Don Ecker

Don Ecker is the Director of Research for UFO Magazine. As a medically retired law enforcement officer, he puts a skeptical and honest eye on UFO and paranormal subjects. Ecker hosted the critically acclaimed radio programs UFOs Tonite! and Strange Daze for six years, interviewing the UFO and paranormal fields’ influential personalities and related areas. Later, along with his close friend, television and film star Dwight Schultz of The A-Team and Star Trek fame, he hosted Dark Matters on the Reality Radio Network.

Don Ecker is a Vietnam Vet and a medically retired law enforcement officer. Ecker enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1969 and was selected for a top-secret agency. After his training, he was posted in Okinawa. In 1971, he was assigned to Vietnam. In April 1972, Ecker was wounded and honorably discharged after several months of recovering in military hospitals.

Ecker has hosted UFOs Tonight and Strange Daze for six years before moving on to host Dark Matters. He has also appeared on Larry King Live, in numerous documentaries on the History and Discovery channels, and on Coast to Coast AM.

While working as a police detective in 1981-1982, he investigated two cattle mutilation cases, eventually leading to his creation of the vampire novel Past Sins.