“He’s the only person in history to be tried and found guilty because of the testimony of a ghost,” Bruni said.īruni said one of her favorite parts of the job is researching the history of an old home or landmark where people have claimed to see ghosts – and places like Rhode Island are perfect for finding those stories. He was allegedly tried and convicted – and sentenced to death – after his uncle testified that his mom’s ghost visited him and fingered Thomas for the crime. killed his mother in the area in the 1600s. Legend has it, and some historical records back this up, that Thomas Cornell Jr. “There’s something in the farmhouse that has an affinity toward children, and it’s not necessarily a nice affinity,” she wrote.īruni explained that in the upcoming season of “Kindred Spirits,” she explored The Valley Inn in Portsmouth. In the book, she explains that she never found evidence of the spirits described by the Perron family in the Burrillville farmhouse made famous in “ The Conjuring,” but she isn’t convinced that it’s completely safe either. Which raises the question: What is the most haunted place in Rhode Island?īruni laughed sheepishly as though she doesn’t get asked that question about every state in the country on a regular basis. The couple had a kid together, and she’s been here for 12 years. She landed in Rhode Island because she met a guy while she was investigating ghosts in Warwick for the Syfy show. There has always been a subculture of people who seek out paranormal experiences, but the internet has helped the community grow, and shows like “Ghost Hunters” and “Kindred Spirits” has essentially made the afterlife mainstream.Īnd she is front and center. But when she met the creators of “Ghost Hunters,” a show that ran for 11 seasons on the Syfy network (and was recently revived), she quit her job to do the work full-time. She would spend her free time doing what ghost hunters do – researching potentially haunted houses or burial grounds. She’s quick to explain that she used to have a normal day job, as a project manager for a health insurance company. To be sure, Bruni is adamant that she’s right. “I could be the crazy lady talking to nothing,” Bruni said. One chapter is titled, “There is no such thing as a ghost detector,” and the next is, “It’s not always a ghost.” Her first book, “ Life with the Afterlife: 13 Truths I Learned about Ghosts,” was released Tuesday and has already shot to the top of Amazon’s bestsellers in the very Halloween-friendly “unexplained mysteries” category.īruni’s book doesn’t require you to believe in ghosts in order to enjoy it, and her conversational approach to writing seems to suggest to readers she’s in on the joke, too. “I was not afraid I was intensely curious,” Bruni, who now lives in Portsmouth, recalled in an interview this week.Īnd so began her lifelong fascination with paranormal activity that has taken her from enthusiastic ghost hunting hobbyist to reality television celebrity (she stars on “Kindred Spirits” on the Travel Channel), and now, published author.
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