Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

[Barry Karr <SkeptInq@AOL.COM>]

POLICE "PSYCHICS"
Do they Really Help Solve Crimes?

Joe Nickell

The subject is nothing if not controversial. On one television show an experienced detective insists that no psychic has ever helped his department solve a crime, while another broadcast features an equally experienced investigator who maintains that psychics are an occasionally valuable resource, citing examples from his own solved cases. Who is right? Is it a matter of science versus mysticism as some assert, or an issue of having an open mind as opposed to a closed one as others claims? Let's look at the evidence.

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Joe Nickell is CSICOP's Senior Research Fellow. He is author of numerous investigative books, including Looking for a Miracle and Real-Life X-Files.




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