'Ghost Adventures' star Zak Bagans visits the 'Lake of Death,' reflects on gruesome Black Dahlia murder

Paranormal investigator Zak Bagan reflects on his experiences with cases involving 'Black Dahlia' Elizabeth Short, the Manson family, and late actor River Phoenix.

"I’ve never understood or even fathom how much darkness and evil is associated with this lake," Bagans told Fox News Digital. "It wasn’t until last year when the lake started to recede that all these bodies started being discovered… We targeted it for the headline investigation. And the craziest part about this is you’re finding bodies, but we are investigators of spirit hauntings. Is there a side of that here?... I knew something was happening at this lake." Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.

Bones found last summer at drought-stricken Lake Mead were identified in April of this year. The Clark County coroner’s office said the remains belonging to Claude Russell Pensinger were found over the course of three days last July and August near the Boulder Beach swimming area. A cause of death was not determined for the Las Vegas man, who had been missing since July 1998.

The 52-year-old’s identification came after investigators identified remains found in another part of the Colorado River reservoir behind Hoover Dam. They belonged to Donald P. Smith, a 39-year-old North Las Vegas resident. He was reported to have drowned in April 1974. His death was ruled an accident.