You are welcome to join us in conversation
with Navajo Ranger\, Stanley Milford\, Jr. as he chats about the chilling
and clear-eyed memoir of his investigations into bizarre cases of the par
anormal and the unexplained in Navajoland.
As a Native American
with parents of both Navajo and Cherokee descent\, Stanley Milford\, Jr.
grew up in a world where the supernatural was both expected and taboo\, wh
ere shapeshifters roamed\, witchcraft was a thing to be feared\, and child
ren were taught not to whistle at night. In his youth\, Milford never went
looking for the paranormal\, but it always seemed to find him. When he jo
ined the fabled Navajo Rangers&mdash\;a law enforcement branch of the Nava
jo Nation who are equal parts police officers\, archeological conservation
ists\, and historians&mdash\;the paranormal became part of his job. Alongs
ide addressing the mundane duties of overseeing the massive 27\,000-square
-mile reservation\, Milford was assigned to utterly bizarre and shockingly
frequent cases involving mysterious livestock mutilations\, skinwalker an
d Bigfoot sightings\, UFOs\, and malicious hauntings.
In \;
The Paranormal Ranger\, Milford recounts the stories of t
hese cases from the clinical and deductive perspective of a law enforcemen
t officer. Milford&rsquo\;s Native American worldview and investigative tr
aining collide to provide an eerie account of what logic dictates should n
ot be possible. Register now to expand your own worldview and be ready for
a chill to run down your spine! \;
About the
Author: Stanley Milford\, Jr.\, graduated from the United States Indian
Police Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia\,
New Mexico\, and worked continuously as a sworn law enforcement officer f
or over twenty-three years. He served as the delegated Chief Navajo Ranger
for over two years through March of 2019. While with the Navajo Rangers\,
Stan oversaw a section called the Special Projects Unit (SPU)\, whose res
ponsibilities included the investigation of cases that did not fit within
everyday parameters of law enforcement or criminal investigation\, many of
which involved reports of the \;paranormal or supernatural. After lea
ving the Navajo Rangers\, Stan served as the senior investigator for the N
avajo Nation&rsquo\;s White Collar Crime Unit. \;
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