Guest Speakers

2026 Guest Speakers

Ken Gerhard

Cryptozoologist, Researcher, Author

Presentations:

Saturday: TBA

Sunday: Cryptids of Arkansas

Ken Gerhard is a widely-recognized cryptozoologist, author and lecturer who frequently appears on television. Ken has traveled the world searching for evidence of mysterious creatures including Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster, the Chupacabra, Mothman and The Beast of Gevaudan. In addition, he's written six books on the subject of unknown animals. His research has been featured on numerous TV shows including - Missing in Alaska, Monster Quest, Ancient Aliens, America Unearthed, The UnXplained and Legend Hunters. Ken has appeared on major networks including History Channel, Travel Channel, Discovery, Animal Planet, SyFy and National Geographic. He can currently be seen on the History Channel series, The Proof is Out There.

www.kengerhard.com

Debbie Ziegelmeyer

MUFON Business Board of Directors, Mufon Director of Underwater Research and Recovery, MUFON Missouri State Director, MUFON Star Team Investigator, Benefactor and Inner Circle Member, MUFON Archivist & Author

Presentations:

Saturday: Deep Water Alien Residents,
The Cover-Up

Sunday: 50th Anniversary of the SE Missouri
Ozarks UFO Flap

Debbie Ziegelmeyer joined MUFON in 2000 and became a Field Investigator shortly after. She is currently a MUFON Star Team Investigator, Missouri State Director, a member of the MUFON Business Board of Directors, the Director of Underwater Research and Recovery, a Benefactor, A MUFON Archivist, co-founder of the MUFON Dive Team and a PADI Instructor.

She was a consultant on two episodes of "Alien Highway," appeared on two episodes of "Alaska Triangle," and appeared on the 2021 Discovery+ series "Roswell the Final Verdict." In 2017 she was awarded both the "Roswell Incident Excellence Award" by the Roswell Daily Record, and "MUFON Field Investigator of the Year." In 2023 Debbie was also awarded the "MUFON Chapter of the Year" award.

In 2021 she released her first book, "The Alien Colonization of Earth's Waterways," and in April 2023, released her second book, "The 50th Anniversary of the SE Missouri Ozarks UFO Flap."

Debbie was on Ancient Aliens, "The UFO Superhighway" March, 2024 and was a speaker at the 2024 MUFON Symposium.

New book released 2026, Deepwater UFO's, Alien Residents & Abductors. Available on Amazon.

Carol Pate

Psychic

Presentation: My life as a Psychic & Open Gallery Discussion

Saturday & Sunday: 3:30 p.m.

Carol Pate was born with psychic abilities. By the age of 12, she was working with law enforcement agencies in helping them solve cases of embezzlement, homicide and missing persons. She is now a licensed minister, a teacher and a practicing psychic counselor. Ms. Pate was chosen in 1991 as the top female psychic in the U.S. by Unicorn World Coordination and Tokyo Broadcast System in Japan. She has been featured in three international television documentaries and has worked with all facets of the media at local, state and national levels, as well as internationally. She has appeared as a guest expert on "The Geraldo Rivera Show" and has also appeared on "The Other Side", "Sightings", "Unsolved Mysteries" and "Beyond Chance". Most recent on MSNBC Abrahams Report", "Psychic Detectives" and "Larry King Live." Through the University of Arkansas continuing education program, Ms. Pate taught her "ESP and the Paranormal" course for 5 years. She continues to conduct private workshops and seminars on a regularly scheduled basis. As time permits, she is available for speaking engagements at schools, colleges, churches and civic organizations. Her private practice includes working with the public on multiple levels. She has given thousands of personal readings utilizing her psychometric talent and other psychic abilities to offer counsel and advice in all areas of personal concern. She has also worked with thousands of missing persons and murder cases with great success.

www.carolpate.com

Robert Swain

Bigfoot Field Researcher, Author

Co-Founder of Arkansas Primates Evidence Society, Author of Laughsquatch Cartoons and Arkansas Bigfoot

Alliance of Independent Bigfoot Researchers Board

Presentations: Bigfoot In Arkansas & Open Gallery Discussion

Robert Swain has had a life -long interest in the Sasquatch mystery. He has been a field researcher since 2006, looking for Bigfoot primarily in the hills of Arkansas. He is a regular speaker at Bigfoot conferences across the country and serves on the board of AIBR - Alliance of Independent Bigfoot Researchers and is co-founder of APES - Arkansas Primate Evidence Society. Robert is the artist of the Laughsquatch cartoons and is the author of, "Laughsquatch: Is In The Bag!" His new book, "Arkansas Bigfoot" was released October, 2024.

Adrian & Tina Scalf
Sponsor

Founders of River Valley Paranormal Research & Investigations (RVPRI), AMOK Podcast

Presentation: Saturday - Ghosts, Shadow people and The Things That Go Bump In the Night
Come with us as we take you on a journey through some of the best stories and EVP's we have in our collection.
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Presentation: Sunday - A House Divided
Two homes. Two Hauntings. She saw the activity from the start. He insisted it wasn't real. Only after he experienced something undeniably paranormal, not once, but repeatedly did he change his mind. Suddenly he wanted to form a team. She didn't. Two viewpoints. One solution.

