Mississippi Valley Paranormal

Bryce Carlson

Founder, Cross State Liaison in New Mexico

I’ve been interested in the paranormal since I was little, when I watched shows like the classic “Sightings” and “Unsolved Mysteries.” I’m more interested in the scientific and technical aspects of an investigation, and as such don’t tend to believe in “psychics” or “sensitives;” I only believe in things that I see and hear myself.

Stephanie Adams

stephaniea@mvparanormal.org

Interviewer, Social Network Administrator

Diana Smith

dianas@mvparanormal.org

Treasurer

Sally Jacobs

sallyj@mvparanormal.org

Secretary, Media

I have been interested in the paranormal for as long as I can remember. My purpose for joining MVP is to learn and discover as much information about the paranormal in a professional environment as I can. I have always had a genuine desire to help other people by sharing knowledge and to be able to combine that with my own interest in the paranormal is exciting to me. I do consider myself to be a skeptic in that I feel that any activity that is happening needs to try to be explained as something that can happen naturally. When thing are found that can’t be explained it’s just simply interesting.

Steve Danielsen

steved@mvparanormal.org

Tech Manager

I have been interested in the paranormal since my first experience with what I believe to have been a very negative spirit, which appeared as a young boy at a friend’s apartment. I have done some paranormal investigations with a friend, cemeteries mostly. I have participated in a couple of investigations with another group, but joined Mississippi Valley Paranormal because they were closer to where I live. I have a good knowledge of the paranormal, always reading or studying on-line or in books. But the main reason I joined MVP is because I want to help others understand what is happening to them, whether it is natural or paranormal.

Bob Brading

bobb@mvparanormal.org

Videographer, Assistant Tech Manager

My interest in the paranormal and the unexplained started several years ago when I interviewed a man in Farmer City, Illinois about a Bigfoot sighting for a 4th grade school report. I was also amazed by my Grandmothers reports of the spirit of someone who had hung themselves in a farmhouse where she lived in which several people had claimed to have seen and heard the spirit walking down the stairs. Over the past several years I have spent a lot of time traveling to supposed Haunted locations on my own such as Bell Witch Cave in TN, Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville,KY, McPike Mansion in Alton,IL, Coral Castle in Homestead FL,  Roswell,NM and spent a brief time as a field investigator for M.U.F.O.N  the Mutual UFO Network in Southern Illinois.

Jordan Johnson

jordanj@mvparanormal.org

Archivist

I have been interested in the paranormal for as long as I can remember. My dad got me into it. I discovered MVP and went to a meeting and was hooked! I’ve always believed in the idea of ghosts and spirits and am glad to be a part of proving their existence! Investigating paranormal sites is something I think you have to really be dedicated to and willing to be scared! I love it!

Paul Doyle
pauld@mvparanormal.org

I have had a few experiences in my life that some may say were linked to the paranormal but I always tried to have a logical explanation to make it fit my perception of normal. Over the years I heard more and more stories, experiences, insight of people I respected and trusted in regards to episodes of paranormal activity. I guess with age comes the ability to accept differing views and a willingness to investigate things that previously I disregarded and with the onslaught of paranormal investigation shows I finally decided to vest some dedicated time to seeing what may be on the other side.

I was happy to find this group and in a short amount of time I felt comfortable around these fellow members and I could see that they all had similar backgrounds in regards to why they decided to investigate this unknown phenomenon and didn’t mind having some fun as the job was done.

I am learning the ropes of investigation and still am a beginner in it all, but I am eager to learn and hope someday I can contribute as much as the others .

Chris Fleshood

“the guy we just let hang out”

chrisf@mvparanormal.org

Since I was young I have had experiences that I could never explain.  It
always seemed like "otherworldly" things were drawn to me.
Always keeping my interest in the field alive and well, I kept my eyes open
for any new encounters that might occur.  In 2005 I joined the Wabash
Paranormal Investigation and Research Group (WPIRG), after getting an
advertisement attached to a piece of candy my child received on Halloween.
I investigated several sites over the next 2 years and attended training
in Demonology and Audio Analysis at Univ-Con in Pennsylvania.  It was
there that I met a lot of good friends in the paranormal field.  In 2007,
I relocated to the Quad Cities for work.  It was there that my co-workers
gave me an article announcement for Mississippi Valley Paranormal (MVP).
I contacted MVP and they welcomed me into the group.  We did some
investigations and eventually left for Villisca, Iowa where I
experienced one of my top 5 paranormal experiences.  Shortly after I
had to leave the group for life reasons but recently re-joined
my group of friends to investigate the paranormal, and to help others.