Sasquatch Chronicles

Tonight my guest is Tim Sermons who had an encounter with a Sasquatch when he was younger. The creature walked through his back yard and stepped over a fence. Tim also spent a lot of time as a BFRO investigator and I have asked him to bring some encounter stories that he investigated. Now a days Tim investigates Sasquatch in East Texas with Bob Garrett and shares some of his experiences while out in the field.Tim is a wealth of knowledge and I want to welcome him to the show. If you have had an encounter and would like to be on the show, email me at wes@sasquatchchronicles.com. To get updates and upcoming shows please visit us at www.sasquatchchronicles.com

In the late 1960`s  a creature simply known as the “Abominable Chicken Man” had been reported on a farm west of Oklahoma City near El Reno. According to the Oklahoma Journal, a farmer found the door to his chicken coop ripped off and lying on the ground. On the surface of the door and inside the coop itself were strange hand prints about seven inches long and five inches wide. When he saw that several of his chickens had disappeared with out a trace, he called the local state game ranger. The door was shipped to zoologist Lawrence Curtis, director of the Oklahoma City Zoo. After a study that included comparisons with the hand and paw prints of human beings, apes, monkeys, bears and other animals, Curtis confessed his bafflement. “I don’t know what this is,” he said. “It resembles a gorilla but it’s more like a man.” According to Curtis the creature’s thumb crooks inward as if deformed or injured. Tonight I will be speaking with a law enforcement officer who has had his own run in’s with Sasquatch. He says in several parts of Oklahoma the locals still call this creature the chicken man because of the incident that took place back in the 1960’s. It is interesting how around the U.S. everyone calls this creature Bigfoot or Sasquatch but in the Midwest and in the South the locals who have been seeing these creatures for a long time give them names based on what they observe them doing like “Corn Man”, “Chicken Man”, “Night Stalker” and “Wild Man”. The list goes on and on with local names. The chicken man incident that took place in the 60’s is an interesting case because so much physical evidence was left behind and was examined. Locals in the area would report seeing a large upright orangutan like creature harassing and killing their livestock.  

Tonight I speak with three eyewitnesses. The first person I speak to is Bill who works for the sheriffs dept. Bill and his brother had an encounter several years back when their truck was slapped and pushed as they waited for the sun to come up, so they could start their hunt. Bill was able to get a glimpse of a very large creature retreating back into the woods. The next witness I speak to was hiking down a trail with his family when he noticed a black bear on one side of the trail and a Sasquatch on the other side. "DC" said that he has not shared the encounter story with anyone due to being afraid of being ridiculed. The final guest tonight is Kurt and he describes an encounter with a creature peaking around a tree as him and another individual were fishing and floating down the river. As you listen to all three encounters notice the similarities in their description of the creature that they saw. I will be posting the rest of my interview with Kurt later in the week, time ran out for the show but Kurt and I spoke in detail about his research since his encounter. I hope everyone enjoys the show. I am working on Wednesday nights show and it has to be one of the strangest encounters I have ever heard. I will be posting more about this through out the week. If you have had an encounter and would like to come on and share email me at wes@sasquatchchronicles.com.

Tonight I speak to several witnesses that have had strange encounters with Sasquatch in the woods. Randy talks about an encounter he had where a 300lbs rock was thrown off of a cliff at him along with strange vocalizations. I also speak to Kevin, a former police officer who had an encounter which sounded like "Two apes fighting", if you have had an encounter please email me wes@sasquatchchronicles.com. www.sasquatchchronicles.com

Tonight I speak with several witnesses who had encounters with Sasquatch. One of the topics tonight is lights in the forest. What are people seeing? What is being described? While I do not think the lights and bigfoot are related it is interesting to note hat people are seeing. We will be discussing this as well as encounters with Sasquatch. The first witness is Mike who talks about his fish coming up missing and then seeing a creature step out of the forest to look at him. If you have had an encounter email me at wes@sasquatchchronicles.com and visit us at www.sasquatchchronicles.com

