A few weeks ago I was on The Maury Show during a segment called “Ghosts Caught on Tape.” One of the segments shown was the ghost of Puckett’s Garage in Oklahoma. Several alert viewers sent me emails claiming that I was furthering a known hoax. One email even accused me of not doing my homework… ouch!
There are a couple of things I want to say in my defense, and one in my offense (the best defense is a good offense, right?). First, as with all of the evidence I’ve ever displayed on my Web site or in my lectures, I never claim that what I have is proof. Because of time constraints, there were portions of the Maury interview that didn’t make it to the air. Maury Povich asked how we know some of these videos are a hoax or someone playing a joke. My response was that we don’t know with all of these, but we often have some pretty compelling circumstances surrounding the video. Again, it’s evidence, not proof. Some people see enough evidence that a phenomena is proved to them, others can see all of the evidence in the world and they’ll never believe. No problem. That’s their choice.
Back to Puckett’s garage… you can view a write-up about the video (and see it) here: http://www.ghouli.com/investigations/puckett.htm
The reason for the emails was mainly because this video clip was shown on a television show last year where some researchers were able to mostly recreate the phenomena by hanging a plastic doll by a string close to a security camera. Even though the video looked very similar to the Puckett’s garage footage, the show said the results weren’t conclusive. Basically, unless someone comes forward and says, “Hey, I faked this,” it will remain inconclusive.
These videos are all a part of a much bigger discussion. Does something happen after death? And if so, can we see evidence of it here in the world of the living?
So in response to those emails from people trying to keep my honest I say, “You may be right.” But I also ask that people look at all of the evidence. Consider the millions of clips, photos, and personal accounts. Can we dismiss them all? I can’t. And that’s what keeps me going.