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When that exposure comes on sensational \"paranormal\" shows that spur a cottage industry based on completely fake stories of ghosts and monsters.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNear \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?ll\u003d38.5938888889,-90.5875\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.1,0.1\u0026amp;q\u003d38.5938888889,-90.5875%20%28Ellisville%2C%20Missouri%29\u0026amp;t\u003dh\" title\u003d\"Ellisville, Missouri\" rel\u003d\"geolocation\" class\u003d\"zem_slink\"\u003eEllisville, MO\u003c/a\u003e, a wooded trail has become a magnet in recent years for amateur \"ghost hunters\" who find themselves rubbing shoulders with drug dealers, gang members, and possibly even rapists.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDuring the day, the unobtrusive nature trail is home to birdwatching groups and hikers, but once the sun goes down it's not ghosts that cause the problems according to local police.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"thestory\"\u003e\"The result (now) is a collection of violators (who) range in age from 12 years old to 50 years old,\" Capt. Gary Crews said. \"We have parents (who) bring their 12-, 13- and 15-year-old children down there for fun after midnight. We have 22- and 23- year-old men with 15- and 16-year-old girls.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHe recalled the recent case of three 16-year-old ghost-hunting girls who were followed down the trail by three men in their 30s who were carrying drugs, beer and knives.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\"The parents of the girls first were irate with our officers, saying they were being inconvenienced, until we showed them the knives, beer and dope,\" Crews said. \"The potential of what could take place there is a huge concern.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAccording to local officials the trouble really began after Sci-Fi's \"Children of the Grave\" aired an episode featuring the Zombie Road and spinning false tales of murders and paranormal activity. The trouble was compounded by Troy Taylor repeating similar false claims in his published works.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"thestory\"\u003eThe reason for the sudden, drastic increase in problems \"has been ... based in large part to numerous Internet rumors of the property containing paranormal occurrences,\" Crews said.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\"There are several Web sites and a documentary that is total nonsense that is playing on the Sci-Fi station encouraging people to make this area an attraction, he said.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCrews said police \"have a DVD where 'supposed' police officers advise anyone (who) travels Zombie Road to make sure they are armed.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\"We are not sure, but we think that the same 'paranormal experts' that we have allowed on at least two occasions to investigate activity on Zombie Road are partly responsible for the ridiculous information being presented,\" Crews said.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"thestory\"\u003eEllisville Police Chief Tom Felgate also is familiar with the troubles on Zombie Road because his department deals with trespassers who park in the Ridge Meadows Elementary School parking lot on Ridge Road and in subdivisions near the northern entry to the trail.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\"We're going to be meeting with Ridge Meadows officials, who would like to see us crack down on trespassing, and we're starting immediately to issue summonses to violators,\" Felgate said. \"They've had a recent spike in problems ever since that TV show aired.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\"It's a safety issue. People are down there in the dark, and there is potential for injury; plus they just have no business parking in subdivisions and on school property.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRidge Meadows Elementary School principal Carol Kottwitz said she's pleased with the action by Wildwood and Ellisville police.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\"How did we get so lucky as to be next door to Zombie Road?\" Kottwitz said jokingly.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eShe said she had seen the TV show, which listed the school's name, location and parking lot.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\"However, I've been here 20 years, and it always seems around Halloween that we get more visitors, though I think they picked up after the show,\" Kottwitz said.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSci-Fi and Troy Taylor fail to do due diligence:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"thestory\"\u003eFeatured in the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.scifi.com/\" title\u003d\"SCI FI\" rel\u003d\"homepage\" class\u003d\"zem_slink\"\u003eSci Fi Channel's\u003c/a\u003e recent special \"Children of the Grave,\" author Troy Taylor in his book, \"Out Past the Campfire Light: Hauntings, Horrors and Unsolved Mysteries of the Great Outdoors,\" writing about Zombie Road, notes that \"numerous legends and stories sprang up about the place, from the typical tales of murdered boyfriends and killers with hooks for hands to more specific tales of a local killer who was dubbed the \"zombie.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\"He was said to live in an old dilapidated shack by the (Meramec) river and would attack young lovers who came here looking for someplace quiet and out of the way. As time passed, the stories of this madman were told and retold and ... there are many other stories too, from ghostly apparitions in the woods to visitors who have vanished without a trace.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\"There are also stories about a man who was killed here by a train in the 1970s and who now haunts the road and that of a mysterious old woman who yells at passersby from a house at the end of the road. There is another about a boy who fell from the bluffs along the river and died but his body was never found. His ghost also is believed to haunt the area. There are also enough tales of Native American spirits and modern-day devil worshippers here to fill another book entirely.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThat's why I have such deep respect for my friends who are authors and bother to check out myths and legends for accuracy before publishing!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cfieldset class\u003d\"zemanta-related\"\u003e\u003clegend class\u003d\"zemanta-related-title\"\u003eRelated articles\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/legend\u003e\u003cul class\u003d\"zemanta-article-ul\"\u003e\u003cli class\u003d\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://ghosts-hauntings.suite101.com/article.cfm/ghosts_of_the_stanley_hotel\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2008/11/18/west/special_feature/1119prj-wildzombie0.txt\"\u003eZombie Road Tales Untrue\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class\u003d\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://members.tripod.com/%7Ejaytee2/zombie.htm\"\u003eZombie Road Fan Site\u003c/a\u003e (one of the offenders)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class\u003d\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.prairieghosts.com/zombie_road.html\"\u003ePrairie Ghosts: Zombie Road\u003c/a\u003e (Troy Taylor article)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class\u003d\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://ghosts.itgo.com/investigations/zombie/index.htm\"\u003eGhost Hunters of St. Louis on Zombie Road\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/fieldset\u003e  \u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\" class\u003d\"zemanta-pixie\"\u003e\u003ca class\u003d\"zemanta-pixie-a\" href\u003d\"http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/1141ebe3-32dc-4bae-b836-cea8feed16b9/\" title\u003d\"Zemified by Zemanta\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"border: medium none ; float: right;\" class\u003d\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src\u003d\"http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id\u003d1141ebe3-32dc-4bae-b836-cea8feed16b9\" alt\u003d\"Reblog this post [with Zemanta]\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2168219303449559049-5077499600277554263?l\u003dbucksghosts.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bucksghosts.blogspot.com/feeds/5077499600277554263/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d2168219303449559049\u0026postID\u003d5077499600277554263\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2168219303449559049/posts/default/5077499600277554263"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2168219303449559049/posts/default/5077499600277554263"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bucksghosts.blogspot.com/2008/12/zombie-road.html","title":"Zombie Road"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Buck"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03195661861205323477"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"02653328012866227494"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}}]}});