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Wood knock
The father heard wood knocks coming from the rear of the property.
Movement only
Just before daybreak the mother felt followed by something large walking bipedally alongside, hidden by vegetation, while walking to her car.
Scream
A very large unseen animal screamed in an oak tree, then dropped down and ran when approached in the dark.
Howl
The father repeatedly heard long deep howls that reminded him of sounds from a website.
Structure or nest near Midlothian, Illinois
The witness describes finding a large teepee-like structure and dozens of bent, broken and twisted trees throughout the woods over about ten years.
Animal behaviour near Midlothian, Illinois
The witness says they sometimes feel watched with eyes everywhere in the daytime woods, including the interview day.
Object throwing near Midlothian, Illinois
The witness says nuts were thrown and smacked them, and once with a companion a six-inch by six-foot log flew from the trees landing nearby, prompting them to leave.
Odor near Midlothian, Illinois
The witness says they have smelled a sudden freaky death-like odor in the woods that others also report.
Footsteps near Midlothian, Illinois
The witness says they often hear footsteps and feel followed when alone on the path through the woods.
Growl near Midlothian, Illinois
The witness says they twice heard deep moaning growling in the woods that was not wind.
Scream
Another person in an enclosed deer stand late one afternoon heard loud screaming approaching along a game trail, then silence, and left before dark.
Possible hoax
The same local man said he wore a fur coat and ape mask to pose as the local creature for about 15 years.
Sasquatch sighting
A local man recalled seeing a small monkey-faced bushy-tailed creature run across the road while fox hunting at night in his late teens.
Sasquatch sighting
A local woman reported seeing a 7-foot hairy bipedal creature cross the road on her way to work four years earlier.
Wood knock
While hunting half a mile into the woods behind the house, the couple heard wood knocks and experienced a bluff charge without seeing the source.
Howl
The couple heard howling and wood knocks that they initially did not connect to the encounter.
Sasquatch sighting
The couple had another possible encounter shortly after the hurricane in late October 2005.
Whistle
The witness reported hearing a high-pitched whistle, an almost shriek sound, huffing noises, and something large moving through underbrush.
Sasquatch sighting
In the early 1990s the witness had a feeling of being watched with hair standing up and a sense of being told to leave, similar to a feeling from 1979 or 1980.
Sasquatch sighting
During a lifetime hunting in the area, the witness reported seeing both dark and light-colored panthers that seemed to follow the river.