6 sterilized test tubes or sterilized test cups
or bags
1 pair of latex gloves
1 hand held tape recorder
1 camera with flash
1 video recorder with night viewing capabilities
(optional)
1 writing pad of paper and 2 pens (in case you
loose one or one stops working)
At the beginning of any investigation please notify the VRSWO group
about the case you are opening and the details you have been told or
found that caused you to open the case.
Permission is the number one key with investigations.Permission must be obtained just to enter a cemetery in many
parts of the world.Family
of the deceased is welcome at anytime, but researchers and visitors,
such as us, need permission.
Permission to enter a cemetery is usually obtained pretty easily by
going to the cemetery office.They
will, of course, want to know your intentions, and that should be
explained in totality.
Be sure to explain who you are, what area of the cemetery you are going
into, and what you intend to do while you are there.Cemeteries usually have odd requests, such as if you are taking
photographs to not take any photographs of tombstones or markers not
related to that which you are researching.This has a specific reasoning that they do not wish family
members of the other markers to become upset if they come across the
picture.Written permission
helps if any complaints are made, so it is wise to get a letter from the
cemetery, or in a quick fix, write a note on your pad of paper and have
the cemetery office sign it.Keep
this for your own records.
If the grave is to be opened, special permission and authorities must be
contacted for this.You are
to NEVER do this yourself.Permission
must also be applied for in order to access the unburial site and event,
as well as the body afterwards.Dirt
should be obtained and put into the sterilized test tubes in 6
locations.All four of the
sides of the casket, one from beneath, and one from above.Remember, soil lies in layers so this must be the area that the
casket was layered in.These
samples should be taken to a soil specialist that can analyze what
chemicals make up this specific soil.If it has extra lime, then it has special preservative
properties.Check all the
other chemicals listed from the analyst and see if they have special
properties as well.Be sure
to ask lots of questions from the analyst.Often they know more than we do and don’t mind helping.Be sure to document their name, title, and company for reference.
If the body is kept in a tomb, find out from the cemetery what kind of
material the tome is made of.A
razor blade can take a sample of stone very easily by scraping it
across, taking some minor grains with it.However, this sample must also be taken with permission.
Special permission must be obtained to view the body and casket.Sometimes people are very helpful and allow you to see both at
once when unearthed, but often is the case that body and casket are
taken to a morgue to be examined.It
is there that the casket will be opened.The reason for this is that most times the caskets are sealed to
keep in decomposing odors.The
seal is broken at the morgue and opened.Several pictures are needed; this is where the camera comes in.A video recorder is optional, but more easily backs up photos as
‘authentic’.Take a
picture of the corpse, specifically the face and hands, but an overall
full picture is helpful.Look
for the ‘mythical’ signs of vampirism, and then compare these signs
with the natural signs of body decay.Also take pictures of the coffin, and any growths or signs of
insects on both the outside and inside.Interview the examiner using your tape recorder on his/her
findings regarding this specific corpse.Research on finding what the corpse died of is also very
important as some diseases and conditions cause special chemical effects
that are different from others and may affect the natural decay process.
Do NOT stake a corpse.Mutilating
corpses is illegal in most countries.However, cremation is not as long as it is done by the correct
authorities.Permission
from the family of the deceased must be obtained.If there is no family then the proper authorities concerning it
must be the ones who give permission to a cremation.
In most cases, the corpse will not be unearthed.Any visits to the gravesite should be done during daylight hours.However, for purposes of checking for vampires who rise from the
grave, it is important to observe with the following devices and
conditions.
Remain outside of the cemetery with a good view of the grave and
surrounding area.Remain in
a locked car, or locked building.Just
to be safe, don’t leave this building or vehicle unless it is to speak
with police or other authorities.Remain
alert.Occasionally setting
up a camera in a position all night is a better idea, though it cannot
‘zoom in’ or turn in order to follow movement.Make sure you have permission to set up such a camera if you
decide to do that.
What you are trying to capture is the suspected vampire leaving the
cemetery and then returning later to the same grave/tomb.This is why a night viewing capability on a video camera is a
good idea.Keep an
hour-by-hour report on your pad of paper, and you can always keep a
recorded report as well on your tape recorder.
In most cases a figure will not be seen, however, if one is captured on
film this must be shown to the authorities and the recommendation of
unburial be made.The
corpse must then be sealed in an airtight room and placed under 24-hour
surveillance.
If the corpse animates again at night then tests can be performed to
make sure this is indeed a vampire.The body can be checked for brain waves, working organs, etc
for life.If life exists,
it can’t be an undead vampire.If
the body does animate, but has no living signs, then congratulations you
have a real undead vampire.
NOTE: Under the rare occurrence that this happens please contact the
VRSWO group immediately for further instructions.
There are some vampire myths concerning the raising of corpses as
vampires, and some suggested that only the spirit of the body emerged
and fed on the living, thus going back to the body at sunrise.If plague stories and accounts of such continue to occur
concerning the suspected vampire, the option of cremation is suggested
to the family.
Last, but most important, you are responsible for your own actions.Document everything, and keep a log concerning your events.Record names and, if possible, interviews of everyone you speak
with.
After you close a case of investigation report it, in full, to the VRSWO
group.
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after reading the contents of these pages. All questions can be
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