Monday, April 27, 2009  Psychic Detectives Part IV: Other
"Notables"  Part I: Intro Part II: Dorothy Allison and Noreen
Renier Part III: Sylvia Browne, Psychic Clown  Arthur Price
Roberts  Roberts was one of America's first psychic detectives.
Little is known about him, the main source of information being
Frank Edwards' book Strange People (Lyle Stuart, 1986). Edwards
reports that Roberts remained illiterate throughout his life
because he feared that learning would dilute his gifts, which he
used to predict disasters and identify criminals in the '30s. In
1935, Roberts warned Milwaukee police: "Going to be lots of
bombings - dynamitings! I see two banks blown up and perhaps the
city hall. Going to blow up police stations. Then there’s going
to be a big blowup south of the Menomonee river and it’ll be all
over." Edwards writes, "As Roberts was known for his
predictions, extra precautions were taken. Eight days later the
village hall was blasted to bits. Two people died and others
were injured. The next day th