ed warren knows for sure now

Ed Warren, the famed "ghosthunter" who investigated the original "Amityville Horror" house, died in his home at the age of 79 on Wednesday. During his 61-year career with his wife, Lorraine, he investigated over 10,000 haunted houses around the world. The Warrens wrote ten books on the supernatural and were consultants for the Amityville Horror film. Warren was also a nature enthusiast and enjoyed collecting rocks and gems. Warren had been in poor health since 2001 and, after being in a coma for 11 weeks, had never regained speech for most of that time.

And remember kids, if you want to follow in the Warrens' footsteps, always get permission from the owners before you start your ghost hunting:

WORTHINGTON, Ohio - A teenager out looking for ghosts with friends was shot in the head and critically wounded near a house considered spooky by local teens, police said Wednesday. A man who lives in the house, Allen S. Davis, 40, was charged in the shooting and told reporters Wednesday from jail that he was trying to drive off trespassers and didn't intend to hurt the teen girls, whom he called juvenile delinquents.

Source: Teen girl shot looking for ghosts (AP; Cincinnati Enquirer); August 24, 2006 (news.enquirer.com)