Former 'Paranormal State' star Ryan Buell accused of ripping off fans

Former "Paranormal State" television personality Ryan Buell is under fire from fans this summer. The paranormal investigator is currently on tour in Canada and featured to headline various ghost hunting events. According to hundreds of Facebook posts from his fans today, Buell is being accused of scamming people by cancelling the events and pocketing the money without giving fans refunds.

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Ryan Buell appeared on the hit A&E paranormal reality show "Paranormal State" with his team the Paranormal Research Society from December 2007 to May 2011. He founded the Paranormal Research Society when he was a 19-year-old student at Pennsylvania State University.

Buell was scheduled to appear in Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, and Vancouver for the "Paranormal: The Experience" tour from June 4 through June 22. On the event'sdescription, Buell promised to visit each city and do a meet and greet with fans. Lectures, ghost hunts, and other paranormal fun stuff was supposed to be in store for fans but apparently some of the events were cancelled without notice and Buell and friends were allegedly a no-show.

"The fact that I had to call the venue for tonight's show to find out if its happening or not is pathetic! YOU ALL SHOULD BE ASHAMAED! Thanks SOOO much for cancelling LAST WEEK and not telling us. If I hadn't called to find out myself I would have driven over an hour FOR NOTHING! I want my money back. I have lost all respect for you guys," fan Sarah Bertrand posted on PRS' Facebook page referring to the event in Winnipeg.

"You guys are a JOKE! You guys took my money and didn't even show up in Edmonton! NO ONE can get a hold of you because NONE OF YOU reply to anyone's emails. GIVE US BACK OUR DAMN MONEY YOU SCAM ARTISTS!" Sabrina Cryderman said on Ryan Buell's Facebook page.

Hundreds of "Paranormal State" fans and supporters of Buell and PRS are angry and upset. A lot of them claim to have paid for DVDs and events but Buell has never sent them and he continues to cancel the events.

In the summer of 2012, Buell announced to fans that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Some fans are wondering if Buell is pulling a similar stunt like former "Ghost Hunters" star Brian Harnois did. Harnois scammed his fans out of thousands of dollars from undelivered merchandise to cancelled events. Buell could be using his former celebrity status to make some extra money by ripping off his fans. Maybe he is doing what the character Walter White did from the popular "Breaking Bad" television series. On the show, the former science teacher found out that he had cancer and ultimately decided to manufacture drugs as a quick way to make income. Hopefully Buell and PRS do the right thing and give everyone refunds.

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Woman captures ghost on camera during Alcatraz prison tour

A tourist was taking photographs in an abandoned prison and after she reviewed the images, she noticed something strange in one of the photos. The ghost of a woman appeared in a reflection of one of the prison cell windows, the Hufftington Post reported on Wednesday.

British tourists Sheila Sillery-Walsh and her friend Paul Rice were visiting Alcatraz, in San Francisco. While on tour of the infamous former prison, Sillery-Walsh snapping some photos of the cells with her iPhone. The 48-year-old teacher instantly reviewed the images and noticed a strange woman in one of the photos.

"When I glanced at the photo on my mobile, I saw this dark female figure in the picture. I looked at the window again and there was no one in the room. I am so curious to know who she could be, perhaps she was a female visitor of a prisoner and kept returning. I would love to know why she’s shown herself in my photo," Sillery-Walsh said in an interview about the image.

Sillery-Walsh said that the prison staff didn't recognize the woman in the photo. Her friend Rice claims that it wasn't her reflection and that he really believes the woman is a ghost that haunts the prison.

"The woman’s hair and clothing is from a different era, it looks like she’s from the 1930s or 40s," Rice said.

While in operation, there were numerous people that died on the island. There were eight murders that took place inside the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Three guards and five inmates were murdered in the prison. A correction officer was killed in the laundry room, two other officers died during an escape attempt in 1946, and five inmates were killed in various attacks. Five inmates committed suicide and several prisoners died while attempting to escape.

According to government records, there were never any female inmates, guards, or administrators at the prison. Prisoners went decades without ever hearing a female voice.

Full moon coincides with Friday the 13th this month

A rare event is going to happen this month. A full moon will occur just after midnight on Friday the 13th, making it the ultimate bad luck day for the superstitious, Universe Today reported last week.

Friday the 13th is known as a Black Friday and some people see it as an ordinary day but many others see it as a day that brings bad luck.

