Ghosts at North Edison Library!

Paranormal Investigator Garrett Husveth

On Sunday, October 18th, a full-house attended “Ghosts & The Paranormal,” a free program presented by Garrett Husveth and sponsored by the Friends of the Edison Public Library.

A court-approved forensic examiner with a background in forensics and computer systems, Husveth uses the latest technology to help investigate paranormal phenomena. He has appeared or been a consultant on many TV shows about ghosts and hauntings.

He started by explaining the different types of paranormal activity, and went on to talk about his main interest, which is EVP, or Electronic Voice Phenomena. These are voices believed to be that of the dead that appear on audio recordings. Typically, electronic voice recorders are hidden in an area being investigated, then the results are analyzed. Husveth talked about the history and background of this field, mentioning major figures such as Konstantin Raudive.

Garrett went on to talk about local hauntings he has investigated and played recordings that he and others have made. One characteristic of EVP is that the voices recorded often seem to respond to human questions and statements. Examples included a conversation between him and another investigator in a warehouse building, where a louder third voice could clearly be heard in the recording. These recordings were sometimes a little disturbing, yet fascinating.

After talking about some related fields, such as ITC (Instrumental TransCommunication), where sounds or pictures have been heard or seen on other electronic equipment, such as telephones and televisions, Husveth talked a little about “Spiricom,” equipment built by psychic William O’Neil to communicate with the dead. He then took questions from the lively audience. Following the program, the audience was invited to help themselves to refreshments provided by The Friends.

Thanks to Garrett Husveth for the interesting and entertaining program, and to everyone who attended.