The Best of Coast to Coast AM The Paranormal Detective - Best of Coast to Coast AM - 3/24/26
Mar 25, 2026
Greg Lawson, former police officer and investigator with 32+ years in roles from SWAT to aquatic recovery, turned paranormal researcher and author. He links police tradecraft to probing UFO encounters, recounts long underwater recoveries, military radar work tracking odd aerial targets, and how childhood curiosity led to investigating creepy places and abduction reports.
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Long Commitment To Underwater Recoveries
- Greg Lawson spent 18 years on an underwater recovery team and responded to over 100 drownings, showing the emotional toll of aquatic death investigations.
- He described a 2022 case that took almost four months and involved covertly scheduling dive teams' training at the site until the body was located.
Use Deployment Research To Find Local Lore
- Greg connected military deployments and local research to paranormal fieldwork, using libraries and historical societies to discover legends before travel.
- While deployed with the 82nd, he sought out indigenous lore and odd locations instead of typical soldier hangouts.
Nimitz Radar Tracks That Behaved Differently
- While on Nimitz duty Greg tracked unusual radar returns that moved faster and changed course unlike normal aircraft.
- He noted ECCM personnel would quietly capture and remove those radar images from ship systems for further handling.