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Georgians say they have proof of Bigfoot
(CNN) -- A policeman and a former corrections officer say that on Friday, they will unveil evidence of what they claim is their biggest capture ever: the body of Bigfoot.

The thawed body of a creature reputed to be Bigfoot reportedly weighs more than 500 pounds.

Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, a pair of Bigfoot-hunting hobbyists from north Georgia, say they found the creature's body in a wooded area and spotted several similar creatures that were still alive.

The carcass of the furry half-man, half-ape is 7 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs more than 500 pounds, they say. However, the two are not disclosing the exact location of their discovery in order to protect the remaining creatures.

Tom Nelson, chairman of the biology department at North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega, said he's "pretty skeptical" the world will feast its eyes on a new species Friday.

"That would certainly rock mammalogy," joked Nelson, who specializes in the study of mammals. "I see a research grant in my future."

Whitton and Dyer plan to unveil what they say is DNA and photo evidence of the discovery in Palo Alto, California, in conjunction with a group called Searching for Bigfoot Inc.

A photograph on that group's Web site shows what appears to be the body of a large, hairy creature with an ape-like face, stuffed into a large freezer.

According to a written release, the two announced the discovery on an Internet radio show, "Squatch Detective," several weeks ago.

"The only person we would allow to come down and verify the body was 'the Real Bigfoot Hunter,' Tom Biscardi," Dyer said, referring to Searching for Bigfoot's CEO, who has been looking for the elusive, legendary creature in the United States and Canada since 1971.

Whitton is a Georgia police officer who is on administrative leave after being shot in the wrist during a pursuit. Dyer is a former prison guard.

DNA tests on the body have begun, said the statement, and "extensive scientific studies" will be done on the body by scientists, including a molecular biologist, an anthropologist and a paleontologist.

Nelson, the university professor, acknowledged that new species of animals have been discovered in recent decades and that, in science, "we always acknowledge the possibility of something new."

But he said that even in north Georgia, home to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the foot of the Appalachian Trail, it stretches the imagination to think a family of 7-foot-tall creatures could have eluded hunters, hikers and creeping development until now.

"To the average person, these places just seem like extreme wilderness where you'll find lions and tigers and bears," he said. "The reality is that you're never more than a mile from a road."
The group says the animal is male, has reddish hair and "blackish-gray" eyes and human-like feet, hands and teeth.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/...html?iref=newssearch

Well, I hope it is a misprint and they mean HUGE human like feet. I'd hate to think we've been calling something with size 9 feet--Bigfoot.

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I don't buy it. Somebody finally has PROOF of bigfoot and they stuff him in a crappy little freezer as opposed to getting it to a real facility? And "thawed body?" He has to have been thawed for months now if he died this past winter, right? He's in pretty darn good shape considering. And they saw several others that were alive in the area? Sorry, but 7 foot tall, 500 pound animals can't roam around undetected for hundreds of years. I don't buy it for one second...

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Hmm is it Ironic he looks just like the ones in the movies? I do wanna hear how this pans out.

Supposedly it was trying to get away, so they shot it in the back, handcuffed it, beat it and through it in the freezer.

quote Originally posted by Gecko: Supposedly it was trying to get away, so they shot it in the back, .......

No no, you got it wrong. It committed suicide. It did not want to be the first Bigfoot captured, .

I don`t lean either way in the belief of things that exist or don`t exist.
I keep an open mind because just because I haven`t seen something doesn`t mean it doesn`t exist.
I will say this. Just because someone basis the fact that nobody has any concrete proof that something may or may not exist just on a lack of being discovered has never been to the South.
Heck, in Texas there are stretches between towns that are larger than some states up in the Northeast.
There are very remote areas in different parts of the country that nobody even visits for days on end.
You know there are many bears in different spots of the country but you could conceivably roam around there and never see one. Animals are very good at avoiding contact with humans.

500 pounds, I don't buy that, unless it was a fat bigfoot.

quote Originally posted by cliffw: No no, you got it wrong. It committed suicide. It did not want to be the first Bigfoot captured, .

Does a bigfoot has thumbs like we do? oh and how do you explain the lack of GSR?

I don't think 500lbs is unbelievable. I am 6' 6 and was at one time 265lbs. This thing has what a foot on me? and it was probably built like a football player.

I wear size 14 shoes. Don't shoot me.

There's a press conference at 3 ET

I wonder what bigfoot meat tastes like.......

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quote Originally posted by Gecko: Supposedly it was trying to get away, so they shot it in the back, handcuffed it, beat it and through it in the freezer.

Hehehe!! You forgot!! They tazered it first of ALL!!
Nick

quote Originally posted by JazzMan: Too many people whose minds are so open their brains leaked out. The original bigfoot film and footprint was already outed as a hoax a few years back, I though that the whole bigfoot conspiracy industry died with the hoax? This is so much like the scientology hoax, it's taken on a life of its own. JazzMan

Can I be the first to say "I told you so" if/when this is proven to be real?

