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Child encounters a man-like creature in a shed
As a child the witness hid in an old corn crib during a hide-and-seek game near a relative's house at sundown. Inside the dark crib the witness heard heavy breathing and saw a huge hairy man-like creature standing over them staring, with a hog-pen-like smell. The witness ran back to the house crying and reported the encounter to a relative, who did not take it seriously.
Hair raising screams heard in the forest behind a four acre rye field.
The witness describes hearing loud hair-raising screams from a forested ridge behind the family farmhouse. The main incident occurred while cleaning up after butchering a hog with a relative, an experience that frightened farm dogs. No creature was seen and no tracks were reported, with neighbors referring to the unknown source as a panthercat.
Property disturbance near Forsyth, Missouri
Something large and tall from the ground reached over a 6-foot deck railing to move a heavy homemade doghouse used for cats and loudly hit the house, leaving no claw marks.
Vocalization near Forsyth, Missouri
A few hours later the same relative was awakened by a very loud roar that seemed close to her home.
Whoop near Forsyth, Missouri
A relative living in the old trailer next to the new house heard a long whoop from the woods at 10:30 pm while neighborhood dogs barked and her cat growled.
Wood knock near Bloomfield, Missouri
The same witness reported hearing wood knocks and other sounds many times while hunting in the same woods.
Footsteps near Rayville, Missouri
The friend told the witness that he too had heard something walking in the woods.
Vocalization near St. James/Rolla, Missouri
The witness and two relatives heard a loud deep roar from the woods behind the house at dusk and ran inside.
Howl near Currotherville, Missouri
The witness and household heard loud noises, banging sounds and high-pitched howls from the silo area through the winter into the next spring.
Scream near Hornersville, Missouri
The witness recalled hearing unidentifiable animal screams and vocalizations on other occasions while living at the same house.
Vocalization near Charleston, Missouri
The witness heard distant high-pitched echoing sounds off the pump station walls and found them odd but ignored them.
Three incidents in marshy zone outside Charleston next to Mississippi River
The witness and a companion were bowfishing at night at a pump station when they heard high-pitched sounds. A spotlight then revealed a tall hair-covered figure about 25 yards away at the treeline, gripping a limb and watching them for under a minute. The figure grunted loudly and walked away steadily while breaking limbs in its path, after which the two left terrified.
Rock throwing in Missouri
A small research team camped for five days on the Missouri property to document ongoing rock-throwing activity. At night rocks repeatedly struck the tent, table, chairs and vehicle from a ridge above. The team marked piles of rocks with marker and later found marked rocks thrown into camp, along with foot tracks and a handprint.
Howl near Oak Grove MO, Missouri
Over about seven years the resident family and visitors repeatedly heard howls, chatter and wood knocks, including responses to calls made by children.
Tracks near Grain Valley, Missouri
After the sighting the witness returned to the exact spot, found large wet footprints crossing the road and heard nearby wood-knock responses.
Unidentified sound near Grain Valley, Missouri
The prior night the witness's hound trailed then went silent and returned cowering after loud splashing was heard.
Unidentified sound near Potosi, Missouri
A family member heard a very loud crash in the forest followed by a less intense crash behind the hammock while the witness slept.
Vocalization near Potosi, Missouri
The witness and family heard a very loud owl-like sound during the second rainy night in camp.
Wood knock near Cherryville, Missouri
While walking the dog the husband heard a wood knock in one direction and a whistle in another, and the witness had heard whistles another night.
Growl near Cherryville, Missouri
The witness reported being growled at once, otherwise saying the creatures never hurt or threatened the family.