Paranormal investigator, researcher, and writer Brad Steiger died last Sunday, May 6th, 2018 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa.

Steiger authored or coauthored 170 books with over 17 million copies in print on a number of paranormal topics, ranging from UFOs to ghosts to cryptozoology to conspiracies. He began publishing articles on fortean mysteries in 1956, and since then has written over 2,000 articles on the unexplained. His weekly newspaper column, The Strange World of Brad Steiger, was carried in over 80 newspapers from 1970 to 1973.

He is survived by his wife, Sherry Hansen Steiger, with whom he has partnered on many projects; along with his two sons, three daughters, and 10 grandchildren.