Mediums / Psychics : Are Psychic Detectives Real? Sylvia Browne’s Accuracy Rate is 0% in 115 Cases
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This article provides the most extensive study of Sylvia Browne’s predictions about missing persons and murder cases. Despite her repeated claim to be more than 85% correct, we researched all publicly available cases and discovered she has not been correct in 115 cases.
We examined every episode of The Montel Williams Show after 2002 and explored older cases in newspapers. In the process, we built a list backed by broadcast dates that shows Browne has not even been mostly correct about one case. Additionally, this article explores a never before discussed case involving Robert Hayes, which Browne got wrong before the show even aired. The transcript was removed from Lexis-Nexis, but using other sources, a video and transcript were uncovered by the authors.
One difficulty in judging the accuracy of psychics is the vagueness of their readings. Psychics who offer readings about missing persons and murder cases, however, allow researchers to examine their accuracy with independent information. Sylvia Browne was a weekly guest on The Montel Williams Show where she performed a range of supposed feats from ghost detecting to offering details about missing persons and murder cases.
Among the things Browne failed to predict was the availability of those transcripts on the Internet through databases such as Lexis-Nexis. We, as well as several members of the James Randi Educational Foundation forum and StopSylvia.com, closely examined each transcript to track Browne’s accuracy. According to Browne, “my accuracy rate is somewhere between 87 and 90 percent, if I'm recalling correctly.”
This article disputes that statistic by examining the criminal cases Browne has performed readings on. This research demonstrates that in 115 cases (all the available readings) Browne’s confirmable accuracy was 0%.
This article is structured in terms of known outcomes and unknown outcomes. The criteria for correctness is if a Browne prediction mostly matched a case referenced in a newspaper and the criteria for wrong is if Browne’s claims were the opposite of what occurred. The metric for the final accuracy count is based on what is correct when compared to the unknown or wrong claims.
As this article shows, Browne has been correct zero times in 115 cases, wrong in twenty-five out of 115, and ninety out of 115 have unknown outcomes. A previous examination of thirty-five cases Browne made predictions about was published in Brill’s Content. The magazine concluded: “In 21, the details were too vague to be verified. Of the remaining 14, law-enforcement officials or family members involved in the investigations say that Browne had played no useful role.”
This article greatly expands the scope by looking at Browne’s comments made to the press and on television about missing person/criminal cases. No case was excluded and we have listed each case Browne made predictions about as well as provided a reference or broadcast date. We researched this expecting Browne to have been correct at least a few times, but as the list demonstrates, she was not. The references show that Browne is repeatedly wrong or, in the cases where the police did not immediately find a person or suspect, the case remains unsolved.
In the 115 cases reviewed with Lexis-Nexis and newspaper sources, Browne was wrong in twenty-five cases, and the remaining ninety either have no available details about the case outside of the transcript or the crime is unsolved so there is no way to confirm Browne’s claims.
The following data is organized as a list to allow the reader to independently research the names. Importantly, since Lexis-Nexis and similar Internet sources mainly gather information about recent events, one should keep in mind that she says she’s at the top of her game. In June 2009, Browne told Seattle Weekly about her psychic ability: “I think you get better, like anything else you get better with time.”
We welcome Browne to supply independent proof of just one case that was she correct about.
Browne has a history of being wrong or unhelpful in many predictions. In the course of this research, we examined a variety of sources to study Browne’s involvement with law enforcement. In these readings, Browne was sometimes paid by some families of the victims, charged at least one police department $400, and received money as well as publicity from her appearances on television.
In particular, she is a member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and, as reported in 2004, earned a minimum of $847 for each talk show appearance.
Yet in all these cases, Browne has never supplied independent proof that she ever helped law enforcement. More than that, she is repeatedly wrong, such as the Sago Mining Disaster, where Browne claimed the miners were alive when they were actually dead or when she said Richard Kneebone was alive in Canada when his decomposed body was discovered a few days after in California.
More recently, she predicted a 9/11 firefighter was alive, but his body was found in the World Trade Center rubble two weeks later.
Sometimes Browne is not just wrong, but tells the suffering families horrible things. In 1999, Browne did a reading for Opal Jo Jennings’ grandmother, who wanted to know what happened to Jennings, a six-year-old abducted from her front yard in Texas. Browne told the grandmother: “She’s… not… dead. But what bothers me – now I’ve never heard of this before, but for some reason, she was taken and put into some kind of a slavery thing and taken into Japan. The place is Kukouro. Or Kukoura.” Browne was wrong. That same year child molester Richard Lee Franks was charged with the kidnapping and convicted the following year. Jennings’ remains were discovered in 2003 and medical examiners concluded that “Opal was killed by trauma to the head with[in] several hours of her abduction.”
