NYPD Sgt . Frank Marra ( above ) reported seeing a ghostly lady at the Staten Island landfill , his book reveals . A retired NYPD cop who sifted through ten tons of debris from the September 11th attacks , reported seeing a ghostly lady at the Staten Island landfill , a new book reveals . However , Sgt . Frank Marra , 48 , was not the only one who saw the specter , who a psychic medium has explained could have been a spirit , 'soul collector ' , guiding people to the afterlife , according to the New York Post . In his book , From Landfill to Hallowed Ground , Marra details his experience searching through rubble and remains of the World Trade Center attacks from September 2001 to February 2002 at Fresh Kills landfill . While there , volunteers found 54,000 personal objects and helped identify 1,200 people who perished . The 17-year veteran cop shares about the spirit he and other volunteers saw at the Staten Island landfill , also known as 'The Hill ' . This is where the African-American woman was spotted , dressed in white like a Red Cross worker during the Second World War , carrying a tray of sandwiches . Sgt . Frank Marra , 48 , was not the only one who saw the spectre , who a psychic medium has explained could have been a spirit 'soul collector ' guiding people to the afterlife ( above an excavator sifts through debris from the World Trade Center at Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island on January 14 , 2002 ) In Marra 's book , From Landfill to Hallowed Ground , Marra details his experience searching through rubble and remains from September 2001 to February 2002 - where volunteers found 54,000 personal objects and 1,200 identities of those who perished ( above a dirt-covered shoe found on October 24 , 2001 at the Staten Island landfill ) The spirit Marra and other cops reported seeing was an African-American woman , dressed in white like a Red Cross worker during the Second World War , was seen carrying a tray of sandwiches ( above jewelry recovered from the World Trade Center debris held in a trailer at the Staten Island landfill in 2002 ) ' I thought she was trying to help , being first responders , ' said Marra . He only saw her a few times and in the distance , more than 50 yards away each time , but he recalls that it clearly looked like a person . And while they were rare sightings , he stashed them away as memories , until about a year later when he spoke to a retired crime-scene detective who mentioned the ghost . The detective asked him if he ever heard stories about the 'old Red Cross worker trying to serve sandwiches and coffees out by the sifters ' , which brought Marra 's memories of her rushing back to mind . 'It hit me like a ton of bricks - I had put that dormant , ' said Marra . 'It just reminded me that I remembered seeing her . ' While his sightings of the ghost were rare , he stashed them away as memories , until about a year later when he spoke to a retired crime-scene detective who mentioned the ghost ( above damaged fire truck and debris from the World Trade Center attacks at the Fresh Kills landfill in 2002 ) Along with the Red Cross worker , other cops and volunteers witnessed seeing other things while in the landfill from shadows to large black masses ( above NYPD officers who worked at Fresh Kills landfill bow their heads in front of a pile of debris on July 15 , 2002 during the closing ceremony for the Staten Island landfill ) The retired cop who now resides in New Jersey with his wife and three sons also notes how the landfill , with all of its memories from September 11 , quickly became a holy ground ( left debris and damaged fire trucks at the Staten Island landfill in 2002 ; right , Marra 's book , From Landfill to Hallowed Ground ) Along with the Red Cross worker , other cops and volunteers witnessed seeing other things while in the landfill from shadows to large black masses , according to Marra . The retired cop who now resides in New Jersey with his wife and three sons also notes how the landfill , with its memories of the tragic September 11 attacks , quickly became a holy ground . Marra said : 'As time passed we realized how many people 's ashes and DNA still remain at the landfill . 'It was clear this became a holy ground , a place of rest for many who would never be recovered , a cemetery without tombstones . '
Sgt . Frank Marra , Sep. 2001 - Feb. 2002 , said he saw ghost of African American woman , who was dressed in white as a Red Cross worker from Second World War . He saw spectre while going through debris from World Trade Center attacks at Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island between 48 . Ghost was holding a tray of sandwiches and was always standing more than 50 yards away before vanishing . Psychic medium explained ghost might have been a spirit , soul collector , guiding people to afterlife . Volunteers at landifll found 54,000 personal objects and helped identify 1,200 people who perished during the attacks .