Comments on: Houston – West Oaks phantom ‘walker’

By: Johnny

Johnny — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:59:19 +0000

Good evening Fiona.My name is Johnny and I am part of a paranormal research team known as Top Gun Paranormal.This morning between the hours of 6am and 645am my team and I caught a photo of the West Oaks Walker.The temperature at the time was around 70 degrees and during our investigation we consistently kept feeling cold spots between the third and fourth pole on the west oaks side of the street.In the photo that we captured and currently have you van clearly see two members of our investigation team on the right side of the pole,however if you look to the left there is a figure that is standing about 5 to 6 feet away from our female team member Kawana and he appears to be wearing some sort of late 1700s to early 1800s spanish military outfit and also appears to have no legs and is walking on air.Fiona I have to be honest with you,when we looked at this photo a couple of hours ago I almost dropped my plate of food on my bedroom floor because I was so shocked to see what we caught.I heard the stories about the walker for years but to be able to say that I actually have him on film is truly a great feeling.I f you would like to take a look at the photo that we caught please feel free to email us at tgpinvestigations@hotmail.com and we`ll be more than happy to let you see this truly extraordinary photo that we caught.Thanks for your time Fiona and hope to hear from you soon.

By: Fiona Broome

Fiona Broome — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:20:16 +0000

Hi Tim,

Thanks for this information! I’ve been fascinated by the “walker” at West Oaks since I first saw him, and these additional historical notes make more sense of what seems to be going on there.

Cheerfully,
Fiona

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 10:36:03 +0000

I’ve lived in this area since the 80′s and often drive from Green Crest to Westheimer. I’ve noticed that I’ve felt a strange feeling driving that particular stretch of road, though until now I didn’t know about this apparition. I remember a few years back that a man parked his car in the West Oaks Mall lot and walked to George Bush Park across the street and committed suicide in a wooded area there. He would have been walking probably right down the path of the apparition. Also, there was a young woman who drove into a tree at the Hwy 6 end of the street opposite from this Westheimer crossing of Richmond Ave. She died in the crash within a year ago and the bark is pealed off the tree on all sides. It is easy to locate simply by sitting in the left turn lane on Richmond to Hwy6. Sometimes where apparitions are seen, other deaths strangely occur such as at Patterson Rd. and Eldridge besides West Oaks. I’ve read several deaths occuring there too.

By: Fiona Broome

Fiona Broome — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:15:57 +0000

Hello Randall,

Thanks for the information. It’s chilling, since that’s a very good description of where the walker has been seen.

I’m sure it was horrifying to see that happen.

However, with more research, I should be able to identify the event and the victim, and that teenager will not be forgotten.

Thanks again.

Sincerely,
Fiona

By: Randall Y.

Randall Y. — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:04:47 +0000

back in 1988 or early 1989 sometime arounf min afternoon saw a teenaged black boy on his bike run over by a car and killed very close to that spot . on the north side of richmond road maybe 30 feet west of driveway into what was then mervins . dont remember what he was wearing .

By: Fiona Broome

Fiona Broome — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:32:08 +0000

Arwen,

Now that I don’t live in that area, I can explain more: My husband is a computer guy who, in Houston, worked nights. He used to take the first morning bus to West Oaks and I’d wait for him there, to give him a lift home.

So, for a couple of years, I sat in that parking lot every weekday morning (usually alone, but sometimes with others) and — while people may have thought it was odd for people to be sitting there, staring at the mall — nobody said anything. On misty/foggy mornings, I’d guess that I saw the walker one morning out of every five. However, there were many times that I’d have missed him if I’d blinked or not been watching closely.

(I reported the appearances less often in the article because I didn’t want a crowd to show up each morning… not while I was there, anyway. I’m a privacy fanatic.)

This is a good time of year to be watching for the walker. If it’s misty or foggy, it’s worth the wait. If the day is clear, don’t bother.

The walker is interesting to see, and I’m sure there’s additional historical support for why he’s there, in addition to what my casual research turned up. Of course, it’ll be almost a full year until September 13th occurs again, but if it’s not too tiresome to spend a few weeks watching… well, I definitely recommend it. For most people who’ve seen the walker — including me — it’s always a “What the heck…?” moment.

It’s one of the weirdest apparitions I’ve ever seen, and one of the most consistent.

Cheerfully,
Fiona

By: Arwen

Arwen — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:32:25 +0000

I was wondering if anyone from your team has had more recent sightings of the walker since 2007. I’m also curious to know how frequently he appears. I see that you investigated this for months, but out of all of your observations approximately how many times was the apparition visible? I would love to see this for myself. Getting to the location isn’t a problem, but I’m afraid the guy at the donut shop might start to think I’m insane if he sees me sitting in my car for an hour every morning. Thanks!