Missing person Holly Krewson was a similar case, one in which Browne needlessly destroyed the memories of a family’s loved one on national television. In 2002, Browne told Holly’s mother, “She is in Los Angeles, and when she was calling you, she was on drugs. But she's still alive.”
Browne further said that the girl was a dancer in an “adult entertainment nightclub” and “you might get a Christmas card postmarked Los Angeles.”
Holly’s family made regulars visits to the Los Angeles area, scanning the clubs for their missing loved one, but to no avail. Holly’s mother Gwendolyn Krewson died of an aneurysm in 2003. Three years later Holly's body was identified. As it turned out, Holly was murdered and her body was discovered in 1996.
The remains were only identified as Holly in 2006, after sitting in the medical examiners office for ten years. Needless to say, Browne was completely wrong in every aspect of the case and hurt an already hurting family.
In a 2006 appearance on Montel, Browne did a reading about Robert Hayes, who was serving in the Army National Guard when killed at an ATM.
Browne told Hayes’ crying fiancée that he met a man at a casino who “took Hayes” then robbed him to get the casino winnings. In reality, the police later found that while Hayes told his fiancée he was going to a casino he actually went to meet another woman, and there are no reports in the press about him being at casino.
In fact, Hayes was the victim of a conspiracy by four people, including a local beauty queen, who lured Hayes to meet her so they could rob him.
Browne said Hayes was shot three times: “In the head, chest, and over to the side,” to which the fiancée replied, “I didn't know he was shot in the head. The police never said that.” The fiancée then added, “The police said he got shot in the hand.” When asked if the case would be solved Browne said: “Yeah, but it's gonna take them at least a good two years.” However, the police announced they arrested four people in connection with the murder on April 11, 2006. Two weeks later, the first airing of the Browne’s predictions occurred on April 26, 2006. Browne was wrong about the facts of who did it, the conspiracy, where he was shot, who was involved, and when the case would be solved.
By October 2007, three had pled guilty and were sentenced for Hayes’ murder.
The Montel Williams Show, and other media outlets, have been silent about this and other cases. In fact, there no longer exists a full transcript of this show on Lexis-Nexis, but instead there is only a brief summary that excludes the aforementioned details. The authors had to seek the transcript and video by other means to include the details in this article.
Browne’s failures are too extensive to explore in detail here, and more famous ones, such as the Shawn Hornbeck case, have been explored in here before. For the sake of brevity, we have compiled a list of names of people Browne has performed readings about. Some of the cases marked “unknown” were actually already defacto solved by law enforcement. It is known who most likely committed them but the suspect was never brought to justice and the case went “cold” so it is still officially unsolved and open.
In other cases, Browne was consulted to confirm the families’ suspicions, asked how to bring the likely perpetrator to justice or provide more information. This makes her predictions even less impressive, as she is “solving” exhausted cases that the police have already in most part solved and about which she can say almost anything, since any new developments are highly unlikely. On the other hand, some are official accidents and suicides that the survivors of the victims feared were actually murders.
Among the many harmful things that Browne does is convincing the loved ones of victims of untimely deaths that foul play was involved and, vice versa, convincing the loved ones of murder victims that no foul play was involved. However, if these families are correct in their suspicions and these are actual murders, the last thing they need is a psychic involved in the case.
Conclusion
The 115 cases prove devastating to Browne’s claims of helping police and families. It is hard to understand how someone with such a dismal record of accomplishments is able to continually top the best-seller lists and maintain a following.
In a 2000 interview, Browne explained it best: “I've always said to so many people you're only as good as your last reading. If you're not good, if you're not accurate, if you don't find missing people and you don't work with doctors and do health diagnosis with them then you're, you know, you're not good.”
Indeed, we agree on that point. Judging from Browne’s lack of accuracy, it seems safe to conclude that, in her own words, she is “not good.” As the 115 cases demonstrate, she is wrong or many of the unsolved cases given to Browne remain unsolved. If she could really help police then one would expect a statistically significant number of cases to be solved using Browne’s “predictions.” The only question that remains is why people continually support and seek her advice.
List of cases Sylvia Browne made predictions on. The names are in alphabetical order with references and a brief description.
