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Jiggy Webb, Paranormal HooD, Dies

16 Wednesday Mar 2022

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Jiggy Webb, Paranormal HooD, Dies

On February 10, 2022, Joey “Jiggy” Webb passed away at the age of 51. He was two weeks shy of his 52nd birthday. He leaves behind a granddaughter. Jiggy was a popular paranormal host, and many in the field were surprised by his untimely death.

Jiggy’s mother Donia has kept the community updated via her own YouTube channel. Ms. Donia stated “a mother knows” when she received the call from Jiggy’s girlfriend. Describing Jiggy as always happy and joking, Ms. Donia was candid in recalling her intuition about the cause of death. She “believes his body gave out.” Jiggy had been dealing with medical issues for the past two and a half years. His second surgery related to diverticulitis was unsuccessful. Jiggy’s roommate found him unresponsive and called 911. Paramedics worked to revive Jiggy for 2 hours. The cause of death is a suspected heart attack.

Jiggy is now at peace, and the family has started a GoFundMe page, https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-the-family-of-joey-jiggy-webb. While his parents paid for the funeral, they would like to create a small legacy for his granddaughter, nieces, and nephew.

The GoFundMe set up to establish a small legacy gift.

The fate of Paranormal HooD has not been publicly posted. However, viewers/listeners can still access the various videos and podcasts he starred in. Jiggy contributed so much to the field. He will be deeply missed.

British Spiritual Medium Derek Acorah Dead at 69

05 Sunday Jan 2020

Posted by The Haunted Librarian in Hoaxes, In the News, Psychics, R.I.P.

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Early today, Derek Acorah’s wife Gwen posted a tribute on FaceBook stating her husband was dead. Born Derek Francis Jason Johnson in 1950, Acorah died after entering a septic coma caused by contracting pneumonia. His death closes a chapter on one of Britain’s controversial psychics.

Nearly 20 years ago, Acorah began using his psychic gifts for entertainment purposes. In 2001, he landed the role of lead medium in a new TV show titled Haunting Truths. The show’s name was changed to Most Haunted the following year. Acorah appeared for 6 series. He was ousted after claims of fakery emerged from some crew members. The members fed Acorah “facts” about some purported spirits. Two were named “Rik Eedles” and “Kreed Kafer.” The names were anagrams for Derek Lies and Derek Faker. Acoroh was swiftly removed from the show.

In the past year, Acorah faced new allegations of deception by contacting families of recently deceased people claiming to be able to speak with the decedents. This violated advertising standards.

Not withstanding the above, Acoroh will probably be remembered as hosting one of the worst TV shows in recent history. In 2009, Acoroh live broadcasted Michael Jackson: The Live Séance, where he attempted to make contact with MJ’s spirit. According to media outlets, it was a car crash of epic proportions in bad taste.

Acorah is survived by his second wife, Gwen, and their two children.

Stephen King’s Bangor, Maine Home to Be Archives and Writing Retreat

18 Friday Oct 2019

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FILE – This May 16, 2005, file photo shows the home of authors Stephen and Tabitha King in Bangor, Maine. The writers have petitioned the city of Bangor for a zoning change for the home where they raised their children. If approved, the mansion will become home to Stephen King’s archives, and a guest house next door will become home to writers in residence. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Last night, October 16th, the Bangor City Council unanimously approved the zoning application for Stephen and Tabitha King to convert their 3.27 acre property into a museum and archive while creating a writers’ retreat in an adjacent house on the land. The retreat will hold up to 5 writers at one time. The deal would cause King’s archives to move from the University of Maine. Hours for access with be by appointment only. King did not want the property to become a Northeast version of Dollywood. Instead, the couple decided to give something back to his fans while continuing to support the local economy.

Once application information becomes available, I will post. Now I need to come up with a clever reason for my husband, daughter, and me to spend a winter surrounded by snow while attempting to write my novel. Gee, that sounds a tad familiar.

Infamous LaBianca House Under Contract

09 Friday Aug 2019

Posted by The Haunted Librarian in Charles Manson, Ghost Adventures, Historic Places, Houses, In the News, Uncategorized

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Infamous LaBianca House Under Contract

Ghost Adventures’ front man Zak Bagans has placed a contract on the infamous LaBianca House, located in Los Feliz, California. Bagans offered close to the $1.98 million dollar asking price. The 2 bedroom/1 ½ bath house was made famous in 1969 when members of the Manson Family slaughtered the then owners.

