As mentioned in
American Paranormal
Magazine!
GARY FISHER
Founder / Lead
I became interested in the paranormal when I had an experience with a shadow person in my kitchen when I was 11 years old in my home I shared with my mom. I was interested in it ever since, but it wasn't socially acceptable to talk about it back then. I then became a fan of paranormal TV shows when Ghost Hunters started.
While stationed in Columbus, Mississippi I decided to join a local group called the Mystic Mississippi Paranormal Society. I was an investigator/tech manager for them for 3 years with a 6 month deployment to the Middle East in the middle, where I experienced some paranormal activity at the base I was working at. In 2012, I was transferred to South Korea where I formed my own group called Osan Paranormal Investigations. I closed that group in the winter of 2012 when I got stationed in Tampa Florida where I joined the Paranormal Research Society of Florida or P.R.O.O.F., who I was with until 2017.
I helped found C1st Paranormal and when I got stationed in Illinois in 2018 I founded a new chapter of C1st called C1st Paranormal Midwest. I've been part of paranormal investigations all over the country and the world. I'm also the host of Unlocking the Unknown Radio where I discuss all types of paranormal phenomenon covering the gambit of Ghosts, Cryptids, and UFO's. I've held every position you cand hold in a paranormal group from founder to case manager to tech manager and as such I bring a lot of varying experience to C1st and I'm so excited that this group is going to be helping as many people as we can with their paranormal issues.
ERIC BUCHHEIT
Team Co-lead
I’ve always had a fascination with the paranormal, but never any experiences to confirm it. In 2012, my family and I went to Hannibal, Missouri for vacation and while there, went on a haunted tour. Now, I take haunted tourism with a grain of salt (as I think everyone should) but while on that tour I got my hands on some divining rods and easily communicated while in a cemetery. Next thing you know, we’re talking to deceased family members.
It’s funny how puzzle pieces just fall together sometimes. I come from a small town, where I help manage my family’s restaurant. One day, there were a team of investigators in having a meeting, I see they're a paranormal team and we get chatting. Since then, our restaurant has been investigated twice, both yielding interesting finds and I’ve since joined ASI (now merged with C1st).
I am a devout Christian, and I certainly use my beliefs in my investigating. I pray before, during and after. Despite what some believe, I feel that if my God gave me a gift, I should use it to help people – or those that have gone before us and need some assistance. My experience with dowsing/divining has only grown and I’ve enjoyed employing the skill on a handful of investigations, both personally and with the team. With any I always look forward to experiencing the next investigation, and always with hopes of helping others.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DANA FISHER
Historical / Location Research
I became aware of the field of the Paranormal when I married my husband Gary Fisher. Due to prior engagements I’m unable to be a field team member but I love to help my husband and his team help people with Paranormal issues doing the behind the scenes work on locations they investigate.