One of the earliest reports officially made from Illinois was in the Carbondale, Illinois, Free Press, dated March 30, 1942.
" MASS HUNT FOR ANIMAL FAILS TO SOLVE MYSTERY
Mt. Vernon, Ill. (AP) -- The mystery of Gun Creek bottoms is still a mystery. Not even 1500 Southern Illinois hunters could flush the mysterious animal with a 'wild cat's scream' and 'paws like a huge raccoon' yesterday although they combed the bottom with shotguns and rifles on the ready.
The object of the mass hunt was blamed last October for an attack on a squirrel-hunting Mount Vernon minister. Screams like those of wildcats have been reported heard frequently at night. The animal was declared responsible for the death of a dog and was said to make tracks similar to a raccoon 'but four times as large'. "
The creature was described in other places as "a large animal that looked something like a baboon" and also as "a half-man beast".
This blog is written by Nancy Marietta co owner of the FB Group The Sasquatch People and other Forest Giants..Nancy is a researcher/historian of many years of various mysteries .
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