Michael D. Hess was born in the southwestern Virginia town of Richlands in 1973. His family relocated to Loudoun County in the mid-1980s, and in 2006, he moved to Stephens City and...ver maisMichael D. Hess was born in the southwestern Virginia town of Richlands in 1973. His family relocated to Loudoun County in the mid-1980s, and in 2006, he moved to Stephens City and married Stefanie, a Clarke County native. Hess works full time as an engineering technologist and is the self-published author of four paranormal- and cryptozoology-themed books.ver menos