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20th August 2008
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A few more titbits of Information regarding the Bigfoot Hoax saga.
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Just finished listening to the Squatchdetective radio show. Steve Skull issued a statement regretting the things he said on the program the night before. I think he realised that he embarrased and let down a lot of people. He will mention more details in the next few days and also on his radio show.
Billy Willard also mentioned that he will be cutting all ties with Tom Biscardi and Searchingforbigfoot inc.
Other snippets of information i garnered from the chat lines on their radio blog you may find interesting, but have not been confirmed (to my knowledge), so take the information as is.
1. Whitten claims that Biscardi told him to buy the Costume and that Steve Kull was in on it.
2. The two Georgia boys also claim that Tom Biscardi coached them through all of this.
3. Whitten has been officially fired from his job.
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19th August 2008
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Its Official. It was a hoax after all!! ‘Teflon Tom’ plays the poor victim again.
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Over at Tom Biscardis website searchingforbigfoot.com, Steve Skull aka the sasquatch detective and close personal friend of Biscardi has released part a news release given to Fox news. An extract from the press release is as follows..
“At that time we contacted Mr. Biscardi who gave us permission to begin an expedited melting process. We set up a salamander heater to heat the freezer. Within one hour we were able to see the partially exposed head, as I was now able to touch it, I was able to feel that it seemed mostly firm, but unusually hollow in one small section. This was yet another ominous sign. Within the next hour of thaw, a break appeared up near the feet area. As the team and I began examining this area near the feet, I observed the foot which looked unnatural, reached in and confirmed it was a rubber foot. “
He continues
“At that point we immediately contacted, Tom Biscardi and advised him of the situation and he began to take action on his end. Later that day, Tom Biscardi informed us that both Matthew Whitton and Ricky Dyer admitted it was a costume. They reportedly agreed to sign a promissory note and admission of what they had done, and set a meeting in their hotel room in California for 8AM on August 17th, 2008.
At that time I drew up the documents for Mr. Biscardi. On August 17th, 2008 Tom Biscardi went to the hotel where Dyer and Whitton were staying and found that they had left. At this time action is being instigated against the perpetrators of this fraud. Tom Biscardi asked us to contact you, the press, and share all that we have discovered.”
The problem i have with this story is that no criticism is labelled at Biscardi at all. Once again Biscardi will somehow wriggle his way out of this one claiming that he was also the unfortunate victim of the hoax.
I dont think it was coincidence that the first Person apart from the main antogonists to be allowed to view the body was a personal friend of Biscardis who would no doubt expose the hoax ( as planned) and then lay the blame squarely at the feet of the two ‘finders’ of the ‘body’.
Biscardi may not have made have made a fortune off this but certainly he has received a lot of publicity. And as they say ‘any publicity is good publicity’.
Will Teflon Tom wriggle his way out of this one. Only time will tell. but i think he will.
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On a lighter note..
It would seem that even CNN are trying to make money off this. They are selling these T-Shirts . Good ole capitalism at work here. Wonder if Teflon Tom will be buying one?
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I like it lol!! But wont be buying one. They only do a large size.
And Finally, since this saga first broke last week, i have had in excess of 300,000 hits to my site and many e-mails. But surprisingly not one additional entry on my guestbook. If you are reading this please sign my guestbook. This is very strange and i Hope there is not a probem with the page.
19-08-2008 Bigfoot body hoax RIP.
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17th August 2008
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Evidence that Biscardi is telling the truth....Yeah right!!
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I have had many e-mails from visitors to my site asking where they could see the pictures that Biscardi showed during the press conference pertaining to the head of the ‘creature’ and another one showing a live ‘bigfoot’.. Well here they are.
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These photographs are just as questionable as the bigfoot in the freezer picture.
Biscardi is taking a massive gamble if he has nothing at all. Like they say, the bigger the story, the bigger the fall, and this time he hasnt got a mentally deranged woman to blame.
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16th August 2008
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Bigfoot press conference fuels hoax theory.
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The press conference came and went and we are all none the wiser. Biscardi did his usual showmanship act. Self publicising himself at every opportunity. It did show that this has all the hallmarks of a scam and Mr Biscardi is indeed running the proceedings and the other two characters are merely the bit players, going along with the ride hoping they will get some payoff that Biscardi has no doubt promised them.
