About the Paranormal Panel
The Devil Hunters are a research organization dedicated to discovering the truth about the Jersey
Devil and its legend. Our membership is divided into two types - regular and associate. Regular
members conduct research in every way possible, which includes our outdoor excursions (aka
"Hunts"). Associate members are our online network of researchers, assisting from all over the
world.
Our organization was formed in 1999, after founder and president Laura K. Leuter met co-
founders Mike McLeer and Shawn Vogel (both now retired). The first expedition into the woods
took place in May of 1999. Since the group's birth, the teams have grown and the research fields
have broadened. The group has earned some national recognition by being featured in several
documentaries, such as TLC's Monster Hunters and Fox Family Channel's premiere week of
Scariest Places on Earth.
The Devil Hunters are in search of truth. Contrary to the group's name, this is not an organization
with the intentions of capturing or killing the Jersey Devil. Instead, the organization's goal is to
answer the questions surrounding the Jersey Devil and its legend. Our stories posted on this
website are not fabricated or exaggerated in any way; instead, they are accurate portrayals of the
events, information, and discoveries that have been made regarding the Jersey Devil. If we
discover that the legend is nothing more than a story told to keep children from wandering
through the Pine Barrens at night, then so be it. However, it is our strong belief that there is more
to the Jersey Devil than a legend, and it is our intent to gather as much information as possible to
prove what really happened and what continues to happen to this day throughout New Jersey.
S.E. Schlosser is the author of the Spooky series by Globe Pequot Press, which includes
Spooky New England, Spooky South, Spooky Southwest, Spooky New York, Spooky
California, Spooky New Jersey and Spooky Pennsylvania, Spooky Michigan, Spooky
Maryland, Spooky Canada and Spooky Campfire Tales. She has been telling stories since she
was a child, when games of "let's pretend" quickly built themselves into full-length tales acted out
with friends. A graduate of both Houghton College and the Institute of Children's Literature, Sandy
received her MLS from Rutgers University while working as a full-time music teacher and a
freelance author.
Sandy is the webmaster and writer of an award-winning, internationally-known web site called
American Folklore that features retellings of folktales from each state. This site was created as
part of a graduate study at Rutgers the State University of New Jersey in October 1997 and is
used daily by teachers throughout the world in lesson plans for students of all levels. Stories
from the site have also been used in college text books and in Masters level programs.
Sandy spends much of her time answering questions from visitors to the American Folklore web
site. Her favorite e-mails come from other folklore enthusiasts who delight in practicing the old
tradition of who can tell the tallest tale.
To learn more about our panelists, please visit, S.E. Schlosser's website at www.
americanfolklore.net and the Jersey Devil Hunters website at www.njdevilhunters.com.
The Devil Hunters are a research organization dedicated to discovering the truth about the Jersey
Devil and its legend. Our membership is divided into two types - regular and associate. Regular
members conduct research in every way possible, which includes our outdoor excursions (aka
"Hunts"). Associate members are our online network of researchers, assisting from all over the
world.
Our organization was formed in 1999, after founder and president Laura K. Leuter met co-
founders Mike McLeer and Shawn Vogel (both now retired). The first expedition into the woods
took place in May of 1999. Since the group's birth, the teams have grown and the research fields
have broadened. The group has earned some national recognition by being featured in several
documentaries, such as TLC's Monster Hunters and Fox Family Channel's premiere week of
Scariest Places on Earth.
The Devil Hunters are in search of truth. Contrary to the group's name, this is not an organization
with the intentions of capturing or killing the Jersey Devil. Instead, the organization's goal is to
answer the questions surrounding the Jersey Devil and its legend. Our stories posted on this
website are not fabricated or exaggerated in any way; instead, they are accurate portrayals of the
events, information, and discoveries that have been made regarding the Jersey Devil. If we
discover that the legend is nothing more than a story told to keep children from wandering
through the Pine Barrens at night, then so be it. However, it is our strong belief that there is more
to the Jersey Devil than a legend, and it is our intent to gather as much information as possible to
prove what really happened and what continues to happen to this day throughout New Jersey.
S.E. Schlosser is the author of the Spooky series by Globe Pequot Press, which includes
Spooky New England, Spooky South, Spooky Southwest, Spooky New York, Spooky
California, Spooky New Jersey and Spooky Pennsylvania, Spooky Michigan, Spooky
Maryland, Spooky Canada and Spooky Campfire Tales. She has been telling stories since she
was a child, when games of "let's pretend" quickly built themselves into full-length tales acted out
with friends. A graduate of both Houghton College and the Institute of Children's Literature, Sandy
received her MLS from Rutgers University while working as a full-time music teacher and a
freelance author.
Sandy is the webmaster and writer of an award-winning, internationally-known web site called
American Folklore that features retellings of folktales from each state. This site was created as
part of a graduate study at Rutgers the State University of New Jersey in October 1997 and is
used daily by teachers throughout the world in lesson plans for students of all levels. Stories
from the site have also been used in college text books and in Masters level programs.
Sandy spends much of her time answering questions from visitors to the American Folklore web
site. Her favorite e-mails come from other folklore enthusiasts who delight in practicing the old
tradition of who can tell the tallest tale.
To learn more about our panelists, please visit, S.E. Schlosser's website at www.
americanfolklore.net and the Jersey Devil Hunters website at www.njdevilhunters.com.
Paranormal Panel -- December 13, 2008
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