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A psychic detective is a person who investigates crimes by using purported paranormal psychic abilities. Examples have included postcognition (the paranormal perception of the past), psychometry (information psychically gained from objects), telepathy, dowsing, clairvoyance, and remote viewing. In murder cases, psychic detectives may purport to be in communication with the spirits of the murder victims.
Individuals claiming psychic abilities have stated they have helped police departments to solve crimes, however, there is a lack of police corroboration of their claims.[1][2] Many police departments around the world have released official statements saying that they do not regard psychics as credible or useful on cases.
- ^ Jackson, John (29 March 2006). "Do the UK police use psychics?". Association for Critical Thinking (formerly known as the Association for Rational Inquiry). Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Hoebens, Piet Hein; Truzzi, Marcello. (1985). Reflections on Psychic Sleuths. In A Skeptic's Handbook of Parapsychology, ed. Paul Kurtz. Prometheus Books. pp. 631–643. ISBN 0-87975-300-5