Eleanor Wagner

Author Eleanor Wagner is the founder of the Lady Ghostbusters and began chronicling their experiences in Sussex County when she began her Hauntings series. The books took off and she's since expanded exploration to other counties in North Jersey. Eleanor has always been sensitive to the paranormal. She's been able to see things before they happen, connect with deceased loved ones, and sense hauntings in buildings. 

Laurel is a third-generation sensitive medium. One of her grandmothers was a Hungarian gypsy while the other was a psychic, medical intuitive, and medium. She began investigating the paranormal in 1979 with her mentor, John Reilly, who taught her about the tarot, time travel, astral projection, and clairvoyance. She uses old-school methods of investigating and communicating with spirits. 

Team Case Manager, Brittany is fascinated with ghosts and loves watching paranormal television. She's gifted but says she rarely experienced anything until joining the Lady Ghostbustes. She's pursuing a master's in history and is therefore relied upon when researching sites. She also is involved in genealogy. Brittany calls herself a skeptical believer and goes to great lengths to first debunk something before considering it paranormal. Truth and integrity are important to her. 

Deb grew up in the old mining town of Ogdensburg, New Jersey when the paranormal became her passion. She considered herself sensitive as a child and sought to further educate herself so she could hone in on her abilities to communicate with the dead. Her empathic nature and deep spirituality are a benefit to the team. She makes great use of her metaphysical skills, and goofy personality.

Jodi has been interested in the paranormal most of her life, and grew up in an active home. She's a healthcare professional, empath, and reiki healer with a bit of skepticism thrown into the mix.

Tera was raised Wiccan as a child and is able to use the five senses to connect with spirits. She has had experiences for as long as she can remember. Thankfully, she can forewarn the team of a presence even when they don't know it's there. She went to college for criminal and social justice to be a forensic detective. An animal lover, she often takes in strays. She also loves tattoos and body modifications.

Jacki is a psychic medium who has been aware of spirits from a very young age. She goes to investigations without any knowledge of activity experienced. Jacki assists earthbound souls in crossing over. Her main goal is to put all involved, both the living and dead, at ease and provide them with a sense of peace.

Kristin has a background in science and loves evaluating things from a scientific point of view. She's also a history buff with some intuitive sense, but mostly plays well with others and poses the right questions in order to get the most clarifying results.

Art is a paranormal researcher, empath, clairvoyant, and psychic. Known for seeing past events and communicating wit the dead, Art has been a paranormal investigator for over 40 years. He's hosted hundreds of ghost tours at Burn Brae Mansion in Glen Spey, New York -- a paranormal bed and breakfast experience.

Spouse to Art Petersen, Liz has been fascinated with the paranormal since she was a kid. Having had a few experiences where she's seen ghosts, she was especially sensitive to the spirit world as a teenager. Once she aged and gained more responsibilities, her sixth sense went dormant. She has been involved in many investigations with Art as the researcher who likes to uncover the history of each visited site. She's good at finding things.

Andrew has been interested in the paranormal since he first viewed the television series, In Search Of... He began collecting paranormal literature and now has a nearly 450-volume library. He appeared on season two, episode six of Ghost Adventures and was a consultant on season six, episode five of Finding Bigfoot, which was filmed in Sussex County. He's an energy worker and shares his home with seven cats.

Mike's spiritual journal started in his thirties when he saw a spoon in his kitchen move on its own. Soon after, he saw the full-bodied apparition of his deceased mother, who passed away a decade prior. Once he realized he was blessed with this gift, he began training to become a spiritual healer and medium.

New to the paranormal investigation world, George has always been intrigued by spirits. He's straight-forward in his opinion, and uses facts to determine whether something is a legitimate haunting or not. He follows this up with research, and uses his analytical mind when reviewing the data.

Margaret was born and raised in Morris County, New Jersey. She started having clairvoyant visions in 1982. After attending seances and realizing she wasn't alone, she delved into the paranormal world and has been an investigator since 2015. She's an empath and true Libra in every sense.

Looking to join our team? Contact Eleanor Wagner here.

Looking to join our team? Contact Eleanor Wagner here.