in 2013 the tas ghost hunting society spent 4-hours investigating the launceston franklin house. they used evp recorders, sp-7 spirit box and other various paraphernalia common to modern ghost hunting groups. to abc news they announced that they found unexplained cold spots, and photographed shadows as well as recorded noises that when played back they said it was spirits saying the names "will" and "rachael", the tas groups states that there were several people named "william" associated with the building, including the man who established the boarding school. the tas conclusion is that '"the place isn't haunted, but it does have paranormal activity"'. when the launceston skeptics were asked, they reported that they did not find any of tas's "evidence" compelling. according to choi, the ghost team has not reported how they set up their equipment, how are they sure they didn't record or photograph themselves? skeptic spokesman david tyler responded "'it has to be good, if it's an extraordinary claim, that is that there are ghosts there it needs very solid evidence.'" the skeptics have asked to be included in future tas ghost hunting excursions.