Aug 14 2008Is This Really Bigfoot? (Hint: Hell If I Know)
First the Montauk Monster, then a chupacabra, and now....Bigfoot?
Two Bigfoot hunters claim they have the body of one and plan to release a photo and what they claim is DNA evidence at a news conference in Palo Alto on Friday.The Bigfoot is claimed to have been found in the woods of northern Georgia by Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, and the claim is being supported by a Bay Area Bigfoot researcher Tom Biscardi, a multiple local Democratic candidate.
I copied the entire press release for the news conference after the jump, so you can check out all the claims, but I'll post a couple of the more interesting ones here:
*The creature is seven feet seven inches tall. *It weighs over five hundred pounds. *It is male. *Its footprint is sixteen and three-quarters inches long and five and three-quarters inches wide at the heel. *From the palm of the hand to the tip of the middle finger, its hands are eleven and three-quarters inches long and six and one-quarter inches wide. *The creatures walk upright. (Several of them were sighted on the same day that the body was found.)
So folks, what's the deal? I'll continue to follow the story and hit you with an update if there's anything groundbreaking revealed at the press conference tomorrow, provided it's not, "Haha, tricked you!" If that's the case I'll bury this post and pretend I never wrote it. Geekologie Writer: 1, Journalistic Integrity: 0.
Hit it for the press release and a video news report, and yes, that is supposed to be a photo of the thing stuffed in a freezer.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 12, 2008
BIGFOOT BODY FOUND
DNA evidence and photo evidence to be presented at a
PRESS CONFERENCE
to be held on
Date: Friday, August 15, 2008
Time: From 12Noon-1:00pm
Place: Cabana Hotel-Palo Alto (A Crown Plaza Resort) 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California 94306
Searching for Bigfoot, Inc. Menlo Park, California
Tom Biscardi, CEO
BIGFOOT BODY FOUND - EVIDENCE AND DNA DETAILS TO BE PRESENTED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 15th
FROM 12 N00N TO 1:00PM AT THE CABANA HOTEL-PALO ALTO IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
A body that may very well be the body of the creature commonly known as "Bigfoot" has been found in the woods in northern Georgia.
DNA evidence and photo evidence of the creature will be presented in a press conference on Friday, August 15th from 12 Noon to 1:00pm at the Cabana Hotel-Palo Alto at 4290 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, California, 94306. The press conference will not be open to the public. It will only be open to credentialed members of the press.
Here are some of the vital statistics on the "Bigfoot" body:
*The creature is seven feet seven inches tall.
*It weighs over five hundred pounds.
*The creature looks like it is part human and part ape-like.
*It is male.
*It has reddish hair and blackish-grey eyes.
*It has two arms and two legs, and five fingers on each hand and
five toes on each foot.
*The feet are flat and similar to human feet.
*Its footprint is sixteen and three-quarters inches long and five and three-quarters inches wide at the heel.
*From the palm of the hand to the tip of the middle finger, its hands are
eleven and three-quarters inches long and six and one-quarter inches wide.
*The creatures walk upright. (Several of them were sighted on the same day that the body was found.)
*The teeth are more human-like than ape-like.
*DNA tests are currently being done and the current DNA and photo evidence will be presented at the press conference on Friday, August 15th.
Has Bigfoot Been Found? [inquisitr]
Thanks Jarrett, Redd, Mark, and Kathryn -- say, any of you seen my mother-in-law lately?
Reader Comments
1. Que - August 14, 2008 11:16 AM
Que about time.
2. Soran - August 14, 2008 11:19 AM
I'd imagine this is just viral for "FRINGE", though I haven't found any proof of that yet.
3. J3553 - August 14, 2008 11:20 AM
More like a yeti.
4. Scam - August 14, 2008 11:24 AM
These guys have a business based around Bigfoot expeditions so I guess they'll do ok financially regardless of whether it's real or a hoax.
5. Julian - August 14, 2008 11:31 AM
"It is male" . . . DIBS ON BIGFOOT'S COCK!!
6. OctoGooch - August 14, 2008 11:37 AM
According to nbc news "they've also found a tribe of his brethren living at an undisclosed location in the north Georgia mountains". Bigfoot brethren huh? How about a Bigfoot Bukkake? ...Anyone?
7. StlDragoon - August 14, 2008 11:39 AM
I hope its real, I just want verification that something like that exists,
Sweet, if its a fkae though, I dont really care its cool to look at this kind of shit, lol,
Julian's a bit horny ^_^
B===D
8. Popadopolis - August 14, 2008 11:44 AM
Don't you love this "photographic proof?" Is it just a coincidence that I have a similar picture of me laying in my bathtub in the exact same positi.... wait a minute...
