Richard Patterson is an Australian writer and literary sleuth who enjoys exploring alternative views on history. He is grateful to be able to share his new solutions for uncovering, understanding and forgiving old wrongs.
In his search for answers to the Earth’s enigmas, Richard Patterson has been dubbed a literary sleuth by the press. He writes on Earth's mysterious places and events.
Patterson was born, Richard Patestos, in Melbourne, Australia in 1970. His parents were European war immigrants descended from Latvian, German, Greek and Egyptian people. Patterson majored in philosophy at La Trobe University for his Bachelor of Arts degree. He also gained a postgraduate Diploma of Education at the University of Melbourne. He has spent most of his life before devoting himself to his writing, as an English and Drama teacher but he has also worked in the fields of marketing, criminology, banking, catering, entertainment, the military, journalism and digital art.
Patterson was born, Richard Patestos, in Melbourne, Australia in 1970. His parents were European war immigrants descended from Latvian, German, Greek and Egyptian people. Patterson majored in philosophy at La Trobe University for his Bachelor of Arts degree. He also gained a postgraduate Diploma of Education at the University of Melbourne. He has spent most of his life before devoting himself to his writing, as an English and Drama teacher but he has also worked in the fields of marketing, criminology, banking, catering, entertainment, the military, journalism and digital art.
Patterson's writes mainly historical non-fiction books on the subject of the Earth's mysteries utilizing a blend of explorative narratives and academic journalism. His fictional work, like his artwork, is mostly speculative and closer to the realms of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Patterson has previously been credited in the press for solving one of the world's great crime mysteries. The Jack the Ripper murders, of London in 1888. With his, 1997, discovery of Francis Thompson, a new suspect.
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Click to watch a documentary of Patterson's 2016 book.
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Patterson is known for his 2013 discovery of documentation that he used to rediscover Australia's Stonehenge. His book explores this ancient stone arrangement, believed to have been built by Indigenous Australians in prehistoric times, and sees why this site is of historical world importance.
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Watch an excerpt, from the US show on The History Channel. Broadcasted to 95 million homes, Asking if this find can provide insights into other stone arrangements scattered around the world.
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Patterson's theories have been reported on by many of the world’s largest media outlets. These include:
The Whitechapel Journal, Ripperologist Magazine, The Jack The Ripper A to Z (books) Wikipedia, The Lancashire Evening Post, BBC North West Tonight, Fox News, CNN History Channel, The UK Daily Mail, The Christian Science Monitor Magazine, The UK Express, Sydney’s Radio 2Ue, The New York Daily News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Sunderland Echo, Lancashire Post, West Sussex County Times, NBN News Australia, The Northern Star, The Northern Echo, Mancunian Matters, Nexus Magazine, The UK Huffington Post, Manchester Evening News, New Dawn Magazine.
2021 Richard.A.Patterson.