First-hand Bigfoot Society EP 825

Footsteps in Illinois

when I was about fourteen fifteen years old daytime Illinois 1 witness

Account

After moving to Illinois as a teenager, the witness spent years running a creek bed canyon for fun. On walks back he repeatedly heard leaves swishing and footsteps following him and heard frequent wood knocks, sometimes shouting back at the unseen follower.

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Date
when I was about fourteen fifteen years old
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 825 · transcript:00:03:05-00:03:47 · read with 80% confidence
Place
Illinois
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 825 · transcript:00:03:05-00:03:47 · read with 75% confidence
Map point
37.60, -88.38 (± 10 km)
Stated Bigfoot Society map layer · Bigfoot Society published map layer · read with 60% confidence
Show's sighting map pin 'Garden of the Gods, Illinois', matched to this account (score 0.677)
Account type
First-hand
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 825 · transcript:00:03:05-00:03:47
Witnesses
1
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 825 · transcript:00:03:47-00:04:19 · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
running and playing in creek bed woods as a teen
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 825 · transcript:00:03:47-00:04:19
Creature
Unidentified
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 825 · transcript:00:03:05-00:06:54 · read with 75% confidence

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  1. Bigfoot Society EP 825 Podcast Interview
    Published 2025-07-09 Retrieved 2026-09-29 Version 1 Listen from 0:03:05 (account ends about 0:06:54) Hash ffc49840c384
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  2. Retrieved 2026-09-29 Version 1 Hash 8e2a6aac3bb8
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  3. Retrieved 2026-10-01 Version 2 Hash a756e4e146d6
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