1. Ed and Lorraine Warren

Ed and Lorraine Warren The Warrens New England Society for Psychic Research, considered by some to be the top ghost hunters in the US haunted Investigations. The Warrens have published 9 books. They are: Deliver Us From Evil, The Demonologist, The Devil In Connecticut, The Haunted, Werewolf, Satan's Harvest, The Ghosthunters, In A Dark Place and Graveyard. Sadly, Ed Warren, 79, world renowned paranormal researcher and ghosthunter of Monroe, died on Wednesday, (August 23, 2006) at his home with his beloved wife of 61 years, Lorraine Moran Warren by his side. Born on September 7, 1926 in Bridgeport, Mr. Warren was half of the husband and wife team of "Ed and Lorraine Warren, Seekers of the Supernatural." The team was often asked to assist in numerous police investigations involving satanic ritualistic murders, and were in high demand by hundreds of colleges and universities to speak on the subject of the supernatural. The Warrens have been called the nations top psychic researchers for over 3 decades, and have lectured extensively at colleges and universities through out the country. They were 2 of only a handful of investigators ever allowed into the infamous "Amityville Horror" home and have the only pictures ever taken inside the house. The Warrens have had 2 movies made of their cases, one "The Haunted" from their book, and the other "The Demon Murder Case'' also from their book "The Devil in Connecticut." Over the years, rumors have abounded which claim to prove the Amityville case a fraud. How these rumors started and how they became so ubiquitous is unclear; what is clear is that the Warrens saw the house for themselves, and experienced some of the phenomena which occurred. They have photographs and reports which show remarkable proof of the existence of very remarkable phenomena in that house. Official website of Ed and Lorraine Warren www.warrens.net The Warrens found that Mr. Lutz’s descriptions of the paranormal activity in the home were very accurate for a case of demonic possession, although the Lutz’s had never studied demonology--they would not have the actual know how to fabricate the story that they told. History of the property: The property was used as a sort of insane asylum for Native Americans who were sick and dying. There had been an enclosure on the property, where the patients were housed. Inhuman spirits revel in such suffering and are able to infest the graves of those who were buried in unconsecrated ground. Background: The problems at the Amityville house seemed to stem from the Ronald DeFeo murders on November 13, 1974. Mr. DeFeo hated his father and had plotted to kill him--he’d even worked out a scheme by which he could do so. Mr. DeFeo was on drugs, and his father knew about it. Later he said that there was a shadow ghost alongside of him during the killings which compelled him to shoot his two brothers and his sister at 3:15 am on November 13, 1974. Although the houses in this quiet Amityville neighborhood were only 40 feet apart, no neighbors awoke during the shootings. All of the victims were found on their stomachs. The Warrens believe that the victims were in a state of phantomania, which in effect paralyzed them, making them unable to cry out for help. How the Warrens became involved: Ed and Lorraine Warren met with a priest, Father Pecararo, and the Lutzes when they were first called in to investigate. The Lutzes were living at Mrs. Lutz’s mother’s house in Deer Park, NY because they were too afraid to go back to the house to live. They were all but afraid to even speak of the phenomena, so deep was their fear. They’d even left all of their furniture and possessions behind, not daring to return to move out--it simply wasn’t worth the risk. The first time the Warrens went to the house it was with an anchorman from the Channel 5 news, a professor from Duke University, and the president of the American Society for Psychic Research. That first day was horrifying. Lorraine received nonstop clairvisual and clairaudial messages about the phenomena which had occurred. Both Ed And Lorraine were so affected that they vowed they’d never go back into that house again. But they did....and the Amityville Horror story was born. From the case files of the Warrens, Haunted or Paranormal Investigation cases include: Annabelle This is a terrifying case of a raggedy Ann doll named Annabelle. The case is from the 1970’s and is highlighted in the book The Demonologist. This is one of the Warrens most asked about cases. The referral came from an Episcopal priest. A somber toned clergyman told Ed Warren of two young nurses who had communicated with what they thought to be a human spirit. One of the girls’ friends had been attacked physically, and the activity was still in progress, so Ed accepted the case. With that the priest gave Ed the phone number of the girls. Ed immediately called the number and upon reaching one of the girls, Ed verified the existence of the problem and told the young women that he and Lorraine were on their way. The Smurls The home of Jack and Janet Smurl in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, was the scene of a horrific and terrifying haunting from 1985 to 1987. The case received wide attention in the media. Although the house went through three exorcisms and investigations by demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren, the demon refused to leave. The hauntings were chronicled in a book and portrayed in a movie both named "The Haunted". West Point This is a story out of case file’s of Ed and Lorraine Warren. The story is in the book "The Demonologist", it is called "The haunting of West Point" The U.S. Army summoned the Warrens in, to investigate the paranormal phenomena that was occurring. This is precisely what happened at West Point. Werewolf Ed and Lorraine Warren are considered the foremost experts on supernatural phenomena. They have helped families and individuals worldwide, battling ghosts, demons, and other manifestations of the paranormal. This is a case of the man Bill Ramsey, "A true story of demonic possession" and is detailed in a book called "WEREWOLF". Ed and Lorraine became aware of Ramsey’s plight from a segment on a television show called "Incredible Sunday" and managed to track him down in London with the help of police. Lindley Street This is a true story that occurred in Bridgeport, Connecticut about poltergeist activity. This is one of the most asked about cases, THE LINDLEY STREET HAUNTING.   Official website of Ed and Lorraine Warren http://www.warrens.net/

