of people like Herb Street and others who ruined all our hard work just so they could promote their own selfish agenda.

Presently I’m not sure what may happen to Rochester Paranormal.

Nightshot video capture of a stairwell leading down into the basement area of a Western New York home circa 1850 which had originally housed escaped slaves as part of the historical period of the Underground Railroad.

It’s a bit blowing and cold here tonight in our part of Western New York. And though blustery with the trees swaying around it is still rather beautiful to stand out in and just permit your mind to flow with your surroundings.

Took a few photos before heading back indoors and caught this one which doesn’t look like your usual blowing snow or moisture produced orb.

Ghosts are where you find them.

And where they find you.

The vast world of the paranormal brings many people of different origins, religions, and backgrounds together in the exploration of the unexplained.

In my opinion, the study of the supernatural has no professor or expert. Knowledge in this field is brought forth through experience and research. Those who spend much of their life diligently working and researching can agree with me that this is no flighty matter.

I myself have investigated for about ten years; I have worked very hard on many private residences, properties, and business locations throughout the states of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. I have handled many different cases gauging from spiritual to the demonic. I have the pleasure of having many amazing people networked around me. Those who possess knowledge that I do not know, from their backgrounds and experiences. . . This is a learning experience for all of us.

There are those in the paranormal who are not in it to quench their thirst for knowledge, but to fatten their bank accounts.

There is a man out of the Western New York area that I previously worked with, that was a prime example of the above statement.

When it comes to doing any kind of investigation no matter the severity, confidentiality must be a priority.

This man was involved with a case surrounding a minor out of upstate New York for roughly three years, in which he brought car load after car load of people to the site. The family he was working with went through complete terror for almost four years, as this man traipsed around many different people on the location.

I myself was brought into this case right before this man decided to leave the family (he claimed to be demoniacally attacked) and then proceed with slithering around New York State publicly speaking to radio shows and giving paid lectures on the case, exploiting the minor, it upsets me deeply.

He never returned to help the family, though on one of his last visits made sure to tell this young boy and his family that he thought this child was the Antichrist.

He still continues to receive funds on giving many “updates” on the boy around Western New York events, as well as having radio shows scheduled for 2010. All the while, the family had no idea of this, nor did they give him any permission to do this.

The family gave up after several suicides within the family and basically thought there was no hope for them and went into hiding.

After doing some major research to find them again, I gave a call to be received with tears of hope on the other end of the phone. I aligned the right group of people to go back in and take care of the problem, it took our group forty five minutes to fix the problem plaguing this family for over eight years.

They have since been very happy, to a point.

When they had discovered the MANY on-line sites and radio shows, as well as this man’s lecture schedule plastered all over the Internet they were terrified. They are now fighting to have this stopped, as well as myself.

This family has become an extension of my own and this man exploiting this young boy to the media and at public events is simply disgusting.

This boy refuses to go back to a public school due to fear that others know what this man has put out there, as well as the family having to endure many drive bys and people sitting in front of their house taking photographs.

This boy is not even in high school level, no one with a soul would ever use a young boy to further their career.

This young man is a very bright, wonderful, and full of life individual that our world is lucky to have.

Due to the actions of the paranormal researcher out of Western New York (who also claims to be a Demonologist) this family has been dragged through the mud, and the ripples that this man has put in the young boys life are terribly damaging. Though, I will stand by this family and fight to have this stopped.

There is no excuse for the confidentiality of a family to be broken to deepen ones pockets.

Exploiting a minor is inexcusable. I will not stop until this family gets the closure and privacy they deserve.

This Paranormal researcher from WNY should be ashamed of himself for his lack of professionalism and respect.

When one loses their conscience, they leave a path of destruction and pain.

When working cases, especially those who involve children, please make sure to respect the family, and always remember, the damage you to do a child can sometimes be irreversible.

Another thing, one should not hand out business cards and claim to be a demonologist without possessing the right knowledge to handle a case thrown at them.

This man has left a trail of many MANY people around New York State emotionally broke down and exploited.

Lack of knowledge gets people killed and ruins lives…

©Cassidy O’Connor 2009

The Witches of Eastwick has always been one of my favorite “Witchy” movies which came long before the Disney takeover in creating a soft and fuzzy atmosphere surrounding today’s Wiccan. Which as anyone within that particular given community would know, especially within our own region of Western New York, is anything but loving.

The movie had created an almost naughty testimony on the emotional frailties and vulnerabilities regarding human nature which often tempts us in demonstrating our deepest darkest desires for power and control of not only the lives of others but of also our own destinies.

Witches of Eastwick had also quite unabashedly expressed the primordial desire of man through the characterization of  Darryl Van Horne who as everybody knew was the devil himself, of having intentionally brought himself to the small town of Eastwick where he amorously entered the private lives of three women who were coven Witches in establishing his own presence in the modern era.

But in spite of the three seductresses less than ethical actions they had all proven themselves women of conscious where came the eventual showdown of supernatural forces between the three lovely Witches and Satan himself.

What followed was the memorable Darryl Van Horne’s Speech, which directed much rage and accusation against Gods purpose behind the creation of women, in between violently vomiting cherry pits in the middle of an interrupted Sunday Church service.

Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 1: And I will take up that with ‘Give the devil his due.’

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