Cases Sylvia Browne was wrong about :
1) Erica Baker. November 19, 2003 on Montel. Browne told Erica’s mother “she's not dead,” but in Michigan. Furthermore, Browne claimed someone “sold her for drugs” and “there was a black woman” who helped “throw” her in an “old truck.” In 2005, Christian John Gabriel was convicted for moving and concealing Erica's body in Kettering, Ohio. While her body was not found Gabriel claimed to have buried it after hitting her with his “van” (Rob Modic, “Conviction doesn't settle much in Erica Baker case,” Dayton Daily News, 9 October 2005).
2) Jamie Barker. In February 2001 on Montel. Two months after Barker fell from a bridge while working, Browne told his widow he died “quick” and his body is “on the site, there's no doubt about it,” but they won’t find it “unless they dig and I don't think they will” (Donald McArthur, “Barker's body embedded in riverbed, psychic says,” Windsor Star, 22 February 2001). Two months later Barker’s body was discovered downstream in LaSalle. An autopsy discovered he “suffered no broken bones or head injuries in the 15-storey fall,” but instead drowned (Sarah Sacheli, “Safety Rope Failed,” Windsor Star, 15 June 2004).
3) Eve Brown. September 30, 1999 on Montel. Browne told her family “that Eve Brown is well and living in Florida” (Zachary Dowdy, “When All Else Fails, Try a Sixth Sense,” Newsday, 6 October 1999). This was not true as Eve’s body was found a year later at a Brooklyn, New York construction site thirteen miles from where she was last seen (Al Baker, “Remains unearthed in Brooklyn are those of a missing woman,” New York Times, 25 November 2000.) The murder remains unsolved.
4) Terrence Farrell. Browne told a woman that Farrell, a firefighter involved in 9/11, is alive (“Terrorist Attacks: Marrow Donor’ Moved Mountains'” Newsday, 16 September 2001). She was wrong. His body was found in the rubble one month later. (“Firefighter Survives in Girl Who Received Bone Marrow,” Los Angeles Times, 21 April 2002)
5) Erica Fraysure. September 24, 1998 on Montel. Erica went missing in 1997 and Browne did a reading for her mother saying she was in water and someone named “Chris” killed her. The following day, Erica’s ex-boyfriend, Chris Mineer, killed himself.
Police said Chris’ alibi checked out and was not a suspect. Chris’ mother sued Montel Williams, his producers, Paramount Pictures and Viacom Inc., but the case was eventually dismissed. After the broadcast, the police searched the nearby lakes and found nothing. Police say Erica is still a “missing person” and continue to investigate (Wendy Mitchell, “Erica Fraysure: Questions remain unanswered,” The Ledge-Independent, 20 October 2005).
6) Robert Hayes. April 26, 2006 on Montel. (See description in this article.)
7) Shawn Hornbeck. February 26, 2003 on Montel. Browne told Shawn’s parents he was dead, but he was found alive in 2007.
8) Sharon James’ son. Discussed January 19, 2007 on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360. Browne claims she located James’ son, but James is not so positive and would have not used Browne’s service in hindsight.
9) Opal Jo Jennings. April 29, 1999 on Montel. (See description in this article.)
10) Ryan Katcher. February 11, 2004 on Montel. Katcher went missing and Browne told his mother “two boys got terribly frightened” then “dropped him” in “a metal shaft of some kind.” Browne further said he is “still in the shaft” and “close to twenty-five, twenty-six, maybe twenty-seven miles from where you would be.” On July 25, 2006 police found Ryan in his truck under water in a pond, and an autopsy showed he was under the influence. According to a discussion with Ryan’s mother on StopSylvia.com, Browne got more details wrong, but those parts were edited before the broadcast.
11) Richard Kneebone. According to Teresa Kneebone, Browne “said she feels he's not dead and that he could be traveling in Canada . . . and have partial amnesia” (Jack Foley, “No Clues in Hollister Man’s Disappearance, San Jose Mercury News, 6 July 1990.). His “badly decomposed body” was found July 7th a “few blocks” from the tavern he was last seen in San Jose, California (Jack Foley, “Body Found in Hollister is Identified; Coroner Says Man Died of Broken Neck Injuries to Head, San Jose Mercury News, 11 July 1990).
12) Holly Krewson. November 27, 2002 on Montel. (See description in this article.)
