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Originally published 10th August 2007 I received the following email from Karl Mullings The Director of Sales and Marketing for Summer Bacon.
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Therefore I have removed the photo of Summer Bacon, and replaced it with a photo of Dr Peebles. (I have republished a photo of Summer Bacon, a photo that was found on google images, and in the public domain, if you would like me to remove this, please provide proof of copyright, and as soon as all photos of you are removed from google images, I will happily remove it as well. - Jon Donnis 16/08/2017)
As for the youtube video, it has been uploaded freely to youtube and I am allowed to use it under the T&C; of youtube.
As for the quotes, again I am covered by "fair use" Quote:
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Therefore I do not need to remove anything else. Published 9th August 2007 Firstly let me just confirm that her name actually is Summer Bacon, I am left wondering why her mother would give her the name of delicious seasonal snack. (thanks Bob)
Anyway, we all thought that we had found the worlds worst trance medium in Charley boy, but now there is a pretender to his rather de-shevelled crown.
Summer Bacon channels someone called Dr. James Martin Peebles (1822-1922), and no that is nothing to do with Stuart from Most Haunted.
Anyway for some strange reason Dr Peebles seems to talk like Southern US cattle auctioneer, all very weird.
Lets take a look
(Summer Bacon has since deleted all videos from her youtube channel, however I did find this one of her channelling Dr Peeble!) On her site: www.summerbacon.com it says "Summer is considered to be the clearest and most authentic Trance Medium of our time."
Can I ask who by? Who exactly considers Summer to be the most authentic Trance Medium of all time? I know i don't, I know that everyone who has seen the video on our forum doesn't.
So I would suggest that it is Summer herself who declares herself to be the most authentic trance medium of our time.
It should also be noted that Dr Peebles himself while being channelled by another psychic, has claimed that he has 25 "channels" that he comes through in North America alone! Yep there are 25 psychics all claiming to channel the same guy! Suddenly Summer doesn't seem to be so unique after all.
Of course like any psychic of her ilk, it all comes down to money, and Summer has an endless stream of it, selling DVDs, a book, and other merchandise, as well as her open workshops where she charges people to teach them various things.
What is even stranger is that just a couple of days ago Summer wrote a sceptical article regarding an Anti-Aging Remedy.
I would like to quote one small part of her article. A fool and her money are easily parted, and I was just about to be the fool
You see Summer here is being a hypocrit, she is attacking a bogus anti aging cream for being nothing more than propoganda and false hope, when she herself deals in the exact same thing.
Shame on you Summer.
My advice for anyone thinking of wasting your money on a psychic, take that money and spend it on your family, on yourself, buy yourself something nice, it will make you feel much better, and you will have something tangible at the end of it.
The following article was originally published 8th August 2007. Recently on this website we have attacked the psychics who have in a desperate attempt at self publication, travelled to Portugal and tried to get involved in the Madeleine McCann case.
People like Diane Lazurus and Ben Murphy, as well as Amanda Hart who have released press releases telling of their psychic predictions and so on.
To this day NO psychic has been able to find Madeleine, or offer the police any help whatsoever. (10 years later in 2017 as I republish this, the above statement still stands as a statement of fact) Well now we have a PROVEN FRAUD in Goldy, a psychic who was exposed as such on BBC's The Bullshit Detectives cheating, attacking us sceptics for daring to critisise these media whores.
On Goldys latest MySpace Blog she writes:
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The skeptics have yet again criticised the 3 british psychics who at their own expense went to Portugal to see if they could pick up links or clues to finding madeleine. The skeptics once again came to their own conclusion these psychics were going to make a name for themselves and for no other reason.
We came to this conclusion due to the FACT that the psychics named released public press releases to the newspapers, and also due to the fact they have NOT actually found Madeleine or offered any REAL help to the investigation.
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Genuine psychics dont need to make a name for themselves they already are established.
Not a single psychic in history has been able to prove they are genuine, you especially, in fact you are a proven fake. As for the psychics mentioned, the very fact they released press releases should tell you that their only interest was that of publicity.
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Did the thought that people really care about others not cross their mind, did the thought that if any of the psychics were able to find a clue that would lead to whereabouts of maddie that a child just may be reunited with her parents?
There is nothing more I would like than for Madeleine to be found alive, but if it does happen, it will be the hard work of the Portugese police and foresics, as well as the British detectives working hard.
It wont be because of 3 self proclaimed psychics contradicting each other, and releasing PR info to the media.
