PSYCHICS AND THE SA POLICE—
NO
DECISIVE ROLE!
(Investigator 16, 1991
January)
In 1979 The
Advertiser
reported:
The
Channel 9
Network is poised to bring out to Australia leading American psychic
Dorothy Allison…
An
interview with Mrs
Allison will be featured on Channel 9’s excellent current affairs
program 60 Minutes…
According
to reporter
Ray Martin, who interviewed Mrs Allison in the U.S. last month, she has
led police to the bodies of 26 children and tracked down seven child
murderers in two years.
About
300 American
Police Forces have been aided by Mrs Allison in the past 10 years…
60
Minutes executive
producer, Gerald Stone, contacted the SA Police Force last week and he
said… "if the police feel Mrs Allison could help them regarding the
Truro murders we will fly her to Australia." (May 7)
The
preceding press
report prompted the following letter dated (1989, July 15) to the
Commissioner, SA Police:
Dear
Sir,
The
accompanying news
clipping (The Advertiser 1979 May 7) reveals that the Australian police
considered using the help of a "psychic" to solve crimes.
Could
you answer two
questions for me?
1.
What is the policy of the S. A. Police Force nowadays toward
accepting help from psychics with alleged clairvoyant powers?
2.
Has any psychic ever played a decisive role in solving a crime in
Australia (or in South Australia)?
Yours
faithfully,
The
following reply was
received:
South
Australia Police Department
Police
Headquarters,
Eastwood
26th
July, 1989.
I
refer to your letter
of 15th July, 1989 concerning psychics, and answer your questions as
follows:
1.
The South Australian Police Department has no specific policy on
the use of psychics and clairvoyants. All evidence received in an
investigation is assessed and acted upon according to the circumstances
of the case under review.
2.
We
have no documented record of a psychic playing a decisive role in
solving crime.
Yours
faithfully,
G.J.
EDWARDS
Detective
Chief
Superintendent
Investigations
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