List of our presentations
FREE ADMISSION to lectures & vendor area 9 AM to 4 PM
Speakers and content subject to change
10:30 AM
Legends and Lore of the Superstitions
Jason Fritsch - author of Cracking the code on the Lost Dutchman's mine: How I uncovered the truth about the gold, map and murder
11:30 AM
VULTURE CITY GHOST TOWN
damian harris vulture city tour guide
Vulture City Ghost Town is renowned for its ghostly encounters side of this abandoned settlement. Hear first-hand experiences from numerous paranormal investigations of this abandoned settlement. Learn about its history and hear the chilling tales of those who still walk this once thriving gold mining town.
In 1863, deep in the Arizona desert, prospector Henry Wickenburg followed the flight of scavenging vultures and uncovered a quartz outcropping glittering with gold. What began as a lone discovery soon sparked the birth of Vulture City, a booming mining town that became one of the most important settlements in the Arizona Territory.
12:30 PM
How to Use Pendulums & Dowsing Rods
Debe Branning with Special Guests Chance and Colleen
Will discuss and demonstrate various methods and techniques of dowsing and pendulums. Dowsing rods are typically two L-shaped rods, often made of metal, that are held loosely in the hands. The rods are believed to move in response to unseen energies or presences. Dowsing rods are used to locate areas where spirits or paranormal activity may be present. Practitioners may ask yes/no questions, and the rods are expected to cross or move in response.
Pendulums are often used as tools for spiritual healing and inner growth. Learn the basics, including how to select, cleanse and get to know your pendulum
1:30 PM
Historical Evidence, Tragedy, True Crime, and the Making of Shadows of the Desert
Mercedez Lucke-Benedict
Mercedez Lucke-Benedict is an experiencer, documentary filmmaker, author, podcaster, and speaker whose mission and work focus on uncovering the truth about her family’s haunted land, documented crime, historical tragedy, and firsthand paranormal experience. She is the creator of the documentary film Shadows of the Desert, which investigates the true history of her family’s land in Arizona, including buried secrets, violent crime, forgotten aviation crashes, missile silos, tragedy, and the unexplained activity that followed.
Drawing from personal experience, historical research, and years of investigation, Mercedez explores how traumatic events—such as a satanic psychopath’s murder spree, loss of life, and hidden truths—can leave lasting imprints on a location. In this presentation, she shares verified accounts, historical evidence, and behind-the-scenes insight into the making of Shadows of the Desert, offering a personal and respectful examination of where true crime, history, and the paranormal intersect
2:30 PM
WHERE LAW ENFORCEMENt MEETS THE UNKOWN
UAP-PD - Marianne Robb & Dave Rich
Marianne Robb and Dave Rich, retired Arizona police officers with a combined 59 years of law enforcement experience take center stage to shed light on a fascinating and lesser-known aspect of their profession: investigating Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the paranormal and cryptids. With impressive collective experience, they offer unique insights into the challenges that have historically hindered UAP & paranormal investigations within law enforcement circles. Drawing from their own first-hand encounters and conversations
UAP-PD works to provide resources and training for law enforcement and first responders in handling those types of cases, aiming to remove the stigma and bring professionalism to such investigations.
3:30 PM
Staticom Quantum - voices of the dead
Staticom Quantum - Tony & Cherie Rathman
Staticom Quantum shifts Instrumental Transcommunication (ITC) away from chaotic radio scanning and into the realm of hardware-level quantum mechanics. Grounded in the principle that consciousness interacts with reality at a foundational layer, this system treats contact as a microscopic, sub-threshold event occurring directly within electronic circuitry.
Unlike standard "ghost boxes," the system completely isolates the signal from external radio frequencies (RF) and No AI-generated speech is used.Instead of filtering external atmospheric pollution, it looks inward to microscopic current fluctuations inside the hardware. By utilizing the physics of stochastic resonance, these tiny sub-threshold anomalies use an internal, closed-loop noise floor as a catalyst to cross into the macroscopic world.
This allows the system to achieve unprecedented clarity, delivering fluid, continuous vocal articulations rather than fractured syllables—establishing the exact non-linear conditions needed to prove that consciousness can directly shape physical sound fields in real time.