Ask yourself Goldy why they didn't just find Madeleine, and quietly be happy with their acheivement, instead we had this self promotion off the back of a very sensitive case.
For the record the family did NOT ask for any psychic help, and in fact due to their Catholic backgrounds would be very strict against the use of psychics.
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why do skeptics not give psychics the benefit of the doubt before they jump on the so called band wagon so they could in turn say 'told you so;! did these skeptics put their hands together at any time and pray for this missing child?
We don't give these frauds the benefit of the doubt because they do not deserve it. They are self proclaimed unproven Acorah wannabes, people who go to every Audition for a psychic on TV, trust me I know I have seen them.
As for saying a prayer, well who should I pray to? God? I would be more interested in asking YOUR god why he would allow Madeleine to be taken in the first place.
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doubt it cos whilst they are writing about what they have no knowledge about someone out there really cares enough to pray and get involved in physically doing something genuine to help.
And what exactly have you done Goldy? In the past 40 years of your horrid little life, what have you ever done to actually help solve a crime?
On the BadPsychics team we have real police officers, people who have worked on serious cases, helped solve real crimes with real detective work.
You throw stones, when in fact you should be ashamed of yourself.
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does it matter what type of person visits the scene of the crime if it brings a result?
Yes, it matters if that person is giving false hope, sending police on wild goose chases, upsetting the parents and so on.
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whilst its healthy being a skeptic its sick knocking others for doing something they believe in, at the same time, without skeptics challenging us there would be no science.
What is sick is trying to make your name off of the back of the abduction of a young child, releasing press releases just to get your name in the papers in conjunction with a missing child case. That is sick Goldy, and you are sick for supporting these people.
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I lay my hat off to the 3 british psychics who have laid their name on the line to help find a little girl taken from her parents. I wish you every success and all the love in the world in accomplishing such a difficult psychic and physical task.
You lay your hat off? I am sure that will mean a lot to them.
Personally I feel physically sick that there are evil scum out there who would committ such a heinous crime like abducting a child, I really don't give a shit about the feelings of a couple of frauds trying to make their name off of the back of such a crime.
Originally Published 9th June 2007 Disclaimer: The article below relies heavily on the material supplied by Melissa. Because of this we have to take at face value that what Melissa is describing is indeed true, we advise all readers to take this into account.
By Jon Donnis I was approached recently by an Australian by the name of Melissa, she had read our First Article on Deb Webber, and wanted to tell us of her experiences with Deb Webber.
Melissa used to read Deb Webbers column in "Womans Day" magazine every week, she used to think she was "Absolutely Amazing".
Melissa tells us "When I found her site on the net including her mobile number I called her and asked about a reading. She said she was not taking bookings for 2 years although she could fit me in next week, as well as 7 friends who also rung her."
So here we have one of the most common ploys used by psychics to try and convince potential clients that they are more busy than they actually are. Of course Deb Webber could fit them in, she could fit in almost anyone who rang her, there is no 2 year waiting list.
Melissa Carries on: "One thing though when I rung her to make the booking my 3 kids were playing in the background and she said boy you have a noisy household and I said that's my kids.
She also told me she was one of the top 5 psychics in the world and had even been told she was better than John Edward."
Well that might sound impressive to a believer, but to anyone who has studied John Edward and his methods will realise that being better than him is not really that an impressive a claim.
"Also good psychics don't want any info, its best they do the reading not knowing anything."
Many psychics now use this as part of their spiel, they will tell you not to tell them anything, but the truth is they don't need you to tell them anything. They usually use the old quip of 'Just say yes or no, that way I can't possibly be cold reading you', and this relies heavily on the fact that most of the people that visit these psychics have no idea how cold reading actually works, because if they did, they would realise that cold reading works best when people just say yes or no.
Melissa: "So on the morning of my reading I called with great anticipation and remembered her saying that good psychics need not know anything from you, they will tell you, so that's what I did, she asked me if there was anything specific I wanted to know, and I said no, thinking she will know what I want."
Why do I think that Deb is gonna bomb out now?
Melissa: "Guess what, she couldn't get no info on me and asked me what I wanted to do, so I said try again in a couple of days, she did and once again could not tell me anything really at all."
Melissa shouldn't really have rang back, but for the sake of this article I am glad she did, as it shows that Deb Webber is a useless psychic.
Melissa: "So after the reading I felt ripped off and disappointed, but thought bugger it I'm going to call and tell her, I did and said I was really not happy with the reading and that she told me nothing at all, she said 'was it because you weren't told what you wanted to hear', I said no because you never told me anything. So she agreed to give it one more go, but I was not impressed."