13) Angie Lee. March 28, 2007 on Montel. Browne told Angie’s mother “It's a serial killer” who killed a college girl that was responsible for Angie’s stabbing death and “there's a knife somewhere in that immediate location that may have DNA, may have some sort of evidence on it.” In 2008, Anthony Ashby pleaded guilty to her murder, and the motive for the crime was “home invasion and residential burglary.” Furthermore, a knife was not part of the evidence, but rather DNA evidence from Ashby’s gun and witnesses caused him to plead guilty (Maggie Borman, “Man pleads guilty, sentenced in Angela Lee murder,” The Telegraph, 12 November 2008).
The law enforcement involved remarked on the case, “The psychics did not provide any substantive leads” (Maggie Borman, “Man faces charges in Angela Lee slaying,” The Telegraph, 27 April 2007).
14) Chandra Levy. July 17, 2001 on Fox News. (Joe Nickell, “Levy Case a Psychic Failure,” Center for Inquiry, 11 March 2009)
15) Lynda McClelland. March 13, 2002 on Montel. Browne said McClelland “is not dead,” but in Orlando, Florida taken by a man with the initials “MJ” and her family would find her soon. One year later, in March 2003, McClelland’s body was discovered near her home in Pennsylvania and David Repasky was convicted of the murder after witnesses testified Repasky strangled her (Michael Fuoco, “N. Braddock man held in mother-in-law's killing,” Post-Gazette, 18 March 2003).
16) Ashley Ouellette. In February 2000 on Montel. According to the Associated Press, “Browne said Ouellette's killing will be solved within a year and two months” (“A year later, police call slaying 'very solvable’,” Associated Press, 7 February 2000). According to the Scarborough Police Department, the crime is still unsolved (Susan Kimball, “Ashley Ouellette Murder Investigation Ongoing,” WCSH-TV, 9 February 2009).
17) Lori Pleasants. September 10, 2003 on Montel. Browne said Pleasants was “killed by a stalker” who got “kicks out of that,” but there was “not necessarily DNA” at the scene and “he was wearing gloves.” In 2006, William Gutersloh, Pleasants’ friend, admitted to killing Pleasants after the police found DNA that linked to him (Owen Moritz, “DNA Links Cop’s Son to Old Slay,” Daily News, 10 October 2006). While on the stand he told jurors he wiped the knife clean to avoid leaving fingerprints (Shawna Morrison, “Trial in ’00 Death Begins in Radford,” The Roanoke Times, 27 February 2007).
18) Scott Renquin, Dan Nelson and Roger DesVergnes. In March 1999 on Montel. According to the Associated Press, “Sylvia Browne, told the families their loved ones had died in a boating accident near the Everglades in a hovercraft. She gave them the name of a man who allegedly owned the boat” (Alison Fitzgerald, “Six months later, still no trace of missing Attleboro men,” Associated Press, 10 April 1999).
Police followed Browne’s leads and found nothing. Later, their bodies were discovered in their SUV in a drainage retention pond. Authorities believe they missed a sharp turn at the unlighted corner and their car flipped into the water (Paul Edward and Elisa Crouch, “A missed turn led to tragedy in Fla.,” Providence Journal-Bulletin, 23 June 1999).
19) Weyman Robbins. May 7, 2003 on Montel. On Robbins’ murder Browne said, “This was other kids. They were playing this stupid game.” She further claimed, “There were two or three other kids that did it,” but “I don't think the kids meant to” and “one of the--the kids is named Danny.” Weyman’s uncle strangled him in front of his sisters and was convicted of murder.
20) Sago Mining Disaster. Browne first said she knew the miners would be found alive. During the live radio broadcast she appeared on it was announced all except one were dead (“TV Psychic Misses Mark on Miners,” Fox News, 5 January 2006). After the announcement, she later said, “I don’t think there’s anybody alive, maybe one.”
21) Dana Satterfield. In February 1997 on Montel. Browne said the murderer was an out of state construction worker that “has no connection to Satterfield, choosing her on a whim “(Chase Squires, “Psychic predicts leads in murder; Victim's spouse seeks help on TV talk show,” Herald-Journal, 15 February 1997). Nine years later, Jonothan Vick was convicted of the murder following witness and DNA evidence. Vick was a local high school student who attempted to go on dates with Satterfield, but she rejected his advances (Rachael Leonard, “Vick gets life in prison,” Herald-Journal, 1 December 2006).
22) Shannon Sherrill. November 19, 2003 on Montel. Browne claims Sherrill, who went missing in 1986, was “brainwashed and raised in a different family”, but “is alive” and the case will “gonna break open” soon. As of 2009, Sherrill’s whereabouts are unknown and the case is unsolved.
