Monsters are Real!

On Tuesday, December 01st, I received news that there had been a Bigfoot report on the west side of San Antonio the previous night. Since that time, I have been involved in an ongoing investigation of the case, which has received quite a bit of publicity. I’ve spent considerable time at the sighting location, which lies a mere twelve miles from my home and have also been allowed access to the original police report. Unfortunately, the eyewitnesses cannot be located, but there is their recorded 911 call, which has been made public. Here’s what we know – Just before midnight, a police officer responded to a call from a homeless woman named Jennifer. The woman and her boyfriend claimed that they had witnessed a huge, hairy, figure on two legs, pick up a dead deer and then carry it away. The couple, who apparently were living in a tent in the woods, also reported that the creature emitted a foul odor and that it made screeching and howling noises as it retreated towards a nearby water tower. The responding officer found the witnesses to appear completely sober and rational, but understandably frightened. He decided not to search for the creature and the police have been reluctant to have any further involvement. The somewhat residential location, which lies near the intersection of Loop 1604 and Highway 151 near Sea World, is wooded and lies next to a water treatment facility. Understandably, the eyewitnesses have since moved out of the area and because the weather has gotten cold and wet in the interim, there is speculation that they could be staying in a nearby homeless shelter. The phone number listed on the police report is bad. It rings a department store, frustrating all attempts to track the couple down and raising more questions than answers. Reporter Joe Conger and I determined that the sighting probably took place at a dump site, where a bag full of food belonging to the eyewitnesses, along with the remnants of an abandoned campfire were left behind. My own searches of the area have revealed no tracks, hair or other evidence and I have not been able to locate any remains of the alleged deer. GCBRO investigator Rick Tullos discovered one track-like impression that was thirteen inches long and I have found a number of animal bones strewn throughout the area and some empty food containers, so a lot of animals are probably drawn to the spot. The local news stations have been running broadcasts about the incident and I have been made aware of two other Bigfoot sightings in the area, within the past decade. There has also been rampant speculation that the culprit could be an escaped monkey from Southwest Research facility (ironically founded by Bigfoot pioneer Tom Slick), based on incidents at a southside body shop where workers encountered an animal resembling a monkey. It goes without saying that Jennifer’s description does not resemble a monkey, nor are monkeys known to carry off deer. On one trip out to the sighting location, I heard some loud, brush popping noises in the woods, but couldn’t pinpoint the source. Less than a week after the report, the area was plowed over by heavy machinery, strange timing indeed.

Location of the San Antonio Sasquatch sighting on 11/30/09