SVPS Lead Investigator Name: Kelli Jones Birthdate: August 9 Location: Barboursville, Virginia Chinese Horoscope: The Rooster Astrological Sign: Leo Strong Interests: Ghosts, Hauntings, After-life Communication, Paranormal Research ( anything of the paranormal nature….anything!), Quantum Physics, Eastern Religions & Eastern Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Social Issues, Music, Research and Reading. Other Interests: Travel, going to concerts, movies, theater, coaching my daughters cheerleading squad, watching my kids play sports. I have always had an interest in ghosts and all things paranormal. This continued into adulthood, but it was more or less entertainment for me.   I was a skeptic, but I was an open-minded skeptic.   There had been enough unexplainable events in my life that I knew there was more to the big picture than science could tell us about.   Even though I was open-minded, the continuation of any form of life after physical death was the issue I was most skeptical about. That changed in a big way in the late summer of 2005.   My family and I began to experience a haunting in our home that changed everything I believed about the survival of consciousness after physical death. It was scary, stressful, and at times almost unbearable.    At the same time it was exciting and exhilarating for me.   I had found a new path in life.   That path was to try to find the answers and understanding about what had occurred in my home that no one else could give me.   Instead of receiving support and understanding from family and friends, we found ourselves completely alone, ridiculed and shunned. My husband, Curtis, is also interested in paranormal research and is a new member of the group.   I have two children, Caitlin age 10 and Cole age 4.   They are great kids and also have a better than average interest in all things paranormal.   Caitlin is very spiritual and wise beyond her young years.   Cole is also very bright and seems to be very sensitive to things and people that most of us cannot see or hear.   He gave us a lot of helpful and useful information about “who” was in our home and what they were doing from day to day! After leaving our haunted home, I began reading everything I could get my hands on about ghosts, hauntings and everything paranormal. It became my mission and my passion to explain what had happened to us.   It was very comforting to know that I was not alone, and that there were actually groups out there that investigated hauntings.   I am thrilled to be a part of such a great team, and look forward to contributing in any way that I can in the very important field of paranormal research. You can e-mail Kelli at Kwjones96@aol.com