Scream near Benzie County (1978)
Account
Neighbors a short distance up the creek called the witness's father around 1 or 2 in the morning. They reported screaming and noise with dogs and children frightened. The father loaded guns and drove down, but the witness did not recall what happened there.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1978–1979
Stated
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7
· transcript:00:08:27-00:10:23
· read with 70% confidence
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
1 or 2 a.m.
Stated
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7
· transcript:00:19:37-00:21:25
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| Place |
Benzie County, Michigan
Stated
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7
· transcript:00:19:37-00:21:25
· read with 80% confidence
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| Map point |
44.6368, -86.2320 (± 27 km)
Geocoded
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7
· gazetteer:county
· read with 30% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Benzie County (GEOID 26019); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
Second-hand
Derived
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7
· transcript:00:19:37-00:21:25
· read with 70% confidence
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| Witness was |
neighbors at home at night
Derived
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7
· transcript:00:19:37-00:21:25
· read with 75% confidence
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| Witness's word for it |
this thing
Stated
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7
· transcript:00:19:37-00:21:25
· read with 80% confidence
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| Creature category |
UNKNOWN
Derived
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7
· transcript:00:19:37-00:21:25
· read with 65% confidence
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