Unlucky people might not want to leave their houses this Friday. The moon is scheduled to be full at approximately 12:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, June 13, 2014. Nights like this do not happen often. The last full moon to fall on a Black Friday happened 14 years ago in October and it won't happen again until August 2049.

Friday, which happens to be the unluckiest day of the week coincides with a full moon this year. On nights with a full moon, people act bizarre, and crime rates seem to increase with hospital emergency rooms filling up. The upcoming full moon will be at the lowest point in the sky that it will be all year long.

For centuries, Fridays and the number 13 have always been seen as separately unlucky in some cultures. The number 13 has always considered to be unlucky, in fact a lot of folks are afraid of the number. People that fear the number 13 suffer from the recognized phobia, Triskaidekaphobia.

Additionally, astrophysicists think that they solved the 55-year mystery of the dark side of the moon this week. The mystery known to scientists as the Lunar Farside Highlands Problem dates back to when the Soviet spacecraft transmitted the first photos of the dark side of the moon in 1959. According to scientists, the dark side was likely caused when the moon was formed and it could be a result from the heat from the Earth.

Former 'Ghost Hunters' star Brian Harnois took his fans' money and ran

Former "Ghost Hunters" and "Ghost Hunters International" star Brian Harnois is still under attack from his fans. It has been a year since the paranormal investigator has being accused of stealing money from his supporters and according to the fans, he still owes them refunds.

Harnois is no stranger to modern drama. During his three-season stint on "Ghost Hunters" he was the show's drama king and a fan-favorite. Nearly every one of the 36 episodes Harnois was in, it seemed that he was at the center of some sort of chaos. Harnois gained a large cult following of fans from appearing on the "Ghost Hunters" show.

In December 2012, Harnois wrote and posted a cryptic message on his Facebook page that some people believed was a suicide note. His wife, Michelle Harnois filed a missing person report the same day with the Warwick Police Department after not seeing him for a few days. Harnois was found safe the following day.

"I do not know the details but Brian has been found safe and is currently on his way to get mental treatment." Michelle Harnois said in a post about the incident on her Twitter page.

A lot of people in the paranormal community believe that Harnois staged the incident to get attention and build buzz for a comeback. He even lashed out at some fans regarding his December disappearance.

Shortly after the suicide incident, Harnois announced that he would be doing a series of speaking events on the "Dude, Run! Tour" and some fans that have supported him in this venture allegedly got scammed out of their money. A few of them have tried to reach out to him on his various Facebook accounts but Harnois either ignores them, censors their comments, or insults them.

"If anybody who has ever watched 'Ghost Hunters' had paid attention to Brian's personality and habits, the dude never owned up to his constant incompetence on the show. I can bet given Brian's collective impulses, he will rear his ugly head once again, the guy craves attention and affirmation, even if it's negative. Also, he deserves all the backlash he's getting from his lack of integrity and honesty. When you put yourself into the public light, you deserve a public response," fan Roberto Vasquez said in a post on Harnois' Facebook page today.

Harnois vanished from the paranormal community and abandoned his fans last June and hasn't been back since. The only online presence that he has now is a Twitter account where he is known as "B to the R I A N" and uses the call sign@Darth_Wheezy. Harnois mostly uses his Twitter account to flirt with young women and rant about the Buffalo Bills and "Star Wars" memorabilia.

Fans that have paid Harnois for items last year still have yet to receive them. One fan, Cheryl Baricko even accused him of stealing her payment and claimed that he refused issuing a refund for an upcoming event.

"Man up and stop removing posts that show the truth. My husband posted where you posted anyone can get a refund if they cancel with in seven days before the event," Baricko posted on Harnois' Facebook page.

Harnois doesn't seem to care that he is turning his large fan base into enemies. He constantly tries to make excuses to them about the tickets to events and products that they ordered.

"Everyone I owe T-shirts, DVD's, or 8 x 10s to will be getting them this week or the following week. I've had a very big problem with getting everyone's information together because of lack of a computer and misinformation." Harnois attempted to do some damage control by posting an excuse on his Facebook fan page.

After all of the excuses and broken promises, Harnois didn't commit to resolving the issues with his fans. He ended up vanishing with their money like a ghost.

"So if anyone thinks he is a nice guy, he is a thief. Check RI court records. He has a world of court trouble coming this week for ripping people off and most likely will be arrested again." According to Baricko, this isn't the first time Harnois has stolen from fans.

