(PRWEB) April 14, 2008 -- Carla Baron, star of truTV's "Haunting Evidence," has just wrapped filming for Season 3, and is now ready to set out on whatever the future may bring in the diversified scope of paranormal programming. Having just wrapped the final location shoot for "Haunting Evidence" Season 3, psychic profiler Carla Baron is now looking towards new horizons within the paranormal genre, specifically those that do not relate to the psychic-crime field which has become her hallmark these past few years. "I am ready for a fresh adventure - more true hauntings, the hunt for the presence of actual ghosts, or perhaps even utilizing my abilities to predict future love matches on a new psychic reality format ... sort of a 'psychic match.com,' if you will," Miss Baron ponders. "The psychic-crime field has burst wide open since I came into this at pretty much its inception, but now I'd like to get back to what inspired me to go into this realm in the first place - the unknown, is there life after death, what lies beyond, what continues to haunt us, how can we use this ability to assist us in our daily lives and be the better for it." Producers, networks, studio execs, and anyone wishing to present their projects in development may contact Carla Baron directly through her website @ www.carlabaron.net. Look for Season 3 of truTV's "Haunting Evidence" to premiere sometime this fall. Check your local listings for air dates / times. |
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) July 23, 2007 -- Carla Baron, star of Court TV's "Haunting Evidence," is doing a little peering into her own future these days. Passionate fans of Court TV have recently witnessed a big overhaul at their favorite cable channel, soon to bear the new moniker, truTV. As part of an extensive branding initiative that will also include a new look, new logo and expanded line-up, the new name "reflects the network's popular line-up of series that offers first-person access to exciting, real-life stories," according to their press release issued earlier this month. In light of the fresh changeover, Ms. Baron is considering all her options -- taking into consideration various new projects that would best highlight her continuing work in the ever-expanding field of the paranormal. "Court TV was a virtual pioneer in the marriage of psychic and real-life crime solving. My respect for them is immense," states Carla Baron. "I now think it's a perfect time for me to explore new horizons within this growing genre. Perhaps I may venture back to my love of ghost hunting (MTV's Fear), or maybe connecting with spirit on haunted locations (Dead Famous). I miss that tingle and excitement I felt when encountering a true ghost or spiritual presence. There's nothing quite like it in this world," Carla professes. In the wings -- Ms. Baron is in discussions on several new paranormal projects with cable TV producers. "It's an exciting time for a psychic to be working in television right now. What a wonderful way to impart knowledge and depth to this field which was once considered taboo not long ago." Carla Baron can be reached via her main website @ www.carlabaron.net. |
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about the Holloway case. "I'm crystal clear on this one." Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 18, 2007 --Carla Baron gives an inside look at Season 2 of Court TV's "Haunting Evidence." They sat down with Carla, star of the hit series, to discover more about this famous psychic, and her whirlwind ride into danger, intrigue, and the unknown. Q: What's been new in your life since the last season of "Haunting Evidence?" A: I've been so busy with the new season of "Haunting Evidence" that I haven't had a life. I'm always packing my bags or shooting. I really haven't had two seconds to breathe. Personally, I do feel more comfortable in my own skin now and I look much better. That projects on TV. The confidence shows. I'm happy about it. I don't feel so guarded. Q: What has been the most difficult "Haunting Evidence" case? A: There has never been a distinct obstacle to keep me from getting an answer. Whatever I am supposed to see, I see. This season, viewers will really get to see my methodology. I really get to work the way I like to work. The producers, however, did keep having to slow me down. "Carla," they'd say, "we don't want you to solve this case in three minutes. The show will be over too quickly." I am lightning fast. And the faster I work, the more accurate I am. It's like a laser light show. John works just the opposite way. He takes more time - which is why we're so good together on screen. Q: During your investigation, what did you find out about Natalee Holloway? A: I pretty much nailed it. I knew, for a long time, that I'd be working on this case. I knew whatever I was going to contribute was going to be poignant. I was willing to place myself in an area of danger and name names. I described in detail what happened-after I worked the case, there's nothing left to ponder. I'm crystal clear on this one. Q: Will police ever discover Natalee Holloway's killer? A: I think the police already know who the killer is. But there's a lot of fear down there - you can sense it in the air. Q: Have you ever tried to contact Lana Clarkson? A: From the Phil Spector trial? I don't connect with victims, per se, unless officially requested by law enforcement assigned, or immediate family. Q: What is the most enjoyable part of your job? A: It's the glow I get when I do a reading. That's why I do them. It's like a personal therapy for me. When I'm in a reading, I center myself and become a better person with each reading. Other psychics are drained when they do it, but I'm energized. In fact, it can take me three or four hours to wind down after I'm done. Q: What is the most difficult part of your job? A: Waking up and realizing that another year has gone by. It seems like five minutes. My work is so invigorating that I forget time goes by. It's like a fountain of youth. The more I do, the younger and more energetic I feel. It's difficult when other people are stuck in real time and I'm in a different time dimension. Q: What is the murder case you'd most like to investigate? A: Jack the Ripper. I'd want to see what Jack did. Q: Why not do it? A: I don't get involved unless I'm officially invited. I don't have time to indulge myself. I'd also like to study the Zodiac Killer. I'm a child of the seventies, which was the real dawn of serial killers. For some reason it became a big cultural influence back then. I'd like to investigate Lizzie Borden, too. She was certainly a product of the media, and an early student of using the media to 'swing' things her way. Q: Do you think most police and prosecutors believe you can help them solve difficult cases? A: As with any group, there are certain individuals who have vision, and are open to exploring new avenues when nothing else is working. This is definitely part of the future, especially in law enforcement, where people are beginning to take their egos out of the equation when doing their jobs. Q: Please describe what it feels like to contact the dead. A: To me, it's exactly the same as communicating with the living. I don't see them as 'dead.' They have the same energy as a living person. They sound the same. No difference. Haunting Evidence Producers, press and media agencies, network representatives, and others wishing to contact Ms. Baron directly should do so by visiting her official website: www.carlabaron.net. |
 Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 4, 2007 -- Carla Baron is gearing up for the premiere of her runaway hit Court TV series, "Haunting Evidence," launching it's 2nd season on June 20th with a one-hour special on the Natalee Holloway investigation in Aruba. Television audiences know Carla Baron, internationally renowned psychic, from her work on Court TV's "Psychic Detectives," ABC's "Primetime," MTV's "Fear," and the British hit program, "Dead Famous," which has broadcast in the United States on the Biography Channel. Her series, "Haunting Evidence," also appears in regular syndication on the UK's LIVINGtv network, and Australia's FOXTEL. Carla is most famous for her role as a psychic profiler, in which she assists police departments in identifying perpetrators in long standing unsolved crimes, homicides and abductions, in particular. In fact, Ms. Baron recently received what are now many hundreds of heartfelt requests worldwide - begging for her assistance in the kidnapping of little Madeleine McCann from her holiday apartment in Portugal on the night of May 3rd. "I am so excited for this 2nd season of Haunting Evidence to begin," Carla remarks. "There is a surprise reveal right before the special on Natalee that is not to be missed!" Ms. Baron states that her current contract with Court TV is up for renewal, and she is in negotiations for a possible Season 3, should one be ordered by the network in the next few months. On the horizon - Carla is also considering several other pilots for series in development, all of which possess diverse and fascinating premises within the realm of the paranormal. One thing's for certain, though - we will be seeing much more of Carla Baron. (And we didn't need to consult our "crystal ball" for that one!) Producers, press and media agencies, network representatives, and others wishing to contact Ms. Baron directly should do so by visiting her official website: www.carlabaron.net. |
