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  Flashlight, Recorder and Comfortable Shoes -  written by Keith Spratley
 and Ted Van Son.
       A guide for the novice investigator of the Paranormal. This is
 142 pages  of  very  simple  step by  step  book  of  instructions, Right down to
 creating a client's  report  and  old school techniques for those a little short on 
 funds. Did  you  know  you  could  use  stuff  you  already have in your home?
 This is a MUST read. 12/2017

 Book is Available on Amazon and Barne and Noble
​  To purchase click on the Book.
​   $17.95 + Handling & Shipping
    Also Available on Kindle.
 
   "Awakening the Unknown Radio Show" called this book a Paranormal Bible,
​     Everyone should own it!
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Think outside the Paranormal Box - Written by Ted Van Son
      Paranormal Research is always moving forward to find NEW ways to get to a piece of the puzzle, to find a lead to solving the Mystery of life after death. This book will open the possibilities of lost techniques and some new ones. Why spend hundreds of dollars on Paranormal or Ghost Hunting equipment when your kitchen drawers and closets may hold some very unique and simple tools. Some of these ideas take the human element out of the experiment. With advancements in our research slowing, this book briefly brings back the thought of using some simple " Old School " ideas to continue forward while opening our imaginations to past ideas & techniques that could have been used to capture a glimpse of evidence. 2/2019

Book is Available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble
​  To purchase click on the Book.
​                                                $12.95 + Handling & Shipping
                                                    Also Available on Kindle.
 
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Ted " Wolfe " Van Son Jr
Founder/ President / Host on Paratalkradio.com / Author

Ted has been investigating the paranormal since 1985. It started when he was a teen and it continues to this day. Somethings that sets Ted apart from most other paranormal investigators, is his ability to work hand in hand with his clients centering on the empathy he feels for each and every one. Sometimes they become like family. His unique, down to earth, no non-sense attitude quickly shows his separation from the norm. Ted has a skeptical belief in the paranormal as a whole. He also has a hard time believing in the whole " Inter-dimensional, science-fiction " most teams quickly claim as fact. The claims of possession , orbs, demons, and extreme supernatural comments or theories he believes is fear from those that don't understand the true field or its television creation for ratings. In his years of being an investigator Ted has never found himself face to face with something so evil or demonic. He also has never encountered the feeling of being possessed or being attacked.
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Ted has appeared on Destination America & TRVL Channel Television episodes of Paranormal Survivor and recently Ghost Nation premiering on Oct 11th on TRVL. He has also been a guest on Coast to Coast with George Noory.

Ted is available for most events including Television Appearances,Para-cons, Para-festivals, Book signings and Lectures and more. Since the early 1990's Ted has consulted many individuals and teams in New York State. He believes through education the distance of finding the truth is one step closer. Everyone in the field has something to offer one another, reach out and join others in the field to gain steps toward the truth.
Media

  • ~ (585)Magazine(July 2018)
  • ~ Livingston County News(2015, 2017, 2018)
  • ​~ Democrat & Chronicle News
  • ~Coast to Coast with George Noory.(2018)
  • ~ABC Television
  • ~FOX News / Channel 13 Rochester
  • ​~The Real Paranormal Activity with Aaron Hunter
  • ~Appeared on Episodes 3 & 10 of Season 3, Paranormal Survivor(2017)- ( Seen on TRVL Channel & Destination America TV).
  • ~Appeared on Episode 10, Season 1: Ghost Nation (2019)- (Travel Channel)
  • ~Haunts Jaunts, Paranormal Punchers and More..


Contact Paratalkradiohost@gmail.com

Tina VanSon
Lead Investigator​

TINA​ - started hunting when she was bout 15 after her nephew who was only 14 months had past after an accident. She went to ted and asked him for help.. To help her try and understand death a little easier and to help her find the answers.. Answers we still look for today.. So for almost 21 years  she's been working beside Ted looking and seeking answers for herself and others..  She hopes to continue for many years to come..

Samantha VanSon
​Investigator/Case Manager

Samantha is an investigator on our team. She is a stay at home mother and currently is attending Bryant & Stratton college as a full time student earning her degree for Medical Billing and Coding. She has had an experience as a little girl with the unknown and has a special interest in wanting to know more

Stacy Knapp
Lead investigator

Stacy has been investigating for 10 years with Ted. She has investigated some of the local claimed haunts and loves the history behind them. 

Stacy has lived in what is known as a haunted structure with her husband Robbie and family for many years.

Cindy K Thompson

   Psychic Medium / Investigator
  Cindy has worked with Ted in the Past and joined GVPI as a resident Psychic Medium when the team is in need of help. She has worked alongside other teams prior to GVPI and on occasion still freelances when needed.

