The Return Visit: Miss Molly's

Date: April 18, 2019

Location: Miss Molly’s Hotel, Fort Worth, TX

On a Thursday night in mid-April, the SPI team (Don, Beverly, Hayley, John, and a family friend, Karen) drove south into the historic Stockyards of Fort Worth. We were headed to Miss Molly’s Hotel for the second time in hopes of once again encountering the many “ladies of the night” who once worked in the building when it was a bordello.

Our first visit to the hotel took place in 2012, and it was quite a memorable experience for all of us. Enough so, that we have all been interested in going back for several years.

This trip was not quite as exciting as the first, but there was still enough activity to let us know the spirits haven’t left their residence. Our infrared cameras captured orbs all throughout the night, and on multiple occasions the REM pod went off with no one in the vicinity. The REM pod is a type of electromagnetic field (EMF) detector that can be turned on and left alone. When something enters the EMF field the device produces a loud beeping and colorful lights flash. We had REM pod activity in the Railroader room as well as in the central landing area at the top of the stairs. On several occasions we observed EMF pulses with the K2 meters as well. We were not able to get anyone to answer specific questions using either the REM pod or our K2 meters, but we weren’t able to find any “normal” source for the EMF pulses either.

Flashlight turning on and off in Ms. Josie's Room

We also had a few instances where something turned a flashlight on and off, but we weren’t able to get anyone to interact with us this way to answer questions.

On our first visit to Miss Molly’s we ended up with some very interesting EVP recordings throughout the night. The spirits were not as talkative on this return visit, but we did capture one interesting clip. The hotel has two adjacent rooms called “Cowboy” and “Miss Amelia.” Miss Amelia was an employee of the establishment who frequently visited the Cowboy in the adjoining room. Don went into Miss Amelia’s room and began asking questions. When he first asked for confirmation if the spirit in the room was Miss Amelia, he got back a very prompt confirmation of “Amelia.”

The only really personal encounter we had happened again in the Railroader

The Railroader Room

Room. At around 1:30 in the morning, John went into the room alone and laid down on the bed. While he lay there, he had a K2 meter lying on the bed beside him. This flickered off and on intermittently as the REM pod had done in there earlier. At one point, the infrared camera captures an orb that crosses the room and swoops down over John’s leg. Just after the orb disappears, you can see John rise up and look towards his leg. After John came out of the room just a few minutes later he reported that something had touched his leg while he was laying on the bed. When he saw the video, he confirmed that the touch he felt is what made him raise him and look down at his feet. It seems like that particular orb was definitely more than just “dust.”

Our return visit may not have been as eventful as the first, but enough happened that we know the many spirits of Miss Molly’s are still alive and well, keeping the guests of the Stockyards company.

Hayley