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Bus driver has afternoon sighting on U.S. 51 north of De Soto
The witness was stopped in a vehicle for bridge construction when they saw a tall dark figure walking in the treeline beside railroad tracks. The figure continued walking for an extended period before disappearing into thicker growth. The witness estimated its height at 7 to 8 feet and described it as dark-colored and thin to muscular.
Motorist reports his second sighting near railroad tracks west of Murphysboro
The witness was driving across railroad tracks in late morning when he noticed two dark figures near vegetation about 100 yards away. One figure was standing upright while the other was sitting. He remained in his truck and watched for about a minute before traffic behind him and an approaching train caused him to drive on.
Motorist has daytime sighting near railroad tracks west of Murphysboro
The witness was traveling along a road around 11 a.m. in clear, cool conditions and reported seeing a tall, thin, hair-covered figure standing off to the side of nearby railroad tracks. The witness described the figure as very tall but reported no facial details. An investigator later met the witness and visited the location, recording estimates of about seven feet tall, slender build, black hair, about 200 pounds, and about 250 feet observation distance.
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.
Memory told of a possible sighting along Happy Hollow Road near Gorham
The witness was riding in a vehicle with three relatives on a wooded road after sundown. As the vehicle came around a curve, the headlights illuminated a creature standing on a creek bank by a wooden bridge. The creature looked toward the vehicle, its eyes caught in the headlights, then turned and walked away.