In July 2004, Dakota Cheeks and Ricky Joyce were hunting in a remote area of Breckinridge County, Kentucky, when they found one of their dogs dead. Based on the condition of her body, it was clear no normal predator had killed her: Her head was twisted completely around. They hopped on their four-wheelers, determined to scour the area for the creature responsible.

That first day, their search was fruitless. But on the second day, around dusk, they said they came across a massive figure “too big to be a person,” as Cheeks described it, in an open field just past a cemetery. It was at least nine feet tall with white fur and long talons. When it saw them, it let out an “ungodly gut curling growl” and charged them, sending them running for the safety of their cabin.

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