<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Website </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> www.allisondubois.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Allison DuBois (born January 24, 1972) is an American author and purported medium . DuBois has stated that use of her psychic abilities has assisted U.S. law enforcement officials in solving crimes, forming the basis of the TV series Medium . </P> <P> Her alleged powers as a medium were tested by Gary Schwartz of the University of Arizona . While Schwartz claims that his research supports DuBois's psychic abilities, skeptics have pointed out flaws in both DuBois's claims and Schwartz's research . Some of her claims regarding work done in high profile investigations, such as her description of the Baseline rapist, have been shown to be either incorrect or of little investigative value . </P>

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