Earlier Biscardi had said “We’ll release the DNA analysis, and we’ll have the body right next to the two boys...then you can see it’s real, that its not bullshit.”
The DNA threw up nothing ‘surprising’. The body was conspicous by its absence and yes the whole press conference had the aroma of bullshit. Of the variety emanating from Biscardis mouth.
The full press conference can be found here
The top bigfoot websites have also been carefully following the story and keeping a skeptical but interested eye on proceedings. They have a lot of good information regarding the hoax.
Click on the links to read more.
Oregonbigfoot.com The first lady of Bigfoot, Autumn williams’ excellent Bigfoot site
Cryptomundo.com Website of my favourite Bigfoot Author.
BFRO.net Perhaps the first website to espouse the Hoax theory
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15th August 2008
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Bigfoot body. Big Hoax?
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The press conference is approaching ever nearer so if this is a hoax and i believe it is then this begs the question, will the press conference even take place? And what about those DNA samples that were taken?
Soon, one way or the other all will be revealed.
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14th August 2008
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Bigfoot found?? Can it be true?? Bigfoot mystery at an end??
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Well well well, those two guys over at bigfoottracker.com may well have pulled off the scoop of the century. They say that they have in their possesion ( in their freezer to be exact) a body of a dead BIgfoot. This news has been on their website for the past two weeks. The problem was that not many people took it very seriously and the antics of the two individuals ( read below) further reduced their credibility.
However, Tom Biscardi, a controversial bigfoot investigator for many years has examined the body and has fully endorsed its authenticity.
Mathew Whitton a policemen and his colleague Rick Dyer who made the discovery have organised a press conference for Friday August 15th in Palo Alto, California.
Speaking of this Tom Biscardi says “We’ll release the DNA analysis, and we’ll have the body right next to the two boys...then you can see it’s real, that its not bullshit.”
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On his website, Loren Coleman while stopping short of authenticating the claims says that “i feel, in all honesty, this, indeed may be the real deal, and i say this carefully after reviewing information that has been shared privately with me.”
A few tantalising pictures have been released. Guess we’ll have to wait untill tomorrow.
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1st August 2008
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Nazis, Book burning and Bigfoot!
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The bigfoot community is a large disparate group of individuals and societies, each with their own views and opinions. As a result there are always disagreements.
During the early days of Bigfoot research when the four 'horsemen of Sasquatchdom' reigned supreme, the main points of disagreements was whether a bigfoot should be shot and killed in order to prove that it exists. Grover Krantz felt that only a body would convince the skeptical scientific community whereas Peter Byrne always maintained that bigfoot is more Human than Animal so to shoot one to prove that it exists would be criminal.
Later on, Erik Beckjord argued that bigfoot is a paranormal shape shifting being and poured scorn on those who who believed in a flesh and blood explanation for bigfoot. He became a bit of a nuisance on the various bigfoot forums.
Even today there there is a some animosity towards Matt Moneymaker and his BFRO website.
I personally have always stayed clear of such arguments. I respect other peoples opinions and views, even if i dont agree with them.
However, i came across something on a website i often visit. Cryptomundo.com is a website run by Loren Coleman, and in yesterdays blog he wrote an article about a 10 minute Youtube rant by the two individuals who run a website called bigfoottracker.com. In it they hurl abuse at Coleman and BFRO supremo Matt Moneymaker, and indulge in a bit of old fashioned NAzi book burning along the way. Loren Colemans book 'Bigfoot! The true story of Apes in America', to be exact.
Loren Coleman is a highly respected author and cryptozoologist. I spoke to him via e-mail many years ago and he was a true gentleman. His book on Tom Slick is one of my favourite reads. So i felt that i had to give my two pennies worth here.
These two individuals appear to disagree with the contents of Lorens book. But rather than write a critical review on their website they produce a 10 minute long diatribe of personal hate. Firstly aimed at Loren and then Matt Moneymaker. I do not know what their problem is with Matt, perhaps anyone reading this can enlighten me.
