1 00:00:03,100 --> 00:00:04,600 [monster screams] 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,066 [Phil] It sounds big, and it sounds angry. 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,066 -[monster grunts] -[Phil] Oh! 4 00:00:10,066 --> 00:00:11,033 Everybody back, back, back, back. 5 00:00:12,567 --> 00:00:14,000 [woman yells] Oh God! 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,533 [Josh Gates] On this episode of Expedition X... 7 00:00:17,467 --> 00:00:20,867 My team heads deep into the Louisiana Bayou 8 00:00:20,867 --> 00:00:24,567 on the hunt for a legendary swamp monster. 9 00:00:24,567 --> 00:00:28,166 I seen the eyes. Bright red. It stood up about 7-foot tall. 10 00:00:28,166 --> 00:00:29,867 Oh! It's moving. 11 00:00:29,867 --> 00:00:31,233 [Jessica] Is that coming towards us? 12 00:00:32,367 --> 00:00:33,567 [Phil] Look at the eyes back there. 13 00:00:33,567 --> 00:00:35,767 -[shushes] -[monster growls] 14 00:00:35,767 --> 00:00:36,834 [Phil] There's one eye. 15 00:00:38,066 --> 00:00:39,400 -[both] Two. -[Jessica gasps] 16 00:00:49,467 --> 00:00:52,000 All right, I have something very cool to show you guys today. 17 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:53,967 We got movie day. Are we getting a sub? 18 00:00:53,967 --> 00:00:55,867 [Josh] No substitute teacher, you're stuck with me. 19 00:00:55,867 --> 00:00:57,500 But it is movie day. 20 00:00:57,500 --> 00:01:00,667 All right, this is a very intriguing old film 21 00:01:00,667 --> 00:01:04,066 that was sent to me by a woman named Dana Holyfield from Louisiana. 22 00:01:04,066 --> 00:01:07,266 She claims this shows-- Are you ready for it? 23 00:01:07,266 --> 00:01:09,567 -Ready -A terrifying monster. 24 00:01:09,567 --> 00:01:11,467 Dude, you get the weirdest fan mail. 25 00:01:11,467 --> 00:01:12,567 I do, you have no idea. 26 00:01:12,567 --> 00:01:15,467 But I have to say, this is very cool footage. 27 00:01:15,467 --> 00:01:16,867 Phil, you ready to believe in monsters? 28 00:01:16,867 --> 00:01:19,000 Play the film and then we'll see. 29 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,367 Okay, here we go. 30 00:01:21,367 --> 00:01:23,367 -[Jessica] You installed a clapper in here? -Just watch the movie. 31 00:01:23,367 --> 00:01:25,100 Wow. 32 00:01:25,100 --> 00:01:30,000 [Josh] Okay, so we're out in the swamps now. Get ready. 33 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,533 We see there's like a hunting blind or a platform there. 34 00:01:32,967 --> 00:01:34,166 Okay, here we go. 35 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:36,834 Keep an eye, center of the frame in the back. 36 00:01:40,367 --> 00:01:42,567 -Look at that! Look at that! -[Jessica] Oh! 37 00:01:42,567 --> 00:01:43,700 -Yeah! -You see that? 38 00:01:43,700 --> 00:01:45,166 That looks like Bigfoot. 39 00:01:45,166 --> 00:01:49,900 Right? We see this large, upright something walking right through the frame. 40 00:01:49,900 --> 00:01:53,567 [Jessica] I mean, that legitimately looks like Bigfoot. 41 00:01:53,567 --> 00:01:54,600 [Josh] That's what Dana thinks. 42 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,266 This has really become a family mystery for her. 43 00:01:57,266 --> 00:01:59,467 This footage was shot by her grandfather 44 00:01:59,467 --> 00:02:04,066 who spent his whole life trying to figure out exactly what that is. 45 00:02:10,100 --> 00:02:13,600 [Josh] New Orleans has a rich history of folklore and mysticism 46 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,333 from voodoo to vampires... 47 00:02:16,100 --> 00:02:17,767 [howling] 48 00:02:17,767 --> 00:02:19,867 [Josh] ...but for the folks living on the edge of the swamp, 49 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,100 one legend has eclipsed all others. 50 00:02:23,100 --> 00:02:25,400 The Honey Island Swamp Monster. 51 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,867 The first known sighting is in 1963 by Harlan Ford. 52 00:02:29,867 --> 00:02:34,367 He's out hunting, and claims he runs into a 7-foot ape-like creature 53 00:02:34,367 --> 00:02:38,867 with large amber-colored eyes covered in long, matted hair. 54 00:02:38,867 --> 00:02:42,266 He's so terrified and awestruck by the encounter 55 00:02:42,266 --> 00:02:44,266 that he spends more than a decade 56 00:02:44,266 --> 00:02:46,166 relentlessly searching the swamp. 57 00:02:46,166 --> 00:02:51,467 In 1974, he claims to finally find physical proof of the creature. 58 00:02:51,467 --> 00:02:53,367 Harlan makes a plaster cast 59 00:02:53,367 --> 00:02:56,367 of a 11.5-inch three-toed footprint. 60 00:02:56,367 --> 00:03:00,300 Ford contacts the Louisiana department of Wildlife and Fisheries 61 00:03:00,300 --> 00:03:02,000 who find similar tracks, 62 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,467 but are unable to identify any known species in the area that could make them. 63 00:03:06,467 --> 00:03:11,000 He continues to search, carrying with him a Super 8 camera. 64 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,000 And at some point before his death in March of 1980, 65 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,600 he films the footage of what appears to be a monster. 66 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:21,066 But for unknown reasons, he keeps it to himself. 67 00:03:21,066 --> 00:03:25,400 It isn't until 2006, when his granddaughter, Dana Holyfield, 68 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:29,467 is working on a documentary about her family's decades-long search 69 00:03:29,467 --> 00:03:33,133 when Harlan's old 8mm film reels are discovered. 70 00:03:36,767 --> 00:03:40,700 Okay, so what do you think? Is there a Louisiana cryptid out of the swamps? 71 00:03:40,700 --> 00:03:43,066 I mean, all of this sounds pretty compelling. 72 00:03:43,066 --> 00:03:45,567 So at least worth going out there and researching it. 73 00:03:45,567 --> 00:03:47,800 What I would love to see is those plaster casts. 74 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:52,367 However, my instinct here tells me that this is probably a case of misidentification. 75 00:03:52,367 --> 00:03:55,100 Someone sees something like a black bear in the woods out there, 76 00:03:55,100 --> 00:03:57,100 and if they can't quite make out what it is, 77 00:03:57,100 --> 00:03:59,767 imagination can take you to some pretty wild places. 78 00:03:59,767 --> 00:04:02,367 Sure, but that old film footage, that's not a bear. 79 00:04:02,367 --> 00:04:05,667 It's not, however, maybe it's all a hoax. 80 00:04:05,667 --> 00:04:08,066 Maybe that's someone in a Bigfoot suit walking around. 81 00:04:08,066 --> 00:04:09,800 I mean, that's the first thing you think, right? 82 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,300 Could this just be a man in suit? 83 00:04:12,300 --> 00:04:14,767 I mean, that is a possibility, right? 84 00:04:14,767 --> 00:04:17,367 But you gotta remember, Harlan never used this 85 00:04:17,367 --> 00:04:19,266 to profit off of it in any way, shape or form, 86 00:04:19,266 --> 00:04:23,700 so I don't understand why somebody would dress up for no reward. 87 00:04:23,700 --> 00:04:25,800 [Josh] Right. That's the part of this that's very compelling. 88 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,600 Maybe we're dealing with some sort of southern subspecies of Bigfoot here, 89 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:30,867 a la Swampsquatch. 90 00:04:30,867 --> 00:04:31,967 -Right? -That's a good name. 91 00:04:31,967 --> 00:04:33,166 -[Josh] That's a good name. -It is a good name. 92 00:04:33,166 --> 00:04:35,066 Or who knows? Maybe it's a werewolf. 93 00:04:35,066 --> 00:04:37,567 You think there's a werewolf running around in the swamps? 94 00:04:37,567 --> 00:04:42,667 Don't laugh. Because there is southern folklore around the Louisiana area 95 00:04:42,667 --> 00:04:45,567 about a rougarou, and it's basically a werewolf. 96 00:04:45,567 --> 00:04:47,166 A giant, hairy man-beast. 97 00:04:47,166 --> 00:04:50,867 Well, whatever it is, that's what you're here to find out, all right? 98 00:04:50,867 --> 00:04:52,500 I'm sending you to the bayou. 99 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:55,767 I want you to shed light on these recent eyewitness accounts. 100 00:04:55,767 --> 00:04:57,266 -Okay. -Sounds good. 101 00:04:57,266 --> 00:05:01,033 All right. Time to figure out what is lurking in the Honey Island Swamps. 