At a Clairvoyant’s Funeral in the Bronx, Clients Praise His Psychic Counsel

By Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, October 9, 2011

....In recognition of his talents, the Dutch government issued Mr. Dykshoorn a passport listing his occupation as “helderziende”: clairvoyant. (His book is titled, “My Passport Says Clairvoyant.”)... After stops in Australia and Charlotte, N.C., and on Staten Island, among other locales, Mr. Dykshoorn settled in the Bronx in 1973. In the United States, he worked on many law enforcement cases. His compensation was simple: food and lodging for his family and a guarantee that investigators would remain silent about his involvement until after he had left town.....

....Henry C. Lee, a forensic scientist perhaps best known for testifying during the murder trial of O. J. Simpson, said he worked on a handful of cases with Mr. Dykshoorn in Connecticut.  “Usually when the police or law enforcement call for a psychic, it’s the last straw,” Dr. Lee said. “There are some others, but he was probably one of the best.” ....