In April 2013, the Warwick Police Department issued a bench warrant for Harnois regarding an alleged theft from Wal-Mart that occurred in March 2012. Some folks think that Harnois is using the money to pay the rest of his overdue court costs. So far he has only paid a few small payments, with the last one paid on May 29, 2014. Harnois still owes $335 in restitution fines.

Mysterious Slenderman blamed for attacks

A mysterious creature has been blamed for a recent serious of violent attacks. The fictional character known as Slenderman is haunting the minds of children and causing them to inflict harm onto others, the Daily Mail reported last week.

This month marks the 5-year anniversary of Slenderman. Slenderman is a fictional character that was created by Eric Knudsen on June 8, 2009. Knudsen also known as Victor Surge created the internet meme and introduced it in a thread on the Something Awful forum.

Slenderman is depicted as an unusually tall and thin man with a blank and featureless face. He wears a black suit and fictional stories of the being consist of him stalking and kidnapping children.

On May 31, two 12-year-old girls in Wisconsin were charged with attempted murder of another 12-year-old girl when they attempted to kill her and sacrifice her to the fictitious online demon.

According to police reports, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyster told authorities that they invited their friend over for an overnight sleepover. The two preteens originally planned to put duct tape on the girl's mouth and stab her to death so that they could hide her body so it made it look like the girl ran away to the Slenderman's house.

Geyster and Weier ended up not sticking to their plan, but instead took their victim to a park restroom building where they stabbed her 19 times and left the girl for dead. Luckily the girl crawled to a nearby road where a bicyclist found her. She was taken to a local hospital and treated for her wounds and released a few days later. Gestyer and Weire were both charged as adults for attempted murder and are looking at 65 years in prison for the crime.

Last night a 13-year-old girl in Ohio obsessed with Slenderman stabbed her mother. The teen waited in the kitchen for her mother to come home from work and when she arrived, the girl attacked and stabbed her mom multiple times. The woman sustained minor injuries from the attack.

"I came home one night from work and she was in the kitchen waiting for me and she was wearing a white mask. She had her hood up and had her hands covered with her sleeves and the mask,” the woman said to local news station WLWT in an interview.

The woman told authorities that her daughter has ongoing mental issues and is obsessed with the Slenderman creature. She said that her daughter constantly talks about being possessed by demons and that she is falling into darkness.

'Ghostbusters' celebrates its 30th anniversary with a theatrical re-release

This month marks the 30th anniversary of the blockbuster film "Ghostbusters" which was released in 1984. The hit paranormal film will be re-released on the big screen on August 29, Sony Pictures announced on the film's website.

"Ghostbusters" was directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson. The team of four are fearless paranormal researchers that turn into ghost exterminators as evil spirits invade New York City.

This year is the 30th anniversary of the film. It is scheduled for a theatrical reissue on August 29 and will be featured in over 700 theaters. The franchise was also hit with the untimely death of one of its stars.

Earlier this year, Ramis died in Chicago at the age of 69-years-old. The beloved actor was surrounded by family when he passed away from a disease that swells blood vessels, according to a report from the Chicago Tribune.

Comedian Harold Ramis was famous for writing and directing films "Ghostbusters," "Caddy Shack," "Animal House," and "Groundhog Day." Ramis has inspired many of today's comedians and actors.

"It was Harold who acted out and gave me the inspiration for the character of Clark Griswold. I was really copying Harold's impression of Clark," Chevy Chase said.

Ramis was most famous for being Dr. Egon Spengler on "Ghostbusters" but his acting career didn't take off like it did for actors Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd. He realized his real calling was off-screen, writing and directing films. Ramis helped Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Chevy Chase, Billy Crystal, Michael Keaton, Robert De Niro and many other actors become the stars that they are today. Ramis' final film was a biblical comedy called "Year One." Released in 2009, it starred Jack Black and Michael Cera.

Ramis is survived by his wife, Erica; two sons Julian and Daniel; daughter Violet; and two grandchildren.

"May he now get the answers he was always seeking," Dan Aykroyd said.

'Haunted Collector' cast backs out of event organized by sex offender

A paranormal investigator convicted of a sex offense that involved a 14-year-old recently set up a public event that will feature former cast members of the "Haunted Collector" reality television show. The event called "Haunted History Days" is scheduled for this fall but the paranormal television personalities won't be attending.

