Episode 27: The Monster
In Texarkana, it’s said a mysterious creature roams the states’ borderlands; whether you call it The Fouke Monster, It, or The Boggy Creek Monster, this reportedly reticent cryptid decided to stir up some trouble—and excitement—in 1971.
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N/A, “Hairy Monster Attacks. . .” The Shreveport Journal, 1971.
Scott Charton, “Fouke Monster Called Hoax” Odessa American, 1986.
Lyle Blackburn. Boggy Creek Casebook: Fouke Monster Encounters 1908 to Present. 2020.
Lyle Blackburn. The Beast of Boggy Creek. 2012.
N/A, AP, “Plaster Cast of Footprint.” Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 1986.
N/A, “Etex Youth Seeks. . .” The Shreveport Journal, 1965.
Norman Richardson, “Doubt, ‘Maybe So’ Greet. . .” The Times, 1965.
Norman Richardson, “Pear-Loving Etex Monster. . .” The Times, 1965.
Norman Richardson, “Memories of ‘It’. . .” The Times, 1971.
N/A, “Panther May Have. . .” The Times, 1971.
N/A, “Leave Guns at Home. . .” The Shreveport Journal, 1971.
N/A, AP, “Arkansas Man Refuses. . .” Longview News-Journal, 1971.
N/A, AP, “Hairy Animal Location. . .” The Mexia News, 1971.
N/A, AP, “Fouke Monster Seen. . . “ The Courier News, 1971
N/A, AP, “Reward for Fouke. . .” Hope Star, 1971.
N/A, “Reward for Live. . .” Baxter Bulletin, 1971.
N/A, “Monster Facts,” Northwest Arkansas Time Star, 1971.
N/A, “Foukes Monster Makes. . .” The Marshall News Messenger, 1972.
N/A, AP, “Jaycees Extend Deadline. . .” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1972.
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