Professor studying ghost hunters says they offer peace, closure to clients
VANCOUVER — No matter where she went, Nikki Peterson says strange and unexplained phenomena seemed to follow her while she was growing up.
There was the brand new apartment where the cupboards opened and closed, or the home where the front door unlocked multiple times throughout the night. But as a petrified teenager searching for answers, she had nowhere to turn except the library.
“When I had all this stuff happening to me, there was no one really to go to,” she said. “I wanted to be able to be there for those that need the help.”
Peterson co-founded Northern Paranormal Investigations, which responds to reports of mysterious activity in B.C.’s Lower Mainland. The group is one of several being studied by Prof. Paul Kingsbury of Simon Fraser University.