Paranormal investigator Johnny Demuary of the Butte Paranormal Investigative Team is a registered sex offender in the state of Montana. The 35-year-old was convicted of sexual assault and sexual intercourse without consent with a minor over fifteen years ago. The victim was a 14-year-old girl.

Demuary and his team have an upcoming public event called "Haunted History Days" scheduled for October 17. According to the event's description, cast members Jesslyn Brown and Brian Cano from "Haunted Collector" will be attending. But that is no longer now the case because the television personalities have now backed out from headlining the event.

"I am not stepping down from the event I created, no way in hell, I don't care what anyone thinks or says about me or my past, that's just it, it is my past and I am not gonna let anyone destroy what I have created, not now and not ever!" Demuary posted on the Butte Paranormal Investigative Team's Facebook page.

According to Demuary, Brown and Cano will not be attending the event and that he will seek other guests to headline it.

"I was on a conference call today with Brian and Jesslyn and we decided that to keep the drama out of their professional life, we are gonna keep them out of the event, although we have agreed to remain friends and keep in touch they will not be attending this event this year, we will be venturing off for new guests though and haunted history days will go on," the sex offender said.

Unfortunately the "Haunted Collector" was cancelled a few months ago so it appears that the television personalities are getting income by attending events like Demuary's. Demonologist John Zaffis announced last fall that the show won't be returning for another season on Syfy.

Demuary continues to deceive the public by not announcing to them that he is a sex offender. He still utilizes Facebook and other social network sites to get his way into people's homes to investigate the paranormal. Facebook has strict rules that prohibits sex offenders from using the social networking site. But Demuary doesn't seem to care about those rules because he has multiple Facebook pages and accounts.

"Convicted sex offenders are not allowed to use Facebook. If you've encountered an account that may belong to a convicted sex offender, please report the account to us. Please make sure you provide one of the following with your report: A link to a listing in a national sex offender registry, a link to an online news article, a link to a court document, or a documentation verifying the report attached to the sex offender report form. If you aren't able to include this with your report, we recommend that you ask a local law enforcement representative to contact us so we can take action on your report. Once we're able to verify someone's status as a sex offender, we immediately disable their account and remove all the information associated with it from Facebook," Facebook's terms of service states.

Demuary also uses multiple aliases. He has gone by John Brown, John Demuary, John Demaury, John Baptist Demoury, John Babtist Demuary, John Baptise Lord, and other names.

To report Johnny Demuary and the Butte Paranormal Investigative Team for violation of Facebook's terms of services, sign into Facebook and click on the Report a Violation link and enter Demuary's profile link. To report Demuary's like page Butte Paranormal Investigative Team, click the following URL (https://www.facebook.com/buttePIT), and click the arrow next to the gear, then press "Report Page" and check "I want the page taken down" to remove it.

'Ghost Adventures' host Zak Bagans develops new 'Vampire Adventures' series

"Ghost Adventures" host Zak Bagans is developing a new television show called "Vampire Adventures" that will follow the lives of real-life vampires. The show will be hosted by vampire Father Sebastiaan, according to an announcement on Facebook earlier this month.

"Vampire Adventures" is being developed by production companies My Tupelo Entertainment and Alfred Haber Television. The series was created by Zak Bagans and will be hosted by Master Fangsmith Father Sebastiaan. Bagans hosts the Travel Channel's hit paranormal series "Ghost Adventures" and Sebastiaan is the founder of the world's largest vampire community, the Sabretooth Clan.

"Ghost Adventures" began as an independent documentary film that first aired on the Syfy Channel on July 27, 2007 and is currently on its ninth season on the Travel Channel. The series follows paranormal investigators Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, and Aaron Goodwin as they explore alleged haunted locations. A tenth season is scheduled to air this fall.

"Vampire Adventures" will follow Sebastiaan as he travels all over the world to various destinations that are rich in vampire lore. No broadcasters are currently attached to the series.

"We felt that, because the stories told in the "Vampire Adventures" are drawn from around the world and across cultures, it made sense to take the series out to the international market at the same time as the US market," My Tupelo Entertainment president Michael Yudin said.

"Vampire stories date back to early times and can be found in many different cultures, and we are honored to be working with My Tupelo Entertainment in this unique co-development and distribution partnership to represent this brilliantly distinctive show to the international marketplace," Alfred Haber added.

Additionally, Bagans recently started production of a documentary film that will feature an alleged haunted house that he purchased earlier this year. Hollywood distribution companies are currently in a bidding war for the rights.