Deb Webber, has used a classic line here, blaming her own failure on that of the client, this is a very common ploy by psychics as a way to deflect the blame away from themselves.
Melissa: "Anyway by attempt no 3 I was really skeptical by now, mind you I had been a believer for 34 years, so when I called she was not there. (what a surprise) So when I finally got her and had the final reading I was so annoyed and wanted to know certain things I just simply asked her the questions. I told her my brothers were like chalk and cheese and one loved being with family and the other did not need anyone and she says 'yes they are showing me one is like a soft fluffy cloud and the other is like a hard board."
And here is where Deb gets to use some classic cold reading, of course this is what she wants, she wants and needs information that she can then repeat back to the client.
Melissa: "When I spoke of my partners dad she asked 'where is his mum', I said she died, and straight away Deb said 'oh yes she's standing here quietly in the background'"
More classic cold reading, all Deb is doing is repeating back what the client has already told her.
Melissa: "Throughout the reading I could hear her opening cupboards and rummaging through things and thought how rude, shouldn't she be in a trance or concentrating on what my guides are telling her?"
Well if she was real then yes she should be in a trance or listening to guides and so on, but the truth is that when doing these phone readings, the psychic will often just be going about their normal daily life. Afterall if they are on the phone, why should they even treat it like real work?
Melissa: "I told her we were building a house and she said there would be delays, in most cases this is correct, with mine it was a miss as our house went up in record time"
As Melissa rightly points out, Deb has used yet more cold reading, stating a very common occurance as something specific, unfortunately for Deb, on this occasion she was wrong.
Melissa: "she got 2 kids and I said no I have 3, but I have 2 girls, and she replied that's what it is, no matter what I said she had a comeback to, and even as a believer I kept thinking I am telling her all the info and she's merely feeding it back to me"
That is what psychics do, luckily Melissa was able to notice this, and therefore was able to educate herself to the methods being used. Being a believer is always gonna make the psychics job easier.
Melissa: "I told her I was going to university next year, and would drive the 40 km to and back each day for 3 years, she asked me what I was studying, I told her and then she said I would be in an accident hurting my neck and it would have to be cracked or put back in and would be very painful, I thought what are the chances of being on the road for 3 years travelling and being in an accident."
By making a future prediction Deb has herself pretty much covered, if an accident did happen, she could claim success, and if it didn't, well she need not worry as she has 3 years, and it is unlikely someone is gonna come back to a psychic after 3 years and ask why they never had the accident, in fact if they did, the psychic will just claim that by telling them, they helped prevent it, so you see it is a no lose situation for the psychic.
Melissa: "I am no longer going to university next year even though she confirmed I would and that I would be successful in getting in, I'm just too busy with the kids and don't have enough time."
Again Deb bombs out, but then we are startingto expect that now aren't we!
Melissa: "I asked her the sex of my brothers finances baby and Deb said they won't tell her because they like it to be a surprise."
Typical excuse from Deb here, in fact any time you ask a psychic a question which would need a specific answer, they will often try and fob you off. Basically when you ask a question to a psychic you are taking control of the reading, and no psychic wants to lose that control. Trust me, next time you go see a psychic try asking a specific question, they will always fail to answer.
Melissa: "When the reading had first started she asked me who I wanted to contact and I said my Nana, and all throughout the reading she would just say 'Melissas Nana' and then ask the question. I was really feeling sorry and embarresed for Deb by the end of the reading."
No need to feel sorry for her, she was earning money by telling you this nonsense. Th fact she could not tell you your grandmothers name, is proof in my eyes that she was no in any kind of true communication with your grandmother.
Melissa: "Deb also told me my father was quite fit looking and I said no he is very overweight, has just had an operation on both knees for bad arthritis and has sleep apnea, but one of my brothers are quited fit, to which she replied yes that's who it is."
Again simple cold reading, when Deb gets one of her guesses wrong, she simply twists it round to make it fit.
Melissa: "She told me my mother makes me feel like I am 12 years old, well sometimes and so do all my friends mothers, she asked me who was the blondie and everyone in my family all have dark hair except my niece who is a sandy blonde so then I figured it must be her, but when I thought about it, it could've been several people and family members."
Yet more cold reading by Deb.
Melissa: "I was so annoyed after the reading and knowing I had just wasted $160 after giving her all the info I really wanted and needed to know the truth, so a couple weeks later so she wouldn't know my voice I called her mobile blocking the number and told her I was pregnant with triplets and very scared, so she said call back that night, I did she was busy and to call in the morning, I did and I woke her."
