Don’t call her a ghostbuster. Kerriann Flanagan Brosky approaches her investigations of the paranormal on Long Island with a photographer’s eye and a historian’s perspective. She has long been fascinated with the links between local history and ghostly sightings, weaving the two together in her books.  With her partner Joe Giaquinto, she has investigated and written about Long Island’s old buildings and homes and the spirits who inhabit them.

On this episode, Kerriann describes her journey into the realm of mediums and supernatural investigations. Her latest book, Historic Crimes of Long Island (The History Press, 2017), broadens her scope into stories of violence on the Island across the centuries.

We discuss the most haunted region of Long Island, the spiritual leanings of William Sidney Mount, and more. For believers and non-believers alike, there is much to discuss.

EVPs courtesy of Kerriann Flanagan Brosky and Joe Giaquinto. Find out more here.

• Katie’s Bar at 11:19  (“you win”)
• Villa Paul Restaurant at 14:12  (“I am the photographer”)

Further Research

• Kerriann Flanagan Brosky
• Books by Kerriann (via WorldCat)
• Joe Giaquinto (Long Island Medium and Ghost Investigator)
• Peter Underwood (The Independent, 2/6/2015)
• William Sidney Mount (National Gallery of Art)
• Long Island Crime Expo (11/3/2018)