The Spanish-style home was built in 1920. In 1940, Antonio LaBianca purchased the home and raised his family there. After his death, his son, Leno (a grocery store owner), purchased the home in 1968. Leno and his 2nd wife, Rosemary, moved into the home. However, they never felt comfortable living there. The home was broken into several times prior to their murder.

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On August 10, 1969, Leno and Rosemary were stabbed to death under the direct instructions from Charles Manson, who entered the home and supervised the couple’s restraints. Manson sent in other family members to carry out the vicious murder. All responsible received commuted life sentences.

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The 1,655 square foot home is a favorite stop for thrill seekers and dark tourism fans. The original address of 3301 Waverly Drive was later changed to 3311 Waverly Drive. The footprint of the home remains today with little being changed. Last sold in 1998, the home was on the market for three weeks. Bagans is expected to close on the sale within the month.

Twin Orbs Filmed Over Kansas City

22 Saturday Jun 2019

Posted by The Haunted Librarian in Conspiracy Theories, In the News, Orbs, Ufology, UFOs, Uncategorized, Videos

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Twin Orbs Filmed Over Kansas City

Clint Banning filmed 2 and half minutes of twin white orbs floating in the sky. The large balloons were incredibly high in the sky. Banning published the video on June 20.

View here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExfefIOyd2E

The Weather Channel edited the video and added comments and observations: https://weather.com/news/trending/video/strange-sighting-over-kansas-city-sets-off-wave-of-speculation

The sincerity in Banning’s voice and the running commentary from his friends and neighbors add to the video viewing experience.

Although the US government has not commented, there’s most likely a reason for the balloons. Some YouTube users hoped for faster rural Internet connections. The balloons are probably collecting data on weather and not of the extraterrestrial kind. However, the experience seemed positive for Banning and his guests.

Crime and Cults: Supposed “Reptilian” Sentenced to 15-40 Years in Jail

18 Tuesday Jun 2019

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Crime and Cults: Barbara Rogers Sentenced to 15-40 Years

Last week, convicted killer Barbara Rogers, age 44, was sentenced to the 2017 killing of her boyfriend, Steven Mineo. At the time of the killing, Rogers and Mineo, age 33, were having a tiff with an online cult. The cult leader, Sherry Jan Shriner, called Rogers a “vampire witch Reptilian super soldier.” Wow. That’s a lot to unpack.

As a lawyer, I’m fascinated with criminal justice. I don’t practice that segment of law. I binge watch shows on ID (Investigation Discovery) Channel, especially their new show People Magazine Investigates: Cults. The Rogers’ story would be a great profile case.

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Mineo was a member of Shriner’s cult. Not sure of the official name; however, Shriner posted 243 videos on her YouTube channel, which started 11 years ago. (Note: Don’t watch the videos and give them any viewership.) All was good until Mineo began dating Rogers.

Shriner was very upset about the relationship. She began to make comments linking Rogers to Reptilians and calling her names. Reptilian humanoids are humans possessing characteristics of reptiles. Conspiracy theorist David Icke claims they are aliens who can shape-shift in order to take control of the human race. Shriner referred to the “New World Order,” where Reptilians would take over Earth. Further, Shriner called out several politicians as being Reptilians in disguise.

Shriner must have thought that by calling Rogers a vampire-witch-Reptilian would end Mineo’s relationship with Rogers. It didn’t. In fact, it led to Mineo criticizing the cult. Mineo and Rogers were publicly ousted from the online cult.

On July 15, 2017, Mineo held a .45 Caliber semi-automatic Glock to his head and commanded Rogers to pull the trigger. She did. Mineo died of a single gunshot wound to the head. In March of 2019, Rogers was found guilty of 3rd-degree murder and was finally sentenced last week.

The story should end here. But, it does not.

Sherry Shriner died less than a year after Mineo died. She was 54 years old. Reports are she died of natural causes; however, no official obituary from her family was ever published. Shriner, herself, was an oddity. Her YouTube channel has 20,000 followers. The 243 videos have a total of 3 million views. She’s hardly the level of cult leader as Jim Jones or Marshall Applewhite, but she’s a shady character.

First, there are her videos. They’re really audio recordings. Shriner used a high school photo for publicity. There are very few current images of her.

Second, her education is questionable. Articles claim she received three degrees from Kent State: Journalism, Political Science (has several tracks), and Criminal Justice (not the actual name of the degree). It is highly unlikely that Shriner received degrees in three distinct programs.

Third, is her supposed 32nd rank of Freemasonry. The Freemason do not accept women. There is a branch in the United Kingdom that does; however, there are no lodges in the US.

