Class A First-hand BFRO #317

Sighting by a courier near Benton, across from a log cabin on Cole Cemetery Road

Spring 1990 between 1:00pm and 3:00pm Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking to a rural residence for a delivery when birds, horses, and deer fled from a nearby tree cluster. The witness then heard a loud deep growl rising into a scream from the trees and saw a very tall, wide, dark furry figure partly hidden in shadows moving along the tree line. Frightened, the witness ran to the truck and left. The next day the resident said strange sounds had occurred lately and warned against entering the woods alone.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Scream Growl

Described appearance

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Height src: well over 7 feet in height
Build src: very large in width and very strong
Hair colour src: dark brown or black
Face src: no facial features visible
Gait src: slowly and deliberately with pauses
Other features src: thick furry outline, covered with hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	Spring 1990 Stated BFRO report #317 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	between 1:00pm and 3:00pm Stated BFRO report #317 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky Stated BFRO report #317 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	36.82, -88.41 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 317 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #317 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #317 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #317 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 75% confidence
Witness was	making a residential delivery Stated BFRO report #317 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	figure of something very tall, very large in width and very strong Stated BFRO report #317 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #317 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Kevin Withers (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator conducted follow-up contact and recorded additional details about duration, distance, size, and movement.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #317 Primary

Published 2000-09-15 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash bee92d76d9b5

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“Land Between the Lakes 'Beast'”
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“neighboring counties tales”
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“The Beast of LBL”
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