Solving murders? Finding Evidence? A paranormal group investigating a location where unsolved murders took place uncovered a potential clue. Worsley Paranormal Group of Manchester, U.K. was investigating the site where three of five children were killed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, between 1963-1965. The fifth body was never recovered, nor the murder weapon, a spade.
Beyond recording evps and video evidence over a series of investigations, the team uncovered possible PHYSICAL evidence in the form of a spade. It could be the murder weapon. While they turned it over to forensic specialists, it is unlikely to be proven due to corrosion and rot. The handle gone, there is not much to go on.
You would think their diligence would be well received by victim’s families… Well, a hornets’ nest has been stirred. Brother of murder victim Keith Bennett, Alan is on the warpath. Obviously a skeptic he is publicly attacking the team claiming they were abusive to him. He is upset Worsley has claimed to have captured EVPs of his deceased brother. The team denies any wrongdoing, and refutes Bennett’s claim of abuse.
The public battle wages on. You can check the link: http://www.hauntedsociety.com/profiles/blogs/1news10-murder-victims-family-worsley-paranormal-group-dead-wrong
I find this disturbing. As a paranormal investigator, I put my reputation on the line each time I take on a case. There are still a fair amount of skeptics out there; some are pretty hardcore and vocal. There is value in the research and findings we uncover. Sometimes it’s a comfort to the living. Sometimes it provides answers or confirms facts. But, anytime one takes on a case, there is danger in offending those fringe beings.
A big public battle can cement a reputation to where it sleeps with the fishes. It is too easy for a para team to suffer negative publicity. One naysayer claiming false evidence and your finished, with a long battle back to reestablish. It is nearly impossible to fight a skeptic. They are generally so glued to their beliefs; you can’t sway them. The worst of it is, they will fight to the death to prove you wrong.
Fear is the route of the issue. If these people were not frightened of what lies beyond the physical, they would not fight so hard. If they give in, their belief systems are be overturned… Change. Everyone hates change, especially skeptics. It is our job to understand of these difficult folk. Imagine someone walks into your life and says “pigs can fly!” That’s pretty much how they see it. What is worse, is it challenges all those religious lovelies their mother’s taught them… Suddenly, you have a bunch of frightened rabbits in the corner. Anyone who has raised bunnies knows they are quite fierce when cornered! I witnessed my childhood pet kicking the neighbor’s dog’s butt!
We can’t fight these people, so we should not. We have to allow an alternative perspective. To respect the opinions of skeptics helps them relax. I always say, you do not have to believe. We are all on different paths. Neither of us should force the other off their path. In the end, we meet on the other side, each with our own story.
Eat Cookies, Hunt Ghosts, Go CSI on the paranormal!
Tj