Robbie Knapp

                Equipment Manager
Robbie is a what we call a Redneck mechanic for equipment. When we need something built, he does it!

He is also a great investigator, Can lead a team and can handle most situations.
​Humor is his super power!
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Matt Pellegrino
Investigator

Matt - He is a firefighter and a Skeptic. His skills as a firefighter are useful investigating and being a skeptic keeps the believers on their toes. He has been working more with the equipment along side his twin Mike Pellegrino.
​Matts favorite Paranormal show is " The Haunted Collector".

Tyler Wright
Investigator

Tyler has experience with the paranormal prior to joining GVPI, and has become a very active member with several skills already in use. Tyler is strong with his investigative techniques, he is a family man and a true committed paranormal investigator.

Capt. Jack Fay
Field Interviewer

​Jack -  "A perilous grin marks the lie within a voyage through the portal of time. As the centuries pass the journey lasts in search for the call...." Retired Lawman can certainly be useful in the Paranormal field. He is the first most who contact GVPI will see. He evaluates the call before they heads out.

Corbin "Cj" VanSon
 Investigator

Corbin By day a gamer and dragon enthusiast. But by night a hunter of the supernatural and unknown, growing up he was always interested in anything that defied logic or reality. Whether it ranged from fantasy dragons, ogres, fairies or goblins, to the science fiction transformers, space travel, aliens, to time travel. He was always interested in the illusion of the unknown.

​Bonnie Swift
Investigator/Maple City District

​Bonnie has always had an interest in the paranormal but after having some activity herself she became more interested.

As a member of GVPI she hopes to get some answers to questions she has, such as what spirits are trying to tell us, and what messages they are trying to get across.

She worked for years as an ICU nurse. She has 4 children and 5 grandchildren. She spends a lot of time reading and spending time with my grandchildren and ghost hunting with my GVPI family.

 Bob Williams
Investigator / Treasurer

Bob  joined G.V.P.I. through the back door. Originally joined to help with database design, was lured deeper by the paranormal and the people who follow it. He is also the Treasurer and legal advisor.

Diane Reamer-McCarthy

Investigator 
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 Diane is a dedicated Investigator. She has worked along side Ted in such cases like the "Emily" Haunting in Ithaca, NY that was shown on Ghost Nation, S1E10.

Diane is eager to learn and her willingness to share her experiences is nothing short of fantastic.

Investigators we work with  - Good Friends

​Shawn Curran
​Investigator/Medium

  Shawn – Has been involved with the paranormal his entire life. As a child he saw spirits and this has prompted his life long quest for answer. Shawn is an Empathic- Psychic - Medium. This means as an empath he can feel the energy around him, as a psychic, he get impressions of future events and as a medium he is able to see and communicate with people who have passed. In 2010 he started formal training on how to use his ability. Shawn’s abilities have been tested and he currently volunteers with two missing persons groups. One he instructs in Rochester (H.O.P.E group) and one national group (FindMe.org). Shawn is also an Ordained Minister (since 2008) and a Reiki Master/ Teacher (since 2016) Shawn also runs his own Paranormal Group.

Nichole Farrell



Nichole is a home manager who enjoys spending time in the heart and soul of her home; the kitchen. You can find her cooking for her family or baking sweet treats for special occasions. She also can create her own recipes on a whim. She has two children. Nichole became interested in the paranormal at a very young age when she saw a UFO across the street from her home. From that point on, she was fascinated by the paranormal.
She started reading science fiction magazines, books about ghost hauntings, and folklore. Since her early twenties Nichole started experiencing “ghostly happenings “ such as hearing strange noises, and disembodied voices, smelling odd odors, witnessing objects move on their own, rapid temperature changes, and occasionally see apparitions. These experiences have sparked her interest in the paranormal even further.
​ Nichole joined Genesee Valley Paranormal Investigators to develop her investigation skills further, and be part of a paranormal team that has a little dash of “out of the ordinary”, a tablespoon of “weirdness”. A quarter cup of “craziness “, a half cup of “bad-ass”, and a whole cup of “awesomeness “.


Freelance Investigators that work along side GVPI Members

    David Hladis  & Kirsten Hladis       " Pioneer Spirits"            

​Freelance Investigators
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 With over 15 years in the paranormal field I find it's like a treasure hunt.  "You won't find anything if you're not looking ".  
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 A keen interest in local history, combined with a 
 handful of paranormal experiences in my life took 
 me in this direction. I have a love of all things old, 
 and great respect and admiration for those Pioneer
​ Spirits who came before us.

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