Ghost hunters gather

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1,200 attendees expected at PSU paranormal conference
By Emily Jeanne Eppig
For the CDT
Laura Weldon, a teacher from Cambridge, Md., has always believed in ghosts.

In fact, she's sure the home in which she grew up was haunted. A firm believer in the paranormal, she's a big fan of the Sci-Fi Channel's "Ghost Hunters" show, featuring Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson as plumbers by day who investigate reports of paranormal activity in their spare time.

Weldon was pretty excited when she learned about UNIV-CON, the nation's largest paranormal conference, being held through Sunday at Penn State.

"All my middle school students are excited for me and want to know all the details," Weldon said as she waited Thursday night to attend a talk by Chris Flemming, star of the Biography channel's "Dead Famous: Ghostly Encounters" series. "I promised a whole class-time of stories about growing up in a haunted house and details about what the ghost hunters said instead of learning about trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship."

The conference, held at Penn State last year, drew 700 people, and organizers earlier this year said they were expecting more than 1,200 to attend this year based on early
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