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'''Daris Ray Swindler''' ([[August 13]], [[1925]] – [[December 6]] [[2007]]) was an American [[anthropology|anthropologist]]. |
'''Daris Ray Swindler''' ([[August 13]], [[1925]] – [[December 6]] [[2007]]) was an American [[anthropology|anthropologist]]. |
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Born in [[Morgantown, West Virginia]], Swindler later served in the Navy in World War II, working on tankers in the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans. He went on to study anthropology at [[West Virginia University]] and the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref name=vane>{{citation | last = Vane | first = Lauren | title = Anthropologist Daris Swindler "adored students" | newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]] | year=2007 |date = December 24, 2007 | url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/obituaries/2004089762_swindlerobit24m.html}}</ref> |
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A long-time professor at the [[University of Washington]], he was generally acknowledged as a leading [[primate]] expert, having specialized in the study of [[fossil]]ized [[teeth]]; his book ''An Atlas of Primate Gross Anatomy'' is a standard work in the field.<ref>[http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_article.asp?id=328 "Bigfoot Believers: Legitimate scientific study of legend gains backing of top primate experts"] by By Theo Stein of the ''[[Denver Post]]'', January 05, 2003 URL retrieved 12 June 2007</ref> According to Stein,<ref>Stein, 2003</ref> Swindler assisted police in many criminal cases, notably the searches for serial killers [[Gary Ridgway]] (a.k.a. the Green River Killer) and [[Ted Bundy]]. |
A long-time professor at the [[University of Washington]], he was generally acknowledged as a leading [[primate]] expert, having specialized in the study of [[fossil]]ized [[teeth]]; his book ''An Atlas of Primate Gross Anatomy'' is a standard work in the field.<ref>[http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_article.asp?id=328 "Bigfoot Believers: Legitimate scientific study of legend gains backing of top primate experts"] by By Theo Stein of the ''[[Denver Post]]'', January 05, 2003 URL retrieved 12 June 2007</ref> According to Stein,<ref>Stein, 2003</ref> Swindler assisted police in many criminal cases, notably the searches for serial killers [[Gary Ridgway]] (a.k.a. the Green River Killer) and [[Ted Bundy]]. |
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Daris Ray Swindler (August 13, 1925 – December 6 2007) was an American anthropologist.
Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, Swindler later served in the Navy in World War II, working on tankers in the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans. He went on to study anthropology at West Virginia University and the University of Pennsylvania.[1]
A long-time professor at the University of Washington, he was generally acknowledged as a leading primate expert, having specialized in the study of fossilized teeth; his book An Atlas of Primate Gross Anatomy is a standard work in the field.[2] According to Stein,[3] Swindler assisted police in many criminal cases, notably the searches for serial killers Gary Ridgway (a.k.a. the Green River Killer) and Ted Bundy.
Though a longtime skeptic of Bigfoot (the giant, bipedal ape-like creature said to live in North America's Pacific Coast), Swindler was one of the few experts willing to examine evidence cited in support of the creature's existence. [4] Accoriding to Stein[5], Swindler's opinion regarding Bigfoot changed after the discover of the so-called Skookum Body Cast (an impression left in a mud pit by a purported Bigfoot): after making a detailed examination of the cast, Swindler concluded that no animal other than a Bigfoot could have left the impression.
References
- ^ Vane, Lauren (December 24, 2007), "Anthropologist Daris Swindler "adored students"", The Seattle Times
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Bigfoot Believers: Legitimate scientific study of legend gains backing of top primate experts" by By Theo Stein of the Denver Post, January 05, 2003 URL retrieved 12 June 2007
- ^ Stein, 2003
- ^ "Bigfoot Evidence: Are These Tracks Real?" by Michael R. Dennett, from the Skeptical Inquirer, September 22, 1994; retrieved 12 June 2007
- ^ Stein, 2003