Zachary Alexander Bagans is the lead investigator and co-founder of the "Ghost Adventures Crew", one of the largest worldwide networks of professional paranormal investigators and is known as the host and lead investigator for The Travel Channel's "Ghost Adventures".
His passion for investigating the paranormal resulted from an encounter with the spirit of a suicidal woman in his apartment building in Trenton, MI, in 2002.
Bagans is also a New York Times bestselling author, has his own clothing brand “Reaper” and has been in two music collaborations. He was also the Executive Producer of the feature film, "Sympathy Said the Shark". He currently lives in Las Vegas, NV.