Episode 86: The Missouri Monster

The Thing, The Missouri Monster, Momo—whatever you might call the shambling sasquatch that tore through the small town of Louisiana, MO, this lesser-known Bigfoot was, for a few weeks in 1972, the frenzied focus of locals and paranormal researchers alike.

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Works Cited: 

Lyle Blackburn, Momo: The Strange Case. . . 2019.

Jim Salter, AP, “40 Years Later. . .” The Columbia Missourian, 2012.

N/A, “Show-Me Sasquatch,” The Missouri Folklore Society, 2012.

Ed Wilks, “1972: Momo the Monster. . “ The St. Louis Dispatch, 2022. 

Ed Wilks, “Visit From Hairy. . . “ The St. Louis Dispatch, 1972. 

Ed Wilks, “The Thing. . . “ The St. Louis Dispatch, 1972. 

Robert J. Kelly, “Out of this . . . “ The St. Louis Dispatch, 1972. 

N/A, “Monster Costume Found.” St. Joseph News-Press, 1972.

Valerie Schremp Hahn, “Missouri Town Embraces. . “ The St. Louis Dispatch, 2022. 

N/A, UPI, “MoMo Remains a. . .” The Springfield Leader and Press, 1972.

Louisiana Missouri Official Website 

Bigfoot Sightings Data 

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