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Speaker 3: over the fence, and they was dead once you hit
Speaker 3: the grill. I didn't see any cars. All I saw
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Speaker 1: The forest breathes differently when you're alone. Every rustling leaf
Speaker 1: becomes a footstep, every creaking branch a warning. For most
Speaker 1: of us, the wilderness represents freedom, adventure, perhaps a spiritual
Speaker 1: connection to something larger than ourselves. But for others, those
Speaker 1: who have delved too deeply into the mysteries that lurk
Speaker 1: between the trees. The forest holds darker secrets, secrets that
Speaker 1: walk on two legs, leave massive footprints, and may not
Speaker 1: always be as gentle as we'd like to believe.
Speaker 2: Each week on the.
Speaker 1: Podcast, I share episodes where Fred from Alaska recounts some
Speaker 1: of the most terrifying and aggressive Sasquatch encounters from across
Speaker 1: the Alaskan wilderness. These aren't the peaceful, camera shy giants
Speaker 1: of popular documentaries, but creatures capable of genuine menace and
Speaker 1: shocking violence. I've also produced an entire series examining the
Speaker 1: strange disappearances that occur with disturbing frequency in our national parks,
Speaker 1: cases where experienced hikers and campers simply vanish without a trace,
Speaker 1: leaving behind only questions and the lingering possibility that something
Speaker 1: unknown was responsible for their fate. These investigations have forced
Speaker 1: me to confront an uncomfortable question that challenges everything we
Speaker 1: think we know about the sasquatch phenomenon. Could these mysterious
Speaker 1: creatures be responsible for at least some of the unexplained
Speaker 1: disappearances that plague our wilderness areas. The answer may be
Speaker 1: more disturbing than we're prepared to accept. When we think
Speaker 1: of bigfoot sasquatch, or whatever regional name we assign to
Speaker 1: these legendary creatures, the image that typically comes to mind
Speaker 1: is that of a shy, reclusive being, a gentle giant,
Speaker 1: more frightened of us than we are of it. Popular
Speaker 1: culture has largely painted these mysterious hominids as peaceful forest dwellers,
Speaker 1: content to live their lives in the shadows, occasionally leaving
Speaker 1: behind a blurry photograph or an enormous footprint as the
Speaker 1: only evidence of their passage. But what if that image
Speaker 1: is incomplete? What if, buried beneath decades of folklore and
Speaker 1: wishful thinking, there exists a darker narrative, one where these
Speaker 1: creatures are not always the benevolent guardians of the forest
Speaker 1: we imagine them to be. The cases you're about to
Speaker 1: read challenge everything we think we know about the bigfoot phenomenon.
Speaker 1: They speak of creatures capable of immense violence, beings that
Speaker 1: may view human presence in their territory as an unacceptable
Speaker 1: intrusion worthy of elimination. While skeptics will rightfully point to
Speaker 1: lack of concrete evidence, and believers will argue about the
Speaker 1: true nature of these encounters. One thing remains undeniable. People
Speaker 1: have gone into the wor woods and never come back,
Speaker 1: leaving behind only questions, blood, and the lingering suggestion that
Speaker 1: something immense and powerful was responsible for their fate. This
Speaker 1: is not a story for the faint of heart. It's
Speaker 1: a journey into the darkest corners of cryptozoology, where legend
Speaker 1: and reality blur into something far more sinister than weakend
Speaker 1: campers and hiking enthusiasts might care to contemplate. The Oklahoma
Speaker 1: Territory in the nineteen twenties was still a place where
Speaker 1: the old ways held sway, where Native American traditions ran
Speaker 1: as deep as the red Earth itself. In Okfusky County,
Speaker 1: the Creek tribe maintained their connection to the land and
Speaker 1: its spirits, understanding better than most that the wilderness was
Speaker 1: home to forces both benevolent and terrible. It was in
Speaker 1: this context that one of the earliest documented cases of
Speaker 1: alleged Bigfoot violence occurred, though the details remained shrouded in
Speaker 1: the mists of time and tribal reluctance to speak of
Speaker 1: such dark matters to outsiders. According to researcher Jim Porter,
Speaker 1: who spent years collecting accounts from various sources. The incident
Speaker 1: began with the disappearance of a Creek Indian man whose
Speaker 1: name has been lost to history, but whose death would
Speaker 1: haunt the tribe for generations. The man had been known
Speaker 1: as a devout individual, someone who took his spiritual responsibilities seriously.
Speaker 1: He often ventured into the forest alone for prayer and meditation,
Speaker 1: following paths that had been sacred to his people for centuries.
Speaker 1: It was during one of these solitary journeys that he
Speaker 1: encountered something that would cost him his life. When the
Speaker 1: search party finally found him, the scene was unlike anything
Speaker 1: they had witnessed before. The man lay in a clearing,
Speaker 1: his legs drawn up beneath him, hands folded under his
Speaker 1: head in what unmistakably appeared to be a position of prayer.
Speaker 1: But this was no peaceful death. His body bore the
Speaker 1: evidence of a savage beating, terrible blunt trauma wounds to
Speaker 1: his head and torso that spoke of immense strength and
Speaker 1: barely contained fury. What truly sent chills through the search party, however,
Speaker 1: was the evidence scattered around the body. The soft earth
Speaker 1: was covered with massive footprints, far larger than any human
Speaker 1: could have made. Equally disturbing were the enormous handprints pressed
Speaker 1: deep into the soil, as if some giant had braced
Speaker 1: itself during the attack. The signs of struggle were everywhere,
Speaker 1: but they told a story that conventional wisdom couldn't explain.
Speaker 1: The Creek elders knew of the legends for generations. Their
Speaker 1: people had spoken of the forest spirits, beings of immense
Speaker 1: power who demanded respect and maintained the balance between the
Speaker 1: human and natural worlds. These spirits could be benevolent, but
Speaker 1: they could also be terrible in their wrath, had this
Speaker 1: man somehow offended one of these ancient guardians. Adding to
Speaker 1: the horror of the discovery were the bone piles found
Speaker 1: scattered throughout the area, human bones mixed with those of animals,
Speaker 1: arranged in patterns that suggested some form of intelligence, some purpose.
Speaker 1: Being on simple predation, the Creek began to whisper that
Speaker 1: the forest spirit had been collecting trophies, perhaps for reasons
Speaker 1: that mortal minds could not comprehend. The most chilling aspect
Speaker 1: of the scene, however, was the position of the body itself.
Speaker 1: The man had clearly been praying when he died, but
Speaker 1: the question that haunted everyone who saw the scene was simple.
Speaker 1: Had he been praying for mercy from his attacker or
Speaker 1: had he been praying to it. In Greek tradition, certain
Speaker 1: forest spirits were both feared and revered. They were not
Speaker 1: evil in the human sense, but they operated by rules
Speaker 1: and motivations that transcended human understanding. If this man had
Speaker 1: encountered such a being, his final prayers might have been
Speaker 1: an attempt to appease it, to acknowledge its power, and
Speaker 1: seek forgiveness for whatever transgression had triggered its wrath. The
Speaker 1: tribal council made a decision that would echo through the generations.
Speaker 1: The area where the man died was declared sacred and forbidden.
Speaker 1: No one was to venture there alone, and certain rituals
Speaker 1: were established to honor both the dead man and the
Speaker 1: spirit that had claimed his life. The Creek understood something
Speaker 1: that modern investigators often miss. Sometimes it's better to acknowledge
Speaker 1: a mystery and treat it with respect than to seek
Speaker 1: answers that might be too terrible to bear. Years later,
Speaker 1: when white settlers began moving into the area in greater numbers.
Speaker 1: They brought with them different explanations for the strange occurrences
Speaker 1: in the forest. They spoke of bears, of wild men,
Speaker 1: of anything that would fit into their more rational worldview.
Speaker 1: But the Creek knew better. They had seen the evidence
Speaker 1: with their own eyes, had felt the presence that lingered
Speaker 1: in those woods long after the man's death. The case
Speaker 1: of the Creek Indian's death represents more than just an
Speaker 1: early Bigfoot encounter. It's a window into a different way
Speaker 1: of understanding the world, one where the boundary between the
Speaker 1: physical and spiritual realms is far more permeable than we
Speaker 1: might be comfortable accepting. Whether the creature respond conable was
Speaker 1: a sasquatch in the modern sense, a forest spirit in
Speaker 1: the traditional understanding, or something else entirely, the fundamental truth
Speaker 1: remains a man died violently in the woods, and the
Speaker 1: evidence suggested something far beyond normal human or animal capabilities
Speaker 1: was responsible. This incident would set a pattern that would
Speaker 1: repeat throughout the twentieth century and beyond, encounters with massive,
Speaker 1: powerful beings that seemed to operate by their own rules,
Speaker 1: beings that were capable of both incredible stealth and shocking violence.
Speaker 1: The Creek Indian's death was just the beginning of a
Speaker 1: much larger, much darker story. If the Creek Indian incident
Speaker 1: was a single tragic encounter between man and monster, the
Speaker 1: story of Port Chatham, Alaska represents something far more systematic
Speaker 1: and terrifying, the apparent systematic terrorization and ultimate abandonment of
Speaker 1: an entire community by something that defied explanation. Port Chatham,
Speaker 1: also known as Port Locke, sits on the very tip
Speaker 1: of the Knai Peninsula in southern Alaska, a remote outpost
Speaker 1: that has always existed at the mercy of the elements
Speaker 1: and whatever wild creatures called the Alaskan wilderness home. In
Speaker 1: the nineteen twenties, it was a thriving, if small community
Speaker 1: of Russian and Native fishermen, lumberjacks, and miners who had
Speaker 1: carved out a living from the harsh but bountiful landscape.
Speaker 1: The troubles began, as they often do, with sightings. Workers
Speaker 1: returning from the logging camps began reporting encounters with a
Speaker 1: wild man, something enormous covered in dark hair, that watched
Speaker 1: them from the tree line, with an intelligence that was
Speaker 1: distinctly unsettling. Unlike bears, which the locals knew well this
Speaker 1: creature walked upright and seemed to study human activity with
Speaker 1: a purpose that set everyone on edge. The sightings might
Speaker 1: have been dismissed as typical frontier tall tales, but they
Speaker 1: were accompanied by physical evidence that was harder to explain away.
