Paranormal Guests of Honor

Keith Age - Louisville Ghost Hunters Society

Keith Age has over 30 years of experience in paranormal research. He is the Founder and President of the Louisville Ghost Hunters Society which was formed in 1996.

Beyond hearing Keith Age on hundreds of radio stations internationally, he can also be seen on a multitude of television outlets, including the Discovery Channel, and as host of the Sci-Fi Channel’s Spooked: Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium. At present Keith Age is excited about the recent airing of the ongoing epic reality documentary series on the Sci-Fi Channel, Children of the Grave , where he is host and Associate Producer with Spooked TV Productions and the highly acclaimed Booth Brothers. It being the fifth watched show on cable, The Sci-Fi Channel’s securing of the Children of the Grave includes a commitment to the sequel, tentatively titled Children of the Grave 2: the Possessed coming this fall, and a forthcoming documentary in the series at a future date.

Along with his duties as Associate Producer of Spooked Television Releasing, he can be found at numerous speaking engagements nationally. They include but are not limited to the American Ghost Society’s (AGS) Conference, TAPS Con, UNIV-CON, Haunted Hickory, and his own annual Mid-South Paranormal Convention.

His approach to investigating the paranormal in a non-metaphysical manner has Keith Age known world-wide. His years of experience not only investigating the paranormal but playing bass guitar has earned him the title of the “Rock-n-Roll Ghost Hunter.”

Steven LaChance - http://www.stevenalachance.com

Steven LaChance (Missouri) is a radio host and producer who appears weekly on Haunted Survivor Radio, an online radio program. His story was featured on the Discovery Channel's A Haunting and in the Booth Brothers documentary The Possessed. He is the author of "The Uninvited: The True Story Of The Union Screaming House" He also appears in Children of the Grave, another documentary by the Booth Brothers.

Steven's experiences at the Union house inspired him to form the Missouri Paranormal Research, which he left in 2007 in order to help people in extreme haunting situations. He has successfully investigated and concluded many such cases.

Please visit Steven's website at www. stevenalachance. com.

Bill Bean - http://www.billbean.net

Bill Chappell - Digital Dowsing, LLC

Bill is the inventor of the Ovilus, the paranormal puck, and the talker kit. These tools are utilized by paranormal groups across the nation.

Larry Copeland - Intuitive Medium

Larry was born in 1958 and has had nearly 47 years of contact with the
paranormal and psychic realms. Throughout the years he has served as a
Wiccan High Priest and in May 2008, he was ordained a minister. He has been filmed with Central Ohio Paranormal Society by Evolution Films and have along with COPS appeared on WCOL Woody and the Wake Up Call show.

Larry first began his development at the age of three in 1961 when he was noticed talking to "unseen" people in a cemetery near Amanda, Ohio. Thankfully his family was tolerant of those oddities.

By the age of seventeen, he had begun to receive clairvoyant impressions and exhibited an aptitude for the paranormal. He had already realized that these traits were not normal and the heightened activity added more questions.

His searching lead him to examine various meditative techniques, religious paths and philosophies. Everyone met was a teacher as he continued my own growth. Even those desiring training from him always taught something valuable and essential.

Recently he has worked as a medium and psychic with such organizations as Central Ohio Paranormal Society (centralohioparanormal.com), Ohio
Exploration Society (ohioexploration.com) and Ohio Paranormal
(ohioparanormal.com). These fine individuals helped to validate and provide evidence of his abilities on various cases and investigations.

It is his wish and desire to be of assistance to others through readings
designed to promote harmony and growth. As Larry is known to state "I am only a whistle for the winds and it is the Supreme One that operates through me".

John Kachuba - http://www.johnkachuba.com

John B. Kachuba's new book is Ghosthunters: On the Trail of Mediums, Dowsers, Spirit Seekers, and Other Investigators of America's Paranormal World, published in 2007 by New Page Books. He is also the author of Ghosthunting Illinois and Ghosthunting Ohio, How to Write Funny, and Why is this Job Killing Me? (Co-authored with his wife, Mary A. Newman, PhD).

John’s short fiction and nonfiction have been widely published in such publications as: Tin House, Hawai’i  Pacific Review, Connecticut Review, Dogwood, Savannah Literary Review, Antioch Review, Poets & Writers, America’s Civil War, Cincinnati Magazine, American Profile, and many others. He has received several awards for his fiction, including the 2004 Dogwood Fiction Prize.

He holds advanced degrees in Creative Writing from Antioch University (Yellow Springs, OH) and Ohio University. He has taught writing at both the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University. He is also on the faculty of the Gotham Writers Workshop.

John is a noted conference speaker and presenter and has appeared at Wildacres Writing Workshop, Florida Suncoast Writers Conference, Columbus Writers Conference, Erma Bombeck Humor Writing Workshop, Blooming Grove Writers Conference, West Virginia Ghost Hunters and Spirituality Conference, Haunted America Conference, and Victory of Light Psychic Festival. He has also spoken on many radio and television programs throughout the country and internationally.

