SUBJECT: DON ECKER HISTORY FILE: UFO1417 Message number 1859 in "INFO.PARANET" Date: 03-26-90 16:37 From: Michael Corbin To: All Subj: Director of Security EID:1068 1ace43ba MSGID: 1:104/428 3d10841d ParaNet is pleased to announce the apppointment of Don Ecker as Director of Network Security. ParaNet has experienced phenomenal growth and the need for this has become very apparent. Don, sysop of ParaNet Alpha-Delta, has been appointed Director of ParaNet Network Security. Ecker is a veteran of Viet Nam, having served 26 months in SouthEast Asia with Special Operations. Upon returning to the States, he returned to college and after a year at school applied to the municipal Police Department and was accepted. Leaving after a year, he rejoined the private sector and entered business in the world of finance. After several years he returned to police work, and after serving as a uniformed officer was made a detective, and became a criminal investigator. In 1982 he first became aware of the mutilation phenomenon when called upon to investigate several cattle mutilations. While involved in a SWAT TEAM exercise in 1986, he was wounded which led to his medical retirement. While recuperating he became interested again in the UFO enigma, and was soon convinced that the best way to investigate it was to treat the subject like a criminal investigation. Joining MUFON, he was asked to serve as a State Section Director and Investigator. Learning of ParaNet in 1987, he joined as an assistant sysop with the old ParaNet RHO. During additional investigations of cattle mutilations occurring in Idaho, the first of a number of cases of what appeared to be "human mutilations" came to his attention and resulted in investigations into this bizarre area of research. Ecker has written articles for UFO Magazine, reported news and written book reviews. He spoke on his research in mutilations at the 1989 MUFON Conference, has lectured on the subject before numerous organizations, and appeared on both radio and television programs speaking on the phenomenon. Security is a vital concern for any type of network such as ours. I ask you to extend a warm welcome to Don. Michael Corbin Administrator ********************************************** * THE U.F.O. BBS - http://www.ufobbs.com/ufo * **********************************************