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Speaker 1: Tonight's episode is brought to you by Minwist supporters Aaron,

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Laura and Dave. Thank you for making the show possible.

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Almost five decades ago, a small Massachusetts town was thrust

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into the paranormal spotlight when several of its residents encountered

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a terrifying creature they couldn't comprehend. It's a story that

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has captured people's imaginations ever since and spurred numerous researchers

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and news outlets to investigate the bizarre reports. But was

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it merely a hoax or was it, in fact a

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sinister creature that we have yet to explain, A creature

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most famously known as the dover Daemon. The state of

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Massachusetts has a rich history of unexplained phenomena, which involves

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sightings of sasquatch, dog man, and even fayfolk. Seie witnesses

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have even told stories of seeing gigantic prehistoric birds gliding

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high above the trees. But for many folks, these tales

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pale in comparison to a string of encounters that took

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place during the nineteen seventies and brought notoriety to a

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small and unsuspecting location within the Commonwealth incorporated in eighteen

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thirty six and located just twenty five miles southwest of

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downtown Boston. Since the small, idealic town of Dover, Massachusetts.

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Nestled on the bank of the Charles River, Dover provides

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a safe and serene escape from the hustle and bustle

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of city life. The town offers its residents numerous recreational options,

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as well as some of the most majestic landscapes the

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East Coast has to offer. In many ways, Dover is

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the quintessential small New England town. However, its excellent schools

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and low crime rate earned exactly what put it on

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the map. In fact, many would agree that it was

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actually a young man by the name of William Bartlett who,

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in the summer of nineteen seventy seven, would have a

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first hand encounter with the unknown, an encounter that made

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him question everything he thought he knew. This would be

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the catalyst that brought Dover into the public eye and

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turned this quiet Boston suburb into a worldwide icon for

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enthusiasts of the unexplained. April twenty first, nineteen seventy seven,

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ten thirty p m. A gentle southwesterly breeze envelops the

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Dover countryside, bringing the already mild spring night down to

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a comfortable sixty five degrees. William is driving his Volkswagon

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north on Farm Street, a four mile stretch of country

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road on the outskirts of Dover. William is accompanied by

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his friends Andy Brody and Mike Mazaka, who he is

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giving a ride back to their homes. This particular stretch

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of roadway, like most others in the area, is surrounded

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by beautiful rolling hills and dense, dark woodlands. The three

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seventeen year olds are enjoying their evening drive and reminiscing

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about their day. But as the boys continue on to

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their destinations, they approach a bend in the road and

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William sees something. Initially, he believes it to be a

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dog or maybe a cat, off to the left hand

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side of the road. However, something about the way it

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moves along a low rock wall makes William uncomfortable, and

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it causes him to look closer. This is when his

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headlights begin to more fully illuminate the bizarre entity, revealing

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several disturbing features. At this point, it becomes all too

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clear that this is not a normal animal or at

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least nothing that William has ever seen before. Whatever this

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thing is, it has a body structure that doesn't make

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any sense. It looks humanoid but appears to only be

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about three to three and a half feet tall, and

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it seems to be completely devoid of hair. Its arms, torso,

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and even its legs are extremely thin, and William describes

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the creature's skin as being light peach in color and

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looking similar to the texture of wet sand paper. He

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also describes it as having a baby's body with long

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arms and legs. Even stranger is its large, misshapen head,

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which clumsily sits upon its bony shoulders and houses two

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massive orange eyes, which William says looks like two orange marbles.

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Captivated by what he saw, William continues driving around the curve,

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trying to focus his attention back on the road. It's

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at this point that he loses sight of this mysterious

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creature nervously mentions it to his friends, only to learn

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that neither Andy or Mike had seen it. William would

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later say this regarding his brief yet terrifying experience, I

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really flew after I saw it. I took that corner

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at forty five which is pretty fast. I said to

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my friends, did you see that? And they said, NA,

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describe it. I did, and they said go back, go back,

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and I said, no way, no way. When you see

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something like that, you don't want to stand around and

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see what it's going to do. They finally did get

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me to go back, and Mike was leaning out of

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the window yelling, come on, creature, and I was saying,

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will you cut that out? Andy was yelling, I want

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to see you. Despite Andy and Mike's best and somewhat

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audacious efforts, the strange miniature humanoid doesn't make a second appearance,

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and the three boys eventually continue back into town. After

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dropping his friends off, William decides to head home, but

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he can't shake the unsettling image of what he saw.