102 00:05:01,467 --> 00:05:03,300 Good luck. 103 00:05:03,300 --> 00:05:06,567 [Josh] It's a three-and-a-half hour flight from New York to New Orleans, 104 00:05:06,567 --> 00:05:10,500 a city swirling with centuries of multicultural influences. 105 00:05:10,500 --> 00:05:13,200 And from there, it's a 40-minute drive north 106 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,233 to the Pearl River Wildlife Area. 107 00:05:16,066 --> 00:05:18,367 [Jessica] This is looking pretty swampy. 108 00:05:18,367 --> 00:05:24,333 [Josh] These 35,000 acres of untamed marshland contain Honey Island Swamp. 109 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,867 I've arranged a meeting for Jess and Phil with Dana 110 00:05:28,867 --> 00:05:30,767 at her family's old hunting camp. 111 00:05:30,767 --> 00:05:32,166 But to get there, 112 00:05:32,166 --> 00:05:35,533 they'll need to adopt a more swamp-friendly form of transport. 113 00:05:37,367 --> 00:05:39,533 -[Jessica] All right, you ready? -[Phil] Oh, yes. 114 00:05:46,367 --> 00:05:49,100 -You know why they call it Honey Island? -Why? 115 00:05:49,100 --> 00:05:50,800 Because apparently it's full of bees. 116 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:52,533 [Jessica] Awesome. 117 00:05:53,667 --> 00:05:55,100 [Phil] There are no roads out here. 118 00:05:55,100 --> 00:05:58,066 So the only way people find each other is by coordinates. 119 00:05:59,367 --> 00:06:01,066 [Phil] GPS says we go left here. 120 00:06:07,066 --> 00:06:09,100 We're meeting with Dana Holyfield, 121 00:06:09,100 --> 00:06:11,300 whose grandfather captured purported video 122 00:06:11,300 --> 00:06:14,100 of the Honey Island Swamp Monster back in the 1970s. 123 00:06:14,100 --> 00:06:15,100 -Hello there. -[Dana] How are you? 124 00:06:15,100 --> 00:06:16,567 [Jessica and Phil] Good. 125 00:06:16,567 --> 00:06:20,300 [Phil] Since then, Dana's been on the frontline of the monster hunt. 126 00:06:20,300 --> 00:06:23,700 So your grandfather dedicated decades of his life to tracking this thing down. 127 00:06:23,700 --> 00:06:26,467 -Yes, he did. -[Phil] Why do you think he did that? 128 00:06:26,467 --> 00:06:31,300 I think when he first saw this thing face-to-face and got a good look at it, 129 00:06:31,300 --> 00:06:34,066 first of all, he said it scared the hell out of him. 130 00:06:34,066 --> 00:06:37,166 And then finding the tracks in the same area, 131 00:06:37,166 --> 00:06:40,467 he just became very interested in finding out more about it. 132 00:06:40,467 --> 00:06:42,467 Why do you think he never went public with it? 133 00:06:42,467 --> 00:06:46,767 Probably because when he first talked about this years ago, 134 00:06:46,767 --> 00:06:48,567 he said people come out of the woodwork, 135 00:06:48,567 --> 00:06:50,700 like monster hunters wanting to go in there and shoot it. 136 00:06:50,700 --> 00:06:54,367 And he was afraid people were gonna kill each other by accident 137 00:06:54,367 --> 00:06:55,667 trying to hunt it down. 138 00:06:55,667 --> 00:06:56,934 So what did this thing look like? 139 00:06:58,367 --> 00:07:03,000 My grandfather said that the thing he remembered most was the eyes. 140 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,867 Big amber-colored eyes just looking at him. 141 00:07:07,100 --> 00:07:10,467 The body was covered in long, dingy hair. 142 00:07:10,467 --> 00:07:14,400 My grandfather stood 6'4", and this thing was taller than he was. 143 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,166 Big broad shoulders and long arms. 144 00:07:17,166 --> 00:07:19,934 And when it turned to run, it ran off on two feet. 145 00:07:21,100 --> 00:07:23,467 What made you pick up your grandfather's mantle? 146 00:07:23,467 --> 00:07:25,166 Did you have an experience at all? 147 00:07:25,166 --> 00:07:27,300 I've had some experiences out here. 148 00:07:27,300 --> 00:07:31,667 I grew up in the swamp. There's all kinds of wildlife. 149 00:07:31,667 --> 00:07:34,767 Being out here all the time, you hear things. 150 00:07:34,767 --> 00:07:37,066 Sometimes I'd hear this thing screaming out. 151 00:07:37,066 --> 00:07:38,400 [monster screams] 152 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:42,900 It's just a noise that makes you very eerie. 153 00:07:42,900 --> 00:07:45,000 Could it be, like, a bear or something like that? 154 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:46,266 [growling] 155 00:07:46,266 --> 00:07:47,867 -[Dana] They do have black bear... - [Jessica] Okay. 156 00:07:47,867 --> 00:07:50,000 [Dana] ...that you see out here occasionally. 157 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:51,000 [purring] 158 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:52,667 [Dana] Black panthers. 159 00:07:52,667 --> 00:07:55,467 There's theories that it could have been from a circus train 160 00:07:55,467 --> 00:07:57,166 that had wrecked out here in the '40s. 161 00:07:58,266 --> 00:07:59,767 [horn blowing] 162 00:07:59,767 --> 00:08:01,000 [crashing] 163 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,700 [Dana] That maybe something got off. 164 00:08:03,700 --> 00:08:07,300 Have you gotten any hints as to what it's attracted to? What it could feed on? 165 00:08:07,300 --> 00:08:11,433 Any clue that would help us track whatever this is down. 166 00:08:12,467 --> 00:08:14,500 [Dana] It could feed on wild hogs. 167 00:08:14,500 --> 00:08:15,867 [hog screaming] 168 00:08:15,867 --> 00:08:18,367 [Dana] There were some wild hogs that had been killed in the area 169 00:08:18,367 --> 00:08:20,200 that they found these tracks. 170 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,467 They had their throats ripped out, 171 00:08:22,467 --> 00:08:24,834 blood was all splattered all over the place. 172 00:08:26,867 --> 00:08:30,567 This was one of the originals that my grandfather made. 173 00:08:30,567 --> 00:08:33,467 And then we found those a couple years back. 174 00:08:33,467 --> 00:08:35,100 -[Phil] Wow. -[Jessica] Look at these. 175 00:08:35,100 --> 00:08:38,767 Those are really clear-cut, good sets. 176 00:08:38,767 --> 00:08:41,567 And really consistent that whatever this is, 177 00:08:41,567 --> 00:08:45,567 it seems like the same species with the three main clawed toes. 178 00:08:45,567 --> 00:08:47,266 And then this looks like a little dewclaw. 179 00:08:47,266 --> 00:08:49,000 Do you mind if I take a 3D scan? 180 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:50,000 [Dana] Go ahead. 181 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:51,367 [Phil] I'm using a lidar scanner 182 00:08:51,367 --> 00:08:54,166 to create 3D models of these plaster casts. 183 00:08:54,166 --> 00:08:56,567 We'll have these digital replicas handy 184 00:08:56,567 --> 00:08:59,066 as we venture further into the swamp. 185 00:08:59,467 --> 00:09:00,567 Got it. 186 00:09:00,567 --> 00:09:01,967 What do you think it is? 187 00:09:01,967 --> 00:09:06,100 I think it's probably something that's just always been out there. 188 00:09:06,100 --> 00:09:10,467 This swamp goes for miles and miles and it connects with other swamps, 189 00:09:10,467 --> 00:09:14,400 so there's a lot of places for this thing to roam. 190 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:18,333 Then where do you recommend we start our investigation? 191 00:09:19,100 --> 00:09:21,567 Y'all need to go meet with M.K. Davis. 192 00:09:21,567 --> 00:09:23,567 He thought it was a hoax... [chuckles softly] 193 00:09:23,567 --> 00:09:25,800 ...until he had his own evidence out there. 194 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,533 -Do you have some coordinates you could give me? -[Dana] Yeah, I do. 195 00:09:31,166 --> 00:09:33,100 [Jessica] We make our way to M.K. Davis, 196 00:09:33,100 --> 00:09:35,767 a local investigator who actually spent years 197 00:09:35,767 --> 00:09:38,233 attempting to disprove Harlan's evidence. 198 00:09:44,467 --> 00:09:46,266 -[Jessica] M.K.? -[M.K. Davis] Yes? 199 00:09:46,266 --> 00:09:49,133 [Jessica] Nice to see you, Dana sent us. 200 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:51,567 -Thank you, sir. -[MK] All right. 201 00:09:51,567 --> 00:09:54,867 [Jessica] She said that you had some evidence of the swamp monster. 202 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:56,400 [M.K.] I do. 203 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,266 [Phil] So you've been looking into this for decades? 204 00:09:59,266 --> 00:10:03,400 I put a lot into it at first, but I didn't find it. 205 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,900 And then I came across this track. 