Sci Fi Investigates is a six episodereality television series featuring skepticRob Mariano, forensic specialist Deborah Dobrydney, archaeologist Bill Doleman, and paranormal investigator Richard Dolan, as they look atparanormal andsupernatural phenomenon and try to explain them. The show debuted in October 2006 on the AmericanSyFy channel followingGhost Hunters. There have also been twowebisodes.

The series documents a team of fourparanormal investigators who travel to various locations around theUnited States and investigate variousurban legends.

The team uses various research methods to gather as much information as they can about the particular legend or phenomena an episode focuses on. They meet with local residents, listen to eye-witness reports, study documentation, conduct forensic experiments on physical evidence, and conduct on-location archaeological studies. At the end they review and discuss their findings and each investigator gives their opinions from different points-of-view.

Each episode is an hour long, including commercials.

The Cryptomundo blog by Mothman researcherLoren Coleman is an indepth criticism of the October 26, 2006, "Sci-fi Investigates" broadcast's "Mothman" episode. Coleman wrote that while it had a few moments that are pure entertainment and certainly funny, it had little or nothing to do with "investigating" Mothman or unexplained phenomena.

• Deborah Dobrydney – Dobrydney is aforensics specialist with a B.S. inpsychology and a B.A. in Spanish studies both fromFordham University in New York and is a graduate of the Masters of Science program from theUniversity of New Haven. She has worked for a crime scene investigation unit since 2002.
• Richard M. Dolan – Dolan is aparanormal investigator and author of two volumes entitledUFOs and the National Security State. Prior to his interest in UFOs, he studied Cold War history, tactics and diplomacy. He has a master's degree in history from theUniversity of Rochester and a bachelor's degree in history fromAlfred University. He earned a certificate in political theory fromOxford University and was aRhodes Scholar finalist. Dolan has also appeared in numerous paranormal documentaries over the years including Sci-Fi Channel'sUFO Invasion at Rendlesham documentary.
• Bill Doleman – Dr. Doleman is anarchaeologist. He was also the chief investigator of aRoswell, New Mexico evidence dig conducted by theUniversity of New Mexico and documented in the 2003 documentaryThe Roswell Crash: Startling New Evidence, which was hosted byBryant Gumbel and also produced by the Sci-Fi Channel. Doleman is a 1995 graduate of UNM with a Ph.D. inanthropology. In 2004, Doleman became director of New Mexico's archaeological archive and database (a.k.a. ARMS).
• Rob Mariano – Anadventurer, Rob Mariano was also the former competitor "Boston Rob" to fans ofSurvivor: Marquesas,Survivor: All-Stars andThe Amazing Race. He is theskeptic of the investigative team.
• Lisa Van Camp – Van Camp is a forensic analyst (appeared in "Roswell" and "Paranormal Hotspots" episodes, filling in for Dobrydney)

• Highway to Hell: The Legends of Clinton Road (SciFi.com Webisode in five parts) – Deborah and Richard investigate local ghost stories of Clinton Road inWest Milford, NJ.

• The X Creatures – a similarBBC series
• Destination Truth
• Ghost Hunters

• Sci Fi Investigates
• Cryptomundo blog on Sci Fi Investigates' Mothman

• Paranormal television
• Syfy original programming
• 2000s American reality television series
• 2006 American television series debuts
• 2006 American television series endings

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