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Moments later, he arrives at his house and immediately his

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father knows that something isn't quite right. This is when

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William decides to tell his father exactly what he encountered,

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and would later produce a drawing of the odd creature

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that he witnessed. Now you might say that William Bartlett's

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encounter is easily explained as a misidentification or even a hoax,

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but this is where the story gets even stranger. Enter

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fifteen year old Dover resident John Baxter. Later that same night,

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at around twelve a m. And approximately two miles southwest

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of downtown Dover, John Baxter was getting ready to head

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home after visiting his girlfriend Kathy Cronin. John was already

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a bit apprehensive, as he should have been home a

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couple of hours earlier, and he wasn't looking forward to

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the reprimanding that he would undoubtedly receive, not to mention

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the dark, empty streets that he would have to travel

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at such a late hour of the night. Reluctantly, the

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young couple's say goodbyes, and John makes his way to

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the end of Cathy's driveway, eventually stepping out on to

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the south end of Miller Hill Road to begin his

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lonely walk home. Miller Hill is a quiet, heavily forested

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residential street that dead ends to the north at Farm Street.

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This was a familiar route that John had taken many

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times before, but on this particular night, his journey would

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prove to be anything but ordinary. Heading north on Miller Hill,

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he makes his way down the dark and desolate road,

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with only the occasional street lamp to guide his way

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as the cloudy sky is now covering the moonlight. Although

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hesitant to get home, John knows that he needs to hurry,

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so for the next few minutes he anxiously travels down

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the narrow lane, quietly passing the occasional houses nearby. But

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then John notices something coming towards him in the darkness

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and walking from the direction in which he is traveling.

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It appears to be another person, but he can't make

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out the details as it continues to draw closer, though,

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John can tell that the silhouette is smaller than an

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average adult, so he assumes it's a small child. Unfortunately, though,

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the closest street lamp is a good distance away and

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offers little help in illuminating this unknown figure. As the

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two continue to approach one another, their pace is slow,

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and it's then that John believes this could be one

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of his friends named MG, who also lives on Miller

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Hill Road. As this thought enters John's mind, he calls out, MG,

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is that you, but the figure doesn't respond. It simply

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stops walking and remains motionless. Unsettled by the entity's reaction,

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John stops walking as well, trying desperately to make out

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the slightest detail. He then nervously asks who is that,

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while simultaneously taking a step forward in the hopes of

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seeing the shadowy figure more clearly. It's at this very moment,

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and without warning, that the mysterious entity abruptly turns to

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its right John's life, and then runs down into a

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heavily wooded gully and up the other side. John can

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clearly hear the sound of frantic footsteps as the being

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runs through the dry leaves. Both confused and curious, John

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decides to investigate further and immediately follows the entity into

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the woods, sprinting down the shallow gully, up the embankment,

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and heading deeper into the treeline. Hearing twigs snapping in

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the nearby brush, he pauses to inspect the dark forest

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in front of him, but although the woodlands have now

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grown silent, John knows that he is most definitely not alone.

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Straining to make out anything in the inky blackness, Baxter's

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eyes eventually begin to adjust, and he then notices an

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odd silhouette looming approximately thirty yards away. As his mind races,

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the clouds above him begin to part, gradually illuminating the

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forest floor and revealing more details of the small humanoid.

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John can now clearly see that this is definitely not

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his friend. In fact, it's not even human, and it

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has unnatural features the chill Baxter to his core. This

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bizarre creature stands motionless, with its feet molded upon a

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large rock, its body appearing thin, emaciated, and in many

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ways resembling that of a primate. However, John would later

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describe its head as looking like a figure eight that

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was dark in color and much too large for its body.

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As he stands frozen trying to make sense of what

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he's seeing, the creature silently stares back at John with large,

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emotionless eyes that seem to emit or reflect some type

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of light. At this point, the curiosity that initially filled

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Baxter's mind begins to fade, and in its place, an

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unimaginable fear takes hold. The creature's stare begins to feel menacing,

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and without thinking, John starts to slowly back away out

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of the woodline and up the slope leading to the

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edge of the road. With no sign of the creature

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following him, John quickly walks north toward the intersection of

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Miller Hill Road and Farm street, and eventually encounters two

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local residents who happen to be driving by. As the

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couple approached John, they come to a stop and ask

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him if he needs help. John begins to answer them,

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but his distress and confusion becomes obvious, and they offer

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him a ride home. John gladly accepts, eager to put

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as much distance as possible between himself and this bizarre encounter.

