Aaron Goodwin born April 1 1976 is an equipment technician camera operator and paranormal investigator He is best known for his work on the Travel Channels paranormal investigation series Ghost Adventures In need of a cameraman for their documentary Bagans and Groff first met and hired Goodwin in Las Vegas to assist them with primary filming and Broll taping The documentary then led to the series Ghost Adventures Often left alone on hotspots within the locations under investigation Goodwin has been portrayed as bait to attract supposed ghostly spirits Before joining Bagans and Groff Goodwin had worked as a camera operator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC and several behindthescenes films premiere in Las Vegas He is also known for his work on Space Detective 2017 Malevolence 2004 and Crimps 2011