Patrick Burns (paranormal investigator)
Encyclopedia
Patrick Burns is an American
paranormal investigator, best known as star of the TruTV (formerly Court TV
) series Haunting Evidence
. He is the founder of the popular website Ghost Hounds, which in 2001 was featured in an Emmy award
-winning Turner documentary "Interact Atlanta - 'Ghost Hounds'". Burns is also the organizer and director of Ghostock, a paranormal investigators convention held twice annually in Savannah, Georgia
and is a professional photographer through Patrick Burns Photography.
and grew up in Cary, Illinois
, where he graduated Cary-Grove Community High School in 1987.
After graduating high school, Burns enrolled in Columbia School of Broadcasting radio announcing curriculum. After completing the course of study, he worked in radio for a number of years.
Burns says that he had an uneventful childhood, with no exposure to paranormal activities, aside from what he read in books, until he was 18, at which time he began observing unusual phenomena. Several years later, while living in northern Wisconsin
, he heard from some friends about the Paulding Spook Light that appears nightly on a desolate road near the town of Watersmeet, Michigan in the upper peninsula region. Burns states that he briefly investigated, and quickly determined that it was being caused by distant car headlights and tail lights - the highway wrapped around and was exposed through the trees where it crossed a hill about 5 miles away, however the encounter was inspiration to pursue a career as a paranormal investigator.
Burns is a frequent speaker at Dragon*Con, and goes by the handle Ghostgeek in the paranormal community. He lectures extensively across the United States at various paranormal conferences throughout the year, and at universities during the month of October.
He is an accomplished professional photographer and shoots exclusively in infrared
light. Examples of his photography can be seen in his online gallery
Burns currently travels the USA full-time as an event speaker and has several new media projects in various stages of development. He is the father of two sons.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
paranormal investigator, best known as star of the TruTV (formerly Court TV
Court TV
truTV is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Time Warner. The network launched as Court TV in 1991, changing to truTV in 2008...
) series Haunting Evidence
Haunting Evidence
Haunting Evidence is an American documentary television series following the travels of a psychic profiler, a medium, and a paranormal investigator. The trio travels the United States investigating "cold case" homicide and missing persons cases...
. He is the founder of the popular website Ghost Hounds, which in 2001 was featured in an Emmy award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning Turner documentary "Interact Atlanta - 'Ghost Hounds'". Burns is also the organizer and director of Ghostock, a paranormal investigators convention held twice annually in Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
and is a professional photographer through Patrick Burns Photography.
Biography
Burns was born September 29, 1968, the youngest of four boys, in Highland Park, IllinoisHighland Park, Illinois
Highland Park is a suburban municipality in Lake County, Illinois, United States, about north of downtown Chicago. As of 2009, the population is 33,492. Highland Park is one of several municipalities located on the North Shore of the Chicago Metropolitan Area.-Overview:Highland Park was founded...
and grew up in Cary, Illinois
Cary, Illinois
Cary is a village located in Algonquin Township, McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,531 at the 2000 census. A 2003 special census put the village's population at 17,827.-Geography:Cary is located at ....
, where he graduated Cary-Grove Community High School in 1987.
After graduating high school, Burns enrolled in Columbia School of Broadcasting radio announcing curriculum. After completing the course of study, he worked in radio for a number of years.
Burns says that he had an uneventful childhood, with no exposure to paranormal activities, aside from what he read in books, until he was 18, at which time he began observing unusual phenomena. Several years later, while living in northern Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, he heard from some friends about the Paulding Spook Light that appears nightly on a desolate road near the town of Watersmeet, Michigan in the upper peninsula region. Burns states that he briefly investigated, and quickly determined that it was being caused by distant car headlights and tail lights - the highway wrapped around and was exposed through the trees where it crossed a hill about 5 miles away, however the encounter was inspiration to pursue a career as a paranormal investigator.
Burns is a frequent speaker at Dragon*Con, and goes by the handle Ghostgeek in the paranormal community. He lectures extensively across the United States at various paranormal conferences throughout the year, and at universities during the month of October.
He is an accomplished professional photographer and shoots exclusively in infrared
Infrared
Infrared light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength longer than that of visible light, measured from the nominal edge of visible red light at 0.74 micrometres , and extending conventionally to 300 µm...
light. Examples of his photography can be seen in his online gallery
Burns currently travels the USA full-time as an event speaker and has several new media projects in various stages of development. He is the father of two sons.