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[josh] tonight,
a creature is reported
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to be terrorizing
a small midwest town.
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It sounded like it just ripped
the [bleep] tree down.
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The shocking conclusion
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of our hunt
for the beast of bray road.
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Phil, do you see it?
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We talk to new
terrified witnesses...
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It looked right at me
and I couldn't move.
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[growling]
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...And hunt
for the animal's lair...
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[howling]
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...In remote wilderness.
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[jessica gasps]
what the [bleep]?
What-- what--
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[phil whispering]
look at this blood on here.
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That looks like
a pretty fresh kill.
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[josh] can we chase down
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the legendary monster
of the midwest?
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-[phil] holy... [bleep]
-[david] let's get out.
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Oh, [bleep]!
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I got a heat signature.
It's big.
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[jessica] yeah, I see it.
I see something moving.
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It's moving in the brush.
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Phil, get over here now.
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[josh] and finally,
unmask the american werewolf.
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Oh, god, it's so close.
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What the [bleep]
is that?
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My name is josh gates.
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In my travels,
I've experienced
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strange things
that defy logic
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and made me
question everything.
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Oh, my god.
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Now, I've
put together a team
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to investigate
the stranger side
of the unknown.
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Let's go.
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Phil torres is a scientist
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who hunts for
rational explanations.
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[phil speaking]
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[josh] jessica chobot's
paranormal research
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has made her
a true believer.
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Phil, do you see that?
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I just saw something
run across.
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Together,
we're searching for answers...
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[phil] what is that?
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...To the world's most
extraordinary mysteries.
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This is expedition x.
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The beast of bray road
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is one of the most
fascinating cryptids
in the country.
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It has been spotted
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in and around elkhorn,
wisconsin, for over 30 years.
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Eyewitnesses describe seeing
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a huge terrifying beast
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with razor sharp fangs,
red glowing eyes
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and wolf-like features,
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capable of moving
at incredible speed
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on its hind legs.
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Were you thinking,
"I just saw the
beast of bray road?"
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absolutely. Yes.
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[josh] so far
in our investigation,
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we've spoken to local
eyewitness, lee hampel,
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a retired math teacher
who just found
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evidence of a fresh kill.
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-Oh, look at that. Wow.
-Right there.
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[jessica] that whole
chunk's missing.
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[josh] with a full moon
looming overhead,
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we discover large
and mysterious tracks.
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Look at that.
That's incredible.
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We've got
a potential culprit.
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We got
suspect number one.
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[josh] while
patrolling the road,
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jess spots something
lurking in the shadows.
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[jessica] oh, my god.
Oh, my god.
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Did you see that?
Look at that.
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[josh] now it's
well past midnight.
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Phil, jess and I
are tracking the creature
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about a half mile
into the woods
off of bray road.
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Something was
[bleep] right there.
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[josh] and our
thermal camera
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just got a hit.
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[phil] right back there.
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[whispering] he's hiding
behind those branches.
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[jessica whispering]
yeah. I see it.
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[phil] it's big.
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[jessica] yeah,
and it looks upright.
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It's just [bleep] moved.
It's moving! It's moving.
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I lost it!
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[jessica]
where is it? [bleep]
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let's try
and get closer.
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We're either gonna get
face-to-face with it,
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or it's gonna bolt
out of that road.
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[phil] okay. I mean,
it's gotta be right in there,
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right on the other side
of these two big ones.
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Yeah. Push in there,
really careful.
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[all clamoring]
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[josh] stop, stop,
stop, stop, stop.
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What the [bleep]
is that?
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Don't move, don't move,
don't move.
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What the hell was that?
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It sounded like it just ripped
the [bleep] tree down,
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it's got to be right there.
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Not seeing it anymore.
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I got nothing.
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That might have been
it just taking off.
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[jessica] I think it took off.
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[phil] let's go forward.
Come on, let's go.
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[josh] phil, you see it?
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[phil] not seeing it.
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[jessica exhales]
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[sighs]
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[phil] back on bray road.
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[josh] back on the road.
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[phil] gone.
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[jessica] I mean,
it could have
taken off anywhere.
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-[josh] where the hell
did it go?
-[jessica sighs]
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okay. I mean,
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I'd keep the thermal
on the edge
of the tree line
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and let's start walking.
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The beast of bray road
strikes again.
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Way continue
to search the road
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and the surrounding area
for the next few hours.
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[jessica] oh, we were
so close.
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[josh] but whatever that
mysterious animal was,
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it's gone.
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We checked the
motion-activated trail cams
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that we set up earlier
along the game trail,
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but unfortunately,
nothing has triggered them.
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As day breaks,
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we do one final patrol
along bray road.
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And just when we think
all hope is lost,
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we see it.
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Wait a minute.
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-Oh, my world.
-Oh!
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[josh]
hold on a second!
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Pulling over...
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That's the beast
of bray road.
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-[phil laughs] wow.
-[jessica] that's awesome.
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-It's huge, it's ripped.
-Oh, yeah.
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-[phil] and chains.
-[josh] and chains.
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Now, I don't know
if this means
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that he's been captured,
or if he's just into that.
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It looks a little bit like
he's just wearing that.
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[jessica] yeah, no.
That's a fashion choice.
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[josh] that's his look.
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-[phil] it's a vibe.
-[josh] it is a vibe, yeah.
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I love that somebody
on bray road carved this
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-and put it in their lawn.
-[jessica] yeah.
That's super cool.
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[josh] look, we got
some killer evidence.
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I mean, I think
at the very least
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we can say definitively
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something large
is lurking around bray road.
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No question.
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The size of the footprint
we saw was giant.
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And the hit we got
on the thermal,
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that had to be
something big.
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[jessica] yeah.
And I don't know
what was looking at me,
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but that thing
was huge and terrifying.
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Okay, so let's talk
next steps.
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I'd like to take
the scans,
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the photos we have
of the prints we found,
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I'd like to take
the thermal footage.
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I want to get all that
back to hq
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and start
to get it analyzed.
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The size of that print,
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we're talking something
bigger than a dog,
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probably bigger
than a coyote.
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Could even be a wolf.
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I really want
to dig into that.
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Could this thing
just be a big wolf?
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Just, the other thing
I think we haven't
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explored enough
is the genesis
of this whole thing.
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What do we really know
about those first sightings?
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-Yeah.
-And, of course, any other
recent eye witnesses.
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So you're saying, jess should
probably follow up with the
people here and
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I should probably try to
have a conversation
with the wolf?
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Well, we should stick to
our strengths.
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[jessica chuckles]
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[josh] as I head back to
hq to analyze our evidence,
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jess is busy chasing down
new eye witnesses and experts
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to help gain new insight
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into the creature
behind the legend.
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Meanwhile, phil's headed to
the shalom wildlife zoo,
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a large wildlife sanctuary
in southern wisconsin.
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If the tracks we found in
the cornfield do belong to
a massive wolf,
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we need evidence
to support that.
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And that means getting
up close and personal
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to some of north america's
most famous predators.
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Hey.
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Hey, phil.
How's it going?
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[phil] david fechter is
a wildlife biologist from
the university of wisconsin.
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He's been studying wolves for
over 15 years
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and has recently been
tracking wolf populations
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throughout
the northern states.
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You know, we're here looking
at the beast of bray road.
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One of the theories
out there is
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that it could be
a misidentified wolf.
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-Mmm-hmm.
-So I wanna check out
some wolves.
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Well, you came
to the right place.
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[phil] in addition to some
big bad wolves,
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this sanctuary is home
to 75 species
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and more than 750 animals,
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including a number of
apex predators,
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like pumas
and grizzly bears.
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Now what do you know
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about the beast of bray road?
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Well, it's kind of a wolf-man,
or a man-wolf.
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It's a creature that nobody
really knows for sure.
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But it definitely makes its
way into the wisconsin lore?
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No doubt about it.
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[wolves growling]
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oh, my gosh!
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Oh, those are beautiful.
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That would be our
gray wolves.
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[phil] wow!
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[wolves growling]
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[jessica] while phil chases
his tail on his wolf theory,
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I've managed to score
a meeting
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with the news reporter
linda godfrey,
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the journalist who first
broke the story of
the beast of bray road
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back in 1991.
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And she's literally written
the book on the subject.
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She's investigated every
single report
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and eye witness sighting for
the last three decades.
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If there's one person
to talk to about this...
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It's her.
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So what got you involved with
reporting on the
beast of bray road?
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I was pretty new as
a reporter
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and I had
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a meeting with the county
animal control officer.
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He opened up his desk drawer,
pulled out a file folder
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that was marked "werewolf."
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now when you've got a
county official...
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Uh-huh.
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...With a manila file folder
marked "werewolves,"
that's news.
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Oh, yeah.
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I remember being
completely shocked when I
first read about that.
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Right, exactly.
