Proof at Last? Ghosts & More
Written: Jun 05 '07 (Updated Jun 05 '07)
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Pros: Documented cases, Use of Law Enforcement officials as witnesses, well written
Cons: Won't make a non-believer...believe
The Bottom Line: Interesting cases to at least make you think about the Unexplained and Paranormal.
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| cmaw63's Full Review: Sue Kovach - Hidden Files: Law Enforcement's True ... |
Finally a book that, while it may not prove anything, gave me stories that I could believe.
Hidden Files
The title is a little misleading. The cases discussed in this book aren't, and weren't, hidden. In fact a story, The Barracks, has not one, but several officers that experienced unexplainable events throughout a period of years.
From Royal Canadian Mounted Police to small town police officers to large city homicide detectives, all are willing to share their story. The use of names and photographs of the officers lend an air of reality to this book. I know some law enforcement officials can be as "kooky" as anyone...but it has been instilled in most of us from a young age that police officers are to be trusted. I could feel that belief working on me as I read Hidden Files: Law Enforcement's True Case Stories of the Unexplained and Paranormal.
Sue Kovach, the author, writes an introduction to each chapter, giving some background and pointing out that not all claims of ghosts and the paranormal are to be taken seriously. In fact some can be ridiculed. The stories she has chosen for this book are ones she feels are unexplainable and most have several witnesses.
The Unexplained & Paranormal covered in the 6 chapters are:
1. Ghosts
2. Psychic Phenomena
3. UFO's and Related Phenomena
4. Cult and Occult Phenomena
5. Disappearances
6. Other Unexplained Phenomena
At the end of the 6 chapters is a brief afterword by Sue Kovach. She explains that some of the officers, "to this day" (1998), still have a "stigma" attached to them for their beliefs.
In the last part of Hidden Files I was able to get to know the officers a little better. There is a brief biography on each officer featured in a story.
Rich Strasser...joined the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office in 1992. ...awarded the department's Medal of Valor. ...now a member of the SWAT team and trains new recruits.
To Believe or Not To Believe?
This book is the closest I've found, yet, to make a non-believer at least think about the possibilities of ghosts and the paranormal. For those that already believe this is an interesting book that can show that your experiences may not be as rare as you thought.
I liked that Sue Kovach wasn't an "I believe, so it must be true" hit you over the head with outlandish stories author, as I've found some others to be. That she used documented cases, and others with several law enforcement witnesses, works for me. She wrote well presented accounts that kept me interested through the entire book.
Hidden Files: Law Enforcement's True Case Stories of the Unexplained and Paranormal is a book I recommend for anyone, but especially for those interested in the supernatural.
Recommended:
Yes
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