The Top Cryptozoology and Sasquatch Deaths of 2025
by Loren Coleman, Director, International Cryptozoology Museum
The Year of 2025 saw the significant deaths of members of the cryptozoology, media, and associated fields. We say a respectful goodbye to all.
Shocking news hit us this year!
With the sudden and surprising announcement of the death of Dr. Jeffery Meldrum this fall 2025, the major five Sasquatch chroniclers ~ Rene Dahinden, John Green, Grover Krantz, Jeff Melrum, and Peter Byrne ~ have now passed away. Sad indeed.
The deaths of 2025
George Clappison – March 7, 2025, age 66. Ohio Bigfoot researcher.
George stated he coined the term “Grassman” in 1995, due to his investigation of a Bigfoot encounter in the Akron area. He wrote two books on the subject. Clappison appeared on “Sightings” in 1995, and collected foot casts. He donated the original to the International Cryptozoology Museum.
Dennis Stacy – May 11, 2025, age 78. Author, publisher, ufologist.
“I am heartbroken to report that my good friend and colleague Dennis Stacy passed away on Sunday, May 11th at the age of 78. He was born in Gorman, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in journalism. Though he spent his life in Texas, he travelled extensively internationally, including to Loch Ness where together we interviewed Nessie witnesses and researchers in the late 1990s and wrote a series of articles for Omni on the subject. A mutual fascination with the UFO subject had kicked off our friendship at a MUFON conference in 1993. At that time Dennis was the editor of the monthly MUFON UFO Journal, a position he held from 1985 to 1997. Due to our mutual admiration for old issues of Flying Saucer Review, we decided to start publishing a fortean journal entitled The Anomalist in 1994 (until 2010), and this website, which began in 1996. Dennis received the 1995 Donald E. Keyhoe Journalism Award for a six-part series on UFOs that appeared in Omni. He was the author of The Marfa Lights: A Viewer’s Guide, co-author with me of The Field Guide to UFOs (2000), and co-editor with Hilary Evans of UFOs 1947-1997: Fifty Years of Flying Saucers (1997). And from 2005 to 2021 he served as the publisher of Anomalist Books. Goodbye, dear friend. Rest in Peace.” ~ Patrick Huyghe, The Anomalist & Anomalist Books editor/publisher.
Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum. September 9. 2025. Age 67. University anthropologist, Sasquatch researcher, author.
Meldrum attracted media attention due to his interest in Bigfoot. Meldrum felt that Bigfoot exists. Meldrum authored Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science in 2006.
Jeff spoke at the September 2, 2018, International Cryptozoology Conference in Portland, Maine.
Jane Goodall. October 1, 2025. Age 91. Primatologist, anthropologist, open-minded Bigfoot supporter.
Goodall was known to have supported the possibility that undiscovered species of primates may still exist, including cryptids such as Sasquatch, Yeren and other types of Snowmen. She talked about this possibility in various interviews and debates. In 2012, when the Huffington Post asked her about it, Goodall replied: “I’m fascinated and would actually love them to exist,” adding, “Of course, it’s strange that there has never been a single authentic hide or hair of the Bigfoot, but I’ve read all the accounts.”
Wally Hersom – October 12, 2025. Age 90. Bigfoot benefactor.
Through Hersom’s generosity, the hi-tech equipment was provided to make the Olympic Project possible. The BFRO says Hersom filled the role of Bigfoot benefactor.
William (Bill) J. Green – October 15, 2025. Age 56. The Bigfoot enthusiast.
The frequent Bigfoot correspondent was hospitalized for over a year. He was born January 27, 1969, in Bristol, CT, the son of John and the late Barbara (Sanchirico) Green. He is survived by his father John & stepmother Marie.
Dr. Wolf Henner Fahrenbach – October 22, 2025. Age 93. Bigfoot researcher, zoologist.
Fred Saluga. December 3, 2025. Age 76. Bigfoot, anomalies lecturer.
Saluga spoke at conferences, and appeared frequently on regional reality television programs. He was featured in the 2022 documentary Mountain Devil 2.
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