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North Carolina Man Claims to Have Bigfoot Video

By Lee SpeigelMar 24th 2011 – 12:28PM
Thomas Byers

Thomas Byers

Did a North Carolina man capture video of the elusive Bigfoot? Or does the short, blurry sequence show a gorilla-suited hoaxer? Thomas Byers of Shelby contacted WCNC NewsChannel 36 in Charlotte, claiming he videotaped a 7-foot-tall, 300-pound, six-toed Bigfoot, from a distance of 15 to 20 feet away, walking across a local...

'Bigfoot' Filmmaker Sues New Hampshire

By Lee SpeigelMar 10th 2011 – 7:37AM
AP

AP

An amateur filmmaker who donned a hairy Bigfoot costume and scared hikers on New Hampshire's Mount Monadnock is now suing the state for not allowing him back on the mountain without a permit. Jonathan Doyle dressed up as the mythical Bigfoot, filmed part of a movie on the popular scenic mountain in 2009 and then...

Bigfoot, Nessie and Other Legendary Monsters [PHOTOS]

Feb 22nd 2011 – 6:42AM

Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Jersey Devil and so many other legendary creatures have long captured the public's imagination. Are any of them real? Some claim photos such as these are proof they exist. But many others say that they're just part of an ongoing hoax perpetuated on a gullible public....

2010's Top Cryptozoology 'Monsters'

By Lee SpeigelDec 30th 2010 – 7:33AM
disclose.tv

disclose.tv

Monsters: They lurk in our fears, our imaginations, and sometimes, in our lakes and forests. Sea serpents; tall, hairy creatures; unicorns; blood-sucking doglike animals -- they've all been in the news this year. They're either real, myth or simply new and previously unknown beasts that share the world with humans and...

Chupacabra Monster May Be Mitey-er Than First Imagined

By Lee SpeigelNov 4th 2010 – 4:00PM
Eric Gay, AP

Eric Gay, AP

(Nov. 4) -- As stories continue to emerge from Mexico and the American Southwest of a legendary creature known as the chupacabra (Spanish for "goat sucker"), identifying at least a few of these animals may be a more simple task. Some researchers now believe the mysterious four-legged killer and livestock blood sucker may,...

Background on Bigfoot

Bigfoot, also known as sasquatch, is an ape-like cryptid that purportedly inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.

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