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First-hand Bigfoot Society EP 872

Sasquatch sighting near Murphysboro, Illinois (1985)

1985–1989 night Murphysboro, Illinois 3 witnesses

Account

A teenager was with family and guards at a salvage yard at night when they noticed a silhouetted figure. A flashlight revealed red eyes and it screamed at them; a deputy started to draw a weapon but was stopped. Footprints and hair fibers were found the next morning, followed by media attention and trackers finding bedding and a trail.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Silhouette Eyeshine

Sounds

Scream

Physical traces

Tracks Hair

Described appearance

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Eyes src
red eyes
Other features src
silhouette of a figure

Facts & provenance

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Date
1985–1989
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 872 · transcript:00:21:13-00:23:12 · read with 60% confidence
Time of day
night
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 872 · transcript:00:21:13-00:23:12 · read with 70% confidence
Place
Murphysboro, Illinois
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 872 · transcript:00:21:13-00:23:12 · read with 85% confidence
Map point
37.76, -89.33 (± 10 km)
Stated Bigfoot Society map layer · Bigfoot Society published map layer · read with 64% confidence
Show's sighting map pin 'Murphysboro, Illinois', matched to this account (score 0.8)
Account type
First-hand
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 872 · transcript:00:26:13-00:26:43 · read with 85% confidence
Witnesses
3
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 872 · transcript:00:26:13-00:26:43 · read with 50% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 872 · transcript:00:23:12-00:25:10 · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
walking through salvage yard on security patrol at night
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 872 · transcript:00:23:12-00:25:10 · read with 80% confidence
Witness's word for it
Big Muddy Monster
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 872 · transcript:00:23:12-00:25:10 · read with 80% confidence
Creature
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 872 · transcript:00:21:13-00:26:43 · read with 75% confidence

Source timeline

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  1. Bigfoot Society EP 872 Podcast Interview
    Published 2025-08-25 Retrieved 2026-09-29 Version 1 Listen from 0:21:13 (account ends about 0:26:43) Hash e75882c0de3b
    Bigfoot Society (podcast, feed transcripts)
  2. Bigfoot Society map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-29 Version 1 Hash 8e2a6aac3bb8
    Bigfoot Society (podcast, feed transcripts)
  3. Bigfoot Society map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-10-01 Version 2 Hash a756e4e146d6
    Bigfoot Society (podcast, feed transcripts)

The report refers to

  • “Terror in the Salvage Yard”
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