1 00:00:01,969 --> 00:00:03,936 [josh] on this episode of expedition x: 2 00:00:03,971 --> 00:00:06,972 My team and I launch our biggest investigation yet 3 00:00:07,008 --> 00:00:09,375 as we uncover shocking new reports 4 00:00:09,410 --> 00:00:12,945 of a terrifying creature prowling the american midwest. 5 00:00:12,980 --> 00:00:15,481 [man] ...Iridescent, orangish-red eyes. 6 00:00:15,516 --> 00:00:17,583 Six-and-a-half, seven feet off the ground. 7 00:00:17,618 --> 00:00:19,385 Looking at me. 8 00:00:19,420 --> 00:00:23,655 Is this vicious beast to blame for a recent killing spree? 9 00:00:23,691 --> 00:00:25,591 -Oh, my god! -[gasps] 10 00:00:25,626 --> 00:00:27,126 that is horrendous. 11 00:00:27,161 --> 00:00:29,595 [jessica] that whole chunk's missing. 12 00:00:29,630 --> 00:00:34,099 Is it a rabid dog, a massive wolf or an unknown predator? 13 00:00:35,136 --> 00:00:36,435 I think it's a werewolf. 14 00:00:36,470 --> 00:00:39,471 And this time, I'm joining the hunt. 15 00:00:39,507 --> 00:00:41,607 [animal howling] 16 00:00:41,642 --> 00:00:43,108 [whispers] definitely sounds like an animal. 17 00:00:43,144 --> 00:00:45,411 Holy [bleep]. Look at this. 18 00:00:45,446 --> 00:00:47,579 -Look at this! -Oh, that's huge! 19 00:00:47,615 --> 00:00:49,214 Be really careful where you're standing. 20 00:00:49,250 --> 00:00:50,616 We got fresh prints here. 21 00:00:50,651 --> 00:00:53,385 [phil] something was [bleep] right there. 22 00:00:53,421 --> 00:00:55,487 Something is out there. 23 00:00:55,523 --> 00:00:57,923 [jessica] oh, my god! Oh, my god, there it is. You see that? 24 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,161 -Whoa! Whoa! -Right there. Right there. 25 00:01:02,196 --> 00:01:05,064 And we're on a hunt for the truth behind... 26 00:01:05,099 --> 00:01:07,800 [jessica] holy [bleep] it's moving in the brush. 27 00:01:08,702 --> 00:01:10,936 ...An american werewolf. 28 00:01:12,206 --> 00:01:14,006 My name is josh gates. 29 00:01:14,041 --> 00:01:17,509 In my travels, I've experienced strange things, 30 00:01:17,545 --> 00:01:20,979 that defy logic and made me question everything. 31 00:01:21,015 --> 00:01:23,248 Oh, my god! 32 00:01:23,284 --> 00:01:24,817 Now I've put together a team 33 00:01:24,852 --> 00:01:27,920 to investigate the stranger side of the unknown. 34 00:01:27,955 --> 00:01:29,288 Let's go. 35 00:01:30,291 --> 00:01:31,757 Phil torres is a scientist 36 00:01:31,792 --> 00:01:34,126 who hunts for rational explanations. 37 00:01:38,032 --> 00:01:40,232 Jessica chobot's paranormal research 38 00:01:40,267 --> 00:01:42,201 has made her a true believer. 39 00:01:42,236 --> 00:01:45,104 Phil, do you see that? I just saw something run across. 40 00:01:45,139 --> 00:01:47,239 Together, we're searching for answers... 41 00:01:47,274 --> 00:01:48,941 What is that? 42 00:01:48,976 --> 00:01:51,743 ...To the world's most extraordinary mysteries. 43 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:54,813 This is expedition x. 44 00:01:59,653 --> 00:02:01,353 All right, phil, jess. 45 00:02:01,388 --> 00:02:04,223 I hope you've got your pitchforks ready, your silver bullets on hand. 46 00:02:04,258 --> 00:02:06,825 Because this case is gonna get a little hairy. 47 00:02:06,861 --> 00:02:08,427 -Werewolves? -Werewolves? 48 00:02:08,462 --> 00:02:10,162 Hang with me here, hang with me. 49 00:02:10,197 --> 00:02:12,598 I want to tell you a story about a guy named danny morgan. 50 00:02:12,633 --> 00:02:14,399 He's from spring prairie, wisconsin, 51 00:02:14,435 --> 00:02:16,902 and he's driving home one night on this lonely road 52 00:02:16,937 --> 00:02:20,272 and suddenly he sees something terrifying coming out of the woods. 53 00:02:20,307 --> 00:02:24,009 He slows down, manages to snap a picture with his phone - 54 00:02:24,945 --> 00:02:27,346 a picture that has set the internet ablaze. 55 00:02:27,381 --> 00:02:30,482 Behold a real-life werewolf. 56 00:02:30,518 --> 00:02:32,551 -I have seen this photo before. -And? 57 00:02:32,586 --> 00:02:34,586 [jessica] I mean, it's super creepy. 58 00:02:34,622 --> 00:02:37,089 [phil] it's super creepy but it's also super blurry. 59 00:02:37,124 --> 00:02:38,357 [jessica] yeah. 60 00:02:38,392 --> 00:02:40,492 [phil] it does look like a canine if you look at the rear legs 61 00:02:40,528 --> 00:02:42,494 but it's bipedal, it's standing upright. 62 00:02:42,530 --> 00:02:44,129 Is this thing legit? 63 00:02:44,165 --> 00:02:45,597 [josh] that's what we're here to find out. 64 00:02:45,633 --> 00:02:48,700 I guess it could be something like a large dog. 65 00:02:48,736 --> 00:02:52,671 Or a wolf that reared up, maybe 'cause it was scared of the car, 66 00:02:52,706 --> 00:02:54,973 and at the right time, he took a photo of it. 67 00:02:55,009 --> 00:02:57,609 And then, voila, it looks kind of like a werewolf. 68 00:02:57,645 --> 00:02:59,545 Maybe. Maybe not. 69 00:02:59,580 --> 00:03:02,681 If this was just a one-off sighting, right, 70 00:03:02,716 --> 00:03:04,416 we would dismiss it, fine. 71 00:03:04,451 --> 00:03:07,686 But locals claim that a creature matching this description 72 00:03:07,721 --> 00:03:10,489 has been terrorizing this area for decades. 73 00:03:15,329 --> 00:03:16,762 Elkhorn, wisconsin. 74 00:03:16,797 --> 00:03:18,997 Newspaper reporter linda godfrey 75 00:03:19,033 --> 00:03:21,700 follows up on a bizarre report by a woman 76 00:03:21,735 --> 00:03:24,970 who had been driving home late one evening on bray road 77 00:03:25,005 --> 00:03:28,273 a rural street that cuts through miles of cornfields. 78 00:03:28,309 --> 00:03:32,444 She claims to spot what she describes as a large wolf-like creature 79 00:03:32,479 --> 00:03:35,747 running on two legs at incredible speed. 80 00:03:35,783 --> 00:03:38,717 Little does godfrey know that the small piece she writes 81 00:03:38,752 --> 00:03:41,286 would empower an avalanche of eyewitnesses 82 00:03:41,322 --> 00:03:43,989 to come forward with accounts of their own sightings 83 00:03:44,024 --> 00:03:46,058 of this mysterious monster. 84 00:03:46,093 --> 00:03:48,360 Faster than you can say, "howl at the moon," 85 00:03:48,395 --> 00:03:51,763 the legend of the beast of bray road is born. 86 00:03:53,534 --> 00:03:55,000 In the decades that follow, 87 00:03:55,035 --> 00:03:58,604 sightings of the creature continue with shocking regularity. 88 00:03:58,639 --> 00:04:01,840 And every eyewitness description is practically identical - 89 00:04:01,875 --> 00:04:04,810 a huge terrifying beast with canine-like features, 90 00:04:04,845 --> 00:04:06,678 dark matted fur, 91 00:04:06,714 --> 00:04:08,914 bright glowing eyes, 92 00:04:08,949 --> 00:04:11,450 moving at remarkable speed, 93 00:04:11,485 --> 00:04:13,118 sometimes on all fours, 94 00:04:13,153 --> 00:04:15,621 sometimes upright on its hind legs. 95 00:04:16,724 --> 00:04:18,257 Then in 2018, 96 00:04:18,292 --> 00:04:20,926 danny morgan's tantalizing photograph 97 00:04:20,961 --> 00:04:24,096 becomes what believers are calling "the smoking gun". 98 00:04:24,865 --> 00:04:26,431 Since releasing his photograph, 99 00:04:26,467 --> 00:04:29,134 danny morgan is no longer talking to the press, 100 00:04:29,169 --> 00:04:34,306 leaving skeptics to suggest his story is less than authentic. 101 00:04:34,341 --> 00:04:37,743 But sightings of the beast have sharply increased in frequency. 102 00:04:37,778 --> 00:04:41,480 Just last week, a deliveryman claimed he saw the creature 103 00:04:41,515 --> 00:04:43,749 coming out of the woods in a nearby town. 104 00:04:45,586 --> 00:04:47,019 And only days ago, 105 00:04:47,054 --> 00:04:49,421 another man encountered the beast on his farm, 106 00:04:49,456 --> 00:04:52,524 and says it is responsible for a heinous bloodbath. 107 00:04:53,794 --> 00:04:55,627 Are all of these credible reports 108 00:04:55,663 --> 00:04:58,196 simply cases of mistaken identity? 