Kenn Thomas (June 12, 1958 to September 22, 2023)[1][2] was a conspiracy writer, archivist, and editor and publisher of Steamshovel Press, a parapolitical conspiracy magazine.[3]

Thomas, who was born in St. Louis, Missouri, has written over a dozen books on various conspiracy topics. These include NASA, Nazis & JFK; Maury Island UFO, about the possibility that Fred Crisman was connected to the assassination of John F. Kennedy; and The Octopus: Secret Government and the Death of Danny Casolaro, about the Inslaw affair. In 2004, Feral House published a new edition of The Octopus, extending the suggestion of connections to the post-September 11 attacks world and al-Qaeda. A new edition of Maury Island UFO was published by Feral House in 2011 as JFK & UFO: Military-Industrial Conspiracy and Cover-Up from Maury Island to Dallas.[4]

Thomas calls his research interest "parapolitics", the study of conspiracies of all colors—from alien abductions and the Illuminati, to the John F. Kennedy assassination and the September 11, 2001 attacks. The New Yorker called his work "on the cutting edge" of conspiracy.[citation needed] His name has become a by-word for a conspiracy theorist; enough so that baseball was described in print as involving "enough fishy behavior to keep Kenn Thomas swarming for years."[5]

Thomas appeared at Conspiracy Con in 2003[6] and 2007.[7][8]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Thomas, Kenn, 1958-". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  2. ^ Russell, Stefene (August 2008). "Stalking the Octopus". St. Louis Magazine. St. Louis. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "CONSPIRACIES: Not All the Same Nuts". The New York Times. New York. June 4, 1995. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "JFK & UFO : Feral House".
  5. ^ Baseball Prospectus 2002 by Joseph S. Sheehan and Chris Kahrl.
  6. ^ Conspiracy Con: Video & Audio
  7. ^ "Steamshovel Press: Appearances". Archived from the original on 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
  8. ^ Conspiracy Con: 2007 Speakers

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