Richard Winer (May 14, 1925 – October 11, 2016) was an American author of books dealing mainly with mysteries and the

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Career

Bermuda Triangle

Winer is best known for his work on the

Bermuda Triangle The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a loosely defined region in the North Atlantic Ocean, roughly bounded by Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Since the mid-20th century, it has been the focus of an urban legend sug ...

: ''The Devil's Triangle'' (1974, Bantam Books), ''The Devil's Triangle 2'' (Bantam Books 1975), and ''From The Devil's Triangle to The Devil's Jaw'' (Bantam Books 1977). He also completed a TV film documentary on the Devil's Triangle, narrated by

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and released in 1974. Winer claimed that there were "mysterious" things going on in the Bermuda Triangle but denied any paranormal involvement. He stated that "all the answers lie in human error, mechanical malfunction, freak weather or magnetic anomalies."Gwynne, Peter. ''Infernal Triangle''. ''

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''. January 9, 1975. p. 86

Ghosts

Winer was a ghost hunter. He wrote several books about

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s and

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s. His book ''Haunted Houses'' (1979) was co-authored with Nancy Osborn.

Publications

*''The Devil's Triangle'' (1974) *''The Devil's Triangle 2'' (1976) *''From the Devil's Triangle to the Devil's Jaw'' (1977) *''Haunted Houses'' (1979) ith Nancy Osborn*''More Haunted Houses'' (1981) ith Nancy Osborn Ishmael*''Houses of Horror'' (1983) *''Ghost Ships'' (2000)

References

External links

* * ''The Devil's Triangle'' on the Internet Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Winer, Richard 1925 births 2016 deaths American fortean writers American non-fiction writers Bermuda Triangle American parapsychologists