Wednesday, March 20, 2013

James Randi and Psychic Crime Solving

A professed psychic Nella Jones who claims to be able to identify items used to commit crimes demonstrates this claim and fails.

psychic Nella Jones


.. there is no recorded instance of psychics solving a criminal case or providing evidence or information which led directly to its solution."

From episode 1 of 'James Randi - Psychic Investigator' (1991)

Despite claims to the contrary, there are no known cases where information provided by a psychic has played a direct part in solving a crime (which is probably also why there are no official police psychics).

Despite apparently good intentions, psychics can actually hinder or harm a criminal investigation, tying up valuable time and resources of police investigators,spent in pursuing useless leads. This can potentially put lives at risk.

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