109 00:04:58,232 --> 00:05:01,733 Or is it possible there is an animal unknown to science 110 00:05:01,769 --> 00:05:03,869 stalking the midwest? 111 00:05:07,775 --> 00:05:10,976 I know this sounds crazy but there is a real volume of sightings here. 112 00:05:11,011 --> 00:05:13,412 This isn't some ancient bit of folklore. 113 00:05:13,447 --> 00:05:16,148 People have been regularly reporting this 114 00:05:16,183 --> 00:05:17,683 for the last 30 years. 115 00:05:17,718 --> 00:05:18,984 So, now, it's a humble brag, 116 00:05:19,019 --> 00:05:21,820 but I've been following this story for a decent amount of time. 117 00:05:21,855 --> 00:05:24,523 And the county animal control officer 118 00:05:24,558 --> 00:05:26,191 that patrolled that area 119 00:05:26,226 --> 00:05:30,162 actually collected all of these eyewitness reports in a file folder 120 00:05:30,197 --> 00:05:32,197 that was just labelled "werewolf". 121 00:05:32,232 --> 00:05:33,632 And that's the point. 122 00:05:33,667 --> 00:05:38,370 These eyewitnesses are reporting their sightings as werewolf sightings. 123 00:05:38,405 --> 00:05:41,306 Phil, I can smell the skepticism wafting off you. 124 00:05:41,342 --> 00:05:43,642 I mean, werewolves don't exist! 125 00:05:43,677 --> 00:05:45,811 -[josh] what is it? -I don't know what that is. 126 00:05:45,846 --> 00:05:49,681 -Aha! -But there are a lot of known predators in wisconsin, 127 00:05:49,717 --> 00:05:51,550 like bears, like wolves. 128 00:05:51,585 --> 00:05:54,920 And in the last 20 years, a lot of the forest got replaced by urban sprawl. 129 00:05:54,955 --> 00:05:57,289 So predators are coming out of the woodwork 130 00:05:57,324 --> 00:06:00,492 and humans are interacting with them in ways they didn't expect. 131 00:06:00,527 --> 00:06:03,295 So if they see a wolf on their street or on the road, 132 00:06:03,330 --> 00:06:05,597 they're gonna be scared of it, say it's a monster. 133 00:06:05,632 --> 00:06:08,734 I mean, these aren't brand new farmers that just started a farm yesterday. 134 00:06:08,769 --> 00:06:11,103 These are people that have lived in the area for years. 135 00:06:11,138 --> 00:06:13,672 So they would know the difference between what is a wolf 136 00:06:13,707 --> 00:06:15,941 versus what is something that they can't explain. 137 00:06:15,976 --> 00:06:18,276 She's right. There are a lot of locals 138 00:06:18,312 --> 00:06:20,579 who've been really scared by whatever this is 139 00:06:20,614 --> 00:06:23,415 and who claim that it is something other, something unknown. 140 00:06:23,450 --> 00:06:25,884 So what do you say? Are you ready to get to the bottom 141 00:06:25,919 --> 00:06:28,120 of the legend of the beast of bray road? 142 00:06:28,155 --> 00:06:30,522 -Absolutely. -Yeah, I want to know what that is. 143 00:06:30,557 --> 00:06:31,957 All right, good. Okay. 144 00:06:31,992 --> 00:06:34,559 For this case, I am gonna be sending you out there with some backup. 145 00:06:34,595 --> 00:06:36,695 A real heavy hitter in the field. 146 00:06:36,730 --> 00:06:39,064 I'm talking about somebody who's been investigating 147 00:06:39,099 --> 00:06:41,032 legends around the world for years. 148 00:06:41,068 --> 00:06:43,969 Talented, a whizz with technology, 149 00:06:44,004 --> 00:06:46,171 he's a pleasure to work with. 150 00:06:46,974 --> 00:06:48,540 Very handsome. 151 00:06:48,575 --> 00:06:50,409 Humble. 152 00:06:50,444 --> 00:06:52,411 -Me, I'm coming with you. -Oh, that's great! 153 00:06:52,446 --> 00:06:53,879 -It'll be fun. -Yes! 154 00:06:53,914 --> 00:06:56,882 Look, I really do love this story, this is right up my alley. 155 00:06:56,917 --> 00:06:58,550 I love legends like this, 156 00:06:58,585 --> 00:07:00,786 especially one that's right here in the usa. 157 00:07:00,821 --> 00:07:03,255 I mean, I'm with you, right? A werewolf in the midwest? 158 00:07:03,290 --> 00:07:04,923 But we have this photo. 159 00:07:04,958 --> 00:07:06,992 There's been an uptick in sightings. 160 00:07:07,027 --> 00:07:08,960 Something is killing animals out there. 161 00:07:08,996 --> 00:07:11,630 There is a real story here and I want to find out what it is. 162 00:07:11,665 --> 00:07:13,298 -Right, let's go do this. -Yeah. 163 00:07:13,333 --> 00:07:16,535 One thing. When we get to wisconsin, I get to drive the jeep. 164 00:07:16,570 --> 00:07:19,905 -Shotgun! -I'll take back seat. 165 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:22,541 -Yes. Yes, you will. -All right. 166 00:07:22,576 --> 00:07:24,509 The next morning, phil and jess and I 167 00:07:24,545 --> 00:07:26,812 hop on a flight to milwaukee, wisconsin. 168 00:07:26,847 --> 00:07:29,948 From there, it's just a short hour-long drive southwest 169 00:07:29,983 --> 00:07:31,850 to the town of elkhorn 170 00:07:31,885 --> 00:07:34,119 and the alleged hunting ground of the beast. 171 00:07:35,489 --> 00:07:37,656 Nothing like a little weekend getaway looking for a monster. 172 00:07:37,691 --> 00:07:41,059 Exactly. I actually love monster stories. 173 00:07:41,094 --> 00:07:43,662 They're, like, some of my favorite cases. 174 00:07:43,697 --> 00:07:46,765 Because some people might say, "this sounds ridiculous," 175 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,568 you know, a werewolf in wisconsin. 176 00:07:49,603 --> 00:07:51,703 But those are my favorite stories 177 00:07:51,738 --> 00:07:54,339 because whether or not you believe in the creature, 178 00:07:54,374 --> 00:07:56,408 you have to believe in the mystery, right? 179 00:07:56,443 --> 00:07:59,211 Yeah, people are seeing something out here they can't explain 180 00:07:59,246 --> 00:08:01,346 and now we're out here hunting for a beast. 181 00:08:01,381 --> 00:08:03,448 I mean, it didn't happen that long ago. 182 00:08:03,484 --> 00:08:06,985 So we're essentially at the birthplace of a new urban myth. 183 00:08:07,020 --> 00:08:08,954 Which to me is super cool. 184 00:08:08,989 --> 00:08:11,890 Totally. I mean, there are people out here, genuinely terrified, 185 00:08:11,925 --> 00:08:13,792 having encounters they can't explain. 186 00:08:13,827 --> 00:08:17,429 Whether it's a werewolf misidentification, folklore, whatever, 187 00:08:17,464 --> 00:08:18,864 that's what we got to figure out. 188 00:08:18,899 --> 00:08:20,699 I think there's all sorts of possibilities out here 189 00:08:20,734 --> 00:08:23,301 which is why what I'm after here is evidence. 190 00:08:23,337 --> 00:08:25,937 What can we tangibly find and document and photograph 191 00:08:25,973 --> 00:08:28,073 that could get us towards some sort of answer? 192 00:08:28,108 --> 00:08:31,142 [josh] werewolves are staples of european folklore. 193 00:08:31,178 --> 00:08:34,713 But there are also actual sightings reported around the world. 194 00:08:35,716 --> 00:08:37,449 There were multiple reports in scotland 195 00:08:37,484 --> 00:08:41,853 in the 1950s and '60s of a half-man, half-wolf. 196 00:08:41,889 --> 00:08:45,657 In 1988, security officers near wittlich, germany 197 00:08:45,692 --> 00:08:49,694 spot a large wolf-like creature standing on. Its hind legs. 198 00:08:49,730 --> 00:08:53,532 2016, locals in the town of hull in northern England 199 00:08:53,567 --> 00:08:55,967 have multiple sightings of a similar beast, 200 00:08:56,003 --> 00:08:58,169 feasting on local dogs. 201 00:08:58,205 --> 00:09:00,305 And then there's right here, 202 00:09:00,340 --> 00:09:02,807 ground zero for the american werewolf. 203 00:09:02,843 --> 00:09:05,644 Welcome to elkhorn, wisconsin. 204 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:07,846 Look at this. This is adorable. 