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| Email: KMOV-TV - Sylvia Browne, Real or Fake?An ex-minister in Sylvia Browne's church gives her thoughts on a TV expose'. Published: May 13 2008  Promo for the KMOV-TV investigative report. BackgroundOn May 4 2008, Sylvia Browne appeared in the city of St. Louis, Mo., one of the stops on her "Farewell Lecture Tour." St. Louis is the home of Shawn Hornbeck, the subject of Browne's most well-publicized, most well-known mistake (see articles Montel: Shawn Hornbeck Reading and Follow-up to "Montel: Shawn Hornbeck Reading"). Craig Cheatham, investigative reporter for St. Louis TV station KMOV, decided to do an investigative report on Browne. This article briefly discusses that report, and the response one woman, previously a minister with Browne's Church of Novus Spiritus, had to that report. The Report From the promo: Sylvia Browne being interviewed. The investigative report was broadcast on May 8, 2008, and stressed many points made on this site, especially her failure with the Hornbeck reading. Most interesting to me was the brief interview the reporter had with Browne (see picture above). Apparently, he approached her as her assistant was pushing her in her wheelchair from her car to the hotel where she was staying. When the reporter asks Browne if she had anything to say to the parents of Shawn Hornbeck, Browne's assistant looks to see her reaction to this, and immediately starts wheeling her away as she responds to the interviewer with "No, no." Famous skeptic James Randi was interviewed for the report, and at one point says:
The report was brief, but in the small amount of time he had, reporter Craig Cheatham packed in a lot of information, and made a powerful statement about Browne and what she does. The promo for the report can be viewed here, and the report in its entirety can be viewed here. The EmailMr. Cheatham also wrote a blog entry about the report, in which he further critiques the Hornbeck reading, and discusses Browne herself a bit more. Many people have left comments about the report, both positive and negative, on the blog entry. As of this writing, 23 comments have been approved and can be viewed. I was quite pleased to note that ex-ministers of Browne's Church of Novus Spiritus had left comments, including Nancy Williams and Rob Samuels, both of whom have been quoted on this site. Several days after the report aired, I received an email from Cheri Davis. Ms. Davis is another such ex-minister, who for the past year has been providing me with much information, materials and research assistance, but who, up until now, had yet to come forward publicly and discuss her thoughts on Sylvia Browne. Here, with her permission, is that email:
ConclusionAs of this writing, the comment which Davis sent to Cheatham's blog has yet to be approved/posted, so I was more than pleased to take this opportunity to make it available here. I would like to thank reporter Craig Cheatham for putting together his report, and to thank Cheri Davis not only for the above email (and the kind words about me and this site), but for all of the help and support she has given me over the past year. Update - May 18 2008 From the promo: Craig Akers being interviewed. On May 15 2008, KMOV-TV aired a follow-up report in which they spoke with Shawn Hornbeck's father, Craig Akers. Mr. Akers said the following about Browne:
Browne has repeatedly stated that she never charges for missing persons cases, yet Akers goes on to say:
It remains unclear who told the Akers this. I am frequently asked in emails whether Browne ever apologized to the Akers for being incorrect about Shawn. Akers finally answers that question in the report:
In the previous report, Browne had replied "No, no." when the reporter asked if she had anything to say to Shawn's parents. I thought that perhaps she had said something to them in private, but apparently not. That Browne would tell these people that their missing son was dead, and not even apologize for that when she was proven wrong, speaks volumes about her. I believe that it supports James Randi's description of her as "absolutely uncaring, unfeeling." The promo for the follow-up report can be viewed here. The report in its entirety can be viewed here. Craig Cheatham's blog entry about the report can be viewed here. Related LinksClicking on any of these links will load a separate browser window for viewing the linked page. StopSylviaBrowne.com is not responsible for the content of any of these linked pages.
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