Angels on the Bridge
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I saw the rabbi seated in one small classroom-sized area, which housed his private interior and the secretaries’ exterior office. He sat behind a folding table, which served as his desk. He was a man in his thirties, wearing a black hat, black clothing, a white shirt and a long beard. "Hi, I’m Howie Comen, a Jewish private detective from Charleston. I have a personal problem I was hoping you could help me with. Do you have some time?" I asked. He rose from behind the table. "I am Doron Aizeman. Sure I have time," he said as he extended his hand. "What can I do for you?" I looked him over for an instant and then let the facts fly. "I have been conducting an investigation of a missing bridge inspector back in Charleston. My client and I have been dealing with a medium who channels the spirit of a fourteenth century Catholic nun, St. Catherine of Siena," I told him, checking the distance from my chair to the door. "I have been told I was a very old soul, that our investigation into corruption would become national." I looked at him. He was listening. I wasn’t asked to leave. "I also have been told that I have the gift of insight. Sometimes I do see things myself," I said. I continued in earnest, "My problem is that mystery writer Mickey Spillane who is a Jehovah’s Witness told me I was breaking God’s law by talking to St. Catherine. He familiarized me with King Saul and the Witch of Endor in the Bible. I asked God to let me know if I should be dealing with St. Catherine and Elizabeth Baron, the channel. I sought Catherine’s advice and she told me to go to the authorities of my own religious background...and, so, here I am." There, I got it all out and waited for the boom. I watched him calmly as he digested the final piece of information. It didn’t seem to leave a bad taste in his mouth nor did it upset his stomach. Actually, I think he was savoring my experiences. I decided to add a pinch more of my reality to the mix. "You know, Rabbi, I’m married to a Baptist woman, my kids are not Jewish and I’m certainly not religious at all." "Interesting story, Howie," he began. "First of all, you ARE a very old soul; you have been here many times."
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Does God exist? Is there life after life? Do spirits exist? These questions form the framework to the real life story of private detective Howie Comen and his thirteen-year search for missing South Carolina Highway Department bridge inspector Ralph Terry Griggs. The search takes Comen to internationally known trance medium Elizabeth Baron, the spirit of fourteenth century nun, St. Catherine of Siena, Mickey Spillane, Walter Cronkite, hassidic rabbis, the Vatican, Geraldo Rivera, Presidents Clinton and Bush and the Vince Foster suicide/murder investigation. Comen moves from clue to clue as his simple missing person case develops into a local, then statewide, and finally a national corruption investigation. Comen also draws from fragments of his own Jewish upbringing as well as the religious perspectives of all of the religions of all of the people he encounters in what turns into a personal search for truth.
About the Author
Howard G. Comen is a Connecticut native who earned his degree from the University of South Carolina in 1971. While at Carolina, Comen designed the Student Night Patrol for the State of South Carolina after several women were raped on campus. After receiving numerous awards for his program, Comen received a Carnegie Institute grant. After graduation, Comen moved to Charleston and founded the Comen Detective Agency. Comen’s activities in the Private Detective field and in the fields of sports and education have been featured in many local and national newspaper and television reports and newscasts. Some of his more famous cases include the investigation into a missing bridge inspector that unearthed mounds of corruption in both the Highway Department and its contractors in the late 1980’s; the investigation of a missing interior decorator that became a murder investigation in the late 1970’s; and the investigation of the suicide of a well known government official in the 1990’s. The Comen Detective Agency specializes in Divorce and Missing Person cases. We also investigate automobile accident cases, Workman’s Compensation cases, criminal cases and Insurance fraud. The Comen Detective Agency currently has five licensed investigators.