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In the hours that followed his terrifying experience, John Baxter

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would draw a picture of the small humanoid that he witnessed,

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and although neither of the two boys had spoken about

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their ordeals, John sketch would depict a hideous creature that

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was almost identical to the entity that William Bartlett had

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drawn that very same night. Before I continue, please consider

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Please stay tuned and I'll be right back. After these

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brief messages. The following evening, at around midnight, a friend

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of William Bartlett, eighteen year old Will Tainter, was driving

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his girlfriend, Abby Brabam back to her house. Their route

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took them through the country down Springdale Avenue, a quiet

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road that runs between downtown Dover to the east and

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connects with Farm Street about three fourths of a mile

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to the west. The couple had just left the nearby

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party and were still upset over an argument they had

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a few minutes earlier. Neither of them knew exactly what

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to say, which caused an awkward silence to fill the

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car and leave both of them on edge. As the

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events of the evening continue to replay in her mind,

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Abby quietly stares off into the distance, and this is

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when something pulls her attention to the side of the road.

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It looks like some type of animal that's hunched over

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or squatting, but something about it captivates her, and as

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they draw closer, Abby realizes that it appears to be

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watching them approach. At this point, will hasn't noticed the

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odd creature that's drawing Abby's attention, as he too was

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still distracted by their earlier disagreement. As their headlights begin

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to more fully illuminate the roadside ahead and this unknown

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shape gets even closer, Abby shrieks in horror, snapping Will

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out of his days. At this moment, it becomes all

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too clear that what she initially thought was an animal

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is something altogether different, and as they pass it, she

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points towards the side of the road and yells at

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Will to look confused. Will's first reaction is to step

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on the brakes, and with Abbey now frantically screaming and

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pointing toward the rear of the car, he looks at

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his driver's side mirror and sees something small standing on

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two legs. With the only light source coming from the

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car's break lights, it's difficult for him to tell what

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he's looking at, but he knows it's definitely not an animal,

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and he would later describe the strange creature as having

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tan colored skin and an oversized head. It all happened

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so fast that he wasn't able to see any additional details,

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but Abby, on the other hand, had seen enough to

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know that whatever it was, they needed to get as

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far away from it as possible. For a brief moment,

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they pause to observe the odd creature as it lingers

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motionless in the road behind them, knowing full well they

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should leave, and for several seconds it appears to be

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just as interested in them, But then, without warning, it

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abruptly dashes across the road and out of sight. This

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understandably startles the young couple, and Abby, still hysterical, yells

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at Will to get them out of there, to which

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he happily obliges. They continued driving the rest of their

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way home without incident, forgetting all about their initial quarrel

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and eager to put this terrifying night behind them. Eventually,

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all three sightings were reported to the police, and during

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the investigation, all four witnesses were asked separately to draw

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the creature that they saw. Every drawing showed similarities, with

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the most major exception being that Abby Brabham insisted that

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the creature's eyes were green. William Bartlett, however, noted on

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his drawing that the creature's eyes were orange, and he

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said that he would swear on a stack of bibles

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that this was the creature he saw. On April twenty eighth,

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prominent cryptozoologist Lauren Coleman, who was living in the neighboring

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town of Needham, visits the Dover Country Store, where a

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store employee, Melody Friar, tells him about Bartlett's sighting and

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the sketch. She promises to get Coleman a copy and

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two days later provide d him with two drawings. The

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next day, Coleman interviews Bartlett. On May third, he questions

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Baxter and Brabham, and on the fifth he talks to Tainter.

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After the interviews, Coleman asks Walter Webb of the Aerial

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Phenomena Research Organization, Joseph Nyman of the Mutual Uphone Network,

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and Ed Fogg of the New England UFO Study Group

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to join the investigation. Although none of the witnesses had

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reported seeing a UFO in connection with the Dover dmon

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the eufologists were struck by the creature's apparent resemblance to

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humanoid beings, which are sometimes associated with the UFOs. After

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an extensive investigation, all four of the investigators concluded that

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while it was possible that it could have been a hoax,

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they did not believe this was the case. There was

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nothing in the witness's backgrounds to suggest they might be pranksters,

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and more to suggest that they were honest, upright individuals.

