With a degree in journalism and communications, Barry Ernest honed his skills as an investigative reporter and features writer at newspapers in New York and Pennsylvania. A former speech writer and Press Secretary for the state of Pennsylvania, Ernest found himself fascinated with certain peculiarities in the JFK assassination. His study of this subject over the years has led him to the witnesses of the assassination, as well as the documents at the National Archives. Thirty seven years of astute research and search for a key witness in Dallas’ Schoolbook Depository, culminated in his landmark book, “The Girl on the Stairs.” He has appeared on numerous radio talk shows and been featured in countless newspaper interviews and continues to research, write, and maintain his blog.