Psychic Detectives

Psychic Detectives examines reported cases in which psychics became involved in criminal investigations, considering dreams, visions, telepathy, clairvoyance, psychometry and dowsing as claimed sources of information. The authors present more than 15 true-crime cases, ranging from notorious murders to major assassination enquiries.

Among the subjects are the killings of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, the Manson murders and the Jack the Ripper investigation. The book also considers claims that psychics predicted or attempted to prevent serious crimes, supplied leads to investigators, or identified details later associated with a case. These accounts are set alongside the reluctance of police agencies to acknowledge paranormal assistance and the controversy surrounding such claims.