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Peter Cyril Byrne (August 22, 1925 - July 28, 2023) was an Irish-American explorer, author, media personality, and
cryptozoologist
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, probably best known as a
Bigfoot
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investigator.
He,
René Dahinden
René Dahinden (August 22, 1930 – April 18, 2001) was a Canadian Bigfoot (Sasquatch) researcher.
Dahinden was born in Switzerland and moved to Canada in October 1953, where he would live for the rest of his life. He became interested in the Big ...
,
John Green
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, and
Grover Krantz
Grover Sanders Krantz (November 5, 1931 – February 14, 2002) was an American anthropologist and cryptozoologist; he was one of few scientists not only to research Bigfoot, but also to express his belief in the animal's existence. Throughout his ...
have been dubbed the “Four Horsemen of Sasquatchery”.
Filmography
A partial list of film and series credits
* A Flash of Beauty: Bigfoot Revealed (2022)
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Unexplained Mysteries
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(Series) (2004)
* Sasquatch Odyssey: The Hunt for Bigfoot (1999)
* Shaawanoki: The Mystery of the Swamp Apes (1998)
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Ancient Mysteries
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(Series) (1997)
* Sightings (Series) (1994–1995)
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In Search of... (TV series) (1977, 1978, 1979)
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Manbeast! Myth or Monster? (1978)
* The Force Beyond (1977)
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The Mysterious Monsters (1975)
Bibliography
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See also
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Grover Krantz
Grover Sanders Krantz (November 5, 1931 – February 14, 2002) was an American anthropologist and cryptozoologist; he was one of few scientists not only to research Bigfoot, but also to express his belief in the animal's existence. Throughout his ...
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Jeffrey Meldrum
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References
Further reading
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External links
Peter Byrne Homepage*
The Bigfoot Information Center United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Cryptozoologists
Bigfoot in popular culture
1925 births
2023 deaths
People from Dublin (city)
20th-century American explorers
20th-century Irish explorers
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