Bud Steed Paranormal author and investigator

Born in Lima, Ohio, Bud Steed is the investigation manager for TOPS, The Ozarks Paranormal Society, based in southwest Missouri. A writer and accomplished photographer, Bud writes weekly columns for examiner.com covering the topics of photography and ghosts and ghost hunting. A lifelong interest in both the paranormal and history have led him to participate in several notable paranormal investigations, the most notable of these being the investigation at Wilsons Creek National Battlefield, where TOPS was the first team to receive a permit from the National Park Service to conduct an overnight investigation of both the battlefield and the historic Ray House. The investigation was filmed by the Travel Channel for its series Legends of the Ozarks and produced startling evidence of hauntings at Wilsons Creek.Bud has spent much of his time traveling, including living in Germany and France, as well as touring most of Europe while in the army. He has also lived in nine different states since leaving his home in Ohio in 1979. Bud currently lives near Springfield, Missouri, with his wife, Jennifer, and their four children, David, Sean, Ciara Jo and Kerra. www.budsteed.com

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