2. MARK NESBITT

Mark Nesbitt Author, Historian & Paranormal Investigator It could be said that Mark Nesbitt’s first ghost investigations took place in the 1970s when he was a National Park Service Ranger at Gettysburg. Patrolling the battlefield at night could be a downright thrilling experience. When his shift was done, he would head for home, one of the historic buildings on the battlefield—buildings that had been used as hospitals during the battle. More than once, in the middle of the night, he was awakened by strange noises which appeared to have no source—at least no visible source. MARK NESBITT   Mark Nesbitt has over the years gathered many ghost stories from park rangers, visitors and people who live in the Gettysburg area. Nesbitt tries to gather factual data on the stories he receives so he can offer a background as to why these ghost stories may have evolved. His stories are factual and interesting and do not just talk about battlefield soldiers and civilians , all are also involved in famous ghost stories in Gettysburg! The entire Ghost Of Gettysburg series is well researched, documented and written. And presents each haunting in a straightforward, no-nonsense manner and maintains the perfect balance of skepticism and belief. Mark's newest book: "Haunted Pennsylania" is now available. Order your copy today! Mark’s collecting of these experiences and other ghostly stories about the historic battlefield eventually became the crux for his national award-winning book Ghosts of Gettysburg (1991). Five more books in the series followed, along with The Ghost Hunter’s Field Guide: Gettysburg & Beyond (2005). After 25 years of interviewing individuals who had experienced the paranormal—often in the haunted sites where the events happened—Mark, in 1994, became truly proactive in the field of paranormal investigation. On the darkened Gettysburg Battlefield, Mark, along with Rick Fisher, founder and president of Paranormal Society of Pennsylvania, began seeking out the ghosts he had written about for so many years. Since then, Mark has participated in, or led, over one hundred investigations of scores of haunted sites in Gettysburg, and on the Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Court House, Wilderness, and Chancellorsville Battlefields; in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Johnstown, Pennsylvania; in Maryland, Ohio, South Carolina, Georgia, and other states. He has also conducted hands-on workshops on paranormal investigation techniques for those interested in learning more about this field. Mark’s forte is EVP—electronic voice phenomena—of which he has several hundred examples. His collection of EVP is the core of his next book, Dead Men Talking: The Spirit Voices of the Civil War. Mark Nesbitt leading a Paranormal Investigation Workshop at The Ghosts of Gettysburg headquarters building. Also See: Ghost TV Dead On Productions is a partnership between historian Mark Nesbitt, author of the highly acclaimed Ghosts of Gettysburg series, and Investigative Medium Laine Crosby, marketing strategist and former director of marketing for high-tech ventures, including the launch of The Weather Channel New Media and weather.com. The duo also co-host the talk show Ghost Talkers. The show includes interviews with psychics, authors, historians, and paranormal investigators. The first season’s topics include: unpublished Gettysburg ghost stories, capturing electronic voice phenomenon, psychic encounters, demonology, possessed possessions, and all things paranormal. “We noticed a void in the market- audiences’ desires were not being met,” said executive producer Laine Crosby, an ex-marketing executive who now works as an Investigative Medium. “Although national cable networks have begun to offer quality programming about the paranormal, with the exception of the random podcast, the Internet seems to be dead silent. We are the first non-television network to launch this unique programming in the high-tech world.” www.ghostchannel.tv   Special Events Please join Mark Nesbitt and all of us at the Ghosts of Gettysburg for these book signings and other special events.   THE GHOSTS OF FREDERICKSBURG TOURS 623 Caroline Street P.O.Box 121 Fredericksburg, VA 22404540-654-5414 fx 540-654-5415 Visit Mark Nesbitt here Official Web Site www.ghostsofgettysburg.com   Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours® Ghosts of Gettysburg, 271 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325 (717) 337-0445   Visit Mark Nesbitt here Official Web Site www.ghostsofgettysburg.com