205 00:09:07,881 --> 00:09:10,081 It is a very cute town. 206 00:09:10,117 --> 00:09:12,817 [josh] also known as america's christmas card town-- 207 00:09:12,853 --> 00:09:13,919 [phil] okay. 208 00:09:13,954 --> 00:09:17,122 [josh] ...Because of the many festive paintings 209 00:09:17,157 --> 00:09:18,990 of the charming downtown area 210 00:09:19,026 --> 00:09:20,892 that have been turned into christmas cards. 211 00:09:20,928 --> 00:09:22,928 Oh, that is so sweet! 212 00:09:24,164 --> 00:09:25,931 [josh] this enchanting farming community 213 00:09:25,966 --> 00:09:27,666 in the heart of walworth county, 214 00:09:27,701 --> 00:09:30,869 boasts a population of just over 10,000 residents, 215 00:09:30,904 --> 00:09:35,173 and quite possibly one terrifying beast. 216 00:09:35,208 --> 00:09:38,143 Sightings of the cryptid have been reported all over the county, 217 00:09:38,178 --> 00:09:41,446 with the highest concentration of encounters taking place 218 00:09:41,481 --> 00:09:42,814 around bray road. 219 00:09:42,849 --> 00:09:45,717 So if we have any chance of finding a creature 220 00:09:45,752 --> 00:09:48,687 that's managed to elude identification for decades, 221 00:09:48,722 --> 00:09:51,489 we have to start with its last known location 222 00:09:51,525 --> 00:09:54,159 and speak to the man who saw it. 223 00:09:54,194 --> 00:09:55,894 [josh] I think this is our guy right here. 224 00:09:55,929 --> 00:09:57,228 -[jessica] yep. -[phil] there he is. 225 00:09:57,264 --> 00:09:59,331 [josh] just a few miles outside of town, 226 00:09:59,366 --> 00:10:01,333 we've arranged a meeting with lee hampel, 227 00:10:01,368 --> 00:10:03,768 a retired math teacher who's been living in this area 228 00:10:03,804 --> 00:10:05,236 since 2007. 229 00:10:05,272 --> 00:10:08,406 Recently, while driving, he had a chilling encounter 230 00:10:08,442 --> 00:10:11,309 with a mysterious creature just outside his farm 231 00:10:11,345 --> 00:10:14,279 which is located, you've guessed it, right off bray road. 232 00:10:16,483 --> 00:10:18,183 I understand you've got quite a story. 233 00:10:18,218 --> 00:10:19,784 Well, I do. I do. 234 00:10:19,820 --> 00:10:22,520 It was 10:30 at night and I drove down the road. 235 00:10:26,159 --> 00:10:28,727 Here are two iridescent orangish-red eyes 236 00:10:28,762 --> 00:10:32,263 probably about 150 feet away, right next to the road. 237 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:34,666 It's standing looking at me. 238 00:10:36,603 --> 00:10:40,605 I mean, blink of an eye, it's 20 feet out in the field, instantaneously. 239 00:10:41,541 --> 00:10:42,941 It was gone. 240 00:10:44,811 --> 00:10:46,978 You can't imagine how fast it moved. 241 00:10:47,014 --> 00:10:48,546 In that moment, 242 00:10:48,582 --> 00:10:51,249 were you thinking, "I just saw the beast of bray road"? 243 00:10:52,019 --> 00:10:53,885 Absolutely, yes. Yeah, I did. 244 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,621 I called my brother, 11:00 at night. 245 00:10:56,657 --> 00:10:58,490 And I said, "I got to tell somebody 246 00:10:58,525 --> 00:11:02,594 because I just saw what I think is the beast of bray road. 247 00:11:02,629 --> 00:11:05,263 Were there any other physical characteristics that stood out? 248 00:11:05,298 --> 00:11:08,033 -Did you see fur, anything? -Color? 249 00:11:08,068 --> 00:11:10,902 No, I could not see any fur, I could not see any color. 250 00:11:10,937 --> 00:11:14,305 My assumption is whatever it was was very, very dark 251 00:11:14,341 --> 00:11:17,442 or black because there was no shape that I could see 252 00:11:17,477 --> 00:11:20,979 other than these iridescent orangish-red eyes, 253 00:11:21,014 --> 00:11:23,815 that were six-and-a-half, seven feet off the ground. 254 00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:25,617 Looking at me. 255 00:11:25,652 --> 00:11:27,285 -So it was kind of formless? -Right. 256 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,087 Were you able to tell where it was headed? 257 00:11:29,122 --> 00:11:31,523 -It was heading directly west. -What's in the west? 258 00:11:31,558 --> 00:11:35,427 -Is there any area there? -It just was a cornfield that had been harvested. 259 00:11:35,462 --> 00:11:36,428 [jessica] mm-hm. 260 00:11:36,463 --> 00:11:37,862 What would you say to someone who says, 261 00:11:37,898 --> 00:11:40,565 "oh, man, you must've just seen a deer or a coyote out there"? 262 00:11:40,634 --> 00:11:43,435 You're wrong, 'cause I know what I saw. 263 00:11:43,470 --> 00:11:46,071 And I've seen deer and coyote before, many times, 264 00:11:46,106 --> 00:11:47,972 and that was not a deer or a coyote. 265 00:11:48,008 --> 00:11:51,643 Went back the next day and I found these very interesting tracks. 266 00:11:51,678 --> 00:11:53,812 They were five-toed, seven-pad tracks. 267 00:11:53,847 --> 00:11:56,781 And no animals in these parts have these tracks. 268 00:11:56,816 --> 00:11:58,850 And did you take any photos of the tracks? 269 00:11:58,885 --> 00:12:00,652 -I have photos of the tracks. -Let's see. 270 00:12:00,687 --> 00:12:01,953 Yeah. 271 00:12:01,988 --> 00:12:03,388 Right there. 272 00:12:03,423 --> 00:12:05,256 [phil] so point out the five toes to me. 273 00:12:05,292 --> 00:12:10,028 [lee] okay. Here's one, two, three, four, five. 274 00:12:10,063 --> 00:12:13,498 It's canid because you can see the claw right there. 275 00:12:13,533 --> 00:12:17,202 There's the center pad, which no canid has. 276 00:12:17,270 --> 00:12:19,137 And there's the heel pad. 277 00:12:19,172 --> 00:12:21,606 And this is about three-and-a-half by three inches. 278 00:12:21,641 --> 00:12:24,409 So it's a very large track, much larger than coyotes. 279 00:12:24,444 --> 00:12:27,946 -[josh] right. -And what I saw made those tracks. 280 00:12:27,981 --> 00:12:31,416 [phil] a typical canine has four clawed toes and a heel pad. 281 00:12:31,451 --> 00:12:34,219 The imprint lee recorded has an additional toe 282 00:12:34,254 --> 00:12:35,487 and an extra heel pad, 283 00:12:35,522 --> 00:12:38,089 which is not consistent with a coyote or a wolf. 284 00:12:38,125 --> 00:12:41,593 There are some large dog breeds that do have five toes, 285 00:12:41,628 --> 00:12:44,028 most commonly the great pyrenees. 286 00:12:45,465 --> 00:12:47,132 But lee's next piece of evidence 287 00:12:47,167 --> 00:12:50,034 suggests we're not dealing with a domesticated animal. 288 00:12:50,069 --> 00:12:53,037 I also have photos of mutilated deer. 289 00:12:53,073 --> 00:12:55,306 -It's taken down deer? -Absolutely. Yes. 290 00:12:55,342 --> 00:12:58,476 I have a really good photo of that. Here it is. 291 00:12:58,512 --> 00:13:00,712 -Right here. -Oh. Look at that. 292 00:13:00,747 --> 00:13:02,547 -Right there. Right there. -Wow. 293 00:13:02,582 --> 00:13:04,249 [jessica] that whole chunk's missing 294 00:13:04,284 --> 00:13:07,452 that's a whole quarter. And look, that's not chewed. 295 00:13:07,487 --> 00:13:09,354 That's just ripped off. 296 00:13:09,389 --> 00:13:11,990 -That front quarter was totally carried away? -Yes, it was. Yes. 297 00:13:12,025 --> 00:13:13,658 To take the whole front quarter away, 298 00:13:13,693 --> 00:13:15,760 it would have to be a pretty sizeable animal to drag that out. 299 00:13:15,796 --> 00:13:17,428 Oh, yeah. Yeah. 300 00:13:17,464 --> 00:13:21,266 [phil] this deer was attacked by an extremely powerful predator. 301 00:13:21,301 --> 00:13:23,768 The state of wisconsin is home to a number of animals 302 00:13:23,804 --> 00:13:26,905 capable of taking it down, including bears and cougars. 303 00:13:26,940 --> 00:13:29,541 The most obvious suspects are gray wolves 304 00:13:29,576 --> 00:13:32,410 with a large population in the northern part of the state, 305 00:13:32,445 --> 00:13:36,247 but sightings this far south are extremely rare. 306 00:13:36,283 --> 00:13:37,982 In your opinion, based on these tracks, 307 00:13:38,018 --> 00:13:40,919 would you say it's a four-legged creature or a two-legged creature? 