206 00:10:06,900 --> 00:10:11,000 And there it is. This big three-toed track, 207 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:15,867 the same kind of track that Harlan Ford casted all those years ago. 208 00:10:15,867 --> 00:10:18,567 I looked at it and I said, "This can't be." 209 00:10:18,567 --> 00:10:25,100 It can't be. You know, 'cause no one set me up. No one knew I was coming. 210 00:10:25,100 --> 00:10:29,467 So you went from complete skeptic on this to now a complete believer? 211 00:10:29,467 --> 00:10:31,400 [M.K.] Well, I don't have any choice. 212 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:37,266 Why are you even doing this if you're not dedicated to the facts and the truth? 213 00:10:37,266 --> 00:10:39,400 What other kind of evidence have you gotten? 214 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,767 -I've got a thermal video. -[Jessica] Really? 215 00:10:42,767 --> 00:10:46,400 -[Phil] You have a thermal video of this thing? -I do. I have a thermal video. 216 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,700 -Can we see it? -Sure. Let me go get it. 217 00:10:48,700 --> 00:10:50,934 -Awesome. All right. -Whoa. 218 00:10:54,967 --> 00:10:56,166 [Jessica] All right. 219 00:10:57,967 --> 00:11:00,200 -[Jessica] Okay. -[Phil] That's a pretty big heat signature. 220 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:02,700 -[M.K.] Right there would be his head. -[Jessica] Uh-huh. 221 00:11:02,700 --> 00:11:05,266 -[M.K.] And then the rear is down. -[Jessica] Oh, I can see it. 222 00:11:05,266 --> 00:11:08,200 It's actually behind some vegetation. 223 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,100 -It's hiding-- -[Phil] About how far away? 224 00:11:10,100 --> 00:11:11,400 I don't know for sure, 225 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:13,867 but it was across a body of water, it was a pretty good way aways. 226 00:11:13,867 --> 00:11:16,066 So it's kind of like squatting down, looking at you guys. 227 00:11:16,066 --> 00:11:18,300 [M.K.] Right. We stayed there for 30 minutes. 228 00:11:18,300 --> 00:11:20,367 It just stood there and watched. 229 00:11:20,367 --> 00:11:22,066 So this is your most recent evidence? 230 00:11:22,066 --> 00:11:23,266 It is the most recent. 231 00:11:23,266 --> 00:11:25,266 Can we get the GPS coordinates to that? 232 00:11:25,266 --> 00:11:27,734 -You most certainly can. I'll get them for you. -[Jessica] Perfect. 233 00:11:29,266 --> 00:11:30,300 [M.K.] Remember, now. 234 00:11:30,300 --> 00:11:33,000 If you can see what it does to pigs and hogs... 235 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,266 -[Jessica] Yeah. -[M.K.] It don't eat 'em, it just kills them. 236 00:11:36,567 --> 00:11:37,867 -Be careful. -[Jessica] We will. 237 00:11:41,066 --> 00:11:43,767 [growling] 238 00:11:45,166 --> 00:11:47,100 -[Phil] Make our way in? -[Jess] Yeah. 239 00:11:47,100 --> 00:11:49,266 [Phil] It's going to be a 2-mile hike on foot 240 00:11:49,266 --> 00:11:51,800 to the location where M.K. had his encounter. 241 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:55,100 Remote wetlands like these are home to many dangerous animals. 242 00:11:55,100 --> 00:11:57,867 So as we trek in, Jess and I are on high alert 243 00:11:57,867 --> 00:12:00,266 for any large predators in the area. 244 00:12:00,266 --> 00:12:03,767 -I think based on everything we've heard... -Uh-huh. 245 00:12:03,767 --> 00:12:07,567 ...what people are seeing and they describe as the Honey Island Monster, 246 00:12:07,567 --> 00:12:13,867 it climbs, it swims, stands upright, rips apart boar's throats. 247 00:12:13,867 --> 00:12:15,467 That will be easy to find. 248 00:12:15,467 --> 00:12:17,100 Look for dead boars. 249 00:12:17,100 --> 00:12:19,900 For dead boars. Also, let's look for live boars 250 00:12:19,900 --> 00:12:21,667 'cause they can be 300 pounds around here. 251 00:12:21,667 --> 00:12:23,100 I don't wanna find live boars. 252 00:12:23,100 --> 00:12:25,333 -I don't either, but keep your eyes out. -All right. 253 00:12:25,867 --> 00:12:27,567 That's it over there? 254 00:12:27,567 --> 00:12:32,367 -According to his-- whoa! GPS coordinates... -Uh-huh. 255 00:12:32,367 --> 00:12:35,967 ...we are right about there. 256 00:12:38,567 --> 00:12:41,600 This is probably our best bet to set up camera traps. 257 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,400 I got the water nearby so that we can pick up on anything 258 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:47,567 that's coming down to the water's edge. 259 00:12:47,567 --> 00:12:50,667 [Phil] This creature has eluded search parties for decades, 260 00:12:50,667 --> 00:12:54,166 so first up, we're going to set a perimeter of eight game cameras 261 00:12:54,166 --> 00:12:57,500 spaced 10 yards apart surrounding the coordinates of the sighting. 262 00:12:57,500 --> 00:13:01,834 Anything moving into or out of this area, we'll catch it on film. 263 00:13:06,900 --> 00:13:10,233 Okay. On to the next. 264 00:13:13,867 --> 00:13:15,934 [camera clicks onto mount] 265 00:13:18,567 --> 00:13:20,967 All right. Here, this looks like a good spot. 266 00:13:27,266 --> 00:13:29,066 Oh, [bleep]. Look at this. 267 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:32,166 Oh! 268 00:13:32,867 --> 00:13:33,767 Phil, you copy? 269 00:13:33,767 --> 00:13:35,567 Yeah, what's up, Jess? 270 00:13:35,567 --> 00:13:38,100 I just found some prints right by the water's edge. 271 00:13:38,100 --> 00:13:39,767 I mean, I think this thing just ran by. 272 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:41,467 [Phil] Heading your way. 273 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:45,667 -Jess? -[Jessica] Right here. 274 00:13:45,667 --> 00:13:48,233 I just found some prints. Look, look. 275 00:13:49,300 --> 00:13:50,333 -Look at that. -[Phil] Nice! 276 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:56,200 [Jessica] So there's these right here, 277 00:13:56,200 --> 00:14:00,066 then over here there's more like a three-toed track. 278 00:14:00,066 --> 00:14:02,166 [Phil] That is really interesting. 279 00:14:02,166 --> 00:14:04,567 It does look like three. 280 00:14:04,567 --> 00:14:06,467 [Jessica] This is the first ones I found. 281 00:14:06,467 --> 00:14:07,967 [Phil] And they do look fresh. 282 00:14:09,867 --> 00:14:12,100 -[Jessica] Do you have your lidar? -[Phil] I have my lidar. 283 00:14:12,100 --> 00:14:13,200 [Jessica] You wanna scan 'em? 284 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:14,767 [Phil] We should absolutely scan 'em. 285 00:14:14,767 --> 00:14:18,700 It's clear from these tracks that whatever made them is big and went inland. 286 00:14:18,700 --> 00:14:20,667 It must have just passed through here, 287 00:14:20,667 --> 00:14:24,066 close to where M.K. had his most recent sighting. 288 00:14:24,066 --> 00:14:28,100 If whatever made this track was walking inland, 289 00:14:28,100 --> 00:14:30,500 why don't we go in there and try to draw it out? 290 00:14:30,500 --> 00:14:33,600 Our plan is to use a game caller to mimic animal sounds 291 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:36,767 that will hopefully lure whatever this is into the open. 292 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,467 [Jessica exclaims] Look how big that thing is! 293 00:14:40,467 --> 00:14:42,066 Jess, we've seen bigger than this. 294 00:14:42,066 --> 00:14:43,400 [Jessica screaming] Oh, God! It's moving! Oh, God! 295 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:45,800 -[laughs] -[chuckles nervously] Jesus, I hate spiders. 296 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:50,667 All right. Your spider screaming is gonna scare anything around here. 297 00:14:50,667 --> 00:14:52,100 Or it's gonna draw it in. 298 00:14:52,100 --> 00:14:53,367 Well, maybe that too. 299 00:14:53,367 --> 00:14:55,700 It's gonna be like, "Wounded woman, let's go rip her throat out." 300 00:14:55,700 --> 00:14:56,900 That is possible. 301 00:14:56,900 --> 00:14:58,800 Then I don't have to worry about spiders anymore. 302 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,433 -[chuckles] 'Cause you'll be dead? -Yeah. 303 00:15:04,467 --> 00:15:06,867 [Phil] Looks like over here to the right might have a clearing. 304 00:15:07,467 --> 00:15:08,367 [Jessica grunts] 305 00:15:10,567 --> 00:15:12,667 [Phil exhales] What do you think? Base camp? 306 00:15:12,667 --> 00:15:14,767 [Jessica] Yeah, let's set up the blinds here. 307 00:15:14,767 --> 00:15:17,166 Yeah. 308 00:15:17,166 --> 00:15:20,867 [Phil] We begin setting up hunting blinds to help camouflage our location. 