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Psychics and Missing People

bjb said:
I can think of a missing persons case involving Sylvia Browne. About ten years ago, she was on the Montel Williams show, talking about missing persons cases. One case involved that bass player from Iron Butterfly, who had gone missing a year or so earlier. Anyway, Sylvia claimed she saw him being kidnapped and taken aboard a boat. She also said he was probably dead,which seemed very cruel of her to say. A couple of years later, his remains were found:

http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,4843,00.html

I don't recall any news stories about Sylvia Browne being wrong about this case, but maybe James Randi has better documentation in his files.
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Sylvia Browne is just a longwinded way of writing 'wrong'
 
bjb said:
I can think of a missing persons case involving Sylvia Browne. About ten years ago, she was on the Montel Williams show, talking about missing persons cases. One case involved that bass player from Iron Butterfly, who had gone missing a year or so earlier. Anyway, Sylvia claimed she saw him being kidnapped and taken aboard a boat. She also said he was probably dead,which seemed very cruel of her to say. A couple of years later, his remains were found:

http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,4843,00.html

I don't recall any news stories about Sylvia Browne being wrong about this case, but maybe James Randi has better documentation in his files.
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eonline.com said:
Hikers found the remains Saturday near a totaled 1993 Ford van at the bottom of a canyon, more than 400 feet below the nearby road, in Southern California's picturesque Malibu. Evidence suggests the crash was the result of a suicide mission, the Los Angeles Times says.
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Clearly, Sylvia got it all correct. His kidnappers sailed their boat up the road to where they had stashed an old Ford van, which they then forced him to commit suicide in. Yeah, that's how it happened.
 
KellyJ said:
Anyone feel liike gently setting them straight?

http://www.jenniferkesse.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=6

I don't have anything to do with this case. Someone just posted my blog link there, but I do not know who they are.
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Well, I would, but I do not think I am the man for that job. Perhaps MRC_Hans would be a better choice. HIs display of civility against teh homeopaths is well known, even when most mere mortals would have let loose.


I'll make a very polite post, and hope they don't come back angry. If they do I'll avoid the rest. No need to start flame wars on someone's missing persons forum.


ETA: No I will not. Frankly what those people are doing by speculating places and names in that forum is rather insensitive to the family's situation, and they are true believers(TM). It would end in a nasty flame war. My heart goes out to that family, and I hope they do not fall prey to the guilt that would cause them to desperately use a psychic. I will not, however walk into a nest of snakes in their backyard if only to spare them an ugly happening on their own forum. Perhaps we can invite the believers in psychics over here.
 
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No, we would never want to start a battle on a forum like that. I have no doubt that your observation is dead on. It would probably end up like CTV.

I hope they will read the blog.

It annoyed me there was even a person who admited to not being a psychic, and they were jumping all over that, too. :(
 
Gr8wight said:
It appears that forum has been taken down. Kelly's link takes me directy to the home page, where I can find no link to a forum.
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I wonder what happened? Oh, well. At least that person had our link up for awhile. Maybe someone in the family saw it.
 
KellyJ said:
Anyone feel liike gently setting them straight?

http://www.jenniferkesse.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=6

I don't have anything to do with this case. Someone just posted my blog link there, but I do not know who they are.
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Your link doesn't seem to work, but I found this: http://jenniferkesse.com/guestbook/

I heard on a radio program, the Philips Phile (104.1 FM), that there was a psychic called "Sunshine", who was calling and said that she knew where Jennifer was, etc., but that she didn't want to call the police and tell them because the police would not take her seriously.

The members of the radio program, aired from 3-7 pm, took down her phone number, in case you want to call her. You can call the Philips Phile at 407-916-1041.
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Posted by "Anonymous". Yeah.

I have responded at the end of the guest book entries and referred the family to this topic.
 
Hm. I don't see my guestbook entry. Maybe there is a time delay when it posts.
 
Great idea to post that, Luke. It's probably a moderated guestbook. If the manager of it is a TB, we'll probably not see it. We can only try.
 
KellyJ said:
Great idea to post that, Luke. It's probably a moderated guestbook. If the manager of it is a TB, we'll probably not see it. We can only try.
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I'm tempted to call the phone number of that DJ (Philips Phile at 407-916-1041) and have a few words with him.
 
Luke T. said:
I'm tempted to call the phone number of that DJ (Philips Phile at 407-916-1041) and have a few words with him.
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Be my guest. I know you will handle it appropriately, if you decide to make the call.
 
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*pops up out of the woodwork*
I have been following this thread, and though I have communicated my support, admiration and respect to KellyJ elsewhere, haven't had any practical suggestions. I am humbled to be a fellow member of such intelligent, caring, constructive and helpful forumites.

Gr8wight said:
It appears that forum has been taken down. Kelly's link takes me directy to the home page, where I can find no link to a forum.
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It's working for me. Here's a link to the thread in question.
 
orphia nay said:
*pops up out of the woodwork*
I have been following this thread, and though I have communicated my support, admiration and respect to KellyJ elsewhere, haven't had any practical suggestions. I am humbled to be a fellow member of such intelligent, caring, constructive and helpful forumites.




It's working for me. Here's a link to the thread in question.
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Orph, yer a sweetheart :)
 
Gr8wight said:
Thanks for that, although when I went there, my heart fell. There is an entire section of the forum dedicated to psychics.
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Not only that, but they appear to be listening to anyone who has some sort of vision. I don't think these are family members posting, but I also have no doubt that family members read this drivel.
 
KellyJ said:
Not only that, but they appear to be listening to anyone who has some sort of vision. I don't think these are family members posting, but I also have no doubt that family members read this drivel.
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Well, without posts from the family we don't know if they are buying into it. they very well could be saying "oh look, another idiot with a psychic claim."

At least I hope they are.

Perhaps it would be best to invite those forum members over here.
 
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