Psychic involved in missing Brittanee Drexel case

Questioninggeller · 5th October 2009, 08:18 PM

A psychic making claims about Brittanee Drexel, a missing girl, received press for the statements below.

A little background:

Quote:

Brittanee Drexel's Boyfriend Refuses to Give Up Hope or Stop Searching
Nearly Two Weeks of Searching Have Yielded Few Clues
ABC News
By SARAH NETTER
May 7, 2009

The boyfriend of a New York teenager who disappeared during a spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C., said his belief that she's still alive keeps him motivated to keep searching "until we find her."

There have been few leads in the disappearnce of Brittanee Drexel, 17, who was last seen April 25 while on spring break in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Her family and friends say they fear the worst.

John Grieco, 19, said he's taken a hiatus from school and work to help Brittanee Drexel's family search for the Rochester, N.Y., teenager who vanished in the popular South Carolina beach town April 25 while on a spring break trip her mother had forbidden.

Brittanee Drexel, 17, was last seen leaving the Bluewater Resort, captured on surveillance video, where she had been visiting a group of Rochester-area men after having a falling out with the friends she'd drove down with.
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Full: ABC News

Six months later a psychic steps in:

Quote:

Search continues for Brittanee Drexel
News 10NBC/WHEC-TV
By Lynette Adams
October 5, 2009

Human remains found in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina are not those of missing Chili teen Brittanee Drexel. ...
...
“I'm just mentally and emotionally exhausted.” Dawn Drexel returned home this afternoon after a few intense days in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She went to tape a portion of the Maury Povich show. “I'm glad to get Brittanee's name and face back out there, so people are still looking for her.”

She spent quite a bit of time going through Myrtle Beach with a psychic. At the same time she's coping with the fact that her first born will be 18 on Wednesday. They'd made lots of plans before Brittanee disappeared in Myrtle Beach April 25. She had gone there for spring break. “We had a lot of plans for her 18th birthday and she's not here, so it's very difficult.”

Brittanee's father Chad Drexel also talks of exhaustion. It's the not knowing what's happened to Brittanee that's the toughest to deal with. He tells us the talk show psychic identified a car he believes Brittanee got in. Drexel says the psychic saw a group of young men in that car. “It's a high human trafficked area and for my daughter to be tortured somewhere. I would rather her have gone in peace.”
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Full: News 10NBC/WHEC-TV

Brittanee Drexel remains missing, more information at http://helpfindbrittanee.com

Puppycow · 5th October 2009, 11:21 PM

Quote:

“It's a high human trafficked area and for my daughter to be tortured somewhere. I would rather her have gone in peace.”

So the psychic told the parents that their daughter is being tortured somewhere?
If you're going to make up lies, you could at least have the decency to make up comforting lies.

Cueshark · 6th October 2009, 03:10 AM

It makes me so angry when accepting they are less than 100% accurate, psychics will make their predictions with such confidence. Even if the prediction is so morbid and harrowing.

It's almost like they detach themselves from what they are saying.

Brian-M · 6th October 2009, 05:32 AM

"Psychic involved in missing Brittanee Drexel case"
For a moment there I found myself hoping the involvement would be as a suspect. No such luck.

Originally Posted by Cueshark

It makes me so angry when accepting they are less than 100% accurate, psychics will make their predictions with such confidence. Even if the prediction is so morbid and harrowing.

It's almost like they detach themselves from what they are saying.

I think many psychics aren't deliberate frauds, but have somehow managed to delude themselves [at least part of the time] that they really do have the abilities they claim. From their perspective, they're not lying, but simply reporting the truth as they perceive it.

(Of course, that doesn't include sociopath psychics who are deliberate frauds.)

5th October 2009, 08:18 PM	#1
Questioninggeller Master Poster Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,552	Psychic involved in missing Brittanee Drexel case A psychic making claims about Brittanee Drexel, a missing girl, received press for the statements below. A little background: Quote: Brittanee Drexel's Boyfriend Refuses to Give Up Hope or Stop Searching Nearly Two Weeks of Searching Have Yielded Few Clues ABC News By SARAH NETTER May 7, 2009 The boyfriend of a New York teenager who disappeared during a spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C., said his belief that she's still alive keeps him motivated to keep searching "until we find her." There have been few leads in the disappearnce of Brittanee Drexel, 17, who was last seen April 25 while on spring break in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Her family and friends say they fear the worst. John Grieco, 19, said he's taken a hiatus from school and work to help Brittanee Drexel's family search for the Rochester, N.Y., teenager who vanished in the popular South Carolina beach town April 25 while on a spring break trip her mother had forbidden. Brittanee Drexel, 17, was last seen leaving the Bluewater Resort, captured on surveillance video, where she had been visiting a group of Rochester-area men after having a falling out with the friends she'd drove down with. ... Full: ABC News Six months later a psychic steps in: Quote: Search continues for Brittanee Drexel News 10NBC/WHEC-TV By Lynette Adams October 5, 2009 Human remains found in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina are not those of missing Chili teen Brittanee Drexel. ... ... “I'm just mentally and emotionally exhausted.” Dawn Drexel returned home this afternoon after a few intense days in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She went to tape a portion of the Maury Povich show. “I'm glad to get Brittanee's name and face back out there, so people are still looking for her.” She spent quite a bit of time going through Myrtle Beach with a psychic. At the same time she's coping with the fact that her first born will be 18 on Wednesday. They'd made lots of plans before Brittanee disappeared in Myrtle Beach April 25. She had gone there for spring break. “We had a lot of plans for her 18th birthday and she's not here, so it's very difficult.” Brittanee's father Chad Drexel also talks of exhaustion. It's the not knowing what's happened to Brittanee that's the toughest to deal with. He tells us the talk show psychic identified a car he believes Brittanee got in. Drexel says the psychic saw a group of young men in that car. “It's a high human trafficked area and for my daughter to be tortured somewhere. I would rather her have gone in peace.” ... Full: News 10NBC/WHEC-TV Brittanee Drexel remains missing, more information at http://helpfindbrittanee.com
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5th October 2009, 11:21 PM	#2
Puppycow Philosopher Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Japan Posts: 6,323	Quote: “It's a high human trafficked area and for my daughter to be tortured somewhere. I would rather her have gone in peace.” So the psychic told the parents that their daughter is being tortured somewhere? If you're going to make up lies, you could at least have the decency to make up comforting lies.
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6th October 2009, 03:10 AM	#3
Cueshark Thinker Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 131	It makes me so angry when accepting they are less than 100% accurate, psychics will make their predictions with such confidence. Even if the prediction is so morbid and harrowing. It's almost like they detach themselves from what they are saying.
Cueshark Thinker Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 131

6th October 2009, 05:32 AM	#4
Brian-M Daydreamer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,051	"Psychic involved in missing Brittanee Drexel case" For a moment there I found myself hoping the involvement would be as a suspect. No such luck. Originally Posted by Cueshark It makes me so angry when accepting they are less than 100% accurate, psychics will make their predictions with such confidence. Even if the prediction is so morbid and harrowing. It's almost like they detach themselves from what they are saying. I think many psychics aren't deliberate frauds, but have somehow managed to delude themselves [at least part of the time] that they really do have the abilities they claim. From their perspective, they're not lying, but simply reporting the truth as they perceive it. (Of course, that doesn't include sociopath psychics who are deliberate frauds.)
Brian-M Daydreamer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,051