Speaker 1: Massive footprints appeared regularly around the outskirts of town, pressed
Speaker 1: deep into soil that would barely register a normal human's weight.
Speaker 1: Trees were found completely uprooted, not broken or cut, but
Speaker 1: pulled from the ground with the entire root system intact,
Speaker 1: a feat that would have required industrial equipment. But sightings
Speaker 1: and strange evidence were just the beginning. In nineteen thirty one,
Speaker 1: the situation escalated dramatically with the death of Andrew Kamluck,
Speaker 1: an experienced lumberjack who knew the dangers of his profession
Speaker 1: as well as anyone. Kamluck was found dead at his
Speaker 1: work site, apparently killed by a blow to the head
Speaker 1: from a piece of heavy logging equipment. Under normal circumstances,
Speaker 1: this might have been written off as an industrial accident,
Speaker 1: but the details of the scene made that explanation impossible.
Speaker 1: The piece of machinery that had killed Kamluck a tool
Speaker 1: that would normally require two men to lift safely. Had
Speaker 1: been thrown approximately ten feet from his body, with such
Speaker 1: force that it had embedded itself in the ground. The
Speaker 1: angle and distance of the throw suggested strength far beyond
Speaker 1: human capabilities. More disturbing still were the massive footprints found
Speaker 1: around the scene, prints that dwarfed those of the largest
Speaker 1: men in the logging crew. The Native workers had a
Speaker 1: name for what they believed was responsible, the Nanti Knock,
Speaker 1: a creature from their oldest legends, a being of immense
Speaker 1: size and strength that was generally avoided by anyone with sense.
Speaker 1: As word of Kamluck's death spread through the community, the
Speaker 1: Nanti Knock transformed from folklore into immediate, terrifying reality. What
Speaker 1: followed was a decade long campaign of terror that would
Speaker 1: ultimately drive every living soul from Port Chatham. Bodies began
Speaker 1: appearing in the remote areas around town with disturbing regularity,
Speaker 1: usually described as having been horribly mangled or torn to shreds.
Speaker 1: The injuries were unlike anything the local doctor had seen,
Speaker 1: suggesting an attacker of extraordinary size and strength, but also
Speaker 1: one with an almost deliberate cruelty in its mane methods.
Speaker 1: The psychological impact on the community was devastating cannery workers
Speaker 1: upon whom the town's economy depended, began refusing to come
Speaker 1: to work. The nineteen forties saw entire seasons where the
Speaker 1: canneries sat empty, their owners desperately offering armed guards and
Speaker 1: increased wages to anyone brave enough to work the processing lines.
Speaker 1: But even armed protection couldn't ease the growing sense that
Speaker 1: something was hunting the people of Port Chatham. One incident
Speaker 1: that particularly unnerved the hunters and trappers involved the discovery
Speaker 1: of a moose with its head completely twisted off, not cut,
Speaker 1: not torn, but twisted off with such force that the
Speaker 1: neck vertebrae were ground to powder. The hunters who found
Speaker 1: the carcass fled immediately, understanding instinctively that whatever could do
Speaker 1: that to a twelve hundred pound moose would have no
Speaker 1: difficulty doing the same to a human being. The disappearances
Speaker 1: were perhaps even more frightening than the deaths. People would
Speaker 1: leave their homes in the morning and simply never return.
Speaker 1: Stay tuned for more sasquatch otta see, We'll be right back.
Speaker 1: After these messages, search parties would find no trace, no
Speaker 1: signs of struggle, no blood trail, just empty wilderness where
Speaker 1: a person had once been. The absence of evidence was
Speaker 1: almost more terrifying than finding a body would have been,
Speaker 1: because it suggested a level of efficiency and planning that
Speaker 1: challenged fundamental assumptions about what kind of creature they were
Speaker 1: dealing with. By the mid nineteen forties, the situation had
Speaker 1: become unbearable. Children were kept indoors after dark, workers traveled
Speaker 1: in groups, and everyone went armed, but the precaution seemed
Speaker 1: to make little difference. The Nanti Knock, whatever it was,
Speaker 1: appeared to be escalating its campaign against the human presence
Speaker 1: in its territory. The end came suddenly in nineteen forty nine,
Speaker 1: in what can only be described as a mass exodus,
Speaker 1: The remaining residents of Port Chatdam simply packed up and left.
Speaker 1: There was no official announcement, no government evacuation order. The
Speaker 1: people just collectively decided they'd had enough. Houses were abandoned
Speaker 1: with furniture still inside. Businesses were left with inventory on
Speaker 1: the shelves, and an entire community that had thrived for
Speaker 1: decades was suddenly eerily empty. Modern skeptics have offered alternative
Speaker 1: explanations for Port Chatham's abandonment, pointing to the completion of
Speaker 1: Alaska Route Ie during the nineteen forties, which made other
Speaker 1: Peninsula towns more accessible and economically viable. It's true that
Speaker 1: improved transportation infrastructure led to population shifts throughout Alaska during
Speaker 1: this period, and it's certainly possible that economic factors played
Speaker 1: a role in the town's decline, but this rational explanation
Speaker 1: doesn't account for the testimonies of the people who lived
Speaker 1: through the terror. Native Sally Ash, interviewed decades later, spoke
Speaker 1: of a community living in constant fear of warnings passed
Speaker 1: down through generations about creatures that could turn into different
Speaker 1: animals and couldn't be killed by conventional weapons. Her description
Speaker 1: of shape shifting beings that could take bullets without dying
Speaker 1: suggests either a supernatural element to the encounters or a
Speaker 1: fundamental misunderstanding of what the residents were dealing with. The
Speaker 1: Truth about Port Chatham may lie somewhere between folklore and fact,
Speaker 1: between economic reality and cryptozoological nightmare. What cannot be disputed
Speaker 1: is that a thriving community abandoned their homes and livelihoods
Speaker 1: rather than continue living with whatever was sharing their wilderness.
Speaker 1: Whether that something was a particularly aggressive population of sasquatch
Speaker 1: A surviving population of Gigantopithecus or something else. Entirely, the
Speaker 1: people of Port Chatham made a collective decision that their
Speaker 1: lives were worth more than their property. Today, Port Chatham
Speaker 1: remains largely abandoned, accessible only by boat or small aircraft.
Speaker 1: Visitors to the area report an oppressive atmosphere, a sense
Speaker 1: of being watched, and an almost tangible feeling of menace
Speaker 1: that hangs over the empty buildings and overgrown streets. Some
Speaker 1: say the Nante Knock is still there, still guarding its territory,
Speaker 1: still waiting for humans foolish enough to try to reclaim
Speaker 1: what was once theirs. The story of Port Chatham serves
Speaker 1: as a chilling reminder that the North American wilderness is vast,
Speaker 1: largely unexplored, and potentially home to things that our rational
Speaker 1: modern minds are unprepared to accept. It also raises uncomfortable
Speaker 1: questions about the nature of territorial behavior and whether some
Speaker 1: places might simply be too dangerous for human habitation, regardless
Speaker 1: of their economic potential. Mount Saint Helen's has always been
Speaker 1: a place where the extraordinary becomes routine, even before its
Speaker 1: catastrophic eruption in nineteen eighty reshaped the landscape forever. The
Speaker 1: mountain was known for its unpredictable nature, its ability to
Speaker 1: surprise and humble even the most experienced outdoors enthusiasists. But
Speaker 1: for the skiing party that gathered there in May nineteen fifty,
Speaker 1: the mountain had a surprise in store that none of
Speaker 1: them could have imagined. Jim Carter was, by all accounts,
Speaker 1: exactly the kind of person you'd want on a backcountry
Speaker 1: skiing expedition. At thirty two, he was in his prime,
Speaker 1: an accomplished skier with years of experience navigating challenging terrain.
Speaker 1: He understood mountain weather, knew how to read snow conditions,
Speaker 1: and had the kind of steady nerves that made him
Speaker 1: a natural leader in dangerous situations. When he suggested joining
Speaker 1: the group of twenty skiers heading to the Ape Canyon
Speaker 1: area of Mount Saint Helen's, no one questioned his judgment.
Speaker 1: The conditions that May morning were perfect, clear skies, calm winds,
Speaker 1: and snow that promised excellent skiing. The group made good
Speaker 1: time reaching Dog's Head, a well known landmark at approximately
Speaker 1: eight thousand feet elevation. It was here during what should
Speaker 1: have been a routine rest break that the expedition took
Speaker 1: a turn into nightmare. Carter's suggestion that he ski ahead
Speaker 1: to get a good photograph of the group was perfectly reasonable.
Speaker 1: He was known for his photography, and the scenic opportunities
Speaker 1: at that elevation were spectacular. The other skiers watched as
Speaker 1: he glided away toward the timberline, his form confident and
Speaker 1: controlled as he navigated the familiar terrain. What happened next
Speaker 1: defied every assumption about Carter's skill level and mental state.
Speaker 1: According to multiple witnesses, Carter suddenly erupted into frantic, desperate motion,
Speaker 1: skiing with a recklessness that was completely out of character.
Speaker 1: One witness later described it as watching someone taking chances
Speaker 1: that no skier of his caliber would take unless something
Speaker 1: was terribly wrong or he was being pursued.
Speaker 2: The word pursued would prove to be.
Speaker 1: More significant than anyone realized at the time. Carter wasn't
Speaker 1: just skiing fast. He was skiing like a man running
Speaker 1: for his life. He launched himself over crevasses that a
Speaker 1: sensible skier would have carefully navigated around, took drops that
Speaker 1: could have easily broken bones, and maintained a pace that
Speaker 1: suggested panic. Rather than sport. The most shocking moment came
Speaker 1: when Carter approached the steep canyon wall. Under normal circumstances,
Speaker 1: any skier would have stopped, assessed the situation, and found
Speaker 1: a safer route. Instead, Carter went straight over the edge,
Speaker 1: disappearing from view and what appeared to be an act
Speaker 1: of either complete madness or absolute desperation. The other skiers
Speaker 1: rushed to the edge, expecting to see Carter's broken body
Speaker 1: at the bottom of the canyon. Instead, they found nothing.
