Todd Neiss - American Primate Conservancy

Founder: American Primate Conservancy

Eyewitness turned researcher, Todd Neiss is a retired Staff Sergeant from the Oregon Army National Guard and a veteran of the Iraq War.

He has been actively researching these elusive creatures for over two decades and has been the subject of many television shows and documentaries; as well as a featured speaker at numerous Bigfoot conferences.

He holds an Associate Degree in Multi-Disciplinary Studies from Grantham University.

Bigfoot witness-turned-researcher, Todd M. Neiss has been an active investigator for over 27 years. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, he grew up hearing of these legendary creatures, alternately known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch, but gave it little credibility beyond that of a good old-fashioned campfire tale designed to frighten young campers.

All of that changed for Todd in the spring of 1993.As a Sergeant in the Army’s 1249th Combat Engineer Battalion, he came face to face with, not one, but three of the elusive giants in the temperate rain forest of Oregon’s Coast Range while conducting high-explosives training. His sighting was independently corroborated by three fellow soldiers who also witnessed these creatures.

Since that fateful day, Neiss has conducted numerous investigations including several long-term expeditions in the Coastal, Cascade and Blue Mountain Ranges of Oregon & Washington, as well as Northern California, Arizona, Alaska, Nebraska and British Columbia.