Peter Hurkos's guest appearances

Peter Hurkos

Bryton SLC

The Some Weird Podcast

Worldwide 

Jay Leno

Stephen King

Harrison Ford

Bill Paxton

George A. Romero

Granger Taylor

Olivia Mabel

Bobby Dunbar

Travis Walton

Thomas Ince

Kaspar Hauser

Lillian Alling

Worldicus Championicus Podcasticus

Danny Dodge

OwlTail

D.J. Grothe

When the police fail to turn up leads in missing persons cases, families sometimes get desperate and ask psychic detectives to “help.”  In the case of Jim Thompson, his sister, Eleanor, hired the world’s most famous psychic celebrity at the time – Peter Hurkos – to locate her brother when the police could not. But psychic detectives are rarely helpful, and we sit down with professional skeptic and former psychic entertainer, D.J. Grothe, to discuss the dangers of  psychic detectives and the tactics they employ to convince grieving people to depart with their money.Information for this series was taken from William Warren's book, Jim Thompson: The Unsolved Mystery (1999); Joshua Kurlantzick's book, The Ideal Man: The Tragedy of Jim Thompson and the American Way of War  (2012);  and a variety of popular newspaper and magazine articles about the Thompson case. Have little podcast listeners and want to discover another podcast from Thirteen Media?  Check out ABC Story Sisters, a story time podcast bringing classic children's literature to life for kids, and kids at heart! Worldwide listeners will recognize a familiar voice as one of season five's special guests!

When the police fail to turn up leads in missing persons cases, families sometimes get desperate and ask psychic detectives to “help.”  In the case of Jim Thompson, his sister, Eleanor, hired the world’s most famous psychic celebrity at the time – Peter Hurkos – to locate her brother when the police could not. But psychic detectives are rarely helpful, and we sit down with professional skeptic and former psychic entertainer, D.J. Grothe, to discuss the dangers of  psychic detectives and the tactics they employ to convince grieving people to depart with their money. Information for this series was taken from William Warren's book, Jim Thompson: The Unsolved Mystery (1999); Joshua Kurlantzick's book, The Ideal Man: The Tragedy of Jim Thompson and the American Way of War  (2012);  and a variety of popular newspaper and magazine articles about the Thompson case. Have little podcast listeners and want to discover another podcast from Thirteen Media?  Check out <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abc-story-sisters/id1567412469" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ABC Story Sisters,</a> a story time podcast bringing classic children's literature to life for kids, and kids at heart! Worldwide listeners will recognize a familiar voice as one of season five's special guests!

Ep. 2.2.  Peter Hurkos and The Dangers of Psychic Detectives: An Interview with D.J. Grothe (Worldwide: The Disappearance of the Thai Silk King)

Do you think psychic powers are real? Or are they just fun parlor tricks meant for entertainment? In this episode, we tell the story about a man named Peter Hurkos who claimed to have psychic abilities and who consulted on various criminal cases including that of the Boston Strangler. Then we flip it 180 degrees to talk about the Amazing Randi; a man who claimed to be a charlatan and a liar and who set out to debunk these so-called psychics. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. We are always looking for story ideas. You can submit your ideas or your personal stories or learn a little more about us and the podcast at our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @SomeWeirdPod

Do you think psychic powers are real? Or are they just fun parlor tricks meant for entertainment? In this episode, we tell the story about a man named Peter Hurkos who claimed to have psychic abilities and who consulted on various criminal cases including that of the Boston Strangler. Then we flip it 180 degrees to talk about the Amazing Randi; a man who claimed to be a charlatan and a liar and who set out to debunk these so-called psychics. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. We are always looking for story ideas. You can submit your ideas or your personal stories or learn a little more about us and the podcast at our website: <a href="http://www.someweirdpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.someweirdpodcast.com</a> Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at <a href="mailto:SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com">SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com</a> or on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/SomeWeirdPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SomeWeirdPod</a>

Peter Hurkos: Psychic Detective and The Amazing Randi: Magic Investigator

Peter Hurkos obtained mysterious powers after falling off a ladder. Did this lead him to help solve countless crimes, including the Manson Family Murders?

Peter Hurkos obtained mysterious powers after falling off a ladder. Did this lead him to help solve countless crimes, including the Manson Family Murders?

Episode S2E17 - Dutch Psychic Peter Hurkos