COURT TV®’S HIT SERIES, PSYCHIC DETECTIVES, HAUNTING EVIDENCE AND HOLLYWOOD JUSTICE, HAVE BEEN SOLD FOR INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION IN AUSTRALIA New York, NY - January 31, 2007– Court TV®’s international distributor RDF has sold three of Court TV®’s hit shows to FOXTEL, Australia's leading subscription television provider. FOXTEL has taken on the networks highest rated shows, Psychic Detectives seasons 1-3, Haunting Evidence, and the high-profile celebrity series, Hollywood Justice, to be distributed to their cable, satellite and digital services. Psychic Detectives is the popular series that started America’s obsession with the talented men and women who help law enforcement solve some of the country’s toughest cases. This series, which focuses on fascinating stories of psychics who developed the uncanny tips and unexplainable clues that have helped detectives solve baffling cases for years, premiered on February 27, 2003. Haunting Evidence premiered on July 12, 2006, and follows an unusual investigation with a team of unconventional experts comprised of psychic profiler Carla Baron, paranormal investigator Patrick Burns, and medium John J. Oliver. In each episode, the team -- who receives no information on the case other than the victim’s name -- uses their skills to visualize and describe the details of the crime with amazing accuracy. Hollywood Justice first premiered on Court TV® on October 2, 2003 and takes an in-depth look at high-profile celebrities who have had brushes with the law. Packed with interviews of friends, families and journalists, each show follows a celebrity from the entertainment page to the front page. “Court TV series continue to garner international interest, and our programming becomes more in demand with the launch of each new original series,” said Jennifer Buzzelli, Senior Director, International Distribution and Co-Production. “The genre that we provide programmers is one that resonates with their viewers, and our series such as Haunting Evidence, Psychic Detectives and Hollywood Justice, have seen a growing importance in the international marketplace even before they air in the US, which speaks volumes for our network.” Court TV®, a Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. company, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both informs and entertains. Seen in 86 million U.S. homes, Court TV NetworksTM is comprised of Court TV NewsTM, which provides live trial coverage in daytime; Court TV: Seriously EntertainingTM in prime time, featuring investigative drama, expert reality and compelling non-fiction series; and Court TV ExtraTM, a subscription Web-based service offering viewers an interactive opportunity to watch multiple live trials on the Internet, while accessing the tremendous resources of Court TV OnlineTM. The Court TV® websites can be accessed via www.courttv.com and www.courttvnews.com. |
CARLA BARON INTERVIEW 
Paranormal Exclusive We met with Haunting Evidence's Psychic Profiler and talked to her about her life and work. How do you avoid getting emotionally involved with your clients? I tell them right away. The less I’m involved emotionally, the more I can see for them. When I start getting involved I see less. And I can sleep at night, if I get too close I have trouble sleeping. How do you get along with the cops involved with the show? They’re pretty good to me because I make it fun for them. I make it an event. I stimulate their intuitive capabilities – I teach them to utilise their abilities. And I’m around them all the time, they see it from their perspective, through their eyes, so what I do doesn’t seem weird at all for them. I don’t act weird or abnormal; I act like a regular person who happens to have this talent. I don’t care if they believe me. Do you have an interest in crime? No, I hated the fact I was known for crime profiling at first. I coined the term psychic profiler, I didn’t want to be known as a ‘psychic detective’, and so I came up with the term psychic profiler. No one used it before I did. How do you get along with your Haunting Evidence co-stars? With John, [J. Oliver - Medium] there’s an integrity and respect. He’s like my nerdy twin and I’m the cool twin. We have a lot in common, we both study nutrition and health. We both talk along the same lines, even though he’s my exact opposite. I’m very high energy, he’s very low energy – intense and inward. He’s extremely intelligent and he’s possibly the only one I could have worked with in this sort of situation. How about Patrick? The first season he was getting his 'sea legs.' But now he’s coming into his own – the three of us make it work. We all have our contributions to make and our roles are defined. We all know what we’re going to bring to the table. How demanding is the show to make? We tend to do it with very little sleep, in the freezing cold. You have to be physically fit to do this show. The terrain, the mountains, the snow – physically it’s very tough. You could not be out of shape and do this. I cycle ten miles every week, John does Tae Kwon Do, we all have to keep fit. What do you have to take with you to the set? A lot. I have two trunks with my stuff. I do my own hair and make up on the show so I have to get up at 3.45am. I also take all my nutritional supplements and my tarot cards. How do you pass the time on location? I’ve become quite the little shutterbug on set. The producers have said what a great eye I have for photography, so I’m taking stills of the show. And I’ve finally got some pictures of me, for ten years there were no pictures of me. Why? There were so many bad ones. People just seemed to take these horrifying pictures of me. Then I started taking my own and I practiced and got much better. Do you have any plans for the future? I get glimpses into my own future. I knew TV would be a major part of my life. I was a massive television fan and I was involved with the production side before this. It’s weird how I had a need to get experience in all sides of TV. Perhaps one day I’d like to have my own show, I think I could handle it. Do you believe in love at first sight? Yes I do. There's that instant recognition that triggers a memory that two souls have shared even before they come into their lifetime. There's a phrase or a glance or something small that's previously been agreed upon which would be the signal to both of them and would be instantly recognizable. Who is your ideal man? I don't really date, for the last ten years its all been about my work and career but the guys I'm attracted to are all similar. They're dark-haired, they're loners, creators to a certain degree. Right now I have a huge crush on David Conrad from Ghost Whisperer. And you can tell him that. You can call him up and let him know, he's exactly my type. I didn't date until I got into college. My first boyfriend was a trumpet player, same as the man I nearly married, which was my last serious relationship. I only have one criteria - don't cheat on me, ever. I'm a Scorpio girl through and through - so it's not wise to cheat on me. What was your formative psychic experience? When I was a young girl my dad found this injured rabbit in the woods. He had a pretty terrible wound on his back, most of his back was missing. There wasn't really anything we could do for him, but out of desperation, I placed my hands over the wound. I felt this heat leaving my hands and this power in my body. The next day the rabbit was fine, there wasn't a mark on him. How did you react? I was pretty freaked out. Can you control your abilities? I have taught myself to control them. Now I can turn it off and on like a light switch. It's like a laser, I can train it in a certain direction. With some people they get totally drained, but it energizes me. What did being involved in Beauty Pageants teach you? Politics and diplomacy. I was a finalist in the Miss Pennsylvania pageant and had to speak before large groups of people. They advised me to talk about certain things, but I just spoke off the cuff and they loved me. It taught me manners and diplomacy, how to carry myself. Music is an important factor in your life? I sing every day, I sing on the set, when I'm walking down the street. I was a voice and music major at Carnegie-Mellon University, it was just like the show Fame with everyone singing and dancing in the halls. I was an over-achiever and won all the awards. I like all types of music. I burn CDs and play them for everyone on the set. So if you were asked to appear on Celebrity X Factor, you'd jump at that? I don't know about that! I've spent so many years singing and playing music and working in the music industry, I'm not sure it's my sort of thing. The one type of music I listen to the least is classical, as I was trained in that type of music and it was driven into me for years so it's hard for me to listen to it for pleasure. Five hours a day, every day I practised. I still have arm muscles that are crazy big, so I could compete. I'm into pop music, alternative stuff. I like to stay on top of what's fresh. I have friends who used to work with Snoop and Ice Cube so I listen to some rap, I'm pretty well rounded. I'm not predictable. That's my moon in Gemini. I'm Scorpio with Cancer rising and my moon in Gemini. Can you sense which sign I am? The way the questions have been asked, how detailed you are - I'd say you've got Virgo in your top tier. You seem organized. True. I'm Virgo. Pretty good right? Twelve signs and I nailed it. Now will you call David Conrad. *courtesy of LIVINGtv |
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| Profiling Crimes Psychically An interview with Carla Baron of Court TV's Haunting Evidence By Jason McCurry Read the full article here  |
| Court TV to Keep On Haunting By Mike Reynolds 10/10/2006 12:54:00 PM Court TV renewed original series Haunting Evidence for a second season. Produced by Departure Films, the series follows an unusual investigation with a team of unconventional experts comprising a psychic profiler, a paranormal investigator and a medium. In each installment, the team -- which essentially works from nothing more than the victim's name -- uses its skills to visualize and describe the details of the crime before providing law-enforcement agents with their insights. "Haunting Evidence was a huge success for Court TV, and we are thrilled to renew for another season. It was the network's second most-watched original prime series for the summer, and it led us to one of our strongest summers to date," Court TV general manager Marc Juris said in a prepared statement. "The series has attracted a strong audience because it has all of the key elements of great TV: compelling stories, engaging characters and, at its core, fascinating mysteries that keep viewers tuned in," he added. Multichannel News |
| In Ghost Whisperer I Trust With their quaint interest in the truth, TV's crusading psychics offer a new kind of escapism in the duplicitous Bush era By Dale Hrabi Jennifer Love Hewitt sees all as the Ghost Whisperer I have a confession: I'm compulsively drawn to TV's psychics and their criminal-nabbing, family-reuniting powers. Please don't tell my bosses at Radar. They demand icy skepticism at all times and once sprayed me with mace just for saying I liked Jesus. And, really, all I meant was that I liked Jesus's look: the tidy beard, the mysteriously Caucasian skin, the skillful exploitation of lambs as accessories. Despite the risks of being discovered and maimed, I can't help myself. I love the spooky showboating sleuths who populate two hit Court TV shows, Psychic Detectives and Haunting Evidence, and can't get enough of Jennifer Love Hewitt as the supernaturally perky Ghost Whisperer in CBS's "based-on-reality" series. I haven't yet fully succumbed to Medium (too dreary), Psyche (too third-eye-in-cheek), or the newest wannabe, Heroes, but the latter is scattered with clairvoyants and telepaths and conspiracies, so I'll probably keep tuning in ... discreetly. 