SON OF A BITCH! F*** my ex.
9. Adam - August 14, 2008 11:49 AM
These laid off, dusters just illegally shot a gorilla and are trying to cover it up by telling the world it's Bigfoot! Weak story....
10. Dreamfolder - August 14, 2008 11:58 AM
How sure are we that this wasn't just a bunch of the Atlanta Hawks on a hunting trip?
11. Brandon - August 14, 2008 12:01 PM
already confirmed to be a hoax: http://www.bfro.net/hoax.asp
they even sell the exact costume that was stuffed into that cooler
12. Nichole - August 14, 2008 12:11 PM
One way to tell if someone is lying is by how many times they blink...
sadly, another fraud.
13. Lynz - August 14, 2008 12:14 PM
You know, after all of these stupid "sightings" I'm starting to think that... maybe it was a biyearly mythical creature reunion. They were all just trying to go have fun at the party to see their other buddies and talk about how much life sucks. Then they got caught because they planned it in a bad location.
I'm just glad they didn't get mister dragon yet. But it makes sense. And the Mantauk Hippogryph did something bad and didn't make it.
14. Momboelitist - August 14, 2008 12:26 PM
I've been following this since it started and haven't believed any of it. These yahoo's lost even more credibility when they brought Biscardi on board. If it is real I'll eat those entrails they threw on top of that suit in the box with the dentures they crammed in it's mouth.
IMO, these guys are toast....or some other type of baked good.
15. Leg3nd - August 14, 2008 12:31 PM
Lol @ Fox news.............Fake!
16. TetterkeT - August 14, 2008 1:19 PM
ZOMG COVER THAT SHIT UP LIKE YOU DID THE MONTAUK MONSTER!@#
17. HoboCode - August 14, 2008 1:25 PM
It's a coyote!
18. Sugacookie - August 14, 2008 1:31 PM
It's a turtle without its shell!!
19. Kevin - August 14, 2008 1:35 PM
It's just the corpse of Heath Ledger with some fur glued onto it.
20. Konkey Dong - August 14, 2008 1:54 PM
@20-ouch, low blow. too soon, man. too soon.
21. Thumperchica - August 14, 2008 2:11 PM
@20- Kevin, I was ready to make my own smartassed comment here, and then I read yours... 21 is right, way too soon...
22. DJ CJ - August 14, 2008 2:22 PM
Tom and the boys are so gonna get blow jobs by that fox bimbo if that thing is real.
23. Spanky - August 14, 2008 2:44 PM
@20- Kevin don't listen to them that was funny.
24. Special Report - August 14, 2008 3:21 PM
First the Montauk Monster, then the Chubacabre, now Bigfoot? What's next the loch ness monster or aliens? This monster Madness is getting crazy. More Info at http://specialreport.com/dead-bigfoot-body-found-in-georgia/
25. enigma - August 14, 2008 3:27 PM
ha ha... Fox "News"
26. enigma - August 14, 2008 3:31 PM
P.S @Brandon: thanks for the link!
27. ... - August 14, 2008 4:33 PM
Fox News makes up a lot of shit, airsoft guns, 4chan, etc.
28. gingela5 - August 14, 2008 5:12 PM
It looks like a Halloween costume my brother used to have
29. Zelda - August 14, 2008 5:16 PM
Oh nooo! I live in Georgia. O_O
30. Lucius - August 14, 2008 8:22 PM
Bigfoot eh? Check out these videos. The first video is of Biscardi talking about “the find” on FOX News of course.
http://www.redux.com/playlist/bigfoot_2
31. Montauk Maunster - August 14, 2008 9:33 PM
What ever happened to Amelia Earhart; that's the one I wanna know. If you see her then lets talk. Bigfoot... that might be just someone's uncle for Pete's sake.
I thought Bob Newhart was funnier, but this one is totally crap!
32. clay - August 14, 2008 9:59 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMEsD3_J2DQ
these guys are such douche bags.
they say "these critics need to find something to do with their friday night"
and they are ADMITTING to the hoax
so these fukkers fake train their "scientist" brother and get a FAKE body and go on the news and make more shit up....THESE ass holes need to grow up and accept that there is no big foot and stop playing make believe.
33. Too Soon - August 14, 2008 11:35 PM
@ 20 Really? I thought it was Bernie Mac?