They go on about how they are the 'best bigfoot trackers in the world' in the manner of young school children proclaiming that 'my dad is betting than your dad'!!
People who are truly good at what they do, do not shout about it from the highest roof top. (unless your a third rate wannabee with delusions of grandeur)
Their reputation has taken a battering as seen by the subsequest entries in their guestbook. Perhaps not what they envisaged.
Think about it, if you wanted someone to investigate a bigfoot sighting, who would you most likely call, a serious focused, respected bigfoot research group or Beavis and Butthead.
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The link to Colemans article and the video can be found here.
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26th July 2008
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More excitement regarding ‘Yeti hairs’.
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Could the mystery of the Yeti finally be solved? A few hair strands supplied to the BBC by a napalese man have proven impossible to identify.
Dipu Marek found the hairs deep in the jungle after a forrestry worker had seen the yeti on three conseqative days.
In England, highly sophisticated microscopes were used to examine the hairs and by a process of elimination the indiginous animals of that region were discarded as being the source.
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The tests were carried out at Oxford Brookes University in central England with award-winning primatologist Anna Nekaris and microscopy expert Jon Wells from the university's anthropology department.
Ian Redmiond a primatologist and senior consultant for the UN's Great Ape Survival Project has said that the Hairs are 'potentially very exciting' and along with Nekaris, agree there is "every chance" they could belong to an unknown species of primate.
Another exciting aspect is that the hairs contain identifiable follicles which means that there are cells present. As a result the hairs are being subjected to a more thorough DNA analysis.
Watch this space..
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18th June 2008
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Did Survivorman Les Stroud encounter a Bigfoot?
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Les Stroud is the star of the highly-acclaimed TV series Survivorman Which has become the highest rated TV show in the history of the Science Channel US.
I was reading through his blog when I came across a tantalising snippet of information that leads me to think that our intrepid hero may have heard a bigfoot.
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He had just completed a days filming for his show. As per usual he was sleeping out in the wild. The entry was posted July 23rd, 2007 under Les' Journals from the Field. He writes...
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14th March 2008
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I was recently sent a link of an alleged Bigfoot caught on stealth cam. Whether it is real or not i will let you decide, although perpetarating a hoax like this could seriously damage the credibility of the organisation involved - namely HuntTV.
Fred Eichl the host of Easton Bowhunting TV set up several stealth cams to track and see what kind of bears were in the area. He comments that he had a creepy feeling he was being watched
Something triggered off the stealth cam 15 feet from the target area. The resulting 9 frames shows what looks looks a man in a suit - or is it a bigfoot! You can decide for yourself here.
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( Link courtesy of Curt Kelly, Hamilton NJ )
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13th Febuary 2008
Here in the UK a new series premiered tonight on the History Channel called MonsterQuest.
In the first episode, called ‘Sasquatch Attack’ a remote Canadian fishermans cabin located in Snelgrove Lake, Northern Ontaio, is the scene of multiple bigfoot encounters over the years and two years ago it culminated in an attack on the Cabin itself. Footage filmed by the insurance company in 2002 shows a scene of devastation. Everything was on the floor. All the shelves in the building were ripped down.
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Snelgrove Lake is situated in the last untouched wilderness arears of Northern Ontaria and is only accessible by Plane and boat. Initially the owner suspected kids but soon realised that there was no way they could get there. The nearest town being 200 miles away. The devastation was thus put down to bears.
Dr Lynn Rogers a wildlife Biologist and black bear expert disputes this. He comments in the documentary that apart from other clues in the footage there was no evidence of claw and bite marks. A bear would be attracted by the insulation in the fridge as it gives off the same scent as that of an ants Nest.
Thinking it was a bear the owner created a bear deterrant which consisted of a bed of screws pointing up and was placed by the front door. A few days later when he came back to check, some unfortunate animal had stepped on the screws as there was heavy blood present.
Two scientists, Jeff Muldrum and Curt Nelson would investigate Snelgrove Lake . They would spend five days in the cabin collecting as much evidence as possible. They were shown the bed of screws, which after 2 years seemed to have no traces of blood left. However on closer inspection dried blood, organic matter and even hair samples were found. These were sent off for DNA analysis.