TRUTH BRIGADE Haunting Evidence's crimefighters arrive on the scene: (from left) Paranormal investigator Patrick Burns; Psychic profiler Carla Baron; and medium John J. Oliver I'm told my top-secret perversion is also popular in England (home of hits like Most Haunted and the supposedly awesome Afterlife), Australia (Sensing Murder), and Japan, where 17 million weekly viewers watch a reality show called Chounouryoku Sousakan which translates as "FBI: Psychic Detectives" or possibly "Deviant Behavior Set to John Philip Sousa Marches." And then there are the Scandinavians, reportedly as nuts for televised psychics as they are for alcoholism and despair. But hold on. I'm not a disconsolate drunk like the Swedes, or short, like the Japanese. I'm not gullible white trash. (My family preferred the term "pallid debris.") No stranger to skepticism, I graduated from a reputable university where my ruthless demystification of the Pippi Longstocking trilogy was widely praised. So why am I suddenly so susceptible to psychic sleuths? Perhaps it has something to do with this shady point in America's history, when public figures from "novelists" to priests to pedophiliac Republican congressmen just routinely lie. When it comes to trotting out my skepticism, my exhaustion makes poor Lindsay Lohan's seem mild. Frankly, I'm desperate to believe in something, and TV's truth-chasing psychics offer a nice antidote to institutionalized deceit. I admire their determination to expose criminals who have, so far, "got away with it." I love the seductive notion that no lie can escape their apparent All-Knowingness. Even if they're lying, too�and, yes, I'm versed in the tricks of cold reading, and realize that clever editing can simulate psychic awareness�well, I don't care. In her second season as the Ghost Whisperer, Hewitt is growing increasingly skilled at scripted omniscience. Her daffy, humble character, Melinda Gordon, sells antiques at the senselessly named store Same As It Never Was in a town that's hermetically sweet in that pre-terrorism, 1950s way (no surprise: the show is filmed on the old Back to the Future set). Nevertheless, this town is crawling with dead people. Ghosts who need to be heard. They either didn't commit some crime, or don't actually hate their mothers. And since Melinda alone can hear their whispers, they randomly assault her as she's buying lattes or coordinating another ill-conceived "vintage" outfit in which to show off her intuitive cleavage. You'd think she might find this unnerving, but Melinda is both patient and never more than fleetingly troubled. At the end of each episode, after laboriously repeating the ghost's message word-for-word to the being's once-disbelieving but now incredibly touched relatives, she sends the ghoul safely into the Light. That's when my boyfriend usually starts crying. And I'll admit it: sometimes, me, too. Characteristic of psychic shows, the plot always hinges on a need for closure. As in: "Did Grandma really commit suicide?" Or: "But what about those hanging chads?" Or: "Did Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert know about Mark Foley's IMs or not?" While Hewitt's character achieves closure of a gentle, loving, poorly acted sort, the real-life mystics of Court TV's Psychic Detectives and Haunting Evidence pull no punches. The former reenacts investigations that psychics have allegedly solved; the latter showcases paranormal sleuthing in real-time, as a trio of spiritualists try to kick-start cold cases in the tradition of America's Most Wanted. As the Haunted Evidence crew visits mundane towns quintessentially "torn apart" by the slaughter of someone's child, wife, or girlfriend, their SUV creeps down lonely streets until one of them yells "Stop!" correctly identifying the murder scene, as the voice-over points out. Then the real work begins. Globally "sought-after medium" John Oliver, rarely seen without his $260 Gucci sunglasses (perhaps because his eyes tend to roll back in his head), spends a lot of time aggressively sniffing the air before delivering his insights in the authoritative, slightly prissy manner of a wedding planner. "Renowned psychic profiler" Carla Baron - a "fierce, Holly Hunterish woman" tends to get pissed as her sense of the murder crystallizes. In the case of a girl who was fatally raped while drunk, Baron suddenly bristles: "She told [the attacker], 'I don't even feel it. Do what you want.' And that infuriates him." It's gaudy television, full of bluish lighting and gratuitous f/x, but, for anyone who needs a break from the 24/7 cynicism the Bush years require, it's also soothing television. After suspending doubt for an hour, watching as Oliver and Baron cluck and fume their way closer to the killer's identity, or a child-molester gets cornered by the Psychic Detectives, I'm ready to return 'refreshed and renewed'to the business of doubting absolutely everything. At least until it's my time to be prodded into the Light by Jennifer Love Hewitt's breasts. www.radaronline.com |
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Psychic Stuff A Court TV producer turned to the cops to find crime-busting seers How do you suss out a psychic? That has been the preoccupation of Robyn Hutt,who's had a major hand in finding stars for two Court TV shows that tap into the great unknown to solve crimes, Psychic Detectives and Haunting Evidence. Hutt,who is senior vice president of current programming and specials at the network, isn't the ethereal type. And her levelheaded approach has probably been a real good thing. Her crews were spooked several times when filming Haunting Evidence earlier this year. The program,which stars medium John Oliver, psychic profiler Carla Baron and paranormal investigator Patrick Burns, focuses on murders that have never been solved."There have been several times when the crew that's filming is completely terrified,"Hutt says."They have been standing in the woods at the scene of a murder and been completely freaked out. But we haven't had anyone quit yet." Carla Baron's reputation as a medium has been building ever since she was a child. By the time she was a voice major at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania, people started showing up at her door in numbers - and occasionally, a cop would elbow in on the last 20 minutes of a reading in hopes she could help him with a case. Hutt seems to have managed to find psychics with the right stuff. During the making of both series, police have been startled on a few occasions when the TV psychics reveal something that law enforcement officials were trying to keep secret from the general public, she says. "They've asked us to turn off the cameras, and want to talk with the psychics privately." /Image024B.jpg) Carla Baron, Haunting Evidence Screenz Magazine (Fall '06) |
| Court TV(R) Unveils Fall 2006 Primetime Programming Docket Featuring High-Octane Action, Daring Rescues and Engrossing Investigations PASADENA, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Court TV Seriously Entertaining(SM) ushers in a new level of drama and excitement to the investigative genre with a compelling lineup for Fall 2006. With six series, six feature documentaries and two specials set to premiere, and five series in development, coupled with the slate of returning flagship series such as Forensic Files, Psychic Detectives and Dominick Dunne: Power Privilege and Justice, Court TV, which just completed its most watched 2nd quarter in the history of the network among adults 18-49, is poised to continue its record setting growth in 2006. ... RETURNING SERIES ... "Haunting Evidence(SM) Wednesdays 10:30 P.M. ET/PT From the network that started the paranormal crime-solving phenomenon with Psychic Detectives(R), comes a new original series that takes the genre to the next dimension. Haunting Evidence(SM) follows an unusual investigation with a team of unconventional experts comprised of psychic profiler Carla Baron, paranormal investigator Patrick Burns, and medium John J. Oliver. In each episode, the team -- who receive no information on the case other than the victim's name -- use their skills to visualize and describe the details of the crime with amazing accuracy." (read the entire press release here .) |
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THE NETWORK EARNS MOST-WATCHED SECOND QUARTER IN ITS HISTORY FOR ADULTS 18-49!! 2006 IS COURT TV's MOST WATCHED YEAR EVER TO-DATE Network's 8 p.m. Action Strip, RED, Is #9 For Adults 18-49 Among All Cable Networks 2006 is Court TV's most-watched year ever to-date. The network's prime time is delivering best-ever figures among total viewers (878,000), households (691,000) and adults 18-49 (377,000). New seasons of Forensic Files; Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege and Justice; North Mission Road; Psychic Detectives; and The Investigators attracted an adult 18-49 audience that increased 20 percent over 2nd quarter year-ago (351,000 viewers). Court TV (up 15 percent) is outpacing its key non-fiction competitors A&E (up 11 percent) and Discovery Channel (up 5 percent) in growth of adults 18-49. Court TV, a Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. company, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both informs and entertains. Seen in 86 million U.S. homes, Court TV Networks is comprised of Court TV NewsSM, which provides live trial coverage in daytime; Court TV: Seriously EntertainingSM in prime time, featuring investigative drama, expert reality and compelling non-fiction series; and Court TV ExtraSM, a subscription Web-based service offering viewers an interactive opportunity to watch multiple live trials on the Internet, while accessing the tremendous resources of Court TV OnlineSM. The Court TV Web sites can be accessed via www.courttv.com. |