309 00:15:20,867 --> 00:15:23,767 Surrounding us is our perimeter of game cameras 310 00:15:23,767 --> 00:15:25,266 which are tethered to my phone. 311 00:15:25,266 --> 00:15:28,233 So if anything goes off, I'll receive an alert. 312 00:15:29,100 --> 00:15:30,300 All right, so how about this? 313 00:15:30,300 --> 00:15:33,467 Why don't you take the game caller and go put it 314 00:15:33,467 --> 00:15:35,967 by one of the cameras just a little bit further away. 315 00:15:35,967 --> 00:15:39,000 I can then watch with the night vision goggles. 316 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,100 -Okay. Make sure we have good line of sight from here? -Uh-huh. 317 00:15:41,100 --> 00:15:43,200 That way, when we set that thing off, 318 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:44,567 at least whatever comes out of the woods, 319 00:15:44,567 --> 00:15:47,900 we'll have a running start to potentially get away if we need to. 320 00:15:47,900 --> 00:15:49,033 Yeah. 321 00:16:03,667 --> 00:16:05,233 Jess, how's this right here? 322 00:16:06,100 --> 00:16:07,767 [Jessica] That's actually perfect. 323 00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:10,867 Like, I have a straight line of sight to you. 324 00:16:10,867 --> 00:16:12,100 Do you wanna do a test on the game caller 325 00:16:12,100 --> 00:16:14,033 to make sure it has range all the way out here? 326 00:16:14,667 --> 00:16:15,967 All right. You ready? 327 00:16:15,967 --> 00:16:17,166 [Phil] Let her rip. 328 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:24,367 [yowling playing on game caller] 329 00:16:24,367 --> 00:16:26,166 [Phil speaking on radio] 330 00:16:26,166 --> 00:16:28,767 [laughing] Yes, I did. 331 00:16:29,967 --> 00:16:31,200 [Phil] Absolutely terrifying. 332 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,100 All right. We got good range out here. 333 00:16:33,100 --> 00:16:35,667 I'm gonna turn the volume up all the way, head back. 334 00:16:35,967 --> 00:16:36,734 Copy. 335 00:16:40,900 --> 00:16:43,000 -Here's my question. -Yeah. 336 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:46,567 How do you know what a bobcat in heat sounds like? 337 00:16:46,567 --> 00:16:48,600 Who doesn't know what a bobcat in heat sounds like? 338 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,467 -Jess, come on. -I don't, it's so weird. 339 00:16:51,467 --> 00:16:54,734 [Phil] I think we got ourselves a monster trap. 340 00:16:57,867 --> 00:17:00,166 -Okay, ready? -[Jessica] Yeah, what are you choosing? 341 00:17:01,266 --> 00:17:02,333 Deer. 342 00:17:03,066 --> 00:17:06,767 [deer sounds playing on game caller] 343 00:17:08,100 --> 00:17:10,233 Yeah, that's what deer sound like. 344 00:17:11,767 --> 00:17:13,667 [deer sounds playing on game caller] 345 00:17:16,300 --> 00:17:17,934 [deer sounds playing on game caller] 346 00:17:19,667 --> 00:17:21,266 Okay, you getting anything out there? 347 00:17:21,266 --> 00:17:23,533 Nothing yet. Let me check behind us. I just-- 348 00:17:24,367 --> 00:17:25,667 A little nervous. 349 00:17:27,166 --> 00:17:29,166 [deer sounds playing on game caller] 350 00:17:29,166 --> 00:17:30,700 [Phil] All right, you ready for some howling? 351 00:17:30,700 --> 00:17:32,400 Yeah. 352 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:36,333 [howling playing on game caller] 353 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:39,367 [howling playing on game caller] 354 00:17:39,367 --> 00:17:42,000 It is eerie how much this sounds like coyotes. 355 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,967 [howling playing on game caller] 356 00:17:44,967 --> 00:17:47,200 -[Phil exhales] My heart is racing-- -[Jessica exclaims] 357 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:48,266 Oh, my gosh. 358 00:17:48,266 --> 00:17:52,033 I just thought that that might have been a face. 359 00:17:55,667 --> 00:17:56,767 [Phil] We got a hit, we got a hit. 360 00:18:00,767 --> 00:18:01,867 Whoa, whoa. 361 00:18:01,867 --> 00:18:03,200 [growling] 362 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:04,867 [Phil] Look at the eyes back there. 363 00:18:05,266 --> 00:18:06,433 That's one eye. 364 00:18:07,266 --> 00:18:08,233 [Jessica and Phil] Two. 365 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:11,433 [Phil] What is happening over here? 366 00:18:12,166 --> 00:18:14,133 -[grunting] -[Phil] Oh. 367 00:18:15,166 --> 00:18:16,467 [Jessica] Is that a pig? 368 00:18:16,467 --> 00:18:17,834 [Phil] That's a big mama. 369 00:18:18,767 --> 00:18:20,133 She looks mad. 370 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,066 [grunting] 371 00:18:25,100 --> 00:18:28,233 You know the bad thing about there being baby boars out there? 372 00:18:28,900 --> 00:18:31,166 Extra aggressive mama pigs? 373 00:18:31,166 --> 00:18:32,200 I have the bear spray. 374 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,700 Oh. Would a bear spray work on a boar? 375 00:18:34,700 --> 00:18:37,100 -I mean, I guess pepper spray is pepper spray. -Oh, yeah. 376 00:18:37,100 --> 00:18:38,433 No one wants it in their eyes. 377 00:18:42,066 --> 00:18:44,667 Okay, I'm gonna try something else. 378 00:18:51,567 --> 00:18:52,867 [distant growling] 379 00:18:52,867 --> 00:18:54,400 [Phil] That was a growl. 380 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:56,533 I just heard a growl, I didn't press a button. 381 00:18:57,266 --> 00:18:58,734 It's that direction, actually. 382 00:18:59,100 --> 00:19:01,100 [distant growl] 383 00:19:01,100 --> 00:19:02,734 [Jessica] I did hear that. 384 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:04,567 [Phil] Got another hit. 385 00:19:05,767 --> 00:19:07,166 This is the same camera. 386 00:19:09,767 --> 00:19:11,834 It's just a lot of dust in the air. 387 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:14,900 [footsteps receding] 388 00:19:14,900 --> 00:19:16,533 Sounds like footsteps. 389 00:19:18,266 --> 00:19:20,567 [boar squealing] 390 00:19:20,567 --> 00:19:22,433 [Jessica] That sounds like somebody's getting killed. 391 00:19:24,100 --> 00:19:26,066 Those guys look terrified. 392 00:19:26,066 --> 00:19:27,834 I mean, is something hunting them right now? 393 00:19:28,867 --> 00:19:30,567 Those boars are 200 pounds each. 394 00:19:30,567 --> 00:19:32,467 So if they're running from something... 395 00:19:32,467 --> 00:19:35,667 -[footsteps approaching] -[Jessica] Something's sneaking up behind us. 396 00:19:39,266 --> 00:19:40,867 [loud grunt] 397 00:19:40,867 --> 00:19:42,100 [Phil] Oh! 398 00:19:42,100 --> 00:19:43,967 All right. Everybody back, back. 399 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,600 [Phil exhales] My heart is racing. 400 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:59,567 Whatever we just heard, it is howling over there. 401 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,066 -I mean, we gotta go over there. -[Phil] Yeah. 402 00:20:03,066 --> 00:20:04,266 Get the bear spray. 403 00:20:04,266 --> 00:20:06,100 I got the spray. 404 00:20:06,100 --> 00:20:09,867 [Jessica] Yeah, I'm not feeling too terribly safe right now. 405 00:20:15,300 --> 00:20:18,033 [boar squealing distantly] 406 00:20:19,367 --> 00:20:20,467 [chirping] 407 00:20:20,900 --> 00:20:22,166 [Phil] It's just a bird. 408 00:20:22,166 --> 00:20:23,100 [chirps] 409 00:20:23,100 --> 00:20:24,000 All right, let's keep moving. 410 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:25,767 -Keep moving. -[Jessica] Yeah. Go. 411 00:20:25,767 --> 00:20:27,767 Here's the camera right here. 412 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,533 Hopefully with evidence of what was back here. 413 00:20:37,900 --> 00:20:39,400 Those boars were running from something. 414 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:41,367 [Jessica] Yeah, they were definitely pissed off. 415 00:20:45,667 --> 00:20:48,333 Something's definitely in here, I just don't know what it is. 416 00:20:51,266 --> 00:20:52,467 [Phil] I got a hair. 417 00:20:52,467 --> 00:20:54,266 [Jessica] You got a hair? 418 00:20:54,767 --> 00:20:55,634 Let me see. 419 00:20:55,634 --> 00:20:57,667 [Phil] It looks like a hair follicle to me. 420 00:20:57,667 --> 00:20:59,767 -[Jessica] Let me see. -Check this out. 421 00:20:59,767 --> 00:21:01,333 [Jessica] Oh, yeah. 422 00:21:02,500 --> 00:21:04,266 At first I thought it was part of the plant, 423 00:21:04,266 --> 00:21:07,000 but you could see at the end there where it narrows? 424 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,700 [Jessica] Yeah. Oh, that does look like a follicle. 