Bio
Patrick Burns is best known as the paranormal investigator star of TruTV’s (formerly CourtTV)Haunting Evidence. For three seasons, Burns was called to apply his vast knowledge of electronics and computer systems toward the goal of documenting paranormal activity.
He is one of the most respected and in-demand paranormal researchers today, receiving requests to conduct investigations and lectures from coast to coast.
Burns’ numerous technical skills include a mastery of advanced audio filtering techniques for enhancing faint EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena) recordings.
When not in front of a camera, Patrick can be seen working behind one. He is a professional photographer and videographer and was able to lend his vast knowledge of these fields to his role on “Haunting Evidence”.
As a photographer, Patrick shoots in infrared light exclusively. His unique style has won him accolades from his peers and examples of his work can be seen in his on-line gallery at Patrick Burns Photography
He is the founder and director of Ghost Hounds, one of the largest paranormal communities in the USA, and is the organizer and host of GhoStock: a paranormal enthusiast’s convention held annually at famously haunted locations across the country.
Burns has always considered himself to be a “skeptical believer” and cautiously examines all claims of paranormal events. At a conference in the summer of 2008, Burns participated in several panel discussions alongside members of the James Randi Educational Foundation – one of the largest skeptical societies in the world. At the conclusion of the conference, he was singled out and lauded for being the only member of the paranormal community in attendance that willingly engaged and answered the tough questions posed by the skeptics.
Patrick currently has several ambitious media projects in the works, including a “how-to” instructional video on ghost hunting and a series of DVD’s profiling allegedly haunted locations around the country. Somewhere in between, he’s managed to find the time to pen his first book: The Other Side: A Teenager’s Guide to Ghost Hunting with Marley Gibson andDave Schrader.
After graduating high school in 1987, Burns enrolled in Columbia School of Broadcastings radio announcing curriculum. After completing the course of study, he worked in radio for a number of years. His formal training in reading copy to time has served him well thorough his paranormal career; when Court TV premiered the first pilots of “Haunting Evidence” in December of 2005, Patrick was called to do voice over narration for the two initial episodes.
When not chasing specters through haunted houses and cemeteries, Patrick enjoys camping and SCUBA diving.
He is the father of two sons, and resides in Boston.