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Premieres Wednesday, June 14th at 10:30 PM ET/PT New York, NY (May 25, 2006) From the network that started the paranormal crime-solving phenomenon with Psychic Detectives, comes a new show that takes the genre to the next level. Haunting Evidence, a new original series premiering Wednesday, June 14th at 10:30 PM, follows an unusual investigation with a team of unconventional experts comprised of psychic profiler Carla Baron, medium John Oliver, and paranormal investigator Patrick Burns. In each episode, Carla and John -- who receive little or no information on the case other than the victim's name -- use their skills to visualize and describe the details of the crime with amazing accuracy. Then, within 24-hours, the team provides law enforcement with their insights, which include vivid descriptions of the culprit as well as other telling leads that may offer clues, and eventually closure, to a case that has gone cold. Ms. Baron offers, "I truly feel that as a series, Haunting Evidence will usher the audience into each investigation with a fresh perspective never seen before the next subsequent plateau, if you will, following the lead of Court TV's immensely popular groundbreaking series, Psychic Detectives." "For my own contribution, the viewer will gain a unique access into the mind of a psychic profiler, and the particular process I undergo, as it happens in 'real' time," Carla explains. "A more enlightened viewing public, and a network of the extraordinary caliber of Court TV to boot who could ask for a more winning combination than that!" "Haunting Evidence" is produced for Court TV by Departure Films, with Max Weissman as executive producer and Tim Robbins, producer. For Court TV, Robyn Hutt, Senior Vice President Current Programming and Specials, is the series creator. Madelyn Brudner is the Coordinating Producer; Ed Hersh is the Executive in Charge of Production. |
 Carla Interviews with Ghost! Magazine Re: Ghost! Magazine --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello to everyone, Yes, I had a tremendous honor bestowed to me the other day. As an interviewer, you rarely get the opportunity to be challanged by an interview subject who has such charisma and sophistication. In what proved to be my absolute favorite interview, by a landslide, (and I've done many interviews over the years), I was enlightened and mesmerized by her abilities and sincere honesty. It was a treat to interview such a compelling individual. The interview will be showcased in our Fall issue, along with my glowing review of Ms. Baron's new program, 'Haunting Evidence.' I applaud Ms. Carla Baron for being the shining and standout voice, that she is, for psychic phenomena. She proves that psychics can be credible, intelligent, and strong willed. My hats off to you my friend; & best wishes on a VERY, VERY long run on your new program. Jason McCurry Media Reporter Ghost! Magazine |
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Court TV Unveils 'Haunting Evidence' Following the success of Court TV's original series Psychic Detectives, the network takes the paranormal/crime-solving phenomenon one step further. /DSC_0138-editA.jpg) Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 19, 2005 -- Following the success of Court TV's original series Psychic Detectives, the network takes the paranormal/crime-solving phenomenon one step further. Viewers are taken inside an unusual investigation, as a team comprised of one nationally renowned psychic profiler (Carla Baron), a seasoned paranormal investigator (Patrick Burns), and a gifted medium (John J. Oliver) visit "haunted" crime scenes, in hopes of providing fresh insight to �cold cases.� Court TV is set to air its latest offering in the paranormal investigation genre. Entitled "Haunting Evidence," the new show is scheduled to premiere this June as a tentpole series for the network. Originally conceived as a companion program for Court TV�s widely popular Psychic Detectives series, Haunting Evidence will follow the team of three as they visit various unsolved crime scenes in an attempt to profile the nature of these crimes and further assist authorities. Baron and Oliver will utilize their respective psychic and mediumistic senses, while Burns will complement the team utilizing technology-based paranormal investigation techniques in an effort to corroborate the interpretations of Baron and Oliver. "The quintessence of the program," Baron reveals, will be to "� potentially warm up what would otherwise be classified as �cold� cases.� Two pilot episodes have been produced and production of the series is scheduled to resume in late January 2006. "I�m thrilled to be an integral part of this new progressive series on behalf of Court TV," exclaims Baron. Ms. Baron elaborates, "Haunting Evidence brings a perspective that most other shows in this genre do not -- a unique opportunity to witness our intuitive process in what I term �real time� -- a proverbial peek, if you will, into the psychic realm as it relates to unsolved cases in practical application.� In addition, Baron is anxious to perhaps explore with this series, and her expert Hauntings' team, some of the literally hundreds of missing persons & homicide cases that have poured in requesting her assistance during recent months. "Maybe now, we can bring much needed closure to these families and individuals," Baron expresses with hope in her heart. "Even if we can help just one person, one family, through the efforts of this program, it will have been worth everything." |
 Inside CourtTV October Here's two exclusive interviews for the price of none! No matter what they call themselves, be it Psychic Investigators, Psychic Profilers, or Psychic Detectives - the effect is the same. Carla Baron and Annette Martin are both nationally known for partnering with law enforcement and providing uncanny clues that help bring closure to difficult cases. I, the Insider, got to talk with both of them on the phone, hoping to pick up some worldly clues for you about their otherworldly profession� and even hot tips on Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie! Questions for Annette Martin Q: You've spent 31 years as a professional psychic, but when did you first notice your powers? When I was 7 years old. Q: When did you "go pro"? In 1970, under duress. I was living in Hong Kong with my husband at that time. He worked for a semi-conductor company. As soon as I arrived, people called for readings. Q: How in the world did they find out you did readings? I don't know. The phone started ringing off the hook. I was heavily involved with the Hong Kong operetta. I was busy entertaining and doing business things. My husband finally said, �you have to do something about this.� I said, I�ll charge because then I know it�ll stop. A British woman called me. I said, �There have been some changes and I�ve decided to start charging for my readings.� The woman said, �Oh wonderful! When can I come?� Q: Is being a psychic tiring? No, I don't find it tiring. I find it exhilarating. I really enjoy it. I�m a natural counselor. I have a degree in psychology. Along with the intuitiveness comes natural counseling. Q: How do you respond to questions like: if you�re psychic, why don't you just pick the winning lottery numbers? Because I don't do numbers. Trust me, my husband keeps asking me! Q: Do psychic visions interfere with your day to day life? No it doesn't interfere. I turn it on and off like a light switch. Everybody I work with has an appointment. If I happen to pick up something about someone it�s a matter of life and death. Q: Have you ever gotten something wrong? Have you ever doubted your own abilities? I've had a couple of people, in all the thousands of readings I�ve done, and I've had them tell me I'm wrong. I saw they were going to get the job and they did not. Between the time of the reading and the job being given, something happened. They changed their minds or the boss changed their minds. Q: Have you ever doubted your own abilities? No. Q: What�s the biggest misconception about psychics? People think of us like gypsies and charlatans. Nowadays there are quite a few of us. They are all excellent at what they do. They�re all really good. I think there are very good psychics around the world. Q: Do you have a psychic idol? Someone whose work you aspire to? Edgar Cayce. He's one of my guides. I had a famous astrologer do my chart. She called me back very excited. Edgar and I had so many planets in common! You�ll see the chart in a bio about me that�s coming out by James N. Frey � author of How to Write a Damn Good Novel. Questions for Carla Baron Q: When did you first notice your powers? First of all I don't call them "powers."That would make me a supernatural person. Powers seems so "other-worldly." This is a part of what everyone has the power to do. Everybody has some little talent somewhere. A lot of people their talent lies dormant for many years. Some people are better interpreters of signs. It depends on whatever their gift is and how they procure knowledge. My mother was always noticing I had some semblance of a talent, some extra sensory perception. She thought it was a relationship with God. Later on, I started having dreams of accidents in my family. She wrote them down and she put them in a safe. Then, in a row, all the people in the dreams had accidents. There were instances where it was very specific. Q: When did you go pro? Part-time in college by word of mouth. The best psychics you find through word of mouth. In the early 90's it went from part-time to full-time. It was a pivotal point. I worked in the entertainment industry. Film crew, financing films and distribution deals. I did hand-modeling. I worked for a structural engineer. I was a concert pianist. Miss Pennsylvania in the Miss America pageant. I was knocking my head against a wall. I thought, "well, alright." I had been a valedictorian. I could've gone into law or any other profession. I'm sure my parents didn't want to see their eldest, from Carnegie-Mellon graduating with honors, go into this. I was going to give it 6 months. Q: Is being a psychic tiring? No because I control the environment I place myself in. I am a little bit less scattered when I read -- like a laser. Centered. What happens for me is I kind of get rejuvenated at this point. Q: Do you do pro bono work? I'm the only psychic at this caliber who does them for free. I do 'official' cases that I accept for free. Q: How do you respond to questions like: if you're psychic, why don't you just pick the winning lottery numbers? First of all it doesn't work that way. Number two we're not meant to be all powerful. We are meant to assist and bring people together. I like to be called a Psychic Profiler. I profile the situation, the perp, the victim. Q: Do psychic visions interfere with your day to day life? I'm able to sleep at night. I control the environment I place myself in. I tend to work on details when I�m doing a bike ride. Or when I�m cleaning I say, �Let me go back and rethink it again.� Q: What's the biggest misconception about psychics? The fact that we "know all," that we are omnipotent beings. We just use a part of our brain to a greater degree. We don�t read people�s minds. We don�t just probe at will. Q: So you never once used your powers to know more? My last boyfriend I caught cheating. I misused my gift one time. I stepped over the line one time to help myself. You don�t want to do that too often. It was showing off. You should keep it in check. Q: Do you have a psychic idol? Someone whose work you aspire to? John Edward. I saw him at the Masonic temple in San Francisco. I liked him before, but I was really impressed with how he delivers his gift and how he handles himself. For the rest of the interview and information about Brad and Angelina click here |