23) John Slayton. May 14, 2003 on Montel. Slayton was murdered and Browne said “indigents” killed him, and his body was disposed in water and will not be found. In June 2003, Slayton’s body was found in shallow grave. In 2006, his killers, a pawnbroker and his son, were found guilty of the murder (“Jefferson County pawnbroker gets life plus 20 years in murder of jeweler John Slayton,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 25 April 2006).
24) Richard Torres. October 20, 2004 on Montel. Browne tells Torres’ widow that she will have a healthy baby boy. The June 28, 2005 update on Montel reported the baby was a girl and died five months premature. However, the segment omitted Browne making any prediction about the pregnancy.
25) Terry Webb. October 20, 1997 on Montel. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “His daughters said Browne told them she believes he was killed six months after he disappeared and that his body is buried somewhere at Fort Bragg”(Monica Haynes, “Psychic, Local Women Appear on ‘Montel’,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20 October 1997). At the time of reading, Webb had been listed as AWOL and was missing since 1991. In 2004, his body was eventually found buried “under a shed in Fayetteville” (“Schofield soldier charged in murder,” Star Bulletin, 29 April 2004).
In 2006, the suspect pled guilty saying “he shot Webb in self-defense when he sexually assaulted him” and was given three years in prison (“Former soldier gets three years for '91 NC killing,” WIS News, 25 April 2006). After the arrest, Montel did a follow-up on September 15, 2004, but the segment omitted Browne giving any specifics, including the location of Webb’s body.
Cases Sylvia Browne made predictions about, but have unconfirmed outcomes:
1) Ludovico Archambault. May 5, 2004 on Montel.
2) Crystal Arensdorf. In April 2002 on Montel.
3) John Baglier. January 10, 1997 on Montel.
4) Michael Berrios. September 14, 2005 on Montel.
5) Amanda Berry. November 17, 2004 on Montel.
6) Johnia Berry. May 21, 2008 on Montel.
7) Molly Bish. September 17, 2003 on Montel
8) Acacia Bishop. February 11, 2004 on Montel.
9) Jackie Blair. On Montel. (Steve Hensley, “Mountain Cold Case - Jackie Blair – 2000,” WKYT-TV, 15 June 2008).
10) Lori Bova. On Montel (“News at Five 5:00 PM NBC,” Global Broadcast Database, 7 June 2006).
11) Kevin Brown. November 20, 2002 on Montel.
12) Charles Rhodes Campbell. February 19, 2003 on Montel.
13) Jose Concepcion. November 19, 2003 on Montel.
14) Rachel Cooke. February 26, 2003 on Montel.
15) Nicholle Marie Coppler. November 27, 2002 on Montel.
16) Joshua Wayne Crawford. September 14, 2006 on Montel.
17) Jerry Cushey Jr. On Montel. (“Still missing, 4 years later,” Valley Independent, 15 October 2005)
18) Alexandra Ducsay. October 11, 2006 on Montel.
19) Michael Emert. February 18, 2004 on Montel.
20) Jill Lyn Euto. In July 2002 on Montel.
21) Miranda Fenner. Feburary 22, 2006 on Montel.
22) Anwa Abb Ford. May 4, 2005 on Montel.
23) Frank Forte Jr. September 6, 2006 on Montel.
24) Ashley Freeman and Laura Bible. November 5, 2002 on Montel.
25) Cecilia Garcia. (Eric Louie, “Police Seek New Leads in 2002 Killing of Livermore Woman,” Contra Costa Times, 8 January 2005. The paper reported: “family members are still hoping for some type of closure. They continue to pass out fliers. They had also . . . paid psychic Sylvia Browne $700 for help.”)
26) Joshua Guimond. February 11, 2004 on Montel.
27) James Harris. In September 2003 on Montel.
28) Sherri Hassett. May 14, 2003 on Montel.
29) Jason Henderson. September 17, 2003 on Montel.
30) Adrienne Heredia. In September 2006 on Montel.
31) Audrey May Herron. September 17, 2003 on Montel.
32) John Valentine Hope. May 30, 2007 on Montel.
33) Hunter Horgan. Browne was paid $400 by police for a half-hour reading about Horgan’s murder (John McMillan, “Psychic gives police clues into priest's 1992 slaying,” The Advocate, 14 September 1997).
34) Girly Chew Hossencofft. Browne said her body was in mineshaft. (“You'll find Girly's body in mineshaft, psychic says,” Albuquerque Tribune, 19 December 2002)
35) Patrick and Katelynn Hubbard. May 12, 2004 on Montel.
