General Info

Patti Starr is a world renowned paranormal investigator who owns the Ghost Chasers International Inc., founded in 1996 based in Lexington, Kentucky. She is also owner of the Ghost Hunter Shop located at 835 Porter Place, Lexington, Kentucky. Patti is the tour guide for the immensely popular Bardstown Ghost Trek which she started in 1997 in Bardstown, KY. With over 30 years of paranormal research and ghost investigations Patti has captured many anomalies in photos, videos and audios while investigating haunted locations. Her goal as an experienced and accomplished paranormal investigator is to collect evidence to support the premise that life goes on even after death. She is very active as a ghost researcher, author, lecturer, consultant, dowser, and teacher. Her book, Ghost Hunting in Kentucky and Beyond, is widely hailed as a must-have resource for all serious ghost hunters. Patti taught ghost hunting courses at the Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington, Kentucky for eight years. Her Ghost Hunter Certification Home Study Course is in great demand and she has students from all over the world enrolled. She is currently lecturing at numerous universities, colleges, and libraries throughout the United States. Patti’s work has been documented in numerous newspapers and magazines including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Oracle 20/20, Ghost Magazine and Southern Distinction. In 2006 Patti Starr was voted as one of the Top Ten Ghost Hunter Paranormal Investigators in America for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and again for 2011 on Haunted America Tours website. Patti is a frequent guest on television and radio programs. She has been featured on national TV such as A&E “Airline” filmed in Birmingham, AL, at the haunted Sloss Furnaces and a film clip of that investigation was featured on the Montel Williams Show. She was also featured on the Food Network “The Best of Fright Food” filmed at the haunted Talbott Tavern in Bardstown, Kentucky. Patti’s second book came out in September of 2010. The publisher created a series of books called “America’s Haunted Road Trip” and chosen one author from each state to write about the ghosts found in public places where people could take a road trip to visit these haunted locations. Patti was chosen to write for the state of Kentucky, titled, ”Ghosthunting, Kentucky”. In a resent TV special “Mystery Monday” Patti was able to reveal Henry, the ghost that haunts the Ghost Hunter Shop, with some pretty good evidence including a story with pictures and a convincing EVP to back up her evidence. Patti owns, ScareFest Con, which will be held for the fifth year at the Lexington Center on September 28-30, 2012. It is herald as is the biggest "Horror and Paranormal" conventions held in the USA projecting 15,000 fans for this year. It will feature many stars and celebrities from the horror and paranormal communities.