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Pope Lick Monster
A goat-man hybrid lives beneath the train trestle. It lures victims onto the tracks, then watches them die. Some say it hypnotizes people. Others that it mimics voices. The trestle has killed many—trying to see the monster. The monster doesn't need to touch them.
1940s - Present
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
50+ witnesses
The Pope Lick Monster has claimed real victims.
The Legend
Since 1940s:
- Train trestle
- Louisville outskirts
- Goat-man creature
- Lures victims
- Deadly location
The Creature
Descriptions:
- Half-man, half-goat
- Powerful hindquarters
- Horned head
- Hypnotic abilities
- Ax wielding
The Trestle
The danger:
- 100+ feet high
- 700+ feet long
- Active railroad
- No escape route
- Multiple deaths
The Deaths
Real victims:
- Seeking the monster
- Caught on tracks
- Train approaches
- Nowhere to go
- Many killed
Recent Deaths
2016 and beyond:
- Roquel Bain (2016)
- Looking for monster
- Train struck
- Others injured
- Still happening
Today
Current status:
- Fence installed
- Warning signs
- Legend persists
- People still try
- Deaths continue