Ronald Crane

Ronald Crane (born April 7th 1965), also known as "The Nintective", was a American journalist and conspiracy theorist. He worked for Holbeck Local News, as a game journalist between 1993 and 1997.Raised in Holbeck, Nebraska, Crane studied at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and earned a B.A. in journalism in 1987. He worked for the Nebraska Journal Star from 1998 to 1992. He moved back to Holbeck in 1993 and married his high school sweetheart. He ran a gaming news segment for HLN from 1994 to 1997 focused on gaming news and video game reviews.

Controversy
During the release of the Nintendo 64 and Super Mario 64 in 1996, Crane appeared on his show discussing several major conspiracy theories relating to Super Mario 64. This was when he assumed the alias of "The Nintective". He was able to interview several people related to the development of Super Mario 64. In Q1 of 1997 Holbeck Local News received a cease and desist letter from Nintendo: alleging that Crane's segments were defamatory toward Nintendo and Super Mario 64. HLN ignored the cease and desist letter and continued to air the conspiracy segments and the interview. Nintendo sent several more cease and desist letters that were ignored.

Disappearance
On August 23rd 1997, Crane was reported as missing by his wife after he failed to return from a bar. Investigation by the police found evidence of a struggle near Crane's car, suggesting that he was kidnapped.