Project: Erie Hall – Exploring the C2D1 Haunting at SUNY Geneseo

Erie Hall Residence Hall
SUNY Geneseo

Outside of Erie Hall with the windows for room C2D1 on second floor in the background

Project Erie Hall is an ongoing research and educational initiative exploring one of the most documented and compelling extreme haunting cases in modern American history.

From an early age, Bill Edwards was fascinated by mysteries of consciousness, unexplained phenomena, and the unknown inspired in part by programs such as In Search Of…, which encouraged viewers to question accepted assumptions and explore the edges of human experience.

That lifelong curiosity became deeply personal in 1992 when Bill was shown the now-famous “skeletal ghost” image connected to the C2D1 Haunting at Erie Hall, by Alan Lewis. What made the case uniquely compelling was not simply the claims themselves, but the opportunity to directly engage with individuals connected to the events, examine firsthand testimony, and explore the broader implications surrounding consciousness and survival beyond physical death. It has been said that the haunting is a story that “wants to be told.”

In 1993, Bill met Christopher Di Cesare, the central figure of the extreme haunting experience. That encounter led to decades of involvement with projects connected to the haunting, including research collaborations, symposiums, published works, and the award-winning film Please Talk With Me. The work later contributed to the Netflix series True Haunting – Eerie Hall and the publication of multiple books documenting the case and its lasting impact.

In October 2025, The Ghost Boy of Erie Hall, written by Christopher Di Cesare and published by CITA Ventures, received coverage in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and People Magazine, further expanding public awareness of the case and its cultural significance.

The C2D1 Haunting stands apart because of the depth of documentation surrounding the case, including eyewitness testimony, photographs, audio recordings, investigative accounts, and decades of continued discussion and analysis.

For Bill, Erie Hall became more than a paranormal case study or ghost investigation. It transformed a childhood fascination with mystery and the unknown into an ongoing exploration of consciousness, spirituality, human transformation, meaning, survival beyond physical death, and the potential for interaction with non-physical intelligences.

Today, Project Erie Hall exists as part of the broader mission of CITA Ventures, an initiative focused on turning concepts into action through exploration, education, personal development, and conscious inquiry.

 “The thoughtful explorer is able to resist the easy and preferred answers, not because he is obstinate, but because he recognizes that other perspectives may contain insight”  – Inspired by a quote from American Educator, Allan Bloom

Rather than promoting a certain belief or dogma, the Erie Hall work seeks to encourage meaningful dialogue around enduring human questions:

  • How can we explore human potential, consciousness, and the paranormal?
  • Can awareness exist independent of the physical body?
  • How should extraordinary human experiences be investigated?
  • What can be learned from experiences that challenge conventional models of reality or commonly accepted narratives?
  • How can we separate experience from interpretation?
  • How do such encounters transform the people involved?

At its core, Project Erie Hall is about exploration. It approaches extraordinary human experiences with curiosity, documentation, discernment, and openness to possibility. The goal is to encourage thoughtful exploration concerning consciousness, human transformation, and the enduring mysteries of human experience.

The Erie Hall Haunting Resources:

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