David Butterworth, Founder/Head Investigator
Personal History
David experienced his first paranormal encounter when he was 12 years old. He saw an apparition appear right next to his bed in the middle of the night. Little did he know that experience would be the first of many that ultimately helped him become a paranormal investigator. At 14 David began conducting investigations in his home with friends trying to get to the bottom of the activity that had tormented his family. By 16 David had begun visiting haunted locations like Fort Revere in Hull, MA. At age 19 He joined his first team and began to really accelerate his growth as a paranormal investigator. David was part of two teams before ultimately co founding The East Coast Coalition of Paranormal Investigators in September of 2017. His main goal is to help people who are afraid and don't know who to go to for help when dealing with the paranormal. Because of his experiences growing up, he is able to relate with clients and help them to not only understand the phenomena, but to not be afraid of it.
Founding ECCPI Members
Personal History
Tammy W.
Lead Investigator
Tammy had her first experience with the paranormal at age 5. She encountered a shadow figure that would eventually begin to torment her as she got older. At the age of 12 she had lived in a home that was haunted with poltergeist type activity. She had witnessed her brother being lifted and thrown by something no one could see. These events she experienced in her childhood would be the foundation to her curiosity in the paranormal. She began to ask why these events were happening and what would be causing them as well as to how to make them stop. At age 17, Tammy began her journey into the paranormal. Tammy along with her two aunts and a family friend began investigating hauntings in peoples home as well as performing house cleansings to help rid negative spirits from these homes.
Upon moving to NH, Tammy started a team along side Joannie and investigated haunted locations and helping others who were experiencing paranormal activity. Tammy also began to use her clairvoyant abilities to help other teams identify hotspots and keep the teams safe while they would investigate. When Tammy learned of a new team forming called ECCPI she applied and has become a valued member of the team. Helping lead investigations as well as helping clients understand what is going on in their homes.
Mike R.
Lead Investigator
Personal History
Michael first encountered the paranormal when he was 14 years old when he began to experience things that had no rational explanation. There has been one memory that sticks with him to this day from his childhood. While walking the family dog through a century’s old cemetery next to his house, he came across his first shadow figure. Once that event happened, he began to experience other odd occurrences that he deemed as messages but had no apparent pattern or reason to them. Years later while working as a corrections officer, Michael saw his first full body apparition. He saw a former inmate “walking the flats” long after final lock in.
Michael has always felt he was empathic in some way, but it was not until later in life when he decided to work on enhancing and honing his abilities. Michael can sense events and situations before they happen as well as pick up on events from the past. Even though he has empathic abilities, Michael still takes a scientific approach to the paranormal. As a long time, military member, and corrections officer, he has a mental toughness that is unparalleled. His mental fortitude helps him stick to the logic of every and any situation. The investigative tools of preparation, education, and experience are the founding ideals that Michael strives to bring to each investigation. Those ideals aided by modern technology help Michael complete a well rounded and comprehensive approach to the paranormal.
Joannie T.
Tech Manager/
Lead Investigator
Personal History
Joannie first encountered the paranormal as a young girl. She grew up in a home that was once a farmhouse that had originally burned to the ground. The home was then rebuilt into a home that housed nuns. Growing up she would see the spirits of the previous tenants that were no longer living. She connected with them on a spiritual level and could sense how they had died and could even feel their emotions. Growing up she would mention the spirits to her family, but they thought she was crazy. One night while she was asleep, she could sense her grandfather had passed. Her mother woke her up shortly after and told her that he had passed away. Joannie told her mother that she knew because he was sitting on her bed and told her how much he loved her. Her mother again, not believing her told her she was crazy.
Joannie started her journey in the paranormal to help people not feel alone and scared, like she felt growing up seeing and interacting with spirits. Later in life, Joannie met Tammy who has helped her understand her gifts and has taught her everything she knows spiritually. Tammy and Joannie have been investigating together for over 20 years and have done countless cleansings together to help clients struggling with the paranormal. Their faith in a higher power has brought them on this path to help others with what they do not understand.
Cam J.
Investigator
Jordan M.
Investigator
