J ANICE O BERDING IS THE AUTHOR OF BOOKS AND LECTURES ON Nevada ghosts and haunted locations. She has also written pieces for the books Weird Hauntings, Weird Las Vegas and Nevada, and Weird Encounters. She cohosts the popular radio show Paradacity on SRNLIVE.COM and has appeared on episodes of the TV shows Ghost Adventures, Dead Famous, Scariest Places on Earth, Haunted Hotels, and Ghost Hunters.
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