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Fort Lauderdale Police Hire Psychics in Sophie Reeder Search

8/16/2026

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Fort Lauderdale Police hired two psychic profilers to assist the search for missing 15-year-old Sophie Reeder.
Since 2025, detectives paid one psychic $1,500 for a 90-day investigation.
A free psychic led a canal search that found nothing.
The family offers up to $25,000 for credible tips that lead to Sophie’s recovery.
Skeptic Benjamin Radford of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry says psychics have near-zero success in missing-person cases.

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Fort Lauderdale Police hired two psychic profilers to assist the search for missing 15-year-old Sophie Reeder.
Since 2025, detectives paid one psychic $1,500 for a 90-day investigation.
A free psychic led a canal search that found nothing.
The family offers up to $25,000 for credible tips that lead to Sophie’s recovery.
Skeptic Benjamin Radford of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry says psychics have near-zero success in missing-person cases.