34. tmhs - August 15, 2008 7:01 AM
If Bigfoots (aka The Wood Ape) exist, I thought they were supposed to stay farther up north near Canada.
35. kiki - August 15, 2008 7:21 AM
oh dear...
i feel bad for the thing if it's real.
at least they say they found it dead, and didn't kill it.
36. Skippy - August 15, 2008 11:07 AM
haha wow...im interested to see wat happens with this..it says DNA results should be out today :p
37. kicker - August 15, 2008 11:09 AM
What?! thats just my drunk Grandpa
38. Mark - August 15, 2008 1:20 PM
I figured it all out, that's just the geekologie writer's girlfriend... after a wild night appearently, over in Georgia. It's safe to say she won the game of hide and seek... so he killed her and stuffed her body in a freezer.
Oh you tricked us again you scoundrel.
39. K lee - August 15, 2008 1:34 PM
I think someone shot Harry from Harry and the Hendersons. But he was so lovable!
40. William Higgins - August 15, 2008 3:17 PM
I guess they are having the press conference right now! I want to see, I want to see, I want to see.....
41. kdp - August 15, 2008 4:24 PM
I've got distant relatives in the back hills of northern Georgia.......they don't look much different....just fewer teeth.
42. policegirl - August 15, 2008 4:55 PM
I was just reading an article about the news conference that took place a little while ago. This is what it said about the DNA findings:
"Of three samples in a preliminary DNA test, one came back inconclusive, one contained traces of human DNA and one had traces of opossum DNA — probably from something the creature ate, they said."
Opossum?? Well, that explains the origins of the guts that are laying on top of that ugly costume in the pictures.
43. Ben - August 16, 2008 1:06 AM
After all the evidence I've seen over the years, I'm very open to the possibility of Bigfoot existing. Is this the real thing? I don't know. In some ways I'm inclined to believe, in other ways not so much. They are risking a lot of ridicule and infamy if this is a hoax, both within and outside the Bigfoot-believing community. That's what has me convinced. But without any better, scientific evidence or photos I'm just not set to believe it. But I want to believe.
Finally, a lot of their actions seemed based around promoting their business. If they are motivated by greed, that's a good indicator that it might be real. Not very noble, but believable. If it is a hoax, they are ruined. Plane and simple.
44. Dylan - August 16, 2008 2:00 AM
Its a Brute from H3.
45. arr - August 16, 2008 9:45 AM
LOL @ 45
46. Bobeyo - August 16, 2008 10:10 AM
@43: Okay, that explains it. So they shot a human and covered him in opossum skins.
47. VoodooPimp - August 16, 2008 11:00 AM
Sweet. So I can butcher some poor f***, cover him in fur, and claim it to be a bigfoot? (Or down here, a Yowie...yeah, Aussie's suck at monster names).
Looks like im gonna have a fun night at work with the bag of dog fur...
48. Eru - August 16, 2008 1:04 PM
When can we expect the burgers made from this thing?
49. Buddy "Tough" Love - August 16, 2008 5:23 PM
Morons, go to # 12's link. It's got all the info you need. The whole thing's a hoax, orchestrated by a well-known con man.
50. anti-bigfoot - August 17, 2008 1:41 PM
Well, you can all stop the searching now....
51. Enrique - August 17, 2008 2:05 PM
why didn't they live him alive?? Americans, its all about killing.
52. jarjarbinx - August 17, 2008 8:52 PM
to #52
Hey Enrique if you actually watch the video links to story said the found them dead. Why don't you shut your f***ing wetback mouth next time you have a thought. Oh and by the way, I have a retaining wall that needs to be repaired in my back yard can I get your contact info?
53. Amy - August 17, 2008 10:29 PM
Jesus, Jarjar, listen to yourself - if I had a handle of "jarjarbinx", I wouldn't go shooting my racist mouth off. He made as valid of a comment as anyone else.
54. Heather - August 18, 2008 12:13 AM
I like how they say its teeth indicate that it's herbivore, but they figure the possum DNA form its guts are from a possum that it must've eaten.
Because possum is a vegetable...
55. WTF - August 18, 2008 10:53 AM
HOAX!
56. Julian - August 18, 2008 12:53 PM
#53
HA, racism is hilarious. but yeah they did say they found Robin Williams dead deep in the forest and as they were taking it away some other robin williamses were following for a while. wish it were real but i dont trust two rednecks who say they went "hiking" through the deep woods with a video camera but not a gun. where they filming a gay redneck amateur porn or something?