 Ghost world Spirited TV programmers are finding that their message is the medium By ROBERT DOMINGUEZ  Carla Baron (kneeling) of Court TV's 'Psychic Detectives'  Carol Pate of Little Rock, Ark., concentrates on a photo in 'Psychic Detectives.' Psychic James Van Praagh has always made a nice living by claiming to see dead people. But he has made a killing with his ability to foresee how television audiences would be entranced by programming about psychic phenomena, haunted houses and other otherworldly encounters. He's channeling a trend that has ghost-themed shows materializing on several, well, channels. On TV these days, paranormal is the new normal. Van Praagh, a best-selling author of several books on communicating with spirits, is now the executive producer of "Ghost Whisperer," an upcoming CBS series that stars Jennifer Love Hewitt as a newlywed who talks to the dead. Following in the otherworldly footsteps of NBC's similarly themed drama, "Medium," "Ghost Whisperer" is based on an actual psychic, and is just one of a slew of new shows about the paranormal � all featuring real-life ghost hunters, crime-solving mediums or supposedly haunted places. "I predicted this would happen five years ago on 'Larry King,' right after 'The Sixth Sense' came out," says Van Praagh, referring to the 1999 hit film about a boy who sees dead people. "But what's so amazing," he adds, "is how it's become much more acceptable in the mainstream, where you're now seeing more and more of these types of shows." The TV landscape has become a veritable ghost town in recent months, led in great part by the success of "Ghost Hunters," which began its second season in July. Shown weekly on the Sci-Fi Channel, the reality series features a team of paranormal investigators from Rhode Island who travel to supposedly haunted sites across the U.S. and attempt to gather evidence of ghostly activity, using such high-tech equipment as infrared cameras and digital recorders. "This kind of show is popular because almost everyone has had a paranormal experience or knows of someone who has," says Grant Wilson, one of the lead investigators on "Ghost Hunters." Now viewers will have plenty of chances to be creeped out, as several new shows have been patterned after "Ghost Hunters." In June, Biography Channel launched "Dead Famous: Ghostly Encounters," a reality show that pairs a female skeptic with a male psychic � think Mulder and Scully of "The X Files" � chasing after the spirits of such deceased famous folk as Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe and Jim Morrison. The Travel Channel, which regularly produces such spooky specials as "America's Most Haunted Places" and "Haunted Hotels," premiered "Most Haunted" last month. The Friday-night show features a team of paranormal investigators that goes to sites in Europe. Recently returning for a third season on Court TV is "Psychic Detectives," a series that recounts real-life cases on which cops and psychics worked together. Based on its popularity, in November Court TV is debuting "Haunting Evidence," which has yet another investigative team � a psychic, a medium and a forensics expert � visiting "haunted" crime scenes. Not everyone views these shows as harmless entertainment. Joe Nickell, a columnist for Skeptical Inquirer magazine who regularly debunks psychics, mediums and other paranomal phenomena, calls the current trend "shameful." "You have ignorant people on these shows misleading the public," says Nickell. "The two most egregious ones are 'Psychic Detectives' and these hapless guys on 'Ghost Hunters' with their Radio Shack equipment 'detecting' ghostly phenomena. It's nonsense, because they're not scientists. "There's no end to these stories being out there, because they sell," adds Nickell. "That's the bottom line." Meanwhile, Van Praagh has turned his self-professed "gift" for communicating with the spirit world into a cottage industry. Besides his books, two years ago he hosted "Beyond," a syndicated daytime talk show where he professed to contact the spirits of his guests' loved ones. And his life has been the subject of two TV movies � in which he has been portrayed by such heavyweights as Tom Selleck and Ted Danson. Van Praagh sees even more opportunities to capitalize on the public's increasing interest in otherworldly topics. This fall, in addition to "Ghost Whisperer," he's producing two shows that will merge the paranormal with two of the hotter trends in reality programming. "Possessed Possessions," a special for The Learning Channel, will have psychics reading the energy from people's belongings. "It's like a creepy 'Antiques Roadshow,'" says Van Praagh. The other show, for A&E, will have people receiving "psychic intuitive makeovers," he says. "This all wasn't as accepted as it is now," says Van Praagh. "More people than ever are believing in life after death. They're looking for other belief systems and for other ways to deal with the world around them, and people want to find out what this is all about." (Originally published on August 16, 2005) All contents � 2005 Daily News, L.P. |
 PRS announces third annual conference. Celebrity investigators, Sci-Fi Channel to make presence! University Park, PA � UNIV-CON3 is going Hollywood this year, at least that's how PRS Director Ryan Buell best describes it. The third annual conference will be held October 29-31st here at Pennsylvania State University. Droves of people from around the nation are expected to attend. "We got a really late start this year," said Director Buell. "We've just now been able to organize, but that doesn't mean that this conference is going to be anywhere second rate!" The conference kicks off October 29th at the Ramada Inn in State College, where PRS will hold an opening ceremony dinner. It is open to the public, however, there will be a dinner charge. "The banquet is an opportunity for PRS members, speakers and attendees to get to know each other," said Megan Carriero, Public Relations and Management director of PRS. "We realized that during the conference, everyone is so busy doing their respective tasks. So this year, we set aside some time for us all to get to know each other and put us all in the same room." Buell agrees. "Ms. Carriero is definitely helping to make UNIV-CON more of a social event as well, which it should be. We should all be able to open up dialogue, get to know each other and share new ideas." Later on that evening, PRS will have its first lecture, by a famed parapsychologist. The lecture will be sponsored by the Intercollegiate Council of Paranormal Studies (ICOPS), and headed by Nelson Abreu, president of the Science of Self club at the University of Florida. On Saturday, The Atlantic Paranormal Society (also known as TAPS) will return to UNIV-CON for the second time in a row to provide workshops all day from 10am until 5pm. They will then give a large presentation and discuss the realities of their national television show, "Ghost Hunters," which begins airing on the Sci-Fi channel Wednesday, October 6th. They will show clips from their episodes and allow a question-and-answer session with the audience. "We're very excited to have TAPS back," said Buell, though he admits them having a television show had nothing to do with them being asked back a second time. "We asked them to return back in May, before I even knew that they were going to have their own TV show. It's an added bonus for both sides I'm sure." Later on that evening, PRS will co-host the Halloween Ball with Silver Circle, a Penn State pagan group. "It's going to be a great alternative to going out and drinking at the bars," said Carriero. "It's good clean fun. There will be live bands, a DJ, contests and of course, the Time Warp and Thriller." Haunted tours of Penn State will be held for the third year in a row. "It's always been a success amongst the students," said Associate Director and Field Investigation & Research (FIR) department Director Matthew Ritsko. "We usually end up taking hundreds of students. Every tour is packed solid." On Sunday, Halloween, TAPS will continue with workshops, and then the closing event will be a lecture by UNIV-CON alumnus Carla Baron. "We're so excited to have Ms. Baron back," said Buell. Baron opened up the very first conference back in 2002. "She's not only a long-time friend, but I feel she'll bring something new and fresh to the table." Ms. Baron will only be doing a few live readings on stage. Her main focus will be her work in missing persons cases as well as holding a live s�ance, where she will communicate with the spirits of the witches killed during the Salem Witch trials. "We normally wouldn't allow a seance," said Ritsko. "However, we've worked with Carla in the field before and we completely trust her judgment. We feel she'll provide not only entertainment, but something educational." The conference will be available to the community with the purchase of a full-pass. Buell promises that this year's conference will offer a lot of surprises to everyone in attendance. "This is also my last conference as Director of PRS it seems," said Buell. "So, I want to go out with a bang." Adds Ritsko, "this is something of a work in progress. We've been trying to get a feel for it the past two conferences, but this year is the year we go out with a bang." Buell agrees. "What is it that they say? Third time's the charm!" (Article by Amanda Bonavita. Reprinted with permission.) � 2001-2004 The Pennsylvania State University |
