The Mystery Investigators

Thank you very much for the interesting talk on Tuesday morning. Your efforts were very much appreciated by the girls and the staff as later discussions revealed. The water divining way to demonstrate a ‘double blind’ trial was excellent and made it very clear to the girls. And nothing beats a good dose of ‘magic’ spoons to get them hooked!

We hope you are still in business next year so you can come again to our next Year 10 group.

Thank you again,

Denise Foot
Assistant Head of Science Abbotsleigh
School for Girls

Archive January 2005

A Win for Vaccination 26.Jan.2005

One issue that is of the greatest importance to us here at Mystery Investigators is that of vaccination. Many of us are too young to remember going to school and seeing children in callipers because their legs are deformed, the result of polio. Many of us have never lost a brother or sister to whooping cough or diphtheria. This means that we are ignorant of the dangers these preventable diseases.

A couple of years ago I was hit with whooping cough. I was surprised when I was sitting on the edge of my bed when I found that I was unable to take a breath. Since I’m a clarinet player I have good breath control so I sat there without panicking and waited for the spasm to stop. When I heard the whooping sound of my next breath I recognised the symptom immediately. I did not have a severe dose of whooping cough. Fortunately I had been vaccinated as a child but the effectiveness wears off after many years. I caught it from my daughter Gillian who was 13 at the time. She had a dose of whooping cough that was so mild that we didn’t recognise it. Gillian had caught it at school from other students who had been unvaccinated.

If you have ever seen our Science Show you would know that I am a martial artist and an athlete. Yet whooping cough affected my breathing and general health for many months. The night before I realised that I had whooping cough I was sitting with a friend who the next day was going to visit his newly born grandson in hospital. WHOOPING COUGH KILLS BABIES. Every little one in that maternity unit had been put in danger because of failure of people to vaccinate their children.

Today I saw a news release announcing that Bill Gates has pledged $750 US million to vaccinate children throughout the developing world, one of the largest donations ever. The contribution to the international Vaccine Fund will help fight diseases such as diphtheria, whooping cough, measles, polio and yellow fever in 72 nations. This is not the first time Bill Gates has donated such a large sum. The World Health Organisation credits Gates' first $US750 million with helping to save 670,000 children's lives since 2000.

Bill Gates has shown that he has qualified to be known as a true humanitarian.

Alynda of Mystery Investigators

Who is Australia's Best Psychic? 20.Jan.2005

The Mystery Investigators are always on the look out for evidence of the paranormal. With so many people claiming amazing powers, it's a wonder the on offer for proof of the paranormal in USA and the in Australia, has not been claimed!

In our Live Show, The Mystery Investigators demonstrate some of the methods used by ‘psychics’ and others that seem to give them the power to, amongst other things, talk with the dead!

A quick search on Google finally answers that great question, Who is Australia's best ?
(The next question, why haven’t they walked away with the money is unanswered.)

• 'Daniel' Australia's Leading Psychic Medium.
• Amanda De Warren Australia's Foremost Psychic Medium.
• Bridget is known as Australia's best loved psychic.
• Garry Wiseman Australia's leading psychic all-rounder.
• Michael Wheeler Australia's most accurate psychic.
• Michael Wheeler Australia's Leading Psychic Medium.
• Tahillia The best, most accurate Psychic in the world!
• Scott Russell Hill The World's Most Accurate Psychic.
• Scott Russell Hill Australia's most accurate psychic.
• Scott Russell Hill Australia's leading authority on the paranormal.
• Scott Russell Hill is Australia's most renowned psychic.
• Gabrielle was acknowledged as Australia's most Incredible clairvoyant.
• Jacquelene Close Moore is Australia's leading psychic.
• Rhondda Stewart-Garfield Australia's leading psychic.
• Mitchell Coombes Australia's Leading Psychic Witch!
• Milton Black Australia's most respected astrologer.
• Milton Black Australia's leading psychic.
• Milton Black Australia's leading Astrologer.
• Alison Moroney is Australia's most renowned Astrologist.
• Pia Shannon Forbes Australia's best astrologer.
• Judith Collins is recognised as Australia's leading authority on the human aura.
• Margaret Dent (now deceased) is Australia's most gifted medium.
• Margaret Dent is Australia's most renowned psychic.
• Margaret Dent is Australia's most re-knowned psychic.
• Kerry Kulkens (now deceased) Australia's most famous psychic.
• Kerry Kulkens Australia's most respected psychic.
• Kerry Kulkens Australia's Leading Psychic Astrologer.
• Athena Starwoman (now deceased) Australia's most famous astrologer.
• Athena Starwoman is Australia's most popular astrologer.
• Fiona McCallum (now deceased) Australia's favourite and most accurate clairvoyant.
• Lynne Kelly is Australia's best Cold Reader

For the sake of TV ratings, network 10 are insulting the families of the murdered and belittling the science of criminal investigation that really does solve crimes.

It is very worrying to see the TV series, Sensing Murder, making a comeback on Australian TV. The show uses ‘Psychics’ to try and crack unsolved murders from various times in the past. Only one episode was made on the 7 network before the show was poached by rival network 10.

But why the fuss? Why not make a show about unsolved murders and the supernatural? It’s because ‘Psychics’ have never solved a crime (using their ‘psychic’ powers), let alone a murder.

The great damage that this show will do, apart from giving false hope to the families of the unfortunate murder victims, is to promote the idea that ‘Psychics’ can and do help the police by using their magic powers.

In fact, ‘Psychics’ are more of a plague, mainly hounding the families of missing children and never, not once, giving police the vital information to solve the crime or find missing persons. ‘Psychics’ also waste valuable police time and resources.

Mystery Investigators go International!

Alynda and Richard, the Mystery Investigators, have returned from their first trip to
New Zealand. Their stage show, “That’s a Good Question” was a hit at the New Zealand Skeptics’ Convention held in Christchurch. The team are now planning a tour of New Zealand schools in 2005.

Mystery Investigators to Perform
at the Australian Museum

Keep an eye on the this site for news about upcoming performances in the 2006 school holidays.