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Howl
The witness heard a moaning howl from very close to the house while packing to move, then armed and locked doors.
Howl near Granite City, Illinois
The witness and a friend spending the night in the barn hay loft heard a loud howl at dusk and later heard heavy breathing and bipedal footsteps moving in the barn below without seeing the source.
Howl near Alton, Illinois
The witness reports having been howled at on another occasion in the same area.
Howl near Godfrey, Illinois
Family members frequently hear distant howls that the witness says match recordings.
Vocalization
Two relatives of the witness heard a loud hollering noise in timber behind a house.
Unidentified sound
Later that night at the house the witness heard weird noises while a tied-up dog kept barking.
Unidentified sound
On other occasions the witness heard noises by the camper shell but saw nothing when shining a light there.
Unidentified sound near Shipman, Illinois
On several prior nights the witness heard banging on the back shed and found its door open.
Scream
As a small child the witness heard mountain-lion-like screams around a time when local cattle were maimed.
Footsteps near Ottawa, Illinois
Over many years the household heard loud walking and branch breaking at night, noticed quiet beforehand and foul smell, and found footprints and damaged rabbit cages.
Scream
The witness reports often hearing high-pitched screams at night before the sighting.
Scream
The witness reports sometimes hearing woman-like screaming along with frequent coyote vocalizations.
Unidentified sound
A relative of the witness reportedly heard unspecified sounds while hunting on another occasion.
Property disturbance near Utica, Illinois
The family was awakened at 2 a.m. by something banging two or three times on the outside wall of the house.
Unidentified sound
A neighbor and a companion camping in a camper heard sounds, felt the camper sway and pounded on, then saw it run into the woods, leaving dents and scratches.
Growl
A few months later the reporter and a companion heard growling and heavy bipedal running approach them in a weedy backyard at night, smelled a terrible odor, and heard it outside a window.
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.
Animal behaviour near Manteno, Illinois
The witness states he had previously felt watched, smelled the same pungent odor, and heard the same whooping noise on earlier fishing visits to the same site.
Growl
Two raccoon hunters whose dogs trailed something to an old barn heard low growling and a high shriek, fled, and later found footprints leading toward the road.
Sasquatch sighting
An older junkyard owner near the river reportedly smelled a rotten odor, repeatedly saw the creature, co-existed with it, and described vocalizations ranging from grunts to howls.