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Joe Nickell (1944-2025) Skeptic, investigator of the paranormal, author. Joe Nickell was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and died in Buffalo, New York.

Full Name

Joe Herman Nickell

Locations

Erie

Author's Timeline


1944

Birth

Joe Herman Nickell was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on December 1, 1944.

1983

Literary Work

Inquest on the Shroud of Turin
Prometheus Books
0879751940 / 978-0879751944
Nonfiction.

1988

Literary Work

Secrets of the Supernatural: Investigating the World's Occult Mysteries
Prometheus Books
0879754613 / 978-0879754617
Nonfiction written with John F. Fischer.

1993

Literary Work

Looking for a Miracle: Weeping Icons, Relics, Stigmata, Visions and Healing Cures
Prometheus Books
0879758406 / 978-0879758400
Nonfiction.

1994

Literary Work

Camera Clues: A Handbook for Photographic Investigation
University Press of Kentucky
0813118948 / 978-0813118949
Nonfiction.

1996

Literary Work

Detecting Forgery: Forensic Investigation of Documents
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
0813119537 / 978-0813119533
Nonfiction.

1998

Literary Work

Crime Science: Methods of Forensic Detection
University Press of Kentucky
0813120918 / 978-0813120911
Nonfiction written with John F. Fischer.

2000

Literary Work

Pen, Ink, and Evidence: A Study of Writing and Writing Materials for the Penman, Collector, and Document Detective
Oak Knoll Press
1584560177 / 978-1584560173
Nonfiction.

2007

Literary Work

Relics of the Christ
University Press of Kentucky
0813124255 / 978-0813124254
Nonfiction.

2009

Literary Work

Real or Fake: Studies in Authentication
University Press of Kentucky
0813125340 / 978-0813125343
Nonfiction.

2013

Literary Work

The Science of Miracles: Investigating the Incredible
1616147415 / 978-1616147419
Prometheus Books
Nonfiction.

2025

Residence

Erie County: Mr. Nickell lived in Buffalo, New York.

2025

Death

Erie County: Joe Nickell died in Buffalo, New York, on March 4, 2025.

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