Psychic detective peter hurkos, who helped law officers search for clues in several famous casesincluding the manson family murders and boston strangler casedied of heart failure wednesday in. Prior to the time covered by this book, he had done work with an esp teaching machine and, he told me, he had investigated the famed psychic peter hurkos. When the dutch psychic peter hurkos approached nor. Home interesting 6 famous psychics in history that predicted historical events. Peter hurkos, internationally known for his claims of extrasensory perception, was found guilty by a jury tonight of impersonating an. John burggraf, wrote his autobiography simply titled psychic massmarket paperback edition book cover archive. The psychic world of peter hurkos 9780584102086 by browning, norma lee and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. She was a skeptic and journalist who exposed frauds. Hurkos was a house painter until he fell 35 feet from a ladder and fractured his skull in 1943. The peter hurkos story 1960, one step beyond tv series, usa. It is also a great inside view of how psychic abilities work. Peter hurkos is considered by experts to have been the worlds foremost psychic.
Psychic world of peter hurkos by browning, norma lee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She became a believer, writing that his accuracy rate ranged from 87% to 99%. Peter hurkos is considered by specialists, doctors and sciectists to have been the worlds foremost psychic of the 20th century. The psychic world of peter hurkos by browning, norma lee. Peter hurkos, the foremost psychic of the 20th century. Peter hurkos, a professional psychic who sought clues in the manson family murders and the boston strangler case, died of a heart attack today, his publicist said. Manson were convicted and in the boston strangler murders, died of a. The book is full of great stories by peter hurkos of amazing feats and crimes solved.
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