Maggie Zoiss, co-founder and webmaster
Caroline Beam, co-founder
Mike, co-founder and technical expert

Fort Wayne IPI Team

We also consult with other investigators and researchers all over the state and country. Some can be found in our links section.

Maggie Zoiss, co-founder and webmaster

We started Indiana Paranormal Investigations after running around with another group in Indiana and determining that some groups just aren’t in this for the right reasons or don’t behave as professionally as they claim.

We have made several connections with sensitives, a demonologist, and other like-minded people who are interested in the paranormal that help us, when needed, on any given investigation. We like to travel, and have collaborated with groups in Kentucky, Illinois, and Orlando Ghost Tours in Florida. We are currently working with a local production company on ideas for documentaries on haunted locations.

My favorite part of being a paranormal investigator is the historical research, and uncovering pieces of history that otherwise go unnoticed. I have always been interested in the paranormal, from that first ghost book I read over and over, to now, where we arrange every vacation to include an allegedly “haunted” location. We have collected some interesting evidence up to this point, and have talked to many different people who have had some amazing experiences, but I remain fairly skeptical. You have to keep an open mind, but without compromising your common sense.

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Caroline Beam, co-founder

What got you into ghost hunting?
Living in our home in Fishers and experiencing the strange sounds, sights, and even apparitions we had there.

What experiences have you had?
Everyone in the house has had numerous experiences with orbs both on film and physically seeing them. We have also experienced mists, footsteps, cold winds, and unexplained smells. We even had terrible electrical problems that the power company couldn't explain. I have been scratched, bruised and made to feel uncomfortable by one of the entities. Most of our ghosts are curious and even protective. My husband has seen James (one of the ghosts that we were able to identify) in his civil war uniform.

Out in the field, I have been breathed on, and in one occurrence at a haunted barn I was standing in the loft when someone yelled, “It’s going over there!” and at that moment I felt a rush, or as if someone blew in my ear. Those are only two of many paranormal experiences I have had during investigations.

How long have you been investigating?
I have been doing this work for at least 4 yrs. Before that, I began by documenting the activity in my own home.

What famous haunted locations have you visited?
Andersonville prison in Georgia (an old civil war prison), Central State Hospital in Indianapolis, Excalibur Night Club in Chicago, Graceland in Memphis, The Mississippi Queen, which is a paddlewheel boat, and Crown Hill cemetery in Indianapolis, as well as countless other cemeteries.

How do you sense ghosts?
I suppose the best way to describe the way I sense them is, they come to talk. This sounds crazy but this is how it happens. I do not consider this a gift, but a privilege. Sometimes my interpretations are right and sometimes I am wrong.

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Mike, co-founder and technical expert

I joined a local group and have been investigating haunted locations for 10 years. I am considered the technical expert. My day job is a low voltage systems contractor, and I own my own business. I have an Electrical Engineering degree from Purdue University and it is my job to keep up with technology when it comes to cameras, recording equipment and their capabilities in all situations. I learned a couple of years ago that my grandmother was a medium who conducted séances in her home. Unfortunately, I was never able to meet her, but I feel a connection to her through my interest in the paranormal. I don't consider myself psychic, but I have had some strange experiences. I would like to develop my natural abilities, and I have taken some classes to aid me in my studies.

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