CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The sensation of goosebumps or a sudden chill in the air often suggests an unseen presence. Employees at a building in Carter County have reported such experiences, prompting a team of paranormal investigators to take a closer look.

Sara Diamond from News Channel 11 accompanied the investigation team from Indiana to uncover the mysteries that might lie within the building.

One volunteer at the business, Katie Coppola, shared her own eerie encounters within the premises.

“I’ve never felt threatened, but there’s definitely a sense that something else is there,” Coppola recounted.

She recalled a particularly unsettling incident: “The first time I noticed something strange was while I was cleaning the bathroom. I heard a knock on the door. I was sure someone knocked, but when I opened the door, no one was there. I called out, went to check, and found the place empty. It was terrifying.”

Extreme Paranormal Investigations explored the building to trace the origins of these mysterious sounds. They set up their specialized equipment and invited Diamond to participate in the investigation.

“When I first walked into this location, I got an uneasy feeling when I entered a certain area,” Geoff Saul, Extreme Paranormal Investigations founder and lead investigator, said. “When I first came in everything seemed normal. When I entered a certain area of the building, I got this uneasy feeling. It’s hard to explain, but it’s kind of like a repressed feeling. A sad feeling. It felt heavy to me. The atmosphere felt heavy.”

The group has different cameras, night vision, equipment that monitors electromagnetic field changes and speakers that pick up on voices inaudible to humans. The team planted different objects that light up when touched.  

The group asked those on the other side to light up and talk to us. Diamond asked the alleged voice named Kevin whether he had lived on the property’s poor farm decades ago.

Kevin replied, “Asylum.”  

This particular building is built on what used to be a poor farm. “Asylum” used to be a term for a poor farm.  

A camera captured a girl walking through a door as a box, which was sitting still, was pushed by something and fell near her.

“I do believe in people who kind of get stuck halfway that haven’t crossed over yet, Coppola said. “Maybe they don’t know it’s okay to cross over. I believe they do go to God eventually. They just need to be told sometimes to go.”

Saul thinks there may be multiple spirits on the property.  He said his team is pursuing answers to questions about death, life, and the in-between.

“This is why we do it,” Saul said. “Of course, it’s the thrill of seeing that apparition or get touched, or whatever. But, answers. I want to know what is after death. ‘What happens to your body? What happens to your soul?’”

Through Nov 13-16, Extreme Paranormal Investigations will be back in the region. The team invites those interested to join them as they seek out the paranormal in Carter County to raise money for TLC Community Center in Elizabethton.

For $100, you get a meal and help EPI in their investigation. To purchase a ticket, call 423-673-2894.