425 00:21:09,700 --> 00:21:12,400 I would say 90 percent chance this is gonna be from those boars out here. 426 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:13,567 [Jessica] Yeah. 427 00:21:13,567 --> 00:21:16,667 But there's that 10 percent chance it's something else. 428 00:21:16,667 --> 00:21:18,867 [Jessica] I'm willing to roll the dice on that. 429 00:21:18,867 --> 00:21:20,400 [Phil] Whatever was chasing the hogs 430 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:23,700 seems to have disappeared as quickly as it arrived. 431 00:21:23,700 --> 00:21:25,500 There's a chance we got something. 432 00:21:25,500 --> 00:21:29,266 But we recovered a hair which could shine a light on its true identity. 433 00:21:29,266 --> 00:21:30,867 While we send the sample off to the lab, 434 00:21:30,867 --> 00:21:33,667 we leave our game cameras running all night 435 00:21:33,667 --> 00:21:35,867 in case there is more activity in the area. 436 00:21:40,667 --> 00:21:41,767 We missed a call from Josh 437 00:21:41,767 --> 00:21:43,467 while we were out in the swamp, 438 00:21:43,467 --> 00:21:45,433 so we're connecting to see what he's got for us. 439 00:21:46,300 --> 00:21:48,767 Let's give Josh a call. 440 00:21:48,767 --> 00:21:50,467 [both] Hey, Josh. 441 00:21:50,467 --> 00:21:52,400 How are my two swamp rats doing? 442 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:53,600 -Damp. -Sweaty. 443 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:55,700 [chuckles] Sounds about right. 444 00:21:55,700 --> 00:21:57,467 Okay, so what's the update? How's it going? 445 00:21:57,467 --> 00:21:59,066 Good. We had a really good night. 446 00:21:59,066 --> 00:22:02,367 We got some interesting responses off of the game caller. 447 00:22:02,367 --> 00:22:06,767 And we also saw a large animal track that we did a 3D scan of. 448 00:22:06,767 --> 00:22:08,867 Could be something. I'm not saying monster-- 449 00:22:08,867 --> 00:22:10,567 I'm saying monster. 450 00:22:10,567 --> 00:22:12,500 [Phil] But you know, we got the renderings 451 00:22:12,500 --> 00:22:15,000 so we can compare it to the other casts that exist. 452 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,100 [Josh] So on the off chance that it's not a monster, 453 00:22:17,100 --> 00:22:18,867 any other ideas on what it might be? 454 00:22:18,867 --> 00:22:22,900 Dana said that there's a theory that there was a circus train derailment 455 00:22:22,900 --> 00:22:24,467 that happened in the early 20th century, 456 00:22:24,467 --> 00:22:26,800 where a bunch of primates were released. 457 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,166 Which sounds farfetched, 458 00:22:28,166 --> 00:22:30,000 but it's not totally unprecedented. 459 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:31,900 For example, there's a troop of vervet monkeys 460 00:22:31,900 --> 00:22:35,767 that live in Florida now that escaped from a roadside zoo back in the 1940s. 461 00:22:35,767 --> 00:22:38,567 All right, well, definitely something worth looking into then. 462 00:22:38,567 --> 00:22:41,166 Yes. I do want to follow through with this possible primate theory, 463 00:22:41,166 --> 00:22:43,000 so I set up a meeting with Margaret Buehler. 464 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:44,767 She's a professor over at Tulane, 465 00:22:44,767 --> 00:22:47,367 and she specializes in the study of primates. 466 00:22:47,367 --> 00:22:51,000 Maybe she could tell us if it's man, monkey, or other. 467 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,400 That sounds great and I'll keep doing some digging on this end, 468 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:56,166 see if there's anything else I can dig up on an animal escape. 469 00:22:56,166 --> 00:22:59,000 You know Jess, one thing that you said that really stuck with me 470 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:02,400 is this idea that maybe the Honey Island Swamp Monster 471 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:06,367 could be related to the rougarou legend, this Cajun werewolf story. 472 00:23:06,367 --> 00:23:10,300 I've done a little research and there are some intriguing similarities here. 473 00:23:10,300 --> 00:23:12,800 Both of these stories come from the same area 474 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:15,367 and they have similar descriptions, right? 475 00:23:15,367 --> 00:23:19,266 Both tall, both hairy, and apparently, both very stinky. 476 00:23:19,266 --> 00:23:22,467 Huh, I wonder if they're related to Phil then, 'cause he's a stinky boy. 477 00:23:22,467 --> 00:23:24,367 -It's not that bad, is it? -Yeah, you are. 478 00:23:24,367 --> 00:23:26,367 I do think it's worth looking into 479 00:23:26,367 --> 00:23:29,300 whether there could be a connection between these legends. 480 00:23:29,300 --> 00:23:31,567 I've been reading up on the rougarou, 481 00:23:31,567 --> 00:23:34,100 and I found a recent account from an eyewitness 482 00:23:34,100 --> 00:23:37,667 who claims to have had a terrifying encounter with this creature. 483 00:23:37,667 --> 00:23:39,667 His name is Roy Verrett, 484 00:23:39,667 --> 00:23:43,367 and Jess, I've arranged for you to meet him at a museum in the city. 485 00:23:43,367 --> 00:23:45,867 So go and talk to him, see if you can learn more about his encounter 486 00:23:45,867 --> 00:23:49,667 and more about the legend while Phil goes and talks to the professor at Tulane. 487 00:23:49,667 --> 00:23:51,066 Perfect. Got it. Will do. 488 00:23:51,066 --> 00:23:51,900 All right. Good luck. 489 00:23:51,900 --> 00:23:53,867 And hey, Phil, don't forget to shower. 490 00:23:53,867 --> 00:23:56,100 -Right. On it. -Ew. 491 00:23:56,100 --> 00:23:57,767 -Bye, Josh. -See you. 492 00:24:00,500 --> 00:24:03,000 [Jessica] I'm meeting Roy at a paranormal museum in New Orleans 493 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,700 to see if his report of the rougarou has any ties 494 00:24:05,700 --> 00:24:08,033 to our search for the Honey Island Swamp Monster. 495 00:24:10,300 --> 00:24:11,700 Oh, and a small sidenote, 496 00:24:11,700 --> 00:24:14,467 the museum is reportedly haunted. 497 00:24:15,567 --> 00:24:17,266 -Hey, Roy. -Hi, Jessica, how you doing? 498 00:24:17,266 --> 00:24:18,600 -Hi, nice to meet you. -Hi. 499 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:19,600 [Jessica] So Josh told me 500 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:21,000 you have quite the story to share. 501 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:21,834 Oh, yes. 502 00:24:21,834 --> 00:24:23,834 -You wanna check it out? -Yeah, absolutely. 503 00:24:32,266 --> 00:24:33,467 [Roy] Here it is. 504 00:24:33,467 --> 00:24:37,333 The different images of what people think they've seen. 505 00:24:39,066 --> 00:24:40,300 Honey Island Swamp Monster. 506 00:24:40,300 --> 00:24:43,734 This is a werewolf-type thing. Rougarou. 507 00:24:44,567 --> 00:24:46,166 [Jessica] So then what's your theory? 508 00:24:46,166 --> 00:24:49,467 Do you think that the Honey Island Swamp Monster and the rougarou are related 509 00:24:49,467 --> 00:24:51,567 or do you think that they're two separate beasts? 510 00:24:51,567 --> 00:24:53,367 [Roy] I believe it's the same thing. 511 00:24:53,367 --> 00:24:55,467 I believe it's an actual animal. 512 00:24:56,266 --> 00:24:58,200 Just undiscovered. 513 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:01,100 It's actually a physical being that's walking around out there, 514 00:25:01,100 --> 00:25:02,500 it's just we don't know what that is. 515 00:25:02,500 --> 00:25:04,266 Yes. 516 00:25:04,266 --> 00:25:07,867 So, then, tell me. What was your experience? 517 00:25:07,867 --> 00:25:11,500 The whole area where we stayed, everybody lives off the land. 518 00:25:11,500 --> 00:25:13,467 Trapping, hunting, and all that stuff. 519 00:25:13,467 --> 00:25:16,166 Behind the house, it's just open marsh for miles. 520 00:25:20,567 --> 00:25:22,066 I was hunting rabbits. 521 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:30,567 And there was this loud roar-growl. 522 00:25:30,567 --> 00:25:32,934 [monster growling] 523 00:25:33,867 --> 00:25:37,166 [Roy] It'd be a mix between a bear and a lion. 524 00:25:37,166 --> 00:25:40,300 [monster growling] 525 00:25:40,300 --> 00:25:42,500 [Roy] I'd never heard anything like this before. 526 00:25:42,500 --> 00:25:43,634 [Jessica] Mm-hmm. 527 00:25:44,867 --> 00:25:46,400 [Roy] As I was coming around the corner, 528 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:47,867 I seen the eyes, shining. 