Richard began his supernatural pursuits in the 1970's after a spate of Bigfoot sightings near his Northern NJ home. Television series like the Leonard Nimoy hosted "In Search Of..." further cemented his interest in the unexplained. Bigfoot and The Loch Ness Monster were two of his favorite topics.  A 1980's UFO wave over New York's Hudson Valley saw him attending a conference on the topic. During this time he took a ghost tour in our nation's capital and met UFO abductee researcher Bud Hopkins.

Richard dreamed of one day making a trip to Scotland's Loch Ness in hopes of photographing the elusive water monster named Nessie. His research led him to an article about a University of Chicago biologist researcher named Roy Mackal, who had traveled deep into the swamps of the Republic of Congo studying sighting reports of a sauropod-like living dinosaur. Richard learned that Mackal and other researchers looking for undetected and once thought to be extinct animals were referred to as Cryptozoologists. He hoped that one day, like Roy Mackal, he would venture out into the world looking for these mystery animals.

It was the publication of a book on a more local lake monster cryptid that changed the course of Richard's life. In 1984 Joseph Zarzynksi published Champ: Beyond The Legend. In it Zarzynksi details the Nessie-like sightings in Lake Champlain, bordering Vermont and New York. The book's cover features the famous 1977 Sandra Mansi photo of Champ with its long serpentine neck. Richard was very impressed with Zarzynki's detailed analysis of the photo and would later get the chance to meet Zarzynski and interview Sandra Mansi himself.

After two short trips to the lake in '86 and '87, he spent the entire summer in '88 documenting the sightings of the creature. From '92 to '96 he lived on both sides of the lake continuing his research. He became a resident expert on the subject and appeared on the television show Sightings and The Today Show. In '93 he took part in the filming of a 90-minute documentary filmed by Tokyo Broadcasting System during which they scanned the lake for the Champ animals using 15 boats. That same year he reported his findings at a meeting of the International Society of Cryptozoology at Villanova University. There he was able to meet his mentor Roy Mackal. Richard's findings have also been published within their journals.

Sadly on 9/11, while he was working in midtown Manhattan, a terrorist flew a plane through the North Tower where his sister was working on the 92nd floor. Since the loss of his sister Cindy Ann Deuel, Richard has continued to pursue the unexplained, but he has been mainly focused on topics regarding the after-life and the technology that may one day allow him to see and speak with her again.

San Diego Ghost Tech provides ghost hunting services using a wide array of electronic devices, haunted trigger objects and experimental ideas. We put on "ghost shows" in known haunted locations where we attempt spirit communication in a sit-down venue. Attendees are instructed on how to use ghost hunting equipment and are allowed to investigate during the live event. We also make a concerted effort to contact our departed loved ones. SDGT believes that one day it will be possible to move between the physical and spiritual realms allowing for visitations with the dead.

We are currently housed at the New Orleans Creole Cafe in Old Town, San Diego where every Wednesday evening we attempt to make contact with the other side. You can call Mark & Humberto at (619) 542-1698 to secure a seat for the dinner and ghost investigation.

We also offer private investigations for any haunted location We are NOT "Ghost Busters" and we make no attempt to rid a location of a ghostly presence. In order to help identify and learn about the nature of a haunting we will often use methods which can potentially increase the activity.

Please contact us regarding our rates.