The Patterson–Gimlin film is a famous short motion picture of an unidentified subject the film makers purported to be a "Bigfoot", that was supposedly filmed on October 20, 1967, by Roger Patterson and Robert "Bob" Gimlin  on Bluff Creek, a tributary of the Klamath River about 25 road miles north-west of Orleans, California. The film has been subjected to many attempts both to debunk and authenticate it. Both Patterson and Gimlin have always insisted they encountered and filmed a real Bigfoot, not a man in a costume. Patterson died of cancer in 1972. Patterson's friend, Gimlin, has always denied being involved in any part of a hoax with Patterson. Gimlin mostly avoided publicly discussing the subject from at least the early 1970s until about 2003. Tonight we will discuss the events around the film and what lead up to the famous encounter.   http://www.sasquatchchronicles.com/

Tonight we speak to Mo who had a sighting while out hiking with his kids. The children were playing and Mo looked up to see a figure just outside of the treeline watching them. When the creature and Mo made eye contact the creature then backed up into the brush. Mo terrified for their safety quickly left the area with his kids. This day has haunted him since. Mo continues to look for the creature he saw that day. Since this event he has had another brief sighting and different events in the woods that have shaken him up.

Tonight we address some recent concerns about the show. Woody joins me as we sit down to discuss all of the rumors going on about the show and us.

Tonight we will be giving a recap of our trip to east Texas and the Sam Houston National forest. Bob Garrett was kind enough to take us out to  a few of the areas. The whole time we had non stop rain and flooding but we did have a couple of encounters, lots of audio and video. I will be releasing this through the week,

Tonight we speak to a witness who started noticing a group of Sasquatch's passing through his property at a certain time of year, every year. The witness has noticed that the creatures seem to use the empty land behind his property as a travel corridor. He notices activity from the beginning of summer time until late October or November. The witness describes a lot of behavior we have heard in the past. https://www.sasquatchchronicles.com/

Show notes with Shannon welcomes, Lon Strickler and Sean Forker of Arcane Radio. Lon is a cryptid researcher who writes and mentors on a variety of Fortean subjects. In 1981, Lon had an encounter near Skykesville, MD, and since 2005 has produced the very popular and informative, Phantoms and Monsters blog. He has been on many radio broadcasts and Destination America's Monster's and Mysteries in America show. Sean is also a Fortean Investigator, with a specialized focus in Bigfoot/ Sasquatch Research. He is the Founder and Director of the Keystone Bigfoot Project, a research group that collects data across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regarding Bigfoot Sightings and Encounters (Historical and New). Sean sits on the Board of Directors for the national organization, the Alliance of Independent Bigfoot Researchers, and is the Associate Director for the PA Bigfoot Society.   Listen to Arcane Radio HERE or on your favorite Podcatcher.  Check out Lon's Phantoms and Monster's blog at this link Learn more about Sean and his projects HERE

Tonight we speak to Alex who had an encounter as a young man during a hiking expedition. Years later he had another encounter while skiing. These encounters have changed his life. Alex discusses the behaviors and what he saw. On Tuesday night we have a show lined up just for our members of www.sasquatchchronicles.com. Tomorrow night Shannon has her show, Tuesday we have a show lined up for our members and Will will be hosting into the Abyss on Wednesday night.  

This is outtakes that never make it on the air. Sometimes we get the strangest calls. This is stuff that happens behind the scenes that you never get to hear. We were finishing up an interview and Will sent me a picture of No Shoes Curley. Then we decided to bring Ray on. Take a listen….. http://www.sasquatchchronicles.com

On this episode of Show Notes with Shannon, I will be joined by Linda Godfrey. She is the author of 16 books on strange creatures, phenomena and people. She’s a frequent guest on national TV and radio shows, including Monsterquest (Seasons 1 and 4), Lost Tapes, Monsters and Mysteries, Sean Hannity’s America, Inside Edition, Coast to Coast AM, NPR, Wis. Public Radio and many more. She lives in the Kettle Moraine area of SE Wisconsin with her husband and monster dog, Grendel. Her newest book is:American Monsters; A History of Monster Lore, Legends and Sightings  in America  Don't forget to visit us at sasquatchchronicles.com. Monday, Feb. 23rd at 5pm PST, 8pm EST. Call in number: 646-716-8791

Tonight we speak to Christine author of 100 Bigfoot Nights. Christine talks about moving into a home that was abandoned and in need of fixing up. She moved into the home and realized very quickly that something was not right. Listen in as she talks about the encounters around her property with Sasquatch and the Dogman. http://www.100bigfootnights.com/ www.sasquatchchronicles.com