Chasing Evil: Shocking Crimes, Supernatural Forces, and an FBI Agent's Search for Hope and Justice

Chasing Evil presents the partnership between psychic intuition and evidence-based policing as a tandem force for justice, arguing that supernatural insights become powerful tools when they are tested and translated into actionable, verifiable leads. The narrative follows FBI agent Robert Hilland’s journey from skepticism to collaboration with psychic medium John Edward, demonstrating that intuition does not replace physical proof but can effectively catalyze and direct traditional police work.

Hilland’s initial interactions with Edward revolve around his efforts to validate the psychic’s abilities. Before fully committing to their partnership, Hilland presents Edward with a mix of items belonging to the victim, Fran Smith, and unrelated “control” items from his colleagues. When Edward immediately separates the objects, identifying which ones are irrelevant, he passes the first of Hilland’s empirical tests. This act establishes a key principle of their collaboration: Intuition must be vetted.

However, Hilland’s default stance toward Edward’s claims quickly shifts from skepticism to faith as the psychic passes “tests” that Hilland could not have even thought to set up—for instance, referencing an uncle whom Hilland never knew existed prior to meeting Edward, but whom a conversation with Hilland’s mother subsequently confirmed as having died in childhood.