Carla Baron, Psychic Detective (?) one of those who says madeleine was killed in the latest report/IIGWEST PRODUCTIONS

This is a read up on ms baron...shes one of those psychics who as traveled to l;uz and claims Madeleine was smothered with a pillow by a nut who watched the family before taking her in his sliver car....I think this bit in the last paragraph could hold some significance here.

"""""For the most part, Detective Etter praised Baron, but he also opined that she wants to “gain media attention. . . ;” “she wants recognition” because “that’s where you make your money.” """"

this is a interesting report and actually makes me wonder if this claim made by them is just a money making scam.Sad..as this is a serious real life crime with real people being hurt.
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IIG Special Investigation

Carla Baron, Psychic Detective (?)

The Independent Investigations Group has been examining the public claims of Carla Baron – a self-proclaimed “psychic detective” who has solved fifty cases in the past twenty years, or has solved no cases in the past three years, depending on whether you believe her or us.

Baron claims to have worked on numerous cases, most of which involve either missing persons or homicides with no suspect. Most of the cases involve a victim who is young and female, and typically Baron is working directly with the family. We tracked every claim Baron has made publicly that we are aware of and contacted the official police investigator assigned to the case whenever possible. We have contacted media professionals who have done work with or about Baron and researched articles that refer to her. In some cases, we have also contacted friends and families of the victims.

NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON
BARON’S CLAIM: Baron states in her publicity materials that she worked on the “O.J. Simpson Case.” She has also said that she “did some channeling work”5 on the case. When asked for specifics at a seminar on March 20, 2004, she said that she worked with the Brown family.

IIG'S FINDINGS: We contacted Nicole’s sister, Denise Brown, the primary family spokesperson during the trials, and now an outspoken advocate for battered women and victims of violent crime. She states unequivocally, “I've never heard of this person,” and adds that no one in her family has ever heard of her either. It seems clear that Baron’s claim that she worked on the “O.J. Simpson Case” is baseless.

JONBENET RAMSEY
BARON’S CLAIM: Baron told a student newspaper that she worked on a case “like the JonBenet Ramsey. . . case,”6 but could not state that she worked on the JonBenet Ramsey case specifically because it still “remains open.”7

IIG'S FINDINGS: The interviewer, Adam Smeltz, apparently insisted that she clarify the comment about JonBenet Ramsey, and she backed off. Interpreting this statement as a claim that she worked on the JonBenet Ramsey case, we contacted Detective Tom Bennett, who stated, “No psychic has provided any useful information,” adding that he had never even heard of Carla Baron.

AMANDA “MANDY” TUSING
BARON’S CLAIM: In January of 2004, Susan Tusing contacted Carla Baron and received a telephone reading. During this conversation, Baron provided a name for the man Baron claims was the killer.8 This is significant since Baron’s claims are usually vague.

IIG'S FINDINGS: The investigation into the murder of Mandy Tusing had been going for years without resolution. Family members and police investigators are very frustrated at this point and willing to try anything, which may explain why Detective Etter was willing to talk to Carla Baron at Susan Tusing’s request. The local media ran several stories on Baron’s involvement when Detective Etter began communicating with her.

We talked to Detective Etter both before and after police interviewed the man fingered by Baron. After the interview, Detective Etter claims that there was “no way he could have done it.” Media coverage of the case and Baron's involvement stopped after Detective Etter cleared this man of all suspicion. Interestingly, this man was looked at years earlier, but the police didn’t feel he was a viable suspect. They interviewed him recently only at the urging of Susan Tusing.

In our interview, Detective Etter made it sound like Baron produced a letter of the alphabet and that Susan Tusing then volunteered the name. However, Detective Etter specifically said that Baron’s conversation with Susan Tusing was not a “cold reading.” Without a transcript, we cannot say for sure.

Etter still has a positive attitude about Baron’s involvement. He says that she helped garner publicity for the case, which is true. The local press paid little attention to the case until they could print “Mother of slain woman finds comfort from psychic.”9

For the most part, Detective Etter praised Baron, but he also opined that she wants to “gain media attention. . . ;” “she wants recognition” because “that’s where you make your money.” Nonetheless, he insists that Baron was “trying her best to help.”

http://www.iigwest.com/investigations/carla_baron/carla_report.html

Well there you go! Probably a mix of good intentions, but an underlying need for publicity, driven by the oldest driving force in the world- MONEY! I think we can sleep soundly tonight!

How totally disgusting if this news is for publicity/money - what happend to human compassion? It was quite a while ago that these psychics went to Portugal and they are only now giving out the information. IF AND ONLY IF the information is even remotely correct then how would these people feel if the killer targeted another child and murdered her?

The McCanns were obviously very right to be so distrustful of some of these psychics.... Why didn't they forward the supposed information to the McCann's camp as opposed to the PJ's who have closed the case?