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He handed me this file that
had people's names,
addresses...
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What they, had said in the way
of their remarks.
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And they, were describing
something that looked like a
wolf
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or a german shepherd
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running on
its hind legs only.
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So that rules out just about
every other animal.
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So what has been the earliest
recorded encounter
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of the beast of bray road that
you've come across?
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Well, I think the first really
solid one happened in 1936.
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Mmm-hmm.
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Where, um,
a night watchmen found
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a strange creature digging
with long claws
248
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into some sort of
burial mound.
249
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Whoa.
250
00:09:49,723 --> 00:09:51,590
So this has been going on
for a long time?
251
00:09:51,625 --> 00:09:53,024
Oh, yes.
252
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[jessica] linda has uncovered
hundreds of documented
sightings
253
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that stretch as far back
as 85 years.
254
00:09:58,298 --> 00:10:01,666
And many of these
incidents occurred
well beyond bray road.
255
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Some as far as
40 miles away.
256
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Not only does this add
55 years of incidents
to this legend,
257
00:10:08,675 --> 00:10:11,376
it also suggests the
beast has a wider range
258
00:10:11,411 --> 00:10:12,677
than we thought,
259
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venturing well beyond
bray road.
260
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Hi, girl.
How are you?
261
00:10:17,384 --> 00:10:18,617
Are these full-grown?
262
00:10:18,652 --> 00:10:20,485
Uh, no, they're only
half-grown.
They're six months old.
263
00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,088
So they, will double in size
when they, get to be adults.
264
00:10:24,791 --> 00:10:26,558
But wolves can get up
to 200 pounds.
265
00:10:26,593 --> 00:10:27,792
Two hundred pounds?
266
00:10:27,828 --> 00:10:29,127
Yeah.
267
00:10:29,162 --> 00:10:30,962
So how many wolves are there
in wisconsin?
268
00:10:30,998 --> 00:10:32,964
Well, there's thousands of
them at this time.
269
00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:33,665
-Really?
-Yep.
270
00:10:33,734 --> 00:10:34,933
They moved in from minnesota
271
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through to eau c.
272
00:10:35,836 --> 00:10:37,335
They're at the point now
where they're...
273
00:10:37,371 --> 00:10:39,304
You know, they're basically
expanding their territory.
274
00:10:39,339 --> 00:10:41,373
So with this idea of
the beast of bray road,
275
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I can't help but wonder
is if people are seeing
276
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a really big wolf in
southern wisconsin.
277
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In the southern part of
wisconsin,
278
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what do we have?
A lot of farmland.
279
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Cornfields, hayfields.
280
00:10:52,052 --> 00:10:54,219
That is the favorite food of
all the white-tailed deer.
281
00:10:54,254 --> 00:10:56,755
There's a huge population of
white-tailed deer down here.
282
00:10:56,790 --> 00:10:58,323
So who eats white-tailed deer?
283
00:10:58,358 --> 00:10:59,090
These guys.
284
00:10:59,126 --> 00:11:00,525
Oh, yeah.
285
00:11:00,560 --> 00:11:03,728
So, for somebody that's
telling me I saw a wolf down
here, I'd say,
286
00:11:03,764 --> 00:11:04,996
"ah, I believe you."
287
00:11:05,032 --> 00:11:06,598
so there's an experiment
I want to do.
288
00:11:06,633 --> 00:11:08,833
We saw paw prints on
bray road.
289
00:11:08,869 --> 00:11:11,736
And they, were big and they
certainly looked like they
could be canines.
290
00:11:11,771 --> 00:11:14,639
So one thing
I would love to do,
get a really clean paw print
291
00:11:14,675 --> 00:11:16,675
that then we can photograph,
document,
292
00:11:16,710 --> 00:11:18,443
compare to
what we saw on bray road.
293
00:11:18,478 --> 00:11:19,444
So...
294
00:11:19,479 --> 00:11:20,845
Can I go in there?
295
00:11:20,881 --> 00:11:21,713
Ooh.
296
00:11:23,350 --> 00:11:24,082
[laughing]
297
00:11:24,117 --> 00:11:25,083
you can tell me no.
298
00:11:26,887 --> 00:11:28,520
[david] we'll give it a try.
299
00:11:28,555 --> 00:11:30,722
But they're gonna look...
Go for your private area.
300
00:11:34,194 --> 00:11:35,193
Okay.
301
00:11:35,228 --> 00:11:37,929
And they, got 2,000 pounds
of biting pressure.
302
00:11:37,964 --> 00:11:40,965
Well, I didn't bring a cup
in my backpack today.
303
00:11:41,034 --> 00:11:42,067
So...
304
00:11:42,102 --> 00:11:43,768
I hate to see you leave with
a higher-toned voice.
305
00:11:43,804 --> 00:11:44,502
Yeah.
306
00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:47,138
I didn't bring a cup.
307
00:11:47,174 --> 00:11:49,874
But I did bring a specialized
footprint mold kit
308
00:11:49,910 --> 00:11:52,811
that will allow us to compare
a verified wolf print
309
00:11:52,846 --> 00:11:55,714
to the lidar scan of the print
we made in the field.
310
00:11:55,749 --> 00:11:58,283
But getting this print isn't
going to be easy.
311
00:11:58,318 --> 00:12:00,051
And maybe not
even safe.
312
00:12:00,087 --> 00:12:00,885
All right.
313
00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:01,553
[phil] here we go.
314
00:12:03,423 --> 00:12:05,423
Hi. Hi, guys.
315
00:12:09,162 --> 00:12:11,129
Oh, hey, buddy.
Hey, buddy.
316
00:12:11,164 --> 00:12:12,230
Hey, guys.
317
00:12:13,867 --> 00:12:15,200
[david] you wanna try to set
that down?
318
00:12:15,235 --> 00:12:16,301
[phil] actually, maybe
319
00:12:16,336 --> 00:12:17,736
if you can set it down,
it might be easier for me.
320
00:12:17,771 --> 00:12:19,137
[david] all right,
come on.
321
00:12:19,172 --> 00:12:20,238
[wolves growling]
322
00:12:20,273 --> 00:12:22,173
[wolves whimpering]
323
00:12:22,209 --> 00:12:24,109
oh, yes, come on.
324
00:12:24,144 --> 00:12:24,909
Close.
325
00:12:25,512 --> 00:12:27,045
Hey. Uh...
326
00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:28,413
Oh, [bleep].
327
00:12:33,019 --> 00:12:35,320
[wolves growling]
328
00:12:38,058 --> 00:12:39,524
oh, [bleep].
329
00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:40,992
[phil grunting]
330
00:12:41,027 --> 00:12:44,028
[david] just watch your face
or they will take
your nose or your ears.
331
00:12:44,064 --> 00:12:44,963
Okay.
332
00:12:44,998 --> 00:12:47,031
[wolves growling]
333
00:12:47,067 --> 00:12:48,199
I think it's time
to exit.
334
00:12:48,235 --> 00:12:49,100
Time to get out
of here?
335
00:12:49,136 --> 00:12:50,168
Yeah.
336
00:12:50,203 --> 00:12:51,569
If you say it's time
to get out, let's get out.
337
00:12:51,605 --> 00:12:53,037
All right, let's move,
let's move.
338
00:12:55,108 --> 00:12:56,841
We'll have to wait
for them to settle down
339
00:12:56,877 --> 00:12:59,277
before we can try again
to get a clean print.
340
00:12:59,312 --> 00:13:01,546
Hopefully, jess is having
more luck.
341
00:13:03,917 --> 00:13:08,286
After investigating all of
these reports, what do
you think it is?
342
00:13:08,321 --> 00:13:10,789
It could be something
that is injured
343
00:13:10,824 --> 00:13:12,724
and cannot walk in
a regular way.
344
00:13:12,759 --> 00:13:15,794
It could be
some type of...
345
00:13:15,829 --> 00:13:17,629
Uh, an adapted
346
00:13:17,664 --> 00:13:20,064
wolf species,
to walk and run
on its hind legs.
347
00:13:20,100 --> 00:13:23,101
But there are other people
who think that it's a spirit.
348
00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:26,404
So you think there's
a possibility that it is
something natural
349
00:13:26,439 --> 00:13:27,505
-but...
-Mmm-hmm.
350
00:13:27,541 --> 00:13:29,340
...You know,
not to shut the door
on paranormal.
351
00:13:29,376 --> 00:13:31,442
That's a great way
to put it.
352
00:13:31,478 --> 00:13:32,710
If linda thinks the beast
353
00:13:32,746 --> 00:13:34,913
could be some kind of adapted
wolf species,
354
00:13:34,948 --> 00:13:38,449
we also have to consider
hybrid wolves.
Wolves bred with dogs
355
00:13:38,485 --> 00:13:41,152
by people who often
sell them as pets.
