Group History

The Minnesota Paranormal Investigators Group (aka MNPIG) was formed in 1994 by John Savage and Gina Booth. At the start the group began to investigate local cemeteries and known haunted locations in the Twin Cities. Armed with a few cameras, Video recorders and a notebook in hand, the group dove into the realm of the paranormal.

Early investigations focused on several local cemeteries, beginning with Spirit photography. After several months of experimenting with different ideas of spirit photography the group then turned it's focused on both video and EVP techniques. It was in 1998 that the group had its 1st true ghost haunting investigation. Upon conducting the investigation the group made several majors in the way an investigation is conducted. The group broke up the investigation in to several phases starting from the 1st call for help to the science, and then to the contact of the other side.

During this time that both John and Gina began their journey as mediums with the help and training of local Psychic Echo Bodine. During this time the group began to grow in size from a handful to 15 core members whose duties ranged from interviewing to the tech side of the investigations. The group also grew with the new members who brought new ideas to the way an investigation should be conducted. With views from their religious background and their own personal experiences with in the paranormal.

Media Awareness

MNPIGs public prominence grew in 2000 when it recognized by the local media as "Minnesota's only ghost group" when it was featured in the October issue of "Minnesota Monthly." Then in 2001 several of their cases were featured in a book called "Ghost Stories of Minnesota" by Gina Teel. The group also made several TV, and radio appearance over the coming years.

The Group Goes Global

In the past few years that the group has begin to expand to other parts of the United States and other countries. In 2007 the group teamed up with Across Boarders Paranormal Investigation Team of the United Kingdom. During this time John Savage flew to London, England to be a part of several Investigations which included The Rams Inn a location of some repute that had been featured of the Travel Channel's Most Haunted television series. John returned with several new ideas and new views on how other people in different counties view the paranormal.

In 2008 Gina left the group in order to refocus her talents.

Today the group is still growing. We do not claim to be experts in the paranormal for there are no true "experts", but we are students in the field and every investigation is a new lesson for us to learn from.