308 00:13:40,954 --> 00:13:43,822 No, I'd say two-legged creature, definitely bipedal. 309 00:13:43,857 --> 00:13:46,724 Because the tracks are 48 inches apart. 310 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:49,761 [phil] if this is accurate, the animal that made these tracks 311 00:13:49,796 --> 00:13:52,664 had a very long stride - about four feet. 312 00:13:52,699 --> 00:13:58,069 By comparison, the stride of a wolf is only about 28-30 inches apart. 313 00:13:58,104 --> 00:14:00,638 Okay, so you know the area. 314 00:14:00,674 --> 00:14:03,107 If we're going out looking for this thing, where would you send us? 315 00:14:03,143 --> 00:14:04,943 It's called the beast of bray road for a reason. 316 00:14:04,978 --> 00:14:06,611 I'd send you down bray road. 317 00:14:06,646 --> 00:14:08,146 -Got it. -All right. 318 00:14:08,181 --> 00:14:11,850 [jessica] lee is definitely convinced he witnessed the fabled beast. 319 00:14:11,885 --> 00:14:14,652 At this stage, it's impossible to say for sure 320 00:14:14,688 --> 00:14:16,888 what he actually did encounter. 321 00:14:16,923 --> 00:14:20,491 But the mysterious footprint and mutilated deer carcass 322 00:14:20,527 --> 00:14:23,494 suggest that a very large, very strong, 323 00:14:23,530 --> 00:14:26,831 and very fast predator is prowling the area. 324 00:14:26,867 --> 00:14:31,135 And if there is such a thing as a favorable time to go hunting for a werewolf, 325 00:14:31,171 --> 00:14:34,572 well, let's just say tonight is the night. 326 00:14:34,608 --> 00:14:37,408 -Is it a full moon today? -It is a full moon. 327 00:14:37,444 --> 00:14:39,244 -It is a full moon. -It is a full moon! 328 00:14:39,279 --> 00:14:42,647 Oh, well, now it's gonna happen for sure. Okay. 329 00:14:42,682 --> 00:14:44,616 I mean, you know. 330 00:14:44,651 --> 00:14:46,451 If you're gonna go looking for a werewolf, 331 00:14:46,486 --> 00:14:48,319 you may as well do it during a full moon. 332 00:14:48,355 --> 00:14:50,288 -Okay, this is it, bray road. -[phil] wow. 333 00:14:50,323 --> 00:14:52,390 -Bray road, right here. -Oh, this is it. 334 00:14:52,425 --> 00:14:54,058 [jessica in sing-song voice] take a left. 335 00:14:54,094 --> 00:14:55,526 [josh] all right. 336 00:14:56,329 --> 00:14:58,463 Heading into werewolf country. 337 00:15:06,172 --> 00:15:08,006 [josh] my team and I are investigating the truth 338 00:15:08,041 --> 00:15:10,909 behind one of the most famous cryptids in america. 339 00:15:10,944 --> 00:15:14,779 It's been reported along this rural wisconsin road for decades. 340 00:15:14,814 --> 00:15:17,115 The beast of bray road. 341 00:15:18,785 --> 00:15:20,785 Heading into werewolf country. 342 00:15:23,556 --> 00:15:26,090 -Okay, this is it, bray road. -[phil] wow. 343 00:15:26,126 --> 00:15:29,227 -[josh] look at this. -[jessica] ooh! 344 00:15:29,262 --> 00:15:32,163 [josh] beginning just a mile and a half from downtown elkhorn, 345 00:15:32,198 --> 00:15:34,999 bray road is a four-mile long country road 346 00:15:35,035 --> 00:15:39,037 that cuts through about 30 square miles of farmland and forest. 347 00:15:39,072 --> 00:15:41,539 We'll recon the area until nightfall. 348 00:15:41,574 --> 00:15:43,474 Nearly every sighting along this road 349 00:15:43,510 --> 00:15:46,311 takes place under cover of darkness, 350 00:15:46,346 --> 00:15:48,646 something we plan to take advantage of. 351 00:15:49,549 --> 00:15:52,250 I do like how much visibility you have. 352 00:15:52,285 --> 00:15:53,952 I mean, it's pretty flat. 353 00:15:53,987 --> 00:15:55,887 You can see for quite a distance. 354 00:15:56,723 --> 00:15:58,323 [josh] well, right now we can. 355 00:15:58,358 --> 00:16:00,892 I don't know what you'd see out in these fields in the dark, though. 356 00:16:00,927 --> 00:16:03,161 [phil] I think that eyeshine reflecting 357 00:16:03,196 --> 00:16:06,030 is gonna be one of the best things we can be looking for out here. 358 00:16:06,066 --> 00:16:08,866 -Totally. -Just shining a flashlight everywhere. 359 00:16:08,902 --> 00:16:11,402 If the animal, whatever's out here, 360 00:16:11,438 --> 00:16:13,805 has the tapetum lucidum, it's gonna reflect back. 361 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,974 -So shining a bright light-- -what did you call it? 362 00:16:16,009 --> 00:16:17,575 The tapetum lucidum. 363 00:16:17,610 --> 00:16:19,744 Oh, my god. How do you put up with that? 364 00:16:19,779 --> 00:16:21,779 You guys need to read more books, all right? 365 00:16:23,383 --> 00:16:24,849 [phil] the, say it with me, 366 00:16:24,884 --> 00:16:27,552 the tapetum lucidum is a reflective membrane 367 00:16:27,620 --> 00:16:31,022 behind the retina of many nocturnal and carnivorous animals 368 00:16:31,057 --> 00:16:34,225 that make it look like their eyes can glow in the dark. 369 00:16:34,260 --> 00:16:36,694 -That's a harry potter spell, isn't it? -[jessica laughs] 370 00:16:36,730 --> 00:16:38,529 tapetum lucidum! 371 00:16:38,565 --> 00:16:40,098 Oh, that's awesome. 372 00:16:40,133 --> 00:16:42,066 That's from hogwarts, I remember that. 373 00:16:42,102 --> 00:16:44,035 That's not the kind of book I was talking about, josh. 374 00:16:44,037 --> 00:16:45,870 -Sorry. -They're still great, nonetheless. 375 00:16:45,905 --> 00:16:46,971 Tapetum lucidum? 376 00:16:47,007 --> 00:16:49,741 Lee said that the tapetum lucidum... [sniggers] 377 00:16:49,776 --> 00:16:51,743 -tapetum... -Lucidum! 378 00:16:51,778 --> 00:16:53,544 ...Glows red on this thing. 379 00:16:53,580 --> 00:16:55,346 But that's where it can be tricky. 380 00:16:55,382 --> 00:16:58,116 It can seem like it is glowing, 381 00:16:58,151 --> 00:17:00,952 even if your headlights are tangentially hitting 382 00:17:00,987 --> 00:17:03,521 that animal's face, it will still pop. 383 00:17:03,556 --> 00:17:06,190 Six-foot eyeshine at night, though? 384 00:17:06,226 --> 00:17:07,825 [josh] that's weird. 385 00:17:07,861 --> 00:17:09,827 I don't know, having grown up in the midwest 386 00:17:09,863 --> 00:17:11,796 and driven down many of these roads, 387 00:17:11,831 --> 00:17:14,699 I immediately know when there's an animal looking at the car 388 00:17:14,734 --> 00:17:18,436 versus when there is something with glowing red eyes, 389 00:17:18,471 --> 00:17:20,505 that's six-foot tall, staring at me. 390 00:17:26,646 --> 00:17:29,447 [josh] the full moon soon takes center stage in the sky, 391 00:17:29,482 --> 00:17:32,116 and our active investigation can begin. 392 00:17:32,152 --> 00:17:34,152 [whispers] man, it is so dark. 393 00:17:34,187 --> 00:17:35,820 So dark. 394 00:17:35,855 --> 00:17:38,856 [phil] okay, so we should be coming up to where 395 00:17:38,892 --> 00:17:40,758 lee had his encounter. 396 00:17:40,794 --> 00:17:45,163 [josh] step one is to retrace our eyewitness's recent sighting. 397 00:17:45,198 --> 00:17:46,731 [phil] okay, this is the spot. Here we go. 398 00:17:47,834 --> 00:17:50,368 Okay, so his story is 399 00:17:50,403 --> 00:17:53,504 that he couldn't quite tell the shape of it, right? 400 00:17:53,540 --> 00:17:55,940 -And of course he could see the eyes? -[jessica] yes. 401 00:17:55,975 --> 00:17:58,109 And he said the creature was how far away? 402 00:17:58,144 --> 00:18:00,178 -A hundred and fifty feet. -Yeah. 403 00:18:00,213 --> 00:18:02,447 What can you even see at 150 feet? 404 00:18:02,482 --> 00:18:04,515 [josh] totally. Does the story even add up? 405 00:18:04,551 --> 00:18:07,018 Let's find out. Let's recreate it and see what we can see. 406 00:18:07,053 --> 00:18:10,188 A simple visibility test should give us an idea 407 00:18:10,223 --> 00:18:13,124 of how much detail an eyewitness can really make out 408 00:18:13,159 --> 00:18:16,060 when spotting an animal in the darkness off the road. 409 00:18:16,096 --> 00:18:17,762 So what, we need to have somebody go out there? 