Speaker 1: A box of film marked the only evidence that he
Speaker 1: had ever been there at all. The absence of any
Speaker 1: trace of Carter or his equipment launched one of the
Speaker 1: most extensive search operations in the mountain's history. What the
Speaker 1: searchers found, or more accurately, what they experienced, would haunt
Speaker 1: many of them for the rest of their lives. Professional
Speaker 1: mountaineer Bob Lee, a member of the exclusive Worldwide Alpine
Speaker 1: Club and a veteran of multiple international expeditions, later described
Speaker 1: the search as the most eerie experience I have ever had.
Speaker 1: The search teams reported a consistent pattern of disturbing encounters,
Speaker 1: strange noises echoed through the forest, sounds that didn't match
Speaker 1: any known wildlife. Dark shapes moved through the trees at
Speaker 1: the periphery of vision, always just out of clear sight,
Speaker 1: but substantial enough to be noticed by multiple observers. Perhaps
Speaker 1: most unsettling was the overwhelming sense of being watched, a
Speaker 1: feeling so intense that it raised the hair on the
Speaker 1: backs of seasoned outdoorsmen who had spent decades in the wilderness.
Speaker 1: Bob Lee's account of his experiences during the search provides
Speaker 1: perhaps the most credible testimony of the strange circumstances surrounding
Speaker 1: Carter's disappearance. As someone with impeccable credentials and mountaineering and
Speaker 1: search and rescue operations, Lee's observations carry significant weight. He
Speaker 1: described moments when he became separated from the main search
Speaker 1: group and fell an almost overwhelming presence in the forest
Speaker 1: around him, a sensation he characterized as having somebody watching
Speaker 1: me that was so intense it made the hair on
Speaker 1: my neck stand up. The mysterious odors reported by some
Speaker 1: searchers added another disturbing element to an already bizarre situation.
Speaker 1: The descriptions varied, but most centered around an overwhelming, nauseating
Speaker 1: stench that seemed to appear and disappear without any identifiable source.
Speaker 1: For experienced outdoorsmen familiar with the smells of decomposing animals
Speaker 1: and natural forest odors, this particular stench was described as
Speaker 1: unlike anything they had encountered before. After five days of
Speaker 1: intensive searching involving seventy five people, the official search was
Speaker 1: called off with no trace of Carter ever being found.
Speaker 1: But the story was far from over. Bob Lee's subsequent
Speaker 1: research into the area's history revealed a pattern of encounters
Speaker 1: that placed Carter's disappearance in a much more disturbing context.
Speaker 1: To Lee, there had been approximately twenty five reports of
Speaker 1: people being attacked by ape like men in the mount
Speaker 1: Saint Helens and Cascade areas over a twenty year period.
Speaker 1: One particularly significant incident involved a Boy Scout troop from Centralia,
Speaker 1: where several Scouts were reportedly attacked by what they described
Speaker 1: as mountain devils, with some of the boys requiring evacuation
Speaker 1: from the mountain in a state of severe psychological trauma.
Speaker 1: The verification of this Boy Scout incident by Dick Whitney
Speaker 1: of the regional Boy Scout Office in Olympia provided crucial
Speaker 1: corroboration for Lee's claims The fact that official records existed
Speaker 1: of the incident, complete with the name of the troop
Speaker 1: leader and specific details about the event, suggested that whatever
Speaker 1: was happening on Mount Saint Helen's was more than just
Speaker 1: folklore or isolated incidents. Lee's conclusion that Carter had been
Speaker 1: kidnapped and perhaps even killed by the legendary Sasquatch might
Speaker 1: seem fantastic, but it was based on years of investigating
Speaker 1: similar incidents in the region. His theory that these creatures
Speaker 1: might be territorial and potentially aggressive challenged the prevailing image
Speaker 1: of Sasquatch as a gentle, reclusive being. The question of
Speaker 1: what drove Carter to such desperate action remains at the
Speaker 1: heart of the mystery. Experienced skiers don't suddenly abandon all
Speaker 1: caution and throw themselves over cliff faces without extreme provocation.
Speaker 2: If Carter did.
Speaker 1: Encounter something in the forest that terrified him enough to
Speaker 1: risk death by skiing over a precipice, what could that
Speaker 1: something have been. The possibility that Carter was being actively
Speaker 1: pursued by something adds a sinister dimension to his disappearance.
Speaker 1: The witnesses described his skiing as that of someone fleeing
Speaker 1: in panic, not someone who had simply lost his way
Speaker 1: or suffered a medical emergency. Something had frightened Jim Carter
Speaker 1: badly enough that he chose to risk a potentially fatal
Speaker 1: ski jump rather than face whatever was behind him. The
Speaker 1: Mount Saint Helen's region has continued to be a hot
Speaker 1: spot for sasquatch sightings and encounters well into the modern era.
Speaker 1: The mountain's nineteen eighty eruption dramatically altered the landscape, but
Speaker 1: reports of large bipedal creatures continue to emerge from the
Speaker 1: area with regular frequency. Whether these creatures are connected to
Speaker 1: Carter's disappearance is impossible to determine, but the pattern of
Speaker 1: encounters suggests that whatever lurks in those forests has been
Speaker 1: there for a very long time. Jim Carter's disappearance serves
Speaker 1: as a stark reminder that even experienced outdoors enthusiasts can
Speaker 1: encounter things in the wilderness that challenge every assumption about
Speaker 1: what's possible. Whether he fell victim to a sasquatch attack,
Speaker 1: suffered some form of psychological break, or encountered something else entirely,
Speaker 1: his fate remains one of the most compelling mysteries in
Speaker 1: the annals of unexplained disappearances. The case also highlights the
Speaker 1: importance of taking seriously the reports of those who spend
Speaker 1: their lives in the wilderness. When professional mountaineers, experienced search
Speaker 1: and rescue personnel, and seasoned outdoorsmen all report similar strange
Speaker 1: experiences in the same geographical area, it becomes increasingly difficult
Speaker 1: to dismiss their accounts as mere imagination or misidentification. In
Speaker 1: the world of wildlife biology, few names commanded more respect
Speaker 1: than bart Schleier. This was a man who had dedicated
Speaker 1: his life to understanding and protecting some of the world's
Speaker 1: most dangerous predators, someone who had literally written the book
Speaker 1: on bear behavior and had survived countless encounters with grizzlies
Speaker 1: in their natural habitat. If anyone was equipped to handle
Speaker 1: whatever the Alaskan wilderness might throw at him, it was
Speaker 1: Bart Schleier, which is what made his mysterious death in
Speaker 1: September two thousand and four so profoundly disturbing. Schleier's credentials
Speaker 1: read like an adventure novelist's fantasy. He had worked for
Speaker 1: fish and game departments across North America, served on the
Speaker 1: Inner Agency Grizzly Bear Study team and contributed to the
Speaker 1: Grizzly bear recovery project in Yellowstone National Park during the
Speaker 1: critical nineteen eighties conservation efforts. His expertise extended far beyond
Speaker 1: North American bears. He was considered one of the world's
Speaker 1: foremost experts on capturing, radio collaring, and tracking Siberian tigers,
Speaker 1: having spent months in the Russian wilderness working to save
Speaker 1: these endangered apex predators. But perhaps most relevant to his
Speaker 1: final expedition was Schleier's reputation as a master survivalist. During
Speaker 1: his field work, he routinely spent months alone in some
Speaker 1: of the most remote and dangerous wilderness areas on Earth.
Speaker 1: He knew how to read animal behavior, how to avoid
Speaker 1: conflicts with large predators, and how to survive in conditions
Speaker 1: that would kill most people within days. His knowledge of
Speaker 1: wildlife behavior was encyclopedic, his survival skills were legendary, and
Speaker 1: his judgment in dangerous situations had been tested and proven
Speaker 1: countless times over a career spanning decades. It was this
Speaker 1: unparalleled expertise that made his disappearance and death in the
Speaker 1: Red Lakes area of Canada's Yukon Territory so inexplicable. In
Speaker 1: September two thousand and four, Schlier embarked on what should
Speaker 1: have been a routine hunting expedition to one of the
Speaker 1: most remote areas accessible to civilian hunters. The Reed Lakes region,
Speaker 1: situated on the southern slope of the Selwyn Mountains, represents
Speaker 1: wilderness in its purest form. No roads, no settlements, no
Speaker 1: human infrastructure of any kind. Access is only possible by floatplane,
Speaker 1: and the nearest help is hundreds of miles away. For
Speaker 1: someone of Schleier's experience, such isolation represented opportunity rather than danger.
Speaker 1: He was well equipped for an extended stay, carrying enough
Speaker 1: food for at least two weeks, along with top of
Speaker 1: the line camping gear, clothing designed for Arctic conditions, and
Speaker 1: all the tools necessary for successful bow hunting in one
Speaker 1: of the world's most challenging environments. The pilot who dropped
Speaker 1: Schlier off at the remote lake had worked with the
Speaker 1: biologists before and knew his routines were and stay tuned
Speaker 1: for more sasquatch odyssey. We'll be right back after these messages.
Speaker 1: When he returned three days later for the scheduled pickup
Speaker 1: and found no sign of Schleier, at the designated meeting point.
Speaker 1: His initial reaction was mild concern rather than alarm. Schlier's
Speaker 1: camp appeared largely undisturbed, with a half eaten meal still
Speaker 1: laid out and all his food supplies intact. His absence
Speaker 1: might have been easily explained by an extended hunting trip,
Speaker 1: except for some troubling details. While Schleier's bow and inflatable
Speaker 1: boat were missing, suggesting he had indeed gone honey, he
Speaker 1: had left behind several items that no experienced outdoorsman would
Speaker 1: abandon his backpack, bear spray, a knife, and most significantly,
Speaker 1: his VHF radio. For someone whose survival depended on preparation
Speaker 1: and redundancy, leaving behind communication equipment was completely out of character.
Speaker 1: When Schlier failed to appear for his scheduled departure, the
Speaker 1: Royal Canadian Mounted Police launched a comprehensive search operation. What
Speaker 1: they discovered over the following days would challenge every assumption
Speaker 1: about what could happen to an expert outdoorsman in familiar territory.
Speaker 1: The first significant find was Schlier's inflatable boat, abandoned on
Speaker 1: the shore of the lake, approximately a mile and a
Speaker 1: half from his base camp. The boat appeared to have
Speaker 1: been deliberately pulled ashore rather than having drifted there, suggesting
Speaker 1: Schlier had beached it intentionally at that location. Following a
Speaker 1: path from the boat into the forest, searchers made an
Speaker 1: even more puzzling discovery. About sixty yards into the trees.
