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Scream in Illinois (2016)

fall of 2016 about 5 o'clock, sun coming down Illinois 4 witnesses

Account

The witness hiked with family in a large clearing near a trail in late afternoon. A very loud, long scream came from the treeline about two hundred yards away, frightening the children. The group hurried to a parking area, where they saw a hurried hiker emerge from the same trail system.

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Date
fall of 2016
Time of day
about 5 o'clock, sun coming down
Place
Illinois
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
4
Witness was
walking back toward parking lot after hiking
Creature category
UNKNOWN

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  1. Published 2017-02-12 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 1:02:18 (account ends about 1:15:46) Hash 7dc2aad272b7
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