I’m sorry to say that I had a brief dating relationship with Erik Beckjord years ago. At that time, he was on his best behavior trying to impress me in his pursuit of me. Even though he was trying to be “good”, here is what I observed of him.

He is extremely egotistical, vain, childish, and very manipulative. He is pushy and a bully. He has no respect for people and their boundaries. He zeros in on people with vulnerability because he feels that these are the people that he can control. He is an alcoholic. First comment through the door, “Do you have any booze?’. He drank throughout our dates from beginning to end. (I don’t drink).

His body is like that of a fat white blubbery beached whale. I don’t think he ever took a hike in his life. His bluster and bullying are trying to overcompensate for his physical malformation - he has a tiny penis.

He also feels that he’s the insignificant failure of his notable family. I believe there is a doctor of medicine in his family. He told me that the only way that he can make any impact in this world and in history is to discover something that no one has discovered before. He has latched on to Bigfoot. He’s not in it for science. Real scientific study is too much work. He’s in it for fame. If he can’t achieve that with a credible scientific discovery or real scientific legwork - he will gain fame with outrageousness and bluster.

The guy is a totally maladjusted person who needs extensive therapy. He’s nuts folks. He is putting all of the world on and we’re all supposed to be tuned into the Erik Beckjord Show. He’s a master manipulator.

All his threats of suing people are laughable. The guy has a lot of time on his hands and a computer keyboard - that’s it. The guy has no money - none. He drives these ramshackled cars that are aged heaps of decay ready to fall apart. No sane lawyer would ever take a case from him. He lived in a shack of an apartment near an industrialized section near the freeway of Berkeley way back when. Really pitiful place. I doubt if he can ever find a job and actually keep it if it had anything to do with being sober and getting along harmoniously with people and society. He simply can’t.

So the only way this guy can make it in the world is to cause as much chaos as he can to glean as many hits of his name on the internet. It’s a drug for him. It’s insane to entertain the idea of having him as a guest on any media venue. Hey guys, just say “no”.

The only way this guy should be given any notice is if he ever walks out of the woods hand in hand with an actual Bigfoot and drives the beast down to the nearest police station as proof. Not going to happen. In the meantime, ignore Beckjord. He’s a nut case. I know. I was there.

If you try to block communication with this guy, he comes up with a dozen new email addresses in an attempt to keep harassing you. He’s like a pit bull who once he takes a bite, digs in his fangs and won’t let go.

Also for Ms. Hauki’s benefit: Beckjord always carried mace way back then - saying that it was in case any large dogs attacked his dog. Beckjord also has a fear of any run ins with police (who he can’t manipulate), which might explain why he took off when she said she called the authorities.

The guy is mentally ill and should be ignored.

Between EB, Biscardi and MM, I see an on-going soap opera in the making, that never ends, has nothing but villans and foul language, and has no happy ending where all three walk contentedly into the sunset, side by side. The production of which ultimately destroys what little credibility Bigfoot researchers had somehow scrounged together to date.

So where do I sign up for EB’s expedition next year? To get that on film has got to be worth millions, to the forest products industry.

i can most assuredly say trara is not the first nor will she be the last to want to take the business end of a shovel to the side of beckjords head. he is the most annoying and infuriating person i thankfully have never had the unfortunate chance to meet.

all i can say is violence is not the answer. i would also offer up that these two are acting like they are in love with each other and dont quite know how to advance or stomach the proposition. much like the toddler who kicks those he likes as he is not mature enough to reconcile his feelings.

i suggest some premarital counseling and anger management. they do seem made for each other dont they? she likes the fringe lunatic of the field type and he likes anyone who can stomach him.