Finally, there is her trademark for Orgone Blasters and Orgone rocks. For a hefty price, you can defend yourself against aliens by purchasing these items. Note that it’s a trademark and not a patent.

I said finally, but there is so much more. Her GoFundMe campaigns; the Twitter account; her supposed genealogy. You get the picture.

It’s interesting how a seemingly run-of-the-mill murder turned into a conspiracy theory fueled fight leading to a couple of suspicious deaths. Goes to show: The story is never what it seems.

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R.I.P. Peggy Lipton

13 Monday May 2019

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Supernatural Ending at 15 Seasons

23 Saturday Mar 2019

Posted by The Haunted Librarian in In the News, TV Reviews, Uncategorized

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Supernatural Ending at 15 Seasons

After 15 seasons, Supernatural is ending. Although expected, the announcement was unique in that the co-stars made the announcement on Twitter. Originally, producers were hoping to squeak out 300 episodes; however, this announcement ensures that the series will reach 327 total episodes. The final season will have 20 episodes, beginning in the Fall of 2019. As we mourn the passing of the Winchester brothers, enjoy my blog article “5 Things I Learned While Binging Supernatural,” https://thehauntedlibrarian.com/2018/02/18/5-things-i-learned-while-binging-supernatural/.

DNA Testing Does NOT Prove Who Was Jack the Ripper

21 Thursday Mar 2019

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DNA Testing Does NOT Prove Who Was Jack the Ripper

Here we go again. A new peer reviewed article published in Journal of Forensic Sciences claims that the DNA testing conducted by Drs. Jari Louhelainen and David Miller have finally discovered who was Jack the Ripper. The problem remains: The DNA testing merely shows who the blood and semen on a shawl was. Nothing more.

In 2007, Jack the Ripper aficionado Russell Edwards bought a shawl. He hired Louhelainen, an expert in molecular biology, to conduct DNA analysis. Samples of semen and blood were tested. Louhelainen found 99.2% and 100% matches to Aaron Kosminski, a Polish barber who was 23 at the time of the murders.

The “Whitechapel Murders” consisted of 11 murdered women in the Whitechapel area of London from April 3, 1888-February 13, 1891. Of the 11, 5 victims’ murders showed similarities. These 5 are considered the “Canonical Five” whereby the murderer was nicknamed “Jack the Ripper.” These murders occurred from August 31, 1888-November 9, 1888. The fourth woman killed was Catherine “Kate” Eddowes. She was killed shortly after the third victim, Elizabeth Stride, on September 30, 1888 in Whitechapel’s Mitre Square. Supposedly, Edwards purchased Eddowes’ shawl. However, there are a lot of questions surrounding the shawl and the DNA analysis.

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Testing was completed in 2014 with Edwards publishing his book Naming Jack the Ripper claiming that he has proven who Jack the Ripper was by naming Aaron Kosminski. Here is a short list of problems with the newly published article co-authored by Louhelainen and Miller:

  1. Provenance (ownership) of the shawl has not been proven;
  2. It’s not clear the shawl was actually at the crime scene;
  3. The shawl was handled quite a bit between 1888 until 2007 when it was purchased;
  4. Early police reports and memoirs of investigators identify a “Kosminski” as a possible suspect; however, his first name was never written down. Further, at least one notation stated this man died shortly after the last victim was murdered. Aaron Kosminski lived until 1919.
  5. There isn’t any evidence from the other 4 crime scenes which can be compared to the DNA evidence on the shawl. This is huge.
  6. But most problematic is that Edwards hired Louhelainen. He commissioned the testing.

Don’t fall for the hype related to this story. The DNA evidence merely shows that a man named Aaron Kosminski had sex with Catherine Eddowes. It does not show he killed her.

Hales Bar Dam Haunted Tours Closed

04 Monday Mar 2019

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Hales Bar Dam Haunted Tours Closed

News travelled quickly through the paranormal community Sunday night. All it took was one image and the questions started coming in. Seems the operators of the haunted tours at Tennessee’s Hales Bar Dam have shut down. Unfortunately, they may have left some people out in the cold by taking deposits on events that are now cancelled.

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Hales Bar Dam was featured in last week’s Kindred Spirits season 3, episode 5 titled “Blood in the Water.” Reviews were mixed as to whether or not Amy and Adam uncovered anything.

The announcement seems legit considering their website is empty and their FaceBook page has been deleted. Hopefully, the tour operators will refund all deposits. We don’t need another addition in the “ParaScammers” folder.

Note: The Hales Bar Marina & Resort does not operate the haunted tours.

 

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