Becky Ray is a writer, researcher, and guide for American Hauntings. By day, she works as a librarian, and by night, she has actively investigated the unknown for over 35 years.

She earned her BA in speech/theater with a minor in journalism from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. After college, she spent several years in California before relocating to the Kansas City area in 1997.

Becky's knowledge of the paranormal has been featured on NPR, in the Wall Street Journal, and on several local media outlets, including radio, television, and print publications.

Kansas City Hauntings: History and Mysteries of the Paris of the Plains is her first book.