356
00:13:41,188 --> 00:13:43,721
But wolf dogs rarely loose
wild wolf behavior,
357
00:13:43,757 --> 00:13:46,925
which makes them unpredictable
and often difficult to handle.
358
00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,261
Wolf dog attacks have been
reported for decades.
359
00:13:50,297 --> 00:13:52,096
For example, back in 2020,
360
00:13:52,132 --> 00:13:54,032
a 2-year-old
lost her arm to one.
361
00:13:54,067 --> 00:13:57,602
With illegal hybrid breeding
an issue in many states,
362
00:13:57,637 --> 00:14:00,004
I wonder if the strange
five-toed tracks we found
363
00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,407
could be the result
of some kind of mutation.
364
00:14:04,411 --> 00:14:07,178
[linda] this is really
the drawing that I made
365
00:14:07,214 --> 00:14:10,782
that most people agreed
looked exactly like
what they saw.
366
00:14:10,817 --> 00:14:12,817
When have you ever
seen a dog
367
00:14:12,853 --> 00:14:15,887
hold its prey
by its palms upright?
368
00:14:16,256 --> 00:14:17,856
Never.
369
00:14:17,891 --> 00:14:20,825
Linda has one more
enticing piece of information.
370
00:14:20,861 --> 00:14:22,927
She tells me about
a brand-new eyewitness
371
00:14:22,963 --> 00:14:24,996
who contacted her
only days ago
372
00:14:25,031 --> 00:14:26,464
after having
what linda believes
373
00:14:26,499 --> 00:14:28,132
was an encounter
with the beast.
374
00:14:28,168 --> 00:14:31,102
She also agrees to share
her investigation files
375
00:14:31,137 --> 00:14:33,171
including a detailed map
of hundreds of
376
00:14:33,206 --> 00:14:34,939
credible sightings
of the creature.
377
00:14:38,545 --> 00:14:40,478
Okay, let's try this
one more time,
one more time. Ready?
378
00:14:45,185 --> 00:14:46,351
[david] oh, not a nose print.
379
00:14:46,386 --> 00:14:48,353
[phil] a paw print,
that's it.
That's it. That's it.
380
00:14:49,289 --> 00:14:50,388
We got her.
381
00:14:50,423 --> 00:14:52,590
-Now let's get out of here.
-Get you out.
382
00:14:52,626 --> 00:14:53,758
[phil] I don't wanna
press our luck.
383
00:14:56,630 --> 00:14:58,563
That is a beauty!
384
00:14:58,598 --> 00:15:01,232
Now the one that we saw on
bray road was 5 inches
385
00:15:01,267 --> 00:15:03,334
both wide and long.
386
00:15:03,370 --> 00:15:04,936
Know what, let me
measure this right now.
387
00:15:04,971 --> 00:15:06,537
Let's see what we've got here.
388
00:15:07,807 --> 00:15:12,744
This is coming in at...
About three
and three quarters wide.
389
00:15:12,779 --> 00:15:15,947
And about... 5 inches long.
390
00:15:15,982 --> 00:15:17,015
These aren't full-grown.
391
00:15:17,050 --> 00:15:19,450
So how much bigger do you
think the track will get?
392
00:15:19,486 --> 00:15:22,987
I would say it would go
at least 30% bigger
on an adult wolf.
393
00:15:23,023 --> 00:15:24,389
So if that's the case, then
394
00:15:24,424 --> 00:15:26,791
with that track
that I saw out there,
395
00:15:26,826 --> 00:15:29,994
at that size,
how big of a wolf are
we talking about?
396
00:15:30,030 --> 00:15:31,963
I would say probably
120 pound animal.
397
00:15:31,998 --> 00:15:34,766
It would definitely be a--
an adult, several years old.
398
00:15:35,568 --> 00:15:36,301
Okay.
399
00:15:38,638 --> 00:15:40,505
Well, thank you. That was
an amazing experience
400
00:15:40,540 --> 00:15:42,006
to get up close
with these wolves
401
00:15:42,042 --> 00:15:44,208
and to leave with all
my body parts intact.
402
00:15:47,347 --> 00:15:48,947
Thankfully,
I was able to get
403
00:15:48,982 --> 00:15:50,381
a perfect print from the wolf.
404
00:15:51,284 --> 00:15:52,884
I'll send photos back to josh
405
00:15:52,919 --> 00:15:55,019
as a point of comparison
for the lidar scan
406
00:15:55,055 --> 00:15:56,921
of the print we found
near bray road.
407
00:15:58,291 --> 00:15:59,924
When I reconnect with jess,
408
00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:02,560
seems she hit the jackpot
by acquiring linda's
409
00:16:02,595 --> 00:16:03,695
personal files.
410
00:16:03,730 --> 00:16:05,330
How many stories are
we talking about?
411
00:16:05,365 --> 00:16:07,665
I mean,
we're talking hundreds.
412
00:16:07,734 --> 00:16:09,233
This runs deep.
413
00:16:09,269 --> 00:16:10,868
[phil] and we've arranged
a meeting with
414
00:16:10,903 --> 00:16:12,503
the eyewitness
that linda believes
415
00:16:12,539 --> 00:16:14,839
is one of the most
credible in the area.
416
00:16:16,643 --> 00:16:18,009
-Hi!
-Hi.
417
00:16:18,044 --> 00:16:19,444
[phil] hi, sophia.
418
00:16:19,479 --> 00:16:20,778
[jessica] sophia bierman,
419
00:16:20,814 --> 00:16:22,613
a bookkeeper
and minnesota native,
420
00:16:22,649 --> 00:16:24,782
moved to wisconsin in 2010.
421
00:16:24,818 --> 00:16:26,751
And not long after,
she began having
422
00:16:26,786 --> 00:16:29,854
a series of strange encounters
on her property.
423
00:16:29,889 --> 00:16:31,889
[phil] so, tell us about
your first encounter.
424
00:16:32,392 --> 00:16:34,559
It was in... July.
425
00:16:34,594 --> 00:16:36,627
-Okay.
-And it was 1:30
in the morning
426
00:16:36,663 --> 00:16:39,263
and it was dark out,
and I let my dog out.
427
00:16:39,299 --> 00:16:40,198
And I came out that door,
428
00:16:42,569 --> 00:16:43,968
and I was standing here.
429
00:16:44,004 --> 00:16:45,436
All of the sudden,
I see this thing.
430
00:16:45,472 --> 00:16:47,105
It moving along
the lot line over there.
431
00:16:51,911 --> 00:16:53,311
I couldn't believe what I saw.
432
00:16:54,881 --> 00:16:56,681
It has fur and
the hair was long.
433
00:16:56,716 --> 00:16:59,917
And this thing was muscular
up here in the chest.
434
00:16:59,953 --> 00:17:02,420
And its arms were
down to its knees.
435
00:17:02,455 --> 00:17:04,989
And the knees were bent
like a canine.
436
00:17:05,025 --> 00:17:07,225
Based upon
the physical description
437
00:17:07,260 --> 00:17:09,327
that you think
you saw that night--
438
00:17:09,362 --> 00:17:12,096
not think. Listen.
I know what I saw,
439
00:17:12,132 --> 00:17:14,799
and as long as I live,
I will never forget it.
440
00:17:16,536 --> 00:17:18,269
And it was walking upright
the whole time?
441
00:17:18,304 --> 00:17:19,270
The whole time.
442
00:17:19,305 --> 00:17:21,606
Obviously, a bear
or something could stand up
443
00:17:21,641 --> 00:17:23,641
for a little bit of time,
but not--
444
00:17:23,676 --> 00:17:26,144
not that entire lane.
And, also, why would it?
445
00:17:26,179 --> 00:17:29,013
Walked straight up.
It never went down
on four feet.
446
00:17:29,049 --> 00:17:30,448
My dog was petrified, too.
447
00:17:31,818 --> 00:17:33,918
If I hadn't have seen it
with my own two eyes,
448
00:17:33,953 --> 00:17:36,587
I would have never believed
something like this either,
449
00:17:36,623 --> 00:17:37,355
but I did.
450
00:17:38,625 --> 00:17:39,357
I did.
451
00:17:40,860 --> 00:17:44,162
[jessica] sophia is absolutely
convinced of what she saw.
452
00:17:44,197 --> 00:17:46,564
And it wasn't
an isolated incident.
453
00:17:46,599 --> 00:17:48,366
It happened again,
just recently.
454
00:17:49,335 --> 00:17:50,835
I found a footprint over here.
455
00:17:50,870 --> 00:17:53,304
My bearded irises,
something stepped right in it,
456
00:17:53,306 --> 00:17:54,639
and it was huge.
457
00:17:54,674 --> 00:17:55,673
I mean, you've got
a window here,
458
00:17:55,708 --> 00:17:57,108
were you able to see anything?