36) Wendy Hudakoc. May 8, 2002 on Montel.
37) Dustin Ivey. February 16, 2005 on Montel.
38) George Erik James. October 19, 2006 on Montel.
39) Sharon Jones. February 26, 2003 on Montel.
40) Douglas Jones. February 28, 2007 on Montel.
41) Steven Kraft. November 5, 2002 on Montel.
42) Donnie Kilby. October 29, 2003 on Montel.
43) Kristine Kupka. On Montel; Her sister discussed her appearance with Browne on ABC’s 20/20 hosted by John Stossel on March 22, 2004.
44) The Langstons. October 21, 2002 on Montel.
45) Amanda Lankey. February 8, 2006 on Montel.
46) Kristin Laurite. November 20, 2001 on Montel.
47) Taurean Lewis, Terry Canty Jr. and Anthony Collins. October 20, 2004 on Montel.
48) Brookley Louks September 27, 2002 on Montel.
49) Nancy MacDuckston. November 19, 2003 on Montel.
50) Christopher Mader. November 30, 2005 on Montel.
51) Gail Matthews and Tamara Berkheiser. November 9, 2005 on Montel.
52) Marin assault case. I spoke with the police who said Browne worked on the case and it remains unsolved (Erik Ingram, “Psychic Helps Marin Cops in Assault Case,” San Francisco Chronicle, 20 December 1986).
53) Frank Mazzella. October 2, 2002 on Montel.
54) Louise Melgoza Macias. (Stacey Wiebe, “Killer still at large,” Merced Sun-Star, 21 December 2002. According to that article, the daughter paid for “expensive phone call” with Browne and later appeared on John Edward's Crossing Over.)
55) Tristan Meyers. February 11, 2004 on Montel.
56) Dena McCluskey. February 26, 2003 on Montel.
57) Niqui McCown. November 5, 2002 on Montel.
58) Salvatore Minichiello. May 25, 2005 on Montel.
59) Anitra Mulwee. April 30, 2003 on Montel.
60) Michael Negrete. February 26, 2005 on Montel.
61) Jacqueline Elaine Nix. February 9, 2005 on Montel.
62) Michelle O’Keefe. November 2, 2000 on Montel.
63) Janice Powers. Browne had an interview with Sheriff’s Department. (“Psychic Asked to Help Solve Woman's Murder,” The Daily Oklahoman, 27 February 1998.)
64) Shamika Riley. July 6, 2005 on Montel.
65) Rochelle Robinson and Michael Johnston. July 13, 1994 on Montel. (John Hubbell, “Families Offer $15,000 Reward in Double Slaying,” The News Tribune, 14 July 1994.)
66) Christopher Scarbell and C.J. Scarbell. September 10, 2003 on Montel.
67) Jan Scharf. September 17, 2003 on Montel.
68) Tina Sinclair. November 19, 2003 on Montel.
69) Jonathan Skaggs. July 6, 2005 on Montel.
70) Bryan Keith Smith. (“Mom asks sheriff to listen to psychic,” Star-News, 28 January 1998)
71) Erica Heather Smith. November 24, 2004 on Montel.
72) Tammie Smith. October 20, 2004 on Montel.
73) John South. November 27, 2002 on Montel.
74) Leah Tagliaferri. November 26, 2003 on Montel.
75) Ryan Thompson. March 13, 2002 on Montel.
76) Yvonne Torch. November 30, 2005 on Montel.
77) Tabitha Tuders. February 18, 2004 on Montel.
78) Max Uffelman. October 21, 2002 on Montel.
79) Anthony Urciuoli. January 31, 2002 on Montel.
80) Terressa Lynn Vanegas. March 21, 2007 on Montel.
81) Pat Viola. February 11, 2004 on Montel.
82) Leanna Warner. November 19, 2003 on Montel.
83) Elizabeth and Nicole Watkins. September 24, 2003 on Montel.
84) Lindsay Wells. February 26, 2003 on Montel.
85) Amber Wilde. In July 2000 on Montel (“Family of missing woman turns to psychic for help,” Star Tribune, 18 July 2000).
86) Carrie Ann Williams. November 9, 2005 on Montel.
87) Gina Williams. November 5, 2002 on Montel.
88) Sherita Williams. September 15, 2004 on Montel.
89) Wayma White. April 30, 2003 on Montel.
90) Carol Wood. April 11, 1997 on The Sally Jesse Raphael Show.
By Ryan Shaffer and Agatha Jadwiszczok
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