Psychic Vincent sisters Haunted Ghost Tour in Zelienople

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ZELIENOPLE — The Kaufman House doesn't look haunted. It was built in 1903 and suffered a fire in 2011. It got a facelift under current owner Pat Boylan. There are no bats in the windows, no creaking door hinges. The only spooky element is the fact it has a four-year-old interior and a 116-year-old shell.

But self-described psychic sisters Suzanne and Jean Vincent said they were disturbed when they visited Thursday night. They said they've felt energies since they first stopped in the Kaufman House years ago.

“I used to see spirits all the time,” Suzanne said. “Checking things out. Making sure things were OK.”

“It's all loving and happy,” Jean added.

The Vincents are known as mediums, paranormal researchers and psychic criminal profilers. When they were in Zelienople years ago, Suzanne sensed she needed to go deeper into the Kaufman House.

“She was very bothered,” recalled Spring Street Café owner Mary Hess, who organized Thursday night's ghost tour with the sisters.

The tour began and ended at Spring Street Café. The heart of it took place in the Kaufman House, where visitors were encouraged to use spirit boxes, dowsing rods, EVP monitors, phones and cameras. The Vincents brought their own tools. A bouncy ball made the list. Jean explained she sensed the spirits of children during her last visit.

Those on the tour joined it for a variety of reasons. Walter Scott, a retired mechanical engineer from Zelienople, said he's interested in the scientific aspect.

“I'm very interested in physics,” Scott explained. “(The field's) becoming almost  

While touring the basement floor of the house, Suzanne told visitors she identified four spirits:

- John, a former innkeeper, was stocky and definitely liked his food.

- Henry was watchful. His mission, according to Suzanne, was to keep the house safe.

- George, tall and dark, brought a strange energy for many visitors, especially when they walked through the back corner of the basement. Suzanne reported George died from injuries he sustained in a brawl. He was angry, according to the sisters, but not dangerous.

“Somebody beat him,” Suzanne told ghost seekers. “He's very angry about things.”

- The only female presence she felt was Myrtle: A former housekeeper, Myrtle was concerned no one was keeping order in the house. The continuing renovations didn't meet her standards. 

Chelsea Mars, the great-granddaughter of former Kaufman House workers, tried to connect with spirits via dowsing rods.

“I could feel it all the way up in my arms,” she told her group of onlookers.

Joe assisted the sisters in their investigation. He provided ghost seekers with opportunities to ask questions of any present spirits. Joe cautioned that a ghost who was a liar in real life would be a bigger liar in death.

“Never ask them what it's like on the other side,” he advised. “They don't know. They haven't been there yet.”

The tour ended at the Spring Street Café with hors d'oeuvres and an analysis of the tour. Many people reported they felt something in the house. Scott didn't see anything himself, but enjoyed the adventure. Though they feel fine-tuned to spirits, the Vincent sisters believe everyone has a little medium in them. They encouraged seekers to try to feel the energies in the house.

“We're just helpers,” Jean said. “We're just helpers to the other side.”

 Kim Paskorz  

Butler Eagle Staff Writer 

Cambridge Springs-Crawford County-  Amid the Victorian glory of an historic, 250-room hotel in Crawford County, visitors for some time have been reporting uncomfortable energies. There's a dark pull toward the French Creek. There's a playful energy resounding in the hallways. and there's at least one shadowy apparition calling out for recognition. Reporting's at The Riverside  Inn were enough to lure the ghost hunting team and production crew  of the Travel Channel's "Dead Files Revisited" and as part of the episode "Plagued and Lethal Waters" two Butler County sisters were called in to assist. Jean McKenzie Vincent and Suzanne Vincent spent four days filming parts of the episode, which will air at

 10 P.M Saturday.

The Travel Channel contacted us because of our reputation of being a expert ghost hunters, para-normal. investigators, psychic mediums and para therapists, Suzanne Vincent  said. A para therapist is a person who goes to a haunted location and tries to find out why a ghost is bothering people that are at that location. In this case, visitors to the circa 1880's hotel, which was original a mineral spa, had for some time reporting a handful of unexplained energies. Suzanne Vincent said. The

 show's stars, homicide  detective Steve DiSchiavi and physical medium Amy Allan during the episode meet with the sites owner sand staff to feel out the problems. "They show us solving the problem" said Suzanne Vincent, noting that in one case they guide the a dark spirit into the light. and in other cases ,where  the energies doesn't seem negative, they convince the entities to tone down the activity. "we also give the hotels owner the tools to keep the negative energies away she said. The sisters, who have called Butler County home for more than 25 years, have appeared on television programs in the past And they have been called in to assist on crime investigations, including the 2006 murder Blairsville dentist 

John Yelenic. "We are sort of a cross between ghost whispers and the long island medium" Suzanne Vincent said

Jessica Sinichak, Patch  Wed, Oct 3, 2012 

Ghost Hunting, Psychic Vincent Sisters Appearing at Cranberry Library Back again for the popular library program, the sisters have been featured on A&E's Psychic Investigators show.

 New York may have "Long Island Medium" Theresa Caputo, but Butler County has the Vincent sisters, a pair of psychic investigators who've been featured on the A&E Biography Channel.  "We're actually better than the Long Island Medium," said Suzanne Vincent.  Along with her sister, Jean McKenzie Vincent, Vincent will be appearing at the Cranberry Public Library at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9 to talk about the unsolved cases they've worked on and to do a few psychic readings on members of the audience.   "Last year, we picked five people and did readings," Vincent said. "Everyone said it was very, very accurate."  Attendees also are encouraged to bring unusual photos for the sisters to examine. In addition to doing psychic investigations, the sisters are ghost hunters. Vincent said she and her sister often get readings from orbs or mist in photographs. They also are planning to launch their own online ghost hunting television series "I'm a ghost magnet, unfortunately," McKenzie Vincent said with a laugh.  This is the third year in a row the sisters have appeared at the library, and the event is a popular one. Reservations are required for the program.  "It was standing room only," Vincent said of last year's event, adding people had to be turned away because there was no more room. "The more the better."  After beginning to explore their psychic abilities at a young age, the sisters said they have worked as mediums for three decades. Throughout the years, Vincent said they've assisted on some of the nation's most high-profile murder investigations, including the disappearance and death of little Caylee Anthony in Florida.  The sisters also were featured on the "Fatal Extraction" episode of the A&E show Psychic Investigators.  The episode profiles the 2006 murder of dentist John Yelenic in Blairsville, Indiana County. After being consulted by the dentist's neighbor, the sisters are seen on the show talking about their intuition that someone in law enforcement committed the brutal crime.  In 2009, former state trooper Kevin Foley, the boyfriend of Yelnic's estranged wife, was convicted of the murder.  The sisters plan to talk about these cases and more at the Cranberry event.  "People ask about the other cases and the local cases and we'll break down the process of how we do it," McKenzie Vincent said.  Although the event is free, the sisters do ask for donations for the Butler County Humane Society and for the Cranberry Library.  "It's a great place," Vincent said.