459
00:17:57,143 --> 00:17:59,210
Well, that's my daughter's
bedroom window,
460
00:17:59,245 --> 00:18:01,712
and she would come
running up to me and say,
461
00:18:01,748 --> 00:18:04,148
"mommy, there's a monster
in the bushes."
462
00:18:06,286 --> 00:18:07,785
then I'd come and find this.
463
00:18:08,455 --> 00:18:09,954
Out here.
464
00:18:09,989 --> 00:18:12,323
That's when I went and
got my phone and took
a picture of it immediately.
465
00:18:12,358 --> 00:18:14,092
-Can we see it?
-You sure can.
466
00:18:14,127 --> 00:18:15,593
Awesome, thank you.
467
00:18:17,497 --> 00:18:20,331
Whoa! That's crazy.
468
00:18:24,604 --> 00:18:27,038
[josh] phil and jess
are talking to an eye witness
469
00:18:27,073 --> 00:18:28,840
who had a close encounter
470
00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:30,708
of the wolfman kind.
471
00:18:30,743 --> 00:18:32,110
[sophia] it was huge.
472
00:18:32,145 --> 00:18:33,845
[phil] that's crazy!
473
00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:35,513
That is really big.
474
00:18:35,548 --> 00:18:37,181
Like you can see,
it starts there.
475
00:18:37,217 --> 00:18:40,051
-Heel and toes.
-[jessica] mmm-hmm.
476
00:18:40,086 --> 00:18:42,854
[phil] from the photo,
you can make out
a heel pad and toes.
477
00:18:42,889 --> 00:18:45,556
But because of the dark soil
and the angle of the photo,
478
00:18:45,592 --> 00:18:47,825
it's difficult to make out
any more details.
479
00:18:48,495 --> 00:18:49,894
But the overall size
480
00:18:49,929 --> 00:18:52,797
does appear similar
to the print we found
near bray road.
481
00:18:54,033 --> 00:18:56,434
I know what I saw and I know
what people are going to think
482
00:18:56,469 --> 00:18:58,536
but I know this thing
is real,
483
00:18:59,038 --> 00:19:00,071
and it's out there.
484
00:19:01,574 --> 00:19:03,708
[jessica] sophia's sightings
at her residence
485
00:19:03,743 --> 00:19:06,878
are consistent with reports of
the creature near bray road,
486
00:19:06,913 --> 00:19:08,146
which means
487
00:19:08,181 --> 00:19:11,516
the beast has a wider range
than we originally thought.
488
00:19:11,551 --> 00:19:13,317
At this point, we check in
with josh
489
00:19:13,353 --> 00:19:14,986
to see what's he learnt
from all the evidence
490
00:19:15,021 --> 00:19:16,087
that we've gathered
491
00:19:16,122 --> 00:19:18,789
and to find out what came back
after lab analysis.
492
00:19:19,425 --> 00:19:20,958
Hey! Mulder, scully.
493
00:19:20,994 --> 00:19:22,493
How's it going?
You staying warm out there?
494
00:19:22,529 --> 00:19:23,961
No! It's freezing!
495
00:19:23,997 --> 00:19:26,197
You're looking nice and warm,
though, back in your office.
496
00:19:26,232 --> 00:19:28,299
Oh, yeah, we've got
the heat turned up,
497
00:19:28,334 --> 00:19:31,736
a little fire going, there's
zero werewolves here.
498
00:19:31,771 --> 00:19:32,637
It's-- it's perfect.
499
00:19:32,672 --> 00:19:33,604
Lovely.
500
00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:35,373
I don't mean to rub it in.
Listen I'm not
501
00:19:35,408 --> 00:19:37,175
slacking over here.
I've been hard at work.
502
00:19:37,210 --> 00:19:39,544
Analyzing the evidence
that we collected together.
503
00:19:39,579 --> 00:19:41,412
Okay, what you got?
504
00:19:41,447 --> 00:19:43,314
Let's start with the print
that we found in the field
505
00:19:43,349 --> 00:19:44,982
that we did the lidar scan of.
506
00:19:45,018 --> 00:19:46,984
I had a colleague analyze
the lidar data,
507
00:19:47,020 --> 00:19:49,120
we were able
to enhance the print.
508
00:19:49,155 --> 00:19:50,888
And, structurally,
509
00:19:50,924 --> 00:19:52,823
it does not appear
to be a bear print.
510
00:19:52,859 --> 00:19:55,893
We got a 95% chance
that this is canine.
511
00:19:55,929 --> 00:19:58,796
That's the good news, but...
The weird news is
512
00:19:58,831 --> 00:20:01,933
the enhanced view of it
also shows what looks pretty
513
00:20:01,968 --> 00:20:03,935
clearly like a fifth toe.
514
00:20:04,470 --> 00:20:05,736
Hang on. So,
515
00:20:05,772 --> 00:20:07,505
if we're talking about
the potential of this
being a wolf,
516
00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:09,040
under normal circumstances,
517
00:20:09,075 --> 00:20:11,842
we would not see
a fifth toe pad there.
518
00:20:11,878 --> 00:20:14,579
Maybe there are some
dog breeds that can
present it,
519
00:20:14,614 --> 00:20:17,882
but even so, it rarely
shows in the actual print.
520
00:20:17,917 --> 00:20:21,118
Exactly, so the question is,
could it be some sort of a...
521
00:20:21,154 --> 00:20:22,119
Of a hybrid.
522
00:20:22,155 --> 00:20:24,388
Could it be a one-off?
Could it just be a...
523
00:20:24,424 --> 00:20:26,824
Genetic mutation.
The answer is...
524
00:20:26,859 --> 00:20:28,025
We don't know what it is.
525
00:20:28,061 --> 00:20:29,961
-Hmm.
-Huh!
526
00:20:29,996 --> 00:20:34,332
Were you able to glean
anything from the video we
got off the side of the road?
527
00:20:34,367 --> 00:20:37,268
We sent it to
a video-processing lab here.
528
00:20:37,303 --> 00:20:41,405
They did every forensic test
they could under the sun
on that footage.
529
00:20:41,441 --> 00:20:43,608
The sad truth is there
is not enough metadata
530
00:20:43,643 --> 00:20:46,143
to really brighten enough
to actually
531
00:20:46,179 --> 00:20:48,379
see the silhouette
of whatever the animal is.
532
00:20:50,950 --> 00:20:52,650
Jess, I told you
to get more metadata.
533
00:20:55,555 --> 00:20:57,555
So, we know it's an animal,
534
00:20:57,590 --> 00:20:58,889
we know it's something
nocturnal.
535
00:20:58,925 --> 00:21:01,325
It seems like it's something
on the ground.
536
00:21:01,361 --> 00:21:03,694
But as to what it is,
we have no idea.
537
00:21:03,730 --> 00:21:06,230
Okay, so, like,
where does that leave us?
538
00:21:06,266 --> 00:21:08,266
So, I started to get really
interested by the files
539
00:21:08,301 --> 00:21:09,900
that you sent me from linda,
540
00:21:09,936 --> 00:21:12,937
and I think
I'm on to something there,
which is that, you know,
541
00:21:12,972 --> 00:21:15,172
a lot of the sightings
that she logged
542
00:21:15,208 --> 00:21:17,041
aren't actually from
bray road.
543
00:21:17,076 --> 00:21:18,876
We know there's
a high concentration
544
00:21:18,911 --> 00:21:21,312
of deer and prey animals
545
00:21:21,347 --> 00:21:25,149
out in that area that are
feeding off those corn fields.
546
00:21:25,218 --> 00:21:28,219
So it may be that whatever
animal is there,
whatever people are seeing
547
00:21:28,254 --> 00:21:31,055
is just using
bray road as a hunting ground,
548
00:21:31,090 --> 00:21:33,557
and it actually lives
somewhere else.
549
00:21:33,593 --> 00:21:35,993
Which makes sense.
If we know anything about
large predators,
550
00:21:36,029 --> 00:21:38,763
it's that they will go
a long distance away
from their den
551
00:21:38,798 --> 00:21:42,099
to get to a high density
of easy prey,
552
00:21:42,135 --> 00:21:43,734
and bray road's got it.
553
00:21:43,770 --> 00:21:46,637
Right. So I cross-referenced
satellite data from that area
554
00:21:46,673 --> 00:21:50,107
with all of linda's reports,
and it turns out that
there is
555
00:21:50,143 --> 00:21:55,479
a really, really interesting
old-growth forest less than
10 miles from bray road.
556
00:21:55,515 --> 00:21:58,883
And it's only about 15 miles
from sophia's house,
your other eye witness.
557
00:21:58,918 --> 00:22:02,887
And this is a totally
wild place,
like, untouched by human.
558
00:22:02,922 --> 00:22:05,456
And it is right
in the middle of all
these sightings.
559
00:22:05,491 --> 00:22:07,758
It sounds like a perfect place
for the den
of a large predator.