410 00:18:17,797 --> 00:18:19,630 -Yes. Phil? -Phil? 411 00:18:19,666 --> 00:18:21,999 -I'll be the werewolf. Right. -[josh] get out of the car. 412 00:18:22,035 --> 00:18:24,502 Good luck out there. Take a walkie and I'll call you. 413 00:18:24,537 --> 00:18:26,037 You got it. 414 00:18:28,274 --> 00:18:30,174 Going to 150 feet. 415 00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:33,978 All right, I'm in position. 416 00:18:34,013 --> 00:18:36,114 Okay, great. We will back out onto the road 417 00:18:36,149 --> 00:18:37,582 and see if we see you. 418 00:18:37,617 --> 00:18:39,016 Try to look very werewolfy. 419 00:18:39,052 --> 00:18:40,852 [phil] I'll do my best. 420 00:18:43,256 --> 00:18:44,989 [josh] okay, phil, headed your way. 421 00:18:46,159 --> 00:18:47,959 We are at about 150 feet. 422 00:18:50,029 --> 00:18:51,863 [phil] gonna take off. 423 00:18:53,466 --> 00:18:55,299 -Oh, yes! -[jessica] you can see him moving! 424 00:18:55,335 --> 00:18:56,701 You can see him moving. 425 00:18:56,736 --> 00:18:59,203 You can't tell exactly what it is, 426 00:18:59,205 --> 00:19:01,472 like, I'm not even sure I could tell that was a person. 427 00:19:01,508 --> 00:19:02,740 -No. -But you see a shape. 428 00:19:02,775 --> 00:19:04,642 You see a shape and that's about all you get. 429 00:19:05,645 --> 00:19:07,678 [josh] okay, that was super interesting. 430 00:19:07,714 --> 00:19:10,748 So from 150 feet, we can see you. 431 00:19:10,783 --> 00:19:12,817 Could you see, like, all my features? 432 00:19:12,852 --> 00:19:14,552 -No. -No, no details. 433 00:19:14,587 --> 00:19:18,656 Just kind of the fact that there was a shape there and then it started moving. 434 00:19:18,691 --> 00:19:20,725 [josh] based on what we just witnessed, 435 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:23,694 it's very possible that a number of reports in the area 436 00:19:23,763 --> 00:19:26,097 could be misidentifications. 437 00:19:26,132 --> 00:19:28,299 But at the same time, there's no good explanation 438 00:19:28,334 --> 00:19:30,935 for glowing red eyes, seven feet off the ground, 439 00:19:30,970 --> 00:19:33,104 the strange tracks our witness found. 440 00:19:33,139 --> 00:19:36,941 Oh, and that eviscerated deer doesn't exactly give me the warm and fuzzies. 441 00:19:38,578 --> 00:19:41,646 Tell you what, 50 yards out, it is dense forest. 442 00:19:41,681 --> 00:19:44,048 So it makes sense that there would be an animal here, 443 00:19:44,083 --> 00:19:46,484 it would run there into the woods. 444 00:19:46,519 --> 00:19:48,152 So why don't we do this? 445 00:19:48,188 --> 00:19:49,887 You guys have a bunch of trap cams, right? 446 00:19:49,923 --> 00:19:52,490 -Yeah. -Let's go into this part of the woods 447 00:19:52,525 --> 00:19:54,959 and see if we can find a good place to set up some trail cameras. 448 00:19:54,994 --> 00:19:57,562 Maybe whatever lee saw is still cruising around back there. 449 00:19:57,597 --> 00:19:59,197 So while you guys are doing that, 450 00:19:59,232 --> 00:20:01,365 I'd like to keep driving up and down bray road. 451 00:20:01,434 --> 00:20:03,834 I mean, maybe we'll get lucky, something crosses the road. 452 00:20:03,870 --> 00:20:06,370 But if anything else, I could get at least hopefully an idea 453 00:20:06,406 --> 00:20:08,206 of what animals are around here. 454 00:20:08,241 --> 00:20:10,441 Totally. We'll stay in touch by walkie. 455 00:20:10,476 --> 00:20:13,044 But we'll meet back here near this intersection 456 00:20:13,079 --> 00:20:14,712 and see what we get. 457 00:20:14,747 --> 00:20:17,148 -Okay, perfect. Yeah. -Okay, let's do it. 458 00:20:17,183 --> 00:20:19,517 -Jess, the wheel is yours. Let's go. -Thank you, sir. 459 00:20:24,257 --> 00:20:25,756 Okay, let's do it. You ready? 460 00:20:25,792 --> 00:20:29,227 Yeah, got walkie, flashlight, cam traps. We're good. 461 00:20:29,295 --> 00:20:31,329 -We're good, okay. -Be careful out there, you guys. 462 00:20:31,364 --> 00:20:32,463 All right. 463 00:20:33,933 --> 00:20:35,967 Okay, let's go. 464 00:20:44,611 --> 00:20:46,177 Okay. 465 00:20:46,212 --> 00:20:48,012 Into the woods. 466 00:20:49,482 --> 00:20:51,916 -Boy, it's dense, isn't it? -It is really dense. 467 00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:54,518 So we got to try to find a game trail or some way into this 468 00:20:54,554 --> 00:20:56,821 because it just looks like thorn city right now. 469 00:20:56,856 --> 00:20:58,789 [phil] yeah, it really does. 470 00:21:04,631 --> 00:21:07,064 -Got a little trail. -You got a way in there, phil? 471 00:21:07,100 --> 00:21:09,166 [phil] yeah, just right here. 472 00:21:11,537 --> 00:21:14,672 [phil] game trails are not only a good way to get through the thick brush, 473 00:21:14,707 --> 00:21:17,808 but also a good way to track down larger predators. 474 00:21:17,844 --> 00:21:20,778 These beaten-down paths are most likely the places 475 00:21:20,813 --> 00:21:23,481 where large animals hunt for smaller prey. 476 00:21:23,516 --> 00:21:28,019 This is definitely used by deer and who knows what? 477 00:21:30,890 --> 00:21:32,556 Wow, this is corn here. 478 00:21:39,766 --> 00:21:41,666 You come here during the day and it's, like, 479 00:21:41,701 --> 00:21:45,036 "oh, this is so cute. Beautiful farms, beautiful country." 480 00:21:45,071 --> 00:21:47,004 you come here at night and it's, like, 481 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:48,706 "oh, something's out to kill me." 482 00:21:50,543 --> 00:21:51,942 driving down this road, 483 00:21:51,978 --> 00:21:55,079 I can't stop thinking about several reports in this area, 484 00:21:55,114 --> 00:21:58,149 claiming that the beast targeted people in their vehicles. 485 00:21:58,184 --> 00:22:01,319 One eyewitness reported that it lunged at his car 486 00:22:01,354 --> 00:22:02,953 with outstretched claws, 487 00:22:02,989 --> 00:22:05,489 and that it chased him for a quarter mile. 488 00:22:05,525 --> 00:22:07,758 So with those guys out there on foot, 489 00:22:07,794 --> 00:22:11,162 if it does come after them, there's no outrunning it. 490 00:22:16,436 --> 00:22:18,135 Okay, we're in the corn. 491 00:22:19,572 --> 00:22:22,273 [josh] the game trail we've been following leads out of the forest 492 00:22:22,308 --> 00:22:24,675 and opens up into another cornfield. 493 00:22:27,914 --> 00:22:30,181 -[phil] a lot of corn and a lot of woods out here. -Yeah. 494 00:22:31,451 --> 00:22:33,384 -Looks like a little opening right there. -Yeah. 495 00:22:35,521 --> 00:22:37,188 Oops, stop. Freeze, freeze, freeze! 496 00:22:37,223 --> 00:22:39,490 Look, look! We've got a track. 497 00:22:40,827 --> 00:22:43,427 [phil] whoa, check it out! Tons of animal tracks. 498 00:22:43,463 --> 00:22:45,796 Let's all walk real easy around here. 499 00:22:45,832 --> 00:22:48,432 -Check the mud. I think we'll find a lot of prints. -Me too. 500 00:22:49,302 --> 00:22:50,735 [josh] lots of little stuff. 501 00:22:50,770 --> 00:22:52,403 [phil] a lot of little stuff. 502 00:22:52,438 --> 00:22:54,872 A lot of deer, racoon. 503 00:22:55,375 --> 00:22:56,440 -Phil? -Yeah? 504 00:22:56,476 --> 00:22:58,209 Get over here. 505 00:22:59,779 --> 00:23:02,313 -What do you see? -Holy [bleep]. Look at this. 506 00:23:02,882 --> 00:23:05,149 Oh, that's huge! 507 00:23:07,954 --> 00:23:09,520 -Oh, look at this. -Another one right here? 508 00:23:09,555 --> 00:23:11,956 -Another one? Okay. -Another one. 509 00:23:11,991 --> 00:23:13,791 Be really, really careful where you're standing. 510 00:23:13,826 --> 00:23:15,626 We got fresh prints here. 511 00:23:21,934 --> 00:23:24,001 Holy [bleep]. Look at this. 512 00:23:26,406 --> 00:23:28,839 Oh, look at this. 513 00:23:28,875 --> 00:23:31,041 Okay, be really, really careful where you're standing. 