Biography: John Green

Without doubt, John Green is the pre-eminent authority on the Sasquatch/Bigfoot issue. Although no longer very active in field research, he spent many years investigating Sasquatch sightings and footprint reports. He has hunted for evidence in many remote areas throughout the Pacific Northwest and has traveled to eastern Canada and throughout the United States, methodically documenting and photographing evidence of the creature's existence. He has personally interviewed hundreds of people including all of the early Sasquatch witnesses-Albert Ostman, Fred Beck, Roger Patterson, Bob Gimlin, to name a few. John has authored several books on the subject, the most noteworthy being his "Sasquatch, The Apes Among Us". In the "Sasquatch fraternity", as it were, John Green is the "clearing house" for all matters. His vast knowledge in the field has no equal. John became involved in investigating the Sasquatch in 1957 while he was owner/publisher of the Agassiz-Harrison Advance newspaper. The Harrison area was noted for Sasquatch sightings. John, however, took little interest in the subject until he learned that some people in the community he had come to respect had been witnesses to an incidentat nearby Ruby Creek 16-years earlier. Thereupon, John teamed up with Rene Dahinden, who had come to Harrison to hunt for the Sasquatch, and the two men embarked on serious and dedicated research. Both John and Rene were founding members of the Pacific Northwest Expedition in California in 1959. John and Rene continued to cooperate with each other for over a decade. Eventually they parted company over the issue of sharing information with other people. Rene never wavered from his determination to solve the mystery himself. John gave up on that prospect and does whatever he can to help anyone he considers to be making sincere efforts in Sasquatch research. John has documented thousands of sasquatch related incidents, many of which he personally investigated. He has diligently analyzed the information he has collected and has provided many statistics on the nature and distribution of the creature. He has presented his findings at numerous conferences and continues to be called upon for speaking engagements. Mainly through John's efforts, some highly eminent anthropologists and zoologists are now involved in the Sasquatch issue. I met John in 1993. Over the years I have visited him a number of times and have listened intently to his views. Few things escape his notice. He is exceedingly critical and accepts absolutely nothing at face value. John is very careful where doubt is involved with people and Sasquatch related evidence. Indeed, John gives little or no credibility to most of the highly publicized Sasquatch encounters (videos in particular) of recent years. He is highly uncomfortable with all findings by Ivan Marx and Paul Freeman.