The small house on Carolina Street, in Gary, Indiana has over 800 pages of official police reports of odd occurrences that have been said to have happened there. A police captain with the Gary Police Department says he believes that the home is haunted. According to the police captain and various psychics, the house is infested with hundreds of ghosts and demons.

"If it's true that this home is a portal to Hell, then I want to go there and see what happens," Bagans said in an interview with TMZ.

Bagans purchased the house on January 29 and paid only $35,000 for the home. He says he'll announce the release date for the documentary soon.

The Ghost Adventures crew has investigated over a hundred locations all over the world. In nine seasons of the show, Zak, Nick, and Aaron have helped to provide answers to people that have witnessed and experienced paranormal phenomena.

Popular television psychic-medium accused of scamming fans

A popular New York television personality famous for being a medium that can talk to the dead is allegedly under investigation for fraud. According to a private investigator, the so-called medium has been scamming her fans, the Christian Post reported this month.

"Long Island Medium" star and "You Can't Make This Stuff Up" author Theresa Caputo is under fire from her fans because many of them are upset about their readings and complaining that she ripped them off during various events. Private investigator Ron Tebo of SciFake has been interviewing Caputo's dissapointed fans about the readings.

"She seemed off and almost every reading was like pulling teeth to match up info. She was really grasping at straws and did a lot of fishing. Some readings were just off the mark. There were three levels of seating and 2,500 people in attendance and Teresa spent the whole time on the first floor," one of Caputo's former fans wrote to Tebo.

Many of Caputo's fans insist that she doesn't have a real gift and that her assistants are helping her pull off a giant scam to defraud people of their money. This isn't the first time that Caputo has been accused of scamming her fans. James Randi published an article in Wired Magazine about the controversial television psychic.

"Caputo does what is known in my trade as a cold reading. The very best practitioners can pick up enough information in what seems like innocent, idle conversation to convince you that they know very specific things about you. The scientific phenomenon is called the Forer effect giving credence to vague observations that seem personal. Mediums cannot show they do anything more than cold reading nor that what the TV audience sees is just selectively edited to show hits and ignore the misses," Randi said in the article.

'The Haunting Of' returns for another season on LMN

The Lifetime Movie Network recently renewed "The Haunting Of" for another season. The popular paranormal program premiered on October 27, 2012 and returns June 21, 2014 for its fifth season with 13 new one-hour episodes airing every Saturday, Broadway World reported this month.

"The Haunting Of" first aired on the Biography Channel and moved to the Lifetime Movie Network for its third season. The show is hosted by psychic-medium Kim Russo and is a spin-off of "Celebrity Ghost Stories" which also airs on the network. Russo interviews celebrities that have encountered paranormal phenomena and whose lives have changed as a result of it.

In the fifth season premiere, Russo sits down with "Desperate Housewives" actress Vanessa Williams at her home in rural New York. Williams talks about her experiences with paranormal activity and enlists Russo to help her remove the negative spirits in her home.

"'Each one-hour episode of 'The Haunting Of' will feature celebrities’ real life encounters with the paranormal as they return to the site of their traumatic experience. During these gripping journeys, Kim Russo unlocks the secrets that haunted each celebrity and explains the unexplained. Kim also unveils shocking psychic moments and surprising personal revelations as she tunes into the celebrities’ personal lives and connects with their loved ones who have crossed over," according to the show's description on the Lifetime Movie Network's website.

Russo also meets with celebrities Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe, comedian and talk show host Tom Green, "Desperate Housewives" actor Jesse Metcalf , "Dancing with the Stars" actor Valerie Harper, "Sopranos" actor Joey Pantoliano, "Happy Gilmore" and "Boardwalk Empire" actor Christopher McDonald, "Glee" actor Dot Jones, and others.

The Lifetime Movie Network's "The Haunting Of" season premiere airs on Saturday, June 21, at 10 pm.

Haunted gold mine goes up for sale in Arizona

An old gold mine was recently put up for sale in Arizona. The historic property is allegedly haunted and has a multimillion dollar price tag, according to a Zillow real estate listing.

The Octave Mine in Wickenburg, Arizona was once a flourishing gold mine in the late 1800s that produced over 200,000 ounces of gold. The mine has 25 miles of underground tunnels and comes with a 266-acre property that includes a manufactured home. The property is selling for $5,900,000 with an estimated mortgage of $22,444 per month.

