Hours later, Lewis' body was found inside his truck at the bottom of the pit. Using psychics is not something new for police, but it is often used as a last resort in cases that appear unsolvable, according to Professor Ron Akres, director of the University of Florida Center for Studies in Criminology and Law. The stories that come out about psychics in police work are the successful ones. If you keep doing something over and over, eventually it will hit and that is what happens in those cases. Renier said one of the frustrating aspects of her work is calculating how often what she describes as her mental images of a victim or suspect are accurate.
Police are interested in knowing more about how psychics work.
Renier has been invited to lecture at several departments in Florida, including the Sarasota Police Department, as well as at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. However, no major research studies have been done on psychics assisting police. I'm not denying that some people may be psychic, but I wouldn't use one. She anticipated running into lots of them when she moved to Williston several months ago. Until last fall, Renier had never been to the Levy County community.