Bigfoot Body Revealed To Be A Rubber Gorilla Suit

ATLANTA — Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit. Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice _ handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it _ was slowly thawed out, and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit.

The revelation comes just days after a much ballyhooed news conference was held in California to proclaim that the remains of the creature found in the North Georgia mountains was the legendary man-ape.

Steve Kulls, executive director of squatchdetective.com and host of Squatchdetective Radio, says in a posting on a Web site run by Bigfoot researcher Tom Biscardi that as the "evidence" was thawed, the claim began to unravel as a giant hoax.

First, the hair sample was burned and "melted into a ball uncharacteristic of hair," Kulls said in the posting.

The thawing process was sped up and the exposed head was found to be "unusually hollow in one small section." An hour of thawing later and the feet were exposed _ and they were found to be made of rubber.

Matt Whitton, an officer who has been on medical leave from the Clayton County Police Department, and Rick Dyer, a former Georgia corrections officer, announced the find in early July on YouTube videos and a Web site.

"Everyone who has talked down to us is going to eat their words," Whitton said at the time.

Phone calls to Whitton and Dyer went unreturned on Tuesday. But the voicemail recording for their Bigfoot Tip Line _ which proclaims they search for leprechauns and the Loch Ness monster _ has been updated and announcing they're also in search of "big cats and dinosaurs. If you see any of those, give us a call."

On Tuesday, Clayton County Police Chief Jeff Turner said he has not spoken to Whitton but processed paperwork to fire him.

"Once he perpetrated a fraud, that goes into his credibility and integrity," Turner said. "He has violated the duty of a police officer."

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Comments

[kdaddy]

I smell a "made for t.v." movie in this, maybe with a "Dukes of Hazard" cast where Bo
and Luke bamboozle Boss Hogg. Inside the freezer, yup, a shivering Roscoe P. Coltrane.

[Bitsko]

Where does Enos fit in this fraud, or is it "thawed"?

[dct1999]

LMAO. This is pure comedy. I guess the fools who were tricked prove that there is a sucker born every second.

[zendrivr]

No kidding. Unfortunately the true believers will dismiss the facts and tout the rumors as truth--as they always do. Credulity rules here in the U.S.A.

[kdaddy]

Caveat emptor. It's not such a long stretch from "pig in a poke" to "yeti in a freezer". The whole thing
is hilarious, where was Geraldo on this?

[70sFez]

As Gomer Pile would say, " Surprise Surprise!"

[gloriar8]

How stupid. How much they he pay those cons.

[OfficialA]

It doesn't take a scientist to know there's not a whole lot of ice in those Georgia mountains, even in January.

[MalloMel]

Very astute.

[ZimboChick]

if her perpetrated a fraud before why was he still working. Obviously he stopped taking his meds too. I am not saying anything..­...I see unicorns all the time

[CraigR]

Ha Ha Ha Ha ... I knew what a hoax this was the minute I saw the photo...th­e costume is available for purchase via the Web. I's really like to know who the shmuck "researchers"s are who bought it. I think there's a fair chance they are "Creation scientists".

[Bitsko]

I'm sure one will show up in one of their "museums."

[CarolinaDem]

"Once he perpetrated a fraud, that goes into his credibility and integrity," Turner said. "He has violated the duty of a police officer."

and um why does this apply only to police officers in Georgia, as opposed to, say,
THE ENTIRE WHITE HOUSE!!!!!

[genia]

White house he ll ...the entire republican party !!

[SpoxLogic]

What is that saying, again? Oh yeah...
A FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED.

[vietveter]

WHADA MAROOOON

[bugsbonzai]

These buffoons unwittingly proved that the missing link does exist...an­d it's them!

[Brainspore]

All the other accounts I read said that it was actually a rubber SASQUATCH suit available from online retailer thehorrordome.com, not a gorilla. The buyer is still a total rube, of course.

[sisterdebmac]

Yeah, man, if they really wanted it to be more believable, they would've bought a Harry and The Hendersons costume. And dude, at least stuff the goldang thing with something to make it look substantial! If you're gonna perpetrate a hoax, at least do it up right. Heck, freeze it in nitrogen to give yourselves more time to get away with the dough. At least that would've looked cooler. You guys are so lame you give the skeptinbunkies wood.

These clowns give cryptozoology a bad name. And this case is a cynical money-grubbing, possibly criminal hoax. But that doesn't mean we can totally dismiss the possibility that a large unknown mammal might exist. Sure Bigfoot seems unlikely if you live in a city or suburb. But there are vast unspoiled territories left in this great nation. Who can really say what's out there?

[MalloMel]

"possibly criminal hoax". There are hoaxes perpetrated all the time. Just look at many of the ads on tv and elsewhere. What makes this any different?

[Scott1560]

Guess that the Bigfoot hunters are gellin' w/Dr. Scholl's? Of course, to be fair, we should at least credit the good doctor for establishing a DNA link w/the elder Bigtoe, indigenous to Vermont, but vacations in Fort Myers during the winter months.