Speaker 1: They found Schlier's bow and arrows still in their handmade
Speaker 1: buckskin quiver carefully leaned against a tree. Next to the
Speaker 1: bow was a dry bag containing miscellaneous gear, positioned on
Speaker 1: flat ground, as if someone had been sitting on it.
Speaker 1: The set up suggested Schlier had established a hunting position,
Speaker 1: possibly to call moose, but then had abandoned his equipment
Speaker 1: for unknown reasons. The mystery deepened with the discovery of
Speaker 1: Schleier's hunting pants, found some distance from the bow, turned
Speaker 1: inside out, as if they had been peeled off and discarded.
Speaker 1: This was followed by a trail of personal items a
Speaker 1: baseball cap, a camera, a balaklava and camouflage mask strung
Speaker 1: along the forest floor, as if Schlier had walked through
Speaker 1: the wilderness, discarding his gear as he went. The discovery
Speaker 1: of human remains finally confirmed that Schleier was dead, but
Speaker 1: raised even more disturbing questions about how he had died.
Speaker 1: Searchers found only part of a skull and a few
Speaker 1: small bones. The rest of his body was never recovered.
Speaker 1: The limited remains showed no signs of damage from predator teeth,
Speaker 1: ruling out the most obvious explanation for his death. The
Speaker 1: official investigation considered several possibilities, but each presented problems that
Speaker 1: couldn't be satisfactorily resolved. A bare attack seemed most likely
Speaker 1: given the location circumstances, but the evidence didn't support this theory.
Speaker 1: Bear attacks typically leave extensive signs of struggle, torn fabric,
Speaker 1: disturbed vegetation, significant amounts of blood, and usually portions of
Speaker 1: the victim's clothing scattered around the attack site. Instead, the
Speaker 1: area where Schlier's remains were found was described as pristine,
Speaker 1: with even the delicate moss covering undisturbed. His discarded pants
Speaker 1: showed no damage whatsoever and no blood, appearing to have
Speaker 1: been removed deliberately rather than torn off during an attack.
Speaker 1: For someone of Schleier's experience and expertise to be caught
Speaker 1: completely off guard by a bear seemed highly unlikely. The
Speaker 1: possibility of a sudden medical emergency was also considered, but
Speaker 1: seemed equally implausible. Schlier was an excellent physical condition with
Speaker 1: no history of health problems. Even if he had suffered
Speaker 1: a heart attack or stroke, it wouldn't explain the pattern
Speaker 1: of discarded equipment or the condition of his remains. The
Speaker 1: owelplay was investigated, but quickly ruled out. The remoteness of
Speaker 1: the location made it virtually impossible for another person to
Speaker 1: have been present, and nothing had been stolen from his
Speaker 1: valuable equipment. His expensive bow, camping gear, and other supplies
Speaker 1: were left untouched, ruling out robbery as a motive. The
Speaker 1: circumstances of Schleier's death have led some researchers to speculate
Speaker 1: about more exotic explanations. The fact that his equipment was
Speaker 1: systematically discarded rather than torn from his body suggests an
Speaker 1: encounter with something intelligent enough to remove items methodically. The
Speaker 1: lack of struggle signs, despite clear evidence that he was
Speaker 1: overwhelmed by something powerful, suggests a creature capable of subduing
Speaker 1: even an experienced outdoorsman with minimal effort. Researchers who have
Speaker 1: studied unusual wilderness deaths have noted several aspects of Schleier's
Speaker 1: case that didn't fit conventional explanations. The methodical removal of clothing,
Speaker 1: the pristine condition of the area despite an apparent vie
Speaker 1: violent death, and the disappearance of most of the body
Speaker 1: suggested something beyond typical predator behavior. Could Schleier have encountered
Speaker 1: a sasquatch during his final hunting trip. The speculation isn't
Speaker 1: as far fetched as it might initially seem. The Yukon
Speaker 1: Territory has a long history of sasquatch sidings and encounters,
Speaker 1: and the remote Reed Lakes area would be exactly the
Speaker 1: kind of pristine wilderness where such creatures might maintain their
Speaker 1: populations undisturbed by human activity. A creature of sufficient size
Speaker 1: and intelligence might be capable of approaching even an expert
Speaker 1: like Schleier without being detected, especially if it understood human
Speaker 1: behavior well enough to wait for the right moment to attack.
Speaker 1: The systematic removal of his equipment could indicate an intelligence
Speaker 1: sophisticated enough to be curious about human tools and clothing.
Speaker 1: The most disturbing aspect of Schleier's death may be what
Speaker 1: it suggests about the vulnerabilities of even the most prepared
Speaker 1: and experienced wilderness travelers. If someone with Schlier's knowledge and
Speaker 1: skills could be overwhelmed so completely that he couldn't even
Speaker 1: reach for his weapon or radio for help. What hope
Speaker 1: would ordinary outdoor enthusiasts have in a similar situation. Bart
Speaker 1: Schleier's death remains officially unsolved, classified as a wilderness fatality
Speaker 1: with undetermined cause, But for those who study unexplained disappearances
Speaker 1: and mysterious deaths in remote areas, his case represents something
Speaker 1: far more troubling, evidence that the North American wilderness may
Speaker 1: be home to predators that exist outside our current understanding
Speaker 1: of the natural world. The tragedy of bart Schleier serves
Speaker 1: as a stark reminder that expertise and preparation, while essential
Speaker 1: for wilderness survival, may not be sufficient protection against threats
Speaker 1: that science has yet to acknowledge or understand. In the
Speaker 1: vast expanses of the North American wilderness, there may still
Speaker 1: be things that hunt humans with an intelligence and capability
Speaker 1: that challenges our most fundamental assumptions.
Speaker 2: About what's possible.
Speaker 1: The case of Teresa Ann Beer represents one of the
Speaker 1: most controversial and disturbing incidents in the annals of alleged
Speaker 1: bigfoot encounters. Unlike the previous cases we've examined which involved
Speaker 1: experienced outdoorsmen and adults capable of making their own decisions
Speaker 1: about risk. This case centered around a sixteen year old
Speaker 1: girl and raised uncomfortable questions about judgment, responsibility, and the
Speaker 1: potential dangers of bigfoot obsession. On June first, nineteen eighty seven,
Speaker 1: Teresa set out for what was supposed to be a
Speaker 1: camping adventure in the scenic Sierra Nevada Mountains, approximately twenty
Speaker 1: five miles northeast of Bass Lake, at a remote location
Speaker 1: called shut Eye Peak. Her companion for this expedition was
Speaker 1: forty three year old Russell Welch, a man whose passion
Speaker 1: for sasquatch research had become the defining characteristic of his life.
Speaker 1: Welch was not just a casual bigfoot enthusiast. He was
Speaker 1: what could only be described as a true believer. He
Speaker 1: claimed to have had multiple and with sasquatch in the
Speaker 1: Sierra Nevada region, and more remarkably, insisted that he was
Speaker 1: in ongoing communication with an entire group of these creatures.
Speaker 1: His stories went beyond simple sightings to describe complex interactions
Speaker 1: and what he believed was a developing relationship with a
Speaker 1: family or clan of Sasquatch living in the remote mountain areas.
Speaker 1: The decision by Teresa's parents to allow their teenage daughter
Speaker 1: to go on an extended camping trip alone with a
Speaker 1: much older man, particularly one whose primary motivation was pursuing
Speaker 1: creatures that most people consider mythical, seems questionable in retrospect.
Speaker 1: The exact nature of the relationship between Teresa and Welch
Speaker 1: remains unclear from available records, but the fact that a
Speaker 1: sixteen year old girl was permitted to venture into remote
Speaker 1: wilderness with a forty three year old man suggests either
Speaker 1: extraordinary trust in Welch's character or a troubling lack of
Speaker 1: awareness about potential dangers. The Sierra Nevada Mountains, while beautiful,
Speaker 1: represents some of California's most challenging wilderness terrain. The area
Speaker 1: around Shut Eye Peak is characterized by dense forests, steep terrain,
Speaker 1: and numerous locations where someone could easily become lost or injured.
Speaker 1: For experienced hikers, these mountains offer incredible opportunities for adventure
Speaker 1: and solitude. For the unprepared or unlucky, they can become
Speaker 1: a death trap. When Welch returned to Fresno several days
Speaker 1: later without Teresa, and she failed to contact her family.
Speaker 1: The immediate assumption was that something had gone seriously wrong.
Speaker 1: Welch quickly became a person of interest in what appeared
Speaker 1: to be a missing person case with potential criminal implications.
Speaker 1: The story Welch initially told authorities was relatively mundane. He
Speaker 1: claimed that Teresa had run away from him during their
Speaker 1: camping trip, disappearing into the wilderness for reasons he couldn't explain.
Speaker 1: This version of events, while concerning, at least fell within
Speaker 1: the realm of possibility. Teenage girls can be unpredictable, camping
Speaker 1: trips can involve disagreements, and people do occasionally make poor
Speaker 1: decisions that lead to them becoming lost in the wilderness.
Speaker 1: But Welch's initial story didn't satisfy investigators, and under continued questioning,
Speaker 1: he decided to tell them what he claimed was the
Speaker 1: real version of events. What he revealed was so bizarre
Speaker 1: that it challenged everyone's assumptions about both his mental state
Speaker 1: and the nature of what had actually happened in those
Speaker 1: remote mountains. According to Welch's revised account, he and Teresa
Speaker 1: had been hiking in search of sasquatch when they became
Speaker 1: separated in the dense forest. This part of the story
Speaker 1: was at least plausible. Thick woodland can easily cause hikers
Speaker 1: to lose sight of each other, and the Sierra Nevada
Speaker 1: forests are particularly challenging to navigate, But what Welch claimed
Speaker 1: happened next pushed the boundaries of believability to their breaking point.
Speaker 1: Welch insisted that while he and Teresa were separated, one
Speaker 1: of the massive sasquatch creatures he had been studying had
Speaker 1: swooped in and carried the girl away into the wilderness.
