John Brian

John Brian was born and raised in Pocatello and has a B.A.s in Anthropology and Spanish from Idaho State University. He also attended La Universidad de Guadalajara, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. John worked in Mexico and Latin America as an Anthropologist but returned to Idaho in 2001.

After returning home, John wanted to continue working in Anthropology on his own. Paranormal Research became an excellent way for him to continue to work in the field. John focused not on the reported hauntings but on the people who were having the experience. From this prospective, SPIRO Paranormal investigates ghostly encounters from a social science view point, making it truly “scientific”.

In 2009 Old Town Pocatello, Inc. joined with SPIRO Paranormal to host The Haunted History Tour. 2013 will mark the fifth annual Haunted History Tour. The tour has become a very successful and anticipated event. The event allows the public to enter historic buildings and hear stories of possible paranormal activity. Since SPIRO investigates all of the buildings prior to the tour, actual evidence of paranormal activity is presented at some of the locations.

Over the five years of presenting the Haunted History Tour, John and Lisa Brian have recorded many first had accounts of paranormal experiences. “Ghosts of Pocatello - Haunted History from the Gate City” is an attempt to put some of these stories with a historical perspective into the public record. All of the stories included in this book are based on real events and locations. Names have been changed and some stories have been altered but generally follow the facts as told to the writers. Some of the stories are based on the experiences from the members of SPIRO Paranormal. It is our intention to record these stories as an oral tradition for the people of Pocatello.