3. John Zaffis Jr.

John Zaffis Jr. A well-known paranormal investigator who has appeared on television and is the nephew of Ed and Lorraine Warren. This led into John's involvement with cases of possession and exorcism and working with prominent exorcists in this field. Roman Catholic priests, monks, Buddhists, rabbis and ministers. John has assisted and worked with well-known exorcists Bishop Robert McKenna, Malachi Martin and the Rev Jun. His research has taken him throughout the United States, Canada, England and Scotland covering several thousands of cases. Through hands on investigating with other investigators and clergy, he has obtained a great deal of knowledge and understanding of the paranormal and is considered one of the foremost authorities in the field today. He runs the Paranormal and Demonology Research Society of New England which he founded in 1998. Ghosts and poltergeists where among some of his first-hand paranormal experiences, as well as the demonic and diabolical. He has also worked extensively with both spiritualists and psychics concerning how their knowledge is used for channeling, reincarnation (past-life regression), or the calling of the spirits for information, and how they use meditation to acquire the information which they are seeking. Because of his personal experiences with hauntings, ESP, near death experiences and other paranormal activities, he is firm in his conviction that such phenomena exist. John has been featured in the Discovery Channel's documentaries A Haunting in Connecticut and Little Lost Souls. John has also appeared on Unsolved Mysteries, Fox News Live, and many other print and news media events. John is also in the books of Ed and Lorraine Warren Graveyards and In A Dark Place. John's first book, Shadows of the Dark, co-written with Brian McIntyre, was released in September, 2004. John is working on multiple follow-up books currently, and is lecturing all over the United States at colleges and universities. His second book The Trouble Within is due out in the Fall of 2006. The John Zaffis Paranormal Museum opened in 2004 and displays hundreds of artifacts collected over John's 30 years as a paranormal researcher and investigator. .     He has appeared on the radio show Coast to Coast in June of 2005 and on the morning of February 10, 2006. During an exorcism in which he assisted in he witnessed a woman levitate out of a chair. It took five people to hold her down. Zaffis has made appearances on Unsolved Mysteries, the Discovery Channel documentaries, Little Lost Souls and Haunting in Connecticut. Currently he co-hosts the Paranormal Nights radio show with Brendan Keenan. He runs the useum of the Paranormal located in Stratford, Connecticut.

 

4. Dale Kaczmarek

Dale David Kaczmarek Dale D. Kaczmarek Dale D. Kaczmarek, PRESIDENT:Ghost Research Society, oversees all functions of the main branch located in Oak Lawn, Illinois. He currently publishes and edits The Journal and formerly the Ghost Trackers Newsletter, directs "Excursions Into The Unknown, Inc." and coordinates the Midwest Ghost Exposition. Editor of Ghost Trackers Newsletter, Author of "Windy City Ghosts" and "Windy City Ghosts 2", "A Field Guide to Spirit Photography", "Illuminating the Darkness: The Mystery of Spooklights", Bibliography of Ghost Movies, Ghostly Websites, Glossary of Occult Terms, Greater Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana Psychic Directory, International Directory of Psychic Sciences, National Catalog of Occult Bookstores, National Register of Haunted Locations, Occult Publications Directory.   The Ghost Research Society was formed as a clearing house for reports of ghosts, hauntings, poltergeist and life after death encounters. The society members actively research and investigate all reports that come their way including private homes and businesses. The society also analyzes alleged spirit photographs, video and audio tapes that they come across from ordinary people or society members. GHOST RESEARCH SOCIETY Investigating the unexplained since 1977...   Ghost Research Society (www.ghostresearch.org) © 1997/2006 Dale Kaczmarek. All rights reserved. Web site created by Dale Kaczmarek and Matt Hucke. Site design and hosting by cynico network consulting http://www.ghostresearch.org/

 