 Help From the Other Side To Find Missing College Student, �Psychic Detective� Enlisted ABCNEWS.com April 15, 2004 - There are nearly 100,000 active missing person cases in the United States alone � most of them children and young women.  Carla Baron, a California-based "psychic detective," was asked to join the case of missing college student Cindy Song. ABCNEWS.com But too often, the cases grow cold, leaving grieving relatives with no hope � and no answers. Carla Baron knows that desperation well. For 20 years, she says, families have been pleading with her to help solve their cases. Baron, who lives in North Hollywood, Calif., is a self-described "psychic detective." She has no formal training � but she says she has a wealth of spiritual contacts. Recently, she was contacted by police working on the case of 21-year-old Penn State University student Cindy Song, who disappeared after attending a Halloween party in 2001 in State College, Pa. She began work with State College police Detective Brian Sprinkle. Sprinkle said psychics were never a part of any training he had in the past. But he added, "At this point, we have no clues where Cindy is. We have no crime scene. We don't even have a body to investigate." Search for Answers Baron began by laying out tarot cards while looking at a picture of Song. With Sprinkle and Primetime's John Qui�ones looking on, she addressed questions to Song, asking for clues. Sprinkle had also given Baron the name of two possible suspects, Hugo Selenski and Michael Kerkowski. Selenski has pleaded not guilty in another case � to killing two of five people whose remains were found on his property. Kerkowski, a known associate, was also found dead on Selenski's property. Selenski denies any involvement in the Song case. "She's telling me she's in a different place now. She now knows why this happened to her," Baron said. Baron continued, asking, "Cindy, how did you lose your life?" "This was somebody obsessed with her," Baron said. Sprinkle asked, "Is it Selenski or Kerkowski?" "They were at the helm," Baron said. "They were orchestrating, but the person, she knew the person." Then, Baron asked, "All right, Cindy, where is, where are your remains?" The Rate of Return Three years ago, convicted killer Rafael Tello brutally killed his wife and 13-year-old daughter in Southern California, and then dismembered their bodies. Baron told investigators she thought Tello's wife and daughter had been burned in an incinerator. "I'm going to a factory � because I am seeing these tall like pillars, smoky things, smokestacks," she said on recordings made at the time. "They're probably a 40-mile drive from where they were first dumped." Two weeks later, police found a skull and an arm bone identified as belonging to the victims. The remains were found 38 miles south of where the bodies were first dumped � near an industrial plant with three smokestacks. In 2002, Tello pleaded guilty and was sentenced to at least 50 years in prison. Then there is the case of Trevor Israel, who disappeared near Indianapolis on Aug. 12, 2003. Police had used a plane, helicopter and search dogs to search for him, with no success. Five other psychics told Trevor's father, Lloyd Israel, that his son was alive and well and had simply run away. But on recordings made by Lloyd Israel, Baron is heard telling the desperate father his only son is dead. She says Trevor took a handgun from the family home and drove to the countryside to kill himself. Lloyd Israel said it was hard to believe, and he wondered why no one had found his son's body. The crops and then the snow had hid his remains. Lloyd Israel said Baron told him where to find his son's remains seven months ago � but he didn't want to believe it, and he did not share that information with police. A Skeptical Eye Last month, Detective Dave Tilford went to some corn fields as part of his investigation into Trevor Israel's disappearance. With the snow gone, he found the body. But psychics, he says, had nothing to do with it. "I was not aware of the psychic that was involved with the father, the one out West, till eight days after we found the remains of Trevor," he said. Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine, calls the work of psychic detectives a scam. "They are playing on the emotions of people that are desperate, that are hurt, that are grieving, and in that case they even waste the time of police departments that are actually doing the search," he said. "Not all the police know that this is a scam and it doesn't work, and that this is phony. Where are these psychics when we want to find people like Osama bin Laden and Jimmy Hoffa?" Shermer continued. "They can't find people." Baron says she recognizes the concerns of the critics, but she asserts that she sees everything she says she does. "I see it, I say it, and, and this is what I proffer and this is what I give to the investigation," she said. "But I don't go beyond that if I'm not shown." A Rocky View In the Song case, Baron accompanied Qui�ones and Sprinkle on a drive around eastern Pennsylvania. She said she was looking for some railroad tracks, water and "some sort of generator." At one point, she said she got a painful "vision" with some vital clues. "I saw rocks on the bank," she said. "There is going to be a part of the bank, that has rocks � bigger stones � It's not just water, right at the bank, right at trees." Sprinkle sighted an area that looked like Baron's description. They pulled over to get a closer look. "That's exactly what it looks like," Baron said. Looking at the craggy landscape, Baron said, "They didn't walk down here with Cindy. They threw her. "There's gotta be something. Maybe like a shred of fabric, something. Something around here. Because No. 1, I was hurting right here really bad as soon as we drive on this road. This is the closest thing to what I have seen. This is so eerily scary to me." There has not been anything certain yet on what happened to Cindy Song. But a source tells Primetime that an informant has given details possibly linking Song's disappearance and the area where Baron says she got the strongest vibes. Police are still investigating. ABCNEWS.com |
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June 20, 2003 Wilsonville, OR - One of the benefits of being the editor of the Child Seek Network Newsletter is getting to interview special people. Following is an online interview with nationally known psychic, Carla Baron. I would like to thank Carla for an insightful look into the realm of her psychic abilities. Carla, at what age did you realize that you had a gift of being able to "see, hear or sense" things? When I was 11 years of age, my grandmother took me to see a psychic named Mary. She was an intuitive Italian woman, raised Catholic, very religious, who read regular playing cards. She gave me my first inkling that the images I �saw� in my mind, and the things I �heard� on a continuous basis, were more than just happenstance � they were truly prophetic in nature. She told me that when I turned 40, my psychic �abilities� would really blossom, and I would be publicly recognized for these gifts. My 40th birthday � Mary was dead on - one month later, I was appearing on international television as official psychic for MTV�s FEAR. Then, I went immediately after that into production for Court TV�s �Psychic Detectives�. What did you do to help cultivate this gift? I read everything, and I mean everything, I could get my hands on regarding the Unknown. I studied various religious belief systems, divination techniques, collected Tarot decks, rune stones, crystals, studies on hypnotic regression/progression, reincarnation, astrology, ancient Chaldean-Hebrew numerology, Nostradamus � you name it ! I was hardly what you would call a �normal� girl child playing with Barbie dolls, and an EasyBake oven� I was obsessed with my thirst for knowledge in this area. Do you think that everyone has this ability if they know how to use it? Most individuals have some innate qualities that reflect the intuitive, or psychic. I used to teach a seminar on developing those skills, and discovered that each person carries their own �access points� into that realm. I still marvel at the diversity in which every human displays these psychic �sparks� on a daily basis � yet rarely have they a clue as to how this at all came to be! How did you become involved in using this gift to help locate missing people? A friend approached me when I attended Carnegie-Mellon University to perhaps go for a �ride� with an officer from the Pittsburgh police she had known, to assist in the search for a young missing girl. It was amazing the heightened sense of purpose I felt as I proffered what images I could in his investigation. I knew then that I would be destined to work on many more of these investigations. What is the most frustrating case that you have worked on? Probably that of missing Penn State student, Cindy Song. It isn�t frustrating, so much as, trying my patience � 3000 miles away, and not enough time available to the lead detective on the investigation due to his heavy workload, present more than its share of challenges. However, I am not one to give up ever so easily. We will find Cindy Song � I promise you that. I won�t stop until we do. What is the most famous case that you have worked on? I did some channeling work during the O.J. Simpson case, and my efforts were also documented with the Elizabeth Smart abduction. Presently, I am providing assistance on the Svetlana Aronov investigation in New York City. Do you find it difficult trying to get law enforcement to take you and your gift seriously? Regarding those law enforcement personnel that would invite me to help them in their search � no, I don�t. They are anxious to hear what I may have to offer on the case. It is slightly more of a �proving ground� when the investigator has yet to work with a psychic. In this instance, I must �prepare the ground�, so-to-speak, in adjusting that detective�s �field� to align with my own. I have not �lost� one yet ! I mean, once they see that we are all assigned to the very same common goal ~ to provide quick, effective, complete closure to the case.. they relax a bit. We know we are on the �same page� when it comes to what