Man remembers seeing a large hairy creature in a cemetary near Marmet
Account
The witness was walking home through a graveyard at dusk when they noticed a large dark hairy creature among the tombstones. The creature paced, appeared to dig at a grave, made wailing sounds, and made shoulder-shrugging and hopping movements. When it noticed the witness it acted agitated and started toward them, causing the witness to leave.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- very large
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Gait src
- ape like movements with sometimes a hop
- Other features src
- hairy appearance, shrugging of the shoulders
Facts & provenance
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| Time of day |
right at dusk, 8:30pm
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| Place |
Marmet, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Stated
BFRO report #23191
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.24, -81.57 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 23191 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking home
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| Witness's word for it |
this large creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Russ Jones (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness at length by phone.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #23191 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference