The "Big Muddy Monster" flap of Murphysboro
Account
In the late 1970s to early 1980s, residents around the Big Muddy River reported a foul-smelling, hairy hominid-like creature. Witnesses described seeing and hearing it near the river and finding footprints, with size and color accounts varying. The writer compiled these secondhand accounts and notes the creature was never reported as violent.
What was reported
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Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- from 4 foot to 7 foot tall
- Build src
- big boned man around 6 foot 4
- Hair colour src
- from black to brown to reddish, dirty brownish color
- Other features src
- hair matted with mud and plant material
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
1980
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|---|---|
| Place |
Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #2806
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
37.74, -89.36 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 2806 (3 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
Second-hand
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| Witness was |
hunting, fishing, driving and daily routines
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| Witness's word for it |
The Big Muddy Monster
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| Source classification |
Class C
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
Footprints reported as a noticed sign.
Source timeline
Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.
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BFRO report #2806 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “at least one article in one of the local papers”Not in the Anomadex yet