The experience of supernatural occurrences varies widely from person to person, and studies have shown that most people believe in at least one form of paranormal events.
A Gallup study conducted in 2005 revealed that nearly three out of four people in the United States acknowledge a belief in the paranormal, with extrasensory perception (ESP), and haunted houses being the top two most experienced events. Only 27% of the population said they did not believe in any form of supernatural phenomena.
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While Tenney’s own personal experience fuels his pursuit of supernatural truths, he keeps an open and somewhat suspicious mind when he is scrutinizing a paranormal incident.
“After 27 years of doing this, the hardest part for me to do is walk the line between believer and nonbeliever,” he said. “If I’m a complete skeptic and I write it all off, I’m missing stuff. If I’m a true believer, I write all this other stuff off and miss that.”
After conducting numerous investigations throughout Royal Oak, Tenney believes it is one of the most haunted cities in the area. He names the Orson Starr house, St. Mary’s Cemetery, the Normandy Road rail road overpass, and an entire block of basements along Washington Avenue as having the highest amount of activity.
“Most of the places that I investigate, the majority of people are fine with it, they just want to know that they are not insane,” he said. “The hyperbolic nature of television makes everybody think it’s demons and evil, and people are being attacked, that’s just not a real scenario.”
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“The 1966 event is a very big event in UFO circles. People talk about Roswell, Area 51, and quite rightfully this is one of the things that I believe is right up there with them,” said Bill Konkolesky, the state director of