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Jackson County1 Saline County1

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2 encounters
Vocalization Illinois Second-hand Clear all
1980 Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois Class C #2806

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.

Full-body sightingVocalizationOdorTracks
five years earlier Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois Related account #13070

Vocalization near Harrisburg, Illinois

The primary witness and family heard vocalizations in the same area five years earlier.

Vocalization
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