When the mine was booming, the town of Octave had a post office, a general store, a stagecoach line, and a school. Now all that's left is cacti, a desolate desert, and a few of the town's ghosts.

Scottsdale real estate agent Preston Westmoreland is using a helicopter to show the property. He even takes prospective buyers underground into the dark shafts to explore the abandoned mine. The property also has an revenue-generating FM tower and features an energy-efficient home with a well.

"The Octave is one of the real big boys of the mining industry. It's attracted a lot of attention." Westmoreland said.

The Octave Mine was featured on the Syfy Channel's television show "Ghost Mine" with paranormal investigators searching for proof of the mine's "Blue Devil" ghost.

The Octave Mine is located at 14125 West Ben Jaffe Boulevard, in Wickenburg, Arizona.

Ghost caught on camera running through field at crowded soccer stadium

An eerie figure was captured on camera during a live broadcast of a soccer match in Germany recently. The video was uploaded less than a week ago and has already reached over 4.5 million views on YouTube, GMA News reported last month.

The footage was captured last Saturday during a soccer match between BVB Dortmund and Bayern Munich football clubs. In thevideo, a shadowy figure can be seen running through the field at the crowded stadium.

Some people believe that the figure actually is a ghost. Others think that the footage can be easily explained. One theory is the figure is a mirror image of a player that is on the other side of the screen.

This isn't the only time a ghost decided to appear during a sporting event. Last month, spectators watching a soccer game on television noticed a strange figure that ran through the fans at a packed arena. The video was aired by Fox Sports from the Hernando Siles Stadium in Bolivia.

The footage was captured last Thursday at the Hernando Siles Stadium during a soccer match between The Strongest and Defensor football clubs. In the video, a shadowy figure can be seen running through one of the seating rows at the crowded stadium. The figure seems to be unnoticed by fans. At one point the figure appears to pass through a barrier.

Most people that watch the video believe that the figure is a ghost that haunts the stadium. Others believe that the figure is some type of a hoax or possibly an optical illusion created by the lens of the camera.

Ghost hunters arrested for breaking into haunted house

Three ghost hunters recently got busted in Arkansas after authorities found them in a vacant house. When questioned by deputies why they were wandering in the home in the middle of the night, the men claimed that they were out searching for ghosts, Jonesboro's ABC News affiliated reported today.

Tamerius Johnson, 19; Brooks Edwards, 18; and Anthony Milligan, 19, were arrested and charged with felony breaking and entering on Tuesday night. Officers from the Craighead County Sheriff's Department found the men in a vacant house in the 500-block of County Road 339 near Jonesboro, Arkansas. The men told deputies that they thought the home was haunted and they were hunting for ghosts.

A neighbor noticed strangers going into the abandoned house and contacted authorities. After deputies arrived, they found Johnson in the house. Edwards and Milligan were found walking down County Road 318. When the men were questioned, they said that they were just out jogging. Eventually they admitted to kicking the door in and entering the house. According to authorities, the men claimed that they heard that the home was haunted.

All three men are currently being held in the Craighead County Jail and are being held without bond. A probable cause hearing has been scheduled for later this week.

This is not the only time in recent months that criminals use ghost hunting as an excuse for crimes. Last summer, three men ended up behind bars in North Carolina after authorities found out that they were really drug-dealing entrepreneurs and were planning on setting up a hidden meth lab in the woods. When questioned by deputies why they were wandering in the wilderness late at night, one of the men claimed that they were searching for ghosts and ended up lost.

One of the men called 911 and told a Caldwell County Sheriff dispatcher that he was lost in the woods with some friends. Deputies used GPS coordinates from the man's cell phone to locate him.

Caldwell County Sheriff deputies arrived at the scene and they located Sonny Hyatt and two other men, Thomas Imler and Eric Schmidt. When asked by officers what the men were doing in the woods, one of them claimed that they were searching for spirits.

As deputies interrogated Hyatt further, he eventually confessed that he was high on methamphetamine and that he had gotten into a fight his meth-making business partners. Allegedly Hyatt told officers that he was actually setting up a meth lab in the woods. After Hyatt gave officers permission to search him and his apartment, deputies found chemicals, supplies, and a meth lab.

“You hear every excuse imaginable. These criminals would have us believe they were looking for paranormal activity in the woods at night and simply got lost. We didn't fall for that story at all,” Caldwell County Sheriff Alan Jones said in an interview.