560
00:22:09,095 --> 00:22:11,062
Bingo. So I would
get out there
561
00:22:11,097 --> 00:22:13,431
and start investigating
that area.
562
00:22:13,466 --> 00:22:15,166
Awesome. Well, you
certainly didn't disappoint.
563
00:22:15,201 --> 00:22:16,767
I got your back, jess.
564
00:22:16,803 --> 00:22:18,302
Oh, one more thing.
565
00:22:18,338 --> 00:22:20,404
There aren't any roads
that lead into this
566
00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:21,472
overgrown forest,
567
00:22:21,507 --> 00:22:23,708
so I've arranged for something
to speed up
568
00:22:23,743 --> 00:22:25,376
your investigation.
569
00:22:25,411 --> 00:22:27,378
You're gonna love it.
Just buckle up.
570
00:22:27,413 --> 00:22:30,181
Huh. All right.
571
00:22:30,216 --> 00:22:31,649
[jessica shrieking]
572
00:22:34,053 --> 00:22:36,087
this is awesome.
573
00:22:36,122 --> 00:22:37,288
How cool is this?
574
00:22:37,323 --> 00:22:38,689
[jessica] oh, my god.
575
00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:43,861
[phil] animal dens are often
located close to a water
source and this forest
576
00:22:43,896 --> 00:22:46,630
lies on the edge of this
massive fresh water lake.
577
00:22:48,167 --> 00:22:49,467
And wolves are known
to return
578
00:22:49,502 --> 00:22:53,371
to their den every few days
depending on the season.
579
00:22:53,406 --> 00:22:57,141
So that means we might
encounter this mysterious
predator tonight.
580
00:23:01,013 --> 00:23:03,681
[phil] josh hooked us up
with a high-speed hovercraft
581
00:23:03,716 --> 00:23:05,883
designed to travel
on a cushion of air
582
00:23:05,918 --> 00:23:07,518
over land and water
583
00:23:07,553 --> 00:23:09,086
that will help us
gain access to
584
00:23:09,122 --> 00:23:10,921
the shore from extremely
shallow water.
585
00:23:13,793 --> 00:23:15,126
Okay, so look at this.
586
00:23:15,161 --> 00:23:17,795
This is old-growth forest.
587
00:23:17,830 --> 00:23:21,232
Wolves can travel 30,
40 miles in a single day.
588
00:23:21,267 --> 00:23:25,102
So conceivably, anything that
living here could end up
in sophia's backyard.
589
00:23:25,138 --> 00:23:26,670
-And bray road.
-[jessica] yeah.
590
00:23:26,706 --> 00:23:28,038
No, we're well within
that range.
591
00:23:37,083 --> 00:23:38,215
I'm trying to pull us in
right here.
592
00:23:44,123 --> 00:23:45,423
[jessica] thank you.
593
00:23:49,128 --> 00:23:51,262
You good?
All right, which way?
594
00:23:51,297 --> 00:23:53,364
-Let's head
into the woods.
-All right.
595
00:23:59,972 --> 00:24:02,606
[phil] we'll be on the hunt
for any signs of a den,
596
00:24:02,642 --> 00:24:06,477
which could be a cave,
an overhang,
or dug into the ground.
597
00:24:06,512 --> 00:24:08,112
This is some dense forest.
598
00:24:08,147 --> 00:24:09,280
[jessica] mmm-hmm.
599
00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:12,416
[phil] and it's huge.
So I say we split up
600
00:24:12,452 --> 00:24:14,151
and try to cover more ground.
601
00:24:14,187 --> 00:24:15,653
One thing I think
we need to remember,
602
00:24:15,688 --> 00:24:18,155
wolves generally travel
in packs.
603
00:24:18,191 --> 00:24:19,423
There could be more than one.
604
00:24:19,459 --> 00:24:21,225
Wolf monster?
605
00:24:21,260 --> 00:24:22,426
Just be alert, jess.
606
00:24:25,164 --> 00:24:28,599
[phil] for me, the most
reasonable explanation
for the beast of bray road
607
00:24:28,634 --> 00:24:29,733
is a wolf.
608
00:24:29,769 --> 00:24:31,602
So, I'm looking for scat,
609
00:24:31,637 --> 00:24:33,404
fur, tracks, or anything else
610
00:24:33,439 --> 00:24:37,274
that could confirm that
wolves are living and hunting
in these woods.
611
00:24:39,812 --> 00:24:42,680
I wanna take out
the thermal and see
if I pick up anything.
612
00:24:53,626 --> 00:24:55,993
[whispering] yeah,
I'm not seeing
anything right here.
613
00:24:56,028 --> 00:24:58,395
I say we try to move
up there a little bit more.
614
00:25:05,571 --> 00:25:08,239
I kinda don't wanna
find it,
615
00:25:08,274 --> 00:25:10,741
because I'm a little scared.
616
00:25:12,078 --> 00:25:13,310
But what are my options?
617
00:25:13,346 --> 00:25:15,346
Uh, record it and run.
618
00:25:17,683 --> 00:25:19,083
Try not to get eaten.
619
00:25:24,590 --> 00:25:25,523
[phil shushing]
620
00:25:29,795 --> 00:25:33,864
something big is breaking
branches right down there.
621
00:25:34,667 --> 00:25:36,200
You hear that? You hear that?
622
00:25:42,041 --> 00:25:42,907
Come on.
623
00:25:47,213 --> 00:25:48,712
I just got a hit.
624
00:25:48,748 --> 00:25:49,847
Look, look, look, look, look.
625
00:25:49,882 --> 00:25:51,515
Right there, right there.
626
00:25:51,517 --> 00:25:52,917
It's a mouse.
627
00:25:59,725 --> 00:26:02,459
But I'm hearing
bigger footsteps than
just a mouse over there.
628
00:26:02,495 --> 00:26:04,828
Maybe it's reacting
to something over there.
629
00:26:09,302 --> 00:26:10,234
[branch snaps loudly]
630
00:26:13,072 --> 00:26:15,773
[phil] big branch just
broke down there.
631
00:26:15,808 --> 00:26:17,708
Whatever that was,
it had to be huge.
632
00:26:18,477 --> 00:26:19,476
But it sounds like
633
00:26:19,512 --> 00:26:21,245
it came from
down where jess is at.
634
00:26:24,116 --> 00:26:25,516
I hear-- [shushes]
635
00:26:25,551 --> 00:26:27,484
I hear something walking.
636
00:26:32,658 --> 00:26:34,491
Phil, you copy?
637
00:26:36,128 --> 00:26:37,061
Hey, jess.
638
00:26:38,197 --> 00:26:39,830
Oh, my god.
639
00:26:39,865 --> 00:26:42,232
I hear something
really close to me.
640
00:26:45,071 --> 00:26:46,804
Oh, my god. It's right there.
641
00:26:50,676 --> 00:26:52,242
It's like super close.
642
00:26:52,278 --> 00:26:54,311
Oh, god, it's so close.
643
00:26:55,081 --> 00:26:58,449
Okay, uh, I'm a little scared.
644
00:26:58,484 --> 00:27:00,584
I'm gonna walk
in the direction of the sound.
645
00:27:00,620 --> 00:27:02,119
Hey, jess.
646
00:27:02,154 --> 00:27:05,122
Stay as quiet
as you can.
Go as slow as you can.
647
00:27:05,191 --> 00:27:06,857
Give me time to catch up.
648
00:27:06,892 --> 00:27:08,192
Okay.
649
00:27:13,265 --> 00:27:14,732
Holy [bleep]!
650
00:27:15,768 --> 00:27:17,267
I hear it. I hear it.
651
00:27:18,771 --> 00:27:20,371
Something is close.
652
00:27:21,340 --> 00:27:22,840
Oh, yeah, I see it.
I see something moving.
653
00:27:22,875 --> 00:27:24,074
Holy [bleep]!
654
00:27:24,110 --> 00:27:25,109
There's something moving.
655
00:27:26,178 --> 00:27:27,811
It's moving in the brush.
656
00:27:27,847 --> 00:27:29,580
Phil, get over here now.
657
00:27:29,615 --> 00:27:30,614
[phil] we gotta go.
658
00:27:30,650 --> 00:27:31,949
[jessica on radio]
phil, get over here, now!
659
00:27:34,854 --> 00:27:36,120
[phil] whoa!
660
00:27:38,658 --> 00:27:40,357
[groaning]
661
00:27:40,393 --> 00:27:41,625
[jessica yelling]
phil, where are you?
662
00:27:49,402 --> 00:27:50,801
[phil gasps] holy [bleep]!
663
00:27:51,971 --> 00:27:53,237
I hear it, I hear it.
664
00:27:54,506 --> 00:27:56,940
Something is close.
665
00:27:56,976 --> 00:27:58,976
Oh, yeah, I see it.
I see something moving.
