Good questions!

It appears that telepathy is involved with some ghosts. However, the key word is “appears”; we’re not sure… yet.

Rich is absolutely correct about criminal checks. There is one exception, and it applies to one reported child molester in ghost hunting: If the victim (or the victim’s parent) chooses not to appear in court (and risk media attention), the person may still be found guilty from testimony by other witnesses, but the judge may order the records sealed. Or, if the victims are very young, the records may be sealed so it protects the privacy of the victims.

So, some of those court records can be far under the radar, even with a reasonable background check. Rich is correct in warning you: Be careful of everyone in this field.

I’ve met the reported child molester who started this discussion among professional researchers, and… well, I would never, ever have guessed that he wasn’t safe to be around. He said a few odd things, but — in this field — “odd” is often expected. To me, he seemed like a fun, nice guy.

Since then, I try to make a point of never being alone with anyone in an isolated location, particularly in the dark. Generally, I’m working with teams organized into groups of three or four. That’s still not a guarantee, but it’s a prudent level of protection.

That’s an interesting question about a criminal affecting ghost investigations. For awhile, I worked with a researcher who was a convicted felon. (It was not a crime of violence, just stupidity.) He had to stand at least a dozen feet away from my EMF meter (and others’) or there would be no anomalies.

He was a great historical researcher, off-site, and he’d observe important things in the physical environment when we were investigating. However, I stopped working with him because he continued to do (non-criminal) stupid things that affected my work.

That’s not enough of a sampling to say that all criminals will effect all ghosts, but… well, it’s something to consider.

Generally, I think that criminals could scare away timid ghosts, if there’s a violent or abusive history. If someone has served time in jail, that might also be an issue.

I’m reminded of a friend’s dog who would bark wildly at some people. Ten times out of ten, it turned out that the person wore (or had worn) a uniform; a mailman or a police officer, or even a school crossing guard might set off the barking, though the person was never in uniform when the dog saw him or her.

So, if a dog can sense that someone — at some time in the past, even years ago — wore a uniform, I’d bet that some ghosts can sense if someone’s worn a prison uniform or served time in jail.

But, as always, that’s just a guess. I’m not sure that it’s worth testing in the field, due to personal risks.

Cheerfully,
Fiona

Paranormal Investigators of North Kitsap (Unit C) just discussed this subject just last week. Rich always does a crimanal check on all new members before accepted. He warned us that just because someones record comes up clean don’t mean they are not crimanals. It just means they haven’t been arrested yet.

Ok. I heard that ghosts can communicate reading our minds. If this is true and there is a ghost hunter or investigator who is such a crimanal, will a ghost know it and can it effect thier ghost hunt?

Teenie

Thanks for the great descriptions of your experiences! The young man may have just wanted attention — an acknowledgment that he’s there — and it’s nice that he sought you out, and that you were able to help him.

Sincerely,
Fiona