Speaker 1: He maintained that this was not a random attack, but
Speaker 1: a deliberate abduction by a creature that had been observing
Speaker 1: their activities and had chosen to take Teresa for reasons
Speaker 1: only it could understand. The reaction of law enforcement to
Speaker 1: this account was predictable, skepticism mixed with growing concern about
Speaker 1: Welch's mental state and potential culpability in Teresa's disappearance. The
Speaker 1: idea that a teenage girl had been kidnapped by a
Speaker 1: cryptozoological creature struck investigators as either an elaborate attempt to
Speaker 1: cover up a more conventional crime, or evidence that Welch
Speaker 1: had suffered some form of psychological break. Despite their obvious
Speaker 1: doubts about Welch's Sasquatch abduction story, authorities launched a comprehensive
Speaker 1: search of the area where the two had been camping.
Speaker 1: The terrain was challenging in the search area vast, but
Speaker 1: the effort was thorough and well organized. Dozens of searchers
Speaker 1: combed through the forests and mountain areas looking for any
Speaker 1: trace of Teresa Bear. The search results were both frustrating
Speaker 1: and puzzling. No trace of Teresa was found, no clothing,
Speaker 1: no equipment, no signs of struggle, no evidence that she
Speaker 1: had ever been in the area at all. For a
Speaker 1: teenage girl to disappear so completely from a relatively confined
Speaker 1: geographic area without leaving any physical evidence was unusual, regardless
Speaker 1: of what might have been responsible for her disappearance. When
Speaker 1: authorities questioned Welch again, hoping to extract more useful information
Speaker 1: about Teresa's actual whereabouts, he stuck firmly to his Sasquatch
Speaker 1: abduction story. This consistency might have suggested either genuine belief
Speaker 1: in his account or remarkable commitment to what investigators assumed
Speaker 1: was an elaborate deception. The legal proceedings that followed reflected
Speaker 1: the unusual nature of the case. Welch was charged with
Speaker 1: child stealing, a serious felony that could result in significant
Speaker 1: prison time, but prosecutors faced a challenging situation. They had
Speaker 1: a suspect whose story was clearly unbelievable, but no physical
Speaker 1: evidence to contradict it, and no alternative theory that better
Speaker 1: explain the evidence. In what may have been a strategic mistake,
Speaker 1: prosecutors offered Welch a plea deal that seems remarkably lenient
Speaker 1: in retrospect. They proposed that he could sign a waiver
Speaker 1: allowing them to pursue murder charges if Teresa's body was
Speaker 1: ever found, in exchange for accepting a light one year
Speaker 1: prison sentence for the existing charges. Welch's response to this
Speaker 1: offer was perhaps the most puzzling aspect of the entire case.
Speaker 1: He refused the deal. For someone facing serious criminal charges
Speaker 1: with the potential for much longer prison sentences. Turning down
Speaker 1: a one year plea agreement seems inexplicable unless he genuinely
Speaker 1: believed his own story about Sasquatch abduction. The refusal of
Speaker 1: the plea deal, combined with the lack of physical evidence
Speaker 1: connecting Welch to any crime, led prosecutors to make another
Speaker 1: unusual decision. They dropped the charge is just three days
Speaker 1: before the scheduled trial, citing concerns about the double jeopardy
Speaker 1: clause that would prevent them from pursuing more serious charges
Speaker 1: if they failed to get a conviction on the lesser charge.
Speaker 1: This legal maneuvering left Welch a freeman, but didn't resolve
Speaker 1: any of the fundamental questions about what had actually happened
Speaker 1: to Teresa Bear. Nobody has ever been found, no evidence
Speaker 1: of her fate has ever emerged, and no credible alternative
Speaker 1: explanation for her disappearance has been developed. Welch's continued insistence
Speaker 1: on the Sasquatch abduction story, even after being released from
Speaker 1: all legal jeopardy, raises disturbing questions about his psychological state
Speaker 1: and motivations. The story was so outlandish that it seemed
Speaker 1: guaranteed to make him appear either delusional or guilty of
Speaker 1: covering up a more conventional crime. Yet he maintained this
Speaker 1: version of events consistently, even when it would have been
Speaker 1: in his legal interest to offer a more believable explanation
Speaker 1: for more sasquatch ottesee, We'll be right back after these messages.
Speaker 1: Several aspects of the case suggest that the true story
Speaker 1: of what happened to Teresa Beer may be more complex
Speaker 1: than either a conventional crime or a cryptozoological abduction. The
Speaker 1: complete absence of any physical evidence of her presence in
Speaker 1: the area is unusual, regardless of what might have caused
Speaker 1: her disappearance. Most missing person cases, even those involving experienced
Speaker 1: outdoors people in remote areas, leave behind some trace of
Speaker 1: the individual's activities. The psychological profile of Russell Welch also
Speaker 1: complicates any simple interpretation of events. His deep involvement in
Speaker 1: sasquatch research and his claims of ongoing contact with these
Speaker 1: creatures suggest someone whose relationship with reality may have been tenuous.
Speaker 1: Well before the camping trip. It's possible that his obsession
Speaker 1: with bigfoot had progressed to the point where he genuinely
Speaker 1: believed his own stories, making it difficult to determine what
Speaker 1: actually happened versus what he convinced himself had happened. The
Speaker 1: case has generated extensive speculation within the bigfoot research community,
Speaker 1: with some researchers arguing that Welch's story should be taken
Speaker 1: seriously as potential evidence of sasquatch aggression or territorial behavior.
Speaker 1: Others point to the numerous red flags in Welch's account
Speaker 1: and the suspicious circumstances surrounding Teresa's disappearance as evidence that
Speaker 1: this case has nothing to do with cryptozoology and everything
Speaker 1: to do with human predatory behavior. The tragedy of Teresa
Speaker 1: Ann Beer serves as a stark reminder of the potential
Speaker 1: dangers that can arise when obsession with cryptozoological creatures intersects
Speaker 1: with poor judgment and inadequate supervision. Whether she fell victim
Speaker 1: to a human predator, became lost in the wilderness, or
Speaker 1: encountered something truly unknown in those remote mountains, her disappearance
Speaker 1: represents a devastating loss that has never been adequately explained
Speaker 1: or resolved. The case also highlights the responsibility that adults
Speaker 1: bear when they involve miners and potentially dangerous activities based
Speaker 1: on cryptozoological beliefs. The decision to take a sixteen year
Speaker 1: old girl into remote wilderness on a sasquatch hunting expedition
Speaker 1: was at best questionable, judgment that placed a vulnerable young
Speaker 1: person at risk for no good reason. More than three
Speaker 1: decades later, the mystery of what happened to Teresa Ann
Speaker 1: Beer remains unsolved. Her family has never received the closure
Speaker 1: that comes with understanding her fate, and the questions raised
Speaker 1: by her disappearance continue to haunt everyone familiar with the case.
Speaker 1: Whether the truth involves human criminality, wilderness accident, or something
Speaker 1: more exotic, Teresa's story serves as a cautionary tale about
Speaker 1: the real world consequences that can result from chasing monsters
Speaker 1: in the woods. The wilderness of northern Minnesota presents challenges
Speaker 1: that test even the most experienced outdoors enthusiasts. The Boundary
Speaker 1: Waters Canoe Area wilderness, spanning over a million acres of
Speaker 1: pristine lakes, forests, and waterways, represents some of the most
Speaker 1: remote and unforgiving terrain in the lower forty eight States.
Speaker 1: It's a place where modern conveniences disappear, where survival depends
Speaker 1: on skill, preparation, and respect for the natural world's immense power.
Speaker 1: For twenty nine year old Jordan Girder, it was supposed
Speaker 1: to be the ultimate test of his wilderness skills. A
Speaker 1: solo winter camping expedition that would prove his ability to
Speaker 1: survive in one of North America's harshest environments. Jordan was
Speaker 1: not some weekend warrior seeking instagram worthy adventure photos. He
Speaker 1: was serious about wilderness survival, someone who understood the risks
Speaker 1: he was taking and had prepared accordingly. His plan to
Speaker 1: camp through a Minnesota winter in the Boundary Waters was
Speaker 1: ambitious and dangerous, but not reckless. He had the skills, equipment,
Speaker 1: and mindset necessary for such an undertake making, or at
Speaker 1: least everyone who knew him believed he did. The first
Speaker 1: sign that something had gone wrong came when conservation officer
Speaker 1: Sean Williams spotted Jordan's truck illegally parked in front of
Speaker 1: private property near the wilderness area. This wasn't unusual in itself,
Speaker 1: eager campers sometimes make poor parking decisions in their excitement
Speaker 1: to begin their adventures. But when Williams attempted to locate
Speaker 1: Jordan to ask him to move his vehicle, the young
Speaker 1: man was nowhere to be found. More disturbing was the
Speaker 1: complete absence of any indication of where Jordan had entered
Speaker 1: the wilderness. The Boundary Waters has numerous access points and
Speaker 1: experienced wilderness travelers typically leave some indication of their intended
Speaker 1: route for safety purposes. Jordan's truck offered no clues about
Speaker 1: his plans, and there were no signs of his passage
Speaker 1: at any of the nearby entry points. For six months,
Speaker 1: Jordan Gerder simply vanished. Despite extensive search efforts covering hundreds
Speaker 1: of square miles of wilderness, no trace of him or
Speaker 1: his equipment was It was as if he had walked
Speaker 1: into the forest and disappeared from existence entirely. In wilderness
Speaker 1: search and rescue, prolonged disappearances of this type usually end
Speaker 1: in one of two ways, the discovery of remains that
Speaker 1: explain what happened, or the conclusion that the missing person
Speaker 1: will never be found. The discovery of Jordan's camp in
Speaker 1: April twenty nineteen provided answers to some questions, while raising
Speaker 1: others that were far more disturbing. Conservation officer Sean Williams,
Speaker 1: who had been instrumental in the search efforts, described the
Speaker 1: scene in terms that conveyed both relief at finally finding
Speaker 1: Jordan and horror at what they had discovered. The campsite
Speaker 1: was located in an extremely remote area on a south
Speaker 1: facing slope that would have provided some protection from the
Speaker 1: worst winter weather. Jordan had clearly chosen his location with care,
Speaker 1: demonstrating the kind of wilderness knowledge that should have kept
Speaker 1: him alive, But the scene that greeted searchers suggested that
Speaker 1: his expertise had not been sufficient to protect him from
Speaker 1: whatever had ultimately killed him. Blood was everywhere. The tent
Speaker 1: was stained with it, the sleeping bag was soaked with it,
Speaker 1: and the surrounding ground showed extensive evidence of massive blood loss.