666
00:27:59,011 --> 00:28:00,010
Holy [bleep].
667
00:28:00,046 --> 00:28:01,478
I see something moving.
668
00:28:02,248 --> 00:28:04,114
It's moving in the brush.
669
00:28:04,150 --> 00:28:05,783
-[comm beeps]
-phil, get over here now.
670
00:28:05,818 --> 00:28:06,817
[phil] we gotta go.
671
00:28:06,852 --> 00:28:08,252
[jessica over radio]
phil, get over here now!
672
00:28:10,723 --> 00:28:11,622
[bleep]
673
00:28:12,258 --> 00:28:13,123
[groans]
674
00:28:17,063 --> 00:28:18,062
phil, are you there?
675
00:28:22,301 --> 00:28:23,667
[panting] all right.
676
00:28:26,739 --> 00:28:27,705
Jess, heading your way.
677
00:28:31,610 --> 00:28:32,476
What happened?
678
00:28:32,511 --> 00:28:34,278
I heard footsteps
and branches breaking
679
00:28:34,313 --> 00:28:35,846
right over here in this area.
680
00:28:35,881 --> 00:28:37,715
There's all those dead trees.
681
00:28:37,750 --> 00:28:40,150
But as I walked over,
I heard it take off.
682
00:28:40,186 --> 00:28:42,219
Could you make out
what it was at all?
683
00:28:42,722 --> 00:28:43,387
No.
684
00:28:44,490 --> 00:28:45,422
Okay.
685
00:28:46,292 --> 00:28:48,625
Well, it could have
been a deer.
686
00:28:48,661 --> 00:28:49,593
It could have been an elk.
687
00:28:49,628 --> 00:28:50,961
Either way, it scared me.
688
00:28:50,996 --> 00:28:52,863
Like, I'm a little nervous
being out here.
689
00:28:52,898 --> 00:28:53,664
Yeah.
690
00:28:54,834 --> 00:28:57,134
Well, we gotta get
a closer look.
691
00:28:57,169 --> 00:28:58,669
So now that we're together,
692
00:28:58,704 --> 00:29:00,471
I think we should
head that way.
693
00:29:00,873 --> 00:29:02,439
Slowly.
694
00:29:02,475 --> 00:29:03,807
As quietly as we can.
695
00:29:04,877 --> 00:29:06,076
[jessica] all right.
Come on.
696
00:29:06,979 --> 00:29:08,912
[eerie music playing]
697
00:29:26,265 --> 00:29:27,765
yeah, you seeing
or hearing anything?
698
00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:28,732
[jessica] mmm-mmm.
699
00:29:30,302 --> 00:29:31,368
[phil] you hear that?
700
00:29:33,205 --> 00:29:35,072
-It can't be far.
-Mmm-mmm.
701
00:29:39,879 --> 00:29:42,146
[suspenseful music playing]
702
00:29:49,655 --> 00:29:50,988
[jessica gasps]
what the [bleep]?
703
00:29:51,657 --> 00:29:53,157
-Oh, my god!
-What?
704
00:29:54,226 --> 00:29:55,225
[jessica gasps]
705
00:29:59,231 --> 00:30:01,298
that looks like
a pretty fresh kill.
706
00:30:01,333 --> 00:30:03,233
-That looks like...
-[jessica] a leg?
707
00:30:03,269 --> 00:30:04,468
Like a scapula.
708
00:30:04,503 --> 00:30:05,369
Femur.
709
00:30:05,938 --> 00:30:06,770
Leg.
710
00:30:06,806 --> 00:30:07,905
Oh, my god!
711
00:30:09,175 --> 00:30:10,574
Look at this blood on here.
712
00:30:10,976 --> 00:30:12,609
Ew! Gross.
713
00:30:13,212 --> 00:30:14,011
[phil] that is...
714
00:30:14,647 --> 00:30:15,579
[jessica exclaims]
715
00:30:15,614 --> 00:30:17,214
oh, yeah, that's still fresh.
716
00:30:18,317 --> 00:30:19,550
Oh, my god!
[bleep]
717
00:30:19,585 --> 00:30:21,118
-oh, my god!
-What?
718
00:30:21,153 --> 00:30:22,586
-Look at that.
-[jessica gasps]
719
00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:23,787
oh...
720
00:30:24,990 --> 00:30:26,056
[phil grunts]
721
00:30:27,259 --> 00:30:28,892
[jessica]
oh, that makes me feel bad.
722
00:30:28,928 --> 00:30:30,327
[phil] that is horrendous.
723
00:30:31,030 --> 00:30:33,764
Aww, poor bambi.
724
00:30:33,799 --> 00:30:35,599
[phil] at least we know
this was a deer.
725
00:30:36,035 --> 00:30:37,334
Oh, my god.
726
00:30:38,704 --> 00:30:39,603
Ooh!
727
00:30:43,909 --> 00:30:45,275
So, listen,
728
00:30:45,311 --> 00:30:47,711
there's still
some meat on here.
729
00:30:47,746 --> 00:30:49,112
I feel like there's
a pretty good chance
730
00:30:49,148 --> 00:30:51,682
that whatever is eating this
731
00:30:51,717 --> 00:30:53,917
may wanna come back
for some of these scraps.
732
00:30:55,387 --> 00:30:56,687
But...
733
00:30:56,722 --> 00:30:57,588
Us being here,
734
00:30:57,623 --> 00:30:58,722
that's kinda interfering
735
00:30:58,791 --> 00:31:00,657
with whatever that
animal wants to do.
736
00:31:00,693 --> 00:31:02,392
So I think we gotta
back off a little bit.
737
00:31:02,428 --> 00:31:05,362
We know that there's
something out here.
738
00:31:05,397 --> 00:31:06,163
Yes.
739
00:31:06,198 --> 00:31:08,265
Why don't we use
the thermal drone,
740
00:31:08,334 --> 00:31:09,933
so we can scan over the top
741
00:31:09,969 --> 00:31:12,436
and see what might
come back?
742
00:31:12,471 --> 00:31:15,305
[phil] we bagged
some of the remains
to send for lab analysis,
743
00:31:15,341 --> 00:31:17,507
but leave most
of the carcass intact
744
00:31:17,543 --> 00:31:20,177
to see if its killer
will come back for seconds.
745
00:31:20,212 --> 00:31:21,545
We can back off,
746
00:31:21,580 --> 00:31:23,413
-fly the drone to here...
-Mmm-hmm.
747
00:31:23,415 --> 00:31:25,215
...Start flying around,
see what we get.
748
00:31:25,251 --> 00:31:27,084
-Perfect.
-Okay.
749
00:31:27,119 --> 00:31:28,185
Should we head back
up that way?
750
00:31:28,220 --> 00:31:30,187
Yeah, let's go back up
this way.
751
00:31:30,222 --> 00:31:33,523
[phil] on the ground,
our visibility
is extremely limited.
752
00:31:33,559 --> 00:31:35,893
This drone, equipped
with thermal imaging,
753
00:31:35,928 --> 00:31:37,327
will give us a bird's-eye view
754
00:31:37,363 --> 00:31:39,196
of any movement
along the ridgeline
755
00:31:39,231 --> 00:31:41,231
where that deer carcass
is splayed out.
756
00:31:41,934 --> 00:31:43,667
I'm kinda thinking,
757
00:31:43,702 --> 00:31:46,937
you should go halfway
between where we are
right now
758
00:31:46,972 --> 00:31:48,538
and the bones,
759
00:31:48,574 --> 00:31:50,607
so that if I find something
on the thermal drone,
760
00:31:50,643 --> 00:31:52,142
you can get eyes on it.
761
00:31:53,679 --> 00:31:57,180
You want me to go
into the woods by myself,
762
00:31:57,216 --> 00:31:59,883
where there is a wolf
or some sort of beast...
763
00:32:02,087 --> 00:32:03,253
-So that I could
get eyes on it?
-Yeah.
764
00:32:03,289 --> 00:32:05,555
While you're here
safely flying the drone.
765
00:32:05,591 --> 00:32:07,925
Well, one of us
has to go into the forest,
766
00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:09,359
and the other
has to fly the drone.
767
00:32:10,195 --> 00:32:11,428
And I'm pretty sure
I'm the only one
768
00:32:11,463 --> 00:32:13,297
who knows how to fly a drone.
769
00:32:13,332 --> 00:32:15,332
I could totally fly the drone,
but you know what?
770
00:32:15,367 --> 00:32:16,733
I'm a bad... [bleep],
so I'll do it.
771
00:32:18,237 --> 00:32:20,237
[suspenseful music playing]
772
00:32:21,740 --> 00:32:22,873
[drone beeping]
773
00:32:24,109 --> 00:32:25,309
[motor whirring]
774
00:32:25,344 --> 00:32:27,077
[dramatic music playing]
775
00:32:40,025 --> 00:32:40,991
phil, you copy?
