Edward R. Ricciuti

Edward Riccuiti received a bachelor's degree in communication arts from The University of Notre Dame. He has worked as a reporter, magazine editor, curator of the New York Zoological Society, public relations adviser, zoo and aquarium exhibits developer, ambulance driver, firearms safety instructor. He was an amateur boxer, writing instructor for both children and graduate students, and gardener who sells his own produce.

In 1972, he became a full-time freelance writer. He has written about nature, science, history, forensics, and wrestlers.