5. PATTI STARR

Patti Starr, Certified Ghost Hunter, Paranormal Course & Ghost Investigation Patti Starr is the President and owner of Ghost Chasers International, Inc., which is based in Lexington, Kentucky. She is an experienced and accomplished paranormal investigator with a goal to prove that life goes on even after death. Certified Ghost Hunter Course , Ghost Investigation Patti sets out to find and document paranormal activity in the field of ghost hunting. Her investigative research for ghosts includes electromagnetic field detection, observing electrostatic field disturbances, capturing anomalous images with infrared videography, 3-D photography, digital photography, 35 mm photography, motion detector camera, recorded EVPs (Electronic Voice Phenomena) with audio recording devices, monitoring the temperature with infrared thermometers, along with other advanced techniques to collect data. Patti also includes prayers of protection before and after the investigation along with metaphysical tools to assist as well. She brings the science and the sensitive together to complete her success in ghost hunting. Patti Starr, Certified Ghost Hunter,President of GCI, Member of American Society of Dowsers Patti has been involved in ghost hunting for years and decided in 1996 to formally organize her own group of ghost hunters. She is currently teaching “Introductory to Ghost Hunting” and “Advanced Ghost Hunting” at the Bluegrass Community and Technical College. For those who would rather finish these same LCC classes in one day can take her all-day Saturday intro class or the all-day Sunday advanced/certification class at her Ghost Hunter Shop location, 835 Porter Place, Lexington, KY. Certified Ghost Hunter Home Study Course is offered by Patti as well. You can click here to read about the course and the many tools she has to offer you in developing your skills as a ghost hunter. Patti is currently touring with, workshops, ghost hunting get-a-way weekends, ghost walks, and performing on the college circuit with world renowned Phychic Medium, Chip Coffey . Patti is the President and owner of GCI (Ghost Chasers International, Inc.), which was founded in 1996 and is based in Lexington, Kentucky. She leads an experienced, accomplished, group of investigators with a goal to prove that life goes on even after death. Her team sets out to find and document paranormal activity in the field of ghost hunting. She has been written about in several magazines and newspapers, appeared on local and national TV shows. The investigative research for ghosts includes electromagnetic field detection, observing electrostatic field disturbances, capturing anomalous images with infrared videography, 3-D photography, digital photography, 35 mm photography, recorded EVPs (Electronic Voice Phenomena) with audio recording devices, monitoring the temperature with laser thermometers, along with other advanced techniques to collect data. Patti also includes prayers of protection before and after the investigation along with metaphysical tools such as dowsing to assist as well. She brings the science and the sensitive together to complete her success in ghost hunting. Being raised in a strict Baptist environment in Wellford South Carolina, until she was sixteen years old, Patti (Russell) Starr realized early that there was much more to life than the boundaries presented to her. The author struggled with the facts given to her about life and death for many years while trying to make sense of the unsolved mysteries of other unknown forces. Knowing that she wanted to understand more about the taboo subject of death, dying, the soul and the spirit world, fed her curiosity to search for more answers. Over the last few years, Patti became very active in researching and conducting ghost investigations. Her sightings, conversations and visitation with ghosts and spirits began to put more meaning into her understanding of life and death situations. Her study of the spirit world involves scientific procedures as well as a spiritual approach. The combination of these two methods, the science and the sensitive, has yielded many wondrous effects. Patti has been featured on many local and national television programs throughout the US. She was featured on the Food Network, the “Best of” during a show called, “The Best of Food Fright” which was filmed at the haunted historic Talbott Tavern in Bardstown, Kentucky. Patti has also been featured with world renowned Psychic/Medium Chip Coffey, (www.chipcoffey.com) also a former resident of Spartanburg, South Carolina, on the A&E Network, “Airline” filmed while they conducted a ghost investigation in Birmingham, Alabama, at the haunted Sloss Furnaces. Patti Starr and Chip Coffey are a Ghost Chaser Team and are available for bookings through GP Entertainment. They are now seen all over the US on the College Circuit. Their PowerPoint program consists of numerous photographs, videos and audio recordings captured during investigations of haunted locations ... as well as chilling stories of all their ghostly encounters! For more information about booking Patti and Chip at your favorite college, contact Rich or Tim at GP Entertainment at (866) 812-8248 or via E-mail at: rich@gpcollegeentertainment.com tim@gpcollegeentertainment.com An Entertaining and Enlightening Trip into the Spirit World, Presented by Patti Starr, Certified Ghost Hunter   Call Patti 859-576-5517 Or Email Patti at patti@ghosthunter.com http://www.ghosthunter.com/

 

6. Keith Age

Keith Age President and founder of the Louisville Ghost Hunters Society based in Louisville, Kentucky and a long-time rep for the American Ghost Society. His investigations have taken him all over the country, including to infamous locations like the Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Bobby Mackey's Music World, the Willard Library and many others. He is also the author of the upcoming book, "Haunted Louisville" and appears in the documentary "Spooked", which was filmed in conjunction with the much anticipated "Death Tunnel", filmed at Waverly Hills. Keith Age has also appeared on numerous radio and television programs, both local and National. Recently, Keith Age was the Host of the Sci-Fi Channel's airing of "Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium," a career move which has moved him from local celebrity status to being nationally recognized as one of the premiere paranormal investigators of present day. KEITH AGE Commonly referred to as "The Rock & Roll Ghost Hunter," Keith Age, president of the Louisville Ghost Hunters, will soon be shooting another installment of "Spooked," a documentary that made its debut on SciFi in June.     KEITH AGE OFFICIAL WEBSITE www.louisvilleghs.com

7. STACEY ALLEN MCGEE