(Researcher) John Kirk III
John Kirk III is a Canadian cryptozoology investigator. In 1998 he founded the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club (BCSCC), along with writer James A. Clark and scientist Dr. Paul LeBlond. He is the organization’s president and serves as the editor of the official newsletter, the “BCSCC Quarterly.” Kirk is also the author of the book “In the Domain of the Lake Monsters” (1998).
Kirk has ventured far afield in his quest for evidence for mystery animals, including Scotland, the Republic of Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.
According to his biography at Cryptomundo.com, Kirk "is a keen student of police methodologies and investigation techniques which he feels are very useful in the field of cryptozoological research. Analyzing and then organizing clues and evidentiary materials is an important part of the cryptozoological method and John is keen to share this with other researchers in this field. It is therefore no surprise that John is employed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as a civilian capacity in support services. In addition to the RCMP, John has also worked with the Vancouver Police Department where he has acquired further insights into investigative technologies.”
Kirk is perhaps best known for researching Ogopogo, the British Columbia Okanagan Lake “monster” that he says he has observed on several occasions. He has also made extensive study of the musculature of the sasquatch shown in the Patterson-Gimlin film as compared with human musculature, which he described in a BCSCC publication and discussed in 2003 at the Texas Bigfoot Conference in Jefferson, TX, sponsored by the Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy.