Adrian and Tina Scalf, founded River Valley Paranormal Research & Investigations (RVPRI) in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, after experiencing intense paranormal activity in two of their homes. As a lifelong non-believer, Adrian completely changed his perspective after an undeniable personal encounter in 1999. Following another encounter in their Fort Smith home in 2001, they officially launched RVPRI in 2006. Driven by a firm Biblical foundation, common sense, and the memory of lacking church support during their own crisis, Adrian and Tina made it their mission to offer spiritual and practical guidance to families facing dark, unexplained times. Over the past two decades, RVPRI team has conducted more than 400 home investigations, frequently taking on significant personal risks. Their expertise has earned them widespread media recognition. They were famously featured on the Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures during it's investigation of the Fort Chaffee medical complex. Additionally, they appeared in the SyFy movies Soul Catcher and The Unseen (produced and directed by the Booth Brothers and hosted by Keith Age), had an encounter highlighted in Alan Lowe's documentary Seekers, and have been featured in multiple books.

You can find Adrian on A.M.O.K podcast every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

www.facebook.com/RVPRI

Martha Hazzard Decker

Author, Investigator, Researcher, Photographer, Retired Police Detective & Assistant Chief of Police

Presentation: Saturday

Haunted Hill House, Where Spirits Speak

Presentation: Sunday

Paranormal Profiling 2

Martha Hazzard Decker spent most of her adult life exploring a variety of locations, including historical locations. A couple favorites are Ft. Sumter, N.C. and Myrtles Plantation in LA. Decker tends to look at locations with a different eye than most because of her photography, law enforcement and journalist background. She lectures around the country, has been on numerous radio shows, is a published author and received a first place award from Associated Press in specialty reporting for an investigative article while working at the Cedar Creek Pilot. She has written three books, Paranormal Profiling, Healing Waters, Brothels and Murders - Haunted Hill House, Where Spirits Speak which was released in 2020. Decker has been involved in investigating the paranormal since 1999 and founded East Texas Paranormal in 2007. She was with the law enforcement in Texas for over 15 years as a detective, negotiator, instructor and assistant chief of police when she retired. She has been on several TV shows.

Pat Fitzhugh

Paranormal Author, Researcher & Investigator

Presentations: The Bell Witch Haunting

Author of, "The Bell Witch Haunting" the most terrifying legend in American history that happened 200 years ago..

Pat Fitzhugh is a paranormal author and investigator with nearly fifty years of experience. He uses deep research to uncover the history behind old legends and paranormal phenomena. Through masterful storytelling and conversational narrative, he brings the past to life and offers unique insight into some of the world's most enduring paranormal mysteries. Pat has well over 100 paranormal investigations to his credit. He wrote "The Bell Witch: The Full Account" and "Ghostly Cries From Dixie." He also co-authored "Weird U.S." from Barnes and Noble Press, and wrote the foreword for the Amazon bestseller, "The Legend of Stuckey's Bridge." Pat has appeared on over 300 radio and TV shows, including Coast to Coast AM and A&E's Cursed! He is also on the DVD for the movie, "An American Haunting" which starred Sissy Spacek and Donald Sutherland.

www.patfitzhugh.wordpress.com

Althea Watson

Psychic

Presentations: NDE (Near Death Experiences)

Saturday - 10:30 a.m. & Sunday - 1:00 p.m.

MacArthur Tower Theater

Althea Watson started sensing and communicating with the spiritual world before she was seven years old. She has had two Near-Death Experiences, many Spiritually Transformative Experiences and Out of Body Experiences. Her abilities include Clairvoyance; Clairaudience; Mediumship; Energy Medicine; Psychometry; Tracking Energy for Environmental Investigations; Chakra Balancing & Analysis and Reiki. She has entered dimensions and brought back information that has been validated.

Aside from lecturing and teaching, Althea maintains a private practice which includes long distance and office visits. Althea has been recognized for her insights in health and personal awareness issues.

Althea has conducted Energy Medicine Sessions for crisis, cancer and aids centers. She has been a consultant for businesses including Fortune 500 members. Apart from being written about, she has worked as a writer and consultant for articles, books and films. She is a guest speaker for national and international organizations for live events and online audio and web conferencing platforms.

www.altheawatsonpsychic.com

Enzo Cyrille

Retired U.S. Air Force Veteran, Skywatcher, Amateur Astronomer, UFO Expert SEK Bordertown Paranormal

Presentations: Identifying what are and aren't UFO's in the Department of War(DOW) UAP videos.
Taking a close look at some of the videos dropped by the DOW. Some of them are more explainable than others and how to tell them apart.

Enzo Cyrille is a retired U.S. Air Force veteran with a background in aircraft maintenance and aviation safety. A lifelong skywatcher and amateur astronomer, his fascination with the unknown began at age nine after witnessing a UFO in his home state of Kentucky. That experience sparked decades of exploration, combining military precision with a passion for the paranormal. Today, he investigates unexplained phenomena with SEK Bordertown Paranormal, bringing both technical expertise and field insight to the team. In addition to his investigative work, Enzo is a well-known personality in the paranormal podcasting world. He's a frequent guest on shows like Spaced Out Radio, The Paranormal Chop Shop, Doof Doof Paranormal, What If Tomorrow: On the Fringe, and The Bordertown Strange Podcast, where he shares stories, theories, and practical advice on UFO sightings and fringe topics. In 2024, he joined the Bordertown team as their resident expert in UFO's, alien encounters, military history and astronomy.