Pete Ghrist of Griffith, Indiana has been actively investigating the paranormal since 2012, however his interest began in 2000 when he had his first experience with the unknown. While sleeping in his bedroom located inside the basement of his recently deceased grandfather, his blanket was pulled off of him from an unseen force in the dark by the foot of his bed, followed by a loud crashing noise in his grandfather's basement office. The experience, while terrifying, ignited an interest in Pete to understand what happened. In 2012, Pete attended a public paranormal investigation at the Old Lake County Jail in Crown Point, Indiana. The activity he experienced that night left him wanting to investigate more locations, and a desire to capture compelling evidence of contact with the paranormal. He began conducting his own investigations at local cemeteries and historical locations.Pete, who has been a police officer for the past 21 years, is currently assigned as a school resource officer in Griffith, Indiana. He founded the Griffith High School Paranormal Society in 2013, which allowed students to learn about the history of local sites, participate in paranormal investigations of those sites, then support them through donations and community service. The group has grown to over 90 student participants each year, and has completed over 150 investigations while donating well over $5,000 towards their continued operation and restoration efforts.
