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Aug 1978
Owensboro, Daviess Cty, Kentucky
Joe Ford says friends of Larry Nelson cornered the creature in mid August beside a pond in a field behind the house and one of them shot it with a pistol from 10 feet away. It fled into the woods,…
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Mar 1979
Crofton, Christian Cty, Kentucky
Truck driver only caller to state police, but others have called the sheriff's office or Crofton police to report a huge hairy creature running in front of vehicles on the Pennyrile Parkway, between the 12 and 20-mile markers. None have…
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about 1980
Rabbit Hash, Boone Cty, Kentucky
Steve Jackson saw a newspaper article in Rabbit Hutch about a gorilla-like thing that was going around shaking trailers so hard the dishes would break.
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Mar 1980
Union, Boone Cty, Kentucky
About 2 a.m. David and Jackie Stulz felt something shake their trailer. David went outside with a shotgun and a .22 magnum pistol and emptied both at a large, black animal as it was entering the river. Mrs. Stulz's sister,…
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Oct 1980
Mays Lick, Mason Cty, Kentucky
Charles Fulton and family and his mother-in-law Anna Mae Saunders were watching television when something pulled heavily on the front door. Fulton opened it and a white-haired animal was standing there, its head out of sight above the 6'8" door…
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Oct 1980
Fairview, Fleming Cty, Kentucky
J.L. Tumey heard something knocked over on the back porch of his trailer, went out front door with pistol and ran around the back and saw what looked like a big man running towards the woods. Emptied the pistol at…
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Nov 1980
Maysville, Mason Cty, Kentucky
An Alabama trucker told police via CB Radio that as he was driving on U.S. 68 west of Maysville between 4 and 5 a.m. he slowed for what he thought was a hitchhiker and saw an apelike creature, 6 to…
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Jan 1981
Linton, Trigg Cty, Kentucky
Mrs. Lillian Dawson noticed the big tracks and showed them to William Bartee. They began at a briar patch at the Linton boat ramp on Lake Barkley, wandered through the parking lot and along the lakeshore then up to Highway…
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Jul 1982
Beaverlick, Boone Cty, Kentucky
A woman living in a trailer off Rte 338 at Big Bone said that a large manlike creature came up from behind her trailer and shook it. It was back a week later but only hit the trailer
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Apr 1983
Bracken Cty, Kentucky
Woman claimed a large manlike creature broke into a screened porch and took things from a freezer. A package of liver and two whole chickens were taken. The liver package, empty, was found 50 feet from the porch. She thinks…
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Jul 1985
Shelbyville, Shelby Cty, Kentucky
Mark Bohannon was driving in downtown Shelbyville at 5.30 a.m. when he heard a scream and slowed near a stop light. Out jumped a 6-foot, hairy creature he took for a gorilla. It turned around and ran. He called police.
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Jul 1997
Hodgenville, Larue Cty, Kentucky
Looking for dog that had run off, near nature trail in Lincoln National Birthplace, walking through brush smelled dead animal smell, looked around and saw what looked like a man covered with tan hair, about 6'7", walking cautiously away. Shoulders…
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Nov 1995
White Plains, Hopkins Cty, Kentucky
J.T. Oglesby and three friends camping the night before deer season in large hardwood forest, swamp/bottom land, known as Lonesome Woods, heard strange yelling, in three bursts, then one of them, away from the campfire, saw a creature apparently drinking…
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late 1950's
Cary, Bell Cty, Kentucky
Larry Wilson and another teenage boy were playing at a coal camp in high mountains. They walked up a hill toward the mouth of the coal mine and saw right in the mouth of the mine a grey or white…
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Oct 1972
Russellville, Logan Cty, Kentucky
Bow hunting for deer, Phillip Wilkins came down from a portable deer stand and walked to the edge of a 50-acre soybean field that was surrounded by woods on three sides. Standing 30 feet from him and about 20 feet…
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Jul 1991
Lewisburg, Logan Cty, Kentucky
Lyle and his father came home about 9 p.m. and immediately heard a loud screaming roar, repeated once, from the back of the property. Lyle got a shotgun and flashlight and walked up a field to woods, where he heard…
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Oct 1997
Shady Grove, (? 3 Shady Groves in Kentucky), Kentucky
Informant and friends driving on Blackburn Church Road about 11 p.m. noticed red eyes on a bank, then a creature walked upright across the road. Height estimate 6'10". In the same area an "awful noise" was hearrd twice in the…
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1976
Richmond, Clark Cty, Kentucky
Five boys, 4 to 12, playing in woods on a warm summer day. As they left in the evening, Donald Harris, 6, the last to leave, came running out screaming and saying he had seen a hairy monster. They all…
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Oct 1994
Virgie, Pike Cty, Kentucky
Coon hunting (probably night, but not stated) dogs came back to truck scared, Ricky Mullins and 7 others got in truck to drive out on old mining road. Stopped by creature standing in road, 7.5 to 8 ft., dark colour.…
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Oct 1972 to 1973
Russellville, Logan Cty, Kentucky
Bow hunting 5 miles West of Russellville of Hwy 178, one mile in, saw 7 to 8-foot, 400 to 600 lbl, man/ape creature at edge of a soybean field next to a large forest.
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Sep 1998
Louisville, Jefferson Cty, Kentucky
Jogging in Jeffereson County Forest near Louisville, turned down a trail off Bear Camp Road, and soon heard branches breaking in the brush and a moaning sound. Then saw 100 yards away a 7 to 8 foot brown biped, est.…
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1978
Lockport, Henry Cty, Kentucky
Karen Drake and her brother (age not indicated) sent by parents to see why horses restive. Saw hairy creature standing behind hitching rail by the barn, three-foot post came only to its knees, hands hidden by rail. Brother fled, but…
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Jan 1993
Kirbyton, Ballard Cty, Kentucky
Driving through Wickliffe Bottoms, about 2.30 a.m., witness P.B. in passenger seat passed within 3 feet of creature standing half in ditch and half on road, as if about to cross. At least 8 feet, manlike, coveredd with long, shiny,…
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Jul 1993
Irvine, Estill Cty, Kentucky
Informant hiked up Bear Mountain to try new binoculars, in a hollow leading to a briar thicket saw a dark brownish figure sitting on a log 250 yards away. Through binoculars could see it was seated on the log beating…
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1972 to 1973
Berea, Madison Cty, Kentucky
Speeping in tent in yard, M.C. got up about 2 a.m. and saw 7-8 foot white creature standing by a tree near the house. Watched each other for several seconds, then it turned, pushed off, shaking the tree, and ran…