The ‘Knobby’ Enigma | ST 58
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In the winter of 1979, several residents around Carpenter’s Knob in Cleveland County, North Carolina, reported a series of unusual encounters with an unknown, apelike animal. Among the early sightings were those reported by Minnie Cook, an 88-year-old resident who claimed that she observed the animal after she emerged from her home to learn what kind of animal had been disturbing her dogs. Cook’s encounter was soon followed by others, some describing the strange creature as being close to six feet tall, and weighing as much as 250 pounds, while others claimed the mystery beast was even larger and more menacing.
Over the next several weeks, “Knobby fever” would strike this rural portion of Western North Carolina, with many other residents reporting sightings of a large apelike creature that both walked on its hind legs and on all-fours. In this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, following a recent news story involving the escape of several primates from a South Carolina laboratory, we take a deep dive into the story of Knobby, and examine the possibilities behind this enduring local legend of a southeastern “Bigfoot” creature. Was Knobby really a relict from a bygone past, or are there more down to earth explanations for this mysterious spate of sightings?
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