is hopefully a most welcome ending for those families involved. Do you think that psychics are becoming more well known and respected? If so, to what do you attribute this? More and more, psychics are beginning to integrate into all aspects of present-day culture. The stigma of the dreaded �900� psychic, �tele-psychic�, gypsy fortune-teller, proverbial neon-sign dangling out front, has transgressed into a more productive vein ~ instead guiding individuals to an ever-increasing sense of personal empowerment. I believe this movement has been coming for some time. Now we are simply ready- that�s all. You mention the term "remote viewing" several times on your website. Is this the same kind of remote viewing that was done in the military intelligence program known as Stargate? Very similar �animal� � yes. �Stargate� maintained a different perspective, having a slightly askewed goal in mind, however, when they initiated the program. My use of remote viewing enables me to obtain information & details on a particular case without having to actually physically be in that location. This is extremely valuable to law enforcement, especially when every minute counts in their investigations. How can people learn more about you and the work that you do? My official website is constantly being updated with current news & happenings. That is the best place for now. Just go to Carla's official website If someone reading this needs, or wants, your help on a case, what can they do? They may contact me through my website ~ Contact Carla. I will then forward them a list criteria for review to see if I may possibly assist them in their search. Currently, Carla is in production with the hit series, �Psychic Detectives� on Court TV to air sometime this fall. There are several other television projects in development for Carla.. so stay tuned ! |
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Preview Predicts a Winner for Court TV ~ The pilot for Psychic Detectives on Court TV earned a 1.2 rating. The network is planning Psychic Detectives as a regular series. Industry - Mediaweek.com TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest Tue Mar 4, 5:03 PM ET -Solid Sampling For Psychic Detectives on Court TV: Psychic Detectives, the pilot for a planned series on Court TV profiling cases that detectives help solve, scored a 1.2 household rating with 1.074 million viewers this past Thursday from 10-11 p.m. Comparatively, the potential one-hour series tied for #8 in the time period among the ad-supported basic cable networks with a 7th place 0.6 among adults 25-54. -- Marc Berman |
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Court TV�s Psychic a hit Allison Romano Broadcasting & Cable 3/4/2003 12:02:00 PM Courtroom Television Network has discovered that viewers like its latest series idea. Court TV debuted the pilot episode of Psychic Detectives Feb. 27 to a 1.2 rating and 1.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. The Network plans to pick up a full run of Psychic Detectives. � 2002 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Monday, March 3, 2003 New York, NY - March 3, 2003 - Court TV's debut of "Psychic Detectives," which aired on Thursday, February 27 10-11pm, achieved a strong 1.2 HH rating and was watched by an average 1,074,000 viewers. The special, a pilot for a planned series profiling compelling cases that psychics help to solve, tied for 8th place in its HH rating among the ad-supported basic cable networks. "Psychic Detectives" also scored for Court TV in delivering key demographics. Its Adult 25-54 rating (.6) tied for 7th place among all ad-supported basic cable networks in the 10-11pm time period. The special helped Court TV tally a 1.1 HH rating for the night, tying the network for 10th place in prime time. Its Adult 25-54 rating (.5) also cracked the top-ten, tying for #9 for the evening. Court TV (www.courttv.com or AOL Keyword: Court TV), a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both informs and entertains. As the leader in investigative television, Court TV broadcasts trials by day and such brand defining original programs as Forensic Files and popular off-network series as NYPD Blue in the evening. Court TV is 50% owned by AOL Time Warner, and 50% owned by Liberty Media Corp. The network reaches more than 75 million homes. �2003 Courtroom Television Network LLC. All Rights Reserved. |
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THE MIND'S EYE "Psychic Detectives" (10 pm/ET, COURT) February 27, 2003 - In the introduction of this provocative documentary, actress-journalist Andrea Thompson asks if mediums are "the stuff of afternoon talk shows" or a "legitimate crime-solving tool." To help viewers make up their minds, she reviews several cases, in which law-enforcement officers have turned to psychics for help with dead-end investigations. One of those cases involves 19-year-old college sophomore Cindy Song, who disappeared on Halloween 2001 after leaving a party at Penn State. Frustrated by a lack of evidence, Brian Sprinkle, lead detective of the Ferguson Township Police, consulted Carla Baron in May 2002. Baron, a psychic who has helped law enforcement officials crack 30 cases for the past 20 years, uses a tool known as "remote viewing," in which she envisions the victim at the crime scene. Although it's hard to believe that she can "see" anything from 3,000 miles away, Baron was able to describe a carving in a tree from Song's backyard � a detail she otherwise had no way of knowing. But the psychics interviewed here don't claim to be all-knowing seers. They only receive flashes of information, and often don't understand what they've seen. To solve a crime, police still have to go out and collect evidence. Detective Carl Stein, a member of the Lake County Sheriff's Department in California, puts their role in perspective, saying, "A psychic's information is only as good as the cop who's going to take those leads and follow-up." In the end, I left this documentary wanting more. I realize that the filmmakers felt compelled to show as many psychics as possible to build their case, but I wanted more information about the case involving the missing Penn State student. Instead of presenting snapshots of several cases, the producers would have made it more interesting had they presented Baron "working" in California, then compared the information from her "remote viewings" with actual evidence gathered by police. During the hour, noted medium John Edward says that seers help detectives "think outside the box." In other words, a new perspective often puts a new spin on old information. Whether or not Baron has psychic abilities is almost beside the point: As long as psychics help police solve crimes, they're a good thing. � Jeff Gemmill Copyright � 2003 TV Guide Magazine Group, Inc. |
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[ Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003 ] CBS to air Song case on 'Without a Trace' The case of missing Penn State student Cindy Song will get national attention when CBS and Court TV air separate segments tonight. Without a Trace, a show airing on CBS at 10 p.m., will run a 10- to 15-second profile of the Song case at the end of its fictional story. Producers of the show say the profiles are run as a public service and are chosen by the FBI. Psychic Detectives airs on Court TV, also at 10 p.m., and will include a segment on the efforts of psychic Carla Baron in the Song case. An episode of Unsolved Mysteries featured the Song case last September. Song has been missing since the early hours of Nov. 1, 2001. She was last seen wearing a white shirt, pink tank top, brown knee-high boots and a red hooded jacket. Anyone with any information regarding Song's whereabouts is asked to contact the Ferguson Township police at 237-1172 or (800) 479-0050. Copyright � 2003 Collegian Inc. |
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Documentary focuses on missing student case TV REVIEW Thursday, February 27, 2003 BY SHARON JOHNSON Of The Patriot-News You've seen it often enough in police dramas. The psychic is called in to assist a baffled police force. Now see what really happens. "Psychic Detectives," a documentary debuting on Court TV at 10 p.m. today, revisits cases in which psychics have helped the police, as well as one ongoing case. That story -- a familiar one to Central Pennsylvanians who've been following the news -- is the disappearance of 19-year-old Penn State sophomore Cindy Song, missing since Oct. 31, 2001. Local and state police and the FBI were involved in what is described as "one of the most baffling cases we've ever had to deal with." Investigating office Brian Sprinkle didn't hesitate to consult with psychic Carla Baron. From her home in Los Angeles, without visiting State College, she offered information which was incorporated into the investigation. One veteran investigator who has worked with psychics in other cases describes the practice as "like using information from a confidential informant. They give you clues." "When you've exhausted everything you have, it's time to call in a psychic," he says. After a series of consultations, Baron finally meets Sprinkle when she visits State College to see at first hand sites she's only visited through "remote viewing." It might be "months, perhaps years," but investigators hope their combined efforts will finally solve this perplexing crime. In addition to using the talents of psychics, police departments also attempt to train officers to use their own psychic powers to solve cases. Often with surprising results. Viewers might be surprised to see how comfortably police and psychics coexist and cooperate. This is not your father's "Dragnet." Of course, neither is television's updated "Dragnet." I think you'll learn a bit more about modern police practices from tuning in to "Psychic Detectives." SHARON JOHNSON: 255-8168 or sjohnson@patriot-news.com Copyright 2003 The Patriot-News |