529 00:25:47,867 --> 00:25:49,634 It was a bright red. 530 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:54,166 And it stood up. It stood up about 7-foot tall. 531 00:25:56,367 --> 00:25:57,734 [growling] 532 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:04,900 [Roy] I didn't know whether to crawl out of my skin. 533 00:26:04,900 --> 00:26:06,667 There was no way I was taking a chance taking a shot at that. 534 00:26:06,667 --> 00:26:09,066 All it was gonna do is piss it off. 535 00:26:09,066 --> 00:26:12,433 And at this point, I realize, "Okay, I don't know what this is." 536 00:26:13,367 --> 00:26:15,033 I'm not sticking around to find out. 537 00:26:16,567 --> 00:26:19,100 Interesting. Maybe when people stumble upon it, 538 00:26:19,100 --> 00:26:22,467 it gets startled and it kind of stands its ground 539 00:26:22,467 --> 00:26:24,567 because of its territory or something like that. 540 00:26:24,567 --> 00:26:26,166 It's a good possibility. 541 00:26:26,166 --> 00:26:27,467 So you're 100 percent a believer. 542 00:26:27,467 --> 00:26:28,967 -I'm a 100 percent believer, yes. -[Jessica] Yeah? 543 00:26:28,967 --> 00:26:30,300 Ain't no doubt. 544 00:26:30,300 --> 00:26:32,100 No doubt in your mind that this is not a hoax, 545 00:26:32,100 --> 00:26:35,166 you've ran into some unexplained creature. 546 00:26:35,166 --> 00:26:38,000 Unexplained creature that was huge. 547 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:39,667 Had to be... even with the sound. 548 00:26:39,667 --> 00:26:41,166 If you didn't put your eyes on it, 549 00:26:41,166 --> 00:26:43,867 you knew that that animal was huge. 550 00:26:43,867 --> 00:26:46,967 I mean, I'm getting goosebumps talking about it. 551 00:26:46,967 --> 00:26:50,500 [Jessica] Roy's account of the rougarou sounds like it could be one and the same 552 00:26:50,500 --> 00:26:52,467 as the Honey Island Swamp Monster. 553 00:26:52,467 --> 00:26:55,867 Both are huge, hairy swamp-dwelling creatures. 554 00:26:56,900 --> 00:26:59,066 Are they tied to the same old legends 555 00:26:59,066 --> 00:27:03,433 or do they have roots stemming from an actual unidentified cryptid monster? 556 00:27:04,467 --> 00:27:06,767 Given his description of its unique roar, 557 00:27:06,767 --> 00:27:09,767 I want to see about replicating the sound he described. 558 00:27:09,767 --> 00:27:13,767 If it's a real creature, maybe we can use that to lure it out of hiding. 559 00:27:14,667 --> 00:27:16,467 Do you remember where you had these sightings? 560 00:27:16,467 --> 00:27:18,166 Would you be able to give me the coordinates? 561 00:27:18,166 --> 00:27:19,934 -Sure. -Fantastic. 562 00:27:22,300 --> 00:27:24,800 [Phil] I want to delve further into the taxonomy 563 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,266 of what could be the Honey Island Swamp Monster. 564 00:27:27,266 --> 00:27:28,867 So I'm heading to Tulane University 565 00:27:28,867 --> 00:27:31,333 to meet with Professor Margaret Buehler. 566 00:27:32,467 --> 00:27:34,900 She has extensive field experience studying primates 567 00:27:34,900 --> 00:27:38,233 and offered to take a look at some of the evidence we've collected. 568 00:27:39,667 --> 00:27:40,600 Hey, Margaret. 569 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:41,700 -Hello. -[Phil] Hey. 570 00:27:41,700 --> 00:27:43,767 -Good to see you. -Good to see you, too. 571 00:27:43,767 --> 00:27:45,300 [Phil] Thanks for taking the time to meet. 572 00:27:45,300 --> 00:27:46,800 You bet. 573 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:50,567 So, as you know, we are here looking at the Honey Island Swamp Monster. 574 00:27:50,567 --> 00:27:53,667 We've talked to some people that think they have evidence of it, 575 00:27:53,667 --> 00:27:54,967 and I really want to get your take on it 576 00:27:54,967 --> 00:27:57,767 considering how much experience you have in the field 577 00:27:57,767 --> 00:27:59,934 -looking at primates in the wild. -Sure. 578 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:05,700 [Phil] Okay. So these are original casts that people have made 579 00:28:05,700 --> 00:28:09,433 -that they say are from the swamp monster. -Oh. Whoa. 580 00:28:12,066 --> 00:28:16,266 I'm noticing here, kind of the deepest part of this footprint 581 00:28:16,266 --> 00:28:18,467 is along both edges. 582 00:28:18,467 --> 00:28:21,266 Um, it does not seem to have an arch, 583 00:28:21,266 --> 00:28:27,367 which is something you'll see in things that are more adapted for bipedal movement. 584 00:28:27,367 --> 00:28:31,300 -So it does look like this has claws. - [Phil] Mm-hmm. 585 00:28:31,300 --> 00:28:35,000 Which is not a standard trait for a primate. 586 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:40,500 My instincts would lean toward this being something more quadrupedal. 587 00:28:40,500 --> 00:28:42,266 It could be an alligator. 588 00:28:42,266 --> 00:28:46,300 They do have four digits on their back feet and five on the front. 589 00:28:46,300 --> 00:28:49,967 I think we just need more samples to know for sure. 590 00:28:49,967 --> 00:28:54,266 So the majority of these traits that you're seeing in this, 591 00:28:54,266 --> 00:28:56,500 A, do not tell you that it's bipedal. 592 00:28:56,500 --> 00:28:58,000 They do not. Does not seem to be. 593 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:01,600 And B, it's not quite indicating primate. 594 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:06,100 Yes. I'd say it's very unlikely to see 595 00:29:06,100 --> 00:29:10,033 if a primate were to make this kind of impression. 596 00:29:11,767 --> 00:29:15,567 [Phil] So, let me show you footage from people who claimed 597 00:29:15,567 --> 00:29:17,367 that they have seen this thing. 598 00:29:17,367 --> 00:29:19,000 This was taken back in '70s, 599 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:20,600 so the footage is a little grainy, 600 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:26,800 but at one point, you see something that is undeniably a little strange. 601 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:31,367 [Margaret] So, right here, we can definitely see bipedal motion. 602 00:29:31,367 --> 00:29:34,000 Looks like their upper limbs swinging back and forth. 603 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:38,100 But the most likely bipedal primate that it would be, 604 00:29:38,100 --> 00:29:40,367 would be a human. 605 00:29:40,367 --> 00:29:42,000 -Yeah. -[Margaret] Like you and I. 606 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:44,000 Any other thing it could possibly be? 607 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:46,467 Because one of the theories that is out here 608 00:29:46,467 --> 00:29:49,467 is some people say in the early 1900s, 609 00:29:49,467 --> 00:29:52,467 there was a train crash and some circus animals escaped. 610 00:29:52,467 --> 00:29:56,567 Do you think it is possible that something could be surviving out here 611 00:29:56,567 --> 00:29:58,166 in the Louisiana swamps? 612 00:29:58,166 --> 00:30:04,300 I think primates, if released, could absolutely live in the swamps in Louisiana. 613 00:30:04,300 --> 00:30:05,467 Okay. 614 00:30:05,467 --> 00:30:08,166 It's kind of subtropical here, it doesn't get too cold, 615 00:30:08,166 --> 00:30:11,834 there's plenty of water, plenty of food, they can absolutely survive. 616 00:30:13,767 --> 00:30:15,266 [Phil] After speaking with Margaret, 617 00:30:15,266 --> 00:30:17,767 it's clear that we're dealing with some conflicting information 618 00:30:17,767 --> 00:30:20,567 between the prints, video, and witness accounts. 619 00:30:20,567 --> 00:30:22,934 So I want to download with Jess. 620 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:32,100 So, yeah, I met up with Roy. His description matches almost perfectly 621 00:30:32,100 --> 00:30:34,000 with what Dana and M.K. told us. 622 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:36,266 7-feet tall, covered in fur, 623 00:30:36,266 --> 00:30:38,000 all of it just seems to match up. 624 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:42,000 Well, what about this lead on it possibly being the rougarou? 625 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:45,100 I think the rougarou is based in lore. 626 00:30:45,100 --> 00:30:48,166 I think that what we're actually dealing with 627 00:30:48,166 --> 00:30:51,634 is just sightings of the Honey Island Swamp Monster. 628 00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:52,967 Okay. 629 00:30:52,967 --> 00:30:54,400 I think there's something out there. 