In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses the most famous, the GOAT cryptid in America--Bigfoot.

This episode we begin by discussing the early stories of large, hairy creatures, running around on two-legs with a terrible odor and the how the indigenous tribes spoke about these creatures like any other creature here in the America's.

Then in 1812, reports come out when David Thompson (explorer, surveyor, fur trader) publishes his journals that outline his recording of large footprints found in the snow around what would now be Alberta, Canada--these tracks were said to be 14 inches long and 8 inches wide.

We will discuss further reports in 1800's of the "Arkansas Wildmen"--which is reported in newspapes out of Memphis, Tennessee.

By 1870, there is an intial report of a "Wildman" sighting that looked like gorilla's in the Diablo Mountains near San Francisco, California.

We go on and discuss the events in July 1924 in Washington State, then then the prints found in California by Jerry Crew which made the reference to these "wild men" as "Bigfoot" and solidified the name in the public mind.

Of course, we must dive into the very famous and compelling evidence of the Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin film in 1967, which reflected a large hairy, bipedal, female Bigfoot who would be named "Patty" in honor of Patterson.

We continue on to the famous Fouke Monster in Fouke, Arkansas, the happenings of Bobby and Elizabeth Ford in May of 1971 and the encounter of the Woods/Sedgass that happened after the Ford's encounter that made National headlines and a forthcoming movie in 1972 called "The Legend of Boggy Creek"--1 of the highest grossing independent movies ever made.

Listen to hear full details.

References for this Episode:

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/10-convincing-bigfoot-sightings/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q60mSMmhTZU

https://www.woodape.org/

Souther Shield (Helena, Arkansas) Sat. May 1, 1852-article--"The Wild Man Again"--originally of the Memphis Express

Weekly Arkansas Gazette--Little Rock, Ar Friday May 30, 1851--"A Wild Man of the Woods"

http://www.foukemonster.net/sightings.htm

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068837/--Charles Pierce--The Legend of Boggy Creek

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13951868/episodes/?season=2--"The Proof is Out There" Season 2 Episode 13--2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Y-xyZ_ISE--"I know what i saw"--CBS 47--Interview of Bob Gimlin

Episodes DID include other information via:

https://www.newspapers.com/

https://www.ancestry.com/

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