Screams in the Night

"There was definitely some creature in the woods."

So said Deputy Sheriff Bill Huntley on the strange events in Tuolumne County, California, in January 1963.

It all began with a phone call to the Sheriff's Department. At around 8:30 p.m. on the evening of January 27, an anonymous caller reported seeing a man at least 9 or 10 feet tall in the road by an old gravel pit just north of the Peter Pam subdivision.

The caller: "It was moving around. It appeared to be human but was the most awful thing I have ever seen." He added: "I'm scared. I'm an adult and I'm not crazy. I'm not drunk. I don't even drink."  The caller refused to identify himself. "You'll think I'm crazy. You'll put me in a straight jacket."

A second man came to the phone and confirmed the strange story. He told the police he had not actually seen the creature but he had seen some tracks in the area. He said they were more than 14 inches long.