630 00:30:56,066 --> 00:30:58,700 [Jessica] We're heading to the location where Roy had his run-in. 631 00:30:58,700 --> 00:31:02,567 From his account, it sounds like he may have caught the creature off-guard, 632 00:31:02,567 --> 00:31:05,333 so I wanna travel by stealth and see if it's still in the area. 633 00:31:07,667 --> 00:31:09,100 Sorry to keep harping on this. 634 00:31:09,100 --> 00:31:11,867 Did you set up the water transport for us again? 635 00:31:11,867 --> 00:31:14,000 Yes, I set up the water transport again. 636 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:15,767 [Phil] Is it as fun as last time? 637 00:31:15,767 --> 00:31:18,867 It is exactly what we need it to be 638 00:31:18,867 --> 00:31:20,700 considering what we're trying to do. 639 00:31:20,700 --> 00:31:23,000 -So... -Okay, now I'm worried. 640 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:24,467 You should be. 641 00:31:24,467 --> 00:31:26,333 Hope you haven't been skipping arm day. 642 00:31:28,100 --> 00:31:29,166 Huh. 643 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,567 [Jessica] That's right. A rowboat. 644 00:31:32,567 --> 00:31:34,367 This is it. 645 00:31:34,367 --> 00:31:37,266 Well, we're not gonna be covering a lot of ground in this thing tonight. 646 00:31:37,266 --> 00:31:39,767 So that's true, but hear me out. 647 00:31:39,767 --> 00:31:42,667 This is the same type of boat that Roy was using 648 00:31:42,667 --> 00:31:45,200 when he ended up sneaking up on the monster, 649 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:46,967 so I kind of just wanna replicate that. 650 00:31:46,967 --> 00:31:49,567 Okay, so, slow but stealthy. 651 00:31:49,567 --> 00:31:51,867 -I got a thermal drone... -Yeah. 652 00:31:51,867 --> 00:31:54,900 ...um, so we can at least survey a big area from here. 653 00:31:54,900 --> 00:31:57,967 Okay, I brought out the game callers 654 00:31:57,967 --> 00:32:01,100 and I got the FLIR, so that anything that you see above, 655 00:32:01,100 --> 00:32:03,066 I can see from maybe the shoreline. 656 00:32:03,066 --> 00:32:04,367 -Sounds good. -Sweet. 657 00:32:04,367 --> 00:32:06,000 -Okay. -[Jessica] All right. 658 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:07,500 Let me get in here. 659 00:32:07,500 --> 00:32:09,900 -[Phil] Watch your step in there. -[Jessica] Jesus, Phillip! 660 00:32:09,900 --> 00:32:11,166 [clears throat] 661 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:13,467 [Jessica] Come on! 662 00:32:13,467 --> 00:32:16,000 You know I'm in trouble when she uses my full name, Phillip. 663 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:17,667 [Jessica] God. 664 00:32:17,667 --> 00:32:19,166 [Phil] Let's launch. 665 00:32:33,300 --> 00:32:37,000 [Phil] You know, maybe with two people paddling, like one on each side, 666 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,266 this would get somewhere. 667 00:32:38,266 --> 00:32:40,867 [Jessica] We need someone to work the flashlight. 668 00:32:40,867 --> 00:32:42,266 [Phil sighs] 669 00:32:44,100 --> 00:32:47,767 [Phil] As the sun sets, we're making our way down the Pearl River 670 00:32:47,767 --> 00:32:50,200 scouring the shoreline where Roy had his sighting, 671 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:53,333 looking for any pops of color on the thermal cam. 672 00:32:55,700 --> 00:32:57,800 -Got the FLIR? -[Phil] Yeah. 673 00:32:57,800 --> 00:32:59,033 [groans] 674 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:01,333 All right, we're recording. 675 00:33:03,567 --> 00:33:05,100 [Phil] How's the visibility on that? 676 00:33:05,100 --> 00:33:07,100 [Jessica] Visibility's pretty good, actually. 677 00:33:07,100 --> 00:33:08,567 I mean, I'm catching all the trees, 678 00:33:08,567 --> 00:33:10,600 -everything's showing up cold, though. -Oh, yeah. 679 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:11,700 [Jessica] See what I'm talking about? 680 00:33:11,700 --> 00:33:13,767 If there is a mammal out there, it would light up. 681 00:33:13,767 --> 00:33:15,266 [Jessica] It would absolutely light up. 682 00:33:15,266 --> 00:33:17,800 Don't forget, we gotta be looking close to the ground 683 00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:23,800 'cause it hunkers down, or up in the trees, or if it stands up. 684 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,767 -So we gotta be looking everywhere. -[Jessica] Pretty much. 685 00:33:26,767 --> 00:33:29,000 [Jessica] Roy said that the swamp monster sounds like 686 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:30,667 a mix between a bear and a lion. 687 00:33:30,667 --> 00:33:33,567 So I created a file which blends those two growls, 688 00:33:33,567 --> 00:33:36,100 and I'm going to play it through the game caller. 689 00:33:36,100 --> 00:33:37,867 If there are any monsters in the area, 690 00:33:37,867 --> 00:33:40,300 and they hear a call that resembles one of their own, 691 00:33:40,300 --> 00:33:41,867 maybe it'll come investigate. 692 00:33:41,867 --> 00:33:43,667 -You ready? -I'm ready. 693 00:33:43,667 --> 00:33:44,867 -Give it a rip. -[Jessica] Okay. 694 00:33:44,867 --> 00:33:45,800 Here we go. 695 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:48,233 [growl playing on game caller] 696 00:33:51,567 --> 00:33:53,400 That is a sound I would not wanna hear 697 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:54,667 if I were alone in these swamps. 698 00:33:54,667 --> 00:33:55,600 [Jessica] Mm-mm. 699 00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:59,266 [growl playing on game caller] 700 00:34:06,867 --> 00:34:08,967 [growl playing on game caller] 701 00:34:10,867 --> 00:34:13,166 -[Jessica] Oh! Look at that. Did you see that? -[Phil] Oh yeah. What's... 702 00:34:13,166 --> 00:34:15,266 -[Phil] What is it? -[Jessica] I don't know. Right over there. 703 00:34:22,367 --> 00:34:25,166 [clicks tongue] Shoot, I think we lost it. 704 00:34:25,166 --> 00:34:30,266 [Phil] I feel like now's the perfect time to fly the thermal drone. 705 00:34:30,266 --> 00:34:32,567 So we can get a birds-eye view of what's happening around here. 706 00:34:32,567 --> 00:34:35,266 Maybe something got close but we're not able to pick it up on shore, 707 00:34:35,266 --> 00:34:37,634 maybe it's just into the woods here. 708 00:34:44,467 --> 00:34:46,700 -All right, Jess, I'm up. -[Jessica] Okay. 709 00:34:46,700 --> 00:34:48,467 -[Phil] That's the river right here. -[Jess] Okay. 710 00:34:48,467 --> 00:34:49,800 So the river's a little bit warmer, 711 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:52,266 so we're looking for hot spots in this area. 712 00:34:52,266 --> 00:34:54,000 [Jessica] So what's the green, just trees? 713 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,400 Yeah, that's trees. 714 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:59,467 [Jessica] Can you fly over that area that I got that hit? 715 00:34:59,467 --> 00:35:00,934 Heading in right now. 716 00:35:02,300 --> 00:35:04,333 [Jessica] I'll see if I can pick it up again. 717 00:35:07,367 --> 00:35:10,500 Hang on, Jess. Whoa, whoa. 718 00:35:10,500 --> 00:35:12,100 -What'd you get? -[Phil] What is that? 719 00:35:12,100 --> 00:35:13,700 -[Jessica] Oh, right there! -You see that? 720 00:35:13,700 --> 00:35:15,667 -[Jessica] Yeah. -[Phil] Whoa, it's moving. 721 00:35:15,667 --> 00:35:17,166 [Jessica] Oh, yeah. Wait, here's the river... 722 00:35:18,767 --> 00:35:20,300 Is that coming towards us? 723 00:35:20,300 --> 00:35:21,700 [Phil] Oh, my God. 724 00:35:25,567 --> 00:35:29,200 Stories of the rougarou date all the way back to medieval France, 725 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:32,900 where it was called the loup-garou, French for werewolf. 726 00:35:32,900 --> 00:35:37,367 Settlers brought the story to Louisiana where it blended with local lore 727 00:35:37,367 --> 00:35:39,266 to create a terrifying monster. 728 00:35:39,266 --> 00:35:46,066 A red-eyed 7-foot tall wolf with a distinctly awful smell. 729 00:35:46,066 --> 00:35:50,600 Now, there's huge variation on how you actually become a rougarou. 730 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:54,700 Some say Catholics who skip Lent for seven years will turn into one. 731 00:35:54,700 --> 00:35:59,667 Others say direct eye-contact with a rougarou will cause you to transform into one. 732 00:36:01,300 --> 00:36:04,100 But perhaps the most interesting superstition of all 733 00:36:04,100 --> 00:36:07,400 is how you're supposed to protect yourself from it. 734 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:10,800 Just lay exactly 13 objects in front of your home, 735 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:12,967 and the creature will never enter. 