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Fouke Monster (Boggy Creek)
A creature attacked a family's home in 1971. Bobby Ford was dragged from his porch. The 1972 documentary 'The Legend of Boggy Creek' made it famous. Sightings continue in Miller County.
1971 - Present
Fouke, Arkansas, USA
100+ witnesses
The Fouke Monster spawned America’s most successful cryptid documentary.
The Attack
May 1971:
- Bobby Ford family
- Creature on porch
- Grabbed Bobby
- Scratched severely
- Police called
The Description
Witnesses agreed:
- 7 feet tall
- Red eyes
- Covered in hair
- Powerful
- Ape-like
The Movie
1972 documentary:
- “The Legend of Boggy Creek”
- Charles B. Pierce
- Huge success
- $20 million earned
- Inspired generations
Earlier Sightings
Not the first:
- 1908 reports
- Ongoing encounters
- Sulphur River bottom
- Perfect habitat
- Long history
The Investigation
Police involvement:
- Sheriff tracked
- Footprints found
- Hair samples
- No conclusion
- Left open
Continuing Activity
Still seen:
- Multiple decades
- Consistent description
- Same area
- Credible witnesses
- Mystery endures