776
00:32:42,461 --> 00:32:43,660
Yeah, I copy.
777
00:32:43,696 --> 00:32:45,963
Okay. I'm in place
and I can hear the drone.
778
00:32:47,633 --> 00:32:50,300
[phil over radio]
okay, I got both you
and evan, jess.
779
00:32:50,336 --> 00:32:52,502
I'm gonna head
towards the bones
780
00:32:52,538 --> 00:32:54,338
and start doing a scan
in that direction.
781
00:32:54,373 --> 00:32:56,039
Okay. Let me know
if anything's coming my way.
782
00:32:56,075 --> 00:32:57,107
I'll keep my eyes peeled.
783
00:32:57,710 --> 00:32:58,375
[beeps]
784
00:33:07,419 --> 00:33:10,187
not getting any unusual
heat signatures out there.
785
00:33:12,958 --> 00:33:14,024
[grass rustling]
786
00:33:15,227 --> 00:33:17,194
it is so creepy out here.
787
00:33:19,531 --> 00:33:21,865
Yeah, let's put jess
in the middle of the forest
788
00:33:21,934 --> 00:33:23,233
at night by herself.
789
00:33:24,203 --> 00:33:26,003
She can outrun a wolfman.
790
00:33:30,175 --> 00:33:31,975
[ominous music playing]
791
00:33:32,911 --> 00:33:33,643
[bleep]
792
00:33:33,679 --> 00:33:34,845
evan, look at this.
793
00:33:36,648 --> 00:33:38,215
[jessica] look. Scratches.
794
00:33:38,250 --> 00:33:40,417
That's like 8 feet up
on that tree.
795
00:33:40,452 --> 00:33:42,386
Nothing on four legs
could have done that.
796
00:33:46,558 --> 00:33:48,091
[phil] after nearly an hour
797
00:33:48,127 --> 00:33:49,926
of running surveillance
overhead,
798
00:33:49,962 --> 00:33:51,728
I haven't spotted anything.
799
00:33:53,298 --> 00:33:54,931
Come on.
800
00:33:54,967 --> 00:33:57,934
I'm starting to think that
this thing is long gone.
801
00:34:01,407 --> 00:34:02,239
Whoa.
802
00:34:03,175 --> 00:34:04,007
Hang on.
803
00:34:05,310 --> 00:34:06,376
That's not jess.
804
00:34:06,412 --> 00:34:08,345
What is that? [bleep]
805
00:34:09,715 --> 00:34:11,615
-[radio beeps]
-jess, I just got something.
806
00:34:11,650 --> 00:34:15,085
It's about 100 yards
north-northeast
of where you are.
807
00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:16,019
It's big.
808
00:34:16,055 --> 00:34:17,254
[jessica] okay,
I'm running towards it.
809
00:34:17,289 --> 00:34:18,455
[pants]
810
00:34:21,126 --> 00:34:22,893
all right, jess.
Can you see it?
811
00:34:22,928 --> 00:34:24,461
No, I can't see anything.
812
00:34:24,496 --> 00:34:26,329
[suspenseful music playing]
813
00:34:27,900 --> 00:34:29,232
jess, it's right there.
814
00:34:36,175 --> 00:34:38,975
The beast of bray road is
consistently described
815
00:34:39,011 --> 00:34:41,778
by witnesses as some
type of large canine
816
00:34:41,814 --> 00:34:44,581
with the ability to
run on its hind legs.
817
00:34:44,616 --> 00:34:46,016
Which is also
the primary reason
818
00:34:46,051 --> 00:34:47,684
skeptics dismiss the story.
819
00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:49,719
But there are
examples of other
820
00:34:49,755 --> 00:34:51,154
four-legged predators,
821
00:34:51,190 --> 00:34:54,091
that exhibit bipedal behavior.
822
00:34:54,126 --> 00:34:56,560
For two million years,
a strange animal known as
823
00:34:56,595 --> 00:34:59,763
the thylacine, sometimes
called the tasmanian wolf
824
00:34:59,798 --> 00:35:01,231
or tasmanian tiger,
825
00:35:01,266 --> 00:35:04,167
roamed tasmania
and mainland australia.
826
00:35:04,203 --> 00:35:08,004
It could open its jaws to
nearly 120 degrees.
827
00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:11,108
And while it did walk on
all fours, it was a quadruped,
828
00:35:11,143 --> 00:35:13,844
it could also stand up
on its hind legs
829
00:35:13,879 --> 00:35:15,745
and bound like a kangaroo.
830
00:35:15,781 --> 00:35:19,249
The thylacine officially went
extinct only 85 years ago.
831
00:35:20,986 --> 00:35:22,552
But sightings
of these creatures
832
00:35:22,588 --> 00:35:25,489
are still being reported in
the tasmanian wilderness.
833
00:35:29,828 --> 00:35:32,362
[josh] on the hunt for
the beast of bray road.
834
00:35:33,599 --> 00:35:34,430
[phil] that's not jess.
835
00:35:34,433 --> 00:35:35,966
What is that?
836
00:35:36,001 --> 00:35:38,602
[josh] phil and jess pick up
a large heat signature
837
00:35:38,637 --> 00:35:39,870
on the thermal drone.
838
00:35:41,073 --> 00:35:42,606
[jessica] okay,
I'm running towards it.
839
00:35:44,176 --> 00:35:45,142
[phil whispers] oh, my god.
840
00:35:45,177 --> 00:35:46,009
[bleep]
841
00:35:46,044 --> 00:35:47,677
[repeating] where'd it go?
842
00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:49,479
I lost it.
843
00:35:49,515 --> 00:35:50,680
[jessica panting]
844
00:35:50,716 --> 00:35:52,482
all right, jess,
can you see it?
845
00:35:52,518 --> 00:35:53,650
No, I can't see anything.
846
00:35:54,786 --> 00:35:56,219
Okay, keep scanning,
keep scanning.
847
00:35:56,255 --> 00:35:57,220
[phil] it's right there.
848
00:36:00,459 --> 00:36:02,392
[jessica breathing heavily]
849
00:36:05,197 --> 00:36:06,530
phil, I'm not seeing anything.
850
00:36:06,565 --> 00:36:08,231
All right, I'm gonna try
to find it again.
851
00:36:17,009 --> 00:36:19,676
Got it, got it.
Oh, I got it, got it.
852
00:36:21,647 --> 00:36:22,712
Jess, just saw it again.
853
00:36:22,748 --> 00:36:24,648
It's back towards
where you were before.
854
00:36:24,683 --> 00:36:25,549
Ahh, [bleep].
855
00:36:25,584 --> 00:36:26,950
Okay, I'm headed back.
856
00:36:29,087 --> 00:36:30,554
Holy...
857
00:36:30,589 --> 00:36:31,388
[bleeping]
858
00:36:31,423 --> 00:36:32,556
it's moving fast.
859
00:36:34,259 --> 00:36:36,026
[whispering]
where'd this thing go?
860
00:36:36,061 --> 00:36:37,694
God, it was fast.
861
00:36:37,729 --> 00:36:39,262
[jessica] okay,
I'm back where I was.
862
00:36:39,298 --> 00:36:40,197
Where is it now?
863
00:36:40,799 --> 00:36:42,566
Lost it again.
864
00:36:42,601 --> 00:36:43,600
You're not seeing it?
865
00:36:44,436 --> 00:36:45,735
Dude, I'm not seeing anything.
866
00:36:48,207 --> 00:36:49,506
[phil] come on.
867
00:36:50,042 --> 00:36:51,007
The thermal easily
868
00:36:51,043 --> 00:36:52,976
picks up this thing
when it's in the open.
869
00:36:53,011 --> 00:36:54,444
But the dense tree cover is
870
00:36:54,479 --> 00:36:56,613
making it nearly
impossible to track.
871
00:37:00,185 --> 00:37:01,117
[whispers] come on.
872
00:37:01,653 --> 00:37:02,819
[bleeps] damn it.
873
00:37:04,089 --> 00:37:05,121
It's right here.
874
00:37:05,157 --> 00:37:05,922
Right here.
875
00:37:07,626 --> 00:37:08,425
Come on.
876
00:37:09,161 --> 00:37:10,293
Show yourself again.
877
00:37:14,166 --> 00:37:15,365
[rustling]
878
00:37:15,434 --> 00:37:16,566
[animal snorts]
879
00:37:16,602 --> 00:37:18,535
[whispering]
did you hear that?
880
00:37:18,570 --> 00:37:20,503
Okay, I lost it again, jess.
You seeing it?
881
00:37:22,007 --> 00:37:23,340
No, I'm not seeing anything
882
00:37:23,375 --> 00:37:25,108
but I'm hearing
some weird stuff.
883
00:37:25,143 --> 00:37:28,578
I'm not exactly comfortable
being out here by myself.