So already Deb has made $160 without showing an ounce of psychic ability.
Melissa: "I told her my name was Kylie from Mackay and was pregnant with triplets, had a dead hubby, was remarried, had 4 kids, owned my own hairdressing salon and was scared emotionally and financially. Deb told me the triplets would all be fine, one would be smaller than the other 2, this is common with triplets, my dead hubby set me up with hubby no 2 because he wouldn't want me to be alone, she saw me not working for a while, could not tell me the sex of the babies as the spirits like it to be a surprise, I would sell the business and invest the money, one day I would return to work as a mobile hairdresser or for someone else and that I would buy the kids clothes from charity stores. What a joke."
Well this is proof that Deb Webber works purely on the info given to her, Deb has in the past claimed that if people lie to her, then the spirits will lie too, yet Deb seemingly cant tell the difference. Wouldn't a simpler explanation be that Deb is not talking to spirit at all?
Melissa: "When I told a friend of this she called Deb and said she was thinking of starting up a nursery business and Deb saw all the beautiful plants and green. And even told her to send her a business card when she was up and running and successful."
Deb is simply telling the client what they want to hear, it is a good way of keeping the client happy, and increases the rapour between them.
Melissa: "She also told one of my other friends that she saw cancer and operation, and that she had a dark energy on her stomach the size of a football. My friend still has not recovered, she is a total wreck, Deb told her she couldn't tell her if it was cancer because she would carry that energy around all day, so instead gave her a name and number of a friend who reads your energy and who could let her know if it was cancer."
This is where psychics truly cross the line in my opinion, Deb is creating fear, panic and paranoia here in someone.
Melissa: "So my friend rung her and this lady was to read her energy for $60 and call her back. She told my friend it was not cancer but an energy from a bad sexual experience from another life. And that she cleared it for her."
What an awful thing to say, of course it is something that cannot be checked in any way, and leaves the psychic or healer in this case totally free from any blame or discussion.
Melissa: "When we rung Deb about this she told us she did not tell her she had cancer and that nearly everyone she reads for has the cancer energy because someone in their family has it."
Again this is quite sick, Deb is creating fear and panic in people, and of course doesn't have to deal with the consequences.
Melissa: "My friend has had blood tests, ultrasound on her abdomen, ultrasound on her pelvis and even went to hospital and got a tube down her throat to look in her stomach, next the Doctor will want to put her in a psych ward I'm sure."
There is only one person who needs to be put on a psych ward here,and it is not your friend. I am so sorry to hear that this poor girl has had to go through all of this, and all because of Deb Webber telling her things on the phone in an effort to pass off the trade to someone else.
Melissa: "Deb also told one of the girls that she (Deb) had a selfmade millionaire friend, and one day they were talking, he told Deb how he had done everything in his life and had nothing left to do and a week later he died, Deb told my friend if you don't live life to the fullest, your guides will think your not living life right and not learning nothing they will kill you, what sort of sick person says this to anyone?"
This truly is disgusting, to claim that spirits will kill you if you do not live life to the fullest is a disgrace. Yes people should live life to the fullest, but ultimately it is their decision and not that of some invisible being. Again this is purely about creating fear and dependancy in the client.
I will end this article with a final quote from Melissa.
Melissa Finishes by telling us: "One thing is for sure after contacting skeptics and reading up on cold reading on the net, it is my opinion that Deb is doing just that, in fact I am 110% positive of that. I Can't believe I believed in this rubbish for 34 years, just glad now we all know the truth, and I am trying to let as many people know as possible about this bullsh*t artist called Deb Webber."
Originally published 30th May 2007 First we had Amanda Hart & Ben Murphy jumping on the Madeleine McCann case purely for self gain and publicity, and now we have Diane Lazarus.
In a story on Sun Online it is said that she is travelling to Portugal today to join the hunt for Madeleine McCann.
She has made various claims about Madeleine, including the following:
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Maddie was targeted after being secretly watched by her abductors, including one woman
Firstly as a psychic why didn't YOU Diane see this before it happened, and try and stop it?
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She is in Spain after travelling by car on main roads from Portugal and is being well looked after
So why are you travelling to Portugal for? You are only interested in getting publicity for your poor excuse of a career. First you get interviewed in The Sun, maybe you are hoping to get on TV too.
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One of the culprits has olive skin, dark hair and a drawn, skinny face
Wow you have just covered pretty much the majority of the people in Portugal.
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I hope going to Praia da Luz will give me the leads to where exactly she went from there. I feel she could be in Spain.