57. Bigfoot - August 18, 2008 3:30 PM
It's not me.
58. Rick - August 18, 2008 5:01 PM
Looks like it failed the DNA test.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080817/sc_nm/bigfoot_dc;_ylt=AovIbtXHEDAf4xrdzZkyUB6zvtEF
59. Bigfoot's Cock - August 19, 2008 12:51 AM
Looks like my old girlfriend --damn I miss her hairy ass keeping me warm on long Winter nights.
60. NOOOO - August 19, 2008 5:01 PM
Its my dad ;(
61. pappy - August 19, 2008 5:21 PM
it's my boss. thank you for killing him
62. Chris - August 19, 2008 5:30 PM
Its been proven as a hoax. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AOgKx3k3uQ
63. media media - August 19, 2008 6:49 PM
i'm still trying to figure out if "Sasquatch" is Bigfoot's name, or if that's the name of his species
64. Nacon - August 20, 2008 6:43 AM
Fake
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/19/bigfoot.hoax/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
65. stickyfrog - August 20, 2008 9:28 PM
Stupid f***s in here.
66. Illustrator - August 22, 2008 10:57 AM
Cool man!
67. commentzor - August 22, 2008 2:37 PM
@53: you're a racist and an idiot, and I'd report you if there was a way to do so.
P.S.--I hope anyone who didn't think, "Gee, that looks exactly like a bigfoot suit stuffed in a freezer with guts piled on it" when they first saw this has learned a valuable lesson here. :o)
68. m - August 22, 2008 4:56 PM
@68
read the post again ..
52 is the racist.....53 just responded to his bullshit......
if you are only offended by the provoked response, and see nothing wrong with 52...its because you are a racist.
anti-american racism and stereotyping is tolerated or ignored on the net.
this suggests white people can dish it out and take it......
i dont see any american or european crying "ill report you" on this or any other site...
52 -"why didn't they live him alive?? Americans, its all about killing."
they didnt kill it.....and you dont have to drag cliches and offensive bullshit into it.......
this douche wasn't even waiting for a pretext to drag racism into this forum and you guys are gonna attack #53 for responding?????????.....
@68
52 couldnt even read/understand the article and his racist bullshit was not provoked.....53= response to offensive ignorant remarks
so i figure calling the illiterate bigot an idiot would make more sense....don't you think?
69. Rachel - August 23, 2008 11:06 AM
@9 & 3Lol thats funny
besides big foot committed suicide
anyone else see strange wilderness geez
70. Nate - August 24, 2008 6:32 PM
This isn't bigfoot. There were just two guys who bought a custome and stuffed it with something and then told the national tv that they found bigfoot, FOR REAL.
Got a link for ya:
http://home.theundergroundcity.com/kickapps/_Two-men-now-say-bigfoot-was-big-hoax/video/302836/22344.html
Like they say in the video; "It just started of like a joke".
Yeah, a joke shown on National TV, then worldwide.
71. Jimmy - August 25, 2008 1:59 PM
I don't care what any of the scientific evidence disproves. I still believe.
72. Annie - August 25, 2008 11:45 PM
Yea, it's fake. Its a gorilla suit. When scientists thawed it, they discovered that the limbs were rubber, and the guts were deli meat or something.
95% human, 5% possum puh-lease. What kind of dna testing is that? HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? Well, it is possible, but scientifically, it isn't because of the different genes....[insert boring scientific explanation of sexual reproduction]. It is possible because some people really do like possums...I suppose.
73. s - August 29, 2008 5:29 PM
LOL
if u all continued to see the other videos, u will find that they showed later on , that it was a costume, just rubber
sorry, it was a prank done by the georgia guys ,lol, i almost believed that the pic was true
74. duke - August 29, 2008 9:53 PM
yer right about us americans you know. the boarder guards shoot every one of your relitives they can get away with too!
75. Jared - August 31, 2008 9:52 PM
It was proven fake on the news.
76. Keith Ledger - September 7, 2008 9:56 PM
Its just me, Keith Ledger with some fur glued on.
77. Rick Astley - September 9, 2008 7:01 AM
*points and laughs at Ledger*
78. jaja_nine - April 28, 2009 2:54 AM
this is not bigfoot or monster like what you(we) believe...i have research for group of monkey and i found "bigfoot" is just one of monkey family. we can said it just similar with gorila but can stand like human. we believe that superman is strong but only in comic...that what we think about bigfoot too.. don't make this story more bigger.