884
00:37:28,614 --> 00:37:30,113
I say, sit tight for a second.
885
00:37:30,148 --> 00:37:31,448
I'm gonna land the drone
back here,
886
00:37:31,483 --> 00:37:32,949
and I'll run out and
meet you where you are.
887
00:37:33,986 --> 00:37:35,385
Okay, well,
make it quick, please.
888
00:37:39,958 --> 00:37:41,291
[phil] at one point,
that animal
889
00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:44,160
actually looked like it was
walking on two legs,
890
00:37:44,196 --> 00:37:46,730
but when jess got close,
it started running away
891
00:37:46,765 --> 00:37:47,831
on four legs,
892
00:37:47,866 --> 00:37:50,033
which matches
our reports describing
893
00:37:50,068 --> 00:37:51,334
the beast of bray road.
894
00:37:51,370 --> 00:37:53,870
Unfortunately, the resolution
of the thermal camera
895
00:37:53,905 --> 00:37:56,339
is too low to determine
if it was a wolf
896
00:37:56,375 --> 00:37:57,374
or something else.
897
00:38:02,848 --> 00:38:04,414
[jessica] are you seeing
any tracks?
898
00:38:04,449 --> 00:38:06,216
Nah, not seeing anything.
899
00:38:06,251 --> 00:38:07,350
What is it?
900
00:38:22,167 --> 00:38:23,133
[phil whispers] jess.
901
00:38:23,168 --> 00:38:24,100
Holy [bleep]!
902
00:38:24,136 --> 00:38:25,402
We got fur.
903
00:38:25,437 --> 00:38:26,503
-[jessica gasps]
-[phil] yes!
904
00:38:26,538 --> 00:38:27,537
[jessica] no way.
905
00:38:27,572 --> 00:38:29,139
[phil] look.
906
00:38:29,174 --> 00:38:30,540
[jessica] check that out.
907
00:38:33,178 --> 00:38:34,644
Oh, yeah!
908
00:38:34,646 --> 00:38:36,279
Like... That could be
909
00:38:36,315 --> 00:38:37,881
from what
just ran through here.
910
00:38:37,916 --> 00:38:39,149
Oh, I would think
that's definitely
911
00:38:39,184 --> 00:38:40,350
what ran through here.
912
00:38:40,385 --> 00:38:41,551
Look, there's
some more up here.
913
00:38:42,354 --> 00:38:43,720
-Where?
-Right here.
914
00:38:43,755 --> 00:38:45,388
-Little strands,
right up here.
-Oh, yeah!
915
00:38:45,424 --> 00:38:46,256
You see it?
916
00:38:46,291 --> 00:38:47,891
[phil] that's like five feet.
917
00:38:47,926 --> 00:38:49,426
That's pretty high up.
918
00:38:49,461 --> 00:38:50,460
Yeah, it is.
919
00:38:50,896 --> 00:38:51,895
Bag that sucker.
920
00:38:51,930 --> 00:38:52,962
[whispers] oh, my gosh!
921
00:38:57,569 --> 00:39:00,136
-We still have camera
traps on bray road.
-Mmm.
922
00:39:00,172 --> 00:39:01,404
We have some bone,
923
00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:03,373
and they have
toothmarks in it.
924
00:39:03,408 --> 00:39:04,274
Now we have this hair.
925
00:39:04,309 --> 00:39:06,109
So there's still
a lot of evidence
926
00:39:06,144 --> 00:39:08,144
that we have to examine.
927
00:39:17,622 --> 00:39:19,122
[josh] having
investigated this case
928
00:39:19,157 --> 00:39:20,757
in the field with my team,
929
00:39:20,792 --> 00:39:22,692
and after seeing
those footprints,
930
00:39:22,728 --> 00:39:24,094
massive eyes,
931
00:39:24,129 --> 00:39:25,295
and thermal footage
932
00:39:25,330 --> 00:39:26,930
of a creature in the brush
933
00:39:26,965 --> 00:39:28,331
with my own two eyes,
934
00:39:28,367 --> 00:39:30,567
there's no doubt that
people are witnessing
935
00:39:30,602 --> 00:39:32,202
something large here.
936
00:39:32,237 --> 00:39:35,372
After collecting
the motion-activated
trail cameras
937
00:39:35,407 --> 00:39:37,707
we set up in the
woods along bray road,
938
00:39:37,743 --> 00:39:40,310
we found they had been
triggered multiple times.
939
00:39:40,812 --> 00:39:41,911
The culprit?
940
00:39:41,947 --> 00:39:42,812
Deer.
941
00:39:42,848 --> 00:39:45,048
While it's not
a 7-foot werewolf,
942
00:39:45,083 --> 00:39:46,716
it does provide evidence
943
00:39:46,752 --> 00:39:49,052
that this region supports
enough wild game
944
00:39:49,087 --> 00:39:51,521
to sustain a large predator.
945
00:39:51,556 --> 00:39:53,189
[phil whispers] look at this
blood on here.
946
00:39:53,225 --> 00:39:54,858
Ew, gross.
947
00:39:54,893 --> 00:39:56,593
[phil] that is horrendous.
948
00:39:57,262 --> 00:39:58,194
[josh] in addition,
949
00:39:58,230 --> 00:40:00,663
deer carcasses found
near bray road
950
00:40:00,699 --> 00:40:02,432
and in the old-growth forest
951
00:40:02,467 --> 00:40:04,200
as well as those claw marks
952
00:40:04,236 --> 00:40:07,137
clearly suggest a
predatory presence here.
953
00:40:07,172 --> 00:40:08,905
Analysis on
the bone fragments
954
00:40:08,940 --> 00:40:10,373
collected in the forest
955
00:40:10,409 --> 00:40:12,108
show signs of toothmarks
956
00:40:12,144 --> 00:40:14,377
that are more consistent
with that of a wolf
957
00:40:14,413 --> 00:40:15,678
than a bear.
958
00:40:15,714 --> 00:40:17,414
In fact, dna tests
959
00:40:17,449 --> 00:40:19,983
performed on the first
samples the team collected
960
00:40:20,018 --> 00:40:22,085
match that of a grey wolf.
961
00:40:22,521 --> 00:40:23,386
Do you see it?
962
00:40:24,256 --> 00:40:25,855
[phil whispers]
that's pretty high up.
963
00:40:25,891 --> 00:40:26,756
Yeah, it is.
964
00:40:27,426 --> 00:40:28,691
[josh] adult grey wolves,
965
00:40:28,727 --> 00:40:31,094
while less than three feet
tall at the shoulder,
966
00:40:31,129 --> 00:40:34,431
can stretch up much higher
on their hind legs
967
00:40:34,466 --> 00:40:37,133
and have been clocked
at speeds of nearly
968
00:40:37,169 --> 00:40:38,902
40 miles an hour.
969
00:40:38,937 --> 00:40:40,537
However, there is no evidence
970
00:40:40,572 --> 00:40:42,038
that they have adapted to run
971
00:40:42,073 --> 00:40:43,206
on their hind legs.
972
00:40:43,241 --> 00:40:45,275
And this behavior has
never been documented.
973
00:40:46,511 --> 00:40:48,044
With additional analysis
974
00:40:48,079 --> 00:40:49,779
of the footprint
we found earlier,
975
00:40:49,814 --> 00:40:51,414
indicating a canine,
976
00:40:51,450 --> 00:40:53,349
the most logical
conclusion here
977
00:40:53,385 --> 00:40:55,218
is that
the beast of bray road
978
00:40:55,253 --> 00:40:56,419
is no werewolf,
979
00:40:56,455 --> 00:40:58,388
but an actual wolf.
980
00:40:58,423 --> 00:41:00,323
And since the
wolf population here
981
00:41:00,358 --> 00:41:01,591
isn't very large,
982
00:41:01,626 --> 00:41:03,593
they would
strike passing witnesses
983
00:41:03,628 --> 00:41:05,261
as something unusual.
984
00:41:06,231 --> 00:41:08,398
There are those
who would disagree.
985
00:41:08,433 --> 00:41:11,468
Those who insist they
saw something towering,
986
00:41:11,503 --> 00:41:12,836
something with glowing eyes,
987
00:41:13,371 --> 00:41:14,737
something monstrous,
988
00:41:14,773 --> 00:41:17,040
lurking on the
edges of bray road,
989
00:41:17,075 --> 00:41:18,842
under a full moon.
990
00:41:18,877 --> 00:41:20,410
Perhaps, they're right.
991
00:41:20,445 --> 00:41:21,811
But by the light of day,
992
00:41:21,847 --> 00:41:23,079
the true beasts here
993
00:41:23,114 --> 00:41:24,414
may simply be those
994
00:41:24,449 --> 00:41:26,683
that live in our imagination.
995
00:41:28,687 --> 00:41:30,820
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996
00:41:30,856 --> 00:41:34,090
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