Ed and Lorraine Warren | |
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 Ed (right) and Lorraine (left) Warren | |
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| Organization | New England Society for Psychic Research |
| Children | 1 |
| Ed Warren | |
| Born | Edward Warren September 7, 1926 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 2006 (aged 79) Monroe, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Lorraine Warren | |
| Born | Lorraine Rita Moran January 31, 1927 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | April 18, 2019 (aged 92) Monroe, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Website | warrens |
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Edward Warren Miney (September 7, 1926 – August 23, 2006)[1] and Lorraine Rita Warren (née Moran; January 31, 1927 – April 18, 2019)[2][3] were American paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of alleged hauntings. Edward was a self-taught and self-professed demonologist, author, and lecturer. Lorraine professed to be clairvoyant and a light trance medium who worked closely with her husband.
In 1952, the Warrens founded the New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR), the oldest ghost-hunting group in New England.[4] They authored many books about the paranormal and about their private investigations into various reports of paranormal activity. They claimed to have investigated well over 10,000 cases during their career.[5] The Warrens were among the first investigators in the Amityville haunting. According to the Warrens, the official website of the NESPR, Viviglam Magazine, and several other sources, the NESPR uses a variety of individuals, including medical doctors, researchers, police officers, nurses, college students, and members of the clergy in its investigations.[6][7][8]
Stories of ghost hauntings popularized by the Warrens have been adapted as or have indirectly inspired dozens of films, television series, and documentaries, including several films in the Amityville Horror series and the films in The Conjuring Universe.[9]
Skeptics Perry DeAngelis and Steven Novella investigated the Warrens' evidence and described it as "blarney".[10] Skeptical investigators Joe Nickell and Benjamin Radford concluded that the better-known hauntings, Amityville and the Snedeker family haunting, did not happen and had been invented.[11][12][13]
- ^ "Obituary of Ed Warren". Abriola Parkview Funeral Home. August 26, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Birk, Libby (April 19, 2019). "How Did Lorraine Warren Die?". PopCulture.com. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (April 19, 2019). "Lorraine Warren, Paranormal Investigator Portrayed in 'The Conjuring,' Dies at 92". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Brown, Alan (September 30, 2008). Ghost Hunters of New England. Lebanon, New Hampshire: University Press of New England. p. 3.
- ^ "Paranormal Investigator Lorraine Warren Dies at 92". Outlook India. April 20, 2019.
- ^ Cuda, Amanda (April 28, 2019). "'Beyond the grave' – the Warrens' paranormal legacy". Associated Press News.
- ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy (2011). Ocean-Born Mary: The Truth Behind a New Hampshire Legend. Arcadia Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 9781614238454.
- ^ "Ed & Lorraine Warren – Homepage". Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2005.
- ^ "Lorraine Warren: All the Horror and Paranormal Movies She Inspired". PopCulture.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
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snopeswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Nickell, Joe (2019). "Lorraine Warren dead at ninety-two". Skeptical Inquirer. 43 (4): 7.