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This sentiment was also shared by many other Dover residents

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who knew the teams well. Walter Webb would also go

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on to say this none of the four was on

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drugs or drinking at the time of his or her sightings.

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So far as we were able to determine, none of

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the principles in this affair made any attempt to go

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to the newspapers or the police to publicize their claims. Instead,

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the sightings gradually leaked out. Finally, the teenager's own parents,

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the high school principal, the science instructor, and other adults

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in Dover whose comments were solicited did not believe the

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Dover Demon was a fabrication, implying the youths did indeed

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see something. Lauren Coleman would also add that the area

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in which the Dover Demon was cited already had a

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history of unexplained activity. In the same area, you had

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three major legends going on, including a sighting of the

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devil on horseback in the sixteen hundreds, stories of Buried Treasure,

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and then the Dover Demon. I think it certainly says

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something it's almost as if there are certain areas that

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collect sightings, almost in a magnetic way. In two thousand

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and six, William Bartlett was interviewed by Mark Sullivan of

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The Boston Globe in an article titled Decades Later, The

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Dover Demon Still Haunts. In it, Bartlett describes how he

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continues to stick to his story, even to his own detriment.

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He is quoted as saying, in a lot of ways,

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it's kind of embarrassing to me. I definitely saw something.

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It was definitely weird. I didn't make it up. Sometimes

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I wish I had. During that same interview, Bartlett also

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describes another incident that happened a year later. He said

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that while sitting in a parked car with his girlfriend,

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the two heard a thump. When Bartlett looked to see

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if he could find the source of the noise, he

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saw a small figure that was leaving. He said it

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was possibly just a prank, but he didn't know for sure.

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In the same article, Sullivan also mentioned that in nineteen

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seventy two, just five years before Bartlett's sighting, a man

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by the name of Mark Sennett swore that he saw

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a creature with glowing or reflective eyes lurking in the

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woods near Springdale Avenue, the very same road where Abby

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Brabham and Will Tainter Head there encounter. We saw a

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small figure deep in the woods, moving at the edge

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of the pond. We could see it moving in the headlights,

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but we didn't know what it was. So what was

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the Dover Demon? Well, we really don't know. Many skeptics

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actually believe that it was a baby moose. However, many

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disagree with this theory and point out that it was

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the wrong time of year for a moose that's small

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to be wandering around, not to mention that Massachusetts isn't

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typically a moose's natural habitat. In response to this, it

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has alternatively been suggested that the Dover Demon could have

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actually been an orange furred calf, a fall, a monkey,

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or even a dog. Alternatively, some believers say that the

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the Dover Demon was some type of mutated animal or

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an escaped experiment, though where the animal might have escaped

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from is generally not expanded upon. Then there's the obvious

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et explanation, no doubt, due to the fact that the

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Dover Demon is generally described as looking similar to a

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gray alien. However, many have pointed out that there were

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no reported UFO sidings in the area at that time,

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but whether or not this invalidates the whole alien theory

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is yet to be determined. This coming April will mark

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forty nine years since the Dover Demon stocked the forests

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and country roads surrounding Dover, Massachusetts, and it would seem

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that we're no closer to solving this mystery today than

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we were almost five decades ago. Maybe it's because it

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was just a well planned hoax, all orchestrated by four

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teenagers that were just looking to bring a little excitement

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to an otherwise quiet town. Or maybe there truly was

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something unexplainable lurking on the outskirts of Dover, And if so,

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where did it go? Or is it possibly still dwelling

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somewhere in the Commonwealth. If it is, perhaps someone listening

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has more information regarding the demon of Dover, Massachusetts. Perhaps

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that someone is you. I hope you enjoyed tonight's episode,

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and if you'd like to submit your experience or learn

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more about supporting what I do, you can find all

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my contact and support information in the show notes and

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as always at Paranormal Mysteries Podcast. Dot com until next time,

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Thank you so much for listening, and please remember don't

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wait for the unknown to come to you, get out

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there and find it. Suspect and some as s