Screams and stalking at a Girl Scout camp 13 miles west of Dubuque
Account
In the summer of 1959 the witness was working as a counselor at a wooded Girl Scout camp. Over roughly two weeks, staff repeatedly heard footsteps moving through the tent area after dark, saw a dark figure near a hut, and found a director's tent ransacked, with deputies searching each day without finding anyone. On the final night the group heard extremely loud screams that moved from near a remote tent toward a pond and creek and found a large maple branch freshly broken off, leading the witness years later to wonder if the visitor had been a Bigfoot.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- mid-height
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- gangly
- Gait src
- run across the road on two feet
- Posture src
- standing
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- dark
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1 August 1959
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| Time of day |
nightly after 10:00 p.m.
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| Place |
Graf, Dubuque County, Iowa
Stated
BFRO report #36817
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
42.48, -90.86 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 36817 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
working as a counselor at a Girl Scout camp
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| Witness's word for it |
a mid-height gangly creature
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| Source classification |
Class B
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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.
- Investigated by
- Ontario Richardson (BFRO)
Large maple branch found broken off and lying on the ground near a remote tent
Measurements: at least seven to eight feet from the ground; approximately six to seven inches in diameter
Deputies visited the camp daily to search for a prowler and stayed overnight on the final night.
Deputies visited the camp daily to search for a prowler and stayed overnight on the final night.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #36817 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “Two recent sightings, both within 3 to 4 miles or so from the camp.”Not in the Anomadex yet