514 00:23:31,077 --> 00:23:32,877 We got fresh prints here. 515 00:23:32,912 --> 00:23:35,279 [phil] try and avoid the mud. Let's stay on the corn. 516 00:23:35,314 --> 00:23:37,415 -Big, big toe prints, right? -Yeah. 517 00:23:37,450 --> 00:23:40,317 One, two, three, four. Maybe five. 518 00:23:40,353 --> 00:23:42,119 Five? 519 00:23:42,155 --> 00:23:45,055 On this - one, two, three, four, five. 520 00:23:45,091 --> 00:23:46,290 No question, five toes. 521 00:23:46,325 --> 00:23:48,726 Is there a pad back there? No. 522 00:23:48,761 --> 00:23:51,695 It kind of looks like they have the middle pad and the back pad on both. 523 00:23:51,731 --> 00:23:53,998 [josh] kind of like the print lee showed us. 524 00:23:54,033 --> 00:23:56,734 [phil] fairly fresh, though. Ground's still wet and soft. 525 00:23:56,769 --> 00:23:58,769 This is incredible. 526 00:23:58,805 --> 00:24:01,605 [phil] at first glance, this print appears to be very similar 527 00:24:01,641 --> 00:24:04,041 to the one lee captured in his field. 528 00:24:04,076 --> 00:24:06,844 They both have five toes, look canine, 529 00:24:06,879 --> 00:24:09,280 but too big to be a domestic dog. 530 00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:12,183 From the size and shape, I'd have to say wolf, 531 00:24:12,218 --> 00:24:14,785 but wolves only have four toes. 532 00:24:14,821 --> 00:24:17,688 So it's hard to say what we're dealing with here. 533 00:24:17,723 --> 00:24:19,957 Let's get the scale bar in there. 534 00:24:19,992 --> 00:24:21,992 Look here. So from the bottom of the pad, 535 00:24:22,028 --> 00:24:24,595 to the tip of the claw. 536 00:24:24,630 --> 00:24:26,464 That's almost six inches on that. 537 00:24:26,499 --> 00:24:27,932 That's unbelievable. 538 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,900 And across, we're five-and-a-half inches. 539 00:24:29,936 --> 00:24:31,569 [phil] the paw size of the average dog 540 00:24:31,604 --> 00:24:34,738 measures around two inches by three-and-a-half inches long. 541 00:24:34,774 --> 00:24:37,975 This print is over twice that size. 542 00:24:38,010 --> 00:24:40,077 -It's huge. -Huge. 543 00:24:40,112 --> 00:24:42,146 [josh] as we document this print... 544 00:24:42,181 --> 00:24:44,148 Okay, got it. 545 00:24:44,183 --> 00:24:46,217 ...Jess continues to patrol bray road... 546 00:24:46,252 --> 00:24:48,853 Got a nice werewolf moon tonight. 547 00:24:48,888 --> 00:24:50,988 ...Looking for anything that might explain 548 00:24:51,023 --> 00:24:53,824 what so many eyewitnesses have seen out here, 549 00:24:53,860 --> 00:24:55,960 on nights just like this. 550 00:24:59,565 --> 00:25:01,966 [jessica] everything's just silhouettes. 551 00:25:03,669 --> 00:25:06,036 Weird lights in the distance. 552 00:25:06,072 --> 00:25:08,305 Empty expanses where... 553 00:25:08,341 --> 00:25:10,608 You know, the corn's been harvested 554 00:25:10,643 --> 00:25:13,444 and there are pockets of woods, really thick woods 555 00:25:14,914 --> 00:25:17,248 where all sorts of animals are hiding out in. 556 00:25:19,452 --> 00:25:22,786 I mean, werewolves are supposed to be people that transform into monsters. 557 00:25:22,822 --> 00:25:24,989 I mean, could it be one of these farmers? 558 00:25:26,692 --> 00:25:28,759 I mean, it's spooky out here. 559 00:25:30,630 --> 00:25:32,496 Nothing there. 560 00:25:32,532 --> 00:25:34,198 Oh. 561 00:25:34,233 --> 00:25:35,966 What's that? Something's glowing. 562 00:25:36,002 --> 00:25:37,668 Right there, do you see? 563 00:25:39,205 --> 00:25:41,138 [whispers] what is that? 564 00:25:41,173 --> 00:25:43,240 What is it? 565 00:25:45,678 --> 00:25:47,344 Is that a kitten? 566 00:25:51,117 --> 00:25:52,349 That was a cat. 567 00:25:54,287 --> 00:25:56,287 The tiny beast of bray road. 568 00:25:56,322 --> 00:25:58,222 Which is kind of adorable. 569 00:26:01,093 --> 00:26:02,960 [phil] right, josh, I got something good tonight. 570 00:26:02,995 --> 00:26:05,629 -What do you got? -So it's a little bit of tech. 571 00:26:05,665 --> 00:26:07,831 I think it's gonna help us really document this thing. 572 00:26:07,867 --> 00:26:09,099 I'm intrigued. 573 00:26:10,102 --> 00:26:12,369 -So... -Whoa, ipad pro! 574 00:26:12,405 --> 00:26:14,605 -Oh, yeah. -Phil, turns out I'm paying you too much. 575 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:16,440 What have you got? 576 00:26:16,475 --> 00:26:20,044 So this thing literally has a lidar laser scanner built into it. 577 00:26:20,079 --> 00:26:22,880 Which means we can take a 3d scan of this print 578 00:26:22,915 --> 00:26:26,317 and we will be able to look at it from different angles, 579 00:26:26,352 --> 00:26:28,185 we can take it to experts. 580 00:26:28,220 --> 00:26:30,554 It's basically a way of preserving this evidence 581 00:26:30,590 --> 00:26:32,356 in a digital way forever. 582 00:26:32,391 --> 00:26:34,291 Hell, yeah, this is awesome. All right, let's see it work. 583 00:26:35,828 --> 00:26:37,828 All right, lasers, do your thing. 584 00:26:37,863 --> 00:26:39,964 So I'm gonna get real low so we get all that. 585 00:26:39,999 --> 00:26:41,632 [josh] that is so cool. 586 00:26:41,667 --> 00:26:44,802 Lidar, which stands for light detection and ranging, 587 00:26:44,837 --> 00:26:46,503 is a remote sensing method, 588 00:26:46,539 --> 00:26:49,673 that takes millions of individual laser scans per minute 589 00:26:49,709 --> 00:26:53,777 and pieces them together to create a comprehensive 3d image. 590 00:26:53,813 --> 00:26:56,146 -I think we got it. -Okay, let's check it out. 591 00:26:56,182 --> 00:26:58,482 First up, let's see what we got. 592 00:27:02,154 --> 00:27:04,822 -Oh, yeah. -Insane. Insane. 593 00:27:04,857 --> 00:27:07,558 -Look at that. -That is so crazy. 594 00:27:07,593 --> 00:27:09,426 Look at the detail there. That's incredible. 595 00:27:09,462 --> 00:27:11,595 [phil] it's more clear than we could see with our naked eye. 596 00:27:11,631 --> 00:27:14,131 And you can see the pad really, really well now. 597 00:27:14,166 --> 00:27:18,135 Really well, and we can see one, two, three, four-- 598 00:27:18,170 --> 00:27:20,471 -maybe five. -Maybe five. 599 00:27:20,506 --> 00:27:23,474 -It could be a black bear. -Bears do have five toes. 600 00:27:23,509 --> 00:27:25,909 If we take the size and the width of this, 601 00:27:25,945 --> 00:27:29,013 this to me says more wolf than it does dog or coyote. 602 00:27:29,048 --> 00:27:31,081 Dog is usually pretty narrow, 603 00:27:31,117 --> 00:27:34,184 this thing is really wide and way too big to be a coyote. 604 00:27:34,220 --> 00:27:37,287 But with that is an extra toe and pad. 605 00:27:37,323 --> 00:27:39,823 I can't be sure what really left this track. 606 00:27:39,859 --> 00:27:41,825 [josh] this is a big animal. 607 00:27:41,861 --> 00:27:43,360 Yeah, absolutely. 608 00:27:43,396 --> 00:27:46,030 -All right, so we've got a potential culprit. -We've got suspect number one. 609 00:27:46,065 --> 00:27:48,132 -And we've got a great scan. -Yeah. 610 00:27:48,167 --> 00:27:50,401 [josh] it looks like the tracks head toward those woods. 611 00:27:50,436 --> 00:27:52,736 So let's get in here and see what we find. 612 00:27:52,805 --> 00:27:56,140 Before we go any further, we place a motion-activated trail camera 613 00:27:56,175 --> 00:27:58,242 on a tree facing this clearing. 614 00:27:58,277 --> 00:28:00,711 If whatever made this track comes back through here... 615 00:28:00,746 --> 00:28:03,113 Okay, trap cam is set. 616 00:28:03,149 --> 00:28:05,816 ...We'll be able to capture a photo of it. 617 00:28:07,319 --> 00:28:09,319 [phil] no joking here. 618 00:28:13,092 --> 00:28:15,492 It is really thick right here. 619 00:28:20,933 --> 00:28:23,767 -Can you get through? -Looks like it opens up up ahead. 620 00:28:23,803 --> 00:28:25,202 [josh] yeah? 621 00:28:28,307 --> 00:28:30,274 [phil] okay, this is easier. 622 00:28:30,309 --> 00:28:32,209 It looks way creepier in here. 623 00:28:32,244 --> 00:28:34,478 More dead branches hanging down everywhere. 