by Ken Biddle


On a cold Sunday afternoon, I walked the streets of New Hope, PA with my wife and a close friend. Along with browsing the many shops, my wife enjoys visiting one of the local psychics, to sit for a tarot card reading. The Yellow Pages lists three psychic shops, and her choice for today was Readings by Edith. I agreed not only to accompany her, but to sit for my own reading.  

I’m not a fan of psychics, but I’m not going to discount someone’s claim without allowing them to demonstrate what they believe they can do. Maybe they really can do what they say they can do.

We arrived for our 1:30 appointment and were greeted by Robert, the son of Edith. He explained that he comes from four generations of psychics, and they run the longest running psychic shop in the area (34 years).  He has been a medium for 27 years. In addition to the $30 fee for a tarot card reading, we could ask additional questions at $5 each. 

Myra Lewis, a 2-year old girl from Canton, Mississippi, disappeared on March 1, 2014 from the front yard of her home. Madison County Sheriff Randy Tucker says he’s received thousands of tips but her fate remains a mystery. 

Enter a group called “Find Me” -  a collection of volunteers who discuss clues and hypotheses about missing person and crime cases over the Internet. Tucker, who admits to being emotionally affected by not knowing what happened to Myra, has accepted the advice of the crowd-sourced investigation group. 

Find Me was founded by a law enforcement officer who wanted to help. It is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. According to their web site, the volunteers consist of law enforcement officers, professional search and rescue volunteers and “talented psychics”. The latest media reports have keyed in on that last item - psychics. 

The group has given the Sheriff’s office a report with locations of where they believe Myra is, and how she disappeared. Members of the psychic team claim to have solved 59 of 300 cases presented to them since 2002. It’s unclear how to judge or conclude that such a claim (20%) is accurate.