About the Author... Dr. Karla Turner focused on the psychology and ethics of those alleging that they had been abducted, visited, probed and tormented by extraterrestrial beings. As a former college instructor who held a doctorate in Old English Studies as well as a B.A. and M.A. earned in both America and England respectively; Turner gave her heart and soul to help those trying to make sense of the things that didn't make sense. Dr Turner lost her battle to breast cancer in 1996 but her legacy to the paranormal field is all but not forgotten. more info on Dr. Karla Turner: http://www.jeffpolachek.com/about-dr-karla-turner `Taken' was the second book (of three) published by Arizona-based professional academic and educator Dr. Karla Turner PhD, who died of breast cancer at the tragically young age of 48. Turner had a stable and loving marriage and a family, and for several years prior to her death on 10 January 1996 worked to publicize the reality of the alien abduction phenomenon to academia and to a wide public audience. She appeared several times on mainstream media/TV, and you can find uploaded videos of her lectures and interviews on the web. Her first book, `Into the Fringe' published in 1992, is essentially autobiographical and chronicled the process of how she became aware that abduction by `alien entities' was the origin of a range of bizarre and otherwise inexplicable events which afflicted her family over many years. These included multiple close-proximity sightings of UFOs; episodes of missing time of several hours' duration; night-time visitations; persistent, repeated and dramatic patterns of body scarring and various poltergeist-type activity experienced by different members of the family, especially by her husband Casey (Elton) and son David. It recounts a journey from puzzlement and ignorance to eventual reluctant acknowledgement that the abduction phenomenon was the only explanation to fit the data. In the months following the publication of ITF, Turner was contacted by scores of people with stories essentially similar in content to those of her own family, was drawn to interview these people and investigate the cases herself. `Taken' chronicles eight of these cases, all women, and as she states in the introduction: "The correlation of evidence from their accounts greatly widens the parameters of the abduction scenario and points to certain aspects, previously disregarded or avoided, in need of serious exploration" (p1) The 13-page introduction to `Taken' is one of the most concise, elegant and accurate summaries of what was known about the phenomenon in 1994 - and, it needs to be said, not a great deal more is understood about it even now. The phenomenon is complex, multi-layered and deep, and Turner's serious investigation reveals unexpected and surprising detail about the abductors' MO and intentions as well as some of the more unusual peripheral aspects less frequently seen. The main body of the book consists of eight sequential chapters, one devoted to each of the eight abductees' cases. All are disguised with pseudonyms. The material is complex, and more appropriate for the reader with some experience and prior knowledge of the phenomenon. Turner's hands-on investigative work is thorough; her handling of the abductees highly professional and her application of deductive reasoning to the accumulating evidence intelligent and impressive. ---------------------- Dr. Karla Turner Audiobooks: ▶Into the Fringe by Dr. Karla Turner audiobook read by Bridget - http://bit.ly/1Bzomkh ▶ Taken: Inside the Alien-Human Abduction Agenda by Dr. Karla Turner audiobook read by Bridgette - http://bit.ly/1uAPJcu ▶ Masquerade of Angels Dr. Karla Turner read by Bridget Audiobook - http://bit.ly/1GxgxkK ▶ Alien Abductions in the Gingerbread House by Karla Turner, Ph.D. audiobook (read by Daniel) - http://bit.ly/1xFtYOb Dr. Karla Turner Lectures: ▶Dr. Karla Turner's Final Lecture May 7, 1995 - San Diego, CA - (ufo, abduction,grey aliens) - http://bit.ly/1FRTLVP Testimony's Alien Abduction: ▶Dr. Karla Turner interview's six woman abducted by Alien Greys, Nordics, Extraterrestrials - http://bit.ly/194uERo ▶ Dr. Karla Turner testimony - interview with Greg Bishop Austin MUFON conference - July 9, 1994 - http://bit.ly/1Ct8wMd ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~­*­~ (no money is made from this video, educational purposes only) ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*­­~*~*~*~*­ Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

• published: 20 Nov 2014
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