Gerald
Croiset
Croiset was said to be a psychometrist - a person
who can read information from a held object. He said
he became aware of this gift while a youth working
for a watch repairer. On one occasion he held a ruler
belonging to his employer and saw events which he
related to his employer and which his employer confirmed
were accurate.
After World War II, Croiset was sometimes consulted
by Dutch police authorities in cases involving missing
persons, or murder. On one occasion he was said to
have examined the property of a murdered woman, and
provided accurate information relating to her murder,
and also gave the name of her murderer. The name matched
a man who was being held in connection with the crime.
He gained a reputation as a reliable consultant in
the area of missing persons, and his fame extended
beyond the Netherlands, as anecdotes about his abilities
came to be discussed in other countries.
He also gained a reputation as a healer, and would
allow people to visit him in his clinic for healing
sessions. In 1966 he was invited to Australia to aid
in an investigation relating to the disappearance
of the three Beaumont children, who had disappeared
without trace from a beach in Adelaide, South Australia.
Although police were sceptical, his expenses were
paid by a wealthy businessman interested in the case,
and public pressure was such that Croiset's views
were considered.
During his short stay in Australia he attracted widespread
publicity but failed to find any trace of the missing
children. In the mid 1970s he was invited to Puerto
Rico to find the two missing children of a local businessman.
He concluded that the children were no longer on an
"earthly plane" and could offer no clues. Also around
the same he was called upon to locate a missing woman
in Scotland, and once again failed to provide any
clues.
His reputation became tarnished in his later years
by his well publicised failures. However he achieved
one more notable success when invited to Tokyo, Japan
in the 1970s to locate a missing child. Within 24
hours he had provided a description of the location
in which her body could be found, and when her body
was found after following his instructions, all details
seemed to match exactly with his prediction.
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