Sylvia Browne, the world-famous psychic has died at the age of 77. According to her website, Browne passed away Wednesday, Nov. 20 surrounded by family and friends at the Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Calif.
Her son, Chris, confirmed the news to TMZ. Browne made appearances on TV shows like "The Montel Williams Show," "Larry King Live" and "Unsolved Mysteries." She also wrote dozens of books on topics like the afterlife for both pets and human, dreams, healing, and the end of world prophecies and predictions.
"For many years she shared her gift with friends and family, gaining a reputation for accuracy with her trademark down-to-earth approach and sense of humor and became very well-known for helping people even before moving to California in 1964," her website states.
Browne specialized in psychic detective work and would often try and help solve missing person cases, the New York Daily News reports. She made headlines in 2004 when she falsely said Amanda Berry, one of the Cleveland kidnapping victims, was dead.
"She's not alive, honey," she told mom Louwanna Miller on "The Montel Williams Show."
Miller died two years later and never knew her daughter was in fact still alive. Berry, along with the other victims Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, were found in March 2013 after Berry kicked part of a door out and called for help.
When Browne was criticized for the false prediction she said in a statement that "only God is always right."
Following the psychic's death, Williams released a statement saying: "I, like so many of you, lost a friend today. But, as has been for the last twenty years, she'll always remain a part of me. My thoughts and prayers go out to Sylvia's family in this time of loss."
Browne is survived by her husband, two sons and three grandchildren.
