The Night Bigfoot Screamed

Often, witnesses take some time before theyspied dark figures lurking around the property.
discuss their experiences or report them to anyFamiliar with the local wildlife, he felt sure the
organization. Days, weeks, or months pass beforefigures were not bears. Did he see Bigfoots on
they share what they saw or heard.those occasions? Did he hear a Bigfoot on the
But, once in awhile, the phone rings and you hearnight of December 19?
a befuddled voice explaining what he heardNo one can say for certain. Yet what known
outside his cabin minutes earlier. "What doesanimal barks like a dog then segues into a
Bigfoot sound like?" asks the caller. "I think Ihigh-pitched scream? With witnesses, investigators
might've just heard one."can do no more than decide whether they believe
Such a circumstance arose on the night ofthe person. Belief is essential to paranormal
December 19, 2006. The witness on the otherresearch-not zealous, blind belief; rather, the kind
end of the phone line lives in the far Western U.P.of reasoned belief that comes from experience
of Michigan, near the hamlet of Norway. While inand an examination of the facts.
his cabin at about 6:45 PM, he and his friendsWhen someone hears a strange scream, you
heard what at first sounded like a dog barking.have no physical evidence to examine. You must
Then the barking segued into a high-pitchedrely on your instincts and the witness's testimony.
scream. The young men rushed outside to seeIf you fear belief, then you've got a big problem.
from whence the scream came and, though theyIn a case like this, you have nothing to go one
saw nothing, they heard something scrambling upsave your belief in the witness's honesty and
the hillside.sagacity.
As I talked to the witness, he related previous© 2007 Lisa A.
instances when he and his friends or relatives had