Many have heard of the mono grande ("large monkey") or de Loys ape stories from South America. But there is much more to the history of large ape or monkey sightings there.
These large creatures have been referred to many other names, both locally and around the world.
In 1523, a Spanish explorer, Pedro Cieza de Leon recorded many sightings of large apes in the areas he explored. These were called marimondas.
Sir Walter Raleigh also came across reports of large monkey-like creatures in South America.
In 1769, Dr. Edmund Bancroft listed and described five foot tall apes from the stories the native tribesmen shared from the region of Guyana and Suriname. They called these creatures didi.
In case you missed last night's show you can watch it here. Last night Leo and I discussed the paranormal. We both talked about living in haunted houses. The type of activity we experienced and how it affected us.
I have also been on numerous paranormal investigations and made several
documentary films about paranormal activity, so we talk about those locations.
A few days ago I got another interesting report and series of photographs from John. You might remember that I post another submission from John a few weeks ago of some type of humanoid he photographed. (Click Here)
Well, this set of pictures I'm about to share is just as interesting and down right weird. Not only does it appear that some type of portal is opened up in the sky, but there seems to be some type of face looking out the hole.
Here is what John wrote to us, along with the pictures.
"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.
In case you missed last night's show you can view it here on this page. I feel it was a pretty good show as we talked about several missing person cases that are rather interesting. One of which was the Dennis Martin case, which has long been an interest of mine. We discuss details about the case that many may not know.
We also talked about another popular and more recent case where the little boy told he was protected by a bear. This case has many odd facts that just don't seem to add up.
We close out the show with a local missing person case, one which I helped search for and tell some details about it.
A grave robber claimed to have found the enormous severed finger while searching through an undisclosed tomb. He also claimed to be the owner and possessed a certificate of authenticity and X-rays of the finger.
This huge mummified humanoid finger came to light in 1988. Photographs were taken and published along with the story in a European newspaper. The finger was said to be approximately 15 inches long (38 centimeters). Researchers in Egypt stated they believed the finger came from a being over 16 1/2 feet tall (5 meters). Gregor Sporri, an entrepreneur, tried to buy the finger but was turned down by the grave robber.
In February, 2004, sasquatch made an appearance in Mountrail County, North Dakota. His trek cross country both excited and frightened many people.
The story begins on a Sunday, February 22. Several of the children from the trailer park were outside playing in the middle of the afternoon when they noticed a large, hairy being. It was standing on two legs, watching them play. They became frightened and ran, screaming towards the trailers.
The mother of two of the children came running out of her trailer when she heard the screaming. She watched the figure walking quickly away from the area. "I don't know how big it was, but it just pushed through those trees like you're going through bushes and it was moving fast," she stated.
Last night was our second live episode of Mysteries Unlimited. I had to fly solo for the show as co-host Leo Frank, was unable to make it. Hopefully, Leo will be back for the next show.
Last night we had Justin Decker as a special guest and we talked about his life living in the Amazon and his study of cryptids. It was a very informative and entertaining show that I think most people will enjoy.
For those who did not watch live, or just want to watch again, here is last night's show.
I got an unusual report submitted a few days ago of what the photographer calls a Merman creature. The email also contained several images of different creatures that I will share in the post.
While I can not recognize just what is in the image, and can not confirm what it is or isn't, I want to share the report and pictures with you and let you decide for yourself.
They say that bigfoot roams the Miami Valley area, into Champaign County, outside Urbana, Ohio, and that he dwells in the nature preserve called Cedar Bog. In 1942 Cedar Bog was officially made a nature preserve. The area is home to nearly 1/4 of the plant species native to Ohio and over 100 species of birds. Rare reptiles and fishes also can be found here. And some people say, so does sasquatch.
Around the time Cedar Bog was officially opened to the public, stories began to circulate of people seeing a huge, ape-like creature walking along Woodburn Road, which runs along the Bog.
Some people said it was white, or grey, or an albino. Everyone agreed that it was too big to be a man and that it looked like no other creature that they had ever seen.
Woodburn Rd. and fence
At some point a long, metal fence was put up down both sides of the road. It was topped with barbed wire. It is assumed that the fence was put up to either keep people out of the area, or to keep the deer and other animals from the bog from getting out into the road. Others add that the deer aren't the only creatures that the fence was installed to keep off the road.
One story is told by a witness who parked his car near the Bog one early morning. He and his girlfriend got into the backseat for a little fun. The witness heard a noise coming from the nearby brush and sat up, looking out the back window. He was startled to see a large, white figure about 10 feet from the car, starring at them. It made no sound, but gave off a horrible smell. The witness scrambled into the front seat, managed to get it started and drove off at great speed. He drove several miles before he felt it safe enough to stop the car and get dressed. "I have never returned to the Bog area at night."
Another story tells of a group of people who saw a large, hairy creature with glowing red eyes in the early morning. As it ran off through the woods, they could hear the sound of snapping and breaking twigs. They called the Sherriff's Department who came to investigate. After they were finished, they told the young people that they had seen and heard a deer.
[Please Note:Sadly Nancy passed away at the first
of January, 2022. We will continue to honor her and her research by
sharing her work. RIP Nancy. -Thomas]
Nancy
"I'll spark the thought; what you do with it is up to you."
"Those that know, need no further proof. Those that don't, should not demand it from others, but seek it for themselves."
This Post By TCC Team Member Nancy Marietta. Nancy has had a lifelong interest in the paranormal and cryptids. Nancy is also a published author and her book, The Price of war, has been met with great reviews.
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Last night was our very first show for our new series, Mysteries Unlimited. Other than a few minor bumps the show turned out pretty well. One thing that will happen with future episodes is the wait time for the actual show to start will be much less. I set it longer for this show to accommodate learning more about how the software and stream worked.
In this episode, Leo Frank and I talk about the many stick formations we have found over the years. We have many pictures to share of these formations. We go into detail about the formations and discuss why we think they were made by Bigfoot.
Here is the show, for those who did not tune in live. (Please note that I cut out the long wait in the video below.)
Leo shares his amazing story, and they talk about his book "Sasquatch Family Ties."
The true story of how one researcher discovered a family of Sasquatch living in a remote area of the forest.
In 2001, an event took place in British Columbia. However, the video-taped encounter was not released to the public until April 8, 2006. At first it was claimed to be some of the best footage of a bigfoot since the Patterson Film.
It's a mostly forgotten video now. So what went wrong?
Leo and I discuss the video in this post. But first let's take a look at the video before we continue.
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