Steve had a lifelong fascination with the Bigfoot
phenomena since an early age. In 1998 after reading
"Monsters of the Northwoods", Steve like many of the
general population had believed that sightings were
exclusive to the Pacific Northwest, learned that there
were numerous sighting reports close to his residence in
upstate New York.
Steve began his quest first in 1998 seeking knowledge
from other researchers in the field. In 2003 Steve met
two of the authors of Monsters of the Northwoods and
was invited to apply for BFRO membership. By that time
Steve had his own small grass roots organization and
website. One of Steve's first tasks was to examine the
Sonoma video. After Steve had talked to the lead
investigator, Steve conducted picture analysis on the
videographer's website where it was determined the time
line did not match the photos at all and Steve declared
the Sonoma video a hoax on that premise. Several months
later it was revealed that the video was perpetrated by
the comic duo of Penn and Teller for their cable TV
series.
Steve exposed the "Georgia Bigfoot Body" hoax and
attained information which implicated SFBI CEO Tom
Biscardi as being part of the hoax and not being duped
as he claimed. Steve also exposed a blog by the name of
"Bigfoot Ballyhoo" as a hoax as well, coordinating the
tracking down of the real people the site used on the
site, to prove the site's claims were a hoax.
Steve firmly believes in a "boots on the
ground", methodology of obtaining evidence for or
against, evidence regarding the Sasquatch mystery. Steve
has had three sightings in the last ten years and a
handful of what he describes as "most likely, close
encounters" with the creatures, after initially entering
the field quite skeptical.
Steve has appeared on numerous local news programs
around the country and national venues such as Fox and
Friends, and interviewed in print in over 100 newspapers
over the last ten years. Steve has appeared on the
History Channel series, MonsterQuest, and recently
filmed the National Geographic Documentary, "The Truth
Behind the Loch Ness Monster." Steve is a former
Licensed Private Investigator, in New York, and a former
retail investigator of 18 years. Steve also works with
the developmentally disabled.