624 00:28:34,513 --> 00:28:36,113 Look at that. 625 00:28:44,056 --> 00:28:46,256 [josh] hold on. Hold on, stop. Sh! Sh! 626 00:28:49,762 --> 00:28:52,896 -Did you hear something? -No, my spidey sense just went off. 627 00:29:00,039 --> 00:29:02,506 All the hairs on my neck just stood up, I don't know why. 628 00:29:02,541 --> 00:29:04,341 Whoa. 629 00:29:04,376 --> 00:29:06,543 I can't see anything. 630 00:29:06,578 --> 00:29:08,612 [leaves rustling] 631 00:29:08,647 --> 00:29:11,148 I think this is a good spot to set up some cameras. 632 00:29:11,183 --> 00:29:14,985 -For sure. Let's get a couple up in here. All right. -Yeah. 633 00:29:15,020 --> 00:29:18,455 [josh] we're going to set a few more trail cameras at either end of the clearing. 634 00:29:18,491 --> 00:29:22,226 If the so-called beast of bray road comes through here looking for a meal... 635 00:29:22,261 --> 00:29:24,762 -I'm gonna go down the other end here, phil. -Copy. 636 00:29:24,797 --> 00:29:27,731 ...We'll have another opportunity to get a photo of it. 637 00:29:27,767 --> 00:29:29,266 All right. 638 00:29:29,301 --> 00:29:30,968 Ready to roll. 639 00:29:31,003 --> 00:29:34,905 -So let's just keep on keeping on. -Okay, okay. 640 00:29:41,981 --> 00:29:44,782 [rustling in undergrowth] 641 00:29:44,817 --> 00:29:47,151 -what was that? -I don't know. 642 00:29:49,054 --> 00:29:50,921 [warbling] 643 00:29:56,762 --> 00:29:58,796 [warbling] 644 00:30:09,508 --> 00:30:11,275 [whispering] definitely sounds like an animal. 645 00:30:11,310 --> 00:30:13,010 Definitely sounds like an animal. 646 00:30:19,251 --> 00:30:20,818 It's somewhere over there. 647 00:30:24,723 --> 00:30:26,290 [whispers] go around this way. 648 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:42,806 [whispers] I don't hear anything. 649 00:30:43,876 --> 00:30:46,076 -Nothing. -I mean, whatever that was, 650 00:30:46,111 --> 00:30:48,679 it either took off or it's not moving. 651 00:30:48,714 --> 00:30:51,315 Yeah, I say we head in that direction of the sound. 652 00:30:51,350 --> 00:30:53,617 Maybe we get lucky... Or unlucky. 653 00:30:53,652 --> 00:30:55,485 [exhales] 654 00:30:59,658 --> 00:31:01,758 all right, so we're coming up on some more woods here. 655 00:31:01,794 --> 00:31:03,527 I just want to... 656 00:31:03,562 --> 00:31:05,529 Check this out. 657 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:09,399 I'll slow down right here. 658 00:31:11,370 --> 00:31:13,370 Oh, my god. Oh, my god. 659 00:31:13,405 --> 00:31:15,105 Did you see that? Look at that. 660 00:31:19,578 --> 00:31:21,211 Right, come over here. Come over here. 661 00:31:21,247 --> 00:31:23,413 -Where is it? -Right over here. Right over here. 662 00:31:23,415 --> 00:31:25,115 Follow my finger. 663 00:31:27,186 --> 00:31:28,418 What is that? 664 00:31:31,857 --> 00:31:33,790 What the [bleep] is that? 665 00:31:33,826 --> 00:31:35,525 [bleep] what is that? 666 00:31:40,165 --> 00:31:42,232 Shh! Stop, don't move. It's coming right at me. 667 00:31:48,340 --> 00:31:50,507 Oh! [bleep] it's moving. 668 00:31:50,542 --> 00:31:52,376 Where did it go? 669 00:31:55,915 --> 00:31:57,614 I don't see it anymore. 670 00:31:57,650 --> 00:32:01,285 The eyes definitely had an orange tint to them. 671 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:04,721 Our night vision cameras utilize image intensifier tubes 672 00:32:04,757 --> 00:32:08,158 which convert all colors to green-scale images. 673 00:32:08,193 --> 00:32:09,927 Let's call josh and phil. 674 00:32:09,962 --> 00:32:12,996 While these eyes glow white when seen on infrared, 675 00:32:13,032 --> 00:32:16,333 the eyes I saw were definitely glowing orange. 676 00:32:17,636 --> 00:32:19,369 [jessica] josh, you got me? 677 00:32:21,540 --> 00:32:23,674 -What's up, jess? -Holy [bleep]! 678 00:32:23,709 --> 00:32:25,442 I just saw something weird in the wood. 679 00:32:25,477 --> 00:32:27,978 What did she see? 680 00:32:28,013 --> 00:32:30,414 -What do you mean? -Huge eyes, glowing, 681 00:32:30,449 --> 00:32:34,484 looking right at me, bright orange color. 682 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:38,221 And then, pouf! It took off right after it started staring at me. 683 00:32:38,257 --> 00:32:40,157 -You have it on camera? -Yeah, we've got it on camera. 684 00:32:40,192 --> 00:32:44,161 We're not... We're not far from bray road. Where are you? 685 00:32:44,196 --> 00:32:46,296 I'm about a quarter mile from where we split up. 686 00:32:46,332 --> 00:32:49,566 We are not far from there. We just heard something big in the woods. 687 00:32:49,601 --> 00:32:51,702 -Let's meet each other on the road. -I'm on my way. 688 00:33:04,316 --> 00:33:05,782 Where is she? See her? 689 00:33:05,817 --> 00:33:07,117 Is that them? 690 00:33:07,152 --> 00:33:09,586 -It's got to be them. -We see you! We're coming to you! 691 00:33:10,823 --> 00:33:12,489 [jessica] all right, here they are. I see them. 692 00:33:18,564 --> 00:33:20,230 Hey! You okay? 693 00:33:20,265 --> 00:33:22,466 Yeah, I'm okay. Oh, my god, I'm freaking out, though. 694 00:33:22,501 --> 00:33:25,302 -What's happened? -I saw red eyes over there in the woods. Huge. 695 00:33:25,337 --> 00:33:27,537 -So where are we talking about? -Right-hand side. 696 00:33:27,573 --> 00:33:29,373 Looked in, saw the eyeshine. 697 00:33:29,408 --> 00:33:31,775 Totally orange. Ran into the car and called you guys. 698 00:33:31,810 --> 00:33:33,643 [josh] can we see it? 699 00:33:33,679 --> 00:33:35,212 -It was right there in the woods. -Is that it? 700 00:33:35,247 --> 00:33:37,514 -Yep. -What? Look at that! 701 00:33:37,549 --> 00:33:40,784 -[josh] those are eyes? -[jessica] those are eyes. 702 00:33:40,819 --> 00:33:43,920 [phil] I mean, that is, like, nightmare fuel. What is that? 703 00:33:43,956 --> 00:33:46,156 -[jess] yeah. -[josh] just glowing out there. 704 00:33:46,191 --> 00:33:48,025 [phil] that is a monster. 705 00:33:48,060 --> 00:33:50,260 -You sure that's an animal? -Positive. 706 00:33:52,164 --> 00:33:55,332 -[all gasp] -right there. Right there. 707 00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:57,968 -[phil] get out of here! Wow! -[jessica] yeah. 708 00:33:58,003 --> 00:34:00,003 [josh] oop, and it's gone. 709 00:34:00,039 --> 00:34:01,671 Whatever that is is still in there. 710 00:34:01,707 --> 00:34:03,807 -I say we go down there and get in the woods. -All right, let's go. 711 00:34:03,842 --> 00:34:06,109 -Let's kill the lights, come on. -All right. 712 00:34:11,349 --> 00:34:13,683 -Right here? Okay. -Yeah, right up in here. 713 00:34:23,462 --> 00:34:25,762 So, step one, prints. 714 00:34:25,798 --> 00:34:27,631 Any sign of whatever this was, look around 715 00:34:37,509 --> 00:34:39,376 it turned and it went off this way, right? 716 00:34:39,411 --> 00:34:40,777 [jessica] it turned and took off this way. 717 00:34:40,813 --> 00:34:42,245 Let's see where it went. 718 00:34:44,116 --> 00:34:46,383 [phil] this makes me nervous, you guys. 719 00:34:46,418 --> 00:34:50,220 This is the perfect place for a predator to lie in wait before it pounces. 720 00:34:52,024 --> 00:34:54,224 [josh] stay frosty 'cause it could be anywhere. 721 00:34:54,259 --> 00:34:56,626 [jessica] why do I get the feeling we're being watched? 722 00:35:03,869 --> 00:35:06,236 While we continue to investigate the true identity 723 00:35:06,271 --> 00:35:08,939 of an alleged werewolf in southern wisconsin, 724 00:35:08,974 --> 00:35:11,675 a similar mystery has recently been solved. 725 00:35:11,710 --> 00:35:14,811 In 2018, a strange wolf-like creature 726 00:35:14,847 --> 00:35:17,547 was shot outside of denton, montana, 727 00:35:17,583 --> 00:35:19,649 and it set the internet ablaze. 728 00:35:19,685 --> 00:35:24,354 Some said it was a mythical monster, a real-life werewolf. 