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The "Big Muddy Monster" flap of Murphysboro
In the late 1970s to early 1980s, residents around the Big Muddy River reported a foul-smelling, hairy hominid-like creature. Witnesses described seeing and hearing it near the river and finding footprints, with size and color accounts varying. The writer compiled these secondhand accounts and notes the creature was never reported as violent.
Vocalization near Harrisburg, Illinois
The primary witness and family heard vocalizations in the same area five years earlier.
Howl near Godfrey, Illinois
Family members frequently hear distant howls that the witness says match recordings.
Whoop near Manteno, Illinois
The witness's father confirmed he had also heard the whooping noise and distant tree knocking while fishing with the witness.
Sasquatch sighting near Makanda Or Cobden, Illinois
A friend told the witness he had seen a weird creature once and heard it stalking him another time in the same woods.
Scream near Warsaw, Illinois
Other hunters in the area reportedly heard a panther-like screech, with local talk of a loose panther.