On May 7, 2026, Gary and John dive deep into a listener-submitted paranormal experience that starts as a ghost story and slowly unravels into something far more complicated. From terrifying childhood encounters at Gettysburg to West Virginia mine where the "re-enactors" turned out to be something no one can explain, this episode has it all. You'll understand when you hear it.

But the real twist? The deeper Gary reads, the more a dark picture emerges about the submitter’s Dad's "antique collection”: a sea container full of history's most questionable artifacts, including a Nazi shower valve purchased from a pop-up shop. Was the father’s disturbing fascination with horrific history bringing something evil into the house? Gary and John debate whether the hauntings were paranormal, hereditary, or just a really uncomfortable family secret that needed to be said out loud. Let's jump into the conversation…

A world‑renowned psychic medium, a paranormal TV icon, and two hosts who can turn 9/11 stories into dark comedy (too soon?), this episode has it all. Drawing from an intense near‑death experience at age four and a background in education and clinical mental health, Tessa Groff walks Gary and John through the evolution of her abilities, from seeing spirits at her bedside to leaving “normal” jobs behind to work full‑time with the dead. She opens up about using remote viewing to assist law enforcement on missing‑persons cases and homicides, the emotional weight of working with grieving families, and why she still chooses to say “yes” to the hardest cases.

Tessa also pulls back the curtain on sold‑out casino and theater shows, including the now‑infamous “Titanic‑style naked grandma” reading, and explains what it’s really like to investigate haunted locations and develop new TV series alongside her husband, Nick Groff. Between the jokes, the mob‑tinted Niagara Falls stories, and some raw conversations about what “the other side” might actually be, this is Splintered Spirits at its funniest, most vulnerable, and most mind‑bending.

News 12 anchor Kristie Reeter is back on Splintered Spirits, and this time she survived Season 2 of Haunted Tri-State with two rosaries, a night in the Shanley Hotel's men's quarters, and a few experiences she still can't explain. We dig into all four new episodes, covering the Shanley Hotel in Napanoch NY, Kingsland Manor in Nutley NJ, a Prohibition-era speakeasy in lower Manhattan, and a haunted library in Middletown CT.

Kristie breaks down the moments that shook her most, including a portrait that moved on its own, a thermal gun that couldn't explain what it was reading, and a crew member's deeply personal connection during a late-night investigation. We also get into the skeptics featured in the show, what it's like to sit across from someone trying to debunk everything you just experienced, and whether any evidence was good enough to give even the biggest doubters pause.

Plus, Gary reveals he bailed on the Shanley after a couple of hours, John drops his theory on what that "family member" voice might actually have been, and we all agree someone needs to find a haunted Four Seasons. Season 3 is already in the works, and you won't want to miss what Kristie is lobbying for next.