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Carla Baron's talent to be featured on Court TV tonight The Express February 27, 2003 STATE COLLEGE � Lock Haven native Carla Baron, a nationally-known psychic, will be featured on Court TV tonight, in a documentary about the case of missing Penn State student Cindy Song. The documentary is about psychics and detective work, the show's producer said. "Psychic Detectives," an hour-long program that is scheduled to debut at 10 p.m. tonight on the cable network, tracks several criminal cases in which investigators have worked with identified psychics. Part of it focuses on the Ferguson Township police probe of Song's disappearance. "It's an open-minded exploration to accurately portray what's happening � without bringing a lot of external agenda into the piece," said producer Steven Miller. He is a partner in Superfine Films, the New York production company that developed the documentary. Miller and colleague Lisa Jackson followed Baron, as she visited central Pennsylvania last year, touring the area and working closely with Ferguson Township police Detective Brian Sprinkle. Baron, now a Los Angeles resident, has been involved in the Song investigation since May 2002. �There's tearing-up; there's emotional moments. You're in the trenches with us," Baron said, describing the documentary. "You get to see what we do and how it is that a psychic comes to work with a police department." Song, a Penn State student from South Korea, was last seen Nov. 1, 2001. The FBI and state and municipal police forces have tried for months to crack the case. "Unsolved Mysteries," another national TV program, featured the disappearance on Aug. 21. "We're always thankful for media exposure," said Edward J. Connor, Ferguson Township's police chief. "We're hoping that, somewhere along the line, it will strike a chord with someone's conscience. "We won't give up," he said. Connor, who was interviewed in a session recorded for the Court TV documentary, definitely credits Baron with providing "some new direction" in the Song investigation. |
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PRESS RELEASE - 2/27/2003 Psychic Carla Baron to be featured on COURT-TV documentary; features Cindy Song case FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE University Park � Nine months ago, the Penn State Paranormal Research Society contacted the Ferguson Township Police and proposed that they accept help from psychic Carla Baron. Now, the investigation will be featured in the one-hour documentary titled, "Psychic Detectives" which will air tonight at 10pm EST on COURT-TV. "I know that Carla and the Ferguson Township Police have done an excellent job," says PRS Director Ryan Buell. "Carla has poured her heart and soul in to this case. She wasn't paid a dime to do it either. We think that Ms. Baron deserves all the credit she can get from this." Ms. Baron recently spoke at the PRS conference, UNIV-CON this past October. She had one of the highest attended lectures, and all of her workshops were filled. "People were literally hounding us to get more of her," says Buell. Although Buell admits that PRS hasn't been involved in the case since last Halloween, he says that PRS still acts as a channel to keep awareness out there. "I've learned that the best contribution I can make for Cindy and her family, is just to keep her name and face out there." "Psychic Detectives" producer Steven Miller contacted Buell in May about the possibility of filming a segment for the 1-hour documentary. Miller then flew Baron from her home in L.A. to State College in June to shoot her working with the police, and then again immediately after UNIV-CON in October. Carla Baron is currently working on a yet-untitled television show, and hosts a radio talk show "The Crystal Palace" out in L.A. PRESS CONTACT � Lauren Tarzcali, let111@psu.edu |
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[ Monday, Jan. 27, 2003 ] Court TV to feature search for Cindy Song The case of missing Penn State student Cindy Song will be featured on a Court TV documentary Feb. 27. "Psychic Detectives," a program that will highlight criminal investigators who have worked with psychics to solve cases, will include the Ferguson Township Police's ongoing search for Song, who has been missing since Nov. 1, 2001. Ferguson Township police called in Carla Baron, a psychic from California, in May to help solve the 22-year-old's disappearance. A film crew followed Baron and recorded her work with the police department. The Song investigation was also featured on an episode of Unsolved Mysteries Sept. 18. Song was last seen wearing a white shirt, pink tank top, brown knee-high boots and a red hooded jacket. Anyone with any information regarding Song's whereabouts is asked to contact the Ferguson Township police at 237-1172 or (800) 479-0050. Copyright � 2003 Collegian Inc. |
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Posted on Fri, Jan. 24, 2003 Court TV to feature missing student 'Psychic Detectives' will air on cable network on Feb. 27 By Adam Smeltz STATE COLLEGE - The case of missing Penn State student Cindy Song will return to a national media spotlight next month, appearing in a Court TV documentary about psychics and detective work, the show's producer said. "Psychic Detectives," an hourlong program that is scheduled to debut at 10 p.m. Feb. 27 on the cable network, tracks several criminal cases in which investigators have worked with identified psychics. Part of it focuses on the Ferguson Township police probe of Song's disappearance. "It's an open-minded exploration to accurately portray what's happening -- without bringing a lot of external agenda into the piece," said producer Steven Miller. He is a partner in Superfine Films, the New York production company that developed the documentary. Miller and colleague Lisa Jackson followed reputed psychic Carla Baron as she visited central Pennsylvania last year, touring the area and talking with Ferguson Township police Detective Brian Sprinkle. Baron, a Los Angeles resident who grew up in Lock Haven, has been involved in the Song investigation since May 2002. "There's tearing-up; there's emotional moments. You're in the trenches with us," Baron said, describing the documentary. "You get to see what we do and how it is that a psychic comes to work with a police department." Song, a Penn State student from South Korea, was last seen Nov. 1, 2001. The FBI and state and municipal police forces have tried for months to crack the case. "Unsolved Mysteries," another national TV program, featured the disappearance on Aug. 21. "We're always thankful for media exposure," said Edward J. Connor, Ferguson Township's police chief. "We're hoping that, somewhere along the line, it will strike a chord with someone's conscience. "We won't give up," he said. Connor, who was interviewed in a session recorded for the Court TV documentary, definitely credits Baron with providing "some new direction" in the Song investigation. |
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Monday, Jan. 13, 2003 PRESS RELEASES One-Hour Documentary Hosted by Andrea Thompson Premieres February 27th at 10:00 PM ET/PT Told from the detective's point of view, "Psychic Detectives" will re-visit crimes that a psychic helped crack. In addition, investigators and psychics will share the uncanny tips and unexplainable clues that have helped close unsolvable cases. Viewers can follow investigations as they evolve and learn some of the techniques psychics use to help police solve a crime. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Psychic Detectives" is produced by Superfine Films for Court TV. Lisa Jackson is the Director and Producer and Stephen Miller is the Producer for Superfine Films. Robyn Hutt is Senior Executive Producer for Court TV. Ed Hersh is the Senior Vice President, Documentaries & Specials for Court TV. Court TV (www.Courttv.com or AOL Keyword: Court TV), a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both informs and entertains. As the leader in investigative television, Court TV broadcasts trials by day and such brand defining original programs as Forensic Files and popular off-network series as NYPD Blue in the evening. Court TV is 50% owned by AOL Time Warner, and 50% owned by Liberty Media Corp. The network is seen in 75 million homes. |
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UNIVERSITY PARK - A year may seem like a long time, but for an organization to be recognized by a University, gain status and even find time among all of these tasks to hold a conference, a year is hardly time at all. The Penn State Paranormal Research Society managed all of this, showing the culmination of all of its efforts the weekend of Oct. 24-27, 2002 when it hosted the first annual paranormal conference. �University Conference� or �UNIV CON,� was a four-day paranormal conference packed full of workshops and other paranormal-spirited activities, and most importantly, speakers, held at Penn State. Speakers included demonologist Lou Gentile; journalist, author and UFOlogist Curt Sutherly; author Elaine Mercado and psychic Carla Baron. Baron kicked off the conference Thursday night with her lecture in which she discussed psychic abilities, her role on MTV�s Fear, and readings on members of the audience. Spirits were high among members of the organization and the audience as well. As students filed into the lecture hall, they took seats as close to the front as possible to gain the best view of Baron. After Matthew Ritsko welcomed the audience and PRS Director Ryan Buell personally announced Baron, Baron emerged into the dimly lit room, soft music permeating in the background. The mood was set. From the very beginning Baron immediately commanded the attention of the audience. Her strong, friendly voice and youthful personality not only held the interest of the members of the audience but also left room for them to participate as well. Without a doubt, the readings were the highlight of the lecture. Baron first asked audience members who were interested in getting readings done to stand up and introduce themselves. Baron made this interesting by commenting along the way�pointing to one girl who apparently traveled with a �twin soul". Although time only permitted for four readings, Baron�s credibility as a psychic was truly demonstrated. Almost all of the persons selected were so shocked by what Baron had to say and her accuracy that they became emotional during the readings�all except for one cried. The true test of the success of the lecture was when it ended�more than half of the audience signed up for their own psychic readings, a task that Baron more than willingly tackled for the rest of the weekend.... |