On one of the nights, Dr. Nelson decided to travel to a remote outpost camp to be alone. He targeted a camping spot on the far side of the lake and spent the night there. He indulged in a bit of Wood knocking and rock banging (classic primate behaviour) in the hope of a response but no activity was reported that night
It was the events on their final night would make headlines around the world. The scientisits themselves become the targets for the beasts rage.
At about 2am a stone was thrown at the Cabin. A stone was thrown back by the crew and then within a few moments a second stone was launched at them. The stones were clearly thrown with great speed and accuracy. Dr Nelson makes the point that all the members of the crew were accounted for so it was no one fooling around, and as for the notion that it could be a bear, Dr Muldrum points out, it takes a hand to throw a stone.
"I was really scared, and I felt the adrenaline," said Hajibeck, the producer/director in a recent newspaper interview. "When we threw that rock into the woods and then it got sent back, my heart raced."
The last segment of the program were the hair and DNA results. The hair was analysed by Dr. Lynn Rogers and he concluded that it did not match any known North American animal but was very similiar to human hair but for 2 differences. Firstly, Human hair has a distinctive central bedula whereas this hair did not and secondly, the sample hair had a naturally worn tip. As if it had never been cut. “It was if it had come from a wild human” comments Dr. Rogers.
The DNA anaysis carried out by Microbiologist DR. Curt Nelson yielded strong DNA results after the DNA was amplified. He concludes that the DNA was primate, but not quite human and not quite non human primate. One of the DNA sequence base pairs had a deviation.
Great apes share nearly identical DNA with man except for a 35 pair deviation, the Snelgrove sample has only one deviation. As Dr. Nelson points out this sample has a one in 5000 chance of being of human origin. More analysis needs to be done he says.
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24th January 2008
Bigfoot on Mars? The internet is abuzz with what some claim is photographic evidence of life on Mars.
The photograph in question was taken in 2004 by the Mars explorer Spirit and appears to show a bigfoot like figure on the desolate surface of the red planet.
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Spirit, sent to Mars to capture images from the surface of the planet, is one half of a $820m (£410m) mission, along with its twin explorer, Opportunity.
It landed on Mars in January 2004 for a three month mission to search Gusev Crater, a rock strewn stretch of soil that scientists believe could be the bed of an ancient lake. If Mars once had surface water, it had the potential to support life.
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There are many tongue in cheek explanations for the figure, ranging from Bigfoot, to the virgin Mary to statue of the little Mermaid and has led some on the message boards to conclude that the Martians left mars to settle in Denmark. The Statue of the little mermaid is in Copenhagen.
These are clearly meant to be taken tongue in cheek ( i think ) . However Jon Eric Beckjord has taken the picture far more seriously and talked about out of body experiences where a living individuals spirit leaves the body and decides to take a journey. In this case to Mars as a possible explanation, He also mentions Astro Cryptozoology where unknown animals (bigfoot) or even known animals appear and do things on other planets.
What then is my opinion. Is it a real Humonoid Figure or a statue that was left by some ancient Martian civilisation? or has the Patterson Bigfoot suddenly sprouted wings and discovered interstellar flight and decided to take a trip to Mars?
The truth of the matter is that there are thousands of different shaped rocks on the martian surface, each one creating its own light/shadow combinations, so it is just a matter of probability that a shadow/light combination appears that has the appearance of something that is familiar to us. Namely a human figure.
It would be interesting to see whether NASA has since re photographed the area in the hope of solving the mystery once and for all.
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3rd December 2007 - Once again news has reached us of another footprint find from the other side of the world. A documentary crew filming in Nepal near mt Everest stumbled upon what they considered fresh tracks belonging to a 2 legged animal.
A team of nine along with TV Host Josh Gates from the television program "Destination Truth," armed with infrared cameras, spent a week in the icy Khumbu region where Mount Everest is located and found the footprints on the bank of the Manju River at an elevation of 9,350 feet (2,850 meters).
A total of 3 prints were found which according to Gates had human characteristics and were clearly not that of a bear. Asked why only three prints were found he commented that the area was very rocky.
Skeptics no doubt will explain the tracks away as bear prints which have enlarged to due the | | |