736 00:36:12,967 --> 00:36:17,300 Why? Because legend says the beast can't count above 12. 737 00:36:17,300 --> 00:36:20,867 Yep. You can literally do a number on the rougarou. 738 00:36:25,867 --> 00:36:28,367 -[Jessica] Look how close it is. -[Phil] What is it? 739 00:36:28,367 --> 00:36:30,600 It's a pretty big heat signature. 740 00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:32,367 But look at the shape. 741 00:36:32,367 --> 00:36:35,166 [Jessica] That looks how a person would run from the top-down. 742 00:36:35,166 --> 00:36:40,266 [Phil] It's 3:00 a.m., there's no way a person would be out here other than us. 743 00:36:40,266 --> 00:36:42,667 Now it looks like it down on all fours. 744 00:36:42,667 --> 00:36:44,066 It's right under this tree. 745 00:36:44,767 --> 00:36:46,467 Where is it? Okay, yeah. 746 00:36:46,467 --> 00:36:48,000 -I think... -[Jessica] Over there? 747 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:49,667 [Phil] Yeah. 748 00:36:49,667 --> 00:36:51,266 It's about 50 meters in, Jess. 749 00:36:51,266 --> 00:36:53,767 -You see the big tree in the back? -[Jessica] Yeah. 750 00:36:53,767 --> 00:36:55,800 I mean, I'm not picking up anything from here, 751 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:57,700 so I think we should dock and go in there. 752 00:36:57,700 --> 00:37:00,667 Okay. Jess, you watch the shoreline, I'm gonna bring this back. 753 00:37:00,667 --> 00:37:01,634 [Jessica] Okay. 754 00:37:03,166 --> 00:37:07,300 All right. Got it, landed. Done. 755 00:37:07,300 --> 00:37:09,367 [Phil] Gotta be ready for anything up ahead. 756 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:12,467 [Jessica] Okay. 757 00:37:15,467 --> 00:37:16,767 Let's go. 758 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:23,800 [Phil] Watch your step here. 759 00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:25,166 [Jessica] Yeah, I see it. 760 00:37:26,467 --> 00:37:29,634 -[Phil] Oh, God. It smells terrible. -[Jessica] It smells so bad. 761 00:37:31,700 --> 00:37:34,467 -This way? -[Phil] Yeah, I think it's this way. 762 00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:38,066 [Jessica] Slow down. 763 00:37:39,567 --> 00:37:40,834 [Phil] Wow. 764 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:46,767 Okay, so, the last known location I had. 765 00:37:47,867 --> 00:37:51,667 I was flying up ahead, and it was right under here. 766 00:37:58,200 --> 00:37:59,934 -[Phil] Hold it. Jess-- -[Jessica exclaims] 767 00:38:00,700 --> 00:38:01,867 Oh, look at those! 768 00:38:01,867 --> 00:38:03,467 -[Phil] We got bones. -[Jessica] Oh, this is a spine! 769 00:38:03,467 --> 00:38:06,834 -[Phil] Vertebrae, scapula. -[Jessica] What do you think that is? 770 00:38:08,200 --> 00:38:10,133 Could the creature have eaten that? 771 00:38:11,767 --> 00:38:14,100 [Phil] They do look old. 772 00:38:14,100 --> 00:38:16,867 I don't think there's any way we're gonna be able to catch up with that thing. 773 00:38:16,867 --> 00:38:19,266 [exhales] We had it. [bleep] 774 00:38:20,667 --> 00:38:24,433 We saw it on the thermal. It was right back there. 775 00:38:25,867 --> 00:38:28,333 And we know it was here just minutes ago. 776 00:38:29,767 --> 00:38:31,166 But it's moving quick. 777 00:38:31,166 --> 00:38:32,400 I've got a few hits on the FLIR, 778 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:35,100 you've got excellent drone footage. 779 00:38:35,100 --> 00:38:37,000 We've got that hair we can get analyzed. 780 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:41,266 And the camera traps are still up. 781 00:38:41,266 --> 00:38:44,100 So I say we gather all that stuff together and get it analyzed, 782 00:38:44,100 --> 00:38:45,266 try to figure out what this is. 783 00:38:45,266 --> 00:38:47,600 Because to me, it all says there is something 784 00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:50,100 that people are definitely seeing out in the swamp 785 00:38:50,100 --> 00:38:51,567 that is the Honey Island Swamp Monster. 786 00:38:51,567 --> 00:38:54,867 To me, the evidence doesn't stack up to tell me 787 00:38:54,867 --> 00:39:00,567 that there's anything more extraordinary than the known nature that is here. 788 00:39:00,567 --> 00:39:05,266 But it also doesn't say that something extraordinary couldn't be out here. 789 00:39:05,266 --> 00:39:07,567 We won't know until it's analyzed is all I'm saying. 790 00:39:07,567 --> 00:39:09,567 That's true. Oh, you know what else is true, Jess? 791 00:39:09,567 --> 00:39:11,467 -[Jessica] What? -You're rowing back. 792 00:39:12,867 --> 00:39:15,367 [Josh] My team dove into the Louisiana Bayou 793 00:39:15,367 --> 00:39:19,533 intent on solving the mystery of the Honey Island Swamp Monster. 794 00:39:20,867 --> 00:39:21,734 [Phil] Let's get out there. 795 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:24,900 [Josh] Now, as we analyze the evidence, 796 00:39:24,900 --> 00:39:29,667 we're hoping to separate fact from fiction in this decades old mystery. 797 00:39:29,667 --> 00:39:31,200 Look, look. 798 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:33,500 [Phil] Oh, look at those. 799 00:39:33,500 --> 00:39:36,500 [Josh] First, given the size and spread of its claw marks, 800 00:39:36,500 --> 00:39:41,567 Jess' animal prints are likely from an alligator, not a 7-foot monster. 801 00:39:41,567 --> 00:39:45,467 And our trail cams captured mostly wandering raccoons, 802 00:39:45,467 --> 00:39:47,767 along with some behemoth wild hogs. 803 00:39:47,767 --> 00:39:49,266 [grunting] 804 00:39:49,266 --> 00:39:52,667 [Josh] Whatever spooked those hogs might have been a formidable predator. 805 00:39:52,667 --> 00:39:57,367 But a black bear or coyote seemed like the most realistic possibilities. 806 00:39:57,367 --> 00:39:59,367 Sounds like somebody's getting killed. 807 00:39:59,367 --> 00:40:02,266 [Josh] But neither walk on two feet for long periods, 808 00:40:02,266 --> 00:40:06,066 and Harlan's film clearly depicts a bipedal creature. 809 00:40:06,066 --> 00:40:09,967 After running a DNA analysis of the hair Phil recovered from the swamp... 810 00:40:09,967 --> 00:40:11,100 [Phil] I got a hair. 811 00:40:11,100 --> 00:40:14,467 [Josh] The results came back 100 percent Sus scrofa, 812 00:40:14,467 --> 00:40:18,467 or for those who don't speak Latin, wild hog. 813 00:40:18,467 --> 00:40:22,600 We know that large primates could survive in these sprawling swamps. 814 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:24,667 [Margaret] It's kind of subtropical here. 815 00:40:24,667 --> 00:40:26,800 Plenty of water, plenty of food. 816 00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:29,100 [Josh] But after scouring area archives, 817 00:40:29,100 --> 00:40:34,467 we didn't find any circus train derailments near Honey Island from the 1940s. 818 00:40:34,467 --> 00:40:39,467 Though plenty of other exotic pets could very well have escaped in recent years. 819 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:43,667 [Jessica] Oh! Look at that. Did you see that? 820 00:40:43,667 --> 00:40:46,467 [Josh] Could the figure we caught lurking in the underbrush 821 00:40:46,467 --> 00:40:48,367 be the Honey Island Swamp Monster? 822 00:40:48,367 --> 00:40:49,767 -There it is. Yeah! -Oh! 823 00:40:49,767 --> 00:40:51,500 -It's moving. It's moving. -[Jessica] Oh, yeah. 824 00:40:51,500 --> 00:40:53,166 [Josh] Even with this substantial footage, 825 00:40:53,166 --> 00:40:56,767 a lack of any physical evidence muddies the waters, 826 00:40:56,767 --> 00:41:00,567 making it impossible to determine whether this is a known animal 827 00:41:00,567 --> 00:41:02,900 or perhaps something more monstrous. 828 00:41:02,900 --> 00:41:07,000 And the fact that he never released or even discussed with his family 829 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:09,767 this first-hand evidence depicting the very animal 830 00:41:09,767 --> 00:41:13,900 he spent a decade searching for is inconceivable. 831 00:41:13,900 --> 00:41:17,266 It suggests that he may have had a reason to not show it at all. 832 00:41:17,266 --> 00:41:19,266 Until more evidence comes to light, 833 00:41:19,266 --> 00:41:22,066 there's no way to prove that the many wild sightings 834 00:41:22,066 --> 00:41:25,667 are anything more than the stuff of Louisiana legends. 835 00:41:25,667 --> 00:41:27,767 For more information on Expedition X, 836 00:41:27,767 --> 00:41:30,867 head to discovery.com/ExpeditionX.