Speaker 1: For searchers experienced in wilderness fatalities, the amount of blood
Speaker 1: present suggested trauma far beyond what might be expected from
Speaker 1: typical camping accidents or even most predator attacks. Yet, despite
Speaker 1: the obvious violence that had occurred at the site, there
Speaker 1: were puzzling aspects that didn't fit conventional explanations. Jordan's nine
Speaker 1: millimeter baretta epistol was found in his hammock, with two
Speaker 1: loaded magazines positioned outside the weapon, suggesting he had been
Speaker 1: armed but had not used his firearm. His cell phone
Speaker 1: was also recovered, but it contained no messages indicating distress
Speaker 1: or any awareness of impending danger. The absence of signs
Speaker 1: of struggle at the camp site was particularly puzzling given
Speaker 1: the extensive blood evidence. Violent encounters with large predators typically
Speaker 1: leave behind torn fabric, damaged equipment, and clear signs of
Speaker 1: a fight for survival. Instead, Jordan's camp appeared largely undisturbed
Speaker 1: except for the blood, as if whatever had attacked him
Speaker 1: had done so with efficiency that prevented any meaningful resistance.
Speaker 1: The discovery of ten bones believed to belong to Jordan
Speaker 1: provided confirmation of his death, but raised additional questions about
Speaker 1: what had happened to him. The absence of his skull
Speaker 1: was particularly significant as it prevented forensic investigators from determining
Speaker 1: the exact cause of death or the nature of the
Speaker 1: trauma that had killed him. The investigation into Jordan's death
Speaker 1: systematically ruled out the most obvious explanations. Foul play was
Speaker 1: dismissed due to the remote location and the absence of
Speaker 1: any evidence suggesting human involvement. The idea that Jordan might
Speaker 1: have committed suicide was also rejected after examination of his
Speaker 1: personal effects and electronic devices revealed no indication of depression
Speaker 1: or suicidal ideation. Animal attacks presented a more plausible explanation,
Speaker 1: but wildlife experts pointed out significant problems with this theory.
Speaker 1: Wolf attacks on humans are extraordinarily rare, described by one
Speaker 1: expert as infinitesimally rare. Even if wolves had been responsible,
Speaker 1: such an attack would typically leave behind much more extensive
Speaker 1: evidence of struggle, including torn clothing, damaged equipment, and scattered remains.
Speaker 1: The possibility that Jordan had accidentally injured himself and blood
Speaker 1: to death was also considered, but seemed unlikely given the evidence.
Speaker 1: His knives were found sheathed and free of blood, and
Speaker 1: there was no indication of the kind of catastrophic accident
Speaker 1: that would have caused such massive blood loss. The systematic
Speaker 1: elimination of conventional explanations has led some researchers to speculate
Speaker 1: about more exotic possibilities. The remote location of Jordan's camp,
Speaker 1: the apparent efficiency of whatever had killed him, and the
Speaker 1: unusual pattern of evidence all suggested an encounter with something
Speaker 1: outside the normal range of wilderness hazards. Could Jordan Girder
Speaker 1: have encountered a sasquatch during his winter camping expedition. Minnesota
Speaker 1: has a long history of bigfoot sightings, and the dense
Speaker 1: forests of the Boundary Waters would provide exactly the kind
Speaker 1: of pristine habitat where such creatures might maintain their populations
Speaker 1: without human interference. A large, powerful creature with human level
Speaker 1: intelligence might be capable of approaching even an armed camper
Speaker 1: without being detected, especially if it understood enough about human
Speaker 1: behavior to wait for the right moment to attack. The
Speaker 1: apparent lack of struggle could indicate that Jordan was overwhelmed
Speaker 1: so quickly that he had no opportunity to defend himself
Speaker 1: or even reach for his weapon. The absence of Jordan's
Speaker 1: skull and the scattered nature of his remains might also
Speaker 1: be consistent with sasquatch behavior if such creatures are territorial
Speaker 1: and view human presence as a threat requiring elimination. Some
Speaker 1: researchers have speculated that sasak quatch might remove evidence of
Speaker 1: their attacks, taking skulls or other remains, to prevent human
Speaker 1: investigators from understanding what had killed their victims. The case
Speaker 1: of Jordan Gerder highlights the vulnerability of even well prepared
Speaker 1: individuals when venturing alone into remote wilderness areas. His experience
Speaker 1: and equipment should have been sufficient to keep him alive
Speaker 1: through a Minnesota winter, but something in those woods proved
Speaker 1: to be more dangerous than cold, hunger, or any of
Speaker 1: the conventional hazards he had prepared for. For the family
Speaker 1: and friends Jordan left behind, his death represents a devastating loss,
Speaker 1: compounded by the absence of clear answers about what happened
Speaker 1: to him. The official investigation concluded without determining a definitive
Speaker 1: cause of death, leaving those who cared about him to
Speaker 1: wonder whether he fell victim to an unknown predator, suffered
Speaker 1: some kind of unprecedented accident, or encountered something that exists
Speaker 1: outside our current understanding of what's possible in the North
Speaker 1: American wilderness. The case also serves as a sobering reminder
Speaker 1: that the wilderness, despite our best efforts to understand and
Speaker 1: categorize its dangers, retains the capacity to surprise and humble
Speaker 1: even the most experienced outdoors enthusiasts. Whether Jordan Gerder's death
Speaker 1: was caused by a known predator acting in an unusual manner,
Speaker 1: an unknown species of large carnivore, or something else entirely,
Speaker 1: his fate demonstrates that there are still aspects of the
Speaker 1: natural world that remain mysterious and potentially deadly. In the
Speaker 1: vast expanses of places like the boundary waters where human
Speaker 1: presence is minimal and wildlife populations remain largely undisturbed, it's
Speaker 1: possible that creatures unknown to science continue to exist, creatures
Speaker 1: that view human intrusion into their territory as a threat
Speaker 1: to be eliminated. Jordan Gerder's death may represent evidence of
Speaker 1: such an encounter, or it may simply be a tragic
Speaker 1: reminder that the wilderness, no matter how well we think
Speaker 1: we understand it, always retains the power to surprise and
Speaker 1: destroy those who venture too far from civilization's protective embrace.
Speaker 1: The world of bigfoot research attracts all types of investigators,
Speaker 1: from serious academics to weakend enthusiasts, but few have compiled
Speaker 1: as many disturbing accounts as researcher Jeff Cox. His collection
Speaker 1: of alleged Sasquatch related violence and murder cases reads like
Speaker 1: a catalog of humanity's worst nightmares, set against the backdrop
Speaker 1: of North America's deepest wilderness. While many of these accounts
Speaker 1: come from sources that would struggle to meet rigorous standards
Speaker 1: of evidence, their consistent themes in disturbing details suggest patterns
Speaker 1: that deserve serious consideration. One of the most chilling accounts
Speaker 1: in Cox's collection comes from researcher Tim Koonbo Baker, who
Speaker 1: shared a story during an Internet radio show that highlighted
Speaker 1: the potential consequences of aggressive behavior towards sasquatch. According to Baker,
Speaker 1: the incident occurred in the nineteen eighties in rural Arizona
Speaker 1: or New Mexican co involving two men, a hunter and
Speaker 1: his guide, who encountered a sasquatch during what was supposed
Speaker 1: to be a routine hunting expedition. The story, as related
Speaker 1: by Baker, began with a sighting that should have been
Speaker 1: the highlight of any cryptozoology enthusiast's career. The two men
Speaker 1: spotted a sasquatch in its natural habitat, an opportunity that
Speaker 1: most researchers would consider a once in a lifetime experience. However,
Speaker 1: rather than observing the creature from a safe distance or
Speaker 1: attempting to document the encounter, the hunter made a decision
Speaker 1: that would prove fatal. Apparently motivated by dreams of fame
Speaker 1: and fortune, the hunter decided to shoot the creature, viewing
Speaker 1: it as potential proof of sasquatch existence that could make
Speaker 1: him famous. This decision transformed what might have been a
Speaker 1: peaceful encounter into a life or death struggle between humans
Speaker 1: and a creature that possessed strength far beyond anything they
Speaker 1: could have imagined. The Sasquatch's response to being shot was.
Speaker 2: Swift and terrible.
Speaker 1: Rather than fleeing as the hunter might have expected, the
Speaker 1: wounded creature launched a counter attack that demonstrated both its
Speaker 1: immense physical power and what appeared to be intelligent targeted aggression.
Speaker 1: The creature struck the hunter with sufficient force to decapitate him,
Speaker 1: literally knocking his head from his shoulders with a single blow.
Speaker 1: The guide, witnessing the sudden transformation of his hunting partner
Speaker 1: into a headless corpse, understood immediately that he was facing
Speaker 1: something far more dangerous than any normal wildlife encounter. Rather
Speaker 1: than attempting to fight or help his companion, he dropped
Speaker 1: his rifle and backed away, demonstrating the kind of survival
Speaker 1: instinct that would save his life. The creature's behavior toward
Speaker 1: the god suggests a level of intelligence and judgment that
Speaker 1: goes beyond simple animal aggression. Rather than pursuing and killing
Speaker 1: the second man, the sasquatch apparently recognized that the guide
Speaker 1: posed no threat and allowed him to escape. This discriminating
Speaker 1: behavior indicates cognitive abilities far beyond those of typical large predators,
Speaker 1: and stay tuned for more Sasquatch odyssey will be right
Speaker 1: back after these messages. When the guide reported the incident
Speaker 1: to law enforcement and led them to the scene, they
Speaker 1: found exactly what he had described, a decapitated corpse surrounded
Speaker 1: by massive footprints that couldn't be explained by any known animal.
Speaker 1: Despite the clear evidence of something extraordinary, the official report
Speaker 1: classified the death as a bear attack, demonstrating the reluctance
Speaker 1: of authorities to acknowledge possibilities that fall outside conventional explanations.
Speaker 2: The decision to.
Speaker 1: Officially categorize the death as a bear attack despite physical
Speaker 1: evidence that clearly contradicted this explanation, highlights a recurring theme
Speaker 1: in many alleged sasquatch encounters. Even when evidence suggests something
Speaker 1: beyond normal wildlife behavior, institutional pressure to maintain conventional explanations
Speaker 1: often results in cases being officially misclassified. Baker's unsuccessful attempt
Speaker 1: to locate official records of the incident in county archives
Speaker 1: raises additional questions about how such cases are handled by authorities.
Speaker 1: The absence of official documentation could indicate poor record keeping,
Speaker 1: deliberate suppression of unusual cases, or the possibility that the
Speaker 1: incident was never formally reported despite the guide's claims. Another
Speaker 1: account from Cox's collection involves a camping and trapping expedition
Speaker 1: in Canada that ended in horror for two friends who
Speaker 1: thought they understood the risks of wilderness travel. The incident
Speaker 1: began with subtle signs that something was investigating their camp site,
Speaker 1: open containers that required manual dexterity, missing food, and evidence
Speaker 1: that their belongings had been systematically searched. These preliminary encounters
Speaker 1: should have served as warning signs that something intelligent was
Speaker 1: taking an interest in their presence. The ability to open
Speaker 1: containers and selectively take food items suggests cognitive abilities far
Speaker 1: beyond those of typical wilderness scavengers like bears or raccoons.
Speaker 1: The escalation from curiosity to violence was sudden and devastating.
Speaker 1: When one of the men left camp to retrieve their vehicle,
Speaker 1: his partner completed the packing and settled down to wait
Speaker 1: by the fire. What happened next demonstrates the kind of
Speaker 1: efficiency and stealth that characterizes many alleged sasquatch attacks. The
Speaker 1: returning camper found his friend dead and decapitated, apparently killed
Speaker 1: while sitting peacefully by the fire. The speed and stealth
Speaker 1: of the attack were such that it had occurred and
Speaker 1: concluded in the brief time it took to walk to
Speaker 1: the vehicle and back, perhaps thirty minutes at most. The
Speaker 1: absence of any signs of struggle or attempts to flee
Speaker 1: suggests that the victim was killed before he even realized
Speaker 1: he was in danger. The psychological impact on the surviving
Speaker 1: camper was so severe that he abandoned all his equipment
Speaker 1: and fled the area immediately. This reaction, while understandable, also
Speaker 1: meant that potential evidence was left behind and the incident
Speaker 1: may never have been officially investigated. Perhaps the most disturbing
Speaker 1: account in Cox's collection comes from Brenda Harris of the
Speaker 1: New Mexico shadow Seekers, who investigated reports of Sasquatch attacks
Speaker 1: within a Pueblo reservation community. These incidents occurred not in
Speaker 1: remote wilderness areas, but in residential settings, suggesting a level
Speaker 1: of boldness and aggression that challenges fundamental assumptions about Sasquatch behavior.
Speaker 1: According to Harris's investigation, the attacks began with a massive
Speaker 1: sasquatch creature simply walking into an elderly couple's home through
Speaker 1: the front door. The violation of human domestic space represents
Speaker 1: a dramatic escalation from typical sasquatch encounters, which usually occur
Speaker 1: in wilderness settings where humans might be considered intruders. The
Speaker 1: couple's attempt to defend their home with household implements proved
Speaker 1: tragically inadequate against a creature of such sobs, eyes, and strength.
Speaker 1: The sasquatch's response was horrifically disproportionate. It tore off the
Speaker 1: elderly man's arms and beat him to death with his
Speaker 1: own severed limb. This level of violence goes far beyond
Speaker 1: what would be necessary to neutralize a threat, suggesting either
Speaker 1: extreme territorial aggression or behavior that might be characterized as sadistic.
Speaker 1: The occurrence of a similar attack just days later in
Speaker 1: the same community indicates either multiple aggressive creatures or a
Speaker 1: single individual that had developed a pattern of targeting elderly residents.
Speaker 1: The fact that these attacks occurred in residential areas rather
Speaker 1: than wilderness settings makes them particularly disturbing and difficult to
Speaker 1: explain using conventional theories about sasquatch behavior. Tim Baker's speculation
Speaker 1: that heavy metal contamination from EPA mind spills might have
Speaker 1: affected sasquatch behavior adds an environmental dimension to these accounts
Speaker 1: that deserves consideration. Mining operations have contaminated water systems throughout
Speaker 1: the American Southwest, and it's possible that such contamination could
Speaker 1: affect the behavior of any creatures dependent on those water sources.
Speaker 1: The idea that environmental toxins might trigger aggressive behavior in
Speaker 1: normally reclusive creatures provides a plausible explanation for what appears
Speaker 1: to be escalating violence in some sasquatch encounters. If these
Speaker 1: creatures are real and their normal behavior patterns are being
Speaker 1: disrupted by environmental contamination, it could explain the apparent increase
Speaker 1: in aggressive encounters reported in recent decades. The final account
Speaker 1: in Cox's collection involves a border patrol officer who was
Speaker 1: allegedly thrown off a cliff by a tall, hairy manlike
Speaker 1: creature while on duty in New Mexico. The presence of
Speaker 1: a witness to this incident gives it more credibility than
Speaker 1: some of the other accounts, but the official determination that
Speaker 1: the cause of the officer's fall was undetermined demonstrates the
Speaker 1: typical reluctance of authorities to acknowledge unusual explanations for such incidents.
Speaker 1: The fact that border patrol personnel in the area had
Speaker 1: previously reported sasquatch sidings suggests that these creatures, if they exist,
Speaker 1: may be more common in border regions than previously understood.
Speaker 1: The challenging terrain and minimal human presence along much of
Speaker 1: the US Mexico border would provide ideal habitat for large,
Speaker 1: reclusive creatures. The systematic underreporting or misclassification of these incidents
Speaker 1: by official agencies creates a significant obstacle for researchers attempting
Speaker 1: to understand patterns in alleged sasquatch behavior. When deaths that
Speaker 1: witnesses attribute to cryptozoological creatures are officially classified as bear attacks, falls,
Speaker 1: or undetermined causes, it becomes impossible to identify trends or
Speaker 1: develop appropriate safety protocols for people working in high risk areas.
Speaker 1: Cox's collection of accounts, while lacking the kind of physical
Speaker 1: evidence that would satisfy scientific standards, presents disturbing past terns
Speaker 1: that suggest the need for more serious investigation of alleged
Speaker 1: sasquatch violence. The consistency of certain details the immense strength
Speaker 1: of the attackers, their apparent intelligence and stealth, and the
Speaker 1: tendency for official reports to obscure rather than clarify, what
Speaker 1: actually happened suggests that these may not be isolated incidents
Speaker 1: of misidentification or folklore. If even a small percentage of
Speaker 1: these accounts reflect actual encounters with unknown hominids, they paint
Speaker 1: a picture of creatures that are far more dangerous than
Speaker 1: the gentle giants of popular imagination. They suggest beings capable
Speaker 1: of extreme violence when threatened, or territorial creatures that possess
Speaker 1: both the physical power and the intelligence to be apex
Speaker 1: predators in their chosen environments. The implications for wilderness safety
Speaker 1: and cryptozoological research are significant. If aggressive sasquatch encounters are
Speaker 1: occurring with any frequency, researchers and outdoor enthusiasts need to
Speaker 1: reconsider their assunptions about the risks involved in seeking these
Speaker 1: creatures or traveling in areas where they might be present.
Speaker 1: The accounts collected by Jeff Cock serve as a stark
Speaker 1: reminder that the search for cryptozoological creatures is not an
Speaker 1: abstract academic exercise, but a potentially dangerous endeavor that has
Speaker 1: already cost lives. Whether these deaths were caused by Sasquatch,
Speaker 1: other unknown creatures, or more conventional threats that were misidentified
Speaker 1: in the chaos of violent encounters, they demonstrate that the
Speaker 1: wilderness continues to hold dangers that our rational modern minds
Speaker 1: are unprepared to accept or understand. As we reach the
Speaker 1: end of our journey through these dark accounts of alleged
Speaker 1: Sasquatch violence, we're forced to confront uncomfortable questions about the
Speaker 1: nature of these mysterious creatures and our own assumptions about
Speaker 1: the relationship between humans and the unknown inhabitants of North
Speaker 1: America's wilderness. The cases we've examined, from the Creek Indian's
Speaker 1: Final Prayer in the nineteen twenties too horden Gerder's blood
Speaker 1: soaked campsite in twenty nineteen, span nearly a century and
Speaker 1: thousands of miles. Yet they share disturbing commonalities that challenge
Speaker 1: our most basic beliefs about what might be lurking in
Speaker 1: the forests. The popular image of Sasquatch as a gentle,
Speaker 1: reclusive giant has been carefully cultivated through decades of cryptozoological research,
Speaker 1: nature documentaries, and popular culture. This benevolent portrayal serves multiple purposes.
Speaker 1: It makes the search for these creatures seem safe and worthwhile,
Speaker 1: it aligns with our modern preference for viewing wildlife as
Speaker 1: essentially peaceful unless provoked, And it allows us to imagine
Speaker 1: contact with sasquatch as a potentially positive experience that might
Speaker 1: expand our understanding of the natural world. But the cases
Speaker 1: we've examined tell a very different story. They speak of
Speaker 1: creatures capable of immense violence, beings that may view human
Speaker 1: presence in their territory as an unacceptable intrusion worthy of elimination.
Speaker 1: They suggest that our romantic notions about peaceful coexistence with
Speaker 1: cryptozoological creatures may be dangerously naive, potentially leading people to
Speaker 1: take risks they wouldn't consider if they understood the true
Speaker 1: nature of what they might encounter. The pattern of violence
Speaker 1: described in these accounts as particularly disturbing because it appears
Speaker 1: to be selective and intelligent, rather than random animal aggression.
Speaker 1: The Creek Indian was found in a position suggesting he
Speaker 1: had been praying to his attacker, possibly recognizing it as
Speaker 1: a powerful spirit deserving of reverence. The systematic terrorization of
Speaker 1: Port Chatham suggests a coordinated campaign rather than isolated incidents.
Speaker 1: Jim Carter's apparent flight down Mount Saint Helens indicates he
Speaker 1: was running from something that terrified him more than the
Speaker 1: prospect of death by skiing accident. Perhaps most significantly, the
Speaker 1: cases suggest that these creatures, if they exist, are not
Speaker 1: simply large animals, but beings with complex motivesvations, and capabilities
Speaker 1: that may include planning, tool use, and sophisticated understanding of
Speaker 1: human behavior. The methodical removal of bart Schleier's equipment, the
Speaker 1: apparent efficiency of Jordan Gerder's killing, and the systematic nature
Speaker 1: of the attacks described by Jeff Cox's sources all point
Speaker 1: to intelligence that goes far beyond typical predator behavior. This
Speaker 1: raises profound questions about the ethical implications of sasquatch research
Speaker 1: and the responsibility that investigators bear for the safety of
Speaker 1: those who follow in their footsteps. If these creatures are
Speaker 1: capable of the violence described in these accounts, then encouraging
Speaker 1: people to seek them out in remote wilderness areas may
Speaker 1: be tantamount to sending them into mortal danger. The case
Speaker 1: of Teresa Ann Beer is particularly troubling in this regard.
Speaker 1: Whether she fell victim to human predation or something more exotic.
Speaker 1: Her disappearance occurred in the context of a sasquatch hunting
Speaker 1: expedition led by an adult who should have been responsible
Speaker 1: for her safety. The tragedy serves as a stark reminder
Speaker 1: that the pursuit of cryptozoological creatures can have real world
Speaker 1: consequences for vulnerable individuals who may not fully understand the
Speaker 1: risks they're taking. The scientific community's general dismissal of these
Speaker 1: accounts as folklore or misidentification may also bear some responsibility
Speaker 1: for the potential dangers faced by researchers and outdoor enthusiasts.
Speaker 1: By refusing to seriously investigate reports of aggressive sasquatch encounters,
Speaker 1: mainstream science may be failing in its duty to protect
Speaker 1: public safety through the development of appropriate risk assessment.
Speaker 2: And mitigation strategies.
Speaker 1: The tendency of official agencies to reclassify or minimize unusual
Speaker 1: deaths and disappearances compounds this problem by preventing the accumulation
Speaker 1: of data that might reveal patterns in alleged sasquatch behavior.
Speaker 1: When deaths that witnesses attribute to cryptozoological creatures are officially
Speaker 1: classified as bear attacks, falls, or undetermined causes researchers are
Speaker 1: unable to develop comprehensive understanding of the threats involved in
Speaker 1: cryptozoological investigation. Yet we must also acknowledge the significant limitations
Speaker 1: in the evidence presented in these cases. Most of the
Speaker 1: accounts lack the kind of physical proof that would satisfy
Speaker 1: rigorous scientific standards. Witness testimony, while valuable, is subject to
Speaker 1: errors and perception, memory, and interpretation that can transform mundane
Speaker 1: events into extraordinary encounters. The human tendency to seek supernatural
Speaker 1: explanations for traumatic experiences can lead to genuine misidentification of
Speaker 1: conventional threats. The possibility that some or all of these
Speaker 1: cases have conventional explanations bear attacks, human predation, wilderness accidents,
Speaker 1: or psychological breaks cannot be dismissed. The North American wilderness
Speaker 1: is home to numerous confirmed dangers, from grizzly bears and
Speaker 1: mountain lions to hype bothermia and falling accidents that are
Speaker 1: perfectly capable of killing experienced outdoors people under the right circumstances.
Speaker 1: The consistent patterns in these accounts, the geographic distribution across
Speaker 1: different regions and time periods, and the specific details that
Speaker 1: don't match conventional wildlife behavior suggest that something significant may
Speaker 1: be occurring that deserves more serious scientific attention. Even if
Speaker 1: the explanations for these incidents are ultimately mundane, the clustering
Speaker 1: of unusual circumstances and witness reports indicates phenomena that warrant
Speaker 1: investigation rather than dismissal. The question of what, if anything,
Speaker 1: people should do with this information is complex and deeply
Speaker 1: personal For those who choose to venture into remote wilderness areas,
Speaker 1: particularly those known for sasquatch sidings, These accounts suggest the
Speaker 1: need for enhanced precautions beyond typical wilderness safety protocols, traveling
Speaker 1: in groups, maintaining constant communication when possible, be prepared for
Speaker 1: encounters with large, intelligent, and potentially hostile creatures may be
Speaker 1: advisable in high risk areas, and stay tuned for more
Speaker 1: sasquatch odyesee will be right back after these messages. For
Speaker 1: the broader cryptozoological research community, these cases highlight the need
Speaker 1: for more serious consideration of safety protocols and ethical guidelines.
Speaker 1: The romantic appeal of sasquatch research should not blind investigators
Speaker 1: to the potential dangers involved in seeking creatures that may
Speaker 1: be far more dangerous than popular culture suggests the academic
Speaker 1: and scientific communities might also benefit from more open minded
Speaker 1: consideration of unusual death and disappearance cases in wilderness areas.
Speaker 1: While maintaining appropriate skepticism about extraordinary claims, researchers should be
Speaker 1: willing to investigate patterns that might indicate unknown risks to
Speaker 1: public safety, regardless of how unconventional the posed explanations might be.
Speaker 1: Perhaps most importantly, these cases serve as a reminder that
Speaker 1: the North American wilderness, despite our best efforts to catalog
Speaker 1: and understand its inhabitants, remains largely mysterious and potentially dangerous.
Speaker 1: The vast expanses of forest, mountain, and tundra that stretch
Speaker 1: across the continent provide ample space for creatures unknown to science,
Speaker 1: and our assumptions about what is and isn't possible in
Speaker 1: these environments may be dangerously incomplete. The deaths and disappearances
Speaker 1: we've examined may represent encounters with sasquatch, they may be
Speaker 1: the result of more conventional causes that have been misinterpreted
Speaker 1: through the lens of cryptozoological belief, or they may be
Speaker 1: evidence of other unknown factors that threaten the safety of
Speaker 1: wilderness travelers, regardless of the ultimate explanations. They demonstrate that
Speaker 1: the search for answers about cryptozoological creatures is not an
Speaker 1: abstract academic exercise, but a potentially dangerous endeavor that has
Speaker 1: already extracted did a terrible price from those brave or
Speaker 1: foolish enough to venture too deeply into the unknown. As
Speaker 1: we close this examination of the dark side of the
Speaker 1: sasquatch phenomenon, we're left with more questions than answers. Are
Speaker 1: these creatures real, and if so, are they as dangerous
Speaker 1: as these accounts suggest. How many people have paid the
Speaker 1: ultimate price for seeking answers to these questions, and perhaps
Speaker 1: most importantly, how many more will die before we develop
Speaker 1: a more complete understanding of what lurks in the shadows
Speaker 1: of our continent's deepest wilderness. The forest is still breathing
Speaker 1: out there, still keeping its secrets, still waiting for the
Speaker 1: next curious researcher or adventurous soul to venture too far
Speaker 1: from the safety of civilization. Whether they'll encounter the gentle
Speaker 1: giants of our imagination or something far more terrifying remains
Speaker 1: one of the great unsolved mysteries of our time. In
Speaker 1: the end, the cases we've examined serve as a complex
Speaker 1: mosaic of human explaing verience at the edges of the
Speaker 1: known world. Each incident, whether it ultimately involves sasquatch, conventional predators,
Speaker 1: human violence, or simple misfortune, represents a life interrupted, a
Speaker 1: story left unfinished, a family left to wonder what became
Speaker 1: of someone they loved. Whether the truth behind these mysteries
Speaker 1: involves unknown hominids, environmental dangers we haven't recognized, or simply
Speaker 1: the tragic intersection of human ambition with natural forces beyond
Speaker 1: our control. The pattern of death and disappearance continues.
Speaker 2: Each year, new.
Speaker 1: Cases are added to the files of investigators like Jeff
Speaker 1: Cox and countless others who have dedicated their lives to
Speaker 1: understanding what happens when people encounter the unknown in places
Speaker 1: where help is hundreds of miles away. The tragedy is
Speaker 1: not just in the deaths themselves, but in the fact
Speaker 1: that we seem doomed to repeat them. The allure of
Speaker 1: the unknown, the possibility of discovering something that would revolutionize
Speaker 1: our understanding of the natural world world, continues to draw
Speaker 1: people into situations where they may not be prepared for
Speaker 1: what they find. Perhaps the real lesson of these dark
Speaker 1: tales is not about sasquatch at all, but about the
Speaker 1: limitations of human knowledge and the dangers of venturing into
Speaker 1: situations where our assumptions about safety and predictability may be
Speaker 1: fatally flawed. The wilderness doesn't care about our theories, our preparations,
Speaker 1: or our confidence in our own capabilities. It operates by
Speaker 1: rules that are far older and more fundamental than our
Speaker 1: modern understanding of risk management and wilderness safety. If these
Speaker 1: creatures do exist, if they are as dangerous as these
Speaker 1: accounts suggest, then we are faced with a choice that
Speaker 1: challenges our most basic assumptions about progress and the conquest
Speaker 1: of nature. Do we acknowledge the possibility that there are
Speaker 1: places and beings that should be left alone, territories that
Speaker 1: we enter at our own peril, or do we continue
Speaker 1: to push forward, driven by curiosity and the belief that
Speaker 1: everything in the natural world can eventually be understood and controlled.
Speaker 1: The answer to that question may determine how many more
Speaker 1: stories like these will be added to the growing collection
Speaker 1: of mysteries that haunt the darkest corners of cryptozoological research.
Speaker 1: In the deep woods, where cell phones don't work and
Speaker 1: help is days away. Something is still watching, still waiting,
Speaker 1: still ready, to remind us that despite all our technology
Speaker 1: and knowledge, we remain vulnerable creatures in a world that
Speaker 1: we understand far less completely than we like to believe.
Speaker 1: The next time you find yourself alone in the wilderness,
Speaker 1: particularly an area is known for sasquatch sightings, remember the
Speaker 1: stories you've heard here. Listen carefully to the sounds around you.
Speaker 1: Pay attention to that primitive feeling that someone or something
Speaker 1: is watching you from the shadows. It might just be
Speaker 1: your imagination, or it might be the warning that saves
Speaker 1: your life. After all, in the deepest wilderness, we are
Speaker 1: all just visitors in someone else's territory. The question is
Speaker 1: whether that someone is content to let us pass through peacefully,
Speaker 1: or whether they view our presence as an intrusion that
Speaker 1: demands a more permanent solution. The bloodstained pages of cryptozoological
Speaker 1: history suggest that we may not always like the answer.
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