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I grew up in southern Virginia and northern N.C. If you are familiar with the south you already know that come hunting season just about everything in the woods that moving is subject to be shot. Now, with all the PEOPLE, cows, dogs, horses etc, who have been accidentally shot over the years I find it hard to believe that ANYTHING that large could escape deer season, bear season and even squirrel season without eating lead at least once.

There is a recipe for everything that walks, swims or flies south of the Mason Dixon line. I don't remember my grandmother ever whipping up a mess of bigfoot for the after church social, so I can assure you, no such animal exists. It could however a human genetic mutation. You can get those when people inbreed for generation after generation. I'm surprised they haven't found a bigfoot in Utah, West Virginia or Alabama already.

Looks like the "Gorilla" from Trading Places (movie)... hmmm

You have to keep an open mind. Ive always said just like with UFOs, even if you hand them one, someone will always be a doubter. I give benefit of the doubt untill something is either proven or disproved. As Ive pointed out many times before...anything can be undiscovered. Gorillas were just discovered in the 20 century and they were there for thousands of years with everyone on the planet denying their existence.

The Patterson video was once purported to be a hoax supposedly by the people who did it. It was then proven that they lied, and further tests on the film showed that its gait was impossible for a human to do in a fake suit or not. New species of all kinds of animals are discovered daily all over the planet. So just because you dont have one living in the shed in your backyard, dont mean there nonexistent.

Illl watch CNN this afternoon to see what they have to say. Maybe its total BS, maybe its not. Its always been reported to be 400-700 pnds and from 6 to 9 feet tall. Similar descriptions are from everywhere in the known world. Yeti, SkunkApe, Sasquatch, Bigfoot, Apeman, Wildman, and even Ohio has Grassman. Ya theres been many reports in Ohio.

OH, I believe they could exist, but I don't think we'd ever find them. Maybe if they were smart enough to use some sort of heat vision satellite, but they are not.

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quote Originally posted by rogergarrison: Similar descriptions are from everywhere in the known world. Yeti, SkunkApe, Sasquatch, Bigfoot, Apeman, Wildman, and even Ohio has Grassman. Ya theres been many reports in Ohio.

In Wisconsin they just call them women...

Bigfoot is real! I have proof!

He sells vacuums here in my hometown His name is Pete btw... he finds bigfoot to be offensive, he says he has "proportionately sized feet for someone my size.."

quote Originally posted by vafierro: In Wisconsin they just call them women...

I thought I heard Virginia...humpf

jk

Theyve always been hiding in the woods knowing our species is making itself extinct and theyre going to take it all over without ever having to expose themselves to us

I think bigfoot could very well be a real creature. With all the sightings worldwide, I wouldn't be surprised if they exist. Myths & legends have to have a basis somewhere: I believe nost of them are based on truth/fact. Unicorns? Why is THAT so hard to believe? We have horses & rhinoceros - both have the same features. Tooth fairy? Well, no...
But I doubt very seriously there is a bigfoot colony in Georgia....

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quote Originally posted by Tha Driver: Tooth fairy? Well, no...

hey!!!

quote Originally posted by Tha Driver: I think bigfoot could very well be a real creature. With all the sightings worldwide, I wouldn't be surprised if they exist. Myths & legends have to have a basis somewhere: I believe nost of them are based on truth/fact. Unicorns? Why is THAT so hard to believe? We have horses & rhinoceros - both have the same features. Tooth fairy? Well, no... But I doubt very seriously there is a bigfoot colony in Georgia....

Indeed, many myths and legends DO have their basis in some sort of truth/fact. Problem is, things like Dragons for instance? Well, ancient people found dinosaur bones and voila! There must be dragons about since we found the bones! They never did see one alive though. This is what separates us from the dark ages. We don't think a dino fossil must still be running around in the mountains, lol.

Do you really believe in a cyclops monster? The greeks did. Do you really believe in dragons? The Chinese and Europeans did. Do you really believe in vampires and werewolves? Well, bad example there with vampires and werewolves. Like Mr. Bigfoot and the Yeti. Some people are holding on to those ones.

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I bet it's one of those huge feral hogs.

It made MSNBC as well, sort of same story

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26222822

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Just watched the news conference. Wow. These guys found something. They showed a photo of its teeth and gums and another photo of a live one that was following them as they dragged the dead one out of the woods. They said they have clear video footage of three creatures , walking upright, that followed them from about a 50 foot distance as they dragged the other one.

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Where is this stuff, the video and stuff?

quote Originally posted by 2.5: Where is this stuff, the video and stuff?

The only video I could find of Bigfoot Conference:
http://www.necn.com/Boston/...foot/1218828693.html

I guess everything about this is getting slammed, because I cannot load the video or any pictures.

Im not really sure what to make of this.. I always try to keep an open mind about such things, cuz its impossible to prove it doesn't exist. Im sure the media wont let this drop till they get all the answers, I do find it stupid that they only dont let a scientist or w/e go see it. We'll see how this unfolds...

quote Originally posted by kawana: I'm sure the media wont let this drop till they get all the answers...

Well, there is not much media coverage.

CNN after the press conference:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/15/bigfoot.body/