In other words you are gonna stick you nose in their business, try and see what others are saying and that pretend that you "saw" that before.
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I have also picked up that they cut Maddie’s hair and made her look like a boy.
Strange that at least a couple of members of our forum said the same thing. It is the typical thing a kidnapper would do.
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Quite honestly I don’t think Madeleine has come to any harm. She will be returned to her mummy and daddy.
I pray to god you are right, because if you are wrong, I will come down on you like a ton of bricks, remember Sylvia Brown and the Shawn Hornbeck case, that will be nothing. (As of August 16th 2017, 10 years later, Madeleine has NOT been returned to her parents or been found alive or dead) Quote:
I feel there are a few people, including a woman, involved in the disappearance.
Wy dont you give us names, locations, ANYTHING, instead of this bullshit.
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I don’t think the culprits are British. I thought the prime suspect Robert Murat was innocent from day one.
We will hold you to this Diane, don't you worry.
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Diane will spend four days on the Algarve after being invited by a close friend of Gerry and Kate McCann, both 38.
As devout Catholics I am assuming that the PARENTS of Madeleine know NOTHING of this, and in fact would be disgusted that you would try to raise your profile of the kidnap of their poor child.
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I would never go to Portugal without the consent of the family.
Really? Yet you would happily go to the newspapers and advertise the fact.
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Hundreds of people have contacted me to see if I could help.
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Even Bonnie Tyler, who is one of my best clients, has been in touch.
Then Bonnie Tyler is a fool
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I will have to be careful not to ruffle feathers with the Portugese police because I don’t know how they feel about psychics.
Originally Published May 14, 2017 By Jon Donnis Very rarely does a psychic make me want to throw up my dinner in disgust........ ok quite often they make me want to throw up my dinner in disgust, but this time it is even worse.
Many of you will have seen in the news the story of Madeleine McCann, the young "photogenic" child that has gone missing in Praia da Luz in Portugal.
Well the they still haven't found the poor child, but guess what, two of the UK's most incredulous 'psychics' have apparently flow to Portugal to join in the hunt for Madeleine.
Amanda Hart from St Albans and Ben Murphy from Watford are the two psychics in question who believe they can help, of course self promotion doesn't come into it.
Well it does actually, these two non-entities in the psychic world have stooped lower than I thought possible.
This is the kind of sick stunt I would expect from Sylvia Brown.
These two 'psychics' through a PR agency, released the press release about them travelling to Portugal.
Amanda Hart you may remember as being one of the failures on Channel 5's Psychic Challenge program, in fact she was so bad it was laughable.
As for Ben Murphy, he is not much better, his claim to fame is that he helped in tracking down the murderer of teenager Sally Anne Bowman, the truth is he did nothing of the sort.
You can see what Ben Murphy said at this link Click Here
Forum member Meercat took a look at his claims regarding this case. Here is what he had to say:
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Sally first showed me how a man grabbed her from behind.
He could have said "Did a little jig". It's irrelevant.
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He was wearing gloves and a hooded top, but his face was blanked out.
Cant say for certain at this time what the offender was wearing at the time of the attack, although a hoody and gloves seems to be standard issue for murderers theses days.
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He had stabbed her quite a few times
As was reported before he made his comments.
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She then showed me a handbag with some writing on the side and also some of the things from her bag - a phone, some keys.
It was reported that her white Prada bag was missing. I think its safe to assume a teenage girl out on the town would have in her bag a phone and keys.
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From the bedroom she showed me a park. In the park she showed me a small hill where there was a tree and a man kneeling down at the tree.
"She said that these items are buried here and the man comes back to look at them.
Why the hell doesnt he go and find them then?
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I was also given the name Justin while in meditation.
Must have been Timberlake then as the man arrested for her murder is Mark Dixie.
I feel sorry for the mother to be in such a state of grief that she actually grasped at the 'help' this fake came up with.
If he had said "The murderer is a 34 year old chef who will be arrested on DNA evidence following a fight in a pub" I would have been impressed. The Police and Forensic Science solve cases, 'Mediums' don't.
These psychics are no more than parasites, and what makes it worse is that they are not the only ones.
It has been reported that the police and media groups are currently being deluged by psychics making offers to help, although the police are not taking these offers seriously.
So far it seems to be only Amanda and Ben who have flown over to "start their own investigation"
I really don't know what to say about these two psychics.
These people are the lowest of the low, the sickest of the sick, truly fame hungry parasites.
If Hell exists then it will have a seperate wing just for psychics like this.
