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Fortean author John Keel dies aged 79

By T.K. Randall
July 8, 2009 · Comment icon 6 comments

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Noted journalist, writer and author of The Mothman Prophecies John Keel has died aged 79 from heart failure. Keel was one of the most respected and well known journalists and authors in the field of unexplained phenomena.
He was born Alva John Kiehle in upstate New York on March 25, 1930. He published his first story at age 12 in a magicians magazine. He became a scriptwriter for radio and television and a newspaper journalist. His first book Jadoo in 1957 was about black magic in the Orient."


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Comment icon #1 Posted by Ashiene 16 years ago
OMG THATS SO SAD. I had just bought his novel The Mothman Prophecies a week ago and finished reading it yesterday. There are a few questions I thought I wanted to ask him, but then I find out that he died today!
Comment icon #2 Posted by _Libby 16 years ago
RIP...
Comment icon #3 Posted by Cradle of Fish 16 years ago
His heart failed and it Keeled him.
Comment icon #4 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 16 years ago
His heart failed and it Keeled him. Respect is not your department.
Comment icon #5 Posted by Diamond Sheet 16 years ago
And of course, what will remain in the front page news for a month? Michael Jackson. And this man is swept into obscurity by the mainstream media. R.I.P. John A. Keel Im very disappointed to learn of this great man's death, though his passing will only be remembered by those who dare to question and research into our understanding of our own reality. The funny thing is, although the media would dismiss Keel and his work as unbelievable, nutty ravings, Michael Jackson was obviously more crazy than Keel ever was
Comment icon #6 Posted by Paracelse 16 years ago
Im very disappointed to learn of this great man's death, though his passing will only be remembered by those who dare to question and research into our understanding of our own reality. The funny thing is, although the media would dismiss Keel and his work as unbelievable, nutty ravings, Michael Jackson was obviously more crazy than Keel ever was The same happen to Charles Fort. All those who dare question perceptions are meant to remain obscure.


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