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The Paranormal Ranger: A Navajo Investigator's Search for the Unexplained by Stanley Milford Jr.

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I was shocked to see see this on the library's new book shelf simply because I had no idea such a delight was in print. Stanley Milford Jr is exactly as the the title suggests, a Navajo Ranger, a member of law enforcement on the Navajo reservation.

This memoir covers the mundane law enforcement experiences and trainings Stanley underwent but as the title says that's not the end all be all or even the most important thing about the book. Yes he's law enforcement but he's also straight up Fox Mulder (with some Scully mixed in). He claims to have a healthy skepticism about UFOs and the paranormal. That said, belief in the witches known as skinwalkers is part of his culture.

Stanley describes his own encounter with what he believed to be a skinwalker as a young man. He also mixes the every day police work of man hunts, drug dealers etc with having to go out to the very remote parts of the reservation because someone's sheep has been eaten by Bigfoot. He talks about how to deal with the public in cases like this. He's seen things he can't discount like the skin walkers, UFO evidence and yes, Bigfoot evidence too.

It's a fun, fascinating read. I would love to hear Stanley talk at one of the paranormal cons as his thoughts on this (and his philosophy of life) aligns well with my own. I'm not a memoir reader but this one was well worth it if you like this sort of topic.



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