Prince Harry's girlfriend haunted by ghost of his mother Princess Diana

Prince Harry's girlfriend recently broke up with him because she claims to have been haunted by the ghost of his late mother. The couple split up last month The Daily Star reported today.

Cressida Bonas decided to end her relationship with Prince Harry because she was afraid that if she married the prince, she would end up in divorce like his parents, Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Bonas' mother Lady Mary Gaye Curzon has also been divorced four times. According to the 25-year-old, she wanted a "happily ever after" wedding.

"Poor Cressida is terrified if she married Harry there wouldn't be any happy ever after," a friend of the royal family said about the couple.

Bonas also wanted to move in with the 29-year-old prince while they were together but the couple ended up not living together because the Queen wouldn't have allowed it.

Prince Harry isn't the only royal that ghosts are drawn to. Prince William and Kate Middleton also seem to be haunted by spirits. Their son Prince George is apparently sharing a room with three royal ghosts. According to an insider, the 9-month-old's new nursery in the Kensington Palace is allegedly haunted.

Prince George's nursery is located in the newly renovated Apartment 1A of the Kensington Palace and according to royal biographer Andrew Morton, there have been many ghost sightings in the room over the years.

Morton claims that the room is notorious for ghost sightings. According to him, deceased royals George II, Caroline of Brunswick, and Princess Sophia's ghosts have all been witnessed in the room.

"Princess Margaret's housekeeper told her she saw a woman in Regency dress suddenly appear in front of her then vanish through a wall. So let's hope little Prince George can sleep peacefully in his cot at night," Morton said.

Teenager captures the ghost of Michael Jackson on camera

A teenager was taking photographs of a Michael Jackson impersonator and after he reviewed the images, he noticed a strange figure in one of the photos. The eerie figure is believed to be the ghost of the king of pop, Local London reported last month.

Reece Saava recently snapped a photo of a Michael Jackson impersonator while visiting Bromley's Churchill Theatre on May 10. After reviewing the images with a friend, the 14-year-old noticed something strange in one of the photos.

"My friend was like: 'what is that in the corner, were there balloons?' When I looked at it I was genuinely quite shocked, it was very distinct, not like other photos of you see of that sort of thing. I cannot say I believe in ghosts but it is very spooky," Saava said.

In the photo, a figure can be seen peering over the Michael Jackson impersonator. Saava's mother Angela thinks that the figure has a striking resemblance to the king of pop.

"It is certainly very spooky to say the least. The image is so clear. Sometimes you can see these things in photos, it is an image of something but you are almost willing it to be something else. But you look at that and it is clearly a face and it does look like Michael Jackson. And the fact it was a Michael Jackson event and there he was makes it all the more eerie. Although, I think if he did come back from the dead, he probably wouldn't go to watch an impersonator," Saava's mother said.

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The scariest and most haunted island in the world sells for £400,000

The most haunted island in the world was recently put up for public auction. The 17-acre Italian island known as Poveglia sold for £400,000 The Daily Traveler reported last month.

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Poveglia is a small island located in Italy, nestled between Venice and Lido in the Venetian Lagoon. The area is the one of the most popular tourist sites in the world but the island seldom gets any visitors.

The island was used as a quarantine location in the late 18th century for people that were dying of the black plague. In recent years the buildings on the island were used for a mental hospital. The hospital was open from 1922 to 1968. Since the closing of the hospital, Poveglia has been closed to visitors and only open to government officials. It has been uninhabited and abandoned for over 45 years.

The Italian government recently put the island up for sale in an auction in hopes to reduce the country's public debt. But the island will bring its new buyer a lot of baggage. Poveglia has been called the most haunted place in the world and it's known to have over 10,000 angry spirits.

Poveglia has been featured on the Travel Channel's "Ghost Adventures" and ABC Family's "Scariest Places on Earth" television shows. The paranormal phenomena of the island was documented in the second episode of season three of "Ghost Adventures" which is hosted by Zak Bagans. Bagans allegedly had a demonic possession while on Poveglia Island. He later got a tattoo that symbolized his experience on the island.

"An overwhelming feeling of extreme anger and hatred came over me. I can't explain it but it's hard to ignore the chain of events that led up to this moment. First, Nick asking the spirits to use our energy, then Aaron feeling suddenly drained. I do recall that everything I saw was like a red filter over my eyes then I lost all memory of what happened at that point," Bagans said remembering his experience at Poveglia Island.