John lives in Athens, Ohio, with his wife Mary.

Mike Robare - Central Ohio Paranormal Society

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike first got interested in the paranormal after growing up in a haunted house in the Detroit area. After moving to Columbus in 1989, Mike also experienced a few paranormal encounters throughout a 10 year span at a relatives home in a Columbus suburb. After reading many books on ghosts, and paranormal research, he decided to form his own investigation group, in June of 2004, and has been involved with many media outlets, as well as running organized investigations for just over three years, along with his wife Gena, who have been happily married for 18 years, and have two wonderful teenage kids.

Mike is a machinist by trade, and a union representative at his current place of employment. He also enjoys fishing, movies, music of all kinds, Civil, and Revolutionary war history.

Chris Tanner - Central Ohio Paranormal Society

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris joined COPS in 2005, after being part of a few other Ohio based groups. Chris brings almost 10 years of investigative experience with him. He also has a knack for getting better equipped for ghost hunting. Chris has also had some past experiences with the paranormal. At a past residence of his, he experienced one of the most extreme cases of paranormal activity, with something that wasn't nice.

Chris is a former Navy Damage Control specialist, and currently works along side of group members Mike, and Randy in the machine shop, as a CNC saw operator. He is also currently working on a book which will soon be released, and available on our site.

John Garcia - Central Ohio Paranormal Society

 

 

 

 

 

 

A new addition the the COPS team, John joined with a very scientific approach to the paranormal. He also has a knack for tools, electronics, and gadgetry, which should give the team another great investigator.

He also has extensive knowledge in computers, and software.

John is currently the Dean of Information at DeVry University, in Columbus.

Dark Figure Productions - http://www.darkfigureproductions.com

Andy and Shane of Dark Figure Productions are producers of the True Ghost Stories from Ohio DVD series. They have also been featured in the book "Cincinnati Ghosts" by Karen Laven. Andy and Shane have also been featured on multiple paranormal radio shows promoting their DVD series, which can be purchased via their website.

Ufology Guests of Honor

Sean Feeny - http://www.anamolyresponse.org

Sean is a student at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana where he majors in Software Engineering and minors in Political Science. He is currently studying abroad in the International Computer Science and Engineering Program (ICEP) at Fachhochschule Ulm, The University of Applied Sciences, Ulm, Germany. He graduated with honors from Holmes High School in Covington, Kentucky in 2005.

His lifelong interest in the paranormal led him to join the Kentucky Mutual UFO Network (KYMUFON) in 2000. After joining MUFON, Sean began to notice a disturbing trend in paranormal organizations: the overt denial of the value of youth participation in paranormal investigations. MUFON, for example, would not allow Sean to be classified as a Field Investigator even though he successfully completed the written test. They only gave him the option of turning in the test and having them hold it until he was 18 years old. The trend was not exclusive to UFO groups: several ghost groups in Ohio (the closest being in Xenia, OH at the time) also had age restrictions on investigators. In response to this denial Sean founded NKYPYG as an unofficial after-school club at his high school in the fall of 2001. Meeting in Owen Huff's English classroom, Sean led a group of students in discussions about various paranormal topics. On weekends the group would have outings to haunted sites or UFO hotspots to practice field investigation techniques.

Sean began mentoring under UFO investigator Kenny Young in 2001, and continued to assist Kenny in his investigations until his death in 2005. Sean has investigated numerous claims of the paranormal in public and private sites around the tri-state and beyond. He has served as the Youth Programs Director for KYMUFON, Kentucky State Director for the US UFO Information and Reporting Center (USUFOIRC), and Director of NKYPYG/ARN.

Cryptozoology Guests of Honor

Brian D. Parsons - http://www.ghosthelp.net

Brian D. Parsons has spent the better part of the last 12 years investigating ghost, haunting and poltergeist cases as well as researching various aspects of psi phenomenon with his group, the Ohio Paranormal Investigation Network (http://ghosthelp.net). During those years he began to wonder what it would be like to investigate other aspects of the paranormal world.

He trained under the Mutual U.F.O. Network's Field Investigator's Manual in 2000 and began investigating U.F.O. sightings on his own outside of his group. After a long search for a reputable Cryptid group to train and work with, he began working with the Sasquatch Research Initiative (http://www.sasquatchonline.com) as a field investigator to Ohio Sasquatch sightings and looks to further the search in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Brian has written two books, "Handbook for the Amateur Paranormal Investigator or Ghost Hunter: How to Become a Successful Paranormal Group" as well as a companion book, "Betty's Ghost: A Guide to Paranormal Investigation" (both available at http://www.lulu.com/ghosthelp). He is a regular contributor of paranormal news to the Grand Dark Conspiracy Podcast (http://www.granddarkconspiracy.com) and has been a guest on two occasions.

He resides in Solon, Ohio with his wife, Amy.

**Please note the guest list is subject to change without notice**