729 00:35:24,389 --> 00:35:28,325 After all, the animal had large, wolf-like features, a wolf-like head, 730 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:29,993 but its ears were too big 731 00:35:30,028 --> 00:35:34,030 and its teeth, legs and body seemed too short to be a wolf. 732 00:35:34,066 --> 00:35:37,167 Representatives from montana fish, wildlife and parks 733 00:35:37,202 --> 00:35:40,537 went on record to say, "we have no idea what this is 734 00:35:40,572 --> 00:35:43,039 until we get a dna report back." 735 00:35:43,075 --> 00:35:48,178 so dna of the animal was compared to thousands of samples from other canids. 736 00:35:48,213 --> 00:35:49,679 And the result? 737 00:35:49,715 --> 00:35:52,149 Well, it was a gray wolf. 738 00:35:52,184 --> 00:35:54,518 So, okay, why the strange appearance? 739 00:35:54,553 --> 00:35:58,021 Well, even animals within the same species can present differently. 740 00:35:58,056 --> 00:36:01,124 Or inherit genetic traits or even mutations 741 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:03,627 that can make them look, well, weird. 742 00:36:03,662 --> 00:36:06,563 So case closed on the montana werewolf. 743 00:36:06,598 --> 00:36:08,365 But as for the one in southern wisconsin, 744 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:10,834 well, the jury is definitely still out. 745 00:36:19,011 --> 00:36:21,478 [josh whispers] stay frosty, 'cause it could be anywhere. 746 00:36:21,513 --> 00:36:24,247 [jessica] why do I get the feeling we're being watched? 747 00:36:25,517 --> 00:36:28,151 [josh] we've been hunting the beast of bray road all night 748 00:36:28,187 --> 00:36:31,621 and jess managed to get eyes on something lurking in the shadows. 749 00:36:35,260 --> 00:36:37,394 What the [bleep] is that? 750 00:36:41,066 --> 00:36:43,233 Or should I say, it had eyes on her 751 00:36:43,268 --> 00:36:45,669 before it took off in this direction? 752 00:36:47,472 --> 00:36:49,372 [phil exhales heavily] seen anything? 753 00:36:49,408 --> 00:36:50,774 I don't see any-- 754 00:36:50,809 --> 00:36:52,475 [jessica] I'm looking for tufts of hair and stuff 755 00:36:52,511 --> 00:36:53,944 but I'm not seeing anything either. 756 00:36:55,447 --> 00:36:57,847 -Looks like it opens up a little bit in here. -Yeah. 757 00:36:57,883 --> 00:37:00,217 Okay, let's go in here, we'll fan out a little bit. 758 00:37:00,252 --> 00:37:02,452 Just stay within eyesight of each other. 759 00:37:05,023 --> 00:37:07,457 -It definitely opens up. -Yeah. 760 00:37:09,461 --> 00:37:11,261 -Careful, prickly bush. -Yeah. 761 00:37:21,707 --> 00:37:24,040 [phil] all right, I'm gonna take out the thermal. 762 00:37:24,076 --> 00:37:26,009 [josh] for sure. Let's see what we can see. 763 00:37:26,044 --> 00:37:29,379 [phil] the vegetation in these woods is extremely thick 764 00:37:29,414 --> 00:37:32,115 and even with flashlights, we can't see far into them. 765 00:37:32,150 --> 00:37:34,718 Using the thermal cameras will allow us to see 766 00:37:34,753 --> 00:37:37,554 not only if the animal jess spotted is still here, 767 00:37:37,589 --> 00:37:40,991 but also if it's crouched in a bush waiting to ambush us. 768 00:37:41,026 --> 00:37:43,493 [josh] if it's a mammal, if it's warm-blooded, 769 00:37:43,528 --> 00:37:45,262 we're gonna see it in these woods for sure. 770 00:37:45,297 --> 00:37:47,163 Oh, yeah. That thing is gonna glow. 771 00:37:47,199 --> 00:37:50,000 -Okay, let's keep following the direction it went. -All right. 772 00:38:03,148 --> 00:38:05,015 Phil, are you seeing anything on there? 773 00:38:05,050 --> 00:38:07,250 [phil] not picking up anything yet. 774 00:38:09,888 --> 00:38:12,455 [jessica] am I nuts? Is there something back there? 775 00:38:13,825 --> 00:38:15,825 Right down here. Do you see that? 776 00:38:15,861 --> 00:38:18,328 -[josh] phil, get over here. Come here. -[jessica] do you see that? 777 00:38:20,666 --> 00:38:22,532 [josh whispers] back here. 778 00:38:23,869 --> 00:38:26,269 [jessica] right over there. You got anything? 779 00:38:26,305 --> 00:38:28,571 [phil] got a hot spot. Go, straight ahead. 780 00:38:35,047 --> 00:38:36,780 -[josh] can you see it? -[jessica] it was right here. 781 00:38:37,716 --> 00:38:40,817 Look at this. Right... Right here. 782 00:38:40,852 --> 00:38:43,486 -Glowing. -Look at this on the thermal. 783 00:38:43,555 --> 00:38:45,789 [jessica] that's right. I knew I saw something. 784 00:38:47,693 --> 00:38:52,062 [josh] these leaves are all moved. Look at this, it's all disturbed there. 785 00:38:52,097 --> 00:38:54,030 Something was [bleep] right there! 786 00:38:56,735 --> 00:38:59,703 [phil] a warm body will transfer heat to whatever it touches. 787 00:38:59,738 --> 00:39:02,205 As soon as the body moves off the surface, 788 00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:04,307 the heat will quickly start to dissipate. 789 00:39:04,343 --> 00:39:06,943 The fact that this log is lighting up like a christmas tree 790 00:39:06,978 --> 00:39:11,381 means that a warm-blooded animal was just here. 791 00:39:11,416 --> 00:39:13,783 I'm gonna do a quick scan around, see if I pick up anything. 792 00:39:18,757 --> 00:39:20,690 Wait a whole bunch, it must be right here. 793 00:39:26,198 --> 00:39:29,332 [whispers] whatever that is, it's got to be... 794 00:39:31,103 --> 00:39:33,970 Okay, okay. 795 00:39:34,005 --> 00:39:35,972 Okay, real slow. Real slow. Let's go. 796 00:39:40,746 --> 00:39:44,581 Very, very cautiously. Let's walk over there 'cause that could be anything. 797 00:39:44,616 --> 00:39:48,318 [josh] we've been tracking an unknown and potentially dangerous animal 798 00:39:48,353 --> 00:39:51,955 through terrain it's far more familiar with than we are. 799 00:39:51,990 --> 00:39:54,424 Large predators can be territorial, 800 00:39:54,459 --> 00:39:56,226 and if we come face to face with one, 801 00:39:56,261 --> 00:39:58,328 who knows how it's going to react? 802 00:40:00,499 --> 00:40:02,465 Yes, got something. Right here. 803 00:40:02,534 --> 00:40:04,501 Stop moving. 804 00:40:05,737 --> 00:40:08,371 Right back there. It's hiding behind those branches. 805 00:40:08,407 --> 00:40:10,407 [jessica] yeah, I see it. 806 00:40:13,211 --> 00:40:15,311 [phil] what the hell is over there? 807 00:40:16,248 --> 00:40:18,615 [bleep] it's moving! 808 00:40:21,586 --> 00:40:23,853 I lost it. 809 00:40:23,889 --> 00:40:26,256 [jessica] where is it? [bleep] 810 00:40:28,894 --> 00:40:31,428 [josh] next time on expedition x... 811 00:40:33,698 --> 00:40:35,732 It sounded like a [bleep]. 812 00:40:35,767 --> 00:40:39,436 ...The shocking conclusion of our hunt for the beast of bray road. 813 00:40:39,471 --> 00:40:41,771 Phil, you see it? 814 00:40:41,807 --> 00:40:44,307 We talk to new terrified eyewitnesses... 815 00:40:44,342 --> 00:40:47,410 It looked right at me and I couldn't move. 816 00:40:49,548 --> 00:40:51,581 ...And hunt for the creature's home... 817 00:40:53,585 --> 00:40:54,984 In a remote wilderness. 818 00:40:55,020 --> 00:40:57,554 [jessica gasps] what the [bleep] 819 00:40:59,024 --> 00:41:00,457 look at this blood on here. 820 00:41:00,492 --> 00:41:03,726 That looks like a pretty fresh kill. 821 00:41:03,762 --> 00:41:07,697 Can we chase down the legendary monster of the midwest... 822 00:41:07,732 --> 00:41:09,499 [bleep] 823 00:41:09,534 --> 00:41:11,468 I got a heat signature. It's big. 824 00:41:11,503 --> 00:41:14,337 Yeah, I see it. I see something moving in the brush. 825 00:41:14,372 --> 00:41:17,340 [jessica over radio] get over here now! 826 00:41:17,375 --> 00:41:20,410 ...And finally unmask the american werewolf? 827 00:41:20,445 --> 00:41:23,112 [grunting and groaning] 828 00:41:26,351 --> 00:41:28,818 [jessica] phil, where are you? 829 00:41:28,854 --> 00:41:31,354 For more information on expedition x, head to: