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Bigfoot sighting near Murphysboro, Illinois

25 Jun 1973 · Murphysboro, Illinois, United States

On June 25, 1973, in Murphysboro, Illinois, a couple in a parked car heard shrieks and saw an eight-foot hair-covered figure approach their vehicle, and they drove off.

Facts

Reported as
Murphysboro, Illinois
Date
25 Jun 1973
Place
Murphysboro, Illinois, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
37.764, -89.335
Located within
4.2 km
Witness was
other
Witnesses
2
Creatures
1
Height
2.4 m (8 ft)
Described as
brown hair
Behaviour
approaching, watching
Sounds
scream
Traces
broken branches
In the account
approached, in vehicle, near water, scream, searched after, smell, very tall, witness fled
Account
book
Sources
2 independent

Sources

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